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Will Muschamp Out To Coach Florida

Associated Press is reporting it too.

Rough season for longhorn fans. I feel their domination in the Big 12 is over. A&M coming on strong, shift in the powers.
 
Ole Miss Texan said:
Associated Press is reporting it too.

Rough season for longhorn fans. I feel their domination in the Big 12 is over. A&M coming on strong, shift in the powers.
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Texas isn't going anywhere. They still get top recruiting classes year after year......all they had was a down year. They have been so consistently good that when they have one bad year everybody acts like it's doom and gloom when it's not.
 
I bet we wanted more of a say in who the Offensive Coordinator was(as he was the COW) and did not get to offer more input.
 
Funny thing is that all those same sources were reporting earlier today, that Bob Stoops was going to Florida. I'll believe it when I see ink on a contract. Call me a cynic, but whatever.
 
I do not recall the "head coach in waiting" angle being tried by any team before the Texas Longhorns. It was a nice superficial effort, but clearly the results are in and this sort of posturing is as lacking in substance as many initially feared that it would be.

In any case, Will Muschamp was a stellar defensive coordinator for the Texans Longhorns who is certainly worthy of being considered as one of the premier head coaching candidates in the NCAA. This is a great opportunity for him and his family that is well deserved. I wish him the best.

I just hope that Mack Brown can replace both Will Muschamp and Offensive Coordinator Greg Davis with someone who is comparable in quality with Will Mushcamp, who unlike Greg Davis was truly exceptional with regards to his overall accomplishments at the University of Texas.

Good luck, Will.
 
MojoMan said:
I do not recall the "head coach in waiting" angle being tried by any team before the Texas Longhorns. It was a nice superficial effort, but clearly the results are in and this sort of posturing is as lacking in substance as many initially believed feared that it was.

In any case, Will Muschamp was a stellar defensive coordinator for the Texans Longhorns who is certainly worthy of being considered as one of the premier head coaching candidates in the NCAA. This is a great opportunity for him and his family that is well deserved. I wish him the best.

And I hope that Mack Brown can replace both him and Offensive Coordinator Greg Davis with someone who is comparable in ability with Will Mushcamp, who unlike Greg Davis, was exceptional in his overall accomplishments at the University of Texas.

Good luck, Will.
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I agree Mojo.
 
MojoMan said:
I do not recall the "head coach in waiting" angle being tried by any team before the Texas Longhorns. It was a nice superficial effort, but clearly the results are in and this sort of posturing is as lacking in substance as many initially feared that it would be.

In any case, Will Muschamp was a stellar defensive coordinator for the Texans Longhorns who is certainly worthy of being considered as one of the premier head coaching candidates in the NCAA. This is a great opportunity for him and his family that is well deserved. I wish him the best.

I just hope that Mack Brown can replace both Will Muschamp and Offensive Coordinator Greg Davis with someone who is comparable in quality with Will Mushcamp, who unlike Greg Davis was truly exceptional with regards to his overall accomplishments at the University of Texas.

Good luck, Will.
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Didn't Florida State do the head coach in waiting bit?
 
MojoMan said:
I do not recall the "head coach in waiting" angle being tried by any team before the Texas Longhorns. It was a nice superficial effort, but clearly the results are in and this sort of posturing is as lacking in substance as many initially feared that it would be.

In any case, Will Muschamp was a stellar defensive coordinator for the Texans Longhorns who is certainly worthy of being considered as one of the premier head coaching candidates in the NCAA. This is a great opportunity for him and his family that is well deserved. I wish him the best.

I just hope that Mack Brown can replace both Will Muschamp and Offensive Coordinator Greg Davis with someone who is comparable in quality with Will Mushcamp, who unlike Greg Davis was truly exceptional with regards to his overall accomplishments at the University of Texas.

Good luck, Will.
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Florida State had one in Jimbo Fisher. In 2007 Fisher became the CIW to Bobby Bowden. Bowden retired last December. So, this was Fisher's first full year as coach. So, Fisher was CIW for 2 years.

That said, I would like to see Boise State OC Bryan Harsin come in as the new OC (#2 scoring offense in the country) and for Mack to go out and hire TCU DC Dick Bumpas to be the DC (#1 in points in points surrendered on Defense).
 
