The Board of Trustees of a University like UF oversee all operations of the University. They can over rule any action by any employee of a university. They makes the rules. They generally allow a president and other employees to go about their business on a daily basis but they run the university. That is it in a nut shell. They decide. They decide who becomes football coach. Who is the department chair of mathematics, etc., etc., etc. They usually let employees of the university do their job on a daily basis but they have final authority on what is done at their university. So, again, the Board of Trustees is the final authority and gets what they want if there is any disagreement.
What does a board of trustees do? A board of trustees is a group of individuals who collectively have overall responsibility for managing an organization. Trustees are appointed or elected. They are typically the governing body of an organization and seek to ensure stakeholders' best interests in all types of management decisions.
President of the student body and Chair of the Faculty Senate are on it. Of the remaining 11, 6 are appointed by the Governor and 5 are appointed by the Board of Governors. Above Fuchs is the university's board of trustees, chaired by Morteza "Mori" Hosseni. Hosseini has been a trustee since 2016 and was named board chair in 2018. His current term lasts until January 2026. Multiple sources describe Hosseini as "the most powerful unelected official in the state." His relationship with two-term governor Ron DeSantis is a big part of that. * * * The board of trustees does not have authority to hire or fire a football coach, but Fuchs and Hosseini have to approve Stricklin's recommendation. Hosseini was described by multiple sources as being uninterested in sports, but he knows its effect on the university's bottom line and could become involved in the search directly or indirectly as a result. Billy Napier's imminent firing prompts another big question: Who holds power to hire Florida's next coach?.
They got a person on the board with Mt.Dew colored hair. I hope those people aren't involved in picking the coach.
I don't know if Ben Hill Griffin was a trustee or not. But he swung a pretty big stick. He told AD Bill Arnsbarger that Steve Spurrier was going to be the next head coach back in December of 1989.
I miss the days when those type of people were only visible if you got dominoes pizza delivered or accidentally walked into the wrong bar for a second. Also thanks for the lesson OP. Next could you explain how photosynthesis works or another basic thing anyone with an 8th grade education knows?
And a good thing that he did so, or Arnsparger would have hired Mike Archer. As for the BOT, they have been a big part of our football problem for many years.
I guess when your bank account has several zeros more than somebody else, you get a little bit more say so regardless of structure
Thanks for the cut and paste of the function of the BOT. What you left out is what factors into their decision making process. Money matters and one of the two biggest donors to the athletic program is on the BOT. Both him and the other biggest donor have openly expressed displeasure with the current situation.
When this fun project is done, please go ahead and diagram the responsibilities and effectiveness of our support Army. Inquiring minds….
At Least Sasse won't be involved, Fuchs is a good guy and truly cares about UF including sports top to bottom
All you took from that list of Trustees and their bios was that one woman had green hair? Did you look at the bios of the other members of the board? One of them-Corr- is the current president of the UAA board. Another-Heavener- was past president of the UF Boosters Association, and current board member of the Tim Tebow Foundation and has massively donated to the UAA. One of them-Ridley- was a Gator Golfer and US Amateur Champion in 1975, and is current chair of the Masters Tournament and recipient of multiple PGA honors. I know him personally and know he is a big Gator football fan and gives generously to the UAA. Given that the Trustees are responsible for oversight of the entire University, not just the UAA, what did you expect to see? All former football players? My take on the Trustees is that there is plenty of support there for the UAA, and also expertise among them to help select a football coach.
