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Things should start to clear up on the 2019 UF football recruiting class ranking by the beginning of September. With the earlier signing times recently instituted, the winningest programs like Bama are pressuring recruits to commit earlier. Recruits will commit earlier to make sure they get a spot. I would not be surprised if some of these pressured recruits change their mind making some of these top recruits available as we approach the first available signing day.
One of the things that affects recruiting I have noticed is the teams W/L record the prior year. With UF going 4-7 last season that does not bode well for the upcoming recruiting class being ranked top 5. If Mullen works his butt off he may be able to get UF to #10. He will need to flip some of the pressured recruits that are currently pledged elsewhere.
If you go to rivals and look at top 100 recruits that are UNDECIDED you will notice UF is on many of their top choice lists. Mullen is flying all over the country hoping a few of these top recruits can be convinced to come to UF in spite of Mac's poor record last season. Mullen's last ditch efforts are getting UF on these top player lists but our record last season will make it hard for UF to be the final choice. I think he will flip just a few of them. You have to start somewhere.
My guess is we end up number 10 as Mullen gets just a few of the many pressured early top commits plus the UNDECIDED national recruits he is flying all over the US to see to flip to UF.
When I expect Mullen's hard work to pay off most is not the 2019 class but the 2020 class. The 2019 class will be able to use UF's planned top tier Football center when they are juniors. The 2020 class will be able to use it when they are sophomores. Mullen's hard work on the 2018 class helped it be a better than normal transition class.
What is your guess at our 2019 ranking?
One of the things that affects recruiting I have noticed is the teams W/L record the prior year. With UF going 4-7 last season that does not bode well for the upcoming recruiting class being ranked top 5. If Mullen works his butt off he may be able to get UF to #10. He will need to flip some of the pressured recruits that are currently pledged elsewhere.
If you go to rivals and look at top 100 recruits that are UNDECIDED you will notice UF is on many of their top choice lists. Mullen is flying all over the country hoping a few of these top recruits can be convinced to come to UF in spite of Mac's poor record last season. Mullen's last ditch efforts are getting UF on these top player lists but our record last season will make it hard for UF to be the final choice. I think he will flip just a few of them. You have to start somewhere.
My guess is we end up number 10 as Mullen gets just a few of the many pressured early top commits plus the UNDECIDED national recruits he is flying all over the US to see to flip to UF.
When I expect Mullen's hard work to pay off most is not the 2019 class but the 2020 class. The 2019 class will be able to use UF's planned top tier Football center when they are juniors. The 2020 class will be able to use it when they are sophomores. Mullen's hard work on the 2018 class helped it be a better than normal transition class.
What is your guess at our 2019 ranking?
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