Knox to Florida

[o_dawgnabit]

Now being reporter that Knox will be going to UF. But still coaching our bowl game. How the hell is that suppose to work?

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

What has happened in similar cases in bowl games when a HC leaves and basically take the entire staff, at minimum the OC and DC?

 

[engie]

Has been known and discussed...

How it works is "probably not very well"....

 

[MaroonNation]

There went the Gator Bowl sell out

 

[MaroonNation]

Let IB coach the game. Apparently Knox’s begging-Level finally pleased Dale Muggins. Pit of Misery for you Knox

 

[o_dawgnabit]

Let IB coach the game. Apparently Knox’s begging-Level finally pleased Dale Muggins. Pit of Misery for you Knox

Dilly Dilly

 

[BELdog]

To hell with Craig Fox. Let DJ Looney and Nicky Fitz coach the bowl game.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Just let Fitz be the OC.

 

[Dogariffic]

Toss Knox. We don’t need him...

 

[kired]

I wouldn't think it's much different than assistants being named HC somewhere, but sticking around to coach in a bowl game.

 

[Sutterkane]

Not gonna miss you nux. BYYYEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[bulldogcountry1]

We just need to accept that our new coach is going to be spending his time doing what is best for the program long term. This may not make for the best bowl performance, but it will probably still be better than if Don had hung around to prep the team.

 

[engie]

I imagine Elliot is going to call the offense. Has experience doing so and is still here as of now. Should be fine there. Defense is going to be the problem...

 

[msstatelp1]

If Knox goes into the bowl and intentionally does a half assed job then he better hope his UF head coach sticks around for a while. I don't think anyone would want to hire him away from UF knowing that he did something like that.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I imagine Elliot is going to call the offense. Has experience doing so and is still here as of now. Should be fine there. Defense is going to be the problem...

Still more of them remaining on staff than the O. Basically everybody but Grantham.

 

[was21]

Brett Elliott will call the plays and Ron English will "handle" the defense...so Know will just kind of hang around

 

[o_dawgnabit]

Knox just said on the teleconference that Elliot will call the plays, English will call defense, and Looney will do O line

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Now being reporter that Knox will be going to UF. But still coaching our bowl game. How the hell is that suppose to work?

At the end of the day, does it really matter. This time next year who won the 2017-18 TaxSlayer Bowl will be a trivia question few outside of the participant fan bases could answer.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

THIS ^^^. Would be fun to watch, and you gotta think the players would love the idea.

Someone figure out how to get this ball rolling.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

I would hope that he is getting some incentive based pay

to do his best ....WIN!

 

[Drebin]

If Knox goes into the bowl and intentionally does a half assed job then he better hope his UF head coach sticks around for a while. I don't think anyone would want to hire him away from UF knowing that he did something like that.

Knox is not going to "intentionally" do a "half assed job". He's going to put forward his best effort because it's a fun and unique challenge for him to be a head coach for the game.

Now whether it's good enough is a completely different discussion. But we need to stop the idea that he's going to tank the game because he's going to Florida. That's not how it works.

 

[Dawg1976]

Not a lot, but I would prefer not to get embarrassed in the game.

 

[Cousin Jeffrey]

But we need to stop the idea that he's going to tank the game because he's going to Florida. That's not how it works.

There’s a difference in tanking it and simply not doing your best because your mind is elsewhere. See results of several recent Egg Bowls for how that works out.

 

[ckDOG]

Don Kilmer is out. Fitz should do his best Coach Lance impression.

Why the hell not? Get that bum legged bastard some crutches and a headset!

 

[bulldogbaja]

This is Knox' audition for a HC job in the future. He will bust his butt.

... But I still don't like it.