I cant disagree with most of your thoughts Atl. But it isnt like we were back in the Dickey days either....when Pell came to UF he was appalled at our facilities...HC coaches office was spartan and had worn furniture etc etc. The one good thing Pell did was immediately set out to correct the facilities overall. When Spurrier arrived he also did some arm twisting to get better equipment and upgrades to be able to compete.

Many may not know this, but Spurrier and his wife Jeri were huge supporters of the women's athletic programs and donated $ 50,000 every single year to women's sports.

Our overall sports program is second to none. But...as you pointed out, football is the bread winner and must receive the lion's share of $$$. And we have been successful overall in the football program, except for the injury riddled 2013 season...no losing records in ages. Look at UT and how they have been pitiful since firing Fulmer. We could be in worse shape than we are, a lot worse.

Could Foley have been more supportive of Spurrier when the coach blistered the media with video clips of the girls school and their dirty play? Yeah I think so. Foley probably felt it would have been more prudent to have it discussed privately and wait for results before going to the media. Of course diddy bowden and his AD hart turned it around as if Spurrier was being a baby.

When mickey andrews was dc at the girls school..he taught his players to be dirty and take key players out of the game in a "win at all costs" attitude. The girls school was rotten to the core back then.