Get ready for the Humane Society.

Equating himself with a mutt, brand new Florida Gator football Jim McElwain charmed the Gator Nation in his introductory press conference this morning. McElwain said all of the right things today, though many questions will still have to be answered. But McElwain — who was full of laughs and smiles at the press conference — did have an answer about who he is and what he’s about.

“I’m that dog they dropped off at the Humane Society, that has a little bit of every breed in it,” McElwain said. “Whatever the situation is, you try to bring that breed out that helps success.”

McElwain told the gathered media — and the television viewing audience through a live broadcast on the SEC Network — that winning will be his top priority, which he’ll do by getting the offense, defense and special teams to work together cohesively to win the game. But will his offense be like the former coach Steve Spurrier’s “Fun ‘N Gun” or will it be more close to Alabama’s run-oriented offense?

“I don’t know what you call it, but it will be a blast,” McElwain said. When asked to name his offense, his response: “How about the Humane Society?”

On staffing and whether any assistants would be retained, McElwain said he didn’t have answers to that yet, with his main focus being on recruiting. That’s something Gator fans needed to hear. Listen to this bit:

“Recruit daily or die,” he said. “We’ll hit the road next week and visit as many places as humanly possible. We need to secure a great class, first and foremost.”

But what about the pressure of expectations within Gator Nation.

“Pressure, man, it’s awesome. That’s why we do this,” he said. “I never look at it as feeling the pressure, I look at as applying the pressure.”

McElwain knows that he has a great opportunity at Florida, which is why he was willing to put in $2 million of his own money to meet the Colorado State buyout requirements.

“There’s only a couple of these in America,” he said, referring to the high-profile status of the Florida Gators head coaching position. “Not sure I could have lived with letting this opportunity pass by.”

Some other things we learned about Coach McElwain today: