Florida won the national title in 2008 and was a win away from getting a chance to defend that title in '09. In 2010, though, the bottom fell out.
Well, the Gators went 8-5 -- not necessarily bottoming out but close enough by Florida's recent standards.
A few weeks after the end of the season, though, came the real body blow: Urban Meyer, who had won two national titles in his six seasons in Gainesville, announced his retirement.
Athletic director Jeremy Foley moved fast, hiring Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp -- who had been the Longhorns' coach-in-waiting -- to replace Meyer. Muschamp has Gainesville ties, having lived about three blocks from Florida Field until he was in the eighth grade, when his family moved to Georgia.
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