Chip kelley to florida

ProphetablePicks · Nov 14, 2017

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[FONT=&quot]BREAKING: Sources telling me Chip Kelly and The University of Florida have officially agreed to terms. 6 years/4.5 M per year. Press Conference is set for Thursday at 11 am.
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pathologist · Nov 14, 2017

If it's true, that's a great hire for the Gators, maybe they can find some offense now

cloverleaf · Nov 14, 2017

If true, the BIG question for me is can he recruit in the SEC....especially on defense?

Winning in this tough ass conference is about big, tough offensive and defensive linemen.

Gravy · Nov 14, 2017

Calling Coach CB I want to hear what you have to say about this ?

candy7 · Nov 14, 2017

there may be a tangential benefit to his ability to put large number of points on the board and that is that defensive recruits will know they will always be in the game. in addition, if they develop an offense that can also retain possession of the ball, to a satisfactory degree, then they will be getting breathers throughout the course of the game. needless to say, he will have to hire an excellent def coord and, hopefully, one who has the ability to recruit in the sec. after muschump and mcelwang, please excuse me for an exercise in mental masturbation as one must never give up hope.

MackDonald · Nov 14, 2017

cloverleaf said:
If true, the BIG question for me is can he recruit in the SEC....especially on defense?

Winning in this tough ass conference is about big, tough offensive and defensive linemen.

Right on Clover: Recruiting in the SEC is a "cultural" thing; If a coach is unable o come with the right chemistry even a Vince Lombardi or Tom Landry could end-up a loser. This is hard to understand but that is the way it [is]. .

candy7 · Nov 14, 2017

Mack Donald said:
Right on Clover: Recruiting in the SEC is a "cultural" thing; If a coach is unable o come with the right chemistry even a Vince Lombardi or Tom Landry could end-up a loser. This is hard to understand but that is the way it [is]. .

the key to recruiting for the gators and noles will be if they have an excellent defense lawyer on retainer and a deep pocket bail bondsman readily available. just a fact of life in the state of florida.

MackDonald · Nov 14, 2017

candy7 said:
the key to recruiting for the gators and noles will be if they have an excellent defense lawyer on retainer and a deep pocket bail bondsman readily available. just a fact of life in the state of florida.

Could that be the reason why Urban Meyer left Florida ........Just wondering.......

candy7 · Nov 14, 2017

Mack Donald said:
Could that be the reason why Urban Meyer left Florida ........Just wondering.......

it definitely was the reason. rumors were going around, when my son was in law school there, that he could not handle the problems associated with taking on florida recruits especially after coming from utah.

CoachCB · Nov 14, 2017

Mack Donald said:
Could that be the reason why Urban Meyer left Florida ........Just wondering.......

Urban Meyer left Florida because he's a mercenary and full of shit. He's a hell of a coach, but he's full of shit and left the UF program in shambles (his words, "the program is broken".....and it's still not fixed thanks to two terrible hires by the ego-maniac AD Jeremy Foley).

Gravy said:
Calling Coach CB I want to hear what you have to say about this ?

I'm very happy w/ the hire. He's the biggest available name right now in CFB. I would have preferred Scott Frost, as I think he would have stayed a long time (10+ years). I think Kelly will give it a go, see if he can compete w/ the big boys (SEC football/Saban) and if he succeeds, he likely retires after 5-7 years. I doubt he lasts much longer than 6 years. But if it brings a couple of SEC titles and a shot at an NC, I'm fine with it.

As far as recruiting, I think he'll be a big hit. Every kid in the state knows who he is and he brings instant credibility. McElwain was a lazy recruiter....and a lazy coach. He's leaving behind another "broken" program....but there is some talent in Gainesville, but not much depth. Kelly needs to keep this current class intact and add a few LB's and DT's and he'll be fine.

The UF defense has lost a lot of talent since Muschamp left, so next year's team will likely have a mediocre (by Florida standards) defense. There's some talent on the LOS and backfield, but the LB's are weak.....really weak - not SEC caliber. Not sure who plays QB either. But I'm sure Kelly will find a serviceable QB and get this offense out of an 8 year rut of 80th-116th ranked offenses.

I like the hire, if it's true. I'm not confident he has the personality that will fit in at UF, but if he brings in solid assistants and wins games who cares?

The next few days will be interesting. If he's not announced as UF coach, I suspect Frost is the top candidate (but he likely ends up back home).

cloverleaf · Nov 14, 2017

Coach, I love you Brother but Kelly is a terrible hire if Florida signs him.

