Some rumors with McClain supposedly not signing with Miami today that he may be switching to Bama or us. I doubt we get him but if we did I would love to see the look on Ruiz's face.
I guess with Mertz coming that means we didn't get McCall. Even though I had doubts about McCall I think he would have been a better pick-up than Mertz. I watched him play some for Wisconsin and thought he was terrible.
If he (Rashada)doesn’t think he beat Leary out then we probably don’t need him.JMO,but I think this is a dumb move on several levels.Rashada lives in Cali.and may be just getting out of bed.Who knows how he may react to this news?He'a an 18 year old and that alone makes it scary.What if he decides to not sign an LOI today?Maybe he will say he will wait until NSD in February to make his commitment.He is, ( as far as I can tell ) not obligated to sign anything today,and can still decide to go somewhere else. It's,again in my opinion a dumb unnecessary to do hours before ESD.
Paco,Mertz is pretty “meh” but I do think he is likely better than Miller
Miller and Mertz are just gap fillers until Rashada is ready.
Some Thoughts on Mertz
https://hailfloridahail.com/2022/12/21/florida-football-graham-mertz-massive-whiff-billy-napier/
And while we also dismiss the Las Vegas Bowl as a game that doesn’t matter because Florida football was missing half its roster, the half of the roster that did play are the guys that will be playing in 2023 for the Gators.
That’s why landing a big-name QB out of the portal was going to be vital for Napier.
Yet Sam Hartman is probably going to the NFL,
Devin Leary is off to be the next actual Will Levis in Kentucky, and it turns out
Grayson McCall attends a school whose academics are worthless and has credits that won’t transfer to UF.
So, we are left with Graham Mertz. He did a great job padding his stats against Northwestern, Illinois State, and New Mexico State.
He also threw for under 100 yards against Ohio State, Maryland, and Nebraska.
He had the 17th most interceptions in the country,
his completion percentage wasn’t in the top 100,
he offers nothing in the running game, and
his QBR was 82nd in the country.
Jack Miller had a chance to be him. He wasn’t.
Graham Mertz is not him either.
Buckle up Gator fans, because if Jaden Rashada isn’t him (assuming he doesn’t flip to Oregon), it’s going to be a long season for Florida football.
Cooper was supposedly the best of them all but had a back problem I believe. Had to quit the game.It is interesting that he is not the son of Eli or Peyton but that of the other brother, Cooper.
Rashada isn’t flipping. McClain isnt coming to Florida and is just trying to stir up more attention for himself. He may flip to Bama though.
Yes. He did not receive an LOI from us.Did we know Nixon was going to flip?
Agree - We're limping to the finish line with no surprise reinforcements likely headed our way.Lol…Napier‘s army is having a rough week…
Dijon Johnson’s LOI is in247Sports is showing WR Andy Jean signed with Florida this morning. That's good news because recent reports had him possibly flipping to FSU. Some concern that Dijon Johnson's LOI hasn't been received, as he was supposed to sign at 7:30 am.
It’s a good to very good recruiting class. Tons of blue chippers and in-state kids. Average rating per player is very high.
It is not an elite class. Not in the SEC anyways. If we were in just about any other conference you could maybe say it was “elite”.
I still think high school signing classes are still the lifeblood of a program. Portal isn’t sustainable over a long period of time. It is good for filling in gaps and rebuilding but the top programs in the country are not heavily reliant on the portal.With NIL and portal we are driving to a future where signing day classes don't matter as half the kids will bolt after a year or two...with their pockets full of cash.
With NIL and portal we are driving to a future where signing day classes don't matter as half the kids will bolt after a year or two...with their pockets full of cash.
Agree completely....not yet anyway. Still need the top class, but this thing is rapidly changing sadly.I still think high school signing classes are still the lifeblood of a program. Portal isn’t sustainable over a long period of time. It is good for filling in gaps and rebuilding but the top programs in the country are not heavily reliant on the portal.
Country,With NIL and portal we are driving to a future where signing day classes don't matter as half the kids will bolt after a year or two...with their pockets full of cash.
Fever,Phil Knight must have opened the checkbook as Oregon is moving up the charts fast taking other teams recruits.
Good question...Regarding transfers, I’d be interested to see how many kids leave for better NIL deals vs. how many leave because they think they have a better opportunity to play. Seems like the transfer kids are largely backups or kids from smaller programs. A lot of them are probably the kids who, pre-portal, would get “processed” out of the big time programs.
Regarding transfers, I’d be interested to see how many kids leave for better NIL deals vs. how many leave because they think they have a better opportunity to play. Seems like the transfer kids are largely backups or kids from smaller programs. A lot of them are probably the kids who, pre-portal, would get “processed” out of the big time programs.
Mitchell at least was getting real playing time at Ohio State in 2021 so it wouldn't surprise me if he was to win a starting job here. Both him and Wingo haven't lived up to their billing out of high school but Wingo hasn't got on the field much at all short of players in front of him being out. Mitchell should be a decent depth piece in the worst case scenario.