re: 2023-24 Attrition Thread - Who’s gone? Portal/NFL/Graduation / Coaches Included

I've been pretty much on simmer, but Hal's Tweets really pissed me off.

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UF isn’t serious about winning, be equally serious about your fan hood

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For me, I contribute academics because it increases the value of the degree, and I have definitely benefited from having graduated from UF in one of their better degree programs. I would 100% not be where I am in my career without that brand on my degree, and, even though my resume increasingly speaks for itself, I will always have some interest in the university maining its reputation.

Athletics is entertainment. While I have gotten some second looks I might not otherwise have gotten because I have a PhD from UF, no one has ever asked me what the football team's Win-Loss record was currently or why I attended as part of the hiring process.

I'm not continuing to send my money to athletics if the product isn't entertaining because, to me, our teams are the cherry on top of being an alumnus. I'd PREFER we make the same effort other top tier programs in our conference does, but I have no problem at all concentrating my donations to UF on the parts of the university who still concern themselves with being the best and are actually more relevant to my career.

And I don't think I'm special. I also imagine a lot of grads feel exactly like me.