Recruiting 2022 Recruiting Thread: Evers and CJ Smith Decommit

[Durty South Swamp]

Kyle Pitts was on MuLLLLLLLLenz transition class. Definitrly not "utterly" useless.

pretty sure him and toney were committed to mac before the firing, so its not as if mullens went out and landed them.

 

[Thought Criminal]

pretty sure him and toney were committed to mac before the firing, so its not as if mullens went out and landed them.

I think the point was that he didn't lose them. It's sad we're having to look back wistfully at Mac recruiting.

 

[williston_gator]

We need to consider that the portal is pretty loaded right now too. I can see that being a band-aid this year but meat and potatoes needs to always come from regular signings.

 

[soflagator]

Well his buyout after year 3 is still about 25 million, so... yeah, he'll probably still be here in year 4.

Inflation. The canes live in an apartment complex with speed bumps and just put together 15 mil like it was nothing.

We'll be fine.

 

[NOLAGATOR]

"New wine in old wineskins"
I'm not particularly worried.
The last staff didn't recruit or develop talent well. Kids leaving are their kids. And tbh, we don't know what they got told. Maybe it was just enough to test their loyalty.

Nice Analogy

 

[Silverback Gator]

Letting a top 50 Fl WR slip through your fingers because of your “process” is inexcusable. I am on board with most of what I have seen so far. We can live without Evers and Smith, but keeping Gibson in the class was important. How do you not prioritize that? This is a real head scratcher for me, there was no possible downside to putting a priority on keeping him.

We do not know if there has been contact from the staff? You would think somebody with credibility went to see him or the staff was in touch daily. A phone call from the HC?

 

[Silverback Gator]

Napier reveals to the recruit that he's interested in a running QB, so the recruit takes off running.??

Evers is a running QB. So if anything was revealed would it not have been that he does not want a running QB? I can see why we are all mostly confused.

 

[gatorfan81]

I'm not worried Napier said this was about evaluating recruits. He's been out visiting, these kids talking about building a relationship with Mullen hell they probably only got texts from an assistant pretending to be Mullen

 

[TheDouglas78]

pretty sure him and toney were committed to mac before the firing, so its not as if mullens went out and landed them.

Toney played for Mac and Mullens, Pitts only played for Mullen... but yes, both were initially committed before Mullen took the job.

 

[Silverback Gator]

Did Fooley , I mean Strichs , ask for a resume as well.

If there is any truth or accuracy to the notion he asked for tape it would more likely be that they were informed he will be looking at tape. But even that seems incredibly awkward.

 

[TheDouglas78]

We need to consider that the portal is pretty loaded right now too. I can see that being a band-aid this year but meat and potatoes needs to always come from regular signings.

Been saying this for years, and mullenites celebrated transfer portal championships... like the foreskins celebrated free agency championships.

 

[Silverback Gator]

Been saying this for years, and mullenites celebrated transfer portal championships... like the foreskins celebrated free agency championships.

Sign 15 HS recruits who were lauded using mullen's evaluations then hit the portal for another five guys. Next thing we know, our roster has 60 guys on scholarship.

 

[gatorfan81]

Sounds to me like we got rid of some pre-madonnas. If you ain't a gator you're non gender non race specific gator food

 

[neteng]

We need to consider that the portal is pretty loaded right now too. I can see that being a band-aid this year but meat and potatoes needs to always come from regular signings.

Yes and no to the band aid. Transfers aren't just jucos and grad transfers anymore. For example, Bowman isn't a band aid. There is a lot of young talent at Oregon, USC, ND, OU, LSU and so on right now that might feel a bit slighted by being lied to by their ex-coach (except LSU).

 

[Alumni Guy]

My completely uneducated guess:

When Dorky Dan speaks to them, it’s all fun and games, not a single mention of hard work, dedication, and sacrifice,

Napier comes in and says, I require hard work and dedication. It won’t always be fun, but it’s what’s required to make you a better person and player.

Camp cupcake is not an option, so they bounce.

 

[BMF]

UGA DT commit Shone Washington is taking an OV to UF this weekend.

 

[jdh5484]

Inflation. The canes live in an apartment complex with speed bumps and just put together 15 mil pesos like it was nothing.

We'll be fine.

FIFY

 

[UFHealthGator]

pretty sure him and toney were committed to mac before the firing, so its not as if mullens went out and landed them.

As far as Pitts, that's true, but he did not run him away either. Pretty sure Toney was in the 2017 last butters class, not in 2018.

My point is just because a player was committed to the last failed coach does not make a transition class "utterly useless".

 

[TheDouglas78]

Yes and no to the band aid. Transfers aren't just jucos and grad transfers anymore. For example, Bowman isn't a band aid. There is a lot of young talent at Oregon, USC, ND, OU, LSU and so on right now that might feel a bit slighted by being lied to by their ex-coach (except LSU).

There is always is always a reason they are in the portal.... for every good contributor, you get a few other dudes who is going to ride the pine. How many transfers do you plan on us getting.

 

[neteng]

There is always is always a reason they are in the portal.... for every good contributor, you get a few other dudes who is going to ride the pine. How many transfers do you plan on us getting.

I aint planning on any. I was just pointing out that there are several teams loaded with some young talent that had their coaches sneak out in the middle of the night or fired.