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UF's Jeremy Foley swishes hiring of new Gators basketball coach

Why not go after a bigger, more proven name?

Why is University of Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley hiring this upstart basketball coach who's never even been to an NCAA Tournament?

Maybe he should change his name to "Jackin' Jeremy" for launching this "3-pointer from way, way beyond the arc."

"In four years, this coach will either be known as Foley's Folly or Foley's Find."

Those are the words I wrote 20 years ago after Foley surprised everyone and hired the youngest coach in college basketball — an iffy 30-year-old Billy Donovan to guide the Gators.