Why would UF handcuff themselves like this? Are we scared of giving an edge to the Pound Puppies? The athletic budget isn't enough to get a recruit all the way to Jax? I just don't understand why UF would voluntarily do this? Can someone explain this to me?
SHANE Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! On Jun 6, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > No new guests at Cocktail Party > > Updated: June 5, 2012, 6:10 PM ET > By David Ching | > > At last week's SEC spring meetings, the league eliminated the rule preventing > its football programs from hosting recruits at neutral-site games. However, > Georgia and Florida will not take advantage of that opportunity at their > annual matchup in Jacksonville, Fla. > > The Bulldogs typically recruit heavily in Jacksonville and nearby South > Georgia locales, such as Valdosta. Jacksonville is only a two-hour drive from > Valdosta, while it takes approximately 4½ hours to drive from Valdosta to > Athens. But the Bulldogs and Gators mutually decided not to take advantage of > the new rule in this case and won't use the Jacksonville game as a recruiting > opportunity. > > "Georgia and Florida have agreed not to do this," Georgia assistant athletic > director Claude Felton confirmed via email. > > The new rule -- sponsored by Arkansas and Texas A&M representatives -- will > permit the designated home team at off-campus games to provide tickets to > prospects as unofficial visitors. Aside from Georgia-Florida, the Razorbacks > and Aggies are the only teams in the league that play off-campus games, as > they have played one another in Arlington, Texas, and Arkansas also plays > some home games in Little Rock. > > "I think it's a fair rule," Arkansas recruiting coordinator Tim Horton told > ArkansasSports360. "It's something that will obviously help us in Little > Rock. Obviously, with the support we have in Little Rock, it's a great sell > to recruits." > > Texas and Oklahoma also take advantage of the pageantry of their "Red River > Rivalry" game in Dallas by using it as a showcase for recruits. > > "It means so much to recruiting," Texas coach Mack Brown said last season > during Oklahoma week. "Every recruit in this state and in Oklahoma will be > there Saturday. Probably all the juniors and all the seniors. All of them." > > Logistically, it can be difficult, time consuming and expensive to host > recruits away from campus, which likely contributed to Georgia and Florida's > joint agreement to forego hosting prospects in Jacksonville. In effect, they > will continue to abide by the rule that was in place prior to its removal at > the league meetings. > > "There aren't going to be any (prospects) at ours unless they're family," > Georgia recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner said last season before the > Florida game. "That's the only way they can. You can't give tickets to them." > > -- > 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) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- 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) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
