Recruiting Another recruit decommits

[JC_Gator]

https://twitter.com/zachabolverdi/status/491299918544642049

Tristan Payton

 

[TallyGator]

If we play well and kids see us as a good fit for their skills, we'll be turning recruits away. In the meantime, not gonna worry about it.

 

[Free Gator]

We did not need him. Just Saying....

 

[ntcrze]

I hope you are wrong. Not that he is the greatest player in the world, that's not the point. He is a pretty good player, I guess, what do I know? But I think it's very bad news because it lends to the image of things falling apart in Gainesville. Momentum is as important in rcruiting as it is in games and you have to start worrying about the perception that everyone is jumping off the S.S. Muschamp. From ll the players that transferred, Phillips resignation, and now two flips from UF in the space of a week. What would you think if you were looking at UF?

 

[JC_Gator]

It is scary to me. We are not losing much here, but we need to change this momentum around in the next 11 days. There are 3 recruits announcing that would be huge gets for us.

 

[NavetG8r]

Meh, it's just a commit. They flip flop all the time these days. Wait till signing day before you freak out.

 

[The Original DC]

What's going on at First Coast HS in Jacksonville? There are about 5 D-1 type players on that team and none of them are committed to UF with Payton's decommitment. FSU has two, South Carolina has one, now two are uncommitted. One would think that HS, right in the heart of Gator country, would be a UF factory. Unfortunately, FSU seems to get the bulk of talent from that school.

 

[NavetG8r]

What's going on at First Coast HS in Jacksonville? There are about 5 D-1 type players on that team and none of them are committed to UF with Payton's decommitment. FSU has two, South Carolina has one, now two are uncommitted. One would think that HS, right in the heart of Gator country, would be a UF factory. Unfortunately, FSU seems to get the bulk of talent from that school.

Everybody knows players from Jacksonville suck.

 

[TheDouglas78]

It's July, we are more than 6 months away from National Signing Day. Nothing to freak out about, it is just a 16/17 year old and that mentality.

 

[TallyGator]

Even though it is early in the process, I would expect solid commitments from the kids we have offered who truly want to come to the University of Florida. After that pool of players are those who think they want to play football here. Then they have to qualify academically...and frankly, that probably scares a few of these kids off. We do have standards that are being adhered to and some kids find the standards too rigid or difficult to achieve. Others, like basketball's Chris Walker, accept the challenge in order to better themselves and play ball. I'll take that kind of kid any day.

 

[GatorJ]

This is a very surprising de-commit and a big one at that. I'm stunned. Tristan has been rocketing up the rating charts because he's had OUTSTANDING camps. In addition to that he's been recruiting for us and is close with several 4 and 5 star recruits and he's been pushing them to commit to us. Just stunned.

 

[JC_Gator]

Another alarming fact: we had 3 WR under Phillips. We have lost all 3 since he left.

 

[GatorJ]

Another alarming fact: we had 3 WR under Phillips. We have lost all 3 since he left.

Wow. I hope Leak is working the recruiting circuit.

 

[MJMGator]

How many commits do we have now? 7-8? This is what happens when you keep a coach that is firmly on the hot seat. I know its a long way to NSD and I'm no recruiting guru, but I can't recall us being in this bad of shape in a long time.

 

[JC_Gator]

How many commits do we have now? 7-8? This is what happens when you keep a coach that is firmly on the hot seat. I know its a long way to NSD and I'm no recruiting guru, but I can't recall us being in this bad of shape in a long time.

8

 

[CaribGator]

This is a very surprising de-commit and a big one at that. I'm stunned. Tristan has been rocketing up the rating charts because he's had OUTSTANDING camps. In addition to that he's been recruiting for us and is close with several 4 and 5 star recruits and he's been pushing them to commit to us. Just stunned.

Not stunned here, but very surprised. As you mentioned he basically has been recruiting for us which would make one think that he was a solid commit. If he doesn't sign with us we'll just have to see what bag man from another university made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

 

[GatorJ]

This is a very surprising de-commit and a big one at that. I'm stunned. Tristan has been rocketing up the rating charts because he's had OUTSTANDING camps. In addition to that he's been recruiting for us and is close with several 4 and 5 star recruits and he's been pushing them to commit to us. Just stunned.

Not stunned here, but very surprised. As you mentioned he basically has been recruiting for us which would make one think that he was a solid commit. If he doesn't sign with us we'll just have to see what bag man from another university made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

He's looking at USC. I'm not sure if that's South Carolina or USCW. I would think it's South Carolina…

 

[NavetG8r]

We had a pretty damn good signing class after our 4-8 season and all those kids knew Muchamp was being retained. I swear some of you only look for the clouds.

 

[MJMGator]

We had a pretty damn good signing class after our 4-8 season and all those kids knew Muchamp was being retained. I swear some of you only look for the clouds.

Where's the silver lining in currently having the 10th ranked recruiting class within our own conference? How would you spin this as a positive, Nav?

 

[NavetG8r]

Where's the silver lining in currently having the 10th ranked recruiting class within our own conference? How would you spin this as a positive, Nav?

I don't need to spin anything. the 2015 class is still a very long way from being finished. Muschamp has been pretty good at flipping some big names at the last minute to turn in a very respectable final grade when all the letters are signed.