Winning (BIG) in the SEC is about recruiting. You are right about Mac...he was "Lazy" with recruiting.

Kelly recruiting in the SEC scares me. He can follow a winning plan at Oregon with speed offense
and defensive lineman that weigh 250 to 280 pounds and he will get his ass kicked.

Just asking, how has this dude done in the NFL of late?

Hey my friend, bring him in....I'm a Bama homer and one less team Saban has to worry about
I'm all for!

cloverleaf · Nov 14, 2017

Mack Donald said:
Right on Clover: Recruiting in the SEC is a "cultural" thing; If a coach is unable o come with the right chemistry even a Vince Lombardi or Tom Landry could end-up a loser. This is hard to understand but that is the way it [is]. .

Mack, most of the readers here don't have clue what you just shared with this forum.

I do my friend....and agree 100 percent.

MackDonald · Nov 15, 2017

"Chip Kelly".....The name does have a nice "ring" to it especially if you're a big "corned-beef & cabbage guy" on St Patrick's Days. Since I brought up culinary matters, I recall Kelly's body type being a bit portly. Most Florida coaches during the past 50 years were lean & trim.....Graves, Dickey, Pell, Spurrier, and Meyer come to mind.

tmader7 · Nov 15, 2017

Where are you guys getting this??? I watched First Take this a.m. and Finebaum said Mullen was the leading candidate followed by Frost. WTF???

~T~

Wanger · Nov 15, 2017

cloverleaf said:
If true, the BIG question for me is can he recruit in the SEC....especially on defense?

Winning in this tough ass conference is about big, tough offensive and defensive linemen.

Kelly hated recruiting and anything to do with boosters while at Oregon, he left recruiting to his assistants with Helfrich, Aliotti and Frost doing the majority of the recruiting. Helfrich discovered Mariota not Kelly, him and Frost recruited offense players.

jwhite · Nov 15, 2017

Kelly did just as well in the nfl if not better than your boy Saban. That has nothing to do with college coaching—obviously. Your guy is best example. And his team fared ok versus sec when he was at Oregon. Thought they blasted Tennessee and NC Game was pretty dead even. I don’t know how he’d fare at Florida but it’s probably better than most of the trash coaches in the sec right now. He’d almost certainly recruit a better qb and coach him better than the big ten cast offs, etc that populate the qb ranks. By the way, Bama loses to Auburn by 10 or more.

CoachCB · Nov 15, 2017

cloverleaf said:
Coach, I love you Brother but Kelly is a terrible hire if Florida signs him.

Winning (BIG) in the SEC is about recruiting. You are right about Mac...he was "Lazy" with recruiting.

Kelly recruiting in the SEC scares me. He can follow a winning plan at Oregon with speed offense
and defensive lineman that weigh 250 to 280 pounds and he will get his ass kicked.

Just asking, how has this dude done in the NFL of late?

Hey my friend, bring him in....I'm a Bama homer and one less team Saban has to worry about
I'm all for!

Well, CL I disagree w/ you on Kelly as a college and NFL coach. First off, he went 10-6 his first two years in Philly (what was Saban's record at Miami?). Second, the NFL is as much about the front office as it is coaching. As far as a college coach; he went 46-7. And he gave Auburn all they wanted w/ Cam Newton (22-19, last minute FG to win).

He's a hard working coach, he's not married, and seems meticulous. Good coaches know how to adapt (see Nick Saban going from a Pro style offense to a Spread). The "he doesn't like recruiting" line is BS - he was at Oregon, where he had to get on an airplane to recruit most of the talent he was after. He won't have to do that at UF. And recruiting in the state of Florida, why would he play 280lb DT's? There's a ton of 300 pounders (fyi, UF signed 3 DT's that were 305 or bigger in the last class). Additionally, I'm sure he'll bring in a staff that can recruit.....and if he doesn't, you're right; he'll fail.

Saban came to the SEC from Michigan State, where he didn't exactly have a stellar record. He should thank Spurrier for going to the NFL for winning his National Championship at LSU (he lost to Ron Zook in his NC year at LSU). He adapted. Why can't Kelly adapt? He adapted his college offense to the NFL (he had non-running QB's). I think it's foolish to dismiss a coach who went 46-7 in a Power 5 conference.

With all that said.....it's all speculation at this point. It could all be bullshit. So who knows? I still have Scott Frost as my top choice, but I think he's going to Nebraska.

Albatross · Nov 16, 2017

As a UGA I hope it's Chip over Mullen and Frost.

StevieRay · Nov 16, 2017

Rumor only?

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