The National Signing Day Thread

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A lot of times these names are based on a cultural history -- like Granpa couldn't read or write??
That makes sense. He must have been looking at the aphabet and put abunch of random letters together.
 

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That makes sense. He must have been looking at the aphabet and put abunch of random letters together.

I think you're being a bit insensitive. There's two things I can't stand in this world: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures...

...and the DUTCH!!
 

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Unless we have a "Muschampion season" our o-line class is going to be really good. Davis is busting his a$$ off on the trail and I think we'll land 1 or 2 of our top targets by the end of the summer.
 
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I think you're being a bit insensitive. There's two things I can't stand in this world: people who are intolerant of other people's cultures...

...and the DUTCH!!
Solid austin powers reference. I had to google that.
 

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Unless we have a "Muschampion season" our o-line class is going to be really good. Davis is busting his a$$ off on the trail I think we'll land 1 or 2 of our top targets by the end of the summer.
Should we get excited now or wait until the day before signing day like we always do
 

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7 things that stick out in the current recruiting rankings
Tuesday May 09, 2017


http://coachingsearch.com/article?a=Seven-things-that-stick-out-in-the-current-recruiting-rankings

Recruiting has changed in a big way this week, with early signing official for this coming December, but where do things stand right now?

Early signing will likely lead to less flipping, and could reveal if kids have committable offers. Coaches will be able to lock in players earlier, and that could be big for the programs outside the blue bloods. Another rule change will allow recruiting conversations with prospects at camps in the coming months.

It’s still very early in the process, and classes are small for the most part. But looking through 247Sports’ recruiting database, here are seven things that stick out.

1. The U is No. 1.

Mark Richt’s program got a quick start on 2018 and already has 17 commitments, all of them committing before late April. Of those 17, 16 come from Florida, with most of those in south Florida. Miami has gotten off to fast starts in recruiting before in recent years, but it’s more likely to stay together under Richt than it did under Al Golden, and the early signing should help that.


2. Half of the top 90 players are already committed.

Clemson has both of the top two players on 247Sports in QB Trevor Lawrence and defensive end Xavier Thomas. They’re among the three commits Clemson has out of the top 55.

Ohio State has eight commitments of the top of the top 45 committed players (out of that top 90 overall), leading all schools. Miami has six.

3. Texas has flipped several major prospects before Tom Herman has coached a game.

Just in the past few weeks, Herman’s staff has flipped commitments from LSU, Florida State and Oklahoma. The Longhorns currently have 8 commits and the No. 10 class. In 2017, Oklahoma was the only top 25 class from the Big 12, with Texas just outside. Early on, it looks like Texas will change that. Of note: Only four of the eight commits are from Texas.

4. Only 16 of the top 50 players in Texas are committed, including one of the top 13.

The state was poached by outside schools last year for the top prospects. Last year was the first time since 2005 an in-state school didn’t sign a majority share of the state’s top-10 prospects. Herman has momentum at UT, but a lot of work still to do at the top.

Of the 16 committed players from the top 50, eight are committed to in-state schools.

5. Alabama and Georgia have just three commitments each.

This is obviously going to change, and both are outside the top 40 in the rankings. Alabama has signed seven straight No. 1 classes, and Georgia was No. 3 last year. Alabama is being patient and has three 4-star commits, but Kirby Smart has some work to do. UGA’s three commits include two 3-star players and a 2-star kicker, and nine of the top 15 players in the state of Georgia have already committed to other schools — including the likes of Ohio State (2), Penn State, Notre Dame and Michigan.

6. Jim Harbaugh is going national again.

Last year, Michigan signed players from 13 different states. This year, the Wolverines have eight commits, from five different states: Michigan (1), Indiana (1), Georgia (3), Texas (2) and Florida (1).

Where does U-M have satellite camps scheduled next month? Georgia, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, California and Ohio.

7. Only three of the top 15 pro-style QB’s are uncommitted.

The schools with a top-15 pro-style QB include Clemson, USC, Washington, Miami, Stanford, Texas, Utah, Michigan, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, NC State and Texas A&M. Only 11 of the top 30 pro-style QB’s are uncommitted.

