re: 2018 Recruiting Thread: Sprint to NSD.

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if the recruiting class stopped TODAY, we'd have the highest ranked transitional class we've ever had.

Just saw this posted elsewhere. Thats pretty neat isnt it...

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Definitely a good haul for a short window for you guys. I think landing EJ was HUUUUGE for Mullen. Even if he RS's next season, getting a guy in the program and learning the system with Mullen and his staff coaching him will be awesome for you guys. I legitimately think it's the difference between a coaching search in 3-4 years and Mullen having high quality teams by year 3 (at the latest... if EJ ends up ahead of the curve I think he'd be at, could be sooner).

BTW, props to whoever the gator fans were sitting near my table at the 680 event in Atlanta... good dudes. Took some good natured ribbing in stride and gave it back without acting like douches. Not always the case in my experience...

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props to whoever the gator fans were sitting near my table at the 680 event in Atlanta... good dudes. Took some good natured ribbing in stride and gave it back without acting like douches. Not always the case in my experience...

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I enjoyed it man

I don't think anyone really knows, to be quite honest. Would the NCAA or Ole Miss have to make the decision/protest? I'd think they'd probably let it go.

Yeah beacuse I was thinking: Usually they block players from transferring to other SEC schools, so I'm pretty sure this is being looked at as a 'special' case.

Basically added a 4 and 5 star WR to the team that wont count on recruiting rankings.

Dan is rollin !!!

So

Jones - Highly touted QB
Two top 100 receivers - Both transfers, but neither may sit out a year
A top Oline JUCO guy
Two well rated safeties
2nd ranked kicker in the nation(please argue that isn't important)
Signed the players he wanted to keep outside of a couple who left because of asst coaches

Things are starting to click here...Amazing what you can do when at UF and not MIss State.

New #Gators QB @eXjones6 told me on Wednesday he was recruiting @Trevongrimes8 to Florida. Jones got his guy.

Damn we are going hard for JUCO's.

Mullen is looking to win immediately lol

I wasn't kidding when I said we were starting, literally, 20 underclassmen (I think it ended up being) by the FSU game. Most of the older guys were hurt, suspended or not playing.

Next year will probably be a monster class if Mullen can win, if only because a lot of these guys are going to be about ready to leave.

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We got a lot of talent already on the roster and just had underclassmen in the back seven and they will get better...

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What kills me is that as bad as the stats were, our defense actually did pretty solid for most of the year. Who can blame them for giving up when their offense continually bends them over and fricks them.

This isn't a Franks thing, but my God they were on the field a lot this season (like every season) and the only difference was that we had no backups.

Gardner progressed well throughout the season, and you could sort of see it when we played against FSU. (I was dogging Gardner all year) The linebackers have literally no depth and their backups are walkons.

People have given up way too early on the defense, and really Mullen just needs to start giving us first downs again -- and I believe with his style we will be able to. That's the big one, letting our defense rest for 2018 because I have no idea what the depth is going to be.

Next year's class will probably be heads and shoulders above what we got this year -- and that whole ''Dan Mullen is a lazy recruiter'' is being put to rest. Turns out, MSU just sucks as a school.

For special teams: I really hope our Kicker doesn't come in as a head case and that he just gives us three more years of what we had with Eddie. No dropoff at punter, and coverage? Well, I think we might finally be getting some athletes who will get down the field to actually cover.