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Posted on 12/13/16 at 4:54 am to LuciusSulla
Posted on 12/13/16 at 4:54 am to LuciusSulla
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Our facilities are pretty bad comparatively speaking. The athletic dorms in particular are supposedly awful and have lost us recruits. Steve Russell has had numerous former players, administrators, and sports journalists who have talked about this a great deal over this season.
I went to them a long time ago. They were better than most apartments in Gainesville, I am positive of that. How they are now, I don't know. If there are issues with them I'd like to know the dynamics to that - it's my understanding that athletes can be in certain areas but they can't be "athletic dorms" and must be the same as those for other students. I could be wrong.
But if that's the case then the issue is about the university infrastructure and I assume that is a direct consequence of UF's commitment over the past decade or two, to building new academic buildings as a priority. The only housing improvements I'm aware of are UF's "Honors" dorms which I find to be an appalling idea as it rewards metrics, not performance.
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used to be on this side of things, but at some point, you have to accept the realities of Professional College Football.
Why is a top recruit going to come here when there are a score of other school that do kiss their arse? Wish it wasn't that way, but it nonetheless is.
Professional College Football is not a sustainable enterprise. It should not be acceptable in that light. The bubble is going to burst. It's not if, it's when.
Anyone with a priority on getting his arse kissed over and above being a Gator, considering all that UF has to offer, is free to go elsewhere and I can live with whatever results we get in that situation.
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Posted on 12/18/16 at 12:39 pm to UF
It's sales. You're selling an experience. You have to present the best product that looks great otherwise who would want it? UF football is a business and the athletes are employees it's no different than any other industry. Look at Google for instance.
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People want to feel appreciated. Instead of getting money these guys get a half assed degree because they're funneled into sociology, sports management or community services. So all they have left is the experience outside of football or class. The lounges, arcades, laser tag allow them to relax. So long as Disney is writing $30M checks and boosters pay millions you'll have an arms race. News flash you're not an athlete looking for the best situation to get the the NFL, and a lot has changed. So your pov will be extremely different than Alex Leatherwood.
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With free gourmet cafeterias, massage rooms, nap pods, haircuts and onsite doctors available for employee checkups (free of charge), Google is trying its best to keep employees happy. Here are the perks that contribute to the happiness of Googlers, and, in turn, Google's success
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People want to feel appreciated. Instead of getting money these guys get a half assed degree because they're funneled into sociology, sports management or community services. So all they have left is the experience outside of football or class. The lounges, arcades, laser tag allow them to relax. So long as Disney is writing $30M checks and boosters pay millions you'll have an arms race. News flash you're not an athlete looking for the best situation to get the the NFL, and a lot has changed. So your pov will be extremely different than Alex Leatherwood.
This post was edited on 12/18/16 at 12:41 pm
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