The year is 2014. The Gators have just finished a 6-5 regular season where their defense was one of the best in the country and their offense was, well, it’s better left unsaid. In other words, it was a typical Will Muschamp team.
In the land of the Fun ‘n’ Gun, Tim Tebow and three national championships, that wasn’t acceptable. Muschamp was fired after a brutal 23-20 overtime loss to South Carolina but was allowed to coach the last two games of the season.
It was obvious that changes needed to be made offensively. The team really needed an offensive guru in charge, maybe even someone who had recently won two national championships as an offensive coordinator in the SEC.