Steve Spurrier is one of the most popular coaches in Florida history, winning a national title in 1996 with the Gators.

Since he is still a big part of the university and a resident of Gainesville, it makes sense that he would have something to say about the school’s decision to part ways with coach Jim McElwain on Sunday.

According to The State, Spurrier said he thought AD Scott Stricklin did a good job making a decision and sticking with it:

“The athletic director summed it up. I thought he did a good job of saying that this was not about wins and losses, it was about the whole thing, other things and so forth,” Steve Spurrier told The State on Monday. “That was just part of it, the wins and losses. He took into consideration everything I guess, and they thought it was time to make a change.”

There were reports that McElwain didn’t want to accept advice from Spurrier, as noted in the tweet below:

Source told me Spurrier reached out twice to McElwain this fall to offer help, was told no thanks. That alone is fireable offense. #Gators — Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) October 29, 2017

The Head Ball Coach discussed that as well, saying he has spoken with OC Doug Nussmeier in the past about plays:

“Oh yeah, I did that every week or so,” Spurrier said, “just with Nussmeier and his staff and they look at it. He’s put some of them in. He’s put a few in. I’ll walk through there and give them a play every now then, one or two plays, say ‘What’d you think about this? This was good for us.’ Sometimes they actually use them, and sometimes it’s foreign to them. Our offense was so much different from what they do here.”

Regardless of how Spurrier felt about McElwain, it would be wise for Florida to consider the Head Ball Coach when making the next hire. Spurrier has a lot to offer the next Gators coach, and that coach would be unwise to turn that help down.