Every player that is leaving other than ones going to the NFL havent done sh!t this year. Those leaving are the ones that needed to leave.
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If we keep his NIL up he might stay for another season. He would really be a weapon if we could find a true stretch the field WR out of the young ones in 2023.
Yep I think Hopper was our only big loss in the portal since Napier got here. The rest didn't do a lot where they went or were going to struggle to ever land a starting position here.
Fever,
See your point & agree.
Curious,
What do we do with Miller ?
IMO, we can't encourage him to transfer till we actually sign a Portal QB & compare both of them in Spring Practice.
No guarantee new portal QB any better then Miller.
FWIW, Napier was sold on Miller & he is underwhelming.
As other posters have pointed out, unfair to Miller to kick him to the curb after spring practice as his transfer option would be non-existent.
Do you or anyone else on this board (PACO ?) know if Rashada can / will qualify for Early Entry ?
Having Rashada in Spring practice & summer conditioning drills (throwing / practicing with the receivers while an "off duty" Asst Coach just happens to be watching - LOL) COULD make a tremendous difference.
If the IPF doesn't all ready have cameras, bet we could install them quickly & the off duty asst coach could monitor the workouts that way.
A basketball coach did that for years & got away with it. Players were monitored for "safety" reasons.
If Rashada goes EE, would you keep Miller & Brown for back up & try to go straight ahead with Rashada as QB1 ?
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Fever,
Was thinking the same thing, but was trying to not be crude & crass while posting it.
LOL
Pretty sure Billy has already met with the ones entering the portal and sealed their fate to move on.
If I was Napier I would just be honest and tell him he will have to compete to be the starter if he stays here and tell him the truth about looking for other QBs in the portal.
Tebow,
Guess it was that or work on his offensive game plan for the L V Bowl - but that's so boring & a complete waste of time, so why bother ?
This article says Rashada will be an early enrollee.
Billy Napier quickly flipping UF’s quarterback room with the addition of Jaden Rashada
The Gators got some big news late Thursday night or early Friday depending on where you live.
247sports.com
Ocala,This article says Rashada will be an early enrollee.
Billy Napier quickly flipping UF’s quarterback room with the addition of Jaden Rashada
The Gators got some big news late Thursday night or early Friday depending on where you live.
Good Catch ! Many Thanks !
Hope its true & he makes it in for Spring Practice.
Could be huge !
Four-Star RB Mark Fletcher commits to Miami
Four-star running back Mark Fletcher of Fort Lauderdale (FL) American Heritage announced his commitment to Miami Sunday night.
Ocala,Four-Star RB Mark Fletcher commits to Miami
Four-star running back Mark Fletcher of Fort Lauderdale (FL) American Heritage announced his commitment to Miami Sunday night.www.on3.com
I guess Fletcher after watching the L V Bowl & looking at the OL he would be depending on, he then looked at Canes OL commits, spoke with Ruiz, & then made his decision.
In fairness it is close to his home town.
Tebow,
Fletcher was on an OV to Miami.
What was Ruiz supposed to do ?
Ignore Him or pull out his checkbook ?
Anything less would have made Ruiz look like a rude & discourteous host.
Four-star Florida running back Mark Fletcher committed to the Miami Hurricanes after an official visit this weekend, choosing them over the Florida Gators. He was committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes until backing off his pledge on November 16. Since then, the Hurricanes and Gators have been the teams to beat.
Fletcher was in Gainesville last weekend for an official visit with the Gators before going to Coral Gables this weekend and deciding to commit to The U.
The Hurricanes class now sits at fourth overall, trailing only the Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, and Texas Longhorns.
https://mikefarrellsports.com/recru...lan-gooden-commit-and-other-names-in-the-news
DT John Walker - All in with UCF.
Guess he watched the L V Bowl !
Guess he watched the L V Bowl !
These kids don't care about the wins and losses. Miami got spanked by Middle Tenn St this year and also got smacked by Duke and finished 5-7...money and playing time are the two major drivers. If you're a running back we have 2 of the best in country coming back and a top rated incoming freshman. At Miami you can play right away....
4-star DL John Walker enrolls at UCF
Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola four-star defensive lineman John Walker reaffirmed his commitment to UCF on Sunday night.
While the coaching, game planning, and the play calling have absolutely nothing to do with on the field results,,, the leaving players are all no talent bums... 😂 🤣 😂
UCF earns pledge from recent Florida WR decommit
As many expected, former Florida wide receiver commit Tyree Patterson has officially pledged his services to UCF.
gatorswire.usatoday.com
National Signing Day Announcement Guide: https://n.rivals.com/news/national-signing-day-announcement-guide-27
While UF is listed as a consideration for 4 guys, I think, the predictions are that we get none of them.
