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Posted on 10/21/25 at 8:42 pm to BuckeyeGoon
There are arguments with how far Florida has fallen. The potential of the two jobs simply cannot be compared
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:03 pm to KeyWestCuban
Florida is a better job than Ole Miss or Mizzou.
But there’s a half a dozen reasons a coach would stay at Ole Miss or Mizzou. It’s not a foregone conclusion that either leaves.
Salary can be matched. Mizzou’s NIL investments are on par with the top 15 or so programs. We’ve poured $350M into the stadium. New recruiting zone in the south endzone is out for bid now. North endzone will be finished next year.
Drinkwitz might think the Florida job is irresistible. He might not. We may never even know. I would guess he would be a second tier candidate. There’s some other people who will have to say no for him to get a chance to say no.
But there’s a half a dozen reasons a coach would stay at Ole Miss or Mizzou. It’s not a foregone conclusion that either leaves.
Salary can be matched. Mizzou’s NIL investments are on par with the top 15 or so programs. We’ve poured $350M into the stadium. New recruiting zone in the south endzone is out for bid now. North endzone will be finished next year.
Drinkwitz might think the Florida job is irresistible. He might not. We may never even know. I would guess he would be a second tier candidate. There’s some other people who will have to say no for him to get a chance to say no.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:08 pm to Gatorbait2008
From 1990 to early 2000’s UF was a top 5 program in CFB. A few bad years of Ron Zook followed. In comes Meyer, an Ohioan, who got UF to the top once again. But the 1980’s were not some utopia for UF like some fans on here think. UF is stuck between blue blood and new money
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:09 pm to the808bass
Drink seems too nice for Florida, you have to be kinda a dick here, not mean, but a "nice guy" so to say.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:20 pm to Gatorbait2008
Oh, I think there’s plenty of “kind of a dick” behind the aww shucks routine.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:23 pm to Craw_Dad
Florida HC is a stepping stone to being a coordinator or coaching G5.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:30 pm to BamaScoop
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Only thing better would be living in Florida.
Flawda is a bit of shite hole, and it gets worse every year. Much better to vacay and leave
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:31 pm to BuckeyeGoon
The rise of UCF and South Florida has hurt Florida.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:33 pm to Craw_Dad
Dude what? How old are you? Florida is easily a Top 10 job (arguably Top 5) in the country.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:38 pm to chkenhawk
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Flawda is a bit of shite hole, and it gets worse every year. Much better to vacay and leave
Definitely can confirm. Been there probably ten times over the years but it was never a place that I would consider living permanently. The humidity is absolutely disgusting
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:40 pm to Nasty_Canasta
Gainesville is not Palm Beach or Boca. Cost of living is basically the same as ever other SEC school
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:46 pm to dchog
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The rise of UCF
Yeah their 8-11 record the last two years has really thrown the state off kilter
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:53 pm to scmustang
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Gainesville is not Palm Beach or Boca. C
Exactly. And those coastal cities are the only places most people would hang out or vacation in, anyways. Inland is bad, filled with poverty and drugs and not desirable.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:54 pm to jonnyanony
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The rise of UCF
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Yeah their 8-11 record the last two years has really thrown the state off kilter
You laugh but they beat Auburn twice in the bowl game a few years ago. Beat em on the field and then claimed a national championship. That is impressive
This post was edited on 10/21/25 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:55 pm to Nasty_Canasta
Not meant SEC towns are especially desirable places to live but I'd take any one of them for $15M a year.
You can have a private plane take you to the beach in forty five minutes to your tropical paradise beach house if that's your thing
You can have a private plane take you to the beach in forty five minutes to your tropical paradise beach house if that's your thing
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:58 pm to armydude
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Dude what? How old are you? Florida is easily a Top 10 job (arguably Top 5) in the country.
Based on what criteria? Does their hiring history indicate that? A top 5 job should be able to hire whoever they want.
Yet they've hired:
G5 coach
Sitting SEC coach with middling SEC record (biggest splash)
G5 Coach
Coordinator
G5 coach
This post was edited on 10/21/25 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:06 pm to Craw_Dad
Here’s why the Florida job is better than both of those schools. Recruiting is easier at Florida. Top 3 state for talent, and good coaches at Florida have proven that they can get that talent to that program. No reason why Florida can’t have top 5-10 recruiting classes every season. Ole Miss and Mizzou can’t do that
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:08 pm to Craw_Dad
Welcome to the Rant Craw Dad! You got folks fired up.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:14 pm to Nasty_Canasta
UF, FSU, and Miami became pwerhouses after AC was in most households(not when invented, but common.hence the talent in high school talent got a ton better),recruiting got much easier. Very simple to understand, not sure why people have a hard time processing this at all...is very, very simple.The schools in Florida were pretty bad till AC was commonplace. Simple sometimes is the best answer.
This post was edited on 10/21/25 at 10:17 pm
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