[jammin' jamey]

Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan, who led the Gators to back-to-back national championships this past season and then turned down a lucrative offer to become Kentucky's coach, is close to signing a seven-year contract extension with the Gators that will pay him an average of more than $3.5 million per season. It is believed the contract would make Donovan the highest-paid coach in college basketball history, at least in terms of guaranteed money.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2874094

[jammin' jamey]

And Kentucky offered a similar seven-year contract, guaranteeing him $2.8 million a year and giving him the possibility to earn $3.5 million a year with performance incentives.

[BurntTires]

Now Florida will be paying the football coach some big money to...lol

[rallo316]

Florida should keep checkbook close because Urban will not stand for this.

[If...Then]

bad move. the gators will only be good for about 2 to 3 more years. sadly, i love florida.

[TidesHoss32]

i heard this STRICTLY as a rumor at work, and like I said, I have NO credible sources as far as media is concerned, but is Donovan going to interview for the Orlando Magic job on Monday?? I had heard that he was offered full control of the organization..just wondering if anybody had heard this??? Because I havent seen anywhere that this has been mentioned recently, just wondering..

[-STAT-]

I actually heard the same thing

[RavenBoy]

Florida wont make it to a Final Four in the next 5 years.