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It’s always a good day in the college football offseason when the following comment made by Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema is only the second-craziest thing uttered by an SEC coach:

Bret Bielema why he made move from Wisconsin to Arkansas "SEC will get minimum of 2 teams in 4-team playoff" — Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) May 27, 2014

I’ll give you a second to digest that comment. Now, here’s a UGA fan who reasonably examined that proclamation and poked all kinds of holes in it.

Just a few hours later Tuesday afternoon, Florida head coach Will Muschamp met with the media and was asked about future scheduling, because that’s all the rage right now. Everyone seems to want to know which SEC coaches would welcome tougher schedules, and which are happy beating up on the Savannah States of the world several times a year. Here’s what Muschamp said about playing FCS – formerly Division I-AA – opponents:

Will Muschamp said Florida would "move forward" w/out playing any more FCS opponents — Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) May 27, 2014

Will Muschamp on not scheduling any more FCS teams: “The fan base wants to see better opponents" — Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) May 27, 2014

(Reading those two tweets Tuesday afternoon made my head snap back so fast, I nearly gave myself whiplash.)

Sure, Gator fans want to see better opponents, but do they necessarily want to see more beatable opponents? Because if they want the latter, Florida should probably dive deeper into the dregs of the FCS schools; If you recall, UF struggled with FCS opponent Georgia Southern last season.

If “struggle” is the right word for an FBS team losing to an FCS squad on their home field the week before they play a rival.

(Watch: Kent State is now America’s Team because of this amazing video)

Keeping the Gators’ past in mind, Twitter responded to Muschamp’s comments, and it was amazing. Even some Florida fans jumped in to take their shots at their head coach.

If the University of Florida gave Muschamp a 10-year extension, I might become a Gator booster.

Just ones that run the option RT @celebrityhottub You will note Florida has not ruled out scheduling co-ed kickball squads. — Matt Brown (@MattSBN) May 27, 2014

Well, if you can’t beat ‘em… RT @GeorgeSchroeder: Will Muschamp says “We’re probably going to move forward without playing FCS opponents…” — Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) May 27, 2014

FWIW, Florida's decision to no longer schedule FCS opponents doesn't preclude them from getting a rematch with Georgia Southern #FunBelt — Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) May 27, 2014

Well, they are hard to beat. RT @APMarkLong: Muschamp says Gators won't play any FCS opponents in future — Spencer Hall (@edsbs) May 27, 2014

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