Felipe Franks - "I'm going there to start."
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c2 Jr played against Wakulla early in the last two seasons and Frank's (I believe it was Fellipe and not his older brother) was on the team two years ago and only got a pinch hit AB. Heard later on that he quit because he wasn't getting to play. To be fair, Wakulla's coach was kind of an odd bird, pitching a new guy every inning. He also had about 30 guys dressed for the varsity game and substituted no one in the field. I know Frank's wasn't on the team last season. LSU supposedly was going to allow him to play baseball along with football, so his reputation in baseball must not have suffered too much if true. His football coach, Scott Klees, says he's as good a kid, not to mention football player, as he's had. Scott's a pretty straight shooter, so I'd put a lot of stock in his opinion, any bias notwithstanding.
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ufgator2002
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Looking and listening to this young man, I like him better right now than Eason. This young fella seems like one, a very respectful individual, which equates into a great leader and face for the Gator Nation. Two, he obviously is not afraid of competing with anyone which just gets you revved up because you can tell, this young fella has that confidence that you want in your QB. And I said confidence, not arrogance as in, oh I am it I'm gonna be the starter no matter what in my mind. Franks definitely seems to thrive off the competition and I cannot wait to see him in the spring. The Force is definitely with this one, and yes I went there
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Eason ain't coming here. He only flirted with UF during the period between Richt leaving and the Smart hire. Now he's back to singing UGA's praises and talking about how great Kirby is.
We got Franks. We're good.
My real worry is that Wilson has moved Bama and UGA ahead of us. He was going to Bama on 12/4 to be with Smart, and he may follow him to UGA. That would suck.
We got Franks. We're good.
My real worry is that Wilson has moved Bama and UGA ahead of us. He was going to Bama on 12/4 to be with Smart, and he may follow him to UGA. That would suck.
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Yes I agree I like Franks and believe he will be more focused and come in with that chip on his shoulder ready to work. As far as Mack, I right now believe he will be a Gator, mainly because his best friend he grew up and feels most comfortable with is already a Gator. I think that bond wins in the end.
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I didn't realize that Franks apparently is requesting a redshirt.
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That's good for the long term.
Hopefully Del Rio can be serviceable, or better, until Grier comes back, and we'll see where we are at.
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That's interesting. Since he's an EE, I'd think he'd want to come in and compete and show what he's got to try to win the starting job, since it appears to be winnable.
I would also agree that maybe it's for the best for him to sit out his first year (ala Grier), as URG stated.
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C2 I know Klees and used to coach against him some back in the day. Quick question, are they running a WingT offense with Franks? Just wondering, been too busy to follow them.
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I wouldn't have a problem either way, honestly. I suppose it would depend on if we manage to land Eason as well.
There are a lot of scenarios to be considered, and all the dominoes haven't fallen yet either.
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I've seen them in person season before last against Godby (Tallahassee) and once this season on ESPN. Both times they were running the hybrid stuff that is popular nowadays...gun spread with one back mostly. Franks stood tall in the pocket and has a strong arm as well as throwing a nice ball. They have a good H/TE this year that he targets. The game this year was against a team from SC and they were close at halftime, but wound up falling by a couple of scores I think. Wet field and playing catch up. Frank's wasn't as sharp as expected. Saw last week's highlights and Franks looked pretty sharp in that one, as I think he has been for the majority. As most know they are playing for the state title this weekend in Orlando.
Wing T. That's for old timers like me! But what a good HS offense.
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Am I the only one who thinks it's time again for 'crete's redshirting for dummies class.
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Zach indicated in the article below that Franks has signed his EE paperwork. Not sure if that means he's locked in or not but certainly another encouraging sign.
https://www.seccountry.com/florida/examining-floridas-qb-situation-for-2016-help-is-on-the-way
https://www.seccountry.com/florida/examining-floridas-qb-situation-for-2016-help-is-on-the-way
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This is what I thought when there was discussion about Grier transferring
"He would have sit out a year and then continuing serving the rest of his suspension before he could play. "
The incoming freshmen should push for playing time.. hopefully Grier keeps working throughout the spring with the receivers, etc. The future is potentially bright.
"He would have sit out a year and then continuing serving the rest of his suspension before he could play. "
The incoming freshmen should push for playing time.. hopefully Grier keeps working throughout the spring with the receivers, etc. The future is potentially bright.
