463: "Under Construction and Gale" ft. Scott Stricklin

Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin joins Stadium & Gale for a wide-ranging 50-minute conversation on the coaching search that landed Jon Sumrall, the NFL-style general manager structure built around Dave Caldwell, the $1.45 billion Ben Hill Griffin Stadium renovation, and where college athletics goes if Congress never acts.

Stricklin gets candid about why past Florida coaches were "asked to do the impossible," how Urban Meyer and Danny Wuerffel were actually used in the search (and why Nick wasn't), the living-room meeting in New Orleans where Sumrall and Caldwell met for the first time, staff creep across college football, donor fatigue in the NIL era, why private equity is "a really expensive loan," and whether the Colorado and Notre Dame games survive a nine-game SEC schedule.

Plus: Dan, Nick and Corry break down Saturday's scrimmage — the quarterback competition, Eric Singleton's speed, the offensive line concerns, safety depth, and what's realistic for this Florida team.

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