FTM native here. I know Stevie Tomatoes was the Cat gathering place several years ago in the older Ft. Myers area. it has since moved from US 41 to the Cape and another location further south off I-75. Don't know if anyone goes there these days.
Or even #2? Not sure what you mean unless you're insinuating that spring football is #2 after regular season. "Football schools" all consider basketball second (albeit a distant second for many) other than perhaps LSU where baseball may be argued as second.
You are correct that UF could easily have paid more for a head BB coach. I believe that the decision was treated either like the stock market as you've suggested or that Foley is maintaining cash reserves in preparation for paying college athletes a stipend in the future. The latter is purely...
On Odome renovation:
“We remain 100 percent committed to this project,” UF Athletics Director Jeremy Foley said. “The $60 million that we have already earmarked for the project is indicative of this commitment.”
While UK appears in six of the top attended games in arena history so does UT, OSU, FSU, and ARK. My best guess knowing Jeremy Foley's tendencies is that UF will go after Michael White at LaTech.
I tried going w/o tix to the UF/OSU final game in Atlanta. Circled the arena twice and only saw two sellers asking $500 apiece. After tip off one of them still wanted $400 and the other had already sold his. My buddy wouldn't go for it and we watched in a bar. Just my .02.
That's how I see it as well. The only advantage Kasey and cheese have is quickness. Don't extend the D past the three point line and invite them to drive. Sag back and let them take shots which neither have proven they can do at a high percentage. I think UF can keep it close for awhile but...