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(11-25-2017 10:46 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  He is a west coast guy. Florida would have been a wierd fit. UCLA will keep his recruiting contacts open especially in the pacific islands he mined so well.

Agreed.

I'm sure UF will go after Frost, but I can't see Frost doing anything at this point until the Nebraska situation is clarified. So I think Frost waits (probably under the guise of "The season's not over...I'm coaching my team...") until Nebraska fires Riley and either approaches him or not.

I have also heard Taggart's name bantered about the UF scene. Taggart is still brand new up at Oregon. It just seems too early for him to make a jump back out.

Dan Mullen would be a natural candidate for Florida. But it is being reported that "something" about how Mullen left UF for Mississippi State has poisoned the well and Florida is reportedly not interested.

If he were younger and if he had more success at Marshall, I'd have thrown John "Doc" Holliday's name out there. But I can't see UF making a run at him nor at him being really interested. But perhaps his name at least ought to be on the radar.

A dark horse candidate here may very well be former Rutgers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano. He did establish a solid program at Rutgers and he is a known commodity in Florida. I kind of doubt this one, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him interview.

The final piece of the puzzle is the question of what happens up at Tallahassee. The reports of Fisher exiting at FSU for Texas A&M are increasing. Florida and Florida State are rivals who will fish out of a similar pond for coaching candidates. If the FSU story is true, Florida could well jump more quickly (which could rule Frost out) to try and beat FSU to the punch.