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

Yes. CBS and Bleacher Reports stated before this thread started the SEC was vetting Kelly for UF coach.

 

Tilly...hope your dad will be okay. That's what's truly important.

 

That is a very good point.

 

Depends on what the concern is obviously. If Florida misses on Chip because we were overly concerned about something really small? It's going to be hard for Stricklin to excuse himself out of that decision. I understand if its a MAJOR concern. But again, if its something minor? Thats bad leadership by Stricklin IMO. Because as a program that is slowly moving into Tennessee levels of dumpster fire irrelevancy, you HAVE to take chances at this point. You should not move on from Chip over any minor concern.

 

All chip wants to do is football. So we probably good on that

 

UCLA

 

Here’s the key line from the CBS article: “Per 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, that big name is former Oregon coach Chip Kelly.”

Ok so now everyone go and actually read the 247 article ( https://247sports.com/college/ucla/...y-Pursuing-Chip-Kelly-as-Head-Coach-110752344 ), it’s 100% as speculative as anything posted about Kelly/UF the last week. No actual sources. No tweets from insiders. No friend of a friend told me. Just “sources say” and then a bunch of BS. So now because CBS lazily regurgitated speculation from another site along with some CBF writers tweets about how it would be an ideal hire (including one tweet that UCLA is trying to “get in line” for CK, which would mean someone else i.e. UF is in the lead) it’s game over? I think we can safely back off the ledge here.

If a real journalist actually has a direct source of information then I’ll start to worry, but even then it doesn’t mean we’re out of it. We may just have to pay more.

 

Just FYI @tilly started this post 11/10. CBS and Bleacher Report reported the vetting of Kelly on 11/13.

 

he's from new hampshire. works two days a week at espn. never has been a "west coast guy". also a conservative.

 

To me here is the silver lining in UCLA as a suitor, it hopefully puts major heat on SS and the UAA to get this damn thing autographed quickly and make it official.

 

The 247 update sounds positive from my Buddy. Won’t quote it obviously but TG continues to hear the details are close to being done and it may be imminent.

 

This is also what I am hoping. I'm hoping that the second Stricklin saw or was texted the news of UCLA firing Mora he immediately got on the phone and started to make the calls that needed to be made and said "we need to get this done immediately"

 

Yes there's less distractions and I would think that LA would be a much bigger media market which he seems to not care for as hbc, and overall the best players are in Florida and the southeast conference.

 

Personally I believe that we are truly pretty far along in the contract talks. I'm not putting too much stock into an unsourced post on a UCLA-centric site -- maybe if there is significantly more smoke it'll be worth getting nervous about. Ultimately if Kelly ends up at UCLA it'll be because he wants to be there.

 

Cool. A part of me is also optimistic about the leak of his agent visiting.

UCLA probably wouldn't leak that. Chips agent would if they wanted to force our hand.

That said, really don't have any clue how this will end but I have a feeling that things are going to move a little faster from here to the finish line.

And I vote Mullen if we miss on Chip and Frost. No Charlie, no norvell. Taggart if probably the only other one...just because if he turns out to be bad he will probably at least be like zook and leave a stacked roster behind.

 

Not so sure that matters much these days. I am employed in the northeast and i don't live there.

 

More definitive sourcing needs to start coming out tonight or its game over....CK dragging this out for no reason IMO

 

It's the most logical read. It's not like the Mora firing was unexpected. Agents leak all of the time in negotiations. Hopefully the pace picks up, as you said.

 

This was posted on Reddit. Anyone have 247 access to confirm this:

"247 update:

Believe Florida is meeting with Chip today and they are going to sign on the deal.

He must have confirmed his earlier lead to report this.

Done deal"