Recruiting Audio: State of Florida Recruiting: Andrew Spivey

[GatorJ]

Fantastic listen. Didn't want it to get lost in the Recruiting thread. Great listen for those that don't want to rummage through the 2000 or so posts on recruiting.

Enjoy:

http://secsportsinsider.com/gator-insider-recruiting-podcast/

 

[Swamp Donkey]

"This isn't going to be a top 5 class."

No shiit, sweatstain.

"The staff isn't from here, Mac out west, Nuss from MIchigan, so I'm concerned about that (trying to recruit kids from FL)"

No shiit, swampass.

"They can take up to 27... but that isn't realistic."



There is no team in the SEC that consistently plays with 10-20 schollies short.

 

[Gator Fever]

I think we get a few flips plus Ivey and Jefferson to end up with around a top 25 class which compared to now would be very nice.

 

[NavetG8r]

Good listen, thanks for sharing J!

 

[GatorJ]

I thought it was interesting that we have nobody with any ties to Jacksonville.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Glad to see Law is finally on board

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I committed today.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Good to see you take step one seriously

 

[GatorJ]

Also, I feel better about Dillon. And I also didn't know that tidbit about Van Jefferson. Figures though.

 

[heversle]

Would anyone mind summing up what was covered or mentioning any tidbits of note? I couldn't hang for the whole 20 minutes. The audio quality is horrific on that "podcast".

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Same thing that Zach and everyone else from the SID-fed crew say, we are going to land all the 5 stars and 15 other kids and have a great class.

The reverb problems with the podcast are his past statements that Chimp is a great coach who just had some injury problems in 2013 and Jeff Driskel is the perfect QB for the spread and will win the Heisman this year echoing in the phone. If you listen closely, you can hear it all.

 

[WobbleGator]

Good listen. Thanks J.

 

[GatorJ]

Would anyone mind summing up what was covered or mentioning any tidbits of note? I couldn't hang for the whole 20 minutes. The audio quality is horrific on that "podcast".

He expects a class of about 20 to 23. And a few major flips in particular Scarlett. He also expects two of the big three. He also talked about what a great recruiter Callahan is. And how big of a coup getting Shannon was. He did say that a weakness of our coaching staff is that they have nobody with any Jacksonville ties and Jacksonville has really exploded over the last couple years with talent. He's hoping that the wide receiver coach that we bring in has ties to Jacksonville.

He also discussed the holes in the previous recruiting classes from Muschamp and how bad off our offensive line depth is. He also said that The coaching staff has really been selling playing time to the recruits. In particular on offense. Their basic message has been where can you find early playing tonight at a powerhouse like UF? Van Jefferson who is a big time recruit who just decommitted from Georgia did not like our offense. He's super excited about the possibility of playing at UF now. He's always liked UF but would not commit because of our crappy offense.

He compared Scarlett to a smaller Trent Richardson. And Scarlett likes the idea of playing in our offense and being used similar to Trent. He also talked about how Taylor is more of a shifty back while Scarlett is more of a straight-ahead runner.

 

[WobbleGator]

He also talked about how Taylor is more of a shifty back

That was my only issue with Taylor. He seemed to dance too much instead of just hitting the hole that was there. He would dance and gain 0/1 yard instead of just plunging ahead and getting 3/4 yards.

 

[GatorJ]

That was my only issue with Taylor. He seemed to dance too much instead of just hitting the hole that was there. He would dance and gain 0/1 yard instead of just plunging ahead and getting 3/4 yards.

He really regressed last year IMO. So much talent. But no break away speed.

 

[playzwtrux]

I WAS committed today.

FIFY

 

[MJMGator]

He expects a class of about 20 to 23. And a few major flips in particular Scarlett. He also expects two of the big three. He also talked about what a great recruiter Callahan is. And how big of a coup getting Shannon was. He did say that a weakness of our coaching staff is that they have nobody with any Jacksonville ties and Jacksonville has really exploded over the last couple years with talent. He's hoping that the wide receiver coach that we bring in has ties to Jacksonville.

He also discussed the holes in the previous recruiting classes from Muschamp and how bad off our offensive line depth is. He also said that The coaching staff has really been selling playing time to the recruits. In particular on offense. Their basic message has been where can you find early playing tonight at a powerhouse like UF? Van Jefferson who is a big time recruit who just decommitted from Georgia did not like our offense. He's super excited about the possibility of playing at UF now. He's always liked UF but would not commit because of our crappy offense.

He compared Scarlett to a smaller Trent Richardson. And Scarlett likes the idea of playing in our offense and being used similar to Trent. He also talked about how Taylor is more of a shifty back while Scarlett is more of a straight-ahead runner.

Just a thought, but a WR coach with ties to Jacksonville...Kerwin Bell?

 

[westflgator]

He really regressed last year IMO. So much talent. But no break away speed.

Emmitt didn't have break away speed and he did alright. A good back must have vision, balance, the ability to read the blocks, and he must be decisive about hitting the hole. The guys we had in the line up last year had none of the above with any consistancy. A really good back doesn't need much of a hole and doesn't require the lineman to hold the block long. Again our backs either don't have that ability, they weren't being coached properly, or a combination of the two.

 

[PatDooleySucks]

He expects a class of about 20 to 23. And a few major flips in particular Scarlett. He also expects two of the big three. He also talked about what a great recruiter Callahan is. And how big of a coup getting Shannon was. He did say that a weakness of our coaching staff is that they have nobody with any Jacksonville ties and Jacksonville has really exploded over the last couple years with talent. He's hoping that the wide receiver coach that we bring in has ties to Jacksonville.

He also discussed the holes in the previous recruiting classes from Muschamp and how bad off our offensive line depth is. He also said that The coaching staff has really been selling playing time to the recruits. In particular on offense. Their basic message has been where can you find early playing tonight at a powerhouse like UF? Van Jefferson who is a big time recruit who just decommitted from Georgia did not like our offense. He's super excited about the possibility of playing at UF now. He's always liked UF but would not commit because of our crappy offense.

He compared Scarlett to a smaller Trent Richardson. And Scarlett likes the idea of playing in our offense and being used similar to Trent. He also talked about how Taylor is more of a shifty back while Scarlett is more of a straight-ahead runner.

I know a perfect Jacksonville coach we can hire at WR, and he's a former Gator ....

 

[biggator6]

Emmitt didn't have break away speed and he did alright. A good back must have vision, balance, the ability to read the blocks, and he must be decisive about hitting the hole. The guys we had in the line up last year had none of the above with any consistancy. A really good back doesn't need much of a hole and doesn't require the lineman to hold the block long. Again our backs either don't have that ability, they weren't being coached properly, or a combination of the two.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that nobody on offense was being coached properly last year except MAYBE the O-line (who seemed to improve).