Fans of Florida and Stanford football will be decidedly underwhelmed by the choices of their new respective head coaches, Ron Zook and Buddy Teevens. Neither of these guys carry with them a big name, which likely will have an immediate negative impact on each program's recruiting.

Florida is getting hit with a triple-whammy. They've lost Spurrier, they have at least three stellar juniors leaving the program, and they will take an immediate hit in recruiting that could have a long term effect. Had the Gators successfully wooed Bob Stoops or Mike Shanahan, they would have rolled along seamlessly, certainly missing Spurrier, but without taking the hit on recruiting or the unknown changes to the offensive style.

The obvious difficulty comes when a virtual unknown replaces a local legend. An additional difficulty comes when you consider that Zook, a defensive-minded specialist, is replacing a guy who, for a dozen years, provided the Gators with a fancy, often ingenious, pass-happy attack. Worst of all, with Zook's hiring, Florida takes an immediate back seat to national champ Miami and Bobby Bowden-led Florida State in the Sunshine State -- where recruiting wars are intense to say the least.

Miami and Florida State now have a tremendous opportunity to do significant negative recruiting. They will make hay out of the fact that the departed Spurrier was the master of all things offensive in Florida -- he called and designed all the plays. Impressionable high school recruits will be asked by 'Nole and 'Cane representatives, "Who knows what kind of offense this defensive guy Zook will run?" They will be reminded of the questions regarding Zook's staff -- it appears Zook will have to hire all new coordinators and assistants.

It's not fair, but even if Zook puts together a staff as good or better than Spurrier's, they will be starting behind the eight ball.

For the past three weeks, there has been a lot of talk about a lot of coaches being offered $2 million to $3 million for college head coaching jobs. But it appears the very big money is only going to be for the very big-name guys. With the relatively unknown guys, the numbers fall back to earth, which is maybe becoming a welcome trend. Perhaps Florida -- which everyone knew would spare no expense -- realized that some salary offers are a bit overboard.

Zook's hiring -- and Teevens', to a lesser extent -- is perhaps a sign that programs and universities realize that while it isn't particularly sexy, if you can't get a big name, there is nothing wrong with restocking. When Florida AD Jeremy Foley knew he wasn't going to get Stoops or Shanahan, he also knew there wasn't another available impact guy out there worth $2 million.

Instead, Foley found a young, talented coach who doesn't command an astronomical number, and he's giving him a chance to build his own dynasty. Miami and Florida State will tell recruits that that dynasty can't be built overnight, but only real time will tell what Zook can do.

Rod Gilmore is an ESPN college football analyst.