Well, I don't know any of them personally, but it has been widely reported that they are UF fans and were considered leans the moment they entered the recruiting cycle. There are numerous noles on the Rivals board that had conceded at least two of those three going back to just after NSD last year, stating that they were Gators. Imo, that 's the only reason we were even in the picture with them. There were comments from each of them about the coaching situation here and wanting to see how it shook out before they committed. You don't do that unless you really want to be there. If we win 2-3 more games, and WM is on firm ground, I don't think we'd be having this conversation.
And it's kind of tough to say Brantley was all Gator when he was committed to Texas for months before deciding to stay home, largely at the encouragement of Bell. From a business standpoint, I think UT made a lot more sense for him, though I'm not convinced he's a good QB once the bullets start flying, regardless of system. That's a separate debate. But ftr, guys like Demps, Brandon James, Harvin and even Wuerffel were fans of the noles growing up, but made business decisions to jump on the school that was running at the time. That's not entirely uncommon. Kids are making career decisions, many of them coming from desperate backgrounds. And it works both ways. If we insist on kids who grew up Gators coming to UF--regardless of whether or not it makes sense for them--then shouldn't we be obligated to offer kids who want to come here, even if it doesn't make sense for us? We've created the problem, and have no one to blame but ourselves if they opt to go elsewhere.
