Miami spent for top players & it had an impact. Other teams seem to be spreading the wealth around. UF is nowhere to be seen. By player payout https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/highest-paid-college-athletes-in-the-nil-era 1. TAMU $85k 2. Michigan $65k 3. OU $64k 4. UGA $56k 5. Bama $52k 6. Clemson $46k 7. OSU $44k 8. Notre Dame $34k 9. Utah $29k 10. Baylor $16.5k By size of NIL collective On3's top 15 NIL collectives in college sports 1. 1870 Society & The Foundation (Ohio State) 2. Spyre Sports Group (Tennessee) 3. Texas One Fund (Texas) 4. Division Street (Oregon) 5. Canes Connection (Miami) 6. The Grove Collective (Ole Miss) 7. The Battle’s End (Florida State) 8. 1890 Nebraska (Nebraska) 9. 502 Circle (Louisville) 10. Every True Tiger (Missouri) 11. Texas Aggies United (Texas A&M) 12. Yea Alabama (Alabama) 13. Champions Circle (Michigan) 14. The FUND (Notre Dame) 15. Arkansas Edge (Arkansas)
Not sure why but it is almost like the UF administration doesn't give two damns about winning at all. Go Gators.
It all starts with commitment from the administration. Stricklin is not it. The UAA lifers are not it. We need new blood in our program. Top to bottom.
It is a cultural issue with our university and fan base. The administration believes we should only recruit academically focused players. Our fan base complains about how this is ruining the game rather than adapting to the times.
Exactly. I am holding back on NIL donations until new coach is named. And that is what our extremely poor AD does not understand. You have to build momentum to get the donations needed to build a successful program in NIL era. But the head clown in charge wants to schedule a beast of a schedule while maintaining the worst head coach we have had in 30 plus years resulting in inevitable third straight losing season.
Would a coach come here without any commitment to get the players? I can't believe Miami, Ole Miss, Florida State, Louisville & Missouri all have bigger NIL collectives than UF does.
We have a relative handful of boosters who provide something like 90% of the money to fund buyouts. A few of them are of the mentality that they’re tired of holding the bag for bad hires. Dunno what would have to happen to change that.
Top NIL donors do not believe in Napier. I know this from several. He needed to justify them going deep, and failed again.
I agree. Just saying that UF is in a bit of chaos right now, and some mega-donors are sitting this one out so far. Without their money, can’t fund the buyouts.
No bucks, no Buck Roger’s! We either have underfunded NIL or we don’t want to spend what is needed to get the best players. In the alternative, and much worse, good players just won’t sign with this staff (primarily the head coach).
OP's NIL list is from 2022. Ohio State reportedly has the top "payroll" this year with $20M in NIL deals.
No one is throwing more money at this shitfest. And unless they make a splash hire (who would that even be?) expect a wait and see approach with the next guy.
My understanding- the big $ was squeamish at the end of last year. The silver lining to that horror show yesterday was that large checks may be written - for a buyout. Other than that, the big $ is saying no mas until BN is gone. I believe this seals his fate.
