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Florida Gators: 5 reasons Chip Kelly isn’t right fit for Gators head coach

By Dean Mullen

EUGENE, OR - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Chip Kelly of the Oregon Ducks looks on as his team warms up before the game against the Stanford Cardinal at Autzen Stadium on November 17, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Chip Kelly of the Oregon Ducks looks on as his team warms up before the game against the Stanford Cardinal at Autzen Stadium on November 17, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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SAN DIEGO, CA – SEPTEMBER 01: Head coach Chip Kelly of the San Francisco 49ers on the sidelines during a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on September 1, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – SEPTEMBER 01: Head coach Chip Kelly of the San Francisco 49ers on the sidelines during a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on September 1, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

2. Personality clashes with expectations

Anyone that walks through the door in Gainesville will always gonna be compared to the ole ball coach Steve Spurrier. That just comes with the territory. That being said, Chip Kelly is the exact opposite of Steve Spurrier.

Actually, no one can be Spurrier, but Kelly doesn’t exactly make your hair stand up straight. Above all, Gainesville is gonna have a hard time accepting a coach that started at Columbia University. Going from Columbia to Florida is sorta like comparing Bill Gates to Bill Cosby. In addition, the coach that just got fired Jim McElwain is more like Kelly.

Consequently, this won’t sit well with Gator fans. If Kelly can start winning fast then all bets are off. Winning cures everything. On the other hand, if things go south quickly, fans are gonna turn on Kelly quick.

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