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re: 2018 Recruiting Thread: Sprint to NSD.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 6:27 am to TJGator1215
Posted on 1/18/18 at 6:27 am to TJGator1215
Every year dozens and dozens of high school players in Florida that are undervalued sign with out of state schools and turn out to be gems. I don't give a crap about stars, I want players who want to be Gators and will play better than what a height/weight/speed chart shows.
To fill out our class we should look long and hard for the kids other schools want and recognize. Sure we want top flight players...but an awful lot of great players were rated 3 stars.
There is no 100% formula to predict how players will develop. We ourselves have had monster OL who had two star brains and stole scooters and knuckle heads who didn't know their azz from a hole in the ground. The damn NFL misses many times on draft choices. They over value and undervalue a lot.
Not going to gnash my teeth worrying. Things will either work out or they don't. The proof will be several years from now as to how well we recruited. These are kids from various backgrounds and aren't men yet. The good ones want to be coached up and are positive in the locker room.
To fill out our class we should look long and hard for the kids other schools want and recognize. Sure we want top flight players...but an awful lot of great players were rated 3 stars.
There is no 100% formula to predict how players will develop. We ourselves have had monster OL who had two star brains and stole scooters and knuckle heads who didn't know their azz from a hole in the ground. The damn NFL misses many times on draft choices. They over value and undervalue a lot.
Not going to gnash my teeth worrying. Things will either work out or they don't. The proof will be several years from now as to how well we recruited. These are kids from various backgrounds and aren't men yet. The good ones want to be coached up and are positive in the locker room.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 9:00 am to reel_gator8
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Every year dozens and dozens of high school players in Florida that are undervalued sign with out of state schools and turn out to be gems. I don't give a crap about stars, I want players who want to be Gators and will play better than what a height/weight/speed chart shows.
One name comes to mind, Kerwin Bell
There are multiple other examples, i'm just too lazy to think about it.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:35 am to reel_gator8
We tried your stars doesn't matter approach reel and got our asses kicked. They do matter a lot.
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