When a head coaching job opens up at a big name school, we all hear the rumors as who is coming in. Established head coaches from other big time programs
are hard to entice. They loathe leaving a school in which they have become entrenched. Then comes the list of guys that are serving their apprenticeship as coordinators
at well known programs. Guys such as Bo Polini, Lane Kiffin, Jimbo Fisher, Will Muschamp, etc, were always mentioned by the sports casters as the next big name to
join the club. A hire of an established big time coach or of the next young gun always bring excitement. Kid have grown up dreaming of playing college ball at their favorite
school. Give them half a reason for excitement and they seem ready to come in droves. Florida's hire of Jim as the new head coach never seemed to generate this
kind of excitement. True, he built a winner at his last job, but it was at a school with little tradition and in a second tier conference. Excluding a few big time recruits
from the 2015 class, it seems to me that the recruits are taking a wait and see attitude. It will take some solid success on the field for this attitude to change.
He will need to win games against his annual rivals like Georgia, S. Carolina, LSU, and FSU.
Jim's best recruiting tools are immediate playing time, a chance to play in a dominant conference, and the tradition that Steve Spurrier built at UF.