re: What is Jeremy Foley’s legacy in Florida football? (Long)

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Florida fans have never forgiven Foley for telling Spurrier that he’d have to interview just like everyone else in 2005 when Spurrier wanted the job after Zook was fired.

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That rumor had nothing to do with Foley, that was about Bernie Machen.

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Foley is also responsible for the current state of UF’s sports facilities. He said that UF wouldn’t get into a facilities arms race when Bama, AU, aTm, and others started upgrading their stadiums; he took the position that UF recruited itself and didn’t need to match others’ spending to maintain excellence.

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Foley deserves some blame, but he was also put on a leash by the administration and the Board of Directors during the recession to avoid negative publicity while the school was facing major budget cuts.