BIG Rumor Coming Out of Gainesville

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99gator said:
No additonal seating is needed, but there are other improvements that i believe are needed or would be a good idea
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In a perfect world we'd have 85K seatbacks, and the letter spacing on the four side wall graphics would be uniform instead of looking like "TH IS IS THE SWAMP" or "TH IS IS GATOR COU N TRY". :)
 
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wmcovol said:
Worst thing about Hart leaving is UT would have to hire someone to replace him and lets face it, the only real good hire recently was blindass luck.
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I don't agree with that. He is a pretty good AD imo. He seems to get along well with all the coaches plus the hiring of Shoop wouldn't have been possible without Hart. I don't know why he gets talked sbout so much on Volnation.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
If true, not good for us...and yes, I'm being extremely vague on purpose.
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OK. For a minute there, I thought you were gonna tell us 10 Gator football players repented of their sinful ways, and were leaving the program to do mission work in Nepal. Or Something like that.
 
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QuickSmurf said:
I don't agree with that. He is a pretty good AD imo. He seems to get along well with all the coaches plus the hiring of Shoop wouldn't have been possible without Hart. I don't know why he gets talked sbout so much on Volnation.
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Because many of the toothless think Hart was sent by bammer to destroy UT
 
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Foley was a very good AD. Hiring a 31 year old head basketball coach with only 2 years head coaching experience at Marshall is not something many others would have had the balls to do but it makes him look like a genius now. More importantly, Florida had some integrity issues in the decade prior to Foley taking over (Charley Pell, Norm Sloan) but they were never the subject of a major investigation while he was AD. I think Doug Dickey was a fine AD as well but not as good as Foley.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
In a perfect world we'd have 85K seatbacks, and the letter spacing on the four side wall graphics would be uniform instead of looking like "TH IS IS THE SWAMP" or "TH IS IS GATOR COU N TRY". :)
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Spaces can be good...

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QuickSmurf said:
I don't agree with that. He is a pretty good AD imo. He seems to get along well with all the coaches plus the hiring of Shoop wouldn't have been possible without Hart. I don't know why he gets talked sbout so much on Volnation.
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Agree Smurf. Jones, Barnes, Holly Warlick (rough year but she has 1 Sweet 16, 3 Elite 8s and is 108-34 in four years) and new track coach Alford-Sullivan who's got that program turned around.

Then add the financial and facilities improvements. He screwed up the Tyndall hire and gets heat for consolidating the athletic department from a select few, but otherwise, he's done a nice job in solidifying the AD IMO.
 
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KBVol said:
Agree Smurf. Jones, Barnes, Holly Warlick (rough year but she has 1 Sweet 16, 3 Elite 8s and is 108-34 in four years) and new track coach Alford-Sullivan who's got that program turned around.

Then add the financial and facilities improvements. He screwed up the Tyndall hire and gets heat for consolidating the athletic department from a select few, but otherwise, he's done a nice job in solidifying the AD IMO.
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Track program turned around based on what? Not saying she will not, just not sure what you are basing that off of. Also there was a girl on powell track team that she only gave partial offer to and team in burgundy (can not even stand to say name) gave full offer so she signed with the bad guys.
 
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volnpowell said:
Track program turned around based on what? Not saying she will not, just not sure what you are basing that off of. Also there was a girl on powell track team that she only gave partial offer to and team in burgundy (can not even stand to say name) gave full offer so she signed with the bad guys.
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1. The men's' steam finished 6th at both the Indoor and Outdoor NCAA championships

2. Felecia Brown

3. Christian Coleman

4. John Blankenship-

5. Nathan Strother

6. 7 different Vols have qualified for the Olympic Trials.

There's 6 reasons IMO. The program was just God-awful a couple years ago. Now there's some good things happening, some reason for optimism, definitely headed in the right direction.
 
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We need to get better across the board. We have a great sports tradition but are handicapped because 1) Tennessee is not a state that itself produces a lot of great athletic talent, so we must recruit nationally--and we do a pretty good job of it. But have to do better so we can start winning some titles. I'm tired of UT just being competitive or a bridesmaid program. And 2) The SEC is a dog eat dog conference--a bunch of sports-mad schools all concentrated in one tight geographic region. This makes it hard for any SEC school to get ahead--it is an uber-competitive, somewhat crazy conference. Look at the Track and Field Championship--dominated by SEC schools. We don't have the luxury of being in great talent state, as florida does, or in an area without a lot of competition--like pa. state and ohio state. And, unfortunately, UT doesn't have the academic rep of universities like stanford and uva, which definitely helps their athletic recruiting in many sports--not necessarily football, but in many sports (tennis, swimming, soccer).

We should always seek great coaches:

Softball: The Weeklys run the strongest program, men or women, at UT. Haven't won a national title, which has been frustrating--but a powerhouse program.

Football; Jones has significantly improved the program, loves UT--but now must win the big SEC games. This is a huge year.

Basketball, men: Barnes will be an improvement on Martin but in latter stages of his career. Need some momentum.

Basketball, women: Warlick is a weak coach who only got the job because she was best friends with Summitt. Do not be misled by her three Elite Eight appearances--all of which we lost, by the way. She's below average. Need a strong, smart, youngish new coach.

Soccer: Pensky came from a strong Maryland program, and he is a good recruiter--talent level is steadily getting stronger. A program with potential but play on the field must improve. Team should be substantially better this year than last--and needs to be.

Tennis: Winterbotham is a very good coach--strong program. On the women's side, Mike Patrick is solid but women's program is not as competitive as the men.

Swimming: Combined mens/women's coach Kredich seems very solid; we are very competitive in a very competitive conference, in a very competitive sport. Diving coach Parrington is first-rate.

Track & Field: Program has a strong tradition, fell into some turmoil a few years ago for reasons not clear to me, but impressed by what I've heard from new combined coach Alford-Sullivan. Men on the upswing; women work in progress. Recruit, recruit.

Volleyball: This program has been weak for several years. Veteran coach Rob Patrick now has a new volleyball facility and he needs to pick up the recruiting significantly or his job could be in jeopardy.

Baseball: Everybody likes Serrano, but we have to get better. Not an easy job.

Rowing: Hard to believe our rowing program is 19 years old. We now compete in the Big 12 conference, and we have a very solid program under Lisa Glenn. We are not elite but program seems to be steadily growing in stature. Just saw the rowing facility for the first time--impressive

Golf: I know nothing about our golf programs, I'm afraid. UTSports raves about our success--but take it with a grain. Coaches seem solid. Input from those who do know men's and women's golf?
 
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I had no idea that Florida was so far behind in the football arms race. McElwain wants to catch up and some upgrades on the way, but Foley seemed to be doing a lot of poor-mouthing.

It was interesting to hear many Gator fans who believe all the economic attention to other sports and their facilities had made Foley reluctant to play catch up in football. Some believing that's what is hurting McElwain in recruiting.


I guess the next AD at Florida will tell us if you can really spread the wealth, these days, in the football craze SEC.
 
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