Among the top 15 dual-threat QB’s, six are uncommitted. Notably, Washington also has the No. 5 dual-threat QB committed, and Texas has No. 8, giving both schools two QB’s rated 4- or 5-stars.
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Unless we have a "Muschampion season" our o-line class is going to be really good. Davis is busting his a$$ off on the trail I think we'll land 1 or 2 of our top targets by the end of the summer.
This is what pisses me off, if Mac had fired Nuss we would be seeing better results recruiting the QB position. We will never land another top guy as long as he's here. Mac obviously kept the guy to save his own ass next year by letting him go.
 
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This is what pisses me off, if Mac had fired Nuss we would be seeing better results recruiting the QB position. We will never land another top guy as long as he's here. Mac obviously kept the guy to save his on ass next year by letting him go.

Especially if better OCs are easier to lure to Gainesville than HCs. Nuss has had a fair amount of unfair years at UF...
go make someplace else look like it shouldn't.
 

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Would love to get this kid, DT Rick Sandidge....but he has a "top 11":

https://www.seccountry.com/florida/rick-sandidge-florida-gators

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In the Class of 2017, Florida signed a North Carolina recruit (T.J. Moore) for the first time in three years.

The Gators landed a handful of prospects from the Tar Heel State under former coach Will Muschamp. Now they’re battling him for Rick Sandidge, a 4-star defensive from Concord, N.C.

Sandidge visited Florida on April 22 and named the Gators in his top 11 on May 1, along with Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Ohio State, South Carolina and Virginia Tech.

“It’s high,” Sandidge said of his interest level in the Gators.

Florida defensive line coach Chris Rumph got in contact with Sandidge three months ago and made a big impression on him during his trip to Gainesville.

“When I went down there I had a great conversation with Coach Rumph,” Sandidge said. “That was my first time meeting him and I liked him. He keeps it straight forward with you. I’m sure our relationship will grow a lot.”

The facility upgrades at Florida also stood out to Sandidge. The Gators built an indoor practice facility in 2015 and will break ground on a stand-alone football complex this December.

“It’s a great place,” Sandidge said of Florida. “I had a good time when I went. They were talking about getting their weight room changed and building a facility. There was just all this new stuff and I liked that.”

A 6-foot-5, 290-pound prospect, Sandidge said South Carolina and North Carolina are recruiting him the hardest, and it appears the Gamecocks are the team to beat.

Sandidge plans to visit LSU, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State this summer and wants to take as much as time as he can before making a decision, which will be based on his relationship with coaches.

“It really doesn’t matter what schools have as far as tradition,” Sandidge said. “It’s about the staff that’s going to be there for the next three-four years.”

Sandidge is the nation’s No. 12 defensive tackle and No. 113 overall prospect in the 247Sports composite rankings.

News & notes
  • Jashaun Corbin, a 3-star running back from Melbourne, Fla., de-committed from Tennessee on Tuesday, just over three weeks after giving his pledge to the Vols on April 21. Florida continued recruiting Corbin after his decision and visited him this spring, but Florida State is considered the favorite to land the 6-foot, 190-pound prospect.
  • The Gators offered a pair of 2019 offensive linemen from Buford, Ga., on Tuesday: tackle Carter Colquitt (6-6, 295) and guard Riley Simonds (6-4, 280). It’s the first SEC offer for both Colquitt and Simonds.
 

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Especially if better OCs are easier to lure to Gainesville than HCs. Nuss has had a fair amount of unfair years at UF...
go make someplace else look like it shouldn't.
Wtf does that any of that mean?

Im not even sure it is Engrish.
 

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A couple of head scratchers here. I know, our coaches are better at evaluating talent than any other coaching staffs and we can afford to take 2-stars and low level 3's:

The Gators had a big day in the Peach State on Tuesday, sending out offers to three:

Sent offers to 3 Buford (Ga.) High players in 2019 OL Harry Miller, Riley Simonds and Carter Colquitt.

Miller is a 6-foot-4, 310-pound offensive tackle who holds offers from 8 teams, including Texas A&M and South Carolina.

Simonds, a 6-foot-4, 280-pound offensive guard, also holds offers from Florida Atlantic and Virginia Tech.

Colquitt is the least recruited of the three. Outside of the Gators, his lone offer so far has come from Toledo.
 

