Foley didn't elevate the all sports thing much. We we a top school in that before he took over. The clown just let facilities get behind back when that became a big selling point before all this NIL stuff. Even bragged we weren't getting into an arms race or some nonsense like that as it started hurting us in recruiting after Meyer.
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Foley didn't elevate the all sports thing much. We we a top school in that before he took over. The clown just let facilities get behind back when that became a big selling point before all this NIL stuff. Even bragged we weren't getting into an arms race or some nonsense like that as it started hurting us in recruiting after Meyer.
Foley will never get credit for hiring Meyer. Bernie Machin ordered him to do so. I only wish Machin was actually the interim when Sasse resigned.
Yep Foley can be given credit for Billy Donovan but not Spurrier or Meyer as he didn't control the decision on either one of those hires. Spurrier even confirmed on a radio show that is the reason he didn't end up back at UF back then instead of SC because Machen was hiring Meyer 100%.
Just goes to show how lucky we were to have coaches who were great at their jobs and also high character individuals like Billy D and Spurrier. They don’t come around often. We got two of them.
Bill Arnsparger ultimately hired Spurrier before he went back to coaching. From what I heard, Arnsparger initially didn't want Spurrier.
Didn't know he wasn't a big fan. Spurrier was an easy choice though just like Meyer if Spurrier wasn't going to be rehired. Never remember a UF President asserting themselves that much in the coach hiring process though. If Machen didn't know Meyer from being at Utah Spurrier would have been a lock to return probably.
I think you're absolutely wrong, but am not going to spend the time to research the stats to prove it. I agree that he didn't prioritize keeping the football facilities up to high quality standards, but there's no doubt he was absolutely the key to keeping integrity in the athletics department for his entire tenure AND elevated the athletics department to the most consistent in the NCAA. They won 28 of their 48 team national titles under Foley's leadsership as well.
You have evidence of Machen giving him that order? The AD is responsible for hiring and firing coaches and while I know the Manchen ordering to hire Myer has been stated over and over from Foley haters, I've not seen any evidence that proves that.
