Same question I have about his claims about how good the O-line was supposed to be then looked unprepared and got totally manhandled by Meatchicken (granted, they did improve as the season went on) . He worked at Bama, who had some of the best O-lines in the country, how can he not know what they should look like?
On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > Why would Mac have done such a poor job with strength and conditioning? He > had all the money he needed for that. > > Another thing about the guy that got him fired. > > > > What about Jacob Copeland? Do you think he’ll turn back to the Mighty > Gators? This is pretty encouraging news. > > > > And… Haley Lorenzen!! Woohoo! 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Join us each morning to get caught up on everything you missed in > the world of Florida football, recruiting, basketball and more.* > > Much has been made about new Florida coach Dan Mullen’s pledge to > dramatically make over the Gators’ offseason strength and conditioning > program. > > In his introductory news conference, Mullen said, “It’s probably going to > be something they have never even experienced in their life before, our > off-season conditioning program.” > > > > Some of Mullen’s former Mississippi State players later *backed up that > claim* > <https://www.seccountry.com/florida/depth-look-dan-mullen-changed-mississippi-state-football-means-now-florida>, > with one even apologizing in advance to the Florida players for what is to > come. > > Mullen, meanwhile, has already warned his incoming early enrollees about > the offseason expectations as well. > > “Coach Mullen told me if I wanted to take it easy I should go to the > Marines,” incoming Florida safety/outside linebacker Amari Burney told SEC > Country on Wednesday. > > “He said if you want it easier than what we’re going to go through, you > might as well join the Marines,” added Chris Burney, Amari’s father. > > That was just one of the interesting things Burney shared as part of *SEC > Country’s Recruiting Rewind series* > <https://www.seccountry.com/florida/recruiting-rewind-a-surprising-source-helped-assure-florida-signee-amari-burney-after-coaching-change>. > Florida fans might also be interested in reading about how his relationship > with former embattled Gators offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier helped > reassure Burney through the coaching change. > > *MORE: **Click here* <http://eepurl.com/cWw8I1>* to sign up for the Good > Morning, Gators newsletter!* > > > *Recruiting roundup* > > - SEC Country’s Zach Abolverdi is counting down the Gators’ top > remaining targets in this Class of 2018. The list continued Wednesday with > No. 3, 4-star wide receiver Jacob Copeland. Abolverdi writes that Alabama > and Tennessee are the biggest competitors for Copeland, who was once > committed to Florida before backing off his pledge during the coaching > change. > - The list started at No. 5 on Monday with 4-star defensive end Andrew > Chatfield > > <https://www.seccountry.com/florida/florida-recruiting-andrew-chatfield-no-5> > and > continued Tuesday at No. 4 with offensive lineman William Barnes > <https://www.seccountry.com/florida/florida-recruiting-william-barnes-no-4> > . > > *Lorenzen reaches 1,000 points* > > Senior Haley Lorenzen scored her 1,000th career point for the Florida > women’s basketball team on Wednesday night in the Gators’ 85-51 win over > Delaware State. > > Lorenzen scored 11 of her team-high 18 points in the first half and added > 12 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season. > > “It’s quite an honor. I wouldn’t be here without my teammates now and in > the past, my coaches,” Lorenzen said. “There are a lot of people I would > like to thank that helped me get here, but I don’t like talking about > myself. I would rather talk about being prepared for Auburn. It’s great to > have teammates like these.” > > The Gators open SEC play Sunday at Auburn. > Let’s keep talking > > Want to keep the conversation going? Hop over to our free Florida message > board. Sign up now and join the discussion *here* > <https://floridagatorsforum.seccountry.com/>. > What they’re saying on Twitter > > Florida center T.J. McCoy continues to make his push to the Gators’ top > uncommitted recruiting targets: > > > > > > And Copeland responded in turn, leaving Gators’ fans to decipher his > intentions: > > > > QB Malik Zaire hasn’t officially announced that he won’t pursue an extra > year of eligibility, but this tweet indicated he’s of that mindset: > > > > *Miss a previous edition of Good Morning, Gators? Get caught up **here* > <https://www.seccountry.com/florida/collections/morning-team-articles>*.* > > > > > No. 3 target for Florida recruiting: WR Jacob Copeland > > Wide receiver Jacob Copeland is a top target for Florida recruiting. > > florida-recruiting-jacob-copeland-no-3 > <https://www.seccountry.com/florida/florida-recruiting-jacob-copeland-no-3> > > *BY ZACH ABOLVERDI, SEC COUNTRY VIA THE PALM BEACH POST* > <https://www.seccountry.com/author/zachabolverdi> > > *Additional article content not readily reproduced here can be seen at URL > at the top of the story. * > > *Join us here on SEC Country for a daily recap of the latest Florida > recruiting news > <https://www.seccountry.com/florida/collections/2016-sec-recruiting-notebooks>, > tales from the trail and perspective on what it all means for the Gators.