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re: Ole Miss likely flipping 4* QB Matt Corral from Florida
Posted on 12/15/17 at 12:59 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Posted on 12/15/17 at 12:59 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
To be fair to Straws, he's been consistent on this from jump. 
I'd agree, unless there is more to the character concerns than getting drunk occasionally and punching a kid that was likely as douchey if not more so than Corral, the concerns on that end seem to be pretty silly.
There are UF writers who aren't writing this off as *exclusively* him being let go, but certainly not making him the priority that it probably should have been if they wanted to keep him. I mean, if they didn't want him at all, they probably don't visit him in person... but that doesn't mean they were pitching their A game either.
End of the day, he's a poor fit for Mullen's most recent iterations of his offensive plans. If I'm Corral, I recognize that and I probably press on how Mullen intends to adapt to what I bring to the table and if I don't like what I hear, then even Ole Miss on probation with scholarship reductions may be a better option.
The weird thing to me is if Mullen did this without a good idea of who the alternative was... if it was a wing and a prayer to land another top QB, it seems like a pretty dramatic misstep. Landing Emory Jones would definitely be a hell of a trade up as far as QBs that fit what Mullen wants to do *but* I would say he's a bit of a project from what I've seen... Upside, obviously Mullen has some experience getting guys ready to produce in college. Will be interesting to follow along to say the least. I wish you all of the worst luck possible.
I'd agree, unless there is more to the character concerns than getting drunk occasionally and punching a kid that was likely as douchey if not more so than Corral, the concerns on that end seem to be pretty silly.
There are UF writers who aren't writing this off as *exclusively* him being let go, but certainly not making him the priority that it probably should have been if they wanted to keep him. I mean, if they didn't want him at all, they probably don't visit him in person... but that doesn't mean they were pitching their A game either.
End of the day, he's a poor fit for Mullen's most recent iterations of his offensive plans. If I'm Corral, I recognize that and I probably press on how Mullen intends to adapt to what I bring to the table and if I don't like what I hear, then even Ole Miss on probation with scholarship reductions may be a better option.
The weird thing to me is if Mullen did this without a good idea of who the alternative was... if it was a wing and a prayer to land another top QB, it seems like a pretty dramatic misstep. Landing Emory Jones would definitely be a hell of a trade up as far as QBs that fit what Mullen wants to do *but* I would say he's a bit of a project from what I've seen... Upside, obviously Mullen has some experience getting guys ready to produce in college. Will be interesting to follow along to say the least. I wish you all of the worst luck possible.
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Posted on 12/15/17 at 1:04 pm to fibonaccisquared
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To be fair to Straws, he's been consistent on this from jump.
I think a lot of people are interpreting me as saying: No, we never wanted him (including myself) because he flipped -- but I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying I've been wanting him from Day 1 to come to Gainesville and whatever Mullen is doing I hope it pans out because I don't agree.
He should have been a priority.
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The weird thing to me is if Mullen did this without a good idea of who the alternative was...
I want to believe he has a plan, and I need to see something more conclusive to this. If we don't sign a QB, a really good QB, I'll have lost a little faith in ''the process'' that people want me to trust.
Maybe there are character issues I didn't/couldn't see, but we pretty much just lost one of the best quarterbacks of this class for basically wandering in the dark.
That being said, if we landed Emory Jones then I'd be so daring as to say they told Corral to go on because we were going to get the commit from Jones.
If we lose Jones, Fields and Corral, though, that'd be a terrible look for us.
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