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Posted on 11/19/14 at 11:08 pm to gatorbait_007
Posted on 11/19/14 at 11:08 pm to gatorbait_007
Cowart has listed FSU as his new #1.
Martez Ivey says he hasn't been contacted since the announcement of Mushchamp leaving
Muschamp did say the assistants would keep recruiting lets hope they don't just give up and assume they will not be here next season. I do know Lawing has contacted Jefferson.
Martez Ivey says he hasn't been contacted since the announcement of Mushchamp leaving
Muschamp did say the assistants would keep recruiting lets hope they don't just give up and assume they will not be here next season. I do know Lawing has contacted Jefferson.
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Posted on 11/20/14 at 1:22 am to gatorbait_007
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Cowart has listed FSU as his new #1.
Martez Ivey says he hasn't been contacted since the announcement of Mushchamp leaving
Muschamp did say the assistants would keep recruiting lets hope they don't just give up and assume they will not be here next season. I do know Lawing has contacted Jefferson
This is why I hope we get a really solid hire who can salvage the year in recruiting, but it's looked pretty bleak for a while.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 3:50 pm to gatorbait_007
Total disaster. We all called it before the season started. Goddamit muschamp...
Posted on 11/26/14 at 3:25 am to slayerxing
Stop it....UF will be fine. Once a new coach is announced the tide will change...we are the flagship of this state...some of you;s need to show it. Long way to go until Feb....come on.
Posted on 11/26/14 at 7:14 am to reel_gator8
It better.
Posted on 11/26/14 at 8:17 am to slayerxing
Settle down. Every class is hyped up to be better than the last one, when in reality they are hardly different. UF will be fine on the trail this year.
Posted on 11/26/14 at 9:53 am to gatordmb89
I mean, I'm sure they will fill up. I have no doubt of that.
How will they do relative to our rivals is what worries me.
How will they do relative to our rivals is what worries me.
Posted on 11/26/14 at 10:54 am to slayerxing
It will turn out fine. Plenty of top talent out there still, who are waiting to build relationships with the new coaches.
Posted on 11/26/14 at 11:18 am to gatordmb89
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It will turn out fine. Plenty of top talent out there still, who are waiting to build relationships with the new coaches.
If we can get a solid hire, yes. But this might set us back a year or two.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 11:12 pm to StrawsDrawnAtRandom
Posted on 12/2/14 at 8:31 am to gatorbait_007
Not worried about CeCe. Cowart is a front runner that isn't as good as his ranking. He may indeed go elsewhere. I feel like CeCe at UF is a lock unless Lawing goes.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 11:11 am to gatordmb89
Agree both pretty much said no Lawing no committ
Posted on 12/4/14 at 2:07 pm to gatordmb89
I guess it is time to see how good of a recruiter he really is. Time to get out there and start bringing in some of those 5 stars back to UF
Posted on 12/4/14 at 6:09 pm to Louisiana Gator
We shall see. 2 months to get the class put together. Usually the 1st class is a throw away outside of a few players. Mac has his work cut out for him.
Posted on 12/4/14 at 6:59 pm to gatordmb89
Zook had to really battle his first year because of the late announcement by Spurrier he was leaving after the Orange Bowl...we had to sort through things and hire a coach etc etc...but one thing Zook did was memorable...he attended the PC and immediately asked for a cellphone and hit the ground running recruiting.
Recruits will have to listen to the NBC (new ball coach)and get a feel for his style. Cant wait for the official PC on Saturday so we can see what Foley bought us.
Recruits will have to listen to the NBC (new ball coach)and get a feel for his style. Cant wait for the official PC on Saturday so we can see what Foley bought us.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 1:50 am to reel_gator8
McElwain had previous success recruiting in Florida
By Zach Abolverdi
Correspondent
Published: Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 8:35 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 9:03 p.m.
The uncertainty of who Florida's football coach would be next season is one of the main reasons UF has struggled in the 2015 recruiting cycle.
Prospects got their answer Thursday.
The Gators hired Colorado State's Jim McElwain, who has an impressive track record as a coach but isn't a well-known name in recruiting — at least with the kids being targeted by the Gators in this class.
McElwain hasn't recruited high-profile prospects in the state of Florida since 2011, his last year as Alabama's offensive coordinator. But he landed some elite Sunshine State recruits when he was with the Tide, including NFL first-round pick Ha'Sean “Ha Ha” Clinton-Dix out of Orlando Dr. Phillips.
Five-star defensive end CeCe Jefferson, who hosted three UF assistants on an in-home visit Monday, spoke highly of the hire.
"That's awesome," Jefferson said when informed of the McElwain news. "I think it's a pretty good move. He's coached under (Nick) Saban, so he has the experience. We'll see what he's bringing to the table."
In-state running backs Jordan Cronkrite, Clemson commit Ray-Ray McCloud III and Miami commit Jordan Scarlett all called McElwain a great choice for Florida, though McCloud said he was solid to the Tigers.
Gators offensive line commit Tyler Jordan said anyone who does research on McElwain will be impressed.
"It's a good hire," the Under Armour All-American said. "He's a good coach who has been at the highest level before and has won championships with his offense."
Gators OL commits George Brown and Brandon Sandifer said they don't know much about the new UF coach, but they will soon and look forward to meeting him.
