Quote Originally Posted by Todd4State View Post
So, let's talk about NIL, conference expansion and the portal.

NIL- Ole Miss was ahead of everyone on this. They're not anymore. Florida can match and exceed what Ole Miss can do there.

Conference expansion- Ole Miss has had easy schedules since 2020. That is going to change soon. Look at their 2027 schedule. It's pretty brutal. Not sure what Florida has coming up but the reality is the odds of hitting on a D2 QB every year are not good and you can attract better players to Florida especially now that the NIL situation is settling down.

Portal- Yes, high school recruiting has been deemphasized but you not to the degree you are talking about. Even Ole Miss is starting some players that they recruited out of high school like Franklin, Perkins, and the DT from Houston. You still have to have that core group of players to build around. Like MSU has KT, Stonka, Jimothy Lewis, Lockhart, and etc. to build around. If Kiffin goes to Florida he is going to have Lagway and Wilson to build around. So, where can you consistently get more elite high school players to build that core around? Mississippi or Florida? And if you are a player in the portal and the money is the same because Florida absolutely can match Ole Miss where would you rather go? Oxford where it's all about Greek culture and Southern lifestyle or Florida where you are no more than a few hours from the beach at all times?

And I feel pretty confident that Florida has way more wealthy boosters as Ole Miss too.
Not really. That core 5 at Ole Miss can match about any program because they are COMPLETELY bought in. Florida does not, and will never, have that type of buy in.