Becky Burleigh - U of F Head Coach announces retirement

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Anyone have any news or inside info on new coach? I assume we will know by April 15 when NCAA tourney is over.

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New coach will be at a disadvantage Florida is in one of their worst seasons ever. The coach will be behind the eight ball in recruiting the players he or she wants in a tough SEC conference look for Florida to be very bad for the next 2 years at least.

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New coach will be at a disadvantage Florida is in one of their worst seasons ever. The coach will be behind the eight ball in recruiting the players he or she wants in a tough SEC conference look for Florida to be very bad for the next 2 years at least.

There are a ton of teams in many different sports that are struggling right now. That little thing called COVID had something to do with it. UF is in better shape than you think - now and going forward.

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There are a ton of teams in many different sports that are struggling right now. That little thing called COVID had something to do with it. UF is in better shape than you think - now and going forward.

Why do you think this? How is it in better shape? And how can you predict anything when a new coach will want to recruit his own players? If anything, I think it's safe to say that the program can't get any worse and hopefully with a new coach he/she will be able to turn it around sooner than later. I agree with the previous poster, it will take a couple seasons for a new coaching staff to rebuild the team. The game UF had against FSU is not an indicator at all on any level that the UF program is doing fine. That game was an exhibition with no available stats. For all we know FSU could have played their entire bench. The fact the Gators lost to LSU stings, A LOT. LSU is in a rebuilding phase with a new coach this year and they are having a terrible season having just lost to D2 school DBU the game before. It's a race to the bottom between UF and LSU and the fact LSU won says a lot about where UF is right now.

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Why do you think this? How is it in better shape? And how can you predict anything when a new coach will want to recruit his own players? If anything, I think it's safe to say that the program can't get any worse and hopefully with a new coach he/she will be able to turn it around sooner than later. I agree with the previous poster, it will take a couple seasons for a new coaching staff to rebuild the team. The game UF had against FSU is not an indicator at all on any level that the UF program is doing fine. That game was an exhibition with no available stats. For all we know FSU could have played their entire bench. The fact the Gators lost to LSU stings, A LOT. LSU is in a rebuilding phase with a new coach this year and they are having a terrible season having just lost to D2 school DBU the game before. It's a race to the bottom between UF and LSU and the fact LSU won says a lot about where UF is right now.

Spring season is about trying different things and players. LSU 2 - UF 1 close one

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There are a ton of teams in many different sports that are struggling right now. That little thing called COVID had something to do with it. UF is in better shape than you think - now and going forward.

College teams change each year as the seniors move on and new blood comes in. It only takes a few key starters to change. NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to the players as if this year did not count. The transfer portal will be overflowing with players with experience who want to switch colleges. The new coaches could bring their experienced players to UF to continue playing and get their masters degrees while playing an extra year.

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College teams change each year as the seniors move on and new blood comes in. It only takes a few key starters to change. NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to the players as if this year did not count. The transfer portal will be overflowing with players with experience who want to switch colleges. The new coaches could bring their experienced players to UF to continue playing and get their masters degrees while playing an extra year.

We know of several rising freshman that are "stuck" in the recruiting process because of the 5th year described above and they are some of the most vocal supporters for "cleaning house" after Becky leaves to create new roster spots.

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We know of several rising freshman that are "stuck" in the recruiting process because of the 5th year described above and they are some of the most vocal supporters for "cleaning house" after Becky leaves to create new roster spots.

UF could keep its seniors an extra year and gain the freshmen recruits. It would be a talented big roster.

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UF could keep its seniors an extra year and gain the freshmen recruits. It would be a talented big roster.

1. There are scholarship limits. Can’t keep all seniors on scholarship and recruit new players too.
2. A talented big roster = less playing time. Players wanna play. Not sit on the bench.
3. Transfer portal will have a huge impact for the new coach. Especially if current players on the UF roster don’t fit the new coach’s style of play

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1. There are scholarship limits. Can’t keep all seniors on scholarship and recruit new players too.
2. A talented big roster = less playing time. Players wanna play. Not sit on the bench.
3. Transfer portal will have a huge impact for the new coach. Especially if current players on the UF roster don’t fit the new coach’s style of play

1. Many girls go to UF for 1/4 scholarship and books paid for. They stretch those 14 scholarships really thin.
2. You need a huge roster to play in the SEC because the play is so physical and injuries are a constant.
3. I've seen this comment about the transfer portal blowing up with players wanting to transfer right now. Why would that be? I would think that with the 5th year option more players would want to stay where they are. Plus, why, in particular would more athletes want to transfer right now?

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1. Many girls go to UF for 1/4 scholarship and books paid for. They stretch those 14 scholarships really thin.
2. You need a huge roster to play in the SEC because the play is so physical and injuries are a constant.
3. I've seen this comment about the transfer portal blowing up with players wanting to transfer right now. Why would that be? I would think that with the 5th year option more players would want to stay where they are. Plus, why, in particular would more athletes want to transfer right now?

1. It seems as if you are assuming most girls are in state. Not all are in state and if UF wants to be a soccer power it will need to recruit out of state to get top players.
2. Huge rosters and big rosters are not the same. UF has always had a huge roster of 30+ players yet how many actually play and see the field?
3. Look at all sports. The transfer portal has had a huge impact on football and basketball. Why not on soccer? You are assuming that all schools are renewing athletic scholarships for 5th year seniors. That is not the case. Just because you get a 5th year does NOT mean you get the same athletic scholarship amount or any money at all. Plus some girls are over soccer and the grind of being a student athlete.

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1. It seems as if you are assuming most girls are in state. Not all are in state and if UF wants to be a soccer power it will need to recruit out of state to get top players.
2. Huge rosters and big rosters are not the same. UF has always had a huge roster of 30+ players yet how many actually play and see the field?
3. Look at all sports. The transfer portal has had a huge impact on football and basketball. Why not on soccer? You are assuming that all schools are renewing athletic scholarships for 5th year seniors. That is not the case. Just because you get a 5th year does NOT mean you get the same athletic scholarship amount or any money at all. Plus some girls are over soccer and the grind of being a student athlete.

Not sure how you made the leap that the OP was assuming most girls are in state. Regardless of where they are from, most players at UF get less than a 1/2 scholarship.

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Not sure how you made the leap that the OP was assuming most girls are in state. Regardless of where they are from, most players at UF get less than a 1/2 scholarship.

It's not as simple as saying there are 14 scholarship for the entire team. Splitting them in half and saying you now have 28 - 1/2 scholarships.

Scholarships and academic packages all vary greatly from player to player based on skills/value they bring to the team, academic scholarships they will get, Bright Futures for instate kids, and many other factors.

My comments are based on my daughter committing to play soccer at an out of state public school

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And by Florida not offering full scholarships is why she hasn’t won anything since Abby, who went to Florida because she got a full ride. If you actually think that 28 players are splitting 14 scholarships you are very mistaken. They have at least 5-8 walk ons about 12–15 girls are splitting 10 scholarships and rest split the 4. Do you think any top 30 players in their age groups are paying for school.

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. Do you think any top 30 players in their age groups are paying for school.

Nope. And those top 30 players aren't choosing to go to Florida either! That's EXACTLY why the Florida program has been stuck in mediocrity for years now.