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re: **2017 Football Recruiting Thread**
Posted on 12/4/16 at 11:06 am to reel_gator8
Posted on 12/4/16 at 11:06 am to reel_gator8
Its not that I don't think all that stuff matters as well. I just honestly don't think we have a great recruiting staff that can recover from blowout losses.
One of the Gator Writers said you either have a great staff that can recruit regardless of wins/losses or you recruit well because you win games and his take is we have neither right now. Good example Kirby Smart and his staff this year terrible year but recruiting great.
One of the Gator Writers said you either have a great staff that can recruit regardless of wins/losses or you recruit well because you win games and his take is we have neither right now. Good example Kirby Smart and his staff this year terrible year but recruiting great.
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Posted on 12/4/16 at 11:45 am to gatorbait_007
.@OtisKirk247 is reporting that JuCo DT Javier Edwards has backed off his Florida #Gators pledge
LINK
LINK
Posted on 12/4/16 at 12:02 pm to gatorbait_007
Not good. Going in home with him tonight to try to fix it but still
Posted on 12/4/16 at 12:04 pm to atlgator
He said it depends on the home visit
Posted on 12/4/16 at 12:57 pm to gatorbait_007
Lol. What a mess.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 2:35 pm to TJGator1215
L E A V E
Come back when a Coach and Team youll actually root for is here. Ppl are tired of you constantly bitching
Water is wet, TJ bitches about the Gators
Come back when a Coach and Team youll actually root for is here. Ppl are tired of you constantly bitching
Water is wet, TJ bitches about the Gators
Posted on 12/4/16 at 3:51 pm to dbuchanon
Next 60 days are going to be a roller coaster.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 5:36 pm to slayerxing
TJ already has a team he roots for and it isnt the Gators. He does his best to stir shite....would love to hurt our recruiting.
Posted on 12/4/16 at 7:45 pm to reel_gator8
Leatherwood tweeted
Go Gata
:)
Fingers crossed
Go Gata
:)
Fingers crossed
Posted on 12/5/16 at 3:31 am to dbuchanon
Go Gata?
Doesn't he know how to spell Gators? Holy crap he's going to be ineligible.
The sky is falling! Get to the choppa!
Doesn't he know how to spell Gators? Holy crap he's going to be ineligible.
The sky is falling! Get to the choppa!
Posted on 12/5/16 at 6:42 am to UF
Lol
Posted on 12/5/16 at 8:28 am to slayerxing
quote:
Next 60 days are going to be a roller coaster.
It is called the Silly season for a reason.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 9:03 am to BloodSweat&Beers
Buckle up fellas, silly season is upon us. I'll be updating the OP soon and let's get this underway.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 11:22 am to gatordmb89
Our RB commit Malik Davis earned a 4th star
Terrific job by the staff to identify and evaluate this guy and see his potential before he got a bump in the recruiting rankings.
Terrific job by the staff to identify and evaluate this guy and see his potential before he got a bump in the recruiting rankings.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 7:16 pm to atlgator
UF has put feelers out to former LSU QB commit Myles Brennan and will turn up the heat if/when Stidham picks AU.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 7:47 pm to gatordmb89
Also offered FSU commit James Blackman a 3 star QB committed to FSU. Heard from a friend who knows him well that he likes Florida a lot.
He's 6'5 and probably 170 pounds but I love his arm strength and athleticism. He has a huge upside and is a lot better than his 247 rating. I just checked and Rivals has him listed as a 4 star.
He's a stud.
He's 6'5 and probably 170 pounds but I love his arm strength and athleticism. He has a huge upside and is a lot better than his 247 rating. I just checked and Rivals has him listed as a 4 star.
He's a stud.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 7:48 pm to gatordmb89
From Zach Abolverdi... (free article)
The Florida coaching staff was back on the road recruiting Monday.
UF coach Jim McElwain and his assistants are trying to play catch-up after missing all but one day during the first week of the contact period because of their preparation for the SEC Championship Game.
“The big thing is that all of them were able to see it,” McElwain said when asked about the recruiting impact of Saturday. “They were able to see the opportunity that’s going to be there for them to come into a great place, be able to contribute early and get their degree from a top-10 public institution. I’m not sure it gets any better than that.
“So there’s a lot of momentum. We’ve got a lot of guys excited about the Gators. And missing last week in recruiting, I’m sure glad we did because that meant we were playing. And that’s they way it should be.”
McElwain paid a visit Sunday to 5-star quarterback Jarrett Stidham, a junior college transfer. On Monday, McElwain and offensive line coach Mike Summers went to see 5-star offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood and 4-star wide receiver Jacob Copeland (2018) in Pensacola, Fla. Leatherwood, an Alabama commit, plans to officially visit UF on Dec. 9, while Copeland has a top 2 of Clemson and Florida.
Meanwhile, offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier visited 5-star quarterback Trevor Lawrence (Cartersville, Ga.), the nation’s No. 1 overall prospect for 2018. He’s considering Clemson, Florida and Georgia.
Nussmeier also saw 4-star offensive linemen Tony Gray (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Netori Johnson (Ellenwood, Ga.) and Andrew Thomas (Atlanta). Gray will visit UF next month, and Johnson and Thomas are UGA commits.
Defensive line coach Chris Rumph joined Nussmeier on his visit with Johnson, then evaluated a pair of 3-star prospects at his position: defensive tackles Emmanuel McNeil (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Devonte Wyatt (Decatur, Ga.).
