I'm not saying he's not the best in history. I'm just saying if he is, then none of them are very good.
Out of all of the accomplishments in the past and the good characteristics of our current program, almost none of them are DUE to Foley. I can't think of one that wouldn't have occurred if we had employed just any other AD. He was present for these accomplishments, yes. You have belabored that point until
my face has turned purple. But I was present for all the Nattys that mattered and some of the others. Does that mean I was responsible for them? No.
Now almost every issue that our programs have had since he was AD and most of the current issues (Lack of facilities, great coaches leaving, great assistants leaving, lack of facilities, player issues due to program wide standards not being set, lack of facilities, very poor FB hire where it matters most 3x) AND the lack of more Championships that we should have had, can be directly put on his shoulders.
You keep saying 27, 27, 27.
Here they are:
Men's national championships
- Basketball (2): 2006 • 2007
- Football (3): 1996 • 2006 • 2008
- Golf (2): 1993 • 2001
- Indoor track and field (3): 2010 • 2011 • 2012
- Outdoor track and field (3): 2012 • 2013 • 2016
Women's national championships
- Gymnastics (3): 2013 • 2014 • 2015
- Indoor track and field (1): 1992
- Soccer (1): 1998
- Softball (2): 2014 • 2015
- Swimming and diving (1): 2010
- Tennis (6): 1992 • 1996 • 1998 • 2003 • 2011 • 2012
7 of those (Track) came from Mouse who was already in the program before Foley was AD
3 of those (Tennis) are from Andy Brandi.....pre-Foley hire who Foley lost as the winningest coach in NCAA history
3 (the most important by the way) Football. Zero of which Foley gets credit for. If you think Meyer was coming if Machen wasn't here you're deluded.
2 Golf: Alexander (pre-Foley hire)
1 Swimming and Diving Gregg Troy was a Foley hire but only after Foley attempted and failed to hire him previously.......from a High School job. READ that correctly. Foley got turned down from a High School swim coach.......moron
2 Basketball. We'll give him credit for. But from everything I've read, Donovan came despite Foley, not because of him.
3 Tennis. We'll give him some credit. Andy Brandi had this program rolling before Foley ran him off...moron
1 Soccer
2 Softball - Foley almost flubbed this one by making Walton take a paycut to come to UF from Wichita State..moron
3 Gymnastics Good hire, but let a back to back to back coach get away........moron
So all in all, he gets credit for a few inconsequential Championships. He is not the guru you think he is......sorry.