That's not the way I remember it either. I remember it as Drayton being disgruntled that his RB's were not being used the way -he- thought they should be. As to the bad-mouthing while at UT, I seem to remember it being not such a big deal. Obviously Meyer must see some good in him or he'd never have re-hired him. Good for Drayton to be smart enough to not burn his bridges.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 10:36 AM > To: Gator Talk > Subject: Re: RE: [gatortalk] Gainesville Sun: Notebook: Recruits talk > about new UF coaches > Importance: Low > > > I don't think Drayton was fired. There were only Gatortalk rumors. > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Shane Ford" <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:54:29 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: RE: [gatortalk] Gainesville Sun: Notebook: Recruits > talk about > new UF coaches > > 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? > > ---------- > Shane Ford > > Sent from AT&T's Wireless network using Mobile Email > > ------Original Message------ > From: Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > 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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Shane Ford > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 8:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Gainesville Sun: Notebook: Recruits talk > about new > 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? > > ---------- > Shane Ford > > Sent from AT&T's Wireless network using Mobile Email > > ------Original Message------ > From: Oliver Barry <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > 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-t > alk-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. 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