“Ohio State did what Florida Football wasn't willing to do and won a national title“

gatorzilla14 · 2025-01-22T13:25:33-0500

I’ll let the article speak for itself…

Between massive NIL spending and hiring an offensive coordinator, Ohio State went all in and won a national title

Ohio State did what Florida Football wasn't willing to do and won a national title

One of the ongoing running gags of the Billy Napier Era for Florida Football has been a lack of haste in the transfer portal every year and the annual tradition

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Last night, there was a string of tweets from fans all over the country commenting on how Ohio State won the national title in part because they spent $20 million on their roster. The Buckeyes had indicated back in August that ten players on their roster were making at least $1 million.

But that's not Ohio State's fault. They were willing to play ball and spend the money, while schools like Florida only act like they want to spend money.

The Gators made it a point of emphasis to let various media entities know how"aggressive" they would be in the transfer portal, only to go out and sign a grand total of five players out of the portal.

Florida isn't necessarily "poor" and would highlight keeping Caleb Banks, Jake Slaughter, and Tyreak Sapp, along with landing DJ Lagway in the first place, as signs of NIL money being spent. But whether it was sticker shock or pulling an intentional bait and switch, Florida made it very clear they were unwilling to spend money like the big boys.

Ohio State, meanwhile, was 35th in points per game in 2023, made the switch to Kelly, and finished 9th in points per game in 2024.

One team won a national title. One team wants a pat on the back because they defied the comically low expectations Vegas set at the start of the season.

I think this sums it up nicely.

cm5694 · 2025-01-22T13:32:01-0500