UPDATE: QB Malik Zaire officially a Gator

[chferg]

Zaire will fail if they don't retool the offense to use his legs and get him out of the pocket.

At this point, we are boned for next year unless we pull in Fields.

 

[SaltyGator]

While I agree totally, Zaire is going to be a gator no matter how we feel. I hope he does well.

I'm not saying I hope he doesn't do well, I'd be happy if he came in and was a miracle taking us to a National Championship. I wish the guy all the best, I'm just disappointed more that we're having to look in other directions instead of having success developing the guys we recruited.

 

[Gatorraid81]

Wuerfel missed the end of his Redshirt Freshman (SEC Championship game and bowl game) season due to knee injury. I don't think the others ever missed time.

Yeah I forgot, Terry Dean finished out the year.

 

[GatorInKnox]

They were in agreement that Franks really wants to start.

This is groundbreaking information.

 

[gatormandan]

I'm not saying I hope he doesn't do well, I'd be happy if he came in and was a miracle taking us to a National Championship. I wish the guy all the best, I'm just disappointed more that we're having to look in other directions instead of having success developing the guys we recruited.

Again I agree. It MIGHT hurt in future QB recruiting.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Zaire will fail if they don't retool the offense to use his legs and get him out of the pocket.

At this point, we are boned for next year unless we pull in Fields.

Fields is not playing next year. He will redshirt. He said he knows he will redshirt.
Next year will be Franks most likely, or Zaire possibly on the outside chance he gets a 6th year... or another graduate transfer
Maybe Trask if Franks is really as inaccurate as he's looked at times. Trask looks to have the skills and with another year under his belt may be ready.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

Zaire will fail if they don't retool the offense to use his legs and get him out of the pocket.

At this point, we are boned for next year unless we pull in Fields.

So you imagine a true frosh as the savior for next year?

There is some chance that Zaire will be a two year grad transfer btw.

 

[Gator Fever]

So you imagine a true frosh as the savior for next year?

There is some chance that Zaire will be a two year grad transfer btw.

Not unless he gets injured early this year.

 

[TLB]

... or another graduate transfer

Why you gotta be so cruel?

 

[TheDouglas78]

Again I agree. It MIGHT hurt in future QB recruiting.

If you are qb thinking about Florida, and you see that Franks was lined up and they went out and actively got Zaire.. how would you feel?

 

[ThreatMatrix]

If you are qb thinking about Florida, and you see that Franks was lined up and they went out and actively got Zaire.. how would you feel?

If I was Fields I'd feel pretty good.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

Not unless he gets injured early this year.

... Zaire also is reportedly planning to seek a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA so that he could have two years of eligibility.

Zaire did not play as a freshman in 2013 and played in only the first two games in 2015 before suffering a broken ankle. ...

https://gridironnow.com/grad-transfer-qb-malik-zaire-has-picked-florida/

Now what his chances are of getting that 6th year I can not say. I do think the NCAA now grants the 6th year more easily than it did in the past.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

So you imagine a true frosh as the savior for next year?

There is some chance that Zaire will be a two year grad transfer btw.

If Fields signs, he will be the only SEC caliber QB on the roster. I expect him to start if he signs, even if it is later in the year, ala Chris Leak.

 

[Sundaysunday]

If you are qb thinking about Florida, and you see that Franks was lined up and they went out and actively got Zaire.. how would you feel?

I would feel like the best player will play and that I can probably come in and earn the spot. PT should be earned not given because of time in the system.

 

[Gator Fever]

https://gridironnow.com/grad-transfer-qb-malik-zaire-has-picked-florida/

Now what his chances are of getting that 6th year I can not say. I do think the NCAA now grants the 6th year more easily than it did in the past.

Its zero unless he gets injured early again according to the rules many people say. To get out of the 5 year window you have to have 2 early season ending injuries and the redshirt year counts as a year in that 5 year window.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

If Fields signs, he will be the only SEC caliber QB on the roster. I expect him to start if he signs, even if it is later in the year, ala Chris Leak.

This is almost the funniest thing I have ever read on a UF message board. We are where we are now because Ron Zook sold his soul and the UF program to the Leak family. Talk about non-SEC caliber QBs. I believe Leak was the only full time starting UF QB from Kyle Morris to now not to be drafted.

Of course Leak was highly rated by the star guys. UF had a head coach who some who don't understand that player evaluation is part of recruiting think was a great recruiter. So UF got stuck with the likes of Leak.

So sure hope for another repeat of the Zook/Leak fiasco. Maybe UF football can spend another decade in the wilderness. I guess that is what you want.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

Its zero unless he gets injured early again according to the rules many people say. To get out of the 5 year window you have to have 2 early season ending injuries and the redshirt year counts as a year in that 5 year window.

Not really, originally to get out of the 5 year window a player had to have an injury that causes them to miss more than one season. So a few years back I would have said there was zero chance even with an early injury this season. But recently the NCAA has become more relaxed on that I think.

 

[Gator Fever]

Not really, originally to get out of the 5 year window a player had to have an injury that causes them to miss more than one season. So a few years back I would have said there was zero chance even with an early injury this season. But recently the NCAA has become more relaxed on that I think.

Just saying what a lot of people have said on it. They say it can only happen with 2 years ended early by injury. Do you know of anyone that wasn't the case? Maybe if they have a family emergency and miss a season?

 

[MertzJay26]

This is almost the funniest thing I have ever read on a UF message board. We are where we are now because Ron Zook sold his soul and the UF program to the Leak family. Talk about non-SEC caliber QBs. I believe Leak was the only full time starting UF QB from Kyle Morris to now not to be drafted.

Of course Leak was highly rated by the star guys. UF had a head coach who some who don't understand that player evaluation is part of recruiting think was a great recruiter. So UF got stuck with the likes of Leak.

So sure hope for another repeat of the Zook/Leak fiasco. Maybe UF football can spend another decade in the wilderness. I guess that is what you want.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

This is almost the funniest thing I have ever read on a UF message board. We are where we are now because Ron Zook sold his soul and the UF program to the Leak family. Talk about non-SEC caliber QBs.

That says it all. You like Kyle Trash and think Chris Leak, all SEC, freshman All American, and MVP of the Championship game, wasn't an SEC caliber QB. Oh, I forgot, all time leading passer, EVEN WITH BEING STUCK WITH THREE DIFFERENT OCs in four years and being forced to run the GD option---THE FVKKING OPTION!!!!--- for the last two years.

Funny stuff.

I wish you were joking but I know you probably aren't.