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Earnest Graham Alleges 'Disconnect' With Florida After Coaching Change

Discussion in 'Awesome Recruiting' started by studegator, Dec 21, 2023.

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  1. studegator

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    Well, another hit---just keeps coming---
    https://www.si.com/college/florida/...connect-jay-bateman-billy-napier-myles-graham

    "My son was raised to understand the business as it exists but there has been new levels of disconnect with this program that I have NEVER ever experienced," the elder Graham, who attended UF from 1998-2002, wrote on Thursday. "No calls, no communication and the dryest [sic] experience imaginable. I’m just going to START there."
     
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  2. hawaiigator

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    Breaking news! It’s refering to Bateman suddenly leaving and not calling recruits.
     
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  3. fox

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    ATM announcing it before he had a chance.
     
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  4. ETGator

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    I'm so sorry . . . they may suspend you now for injecting facts and de-railing the 98th chance for "traffic" and clicks bashing the program. If I don't see you, enjoy the Final Four! LOL! :)
     
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  5. gatorstrackman

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    Napier should’ve called. Ridiculous
     
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  6. murphree_hall

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    The drama over such an insignificant slight is hilarious.
     
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  7. hawaiigator

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    For the people in the back, news was leaked before anything could be done. Sounds like Napier was caught off guard just as anyone else since the day prior, Bateman was tweeting how he couldn’t wait to get to work with the Gator recruits.
     
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  8. freedomgator

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    Totally needed a separate thread for this

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  9. gatorstrackman

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    Napier caught off-guard? Wha…?
    I’m shocked. Shocked!!!
     
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  10. swampbabe

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    It’s okay to admit you didn’t know
     
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  11. hawaiigator

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    Glad you were able to stay on track with all the news! Have a great night
     
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  12. thegatorvault

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    “The jerk store called….”
     
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  13. sqgator

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    No wonder the kid switched to ScUM.
     
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  14. shane4three

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    I read it differently. I read it as a Gator legend and very classy individual that is very upset with our coaching staff for not communicating with his son. He’s saying staff ( HBC) didn’t communicate with his son, who has never wavered and had been one of our best recruiters.

    Responsibility of HBC once he knows this is happening to pretty quickly contact the guys he (Bateman) recruitec, especially those that he was going to coach directly.

    Bad look for our team no matter what. Loyal Gator family speaking out says alot. Read all the quotes. There’s a lot to think about.
     
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  15. shane4three

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    100% agree. The day after signing day and your position coach leaves… That’s kind of a big deal.
     
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  17. sqgator

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    I am talking about the other LB commit, not Graham.
     
  18. MarineG8R

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    No wonder the “other” kid switched to ScUM.

    No wonder Hayes switched to ScUM.
     
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  19. MCB51

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    Do you know any behind the scenes discussions? Aren't we only hearing 1 side? I respect Ernest, however, a better way would have been to perhaps handle it privately instead of posting stuff on social media
    I was brought up to not " air family laundry in public"
    We don't know if Napier found out the same time everyone else did..thru social media....maybe he did not get a chance to communicate the information to the Grahams cause Ernest had already rushed in a posted that on X..before Napier could call him
    In other past interviews, Ernest talked how great everything was, the communication, etc...
     
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  20. hawaiigator

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    You are assigning “staff to HBC” because you want it to be, not because EG did.

    Furthermore you have no idea how the sequence of events went down. It is entirely possible that since the job offer happened this morning that the story was leaked before Bateman even informed Napier he was leaving. We ALL know how reporters love to sit on a story once somebody knows.
     
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