re: 2019 Recruiting Thread: Return of the Mullen. Updated 10/30.

Our recruiting class will be fine, haters and anti-gators just love to criticize and bash or coaches.

What is most important is next season. We have to win some games and show some improvement on offense and next year the recruiting job will be much easier.

MFGA - Make Florida Great Again! Go Gators.

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Higdon, even without Steele and Pittman says that we'll get a top ten class. He basically told everyone to relax (as always) and says that we're exaggerating what we know in regards to what the 'board' looks like.

He said that our net is a lot larger than most of the 'top' recruits and that many of them aren't nearly as far ahead as people think. He mentioned Steele and said that there are at least five guys on the board that are on the same level or higher and that there are many players people don't even know about.

He also said that the staff feels really good about mostly everything right now, and gave a brief update of FNL. Apparently we have some surprises showing up on campus.

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This is exactly what the staff wants him to say.


Spivey completely screwed up saying Pierre was not a take. Then he said UF has a LB coach named Brian Robinson. No one has a source on staff besides Higdon.

I like Pierre. Fast athletic LB. Big enough for the SEC at 6'3" 220. Local Orlando people are high on him.

Central Florida Super 60

Nah man, I move from city to city soundlessly.

That being said, to the rest: Higdon legitimately knows what our board looks like, he legitimately knows what the staff wants (this is true) but I think the staff has a lot better of a grip on the reality of recruiting than we do at the moment.






Or at least we hope they do.

Saw that as well. Gators put out everybody’s new number and Copeland was listed as well as Grimes and V. Jefferson

On Higdon being the PR Tzar: I don't know, he's said negative things in the past, but even just following certain people on Twitter I think the staff is probably doing a better job than we think. Not because it's all rose-tinted glasses, but just because I think they know what they're doing. They secured 68% Blue chips last year (including transfers), they should hit that area.

On California: We have 4 targets and could go anywhere from 0/4 to literally 4/4. The closer we get to commitment day for Steele and Pittman the better I feel about our chances. Of course, I don't like Steele wearing Florida Gator gear for the Opening because that's usually a death sentence...but.

Ethan Rae we have a good chance.
Steele to me is 50/50.
Pittman is definitely in our favor (in spite of Oregon making up ground)
And Tauanu'u seems to like the staff.

It's not like we have 10 targets, and I think Tauanu'u contacted us at the USC camp so what do we have to lose?

What makes you say that about Pittman?

Steele to USC and I'm going to retract my optimism about Pittman over Copeland's Tweet.

Just in case no one saw what Copeland said: " 2019 recruits scared to come compete. "

I think we might recruit a little more at home next time around -- and of course as I say this we've just offered a DT from UCLA.

I think having Elam and Blades on campus for FNL is big news, and we've picked up some other pretty good players. Steele really hurts, because we were probably leading up until the end. Pittman is less painful with Higgins coming on the board. Higgins is legit ready to play tomorrow and will probably get his 5th star.

Can't wait for FNL.

It doesn’t matter right now though.

I do think Mullen is smart enough that if they don’t close strong in a bump class he will realize he needs to add a really good recruiter or two to the staff. He won’t let himself down like Mac did by keeping friends on staff.