- Jun 10, 2014
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Concrete Helmet;n224044 said:Well some certainly have their own way of expressing their concerns and I'd be the first to say I've taken some shots myself but you have to admit it would be pretty boring around here in the off season without the banter. Are you completely OK with the hires, facilities or lack of and such? Also unless the AD and coaches are alumni are they truly "Gators"....I see them as more of "Hired Executives" than Gators or Gator fans.
I'm absolutely ok with the two recent hires. I think both have great potential and I'm eager to see their results in the next few years. Both will need a year or two to get some recruits in and build some needed depth. I admit, we have fallen a bit behind on facilities, but that is being addressed and shouldn't be an issue moving forward. Is Foley perfect? Hell no...he's made a couple of bad hires and is very frugal at times. But, I consider him a Gator through and through, as he's basically spent his entire adult life working hard to build our athletic department into one of the most coveted in the country...both on and of the field. He's one of the greatest Gators of my lifetime. I understand not everyone agrees and they have a right to their opinion. My problem is that the negativity and Gator bashing has been far too often and is now dominating the tone of the board. I come here because I'm a Gator and it gets old really fast to have to endure that in EVERY SINGLE THREAD. Pretty soon, this will not be a desired place to come for Gators because of it. Speak your mind, have some fun...but remember that we're all Gators and we need conduct ourselves as such.