National Signing Day 2017

[Swamp Donkey]

Does anybody here think that Donkey and Rex would be happier if we had a dumpster fire of a recruiting class just so they could say "I told you so?"

How much louder do I have to say Im pretty happy w the DL recruiting?

 

[MJMGator]

Law and Rex are both as invested in UF football as the rest of us. I've seen them be just as excited as anyone when it's warranted. Sure, they can be azzholes, but they're OUR azzholes!

 

[Gator87]

Muschamp tanked on NSD? Weird.

Yes he usually waits till the regular season to tank

 

[soflagator]

Holy shirtballs, Jarez Parks flew to Paris to announce....before he had to cancel and grayshirt.

 

[alcoholica]

So with Byrd being questionable and Young passing, we could've had Truesdell or the Gaddy twins

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Just checked in this venting because I didn't want to spend my day being pissed about our recruiting. Happy as can be about the way things turned out.
We dominated our bowl game and landed a solid class...filling areas of need. If Mac can make a few good hires and figure out how to field a decent offense there may be hope yet. Im still not convinced he can do either, but this offseason just got much more bearable.

Pretty much where I am.

Really want to see a solid OL coach, and I think our quality guy is solid and hopefully one elite recruiter like JeJuan Sider or similar.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

I can't believe a kid agreed to sign as a gray shirt to Bama. I mean, WTF?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I can't believe a kid agreed to sign as a gray shirt to Bama. I mean, WTF?

I really really really didnt want him anyway.

 

[gatorgrad'02]

@Gator_Alum: Austin Perry out of Orlando accepted a preferred walk on offer today. Saw some Brandon James comparisons ..

http://www.hudl.com/profile/3963517/austin-perry

 

[GatorJ]

Who is Kenton Tucker? He's on our commit list.

SDE 6'4, 258

Jacksonville kid.

 

[gatorgrad'02]

Who is Kenton Tucker? He's on our commit list.

SDE 6'4, 258

Jacksonville kid.

Where are you seeing that? Everywhere I've looked shows him signing with Georgia Southern.

 

[Slevin]

Yeah it's a mistake on rivals. He signed with a different school

 

[GatorInKnox]

I can't believe a kid agreed to sign as a gray shirt to Bama. I mean, WTF?

I'm sure they structured it into his signing bonus.

 

[EyeDocGator]

Who is Kenton Tucker? He's on our commit list.

Yeah it's a mistake on rivals. He signed with a different school

We didn't want him anyway.

 

[GatorJ]

Where are you seeing that? Everywhere I've looked shows him signing with Georgia Southern.

Well photo bucket is not working so I will have to add it as an attachment. It's on the rivals website.

 

[bayou gator]

Does anybody here think that Donkey and Rex would be happier if we had a dumpster fire of a recruiting class just so they could say "I told you so?"

Nope. Not me. They want to win as much or more than anyone else here. They are two passionate Gators who have only been calling it like they see it. If they lost hope at some point that Mac could pull out a top 10 class... can you blame them? They had no reason to believe Mac could turn it around this year after he came up so short on NSD the last 2 years, and all the negative recruiting news that came out along the way this year. I didn't think he would close as strong as he did. Mac definitely earned some respect today. And some grace for next year's NSD results (if he's still here).

And can you blame them, or anyone else's, overall frustration with the program as a whole? Like most everyone else, I have a feeling they got tired of watching botched abortions pretending to be football games on Saturdays in the Fall for the last 7 years. I know I have. I'm ready to see us FINALLY turn the corner.

Is today a time to rejoice? Yep. Did Mac finally do something that resembles what a Gators head coach should do? Yep. Like I said last week, a top 10 recruiting class should be a given at The University of Florida. This is the standard. We should be pleased with this class, and satisfied that he finally lived up to the demands of his job. I have a feeling that Mac finally learned his lesson. Perhaps he won't be the last to the dinner table for next year's recruits, and maybe we can sign a class in the top 3. Hopefully today was a very good first step towards rebuilding the Gators into a national powerhouse once again. I'm still pretty nervous about what we see on the field next year, but like everyone else here, I welcome these young men into the family, and I'll always cheer for the Gators.

 

[BNAG8R]

I can't believe a kid agreed to sign as a gray shirt to Bama. I mean, WTF?

Well it was either that, or give back the car...so....

 

[EyeDocGator]

I'm still pretty nervous about what we see on the field next year,

Actually, I'm looking forward to frying Meatchicken come September.

 

[jdh5484]

http://www.hudl.com/profile/3963517/austin-perry

We need a Brandon James type badly. That's major bang for the buck.

 

[Gator2222]

They are two passionate Gators who have only been calling it like they see it.

See that's the point. Yes they are passionate Gators fans that are calling it like they see it. The words "only been" is the problem.

They, along with a few others, take it a step further by insisting that everyone see it exactly as they do. If you fail to fall into boot step with them then they go ballistic with anger and personal attacks. They insist with profanity filled tirades that anyone who doesn't agree with them is a worthless moron.

Therefore, they have a lot more invested in being correct. When you insist that you are absolutely correct to the point that everyone not with you is the enemy, then you can never fully admit that you were wrong. If you did, by definition, you would be one of the worthless morons.

That's why even when they admit something went well, they always have to put something negative in at the end.