I had to wonder why so many people on Facebook were whining about WRs in this class. Sure, we lost a couple of 5 star prospects, but after Callaway, I trust the coaches' rating system more. We've got a heck of a class if no one else comes in.
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI, SFR Real Estate Broker PARKS 305 B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville TN 37075 Mobile: 615-972-4239 Office: 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: January 23, 2016 at 10:05:49 AM CST > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: What a disaster (only kidding) > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > Robbies Playbook > What a disaster (only kidding) > Friday, January 22, 2016 at 4:03 > by Robbie Andreu > (Gainesville SUN) > > After spending all of 10 minutes on the recruiting message boards earlier in > the week, I came to the conclusion that Florida must be having the worst > recruiting year in the history of the school. > > Has to be, man, with all that gloom and doom everywhere you look. > > Of course, a few minutes later I saw where the updated Rivals recruiting > rankings had been released and the Gators were standing at No. 5. Not No. 5 > in the state, mind you, not No. 5 in the SEC, but No. 5 in the nation. > > So, what gives here? (Other than Florida fans are no different than other > fans when it comes to recruiting: they tend to focus on the negative). > > With less than two weeks remaining before National Signing Day, this seems > like a good time to take a closer look at this class and shatter some of the > myths about it. > > Myth No. 1: the Gators are dying here at the end, similar to the way they > closed out their 2015 season. > > Reality: It’s impossible to close slow when you have 26 commitments and 12 > members of the class are already enrolled, including three highly regarded > wide receivers, two promising quarterbacks and a junior college running back > who looks physically ready for the NFL. UF is missing out on some receivers > late, but it’ll have four in this class, and that’s enough. > > Myth No. 2: With all these three-star prospects in the class, Jim McElwain is > recruiting Colorado State talent to Florida. > > Reality: This, of course, is preposterous. Before spending three seasons at > Colorado State, McElwain helped Alabama win two national titles. He knows > what kind of talent is needed to compete and win championships in the SEC. > These three-star guys signing with the Gators are players who have been > thoroughly evaluated by the UF coaching staff, most of them through their > performances in summer camp. Many of these prospects are/were coveted by > other big-time programs who also see the value. > > Myth No. 3: Elite offensive skill players have been scared off by the poor > offensive performance by UF last season. > > Reality: Some have, some haven’t. Those who have come on board saw enough of > McElwain’s offense early in the season to know where it’s headed once the > right pieces are in place. And who’s to say that Josh Hammond or Dre Massey > or Freddie Swain won’t turn out to be elite players at wide receiver, just > like Antonio Callaway did this season. He was a four-star guy just like those > three. > > Myth No. 4: There will be no good news for the Gators on signing day. > > Reality: Be patient, there will be. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > 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 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
