Two decades ago, Urban Meyer chose Florida over Notre Dame because he believed the Gators were the surest path to national championships. On Sunday, Lane Kiffin chose LSU over Florida — a blunt-force reminder that the landscape has shifted under Gainesville’s feet like a sinkhole in mid-summer.
Call it what you want — evolution, erosion, whatever — but the reality is this:
Florida isn’t who Florida thinks it is anymore.
And that’s why the Jon Sumrall era begins not with trumpets, but with therapy.
Let’s get the uncomfortable truths out first — the ones Gator fans whisper but don’t want printed.