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ding ding ding...to your corners!
Chris Steele transfers to USC(!), now has "everything he ever wanted"
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One step forward, two steps back should be our motto at UF now.
Or perhaps "We're the Next Vandy!"
Chris Steele’s decision to leave Florida took courage, and is a colossal disaster for the Gators
If you can’t recruit at an elite level, you’ll never consistently compete for national championships, no matter how well you develop players. We don’t need to theorize this; it’s been proven, meticulously, in column after colum
First, word leaked that 4-star quarterback recruit Jalon Jones had entered the transfer portal after only one spring on campus.
Days after the Jones story broke, 5-star running back Demarkcus Bowman committed to Clemson over Florida
the Gators received even more awful news earlier Thursday when the story broke that Chris Steele, the crown jewel of Florida’s 2019 recruiting class and one of the most promising players in spring practice, announced he would transfer without ever playing a down in Gainesville.
Or perhaps "We're the Next Vandy!"
Chris Steele’s decision to leave Florida took courage, and is a colossal disaster for the Gators
If you can’t recruit at an elite level, you’ll never consistently compete for national championships, no matter how well you develop players. We don’t need to theorize this; it’s been proven, meticulously, in column after colum
First, word leaked that 4-star quarterback recruit Jalon Jones had entered the transfer portal after only one spring on campus.
Days after the Jones story broke, 5-star running back Demarkcus Bowman committed to Clemson over Florida
the Gators received even more awful news earlier Thursday when the story broke that Chris Steele, the crown jewel of Florida’s 2019 recruiting class and one of the most promising players in spring practice, announced he would transfer without ever playing a down in Gainesville.
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How concerned should the Florida Gators be after Chris Steele’s transfer?
A year and a half after his hire, Florida coach Dan Mullen has hit his first major, unexpected speed bumps in Gainesville
(Id argue his mediocre recruiting classes and coaching staff hires were his first few speed bumps.)
The first exit was by four-star quarterback Jalon Jones...
The second impending departure came Thursday when UF’s top 2019 signee, cornerback Chris Steele, entered the portal, too. Assuming he leaves — players, remember, can leave the portal and return to their original school....
Both were among the 17 blue-chip players UF signed in a recruiting class that closed well to finish No. 9 nationally. That rally continued the positive momentum for the Gators, who outperformed expectations with Mullen’s inaugural 10-win season and a Peach Bowl win over Michigan.....
The last two weeks have altered that direction. Remove Steele and Jones from UF’s recruiting crop, and the Gators finished a more ho-hum 14th — the same as they did in Mullen’s first recruiting class and three spots lower than they did in Jim McElwain’s final one.
UF’s upcoming recruiting classes have also taken hits. In between the decisions by Jones and Steele, the Gators missed out on Lakeland five-star 2020 running back Demarkcus Bowman, who committed to Clemson instead. And a few hours after Steele’s decision became public, the No. 10 overall prospect in 2021, Ocala Vanguard defensive end Bryce Langston, decommitted from UF.
Add in defensive back Brian Edwards’ arrest on a complaint that he grabbed his girlfriend by the neck, and the bad news has been flowing in Gainesville.
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SEC East rival Georgia had more talent than UF last season. Kirby Smart widened that gap by signing the nation’s No. 2 class with 20 blue-chip prospects, and the distance will grow again with the loss of Jones and Steele.
A year and a half after his hire, Florida coach Dan Mullen has hit his first major, unexpected speed bumps in Gainesville
(Id argue his mediocre recruiting classes and coaching staff hires were his first few speed bumps.)
The first exit was by four-star quarterback Jalon Jones...
The second impending departure came Thursday when UF’s top 2019 signee, cornerback Chris Steele, entered the portal, too. Assuming he leaves — players, remember, can leave the portal and return to their original school....
Both were among the 17 blue-chip players UF signed in a recruiting class that closed well to finish No. 9 nationally. That rally continued the positive momentum for the Gators, who outperformed expectations with Mullen’s inaugural 10-win season and a Peach Bowl win over Michigan.....
The last two weeks have altered that direction. Remove Steele and Jones from UF’s recruiting crop, and the Gators finished a more ho-hum 14th — the same as they did in Mullen’s first recruiting class and three spots lower than they did in Jim McElwain’s final one.
UF’s upcoming recruiting classes have also taken hits. In between the decisions by Jones and Steele, the Gators missed out on Lakeland five-star 2020 running back Demarkcus Bowman, who committed to Clemson instead. And a few hours after Steele’s decision became public, the No. 10 overall prospect in 2021, Ocala Vanguard defensive end Bryce Langston, decommitted from UF.
Add in defensive back Brian Edwards’ arrest on a complaint that he grabbed his girlfriend by the neck, and the bad news has been flowing in Gainesville.
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SEC East rival Georgia had more talent than UF last season. Kirby Smart widened that gap by signing the nation’s No. 2 class with 20 blue-chip prospects, and the distance will grow again with the loss of Jones and Steele.
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Wtf.
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I'm not discounting entirely the recruiting element of things. But I do think there's some irony in an article that's partly about recruiting woes and talent disparities, and partly about two players that will be transferring--and likely granted immediate release for no real reason--within their first few months on campus. As I've said, the new easing in transfer restrictions will ultimately make NSD meaningless. For that matter, Bowman(who hasn't even signed yet) could end up a Gator by this point next year regardless of where he initially enrolls.
Again, not saying we don't have recruiting deficiencies. Simply a side view of the matter.
Again, not saying we don't have recruiting deficiencies. Simply a side view of the matter.
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I kept him on ignore for years and years. got sloppy probably bc Ox often had him banned.
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An atomic turd in the punch bowl - no way to spin it. This whole situation sucks, and the reason it looks so bad is because it is. Throw in the thing about how we ditched Corral due to "character issues" for what has turned out to be a even bigger POS and we don't just look corrupt, we look cosmically stupid as well. DM got a lotta splainin to do. The question is, will anyone be listening?
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Well, you certainly were given enough warnings. You need anger management therapy.
Donky, say one more word about it and you're gone, too.
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I don't disagree that this all looks terrible. But, ftr, we ditched Corral because he was not a fit at all for what Mullen wants. Mullen signing Jones a week later tells us all we need to know there. Neither party lost in that case.
