Either there needs to be a very strict calculation of cost of living differential and all P5 teams (at least) need to be bound by that........OR we need to dramatically pump up our "estimate" of the cost of living in Gainesville so that we can give more. There is no freaking way you can tell me the cost of living in Auburn, Alabama or Knoxville, Tennessee is almost twice the cost of living in Gainesville.....yet their stipends are almost twice what ours is. That places us at a huge competitive disadvantage.
That is unacceptable.
Tennessee: $5,666
Auburn: $5,586
Mississippi State: $5,372
Alabama: $4,886+
Mississippi: $4,600
South Carolina: $4,151+
Arkansas: $4,104
LSU: $3,920
Georgia: $3,746 non-state resident, $3,222 resident
Missouri: $3,742
Texas A & M: $3,528 non-state resident, $3,000 resident
Kentucky: $ $3,524 non-state resident, $3,256 resident
Florida: $3,330 res/non-res
Vanderbilt: $2,780*
+ Data from National Center for Educational Statistics
*Does not include transportation cost
Once again UF is dragging ass at the very bottom - not proactive at all.
Foley is terribly naive counting on others to "do the right thing" and getting left in the dust as a result.
We are simply too soft in terms of the leadership of our athletic department. This has been a problem for years. Foley can only be brought along kicking and screaming years after we've lost ground and after it has obviously hurt us. This is just another example.
That is unacceptable.
Tennessee: $5,666
Auburn: $5,586
Mississippi State: $5,372
Alabama: $4,886+
Mississippi: $4,600
South Carolina: $4,151+
Arkansas: $4,104
LSU: $3,920
Georgia: $3,746 non-state resident, $3,222 resident
Missouri: $3,742
Texas A & M: $3,528 non-state resident, $3,000 resident
Kentucky: $ $3,524 non-state resident, $3,256 resident
Florida: $3,330 res/non-res
Vanderbilt: $2,780*
+ Data from National Center for Educational Statistics
*Does not include transportation cost
Once again UF is dragging ass at the very bottom - not proactive at all.
Foley is terribly naive counting on others to "do the right thing" and getting left in the dust as a result.
We are simply too soft in terms of the leadership of our athletic department. This has been a problem for years. Foley can only be brought along kicking and screaming years after we've lost ground and after it has obviously hurt us. This is just another example.