Defensive coordinator Geoff Collins and secondary coach Torrian Gray were in Georgia as well visiting 4-star safeties Tray Bishop (Dawson, Ga.) and Xavier McKinney (Roswell, Ga.), both of whom plan to officially visit Florida.
Running backs coach Tim Skipper was in his hometown of New Orleans to visit 4-star defensive back Brad Stewart, while wide receivers coach Kerry Dixon II spent Monday in Detroit seeing 4-star cornerback Ambry Thomas and 3-star offensive guard Jordan Reid, a Michigan State commit.
Two more 4-star offensive linemen in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., American Heritage teammates Kai-Leon Herbert (Michigan commit) and Tedarrell Slaton, were seen by linebackers coach Randy Shannon. The Gators want to get both prospects on campus for an official visit.
Tight ends coach Greg Nord checked out a pair of 3-star linebackers in the Peach State: Solon Page (Marietta, Ga.) and Chandler Wooten (Kennesaw, Ga.). Page is pledged to Tennessee, while Wooten is an Auburn commit.
News & notes
* Alec Jackson, a 3-star defensive tackle from Montgomery, Ala., has trimmed his lists of more than two dozen offers to four finalists. The Gators made the cut along with Auburn, Ole Miss and Southern Cal. He plans to officially visit UF in January.
* The Gators apparently gave Stidham something to think about. McElwain and Nussmeier are hoping to secure an official visit from him before the dead period. Looks like he spent Sunday night sleeping on it.
* Two of the recruits seen Sunday by the staff were 4-star wide receiver Henry Ruggs and 4-star cornerback Elijah Blades, a Florida commit. Here are pictures from their in-home visits with Dixon and Skipper.
The Florida coaching staff was back on the road recruiting Monday.
UF coach Jim McElwain and his assistants are trying to play catch-up after missing all but one day during the first week of the contact period because of their preparation for the SEC Championship Game.
“The big thing is that all of them were able to see it,” McElwain said when asked about the recruiting impact of Saturday. “They were able to see the opportunity that’s going to be there for them to come into a great place, be able to contribute early and get their degree from a top-10 public institution. I’m not sure it gets any better than that.
“So there’s a lot of momentum. We’ve got a lot of guys excited about the Gators. And missing last week in recruiting, I’m sure glad we did because that meant we were playing. And that’s they way it should be.”
McElwain paid a visit Sunday to 5-star quarterback Jarrett Stidham, a junior college transfer. On Monday, McElwain and offensive line coach Mike Summers went to see 5-star offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood and 4-star wide receiver Jacob Copeland (2018) in Pensacola, Fla. Leatherwood, an Alabama commit, plans to officially visit UF on Dec. 9, while Copeland has a top 2 of Clemson and Florida.
Meanwhile, offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier visited 5-star quarterback Trevor Lawrence (Cartersville, Ga.), the nation’s No. 1 overall prospect for 2018. He’s considering Clemson, Florida and Georgia.
Nussmeier also saw 4-star offensive linemen Tony Gray (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Netori Johnson (Ellenwood, Ga.) and Andrew Thomas (Atlanta). Gray will visit UF next month, and Johnson and Thomas are UGA commits.
Defensive line coach Chris Rumph joined Nussmeier on his visit with Johnson, then evaluated a pair of 3-star prospects at his position: defensive tackles Emmanuel McNeil (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Devonte Wyatt (Decatur, Ga.).
Defensive coordinator Geoff Collins and secondary coach Torrian Gray were in Georgia as well visiting 4-star safeties Tray Bishop (Dawson, Ga.) and Xavier McKinney (Roswell, Ga.), both of whom plan to officially visit Florida.
Running backs coach Tim Skipper was in his hometown of New Orleans to visit 4-star defensive back Brad Stewart, while wide receivers coach Kerry Dixon II spent Monday in Detroit seeing 4-star cornerback Ambry Thomas and 3-star offensive guard Jordan Reid, a Michigan State commit.
Two more 4-star offensive linemen in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., American Heritage teammates Kai-Leon Herbert (Michigan commit) and Tedarrell Slaton, were seen by linebackers coach Randy Shannon. The Gators want to get both prospects on campus for an official visit.
Tight ends coach Greg Nord checked out a pair of 3-star linebackers in the Peach State: Solon Page (Marietta, Ga.) and Chandler Wooten (Kennesaw, Ga.). Page is pledged to Tennessee, while Wooten is an Auburn commit.
News & notes
* Alec Jackson, a 3-star defensive tackle from Montgomery, Ala., has trimmed his lists of more than two dozen offers to four finalists. The Gators made the cut along with Auburn, Ole Miss and Southern Cal. He plans to officially visit UF in January.
* The Gators apparently gave Stidham something to think about. McElwain and Nussmeier are hoping to secure an official visit from him before the dead period. Looks like he spent Sunday night sleeping on it.
* Two of the recruits seen Sunday by the staff were 4-star wide receiver Henry Ruggs and 4-star cornerback Elijah Blades, a Florida commit. Here are pictures from their in-home visits with Dixon and Skipper.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 7:59 pm to gatordmb89
Thanks for sharing
Awesome!
Awesome!
Posted on 12/6/16 at 2:21 am to dbuchanon
Interesting that we're going after 3 qbs when we have Allen committed, and Franks and Trask on the team.
Posted on 12/6/16 at 5:32 am to TJGator1215
I think the only logical conclusion is that they do not feel good about the qb situation.
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