Explain this to him.
Florida HAS the money. Certainly, they paid a ton to Lagway and all the Gator legacy players they signed over the past 2 years.
Unfortunately for Florida (and fortunately for Miami), they chose to hire a cornball dip**** head coach just as the NIL era was getting started. And they doubled down by hiring Slingblade's almost-twin once they fired Napier.
Coaching matters. And when Stricklin has gone cheap by hiring Sunbelt head coaches, it doesn't even matter how much NIL money is in the warchest, most recruits don't want to PLAY for Slingblade or Sumrall.
PS, tell him that I'm from Orlando and I have a degree from UF (which makes me a UF alumnus, though I have three degrees from Miami) and I know ALLLLLLLL about Florida and Hogtown and Bull Gators and whatnot, I've grown up around them for my entire life.