FSU recently lost a nutritionist to Minn. because FSU wouldn't match her pay raise. This did not make Jimbo happy. He also knows Clemson has a dedicated nutritionist for football when he has to share one with all sports....again, not happy.
This beings and ends with his AD Wilcox who does not want to support football at the SEC level....and Jimbo isn't thrilled about it. This interview supports what I have heard.
What makes it worst.....Wilcox has a hardon for an Olympic Sports indoor facility that will be VERY expensive and likely eat into Jimbo's desires for an elite football program. If he doesn't get that at FSU....he will at LSU or Bama......and Wilcox would be straight up screwed and looking like a fool.
FSU, ACC are playing with the big boys now in a new world of college football. Can't just complain about the game now and enjoy the goodies. Wilcox is playing a dangerous game here.
https://floridastate.rivals.com/news/fisher-excited-about-acc-network-says-extra-revenue-essential-for-fsu
"Fisher stressed that more revenue is needed to keep up with the competition -- especially with the heavyweights in the SEC and Big 10.
“We have to understand what’s going on in the landscape of our business because we aren’t just talking about winning an ACC championship, we are talking about a national championship,” he said. “When we go to schedule and compete against these guys, you can’t take a knife to a gun fight. And you have to be ready to battle.”
Fisher said he would like to see more of an investment in keeping and adding football support staff in areas like nutrition and academics. He says these personnel are essential to a program’s success and are greatly undervalued.
“There are a ton of things that people don’t think are very important that as critical as getting good players,” Fisher said. “You have to have good players because that’s the ingredients for the cake. But if you don’t have flour and sugar, that cake won’t taste right. All these things, people don’t think about that.
“If you don’t, don’t make a mistake because it will make a difference. Hopefully we are committed to doing it, which I think we are, and we have to continue to do it.”
I thought FSU's head nutritionist went to the Cleveland Browns.
ReplyDeleteThat said, the football program obviously needs the support it requires to compete with the nation's best. That is the bell cow that helps carry the entire AD. But football is not the only program that is nationally elite and that needs to be funded as such (soccer, track, baseball, golf just to name a few).
I think the idea is with the ACCN coming online in a few years, College Town continuing to build out, and the Champions Club nearing completion, that FSU can tackle more projects. And FSU does need to tackle some additional projects outside of football.
I'm an all sports person. But I also understand that LOTS of money disappears if Jimbo disappears. Wilcox came in under and admin (Barron) that actively worked to tick off Jimbo. Not saying that is still the case. Just don't want this to be a Wilcox vs Jimbo situation and post Jimbo leaving realize FSU choose Wilcox. Not saying that is what this is....just noting possibilities.
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