Gator Vball is a perennial powerhouse. We don't have room in our scholarship lists to carry fluff with marginal talent. There are too many good players and only so many we can sign. The lovey dovey, heartwarming story it would have made would not justify the passing on a true 5 Star player. Sports, whether we like it or not, is a business and the coaches are expected to win.
--- Gatornet Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm... she'll always be a gator regardless of what > school she attends. Isn't > that what we've always said? There are a LOT of > people right here on > GatorNet that are gators despite never having > attended UF. Now, I'm sure > tuition wouldn't be a problem for her, but for > someone else to be presented > with a choice of attending Ga Tech on a scholarship > or paying your way at > UF, it's a no-brainer. Take the scholarship. > > I'm still curious as to why UF didn't offer. Even if > she was of marginal > talent, with her connections, you would think UF > would offer anyway. > > Randy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Oliver Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:39 PM > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: FYI: > Nicki Meyer officially inks > with Ga. Tech (Volleyball) (Patton) > > > That's exactly right. I wasn't recruited to play > football at Florida. Did > I go to Georgia Tech? NO, I went to Florida and > sacrificed my eligibility > for the Gators!!! > Oliver > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tue 11/18/2008 12:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: FYI: > Nicki Meyer officially inks > with Ga. Tech (Volleyball) (Patton) > > > What's more important - being a Gator or being a > volley ball player? > > In all kinds of weather - we all stick together. > > Now she's helping the enemy - thats not right! > > > ??? Because she didn't play on a UF team that > didn't offer her???? > > --- On Tue, 11/18/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Traitor. We should start calling her SOS junior. I > guess there already is > a SOS jr - so we'll call her SOS 2. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
