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Good for Xaivian, I guess I am more interested in how or why he landed that deal. :lol:

I guess it could be a good selling point for TG to future prospects.

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We did that a while back at Bryant-Denny, and the AD pointed out that the future of attendance is fewer seats, more "premium" amenities like clubs, lounges, etc.

Basically they all know they're losing the Average Joe, and need to fill these billion-dollar facilities with people who enjoy watching in a massage chair with bottle service.

What they don't realize (imho) is that running off the Average Joe that built these programs is going to tank them all in the long run. At the current prices, and now with NIL tacked-on, most 'normal' people would rather sit at home and watch on TV.

I'd personally rather have a new basketball arena instead of another $100-million football locker room upgrade. But that's just me.

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UF is likely announcing finalized plans in coming months. Stricklin is saying only a net reduction of 3% of capacity, making it sound like they will be adding somewhere else. We'll know soon enough.

For UF I would go:
1. UGA
2. Auburn
3. South Carolina

Buyout:

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Golden’s buyout to leave Gainesville starts at $16 million next season and drops annually: $11 million in 2026-27; $4 million in 2027-28; $3 million in 2028-29; $2 million in 2029-30; and $1 million in 2030-31.

However, Golden can leave for the NBA at a much lower price. His NBA buyout begins at $3 million next season and drops to $2 million (2026-28) and then $1 million in 2028-29.

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This, and when we added Texas, I knew UFs days of dominating this were over.
Texas has a superior athletic dept to all of the others in the SEC.
I don't like it, but it's a fact. Every sport they field is a title threat, most years.

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Yes, this should be a UF/UT battle most years. I don't see that happening under Stricklin unfortunately unless things start to take a turn for the positive soon.

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Can’t believe a Florida fan didn’t jump all over this thread.

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:lol:

Lucky enough to be in school for our run between '06-'08. Hard to imagine a better experience as a student. Especially a 3rd generation Gator.

In a span of 366 days picked up 2 basketball titles and 1 football. Was a dream. Then tack on the Tebow Heisman and '08 football title after.

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Interesting.

All these 3 guard lineups are why I'm stoked about Haugh at the 3.

Chinyelu/Condon/Haugh could be one of the best offensive rebounding frontcourts in a very long time.

We may not shoot as well as last year but we're going to absolutely obliterate the boards.

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We're going to be adding some more pieces as well, some big gets still out there for us. Still going to be a very good team next year. The experience front court will do some damage.

Yeah, this is nonsense. There is huge NIL for basketball, and it has grown since NC.

At this point we don't know what Aberdeen was demanding and if that fit what Golden feels is his worth. If Golden wanted to keep him and the money made sense, it is there for him to offer.

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Golden way under paid.

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Now, but he was probably at a good range considering his resume. Doesn't take much to hire a coach from U of San Fran.

In a little over 3 years he will likely be increasing his salary more than 10X.

Women's basketball feels like the sacrificial lamb for UF athletics. Only sport that is really bad in the whole program.

I'm fine with it.