4* OL Richard Gouraige names New Leader

[Marianna-FL_Gator]

TAMPA, Fla. — On Monday, Florida head coachJim McElwain and offensive line coach Brad Davis visited Tampa (Fla.) Cambridge Christian School, home of Top247 offensive tackleRichard Gouraige.


“It just means a lot that I’m their top target for 2018 for offensive linemen,” Gouraige said minutes after the Florida coaches left campus. “I’m glad Coach [Jim McElwain] and Coach [Brad] Davis took time out to come visit me, and I really appreciate it.”


The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Gouraige has named Florida his leader for several months now. However, that has recently changed.


“Clemson, right now, is on my top, and then Florida is next,” Gouraige admitted. “I just got a great relationship with Coach [Tony] Elliott, Coach [Robbie] Caldwell, and Coach Dabo [Swinney] is a great guy.”
https://florida.247sports.com/Article/Richard-Gouraige-names-a-new-leader-109039662

We had a chance to land 4 elite FL offensive lineman in this class (who would have fixed things upfront) but that's not going to happen now because of this piss poor offensive coaching staff. These kids are Gator fans and have been they're whole lives but this staff has pissed that down the drain and now we'll be lucky if we get any of them. Pretty neat huh???

 

[chferg]

Who would have thought that offensive players would start looking elsewhere. Now this is just a rumor but I've been told that offensive players like playing for a team that actually fields an offense, pretty kewl huh!

 

[Marianna-FL_Gator]

2019 DT Commit

 

[MJMGator]

Mac just needs more time.

 

[rogdochar]

Something is blocking these OL guys from becoming Gators ... oh, it's our offensive coaching doing this blocking.

 

[BMF]

It takes 8 years to build relationships....HELLO!!!

 

[Gatorraid81]

Dissapointing, but I should've known Mac and Nuss would screw the season up so bad that these guys would end up going somewhere else. My God, if they could've just fielded an average offense this year, we'd probably landed most our targets. Sure would be nice to see Mac do the honorable thing and retire or take a job somewhere else.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

We didn't want him anyway.

 

[T REX]

Wow...that's really bad. All anti-Mac stuff aside if this class starts to go south...you have to make a change.

 

[Tunaboat]

It takes 8 years to build relationships....HELLO!!!

Yes! You must start when they're NINE or you have no chance! :rolleyes:

 

[Buckman2000]

Not that it excuses anything, but Clemson is the reigning Nat’l champs. When the Nat’l champs come calling, I would name them my leader too. It definitely wouldn’t be the first time Clemson took a talented kid out of Florida....le sigh

 

[divits]

And so it begins......

 

[TheDouglas78]

Who would have thought that offensive players would start looking elsewhere. Now this is just a rumor but I've been told that offensive players like playing for a team that actually fields an offense, pretty kewl huh!

It's a business decision, and I've said it for a while.... what does a kid see about the University of Florida offensively that will get them ready for the next level? Last time we had a 3000 passer, most of these recruits were 6 or 7... last time we had a dynamic offense they were 7 or 8. The brand has been tarnished, and needs a rebuild.

 

[diehardg8r]

Lets give him a contract extension.

 

[lagator]

TAMPA, Fla. — On Monday, Florida head coachJim McElwain and offensive line coach Brad Davis visited Tampa (Fla.) Cambridge Christian School, home of Top247 offensive tackleRichard Gouraige.


“It just means a lot that I’m their top target for 2018 for offensive linemen,” Gouraige said minutes after the Florida coaches left campus. “I’m glad Coach [Jim McElwain] and Coach [Brad] Davis took time out to come visit me, and I really appreciate it.”


The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Gouraige has named Florida his leader for several months now. However, that has recently changed.


“Clemson, right now, is on my top, and then Florida is next,” Gouraige admitted. “I just got a great relationship with Coach [Tony] Elliott, Coach [Robbie] Caldwell, and Coach Dabo [Swinney] is a great guy.”
https://florida.247sports.com/Article/Richard-Gouraige-names-a-new-leader-109039662

We had a chance to land 4 elite FL offensive lineman in this class (who would have fixed things upfront) but that's not going to happen now because of this piss poor offensive coaching staff. These kids are Gator fans and have been they're whole lives but this staff has pissed that down the drain and now we'll be lucky if we get any of them. Pretty neat huh???

Just another opportunity to find some overlooked 2*-3* diamonds in the rough. That's purty cool.

 

[Marianna-FL_Gator]

Just another opportunity to find some overlooked 2*-3* diamonds in the rough. That's purty cool.

https://florida.247sports.com/Bolt/...-an-OT-committed-to-Rutgers-Kni-109093416/Amp

Here they go!

 

[T REX]

https://florida.247sports.com/Bolt/...-an-OT-committed-to-Rutgers-Kni-109093416/Amp

Here they go!

Another very very bad sign.

 

[Marianna-FL_Gator]

Another very very bad sign.

They know he's gone

 

[lagator]

Another very very bad sign.

The sad thing is unless we tear off the Band-Aid and dump this staff before season's end, we'll be lucky to have 3 star O-lineman come to play for this broken offense.