Austin Simmons Commits to UF (Then Flips To Mississippi)

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take

 

I assume in the near future the top 300 kids, eventually most every kid, will have a professional agent with professional tactics and intense negotiations. Too much money involved.

But there will still be plenty of kids, parents and agents who are too greedy and twisted and will eff it up.

 

Hmm, I watch him throw and have zero concerns.

 

Ok .. it’s fine I don’t know chit

 

I think you have to take a number and stand in line around here to not know chit.

 

We’ve all been trying to tell you.


I kid.





not really

 

To be fair Character, maturity and leadership were all strengths of Tebow while his throwing mechanics were his only "concern" but we see how that turned out.

I feel a lot of the mechanics from both were because of a baseball background of which both come from

 

Sure. Going after talent is to be expected. That's not really what my comment is about.

 

You said we invest a lot of time and money (shots) into recruits to only find out later their prioritys are not the Gators (misses) but we don't miss every shot. At least That's how I perceived your comment.

 

You know I was kidding about the character stuff

 

You are correct though. Well played

 

My response was to someone saying we won't get into bidding wars. My point is that if that's true then I'm surprised we don't move on from recruits motivated primarily by $$$ sooner. I mean, does anybody believe that Rashada flipped from Miami to us for anything other than money?

 

No, I just believe sometimes the saying "yiu give an inch they take a mile" comes I to play when money is getting tossed around and you have multiple people playing an angle in the recruits ear. You can't cave and give in to demands because it just sets another precedent for the next recruit to try and take advantage.

 

Suffice it to say this didn't age well, and will age worse over the next few days

 

Good. I want to be wrong. I want to look stupid for doubting Napier. I’m tired of mediocrity

 

You're doing GREAT!!!!!

 

Did you coach Alan Hall? I went to Orange Park and was there when Hall was a big shot. Knew him socially through a friend at Middleburg. Flamed out at Miami.

 

I thought every stat this kid produced (he is still a minor) was indicative that he would be the next great QB for the Gators. And he is from Florida!! This is a miss. And, I think, a further indication that geography does not matter in the current framework of NIL. E.G. Mickey Mantle was from Oklahoma, and went to the Yankees. This one hurts. Perhaps Lagway will be elite.

 

He’s still gotta clean up some of the sloppiness. There’s no excuse to the problems we’re having recruiting QBs