Bianchi's piece pretty much stated the obvious. I disagree with his comments about the future. When you listen to some of the commentators who cover our games they say that the there is plenty of young talent and that there is a strong foundation for the future. It is hard to see now because we are decimated by suspensions and injuries. Great coaching at this level is the key to success and we can see an immediate turn around with the right hire. Look at 2013 Auburn with Malzahn, Penn State with Franklin, or even UCF with Frost. Get the right guy and quit throwing out excuses like poor facilities, fan pressure or other BS. It is all about leadership and setting expectations and goals and then leading your team to achieving those goals.
I agree with some previous posts about the need for a strong AD who can focus on the non playing aspect of this almost 700 million dollar football program business . The 2017 value was actually 682 million which sounds impressive until you see OSU, Oklahoma, and Texas all over 1 billion. Bottom line is that big time college football is also big business. In the past 7 years we have done a bad job of running this business. I view the AD as the CEO of Florida Athletics and the football coach as the COO. We seem to have a CEO who understands our goals and now we need a COO to execute the game plan.
We can't afford another head coach hire who can't take the pressure, or who worries about not having Alabama's facilities.
Get a guy who has the maturity and leadership skills to hire strong position and recruiting staff. Someone who knows how to win now and establish a culture of confidence and swagger. We have had these leaders before, and if our AD makes the right call we can hire another another winner now.
Fall 2017 rank (state, national) University team Value
1, 11. Florida $682 million
2, 20. Florida State $385 million
3, 33. Miami $255 million
4, 61. Central Florida $82 million
5, 67. South Florida $70 million
6, 84. Florida International $24 million
7, 104. Florida Atlantic $13 million
Source: Ryan Brewer, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus
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