Get Excited About the Defense

Like I said, strike two.

 

I'm sure Napier keeps score just fine on him. I have no worries on this matter.

 

Hope he sees the light if he comes here and isn’t another Cox.

 

No doubt. Very sad.

Kids who make mistakes and have no consequences for doing so tend not to learn from them. I don't know this kid, but his actions speak much louder than his words. I don't know Coach Napier, but if I was him I would be extremely cautious about adding a player that has shown in the past that he may have some character flaws.

 

I'm pretty sure he has had some huge loss of NIL from bouncing schools twice. I think that is some significant consequence. Of course, like some adults he may never learn regardless.

 

Hmmm....lemme see. I show good faith in even getting to visit a school that I publicly poked in the eye by bringing along my agent. Yep, that should work every time.

 

I hear you Rick. But you can also understand that he trolled us, flipping to Miami, and then to Primetime Nolejerk Sanders, where he allegedly had an attitude problem and not so allegedly underperformed. So now he wants back into our football team that has gone to great lengths to establish loyalty and chemistry to the extent that basically nobody flipped in the portal. This young man may have had a change of heart or maybe he’s looking for a place to run to for a 3rd chance. He’s high risk in my book.

If you do a bullshit-to-benefit ratio on Mr. McClain you may find it comes dangerously close to 1 - maybe even over 1.
We have our reasons to be skeptical

 

I certainly don’t like how the kid conducted himself, but people can change for a lot of reasons. Especially true with young people. My impression is that CBN will do his due diligence and won’t jeopardize the team in any capacity for a questionable athlete no matter their talent. They have to fit or be capable of fitting in with our culture. If he ends up a Gator, I will certainly cheer for him. If not, best of luck. Either way it will tell me all I need to know.

 

Dieon throws his own true freshman under the bus in the national media, and constantly prays for them? Right! I hope all the recruits can start to see how full of crap he is and no longer buys it. He is no leader of men and never has been.

 

And there lies the problem Rick. You are not just getting the kid but the people in his life that he is close with. I think it’s fair to question a kid’s guidance when they think playing for Dieon is the right place for him to land.

But if Napier has shown us anything, it’s that if anyone acts unilaterally towards the team’s mission or is a disruptive influence in the locker room he’ll show them the door. I’m sure there is certain criteria that has to be met in order for them to give him the green light.

 

Cautious... indeed.

 

Yep, he was pictured with a kid wearing a T-shirt that had an insulting Gators message... That pissed me off too. But you know that once these kids sign to a school their coaches and others will seal the deal with these bridge-burning antics... Think about it The Seminoles are very close to the Canes and those two schools are the only schools, that I can remember, that pull these childish stunts. More reason to never let them in the SEC, but I digress.

The last second flip by him may have been brought about because of late "bag" delivery to his mother and/or agent for all we know.

All I'm saying is that Napier is the one making this decision, and I will live with whichever way it turns out. It's on Napier and no one else.

 

Yep, that could be a major problem, I agree. I remember Urban Meyer having to deal with parents and their wants and desires.

I just hope Napier and his army lay down the "law" from the beginning. We cannot afford to get any kind of locker-room cancer.

 

No objective reason to get excited for this year's defense however this Cormani McClain kid presents an intriguing opportunity.
An opportunity Cormani to reset and to build his reputation and his brand. On and off the field. No better place than UF to do that. An opportunity for Napier to show his football and human development coaching skills. Cormani could be a prize subject for Napier.
If that relationship were to transpire and grow then future recruiting could become a nice and really important add on for the University.
I'm sure Napier would clearly read C.M. the riot act, nicely off course, and the rules and regulations would be understood from the get go.
So even if we had a good defense and we don't I'd roll the dice on C.M. and let Napier mold and coach this kid up. It's an amazing opportunity for the athlete, the Coach and the University.

 

It’s an opportunity for the kid. We already have young talented cbs that I would take over him. He’s lucky, not Napier and if the kid doesn’t understand that yet, he still has some shit to wrap his head around.

 

I’d love to see him redshirt to put on some muscle and get a year of S&C, position coaching, and maybe even maturity