Why were guys going to UT to play ball ? Whatever the reason they got the best players, but who really knows if Muschamp or even the HC can coach ?
Somebody could recruit, but could anybody coach ?
This was a smart move by Muschamp though - he appears to have survivor instincts ?
 
The fact that Applewhite is out tells me that Boise State OC Bryan Harsin may be the new OC.

I hope UT does not lose too many recruits to Florida.
 
The only shocking thing about this entire story is that they didnt interview anyone else but Muschamp. Not interested in Chris Peterson? OK!

I didnt think Muschamp would leave if Mack was leaving anytime soon. So that tells me that Mack is here for a while.

You cant expect Muschamp to pass up this gig. I mean its Florida. Just as good a program as Texas.
 
Florida St did the Head Coach in Waiting, as someone already mentioned.

Kentucky also did it. Joker Phillips is in his first year as successor, I believe.

Maryland is also doing it. New guy becomes coach next year, I think.
 
Someone told me at a Christmas party last night. I did NOT see that coming, but who can blame him? Head coach of a powerhouse program or 'coach in waiting?'
 
Ole Miss Texan said:
Associated Press is reporting it too.

Rough season for longhorn fans. I feel their domination in the Big 12 is over. A&M coming on strong, shift in the powers.
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It figures UT is going downhill just as I look to transfer there.

However, A&M isn't going to take their place as the dominant power. It's going to be Oklahoma State and T. Boone Pickens.
 
mexican_texan said:
It figures UT is going downhill just as I look to transfer there.

However, A&M isn't going to take their place as the dominant power. It's going to be Oklahoma State and T. Boone Pickens.
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UT isnt going downhill. Being the Def or OC for UT is still a premier job. I think Mack will make 2 good hires and UT will be back to form before we know it.
 
Devastating news for Texas fans. This will probably make Mack stick around longer now which is a huge blow. Muschamp's going to take Applewhite with him from what I hear and if Applewhite has that offense playing great at Florida it's going to really make Texas look stupid for wasting this kid as a coach especially after they wasted him as a QB.
 
Texecutioner said:
Devastating news for Texas fans. This will probably make Mack stick around longer now which is a huge blow. Muschamp's going to take Applewhite with him from what I hear and if Applewhite has that offense playing great at Florida it's going to really make Texas look stupid for wasting this kid as a coach especially after they wasted him as a QB.
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Bad news for sure, but not necessarily devastating. If Mack can bring in two big names and let them run their respective units, you may see a very fast turnaround. I like Mack's ability to recruit. If he can give the new OC the same latitude he gave Davis and Brown can bring in a high caliber coach, I will be very excited.
 
Yeah, because Mack Brown is such a horrible coach....


Didn't Texas win a national championship without Will Muschamp? I'm a Texas fan and I don't really care if he stays or goes, it's the players that make that program successful and Mack Brown is one of the best recruiters in the country. He gets the kids and that's why he wins games. Texas loses the winningest QB in college football history and everybody acts like the sky is falling when they struggle. Texas isn't going anywhere. They can have their pick of the litter as far as defensive coaches go, because everybody wants to coach a defense that gets blue chip talent every year. Will Muschamp did not make Texas, the players do......They had dominant defenses before him and will after him.
 
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Doppelganger1 said:
Hmm. This could be a very interesting development. What do you think of Randy Shannon as a DC for Texas? Good move? Knee jerk move?
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Great move

Not much of a drop off from Muschamp to Shannon.

I'm glad that the hot bed of Fla recruiting is now open to UT.

Shannon is a great recruiter. I could see many UM players/recruits transfering to UT.
 
Doppelganger1 said:
Hmm. This could be a very interesting development. What do you think of Randy Shannon as a DC for Texas? Good move? Knee jerk move?
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I dont really know much about Randy. I think the big splash will be with the OC.

During Shannon's six years as UM's defensive coordinator, his defenses ranked as follows in total defense nationally:
2001 - 6th
2002 - 7th
2003 - 2nd
2004 - 28th
2005 - 4th
2006 - 7th

Edit: Consensus seems to be that he is one hell of a DC, but not HC material.
 
I want the announcement to come today so that Shannon can get on the phone tomorrow morning to keep our recruits/potentially bring some in from Miami.
 
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