My wife and most of her family with the exception of her sister (FSU) are Gator fans. It would pain me to see Babers go there and have to watch him. And yes, the thought crossed my mind yesterday after reports of McElwain and UF trying to part ways.
As for firing him after three years, I agree to an extent based on his success. However he has had a REALLY hard time at managing the players and disciplining them. I know that it's hard to be on top of these kids all of the time and that they have to take some accountability, but this has been a huge problem for him. I believe like 9 players, many of them starters, have been suspended all year this season. The same happened last season with a smaller number of players for stupid stuff related to credit card fraud and scholarship fraud ( I do not know a ton about these things, so perhaps someone can shed light on this deeper). I believe that, together with the offense being in the tank for years (before him even), and not being able to develop a QB, the pressure of the job to win as well is too much for him to over come at this point.
Another thing on all of this... sure the money for these big schools is great. But at what point will the pressure to win at these programs start to make these jobs less attractive? Especially in the SEC where Alabama is cleaning house in recruiting year after year. Why in the hell would anyone want to take a job at an SEC school like UF or UT with the expectations constantly being as high as they are while also having to deal with Alabama, Georgia, and LSU every year in order to meet expectations.
