Busy week of blogging: my day with Scott Stricklin

This week I will be blogging a ton as I catch up on my blog from the past couple of weeks. I have been getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This past weekend I had the opportunity to spend time with the UF athletic director Mr. Scott Stricklin. He taught me about what his job entails on game day. UF won the football game 36-7 against the University of Alabama Birmingham.

The Gators were able to snap a five game losing streak against UAB and were able to provide joy for the 80,000 plus fans in the stadium. It was an incredible opportunity to be able to spend time with AD Stricklin and pick his brain about athletics. 17 of the 21 athletic teams at UF are ranked or will be rand in the top 25 this season. The standard of excellence in athletics is extremely high. As long as Mr. Stricklin is at the helm I expect Florida Athletics to run like a finely tuned machine.

Sitting with him for a significant amount of time in his office makes you realize how calm, thoughtful, deliberate, and creative he is. Mr. Stricklin takes shaking hands with boosters and makes it just as important as shaking hands with his head coach. His personality is what makes his warmth allow you to feel like you are the only one important to him in that moment. This trait seems extremely rare in people who yield great power. Scott Stricklin is the exception to that rule and shows fans, students, and coaches alike just how much they mean to him and the university.