Florida coach Ron Zook has been fired...

[KTJ]

and the entire staff let go.

www.espn.com

[JasperDog94]

Is there a point in doing this now? They will still coach the rest of the season so why fire them now?

[KTJ]

This was a good and bad move by UF.

Good in the sense that Zook is now gone so they can return to glory. Bad in the sense that you fired the HC and entire staff midway through the season. Why would you do that? UF could possibly have a losing season this year.

[JasperDog94]

The only reason that I can see is that it might help with recruiting. Although I would think they would have to name a new head coach pretty soon to have a shot at a good recruiting class for next year.

[AggieJohn]

some times you have to cut your losses

[Hupernikomen]

Originally posted by JasperDog94
Is there a point in doing this now? They will still coach the rest of the season so why fire them now?


I think they do this so they can openly begin to court his successor. Can't let them go now because they need someone to man the practices and sidelines to finish the season. Not going to cut them lose and payoff their contracts and have to replace them now with whoever and have to pay them too.

[Keith7]

could steve spurrier come back and coach???

[GreenMonster]

My thoughts exactly Keith. I think they already know who will be the next Gator coach. Steve Spurrier.

[Bulldog_12]

That would be great for UF, but Im sure he is having too much fun golfing all the time. But maybe, im sure he misses it a little. If they could offer enough money he might.

[FbCoachB40]

i know that Spurrier is still looking for a job

[handNthedirt]

If Spurrier takes the UF job, will he re-hire Zook and his staff? They were Spurrier's before he went to the NFL (Not For Long), were'nt they?

[KTJ]

Spurrier won't go back. Why would he?

Urban Meyer is at the top of their list.

[handNthedirt]

Well, he has won a National Championship, or two, at UF, I'm sure they'd welcome him back with open arms. Where else is he going to go? Has he even interviewed anywhere?

[KTJ]

Spurrier won't go back because he has too much to live up to at UF and he would have to fix a program that is below mediocre. Of course they'd welcome him back. But realistically, even UF fans are saying that he is a long shot and it most likely won't happen.

Besides, Spurrier hates recruiting--which sucks for UT folks who want him in Austin as our HC.

However, Spurrier's name has been linked to the UW job. Why? I have no clue. Look for Spurrier to be somewhere next year where he can play golf a lot and retire with ease.

[handNthedirt]

UW? Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming????

[Keith7]

I dont see why spurrier wouldnt go back to Florida, they have the talent and everyone has said that if Zook did anything right while he was there, it was in recruiting.. so if spurrier would go back now he would just have to coach, and just having him back at florida would help with attracting recruits in the future

[handNthedirt]

Lots of golf in the Gainesville area...lots of talent on the UF team, sounds like sour grapes to me KTJ!

[KTJ]

UW = Wasington

Why would I have "sour grapes"? I have no connections to UF, except a friend that went there. And if the UF team had lots of talent on there right now, then why did they lose to M-State? Right now, Highland Park could beat UF. They are in poor, poor shape. Besides, Foley (the UF AD) and Spurrier didn't get along too well as it was. Nonetheless, I would imagine he is still on their list, albeit a long shot.


And Keith, recruits just don't "roll" into your program. Even Stoops has to get out there to campaign sometimes as well.


But as I said earlier, Urban Meyer of Utah--ya know, Utah, that one team that beat....well, we all know who they beat. :D

Also, Rick Neuhisel has been linked to the UF job as well. Look for Petrino at Louisville to be on the list as well as Tedford at Califonia and Bob Stoops at OU.

[handNthedirt]

Stoops is busy recruiting Texas boys that he can mold into better players and win national championships with...what does Mack Brown do besides sell the TU program to Texas kids, and kids that OU doesn't want?

[Keith7]

Originally posted by KTJ



And Keith, recruits just don't "roll" into your program. Even Stoops has to get out there to campaign sometimes as well.




coaching prestege accounts for some recruiting...

how else would Pilot Point be able to recruit ??

[KTJ]

Originally posted by handNthedirt
Stoops is busy recruiting Texas boys that he can mold into better players and win national championships with...what does Mack Brown do besides sell the TU program to Texas kids, and kids that OU doesn't want?

Just once I thought an Aggy would keep up with this post in an intelligent manner. But as usual, you lived up to expectations by acting stupid and turned this into a "we are better than Texas" thread when that has nothing to do with this post at all.

If anyone else would care to either A) Discuss this further or B.) Apologize for said poster's actions, please fell free to continue discussing.

[handNthedirt]

[But as I said earlier, Urban Meyer of Utah--ya know, Utah, that one team that beat....well, we all know who they beat. :D

Who started it?

[handNthedirt]

Originally posted by KTJ
...But as I said earlier, Urban Meyer of Utah--ya know, Utah, that one team that beat....well, we all know who they beat. :D


...Who started it?

[JasperDog94]

Originally posted by handNthedirt
TU (sigh):rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[handNthedirt]

:kiss:

[big daddy russ]

It would be smart to go to a school that isn't expecting an immediate turnaround. Washington has talent and tradition (they won a NC about a decade ago), won't expect anything next year, and is fertile for recruiting. He'd be a good fit thiere and wouldn't feel like he's "crawling" back to Gainesville after getting his butt handed to him in the League. Plus he could hire back his old buddy Zook to head up the defense. He was always good at coaching one side of the ball.

[JasperDog94]

Good point.

[Keith7]

Originally posted by handNthedirt
Lots of golf in the Gainesville area...lots of talent on the UF team, sounds like sour grapes to me KTJ!

i'm not sure about that.. Gainesville only has a municaple golf course that is located right next to the air port.. not exactly an ideal place for a golf course

[Port_town_texas]

good stuff. I didn't like Zook anyway and i'm a Longhorn/ (REGGIE! REGGIE! fan).

[handNthedirt]

Longhorn/Reggie??? What in the hell are you talking about?

[handNthedirt]

I assumed that there were nice courses all over FL....but we all know what assumptions can do?

[KTJ]

I don't see him going into the Pac 10. He's an SEC/ACC/Big 12 kinda guy. I wouldn't be surprised, should he come back to college, if he ended up at North Carolina.

[Port_town_texas]

UT--LONGHORNS. Reggie----A&M...... sorry if i confused you...LOL!!:rolleyes:

[Keith7]

Originally posted by handNthedirt
I assumed that there were nice courses all over FL....but we all know what assumptions can do?

ooh florida.. i thought u were talking about mine and KTJ's Gainesville

[handNthedirt]

smarta$$!!! I also heard NC was a possibility...and I know they have great golf courses there, word 2 ya mutha!

[handNthedirt]

Port...are you really a fan of both?

[scrub c]

i wonder if zook will go the that frat house and beat up the frat-rats now....

[Port_town_texas]

Originally posted by handNthedirt
smarta$$!!! I also heard NC was a possibility...and I know they have great golf courses there, word 2 ya mutha!

I root 4 Texas but i've been knowing Reggie since High School. I graduated with his cousin down at S.F.A.----2001.

[handNthedirt]

Originally posted by Port_town_texas
I root 4 Texas but i've been knowing Reggie since High School. I graduated with his cousin down at S.F.A.----2001.

...that makes much more sense than your original post when you were rooting for both without an explanation, thanks for explaining!

[Port_town_texas]

yep.