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Recruiting Another recruit decommits
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- Jun 12, 2014
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If we play well and kids see us as a good fit for their skills, we'll be turning recruits away. In the meantime, not gonna worry about it.
- Jun 14, 2014
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We did not need him. Just Saying....
- Jun 23, 2014
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I hope you are wrong. Not that he is the greatest player in the world, that's not the point. He is a pretty good player, I guess, what do I know? But I think it's very bad news because it lends to the image of things falling apart in Gainesville. Momentum is as important in rcruiting as it is in games and you have to start worrying about the perception that everyone is jumping off the S.S. Muschamp. From ll the players that transferred, Phillips resignation, and now two flips from UF in the space of a week. What would you think if you were looking at UF?
- Jun 12, 2014
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What's going on at First Coast HS in Jacksonville? There are about 5 D-1 type players on that team and none of them are committed to UF with Payton's decommitment. FSU has two, South Carolina has one, now two are uncommitted. One would think that HS, right in the heart of Gator country, would be a UF factory. Unfortunately, FSU seems to get the bulk of talent from that school.
- Jun 12, 2014
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It's July, we are more than 6 months away from National Signing Day. Nothing to freak out about, it is just a 16/17 year old and that mentality.
- Jun 12, 2014
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Even though it is early in the process, I would expect solid commitments from the kids we have offered who truly want to come to the University of Florida. After that pool of players are those who think they want to play football here. Then they have to qualify academically...and frankly, that probably scares a few of these kids off. We do have standards that are being adhered to and some kids find the standards too rigid or difficult to achieve. Others, like basketball's Chris Walker, accept the challenge in order to better themselves and play ball. I'll take that kind of kid any day.
- Jun 11, 2014
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This is a very surprising de-commit and a big one at that. I'm stunned. Tristan has been rocketing up the rating charts because he's had OUTSTANDING camps. In addition to that he's been recruiting for us and is close with several 4 and 5 star recruits and he's been pushing them to commit to us. Just stunned.
- Jun 10, 2014
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How many commits do we have now? 7-8? This is what happens when you keep a coach that is firmly on the hot seat. I know its a long way to NSD and I'm no recruiting guru, but I can't recall us being in this bad of shape in a long time.
- Jun 12, 2014
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GatorJ;n16629 said:
Not stunned here, but very surprised. As you mentioned he basically has been recruiting for us which would make one think that he was a solid commit. If he doesn't sign with us we'll just have to see what bag man from another university made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
- Jun 11, 2014
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MJMGator;n16655 said:
I don't need to spin anything. the 2015 class is still a very long way from being finished. Muschamp has been pretty good at flipping some big names at the last minute to turn in a very respectable final grade when all the letters are signed.