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UF offers JUCO DE Dorian Gerald (his JUCO profile lists him at 6'3 250lbs):

Has offers from UF, FSU, Alabama, USCe, Texas Tech, UGA, Oklahoma, Tenn and about 10 others:

http://www.scout.com/player/211925-dorian-gerald

http://www.gatorcountry.com/feature/gerald-knows-of-playing-time-at-uf-florida-gators-recruiting/

Gerald knows of playing time
at UF: Florida Gators recruiting


One of the biggest positions of needs for the Florida Gators recruiting class of 2018 is finding a pass rushing defensive end.

On Monday the Gators went out and offered one of the top JUCO’s in 2018 when they offered defensive end Dorian Gerald (6-3, 225, Santa Clarita, CA. College of the Canyons) after a phone call with Florida.

“Coach [Drew] Hughes asked me to call him and then he offered when I called,” Gerald said of who offered him from Florida. “I was in class when he first DM’ed me and told me to give him a call. Me and Coach [Chris] Rumph have been in contact for a little bit now and then everybody followed me from Florida on Twitter so I knew something was up.”

When Gerald called Hughes, the Gators assistant offered him and explained that Florida needed him in Gainesville.

“When I called him he introduced himself to me and he said that he thinks that one of if not the best pass rushers in junior college right now,” he said of Hughes’ message to him. “I told him that it was an honor to hear that and he spoke to me about how I could come in and make an impact at Florida. He’s been around a lot of great players so for him to think that I could come in and make an impact was an honor.”

Gerald is also expected to talk to the rest of the Gators staff including defensive coordinator Randy Shannon soon.

“I’m supposed to get on the phone with the rest of the staff today [Tuesday],” Gerald said. “They want me to get on the phone with the defensive coordinator and talk about some of the schemes they run and stuff like that. They’re in need of defensive ends so they want to talk about that too.”
The JUCO defensive end hasn’t visited Florida yet but he already has a personal connection with defensive line coach Chris Rumph.

“My big thing with everyone is building relationships so we’ve just been talking and building that,” he said of his talks with Rumph. “I really figured out that Coach Rumph is from the same area I am. My mother actually knows him and she says that they’re great people. I trust my mom.”

Gerald has picked a lot of big offers recently but he says that the Florida offer speaks for itself because of the Gators history on defense.

“It means a lot, Florida is a great program,” Gerald said of his Florida offer. “They are known for having a great defense and I play defense and I’m on the defensive side of the ball so that means everything. I don’t know a lot about Florida but I’m going to start doing some research.”

The next few weeks Gerald plans to research more schools and he hopes to narrow his choices down soon.

“I’m going to release my top schools on June 1st,” he said. “I don’t have a date that I want to commit, it will just be when my heart tells me that I’m ready. It could be at any time.”

INSIDERS TAKE: South Carolina seems to be the team to beat early on but visits will be key. The Gators are working hard on getting Gerald on campus this summer and if that happens, Florida could get in the mix because of Rumph’s relationship with his family. Gerald has three years to play and will graduate in January.
 

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A couple of head scratchers here. I know, our coaches are better at evaluating talent than any other coaching staffs and we can afford to take 2-stars and low level 3's:

The Gators had a big day in the Peach State on Tuesday, sending out offers to three:

Sent offers to 3 Buford (Ga.) High players in 2019 OL Harry Miller, Riley Simonds and Carter Colquitt.

Miller is a 6-foot-4, 310-pound offensive tackle who holds offers from 8 teams, including Texas A&M and South Carolina.

Simonds, a 6-foot-4, 280-pound offensive guard, also holds offers from Florida Atlantic and Virginia Tech.

Colquitt is the least recruited of the three. Outside of the Gators, his lone offer so far has come from Toledo.
1st we had Muschamp a clear UGA mole sent to dismantle our offense and now we have Mac offering and bringing in talent that shouldn't even be in the Sec. Who is in bed with that he's doing such things, Bama, FSU, possibly UGA has him on their books to finish us off as a program. I'm not sure but something sure does seem fishy with all these offers he's been giving out lately.

Jk but still some are real head scratchers as to why we offered kids with 1 offer on the table but I guess there has to be a big name school to start the trend might as well be us
 

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