Just got home and heard the news.
My initial reaction was, "This@&$%ing sucks!" I felt that way because (1) Muschamp is one of the best recruiters in the country, and in time, he will have prospects flocking to the Swampy Wasteland. (2) he has coached nationally-ranked defenses at LSU, Auburn, and Texas. This hire worried me at first. But now, after looking deeper into this choice by the Slimy Reptiles, I know that this could go either way in the long run. Muschamp could be a bust like Ron Zook, or he could be a rags-to-riches story like Gene Chizik. This is his first head coaching gig, and naturally, he will make some mistakes and say or do things he shouldn't say or do. His inexperience as a college head coach is what makes this hire average at best. Now, I am very indifferent about this hire; at the risk of sounding too confident, I am not worried when it comes to Tennessee and our chances of beating the Reptilian Race next year, but I am worried that ultimately, his cutthroat recruiting efforts will build a Meyer-esque monster over time.
Did anyone else on here get the vibe that he turned down the Tennessee job twice because of some anti-Volunteer sentiment, considering that he played for the Puppies, he coached at the Plains and the Bengal lair, and that we offered him twice and he turned us down twice, but the minute Slimy Reptiles comes calling, he bolts? I'm no conspiracy theorist, but do you all think that he may have been trying to stay out of Tennessee at all costs? Anyone else get that retrospective impression?
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