Well remember.. he's said he wasnt gonna just take anyone.. he wanted quality vs quantity so that may be why
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Jerry D. Belloit <[email protected]>wrote: > I agree, but I don’t think we needed to hold back eight when our depth > is so thin. That being said, we may have some more surprises before next > fall, and I am not including Diggs as one.**** > > ** ** > > Jerry**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Scott Lucas > *Sent:* Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:18 AM > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] NSD. First signees**** > > ** ** > > And taking those 3 stars just because you have ships negates our > opportunity to take 4s and 5s (who also make a difference, Floyd, Easley) > next year as early enrollees. Remember, EEs don't count for the current > year's 25 max. So keeping a few available will allow us to take a bumper > crop next year, when the recruits may be bigger, faster, better.**** > > ** ** > > You don't burn scholarships just because you have them... there are still > a couple on the board and keeping some in your pocket allows you to award > some walkons as well.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Rob Alexander <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:58 AM > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] NSD. First signees**** > > ** ** > > I guess I lean a bit with Jerry on this. You know, when people look back > on signing classes four years out, there are always a pile of 3-star kids > who didn't get as much recruiting attention, but who turn out to be stars. > (LSU's Mathieu was a 3-star recruit, for example.) The thing about these > kids is that they're mostly getting offers from middling schools and many > would jump at a chance to come to Florida. If I had 8 more slots available, > I would have been trying to fill my class with some of those guys whom my > coaches and their HS coaches thought had that potential, like that > lightweight OL recruit we did sign. We need bodies for the OL. I'd leave a > few spots open, but not eight. **** > > ** ** > > Rob > > Sent from my iPhone**** > > > On Feb 2, 2012, at 7:26 AM, Arthur Polhill <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > My point was that we signed, sealed and delivered 23, not 17. > Regardless of the class they are counted against, they still count. We are > probably not through signing players. > **** > > A. Leon Polhill, Gator > "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. > I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Charles Simpson <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thu, February 2, 2012 7:14:50 AM > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] NSD. First signees > > My understanding is the 6 EE's were counted against last years class which > was also small. We could have signed up to 8 more players yesterday unless > my premise is wrong. > Charlie > > On 2/2/2012 6:57 AM, Arthur Polhill wrote: **** > > Did you count the 6 early enrollees, Doc? > **** > > A. Leon Polhill, Gator > "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. > I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Woody Bass <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wed, February 1, 2012 8:27:12 PM > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] NSD. First signees > > We signed 23. > > Woody (via iPhone) > > On Feb 1, 2012, at 8:07 PM, "Jerry D. Belloit" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I am a little disappointed about the quantity of our signing class. > From my count we only signed 17 today. I know we should save a few spots > for early entrants, but we could have signed another five or six. While we > had quality (ESPN reports us as the #4 class), we needed some more depth. > Even with this class, we are nowhere near filling our depth needs. To > further illustrate my concern, USC was only allowed to sign 15. We only > had two more. > > > > Jerry > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Feb 1, 2012, at 7:27 AM, "Jerry D. 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