Originally posted by SovietGator
LSUfan,
Your post isn't taken as bashing so don't worry. I've only had one problem with someone on here.
GatorCountry is the best Florida board but also the worst. So many of those guys over there wear Orange and Blue glasses. They also take the word of a few expert armchair QB posters as gospel.
They jump behind every Parade All-American frosh QB as being the next Danny Wuerffel. There has been a long list of Parade All-American BlueChip flops at the QB position at UF. Like Terry Dean, Bobby Sablehouse, Brock Berlin, and Ingle Martin. I wish we still had Berlin even though he isn't as good as advertised and didn't live up to his hype. We could have used his experience though.
Leak will never rank up there with the great UF QB's because the best QB coach in the country isn't there to coach him up or give him an offense to shine in. When his career at UF is over, Leak won't be able to carry Wuerffel's jock strap, because there is nobody in Gainesville to coach him or give him an offense to flourish in. I'm beginning to think Zaunbrecher is dead and it's a "Weekend at Bernie's" type of situation.
Zook and Larry Fedora (Our true Offensive Coordinator) just prop Zaunbrecher up each game and put a headset on him to make it look as though he's alive and coaching the offense. Florida fans would put a HS freshman QB on the field if they thought he could give them wins. They seem to forget Spurrier is gone and because of that fact Leak isn't going to be the second coming of Wuerffel or Shane Matthews.
We should be playing Ingle Martin but Zook has to keep his young stud recruits happy. A lot of those guys signed because Leak signed and because Leak was promised starting time and they would all get to play in the Fun N' Gun type offense. The younger players were pissed when Martin was starting. The older Spurrier era players/recruits were pissed that Ingle was put on the bench so Leak could start. That has created a lot of animosity on the team. Zook is loyal to a fault.
It's apparent by Florida's play that the players have quit on Zook and Fedora's system and the team is in a shambles because of pathetic coaching. All those stud recruits we signed were promised Zaunbrecher's wide-open Marshall offense and they didn't get it because they were lied to. Zook and Fedora are like Gene Stallings. They run a boring ground based, ball control offense and like to sit on a lead, even if it's 3 points, and let the defense win. Zook got that mindset from the NFL.
The only problem is our defense is young and inexperienced as is our QB so you can't win with that philosophy at UF right now.
The current situation at Florida isn't going to help recruiting, any UF fan that believes that is delusional. Miami and FSU will raid all the in-state talent because Florida no longer has anything to offer. Those two schools are the best at recruiting and will make sure to point out that Florida's program is in a shambles and the coaching staff is clueless as to how to win. A lot of the players in the state of Florida are related some kind of way. Calls will be made and talk will spread and players will steer clear of UF.
The Spurrier mystique and Grossman staying helped Zook land that recruiting class. Once players find out he is a great recruiter but he can't coach and win games they will stop coming. There is nothing Zook and company can do to right this ship. This team and Florida football is fixing to implode.
Leak picked the wrong school to sign with plain and simple. As things get worse his meddling dad will start to whine like he did when Chris's brother got benched at Tennessee. We do have another Blue Chip QB in Gavin Dickey who is also a frosh. He is a scrambler/option type QB with a rocket for an arm. He is short, that is his only drawback but he is an exact clone of Herbie Tyler and Charlie Ward. I don't think a new coach would have any problem finding a QB at UF.
The only way to fix Florida's problem is for our AD to make Zook fire Fedora and let Zaunbrecher finally call his offense. Zook won't fire an assistant even if it will ultimately mean him losing his job because of his staunch loyalty. I liken it to Jim Mora when he was head coach of the Saints. The Saints could have been so much better in the 90's had Mora fired Carl Smith, but they were friends and Mora was loyal to his friend.
That is the situation with Zook and Fedora. But just as that buffoon Tom Benson should have made Mora fire Smith, our AD Jeremy Foley should make Zook fire Fedora. But our AD Foley and Zook are also buddies. So in the end, I think because of loyalty Foley, Zook, and Fedora will all be fired.
I hope we ride it out the rest of the season with Zook and next season as well then Fire Zook and company. The only way I would want Zook fired at the end of the season is if a big heavyweight proven head coach verbally commits and basically signs on the line first before they give Zook the axe.
By big name I mean Bob Stoops, Bellotti, or Jimmie Johnson (There's been rumors of his interest). There really aren't many assistants in the NFL or NCAA that are qualified to come in and be head coach at Florida. Hell I'd take proven winners Osborne, Switzer, or Stallings right now, or even Rick Neuheisal. The other problem is a lot of those guys cheat.
Naturally the history of Florida football hinges on what happens next. If we fire Zook at seasons end and hire another bad coach we could end up like Bama or ya'll during the Halman/DiNardo fiasco. It may also scare off some potential coaches too. I think the only guys that would apply would be young upstarts with no proven head coaching experience, they would want the job because it's big money and nothing to lose if you can't replace a legend.
The other guys would be the heavyweights that are looking for a challenge and EASY money (Multi Millions) like Switzer, Osborne, Stallings, or Johnson. I think June Jones, Mike Mularkey, Rich Rodriguez, or Rick Neuheisal could all come in to Florida and kick a$$ with our talent, facilities, program, and money.
We'll see what happens, all I know is the SEC will enjoy getting some payback now that we are down again. This next hire is crucial to the program, even more crucial than the Spurrier hire was. I'll have my money on LSU next week and will be pulling for a repeat score of the 1996 Tostito's Fiesta Bowl when Nebraska beat Florida 63-24 or something like that.
I'd be scared as an LSU fan because ya'll are prime for the upset having a bye week and being undefeated, and Florida looking so bad. I think LSU will be underestimating and disrespecting Florida. It's kind of fun being on the other side of the fence now.
LSU is so good and Florida is so bad though that ya'll could play horrible and still win the game.
I'm going next week just to visit, tailgate, and enjoy the Death Valley atmosphere. I have no interest in watching Florida get stomped. If it wasn't my wifes first ever college game I would sell my tix to some ticketless LSU fan and pocket the cash.
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