Quote Originally Posted by Coach34 View Post
Well we were spending about half of what Mississippi was the last couple of seasons. We did up our game some for 2025.

As NIL has grown and become more ingrained- you are seeing it getting harder and harder for the State and Kentucky's of college football. Kentucky is predicted 15th in the SEC this season- State 16th. Granted we had some turmoil that also contributed- but it would still be a huge problem even without it. We raised spending, have a coach that is settled now, and still few expect us to win 4 games or more. Vegas has us at 3.5. We'll be a home underdog vs Arizona St

We shall get it going in about 5 weeks and see what happens
First paragraph is true. And on our 2023 roster we actually spent way less than half of what they spent on their 2023 roster.

But those Numbers have nothing to do with 2025 numbers. I'm not even sure they are spending more on their 2025 roster than we are. But if they are, it's not by a lot.
It's much more of a fair fight now. Gap is fixing to close if we have/get the head coach piece right.