While UF is listed as a consideration for 4 guys, I think, the predictions are that we get none of them.
Report: Gators Emerge as ‘Serious Contender’ for Transfer QB
The Florida Gators are firmly in the mix for Coastal Carolina signal-caller transfer Grayson McCall.https://www.si.com/college/florida/...contender-transfer-quarterback-grayson-mccall
McCall is Currently ranked as the No. 4 quarterback in On3’s Transfer Portal rankings, he has two years of eligibility remaining.
He was set to visit Auburn last weekend but, per Auburn Live, had an “academic snag.”
Auburn is now turning its attention to N.C. State quarterback Devin Leary.
https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-gators/news/florida-is-a-serious-contender-for-grayson-mccall/
If McCall had an academic snag at Auburn; doesn't sound too good for UF.
Another article states - "...McCall recently cancelled a planned visit to Auburn and all insider reports seem to have him favored for Gainesville."
Strange how media types get their heads turned around; academic snag turns into McCall canceling the visit ?
More to follow I guess.
https://hailfloridahail.com/2022/12/19/florida-football-las-vegas-bowl/
Grayson McCall 6-3, 215
2022 SEASON STATS
https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4427936/grayson-mccall- YDS 2,633
- TD 24
- INT 2
- QBR 67.8
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Richard Gouraige officially declares for 2023 NFL Draft
Gouraige started all 13 games for the Gators in 2022
247sports.com
If that's the best we can do, OK. But he was only a 2-star recruit with offers out of high school from powerhouses Army, Eastern KY, Chattanooga and Gardner-Webb.Report: Gators Emerge as ‘Serious Contender’ for Transfer QB
The Florida Gators are firmly in the mix for Coastal Carolina signal-caller transfer Grayson McCall.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...contender-transfer-quarterback-grayson-mccall
McCall is Currently ranked as the No. 4 quarterback in On3’s Transfer Portal rankings, he has two years of eligibility remaining.
He was set to visit Auburn last weekend but, per Auburn Live, had an “academic snag.”
Auburn is now turning its attention to N.C. State quarterback Devin Leary.
https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-gators/news/florida-is-a-serious-contender-for-grayson-mccall/
If McCall had an academic snag at Auburn; doesn't sound too good for UF.
More to follow I guess.
Grayson McCall 6-3, 215
2022 SEASON STATS
https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4427936/grayson-mccall
- YDS 2,633
- TD 24
- INT 2
- QBR 67.8
Has he improved THAT much so that THE University of Florida covets him? Is he a guy who is going to be an upgrade over Rashada, Miller and/or Brown?
Ocala,
I'm not a QBC - Gators don't have one ! LOL
You posted that Rashada was potentially going to go Early Entry.
If that were to happen, I'm like Fever - go with Rashada (assuming he can beat our Miller for QB1), take our lumps in his first year, & go from there.
IMO, better than taking up more roster spots with Transfer QBs who MAY or MAY NOT be SEC Caliber.
Report: Gators Emerge as ‘Serious Contender’ for Transfer QB
The Florida Gators are firmly in the mix for Coastal Carolina signal-caller transfer Grayson McCall.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...contender-transfer-quarterback-grayson-mccall
McCall is Currently ranked as the No. 4 quarterback in On3’s Transfer Portal rankings, he has two years of eligibility remaining.
He was set to visit Auburn last weekend but, per Auburn Live, had an “academic snag.”
Auburn is now turning its attention to N.C. State quarterback Devin Leary.
https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-gators/news/florida-is-a-serious-contender-for-grayson-mccall/
If McCall had an academic snag at Auburn; doesn't sound too good for UF.
Another article states - "...McCall recently cancelled a planned visit to Auburn and all insider reports seem to have him favored for Gainesville."
Strange how media types get their heads turned around; academic snag turns into McCall canceling the visit ?
More to follow I guess.
https://hailfloridahail.com/2022/12/19/florida-football-las-vegas-bowl/
Grayson McCall 6-3, 215
2022 SEASON STATS
https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4427936/grayson-mccall
- YDS 2,633
- TD 24
- INT 2
- QBR 67.8
I will just say McCall's upside is so much higher than Millers it's not even funny.
