Update: Kelly buzz..."The Thread" Hall of Fame bound.

That cbs article sounds better BUT...

...just like I was afraid of, they are poison-pilling the deal over present assistants.

DUMB.

Send every last one of the present coaches as far away as possible. We'll keep Corral and any of the others who are not committing to an assistant coach. Start fresh.

AND QUIT WORRYING ABOUT DADE AND BROWARD. Why sign more guys who will just get suspended?

If they don't want to play for Kelly, we really don't need them.

 

Well, until that coach burns out from the stress and leaves. Rinse, lather, repeat.

 

The consensus is that nobody knows what's going on. There are credible people saying Florida, and there are credible people saying UCLA. It's a complete mess. We'll have to wait to see.

 

Yes sir CRL. Got big surprises in store if he thinks he'll run things at UCLA like he did at Oregon. They will get curb stomped several times next year especially without Roesen. Man we will see how Chip does losing 5-6 next year. And for naysayers he would go 9-3 or 8-4 at worst with Florida's roster.

 

8:33 p.m.: In speaking with industry experts, including two high-powered agents notintimately involved in this particular search but aware of the negotiations, OnlyGators.com has been told that it was believed that Chip Kelly was on his way to Florida as recent as early Wednesday. And while some are starting to think otherwise after UCLA’s pitch and insertion into the process, most still hold that belief. Kelly’s greatest hesitation at this time is believed to be the pressure that comes along with coaching and recruiting in the SEC compared to that of the Pac-12, a conference he has already dominated and that is of great familiarity to him. More than anything else, it is believed that Kelly is “just playing the game” at this time, which lends to the below report that he is looking to extract more from the Gators, whether that is decision-making power, money, etc.

8:25 p.m.: CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd reported late Wednesday that Chip Kelly is expected to make his decision on Sunday. He further disputed reports that Kelly had already chosen UCLA and noted that Kelly had previously entered into a “non-binding agreement” with Florida. Furthermore, Dodd reported that “Florida and Kelly are believed to be going back and forth” on retaining current assistants with defensive coordinator Randy Shannon being one of those mentioned.

Chomp: It would truly be shocking if the Gators allowed assistants — particularly Shannon — to stand in the way of hiring Kelly, a coach who went 46-7 in his lone run as a head coach on the collegiate level. Kelly making a decision on Sunday appears to be a no-brainer at this point, though the non-binding agreement adds another level of intrigue to a situation that has been reported in a variety of ways at this point.

 

Big picture. Get Kelly.

 

Smokscreen scotty promised it would be fun. Are we having fun yet.

 

If ck does end up at ucla, don't make he mistake of scheduling them until this program is back on its feet. We don't need another ass kicking on national tv at jerryworld

 

Ah, the CK thing was just a smokescreen to get our #1. Dan Mullen. I love spinning. LOL

 

I’m still shocked we flew the Gator brass up there and let this play out this way

You can’t make it public that your after Chip and whiff ...unreal

I would’ve denounced CK in every way possible utilizing several media outlets “anonymously” about his show clause , lack of desire to recruit etc

 

He wrote me back and said:

Lol....when I was a news reporter in Fresno long ago, I went to jail for refusing to turn over a source on a police investigation story. So if you think I am going to give some random twitter dude a source for a cfb story, your are mistaken 1/2

2/2. I know that what I wrote today is true as of today. That’s all any reporter does from one day to the next.

May not have the followers, but my gut says he isn’t BS’ing

 

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Two updates on Chip Kelly and the Florida #Gators late Wednesday, both a bit more positive for UF than most of the day's stories.

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Looks good. @onlygators is a credible site.

 

It's UCLA folks. The writing is on the wall. Those refusing to believe everything that's out there now are just afraid to face reality.

 

Well, the two schools I always root against are FSU and Notre Dame. They are now numbers 2 and 3 behind UCLA.

 

My gut says that he's not any different than the Florida guys who are believing all of the information that favors the Gators.

 

The power of Lavar Ball is hard to overcome

 

“UFbacks off Kelly after concerns on allegarions”

“UF feels Kelly didn’t want to recruit or talk to boosters “

“uF concerned over Kelly’s desire to return to NFL”

“UF concerned Kelly’s offense will struggle in SEC”

If he opts for UCLA then smear campaign goes in full effect

 

for a journalist he really doesn't know the difference between your and you're

 

Hell we might hit 1000 tonight.

 

Frangie is entertaining, and a good talk host, but let’s keep some perspective. He thinks Zook is a great coach and would have won a natty at UF.