Reminds me of Urban Meyer’s last recruiting class. Rated #1, but had an over abundance of defensive players.
The defense has been great since then, but not enough offense win big. Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS 305B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville TN 37075 Phone: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob Alexander Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: What a disaster (only kidding) Yeah, I never understand the tendency of fans to value recruiting web site ratings over those of their coaches. How many of the recruiting 'experts' who give these ratings have watched each recruit play an entire game in person? How many of them have coached these recruits in clinics? How much time have they spent, not just looking at a player's best moments in a highlight reel, but his worst moments and how he responds to adversity? How many take the time to consider the specific needs of each team... not just that we need a player in a particular position, but that we need one with certain characteristics (big, bruising RB vs elusive speedster)? I figure our recruiting classes should be ranked highly because we should be getting lots of great players in general, but it doesn't really matter where in the rankings we fall as long as we're in the game. You can't convince me that the recruiting analysts can say that the number 1 ranked class actually meets that college's specific needs better than the number 5 ranked class does for its school. They simply can't look at it in that kind of detail, but our coaches do. I have faith in this coaching staff to have meticulously mapped out our needs and to have pursued those players they think will best meet them. We'll win some and we'll lose some, but they know what they are looking for. If they are good developmental coaches, as we have some reason to believe these are, then they will get the most out of each player we do get and we will be fine. I am very optimistic about the future. Recruit us and/or develop us a good QB and a solid OL, and we'll be in the thick of it every year. Rob On Jan 25, 2016, at 9:51 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: This comment from Gator Country’s Nick de la Torre: One of the most under appreciated abilities of this staff is the ability to evaluate talent early in the process. This staff has done a phenomenal job and at evaluating as you see increases in the exposure for plenty of Gator commits. Those evaluations should give us confidence that any player that comes on board is a quality player that will add needed to depth to this roster. That, added with Robbie’s article below mean we have a very good, possibly underrated recruiting class. We’re already a top 10 class (probably top 5) with more to come. All of the players they’re talking to now are strong 4-5 stars, or highly regarded junior college players. So, any addition at this point is only going to be a boost to the class. Woohoo!!! Go Gators!!!! Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS 305B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville TN 37075 Phone: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane Ford Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 10:06 AM To: GatorNews Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: What a disaster (only kidding) <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/> <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/> Robbies Playbook <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/11272/what-a-disaster-only-kidding/> What a disaster (only kidding) Friday, <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/11272/what-a-disaster-only-kidding/> January 22, 2016 at 4:03 by <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/author/andreu/> 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. * * <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/11272/what-a-disaster-only-kidding/?tc=cr> Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! 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