I'm sorry fellow Gators, but if ole Nappy can't coach up Brown and/or Rashada for 2023, then he should just admit to his incompetence and just resign, before there is a total meltdown in ole Hog-town.... 🤓
I'm all in with throwing Rashada to the dogs and let him take his lumps and learn. He is a baller and his tape shows what he can and just led his high school to a state championship. Maybe he is the next Chris Leak, Leak began his career at Florida as a freshman, seeing playing time in the first few games, and taking over as the starter in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats. Leak finished his freshman year with a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record for a freshman, posting a 6–3 record as a starter, including wins over the eventual national champion LSU Tigers and the rival Georgia Bulldogs. Leak was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and Rivals.com's Freshman All-America Team
Yep I would much rather a talented freshman take his lumps if we are going to go 6-6 or 7-5 than get that record with a 3rd plus year player. If Napier doesn't want to play a freshman then he better find us a portal QB that can get us an 8-4 record to show progress.
Tebow,
Agree with you & Fever.
Let Rashada take over as QB1. He will take his lumps & our record will not be great.
BUT
Lightning in a Bottle (AKA Joe Burrow) doesn't happen very often !
Let's stop wasting our time & resources - NIL$$$. etc on Transfer QBs.
We obviously DON'T have all the surrounding parts & pieces we need to be a great teams & support a quality QB.
BUT
The thrill of being QB1 at THE Univ of Florida should be enough to keep Rashada here & interested.
The sooner we get the other SEC quality players we need, the better.
Help Billy to recognize & admit that he needs to replace the DC, & get a QBC / OC; then let Billy do what he does best - RECRUIT.
Agree with you & Fever.
Let Rashada take over as QB1. He will take his lumps & our record will not be great.
BUT
Lightning in a Bottle (AKA Joe Burrow) doesn't happen very often !
Let's stop wasting our time & resources - NIL$$$. etc on Transfer QBs.
We obviously DON'T have all the surrounding parts & pieces we need to be a great teams & support a quality QB.
BUT
The thrill of being QB1 at THE Univ of Florida should be enough to keep Rashada here & interested.
The sooner we get the other SEC quality players we need, the better.
Help Billy to recognize & admit that he needs to replace the DC, & get a QBC / OC; then let Billy do what he does best - RECRUIT.
Well I can live with buying a "proven" QB with NIL for one season as a bridge but it needs to be one that has actually proven himself on the field already. You also need to get him here for the spring if you are going to do that.
If you’re out on Billy Napier already, you’re looking at this all wrong
The Gators coach can't possibly be losing believers already ... can he?
www.saturdaydownsouth.com
Nice Read
If you’re out on Billy Napier already, you’re looking at this all wrong
The Gators coach can't possibly be losing believers already ... can he?
Nice Read
"McElwain thought an Outback Bowl victory was the time to tell his athletic administration he was worthy of facility upgrades"
dumbest line in there.
As far as Mullen's recruiting the average fan is going to see it as Napier struggling with some talent as we were # 14 in the country (# 5 in the SEC I think) in talent composite for 2022. I think many fans realize that Mullen had an eye for getting blue chippers that didn't live up to their rankings though.
And he probably was promised a lot more $$$ than Florida was willing to offer.
Fever,
Other than those few minor recruiting glitches & the pervasive "I don't give a S*h*t" Attitude about Recruiting by Mullen, his OL coach, & his DC; he & his staff did a great job in recruiting - we were almost as good as UGA.
Ocala,
What was Ruiz supposed to do ?
Ignore Him or pull out his checkbook ?
Anything less would have made Ruiz look like a rude & discourteous host.
LOL
Plus, in fairness to Fletcher (which I don't like to be) Univ Miami - Coral Gables IS ONLY 34 miles from Fletcher's home in Plantation, Fl.
His Mom can do his laundry every weekend.
Grayson McCall is really good. No idea if he comes to UF or not but he’s going to be a highly coveted player in the portal. In 3 years as a starter he’s thrown over 70 TDs and only 7 interceptions. Also has over a 70% completion percentage.
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He has been excellent playing against Sun Belt level competition. But we have no idea how he will perform in the SEC. I understand the need to bring in a portal QB to compete with Miller, Brown & Rashada, but I'm skeptical until he wins the job and proves it against the big boys.
I have seen enough of him to believe he would be a major upgrade over Miller. You could throw SEC QBs into the Sunbelt with their rosters and I doubt most would have some big improvement unless they went to a better stacked team talent wise compared to the rest of the conference. He is coming from a top team in that conference but on tape he looks like he has the natural skills to me. I guess it could be argued that he wont be in a good position here compared to some of the SEC which will surely affect his numbers.
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