They operate like a government entity is what I said.
Case in point, there’s no real accountability for results anywhere in the building.
When was the last time anyone in a position of authority at the UAA was relieved of their duties due to incompetence or poor performance?
Fourteen years of subpar performance in an independent business would result in at minimum a purging of top management if not a complete restructuring.
Maybe this occurred at the UAA and I missed it.
It depends on how you define success. Florida has had among the best, most consistently successful athletic programs in college sports over the last 40 years. We’ve won more SEC championships by far along with dominating the all-sports trophy. It’s rare when we don’t win a NC in an academic year. The only sport that hasn’t been competitive over that time is women’s basketball.
And the UAA publishes their audited financial statements annually. So they are highly accountable on those fronts.
But football…
I realize the investment in other sports is a major complaint of some, many, on this board. And football has been languishing the last 14 years. But to me the football issues have been around decisions on football facilities and HC hires. We could and should have built facilities (and staff) like we now have 15 years ago and upgraded them since.
They could and should have done all of it, and done so while funding the other sports’ excellence. The money to support that vision is and was there. You can’t pay too much for a great hire, and whatever you’re paying a wrong hire is too much.