We know that college athletics today is vastly different and much more expensive than just a decade ago. However, even by that standard the plan by the University of Florida to renovate The Swamp for a jaw-dropping $1.45 billion — billion, with a B — is excess on steroids.
My goodness. That’s almost as much as Lane Kiffin’s NIL budget.
It makes the brand new stadium USF is building on campus look like the mother of all bargains at a mere $348.5 million. USF’s payout swells to $407 when infrastructure and other costs are added in, but that’s still more than three times less expensive than Florida’s plan, in addition to being transformational for the entire university…