Not only did we fire him, he went to Tennessee, one of our biggest rivals, and started bad mouthing us to recruits.
Obviously he has some pictures of someone doing something :-)
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From: "Shane Ford" <goufgat...@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, January 22, 2010 11:54 pm
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Yep! I'm a little confused by the re-hire as well. On the surface it appears to be revisionist history white washing his previous firing. He appears to be an excellent recruiter, but like you I thought his coaching was being questioned?
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From: Jerry Belloit <bell...@clarion.edu>
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Date: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:42:43 PM GMT-0500
Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Gainesville Sun: Notebook: Recruits talk about new UF coaches
I must be having old-timer's disease. I thought we had fired Stan Drayton
as running backs coach because he did not coach the backs to hold on to the
ball?
Jerry
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UF coaches
OH, man! I'm pumped after reading this article. I was hoping this staff
would jump in running, and it sounds like they have. Maybe having Coach
Strong stealing several of our coaches will be a blessing in the long run.
What do you guys think?
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From: Oliver Barry <oli...@bobparks.com>
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Date: Friday, January 22, 2010 3:49:29 PM GMT-0600
Subject: [gatortalk] Gainesville Sun: Notebook: Recruits talk about new UF
coaches
January 22nd, 2010 02:43pm
Notebook:
<http://recruiting.blogs.gatorsports.com/10351/notebook-recruits-talk-about-
new-uf-coaches/> Recruits talk about new UF coaches
by Edward Aschoff <http://recruiting.blogs.gatorsports.com/author/aschoff/>
One of the things many people have worried about during this recruiting
cycle has been how recruits have reacted to the relatively different looking
Florida coaching staff.
Charlie Strong was such a strong recruiter and one of the most well
respected defensive coordinators in college football. Now, he's at
Louisville. Billy Gonzales was probably Florida's most personable recruiter
behind Urban Meyer. Gonzales was so good that he could pull any sort of
player, and he was just a receivers coach. Now, he's at LSU. Former running
backs coach Kenny Carter wasn't known for being the greatest recruiter, but
he did enough to keep Lithonia, Ga., Martin Luther King running back Mack
Brown comfortable with his Gator commitment. Even after Meyer's health saga
began, it was Carter who kept Brown in the fold. It wasn't until Carter
decided to follow Strong to Louisville that things got a little foggy with
Brown.
Brown said he was "confused" about what to do. But he had every intention of
waiting to see who Florida brought in and how he connected with the new
coach before he madea final decision about his college destination.
Well, Florida did a great job easing Brown's nerves by rehiring Stan
Drayton. While at Florida - before Carter's tenure - Drayton was labeled as
one of the top recruiters in the country. He did an excellent job during his
first stint in Gainesville, and Brown said after visiting with Drayton
during an in-home visit and then seeing him again during his official visit
last weekend, he's "pretty firm" on his Gator commitment and has decided not
to entertain any other coaches from different schools or take any other
official visits.
"Coach Drayton, he's been at Florida before, so I trust Coach Drayton,"
Brown said. "I'm ready to learn from him.
"He seems like he knows everything at Florida. He knows what he's doing and
he knows a lot about the running back position."
Replacing Gonzales figured to be quite a chore for Florida's staff, but
shortly after Zach Azzanni was hired, the Gators grabbed West Palm Beach
Dwyer receiver Robert Clark's commitment. He said it was the relationship he
developed with Azzanni while at Florida's summer camps that really helped
him earn trust in his future coach.
Then there was the replacement of Strong. The defensive coordinator. The guy
that runs the defense. The one you report to last when you miss a tackle,
regardless of where you're playing. Meyer took his time in picking the right
replacement, and it worked out.
Former Miami Dolphins linebackers coach George Edwards brings NFL experience
and an attractive resume. He also brings the opportunity for Florida to run
a 3-4 defense, which could be very attractive to high school defenders.
Miami Booker T. Washington defensive end commit Lynden Trail, who is
becoming a fan favorite with his extremely pro-Gator attitude, got to meet
Edwards this past weekend and came away impressed.
"Coach Edwards seems like a real cool guy, real down-to-earth guy," Trail
said. "He doesn't seem as intense as (the other coaches), but I think he's
like that because he's new to the program and sooner or later, his intensity
will show."
As for playing in the 3-4? Trail said he didn't care what kind of defense
the Gators run. He just wants to get on the field and help however he can.
Like many of the other committed prospects who were on campus over the
weekend, Trail said he wanted to take the time to see how the coaches and
players were interacting with each other, considering all the change.
Everything wasn't just good, it was "great," Trail said.
"It felt really family-oriented and it made me feel even better about my
choice," he said. "With the campus and the people that they have around it,
I wanted to see how it really felt after the football season. It feels like
people love Florida. It's a college town. It's great town."
Low-key weekend
Florida is set to only host three official visitors this weekend - Ronald
Powell, Michael McFarland and Tyler Murphy.
Here's a little bit about each .
* Powell - Well, there's really not much more to say about the best
high school football player in the country. The Moreno Valley, Calif.,
Rancho Verde defensive end will be on campus to finally get the royal
treatment. Remember, all of his other three visits to Gainesville were on
his own dime. This will just be a chance for him to go out with players and
sit and talk to as many coaches as he'd like. It's more of a vacation for
Powell. He's as solid as they come.
* McFarland - He's been relatively quiet since he committed. At
6-foot-6, 230 pounds, the Tampa Blake tight end has the right size to be a
factor, but he's very raw. This is a chance for him to get on campus and
talk more in-depth about what his role will be in the coming years. He'll be
relaxing, but he'll probably do more learning than Powell. No worries about
his status, Florida is the only school pursuing him.
* Murphy - The most interesting prospect to visit Florida in a while,
in my opinion. First, he's committed to Temple. Just throwing that out
there. He's a quarterback at Wethersfield High in Connecticut, but when you
watch his video, he never throws the ball. He's purely an athlete at this
point, but quarterbacks coach Scot Loeffler recently visited him, so there
has to be some interest in having him play quarterback at Florida. He
doesn't have an offer, so this will be a chance for him to talk to coaches
and see what they think. He's a tremendous athlete and he was invited to
campus . could be a sleeper.
Louis looming?
Delray Beach Atlantic receiver James Louis became the talk of Internet
message boards over the last week because of his suprise and "secret" visit
to Florida last weekend. Apparently, people were trying to keep it from
getting out, but in the age of Facebook, Twitter and cell phones, that's
impossible. Secrets can be kept in recruiting, but it's difficult. Anyway,
Louis, an Ohio State commitment, was all about Florida over the summer and
even told Scout.com that he would eventually be a Gator. But something
happened and he ended up pledging to Ohio State. There are plenty of stories
out there about what happened and I've mentioned a conflict between he and
Pahokee receiver commit Chris Dunkley.
Regardless of the past, Louis appears to still be interested in the Gators
and the coaches are interested in him. His high school coach recently said
he was solidly committed to Ohio State and would be dropping Florida, but
I'm sorry, until he signs the dotted line on his Letter of Intent, I'm still
going to give the Gators a chance here. He is in my predicted final three
recruits.
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