In college football, you get what you pay for. If you want the very best coaches to develop your players and instill a winning culture in them, you’ve got to be willing to at least match what the other top schools are willing to pay them. If you want to sign the very best athletes, you’ve got to have a deep and talented recruiting staff that can keep things organized and stay on top of recruits.
The Gators have spent a ton of money on the football staff, but they’ve been a bit behind schools like Alabama and Georgia in recent years.