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Concrete Helmet;n52434 said:That's not saying much. I thought he was a recruiting guru.
Perhaps I'm a little harsh. I always found it painful to hear his prospect interviews because he was such a UF homer. And that homerism surfaced in his predictions as well. Law points out Diggs and Agholor, and there were plenty of others. In short, if you listen to any interview that done by a team site(not Rivals or Scout), players are typically very courteous and gracious about being offered and recruited. Rarely will a 17 year old tell a grown up, "your team has no shot". That doesn't mean that they're UF leans or silent commits. He bought it every time when it was someone of great importance or that the staff was heavily focused on.
Agholor was going to Usc weeks before he announced. There were connections to the Kiffins, he'd always had them in the mix despite distance(see Ronald Powell for a comparable example), and there were people around him that were dropping hints, which ultimately made their way to sites like Rivals. Zach maintained his UF call up until signing day. Pretty sure he did the same with Lorenzo Carter. But as I said, there were numerous examples. It just got annoying to me.