Two of Florida's top targets, five-star defensive end Byron Cowart and Rivals100 receiver Ryan Davis, said they aren't familiar with McElwain, but both trust the decision by athletics director Jeremy Foley.
“I'm guessing he's a great hire for the program,” Davis said. “I think Mr. Foley knows what he's doing and knows what's best for Florida football. I don't know about him at all, but I can't wait to hear from him.”
Fortunately for McElwain, his reputation in Tampa could help his chances with area prospects Cowart and Davis.
“Jim McElwain used to recruit Tampa for Bama,” said 247Sports reporter Josh Newberg, who has covered recruiting in that area for years. “(I've) met him several times. Very sharp, calm and well respected by coaches and recruits.”
The Gators currently have nine members in their 2015 class and room for at least 15 more.
McElwain will be on road recruiting Monday for the last week of the contact period, which resumes Jan. 15. Signing day is two months away.
Tight end Daniel Imatorbhebhe, who received an in-home visit Thursday from UF assistant Derek Lewis, hopes to hear from McElwain but admits it will be hard getting to know a coach this late in the recruiting process.
“But it is what it is. It's just a hard situation now because recruits have to go to Florida based on faith that the new coach will turn the program around. I'm going to start doing my research on him, and if he reaches out to me, I'll listen.”
By Zach Abolverdi
Correspondent
Published: Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 8:35 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 9:03 p.m.
The uncertainty of who Florida's football coach would be next season is one of the main reasons UF has struggled in the 2015 recruiting cycle.
Prospects got their answer Thursday.
The Gators hired Colorado State's Jim McElwain, who has an impressive track record as a coach but isn't a well-known name in recruiting — at least with the kids being targeted by the Gators in this class.
McElwain hasn't recruited high-profile prospects in the state of Florida since 2011, his last year as Alabama's offensive coordinator. But he landed some elite Sunshine State recruits when he was with the Tide, including NFL first-round pick Ha'Sean “Ha Ha” Clinton-Dix out of Orlando Dr. Phillips.
Five-star defensive end CeCe Jefferson, who hosted three UF assistants on an in-home visit Monday, spoke highly of the hire.
"That's awesome," Jefferson said when informed of the McElwain news. "I think it's a pretty good move. He's coached under (Nick) Saban, so he has the experience. We'll see what he's bringing to the table."
In-state running backs Jordan Cronkrite, Clemson commit Ray-Ray McCloud III and Miami commit Jordan Scarlett all called McElwain a great choice for Florida, though McCloud said he was solid to the Tigers.
Gators offensive line commit Tyler Jordan said anyone who does research on McElwain will be impressed.
"It's a good hire," the Under Armour All-American said. "He's a good coach who has been at the highest level before and has won championships with his offense."
Gators OL commits George Brown and Brandon Sandifer said they don't know much about the new UF coach, but they will soon and look forward to meeting him.
Two of Florida's top targets, five-star defensive end Byron Cowart and Rivals100 receiver Ryan Davis, said they aren't familiar with McElwain, but both trust the decision by athletics director Jeremy Foley.
“I'm guessing he's a great hire for the program,” Davis said. “I think Mr. Foley knows what he's doing and knows what's best for Florida football. I don't know about him at all, but I can't wait to hear from him.”
Fortunately for McElwain, his reputation in Tampa could help his chances with area prospects Cowart and Davis.
“Jim McElwain used to recruit Tampa for Bama,” said 247Sports reporter Josh Newberg, who has covered recruiting in that area for years. “(I've) met him several times. Very sharp, calm and well respected by coaches and recruits.”
The Gators currently have nine members in their 2015 class and room for at least 15 more.
McElwain will be on road recruiting Monday for the last week of the contact period, which resumes Jan. 15. Signing day is two months away.
Tight end Daniel Imatorbhebhe, who received an in-home visit Thursday from UF assistant Derek Lewis, hopes to hear from McElwain but admits it will be hard getting to know a coach this late in the recruiting process.
“But it is what it is. It's just a hard situation now because recruits have to go to Florida based on faith that the new coach will turn the program around. I'm going to start doing my research on him, and if he reaches out to me, I'll listen.”
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 1:55 am
Posted on 12/5/14 at 4:09 pm to reel_gator8
CeCe tweeted "he hopes the gators keep Lawing, TRob and Durk" and he wants to talk to the new coach.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 9:22 pm to gatorbait_007
George Brown and Sheriron Jones have decommitted not a huge surprise on Jones probably wouldn't of seen the field much anyway. Brown hurts with our lack of O-Line depth. This leaves us with zero consensus 4 stars and only 7 commits. Based on this looks like Roper and Summers will not be back next year.
This post was edited on 12/6/14 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 12/6/14 at 11:10 pm to gatorbait_007
We gotta have 5 OL recruits. The NBC needs to show us his prowness recruiting...but only so much you can do with short window left to build on.
QB Im not worried about as much...but its nice to have depth. We have to out recruit and out hustle everyone....time to start seeing recruits flipping to us for a change.
QB Im not worried about as much...but its nice to have depth. We have to out recruit and out hustle everyone....time to start seeing recruits flipping to us for a change.
Posted on 12/7/14 at 9:04 am to gatorbait_007
I'm kind of happy Brown flipped. Didn't really care for the take when it happened (he chose UF over UK) and I don't think any OL can add 50lbs of solid weight. Brown is a way less athletic Humphries and we all saw how that turned out.
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