Thursday morning, the Florida Gators officially hired their next head coach, poaching Jim McElwain from Colorado State. The (now) former Rams coach spent three seasons in Fort Collins, leading the program to 10 wins this past season. Previously, he spent four years as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Alabama.

Upon hearing the news, a few former Crimson Tide players have been praising the Gators for the move. Former wide receiver Jared Watson made a bold statement – he thinks Florida is going to turn things around very fast.

Florida is about to get really good. REALLY FAST. — Jared Watson (@JaredWatson38) December 4, 2014

Former Tide quarterback Greg McElroy echoed those thoughts, adding that McElwain is the “real deal.”

Florida fans rejoice. @CoachMcElwain is the real deal and will have tremendous success in Gainesville. Congratulations to Gators everywhere. — Greg McElroy (@GVMcElroy) December 4, 2014

McElwain will be looking to turn around a program that has won just 10 games over the past two seasons combined. It looks like many in the industry believe he’s the man for the job.