UPDATE: QB Malik Zaire officially a Gator

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That's some revisionist history if I ever saw it. The OL was thin due to injuries, Mac had grier and Driskel...
Dear Troll, that is NOT revisionist history. We started Spring Training with 7 scholarship O'lineman. One of them suffered a career ending injury. We finished Spring Training with 6.

When muschamp left we had 9 OL. Two declared early for the NFL which left us with only 7 to start spring training with. We should have NEVER been in that position. Even the biggest Mac haters readily admit how bad the OL situation was. There is a reason we had FOUR FRESHMAN either started or get significant playing time in Mac's first year. There is a reason a D3 transfer who could barely bench press his own body weight transferred in and won a starting job on the OL. Our offensive line was in shambles and that is all on muschamp and his complete disregard for recruting that position.

Despite 'Cretes love for Grier, Grier got himself suspended by taking a banned substance. Period. It is drilled into these kids over and over to NOT take something without first checking with the staff. He did not and got himself busted. It was also heavily rumured that he was a habitual cocaine user. As talented as the kid was... he and daddy clearly didn't think the rules applied to him. I don't hate the kid. I wish he was still here. Mostly, I wish HE had made different choices... If he had, he'd be our starting QB today.

And Jeff Driskel... are you kidding me??? muschamp didn't leave JD for Mac. Muschamp RUINED JD to the point that he decided his only option was to transfer... as his confidence was so shattered he didn't think he could ever take the field for the orange and blue again.

muschamp left Mac with:

- 6 scholarship OL
- 1 coked up, PED taking, lion tattooed on his chest QB, and 1 midget QB who had more run-ins with the law than TD passes
- and well below average receiving corps... or should I say a group full of corpses
 
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2x4, I enjoy your optimism. I really do. As it adds a different taste to the pallet which is usually restricted to a diet full of doom and gloom. And I know people bust your chops about being a GA or working for the football team in some form or fashion. I personally have tended to believe that you work for the university in another capacity which simply brings you into proximity of the team (I've kinda assumed you were a physical therapist or something like that).

But I have to tell ya... You telling us you have tons of gifs,on the ready, as proof that Nuss is indeed a good play caller....... well... That sorta kinda does sound like you're employment somehow is related to favorable propaganda for Mac and company.
You really think they'd waste time on this site? We might have 700 people signed up, but they aren't all regulars, a fraction of that are.
 

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So I think the point here is that Driskel was here when McElwain was hired...

Could McElwain have kept Driskel at UF? I am not sure. I do know he did not keep him...

Still none of that changes that Driskel was at UF when McElwain was hired and McElwain either did not choose to try to keep him or was unable to keep him.

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I CAN NOT believe this is even a topic of conversation. Has our hatred for Mac grown so deeply that WE NOW blame him for NOT keeping Driskel???

NO ONE and I mean NO ONE expected him to stay or even wanted him to stay. EVERYBODY on here was celebrating when he announced he was transfering. Muschamp literally ruined that guy for THREE years and somehow it's now Mac's fault for not keeping him??? Every Gator fan had declared they hoped he'd never take the field again.

So NOW we've gone from "Mac should've kept Grier" to "Mac should have kept the broken and emotionally fragile Driskel" Man! Talk about a moving target. You guys are grasping at straws. There's plenty to be unhappy about but you're just creating sh!t now... smh
 

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You really think they'd waste time on this site? We might have 700 people signed up, but they aren't all regulars, a fraction of that are.



Gator2222 -"I posted as many details as I feel comfortable giving out in the Offseason Insight thread.

When the subject of Grier came up they both got very animated. The mention of Grier's dad made both of their eyes roll. They were both adamant that Grier could not remain on the team.

They didn't offer any more information than that and I did not ask."

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The mystery is solved.. someone connected to the program somehow would have known this during the Missouri game. :lol:
 

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I CAN NOT believe this is even a topic of conversation. Has our hatred for Mac grown so deeply that WE NOW blame him for NOT keeping Driskel???

NO ONE and I mean NO ONE expected him to stay or even wanted him to stay. EVERYBODY on here was celebrating when he announced he was transfering. Muschamp literally ruined that guy for THREE years and somehow it's now Mac's fault for not keeping him??? Every Gator fan had declared they hoped he'd never take the field again.

So NOW we've gone from "Mac should've kept Grier" to "Mac should have kept the broken and emotionally fragile Driskel" Man! Talk about a moving target. You guys are grasping at straws. There's plenty to be unhappy about but you're just creating sh!t now... smh

If we kept Driskel he might have started, and Grier would have had more time to cycle the drugs out of his system. Grier would be our quarterback today.. Just saying...

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There was no chance to fix what is wrong w Driskel. Four staffs have tried. He is just Driskelin.
 

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Interesting subheading: Florida fans who are anxiously awaiting a decision from Notre Dame graduate transfer QB Malik Zaire may have to wait just a bit longer.

I wasn't aware Florida fans are anxiously waiting for his decision
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Interesting subheading: Florida fans who are anxiously awaiting a decision from Notre Dame graduate transfer QB Malik Zaire may have to wait just a bit longer.

I wasn't aware Florida fans are anxiously waiting for his decision

I'm anxiously awaiting his decision ... to go elsewhere.
 

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