Florida fires Muschamp. Who do they go after as HC?

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Source: Florida close to hiring Jon Gruden

 

I asked myself why would Gruden even consider coaching on the college level.

My reasoning was that his first debt is to his family which is rooted in Tampa. Second is the stress of college level football isn't near the same level as coaching pros. Third, he has a chance to do the recruiting and development of young athletes. And last, while making a great sum being a common tater, rumored to be 4 million, the salary Florida would pay would be around the same at 4 million.

Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden has agreed to an exclusive
agreement with ESPN that will keep him on sports television's signature
series and out of coaching for the next five years. The new contract
begins in September 2012.

In a recent interview with Real Sports though, Gruden sounds much less
certain than his employer over that agreement saying while he's turned
down several opportunities to get back into coaching, he would return
under the right circumstances.  When pressed by Bryant Gumbel, Gruden
said he would come back for the right opportunity.

"I don't know,'' Gruden said. "I'm trying to figure out where I'm
going. If the right opportunity presents itself, I will come back.''

 

[BrowardHandicapper]

Maybe Chip Kelly if he is gets tired of the NFL...

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Gruden? LOL no. He will not go to Florida he made it perfectly clear in 2011 he does not want to coach college. He has not been in the college game since the late 80s I believe.

That would be another horrible hire by the Gators in my opinion. 

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Whoever it is it had better be a homerun! I know there's a lot of interesting scenarios out there. Since I'm not into the speculatin' bidness I'm gonna go ahead and wait to see what happens. Gator Nation is growling though!

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McElwain it is boys! It pains me to say this but Go Gators. I just want the best for my nephew there so I hope this dude gets it going in the right direction. I've heard Muschamp will land on his feet somewhere not too far away and possibly in the same conference.