Article on Dillman

[8802gator]

Good read on Dillman and his road to the UF.
http://www.yourdailyjournal.com/view/full_story/21067304/article-Dillman-instrumental-in-Florida%E2%80%99s-resurgence

[FunnGun]

Good read.

[law98gator]

:holdingup4fingers:

[Homer J]

I wonder why no one was asking why Ohio State was preseason top 10 when they finished 6-7 last year, lost to us and had less returning starters than we did.

Many pundits questioned why Florida was ranked in this season’s preseason top 25 poll, when it checked in at No. 23. Very few people outside of Gainesville could foresee how one move allowed the Gators to return to national prominence.

[Okeechobee Joe]

Gotta love the intensity and the passion of Jeff Dillman. This was one of the most important hires by Will Muschamp switching Mickey Marotti to Dillman.

There is a quote from Bear Bryant that is a favorite of mine. "It is not the will to win that's important. Everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that makes the difference." There is a lot of truth in that and not just in football or athletics, but in any profession. All football players should have the will to win when they step out on the field. But usually those who have paid the price in practice and preparation come out on top.

Dillman and Muschamp both speak to this philosophy. Muschamp has said over and over if you don't practice well and hard then you aren't going to play on Saturday. Muschamp does not believe in the player who does not practice hard but on Saturday plays like a winner. Sure, that sometimes happens, but that's not Muschamp's or Dillman's way.

Dillman was the strength and conditioning coach when Appalachian State beat Michigan a few years back. Dillman says Appy won that game because they were in better condition not because they had more talent, but because they had the will to prepare to win. While the Wolverines were sucking air and lying down on the field with leg cramps, the boys from Booneville just kept kicking it in high gear.

It's Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday that win football games just as much as Saturday.

[Swamp82]

Muschamp like the Bear has a saying "Boom" it has worked out quite well this season. Dillman has done things for this team that can be measured on the field. Who in college football is in better shape strength wise going into the fourth quarter? I haven't seen a team besides Florida this year that seemed fresher in the fourth than in the first, just unfreaking beleavable. go Gators

[Bucksweep]

Dillman is as much a part of the Swamp Renaissance ( at Alvin) as Muschamp, Pease, Quinn, or any of the others.

[GulfG8r]

Gotta love the intensity and the passion of Jeff Dillman. This was one of the most important hires by Will Muschamp switching Mickey Marotti to Dillman.

There is a quote from Bear Bryant that is a favorite of mine. "It is not the will to win that's important. Everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that makes the difference." There is a lot of truth in that and not just in football or athletics, but in any profession. All football players should have the will to win when they step out on the field. But usually those who have paid the price in practice and preparation come out on top.

Dillman and Muschamp both speak to this philosophy. Muschamp has said over and over if you don't practice well and hard then you aren't going to play on Saturday. Muschamp does not believe in the player who does not practice hard but on Saturday plays like a winner. Sure, that sometimes happens, but that's not Muschamp's or Dillman's way.

Dillman was the strength and conditioning coach when Appalachian State beat Michigan a few years back. Dillman says Appy won that game because they were in better condition not because they had more talent, but because they had the will to prepare to win. While the Wolverines were sucking air and lying down on the field with leg cramps, the boys from Booneville just kept kicking it in high gear.

It's Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday that win football games just as much as Saturday.

Great post Joe -- as usual

[g8trs99]

Did anyone see Dillman trying to block the UGA players from running through our line of players coming out of the tunnel? This dude has a fire inside him for sure. Refuses to back down. Great hire.

[Swamp82]

Missed it but I sure would have liked to have seen it. He's Mr.Badass for sure.

[rogdochar]

Dillman for Press-a-dent !

[Okeechobee Joe]

Missed it but I sure would have liked to have seen it. He's Mr.Badass for sure.

Go here: http://www.sbnation.com/2012/10/27/3563896/florida-georgia-fight-video

The video was slow on my computer. Maybe it will do better on yours. But I did see Dillman pushing back the Georgia player.

[Zambo]

Between Dillman and Muschamp we've got to have two of the most passionate guys in the sport.

[Shrico]

At the end of the clip you see Dillman yelling up in the face of a georgia assistant coach after tearing into 2 players. Ahhh, brings tears to my eyes.