There's no harm in reaching out to a long-shot coaching candidate, especially when it's a premier program like Florida.
So it's not incredibly surprising that University of Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley will reach out to Eagles coach Chip Kelly, according to a report from of CBS Philly's Marc Farzetta. The report says the call, which could come on Tuesday, will be more to gauge Kelly's interest than any type of formal interview, so he could politely decline the opportunity and focus on the final stretch of the NFL season.
Kelly enjoyed tremendous success during his four years at Oregon. He made a BCS bowl game all four years, winning the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl, and had a dominant 46-7 record. Any college football program would love to bring him on if they could.
But he's also experienced instant success in the pros. In his first season, the Eagles won the NFC East before falling in the first round of last year's playoffs. This year, the Birds are 9-3, leading the division once again, and look poised for another trip to the postseason. He's started 19-9 as an NFL coach, remarkable when you consider he took over a 4-12 squad.
He's also developed a reputation as a kind of quarterback whisperer, and his high-flying offense has worked just fine at the next level. It's worth noting he has full control of the Eagles' roster — an unusual power in the NFL — reportedly rakes in $6.5 million per year and is strongly backed by the fanbase. So he's got a lot going for him in Philadelphia.
This report comes about a month after ESPN radio host Colin Cowherd said, "Let me just say, Chip will take the phone call if Florida makes it to him." Kelly has not obvious ties to Gainesville, having spent most of his career before Oregon in the Northeast.
Michigan got 8 4star recruits. Tennesee got 16 4 star recruits. only advantage Michigan got was they had 1 5 star while Tennessee had 0.
Tennesse got more 4 stars than Michigan got 4 and 3 star recruits. da fukk u talkin bout. i guess by your logic Kentucky did "at least as good as" Michigan since they got 3 4 star recruits last year.
change the topic of discussion real quick
Please explain why irrelevant schools such as Notre Dame and Michigan were in the top 10 class rankings?