* > ------------------------------ > > With the dead period now in effect, SEC Country is counting down the > top-five recruiting targets for Florida in the Class of 2018. > > No. 3 is *Jacob Copeland* > <https://www.seccountry.com/recruiting/player/jacob-copeland>, a 4-star > wide receiver from Escambia High School in Pensacola, Fla. > *Recruiting importance of Jacob Copeland* > > Florida once had five wide receivers committed, but that number is now > down to one. And it’s probably just a matter of time before *Corey > Gammage* <https://www.seccountry.com/recruiting/player/corey-gammage> joins > the de-commitment list. Gators coach Dan Mullen is basically starting from > scratch at the position, but one of his top targets is a familiar face. > Copeland committed to Florida over Alabama in early August, then re-opened > his recruitment last month because of the coaching changes at UF. However, > Mullen & Co. have history with Copeland and he is a priority to the new > staff — especially with the recent defections. > *Biggest competition for Jacob Copeland* > > Tennessee is trending for Copeland, but Alabama is still the biggest > threat to Florida. The Crimson Tide have been pursuing the top-100 overall > prospect for a year and a half. His primary recruiter at Alabama was former > defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt, who just became the head coach at > Tennessee. Copeland is now considering the Vols because of Pruitt, but he > also has a close relationship with Alabama coach Nick Saban and assistant > Derrick Ansley. Copeland officially visited Tennessee on Dec. 12 and likely > will take trips to Alabama and Florida in January. > *Signing day projection for Jacob Copeland* > > Copeland isn’t committing until National Signing Day, which is good news > for the Gators. That gives Mullen time to conduct an in-home visit and > bring Copeland back to Gainesville for an official visit. Mullen and wide > receivers coach Billy Gonzalez recruited Copeland when they were at > Mississippi State and that relationship was rekindled this month. It also > helps that the Gators have found their quarterback of the future in *Emory > Jones* <https://www.seccountry.com/recruiting/player/emory-jones>, who > has a friendship with Copeland and will be on campus when he visits. > Florida is Copeland’s dream school and now has a QB recruit and a coaching > staff that he likes. I think those factors will result in a re-commitment. > ------------------------------ > > *Miss a previous Gator Chomps notebook? Find every daily recap of Florida > Gators recruiting right here > <https://www.seccountry.com/collection/gator-chomps>.* > > > > > Recruiting Rewind: Surprising source helped assure Florida signee Amari > Burney after coaching change > > Early enrollee Amari Burney could end up at safety or outside linebacker > for Florida. > > https://www.seccountry.com/florida/recruiting-rewind-a- > surprising-source-helped-assure-florida-signee-amari- > burney-after-coaching-change > > *BY RYAN YOUNG, SEC COUNTRY VIA THE PALM BEACH POST* > <https://www.seccountry.com/author/zachabolverdi> > > *Additional article content not readily reproduced here can be seen at URL > at the top of the story. * > > CLEARWATER, Fla. — One of the key defensive additions in Florida’s 2018 > recruiting class is ball-hawking, sure-tackling, versatile 4-star prospect > Amari Burney, who could end up at safety, nickel or even outside linebacker. > > Fans might be surprised to learn who played the key role in initially > landing Burney’s commitment and then reassuring him during the uncertainty > that followed the dismissal of former Gators coach Jim McElwain. > > None other than former Florida offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier. > > “It was kind of bittersweet because in the 10th grade they were the ones > that kind of first recognized his talent — Nussmeier,” said Chris Burney, > Amari’s father. “And then even through the whole situation, even through > the whole transition, we hadn’t talked to Mac, but Nussmeier was still > like, ‘Listen, hey, this is still a great school.’ He was just very > professional about the whole situation after everything that happened. > > “I’m quite sure it was kind of awkward for everybody, but even during the > whole duration of the transition, he was very professional, like, ‘Hey this > is the school for you, man. No matter what happens, you can still come here > and do great things.'” > > Nussmeier, a target of fans’ ire after three seasons of struggling > offenses, was a lame-duck coach at that point with no chance of remaining > on staff regardless of who Florida hired, but he had formed a strong > personal connection with Burney and even met with him after the Gators’ > season finale against Florida State. > > It was during a camp at Florida before Burney’s sophomore season that > Nussmeier first noticed the prospect, who was then auditioning as a wide > receiver. He liked Burney’s size and speed and said they’d keep an eye on > him during the upcoming fall. > > Miami threw Burney a scholarship offer after that sophomore season, but he > hadn’t spoken to the coaches there. Then he visited Auburn and received > another scholarship offer, but Florida quickly followed with its own after > Burney returned for the Gators’ junior day. > > “Then after Florida, that’s when everything started coming,” Burney > recalled. “Nuss was there before I had any offers. I was just a kid out > there running routes, doing things and he came over and pulled me to the > side and he started talking to me. He was like, ‘I see something in you > special.'” > > Said Chris Burney: “He’s a high-quality person. It was just very > bittersweet because he was one of the first ones to recognize his talent. > So we hated to see him to go, but at the same time, it is what it is and we > want to win.” > > Enter new Florida coach Dan Mullen, who phoned Burney in the evening after > his introductory press conference in Gainesville to let him know he was > still a big part of the Gators recruiting class. > > Later that week, Mullen visited Burney and his family in Clearwater. > > “It was great. Very high energy, came in there talking about everything I > needed to hear. Just telling me if I want to be better as a person and as a > player, come to Florida, and then just giving me his background, everybody > he coached. I just seen the things he can do,” Burney said. > > His father, meanwhile, was sold after that phone call the Monday that > Mullen was officially introduced as Florida’s new coach. > > “Once they actually got Coach Mullen, we were kind of relieved because we > know he had been there before. He’s somebody that loves the program, he’s > won with them before so it’s not like you have this total outside person > coming in. Because Gainesville is a very hard place. So he knows what’s > expected of him there,” Chris Burney said. “… That [phone call] kind of > locked us in with him. As busy as he was, he still found his time to call … > just reassuring him. I think that right there kind of did it for us.” > > Burney is rated the 15th-best safety in this recruiting class by the > 247Sports composite and ended up with more than 20 scholarship offers. > > Listed at 6-foot-1, 219 pounds, Burney said he was clocked as fast as a > 4.35-second 40-yard dash time during a visit to Alabama, when he had a more > slender frame. Now he packs a combination of speed and size that makes him > a versatile piece for new Florida defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. > > As a senior at Calvary Christian High School in Clearwater, he recorded an > interception for touchdown, a tackle for loss and caught 33 passes for 558 > yards and 5 touchdowns on offense while also rushing for a score. Florida > had told Burney earlier in the recruiting process that he could play > whichever side of the ball her prefers. > > He says he likes the control he feels on defense, the challenge of 1-on-1 > matchups and he’s not concerned about not having the ball in his hands as > much as he did in high school. > > “I can get interceptions,” he said matter-of-factly. “If I want the ball, > I can go get it.” > > As for what position he ends up playing at Florida, he’s happy to help the > defense in any way Grantham feels he fits best. > > “He just told me how they’re going to use me, how they’re going to blitz > me a lot, how they’re going to move me around on the defense from safety to > outside linebacker to nickel and things like that,” Burney said. “I just > want to play where I can benefit from … and I can make myself better and > just make myself a better player.” > > *The following is part of SEC Country’s “Recruiting Rewind” series:* > > *Q: Now that it’s over, how do you reflect back on the recruiting process > as a whole?* > > *Burney: *“It was fun in the beginning, just getting those first few > offers as a sophomore in high school. All your friends hyping you up, > telling you you’re doing good and just keep pushing. It was a fun in the > beginning, but when it comes down to committing and things like that, > taking a visit, then it started getting a little stressful because you’ve > got to check [on] all the schools that are still hitting you up, you’ve got > to see what they provide for you in the future. And your parents have a say > in what schools you’re going to visit, what schools you’re not, so it got > stressful I think in like February, but then after that I knew where I was > going so then it got fun again.” > > *Q: You didn’t really waver through the coaching change. How did you stay > so sure in your decision?* > > *Burney:* “I really didn’t waver that much because I still wanted to be a > Gator either way. … It was just being patient. Talking to my parents, we > were just going to be patient and see who came in. It really wasn’t, ‘I’m > going to de-commit and see.’ It was just like, we’re going to stay and see > through it. And when we got Coach Mullen, it was a great fit.” > > *Q: Who was the hardest coach to say no to during the process?* > > *Burney:* “[Defensive coordinator Greg] Schiano, Ohio State. He called me > the day before I committed. He called me that morning and it was his > birthday. He was just telling me how bad he wanted me. It was very hard to > say no to Ohio State. He called me that morning. I was going to commit like > 15 minutes before and he called me. … He tried a little bit [after that], > but then when they saw I wasn’t taking no more visits they just stopped > trying.” > > *Q: Who was the nicest head coach you dealt during recruiting?* > > *Burney:* “Probably Coach [Justin] Fuente from Virginia Tech. My cousin > played there, Brandon Facyson, so he just was a nice dude to me. He called > my cousin and we sat down and talked. So he was probably the nicest coach I > met.” > > *Q: In the end, which school was your runner-up?* > > *Burney:* “Virginia Tech. And then it was Ohio State behind Virginia > Tech. They was close. Just me taking that final visit to Virginia Tech [for > the Hokies’ spring game] and just me sitting down with my parents listening > to what my cousin had to say about the coaches, because he played there and > he knew all the insight about everything. They just can’t tell me nothing, > because if you tell me something I’m going to go back and ask him the same > thing and if he told me different, that’s just a no. But he told me that > same thing so that’s why they were the runner up.” > > *Q: What was the funniest thing a coach said to you?* > > *Burney:* “Coach Mullen told me if I wanted to take it easy I should go > to the Marines.” > > *Chris Burney, Amari’s father:* “He said if you want it easier than what > we’re going to go through, you might as well join the Marines.” > > *Burney:* “That’s pretty crazy. … I’m ready. I’ve been training every > day for the past few weeks so I’m ready.” > > *Q: What was the funniest moment on a recruiting visit?* > > *Burney:* “Probably, I’m going to say Ohio State. My mom told me that it > was going to be like 60 or 70 degrees outside and I came out there with gym > shorts on and a jacket, and I was out there freezing the whole game. I > really couldn’t pay attention to the game, I was just out there freezing.” > > *Chris Burney:* “That was the Rutgers game [on Sept. 30] so it was > probably like 30-something. Yeah, I remember that game.” > > *Q: Did you have a lot of schools using negative recruiting to try to > steer you to their program?* > > *Burney: *“Not really. I had a lot of offers, but it was only a few > schools that actually recruited me. Some schools offered me, but then they > were too far so they weren’t really going to get me. So there really wasn’t > [any] schools throwing down on other schools.” > > *Q: What school would have had a better chance with you if it had come in > earlier?* > > *Burney:* “Probably Virginia Tech. They kind of waited, then after they > waited they tried to [leverage that] my cousin went there. It was kind of > too late after that, honestly.” > > *Chris Burney:* “If they would have used that to their advantage, because > his cousin has been the cornerback for the last three years, and if they > would have used that to their benefit, ‘You see what we’re doing with your > cousin,’ I think it would have been a little bit harder for him to kind of > turn them down. But they didn’t play that card so much. They kind of came > in late.” > > *Q: In addition to the coaches, what else sold you on Florida?* > > *Burney:* “It was just the school. Just looking into everything they > talked about, academics and things like that. That’s what I was mainly > looking at. And one the things coaches always told me was, ‘Do you see > yourself being here if you [weren’t] playing football?’ And I see myself in > Gainesville just being a regular student, going to class and things like > that, and that’s why I chose Florida.” > > *Q: What advice would you give a high school junior just getting started > in the recruiting process?* > > *Burney:* “Just be patient, stay humble. Don’t fall into all the hype. > You still have to work. I mean, they can throw you all the stars, they can > throw you all the offers, but at the end of the day they still got to come > back your senior season and [make it] official. So just stay hungry.” > > *Q: Lastly, if you had sway with the NCAA, what would you change about the > recruiting process?* > > *Burney:* “For some people to take more officials. I only took one so I > wouldn’t be in that, but some people like, you’ve got certain schools where > you want to go here, but [you] want to go all the way to California to take > an official. So I’d give two more officials, so make it like seven.” > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > -- > 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. > -- -- 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. 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