How will Urban Meyer's situation affect recruiting?? (merged)

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#153
TennesseePride said:
I bet Kiffin was pissed when he heard this.. He wanted to beat Meyer.. not Florida.. Now he can't.. Beating Florida now will be a little less special
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He wanted to beat Florida and sing Rocky Top all night long, not beat CUM.

Yes it would be nice to beat a CUM lead team, but just beating Fl. is a biggy.
 
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u795308 said:
I think it is sad day for all football fans. Love him or hate him, he was 2nd to none in the coaching ranks. I hope his issues are not life threatening. Recruits are one thing, but peoples lives are more important.
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:crazy: I say for all, nobody here hates Urbin Meyer. Our prayers go out for him and his family. And he is at the top with the other top coaches. But the recruits should seek out the best school for their future and Tennesee has the most to offer of any sec school. treedogvol:yes::yes:
 
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#155
Guys I know that this is not going to be that popular, but I strongly feel that we shouldn't be going after Florida commits at this time. I hope that our staff only keeps recruiting the kids that they were already trying to get.
 
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#158
I hate it for Urban Meyer, but are you serious? No way we just back off kids as if there is a mourning period or something.
 
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#160
Ok I agree with having class but this is way over board. You play the cards your delt, and theysure went after our guys when Fulmer left.
 
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VolZAll said:
I just think it's tacky to do. We have an unbelievable staff that can go after anyone in America. I think poaching Gator commits right now is not the thing that we need attention wise.
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are you kidding me? recruiting kids that we have already been recruiting for prolly a year now, that is no problem with me. every school keeps recruiting kids after they commit, and we will do that also. don't think for a minute that UF didn't use eddie gran's departure against us in the recruiting wars, and we will do the same. it doesn't matter the reason that urban left.
 
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#162
Now I didnt read every comment on this thread but I read that Meyer is stepping down as coach but he is expected to assume some position still with the program so much as I would love to grab a few of their recruits I think he is still going to be involved in the program so it may not effect their recruiting too much. Who knows?
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#163
#163
VolZAll said:
Guys I know that this is not going to be that popular, but I strongly feel that we shouldn't be going after Florida commits at this time. I hope that our staff only keeps recruiting the kids that they were already trying to get.
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nuts :crazy:
 
#164
#164
VolZAll said:
Guys I know that this is not going to be that popular, but I strongly feel that we shouldn't be going after Florida commits at this time. I hope that our staff only keeps recruiting the kids that they were already trying to get.
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VolZAll said:
I just think it's tacky to do. We have an unbelievable staff that can go after anyone in America. I think poaching Gator commits right now is not the thing that we need attention wise.
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Every school in the SEC will be contacting them tonight.
 
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VolZAll said:
I just think it's tacky to do. We have an unbelievable staff that can go after anyone in America. I think poaching Gator commits right now is not the thing that we need attention wise.
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Let's leave the political correctness out of recruiting..........Jeez!!!!!! It's every team for themselves. Do you think that Florida would not go after our recruits if it was us without a coach? I say more power to our staff and lets go and steal some Gator recruits!!!!
 
#169
#169
Dan mullen, petrino, both of the stoops, and utahs coach wottingham, he's already replaced urby once. Quite well in fact. Nobody on that list is better than CLK tho.
 
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Oldvol75 said:
How will effect recruits looking at Florida?
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December 26, 2009


Adam Gorney
GatorBait.net Assistant Editor

Talk about it in Alligator Alley
Commits heard the news Saturday that Urban Meyer was stepping down as Florida's coach from phone calls and text messages but mainly from television. No matter where they received the news there was a similar reaction: Shock.



Brown said he has talked with position coach Kenny Carter.
No one hinted publicly that this might happen. Not to the media or to players that committed to the Gators. West Palm Beach Dwyer wide receiver Robert Clark, expected to enroll in a few weeks, said he heard the news while watching the Pittsburgh-North Carolina bowl game with his father.

He's still committed to Florida but has a lot to think about in the next few weeks.

"It's kind of crazy because I was committed to West Virginia, the same thing happened at West Virginia, and then I committed to Florida and now the same thing happened at Florida," Clark said. "It makes the decision even harder. I'm supposed to be leaving to go to school but now it's something to consider."

It's also something for Dwyer teammates Matt Elam, a five-star safety, and four-star tight end Gerald Christian to consider as well. Clark said he talked to Elam and Christian and neither has come to final decisions, the news too shocking to make snap decisions right away.

Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson defensive back Demar Dorsey said he will take visits in January citing Tennessee, Oregon and West Virginia as three possible destinations. With Meyer, wide receivers coach Billy Gonzales and defensive coordinator Charlie Strong all leaving this off-season, Dorsey said he will consider his options.

"It was pretty unexpected," Dorsey said. "I didn't understand a couple of the coaching changes with coach Gonzales and then coach Strong and now this. It had everybody shocked.

"My commitment moving forward, I'm still committed to the University of Florida so that didn't change my decision to de-commit or anything but it opened my eyes up and I have to look around a little bit more."

Miami Booker T. Washington wide receiver Quinton Dunbar said he will remain committed to Florida unless it hires a run-first coach. He said teammate Lynden Trail, a defensive end, said he will be a Gator but Trail has said he will take some visits in January.

"I'm still committed," Dunbar said. "Just because the coach is gone doesn't mean I'm going to be gone. I'm still committed to the Gators.

"I don't want a head coach that just comes in and runs the option and doesn't pass. Of course, that would change it. I'm a Gator. But if the coach comes in and runs that style of offense, the only way it's going to change if he runs the option and doesn't pass."

Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas cornerback Cody Riggs said he will "hold his commitment" until he sees who is hired. Two leading candidates, Riggs said, could be Strong and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen, a former offensive coordinator at Florida, but everything is mere speculation at this point.

"Of course everybody wants coach Strong or coach Mullen," Riggs said. "I'm just hoping they hire someone big or someone within the staff. Any one of those would be fine."

Cape Coral cornerback Jaylen Watkins said he remains committed to Florida. Venice quarterback Trey Burton said he "really has no clue what's going on right now," and that reaching him later in the weekend would be better. Fleming Island offensive lineman Ian Silberman said he had no comment about Meyer leaving.

Four-star running back Mack Brown said he remains committed to the Gators and that he's talked with position coach Kenny Carter. Tennessee has made a run at Brown and the Volunteers might look to pounce now that Meyer has stepped down.
 
#173
#173
SpringBokVol said:
If UF doesn't name a major coach very soon you will see a lot of recruits jump ship.

I am pretty sure some EE are pretty pissed right now.

UF is in a bad spot.... D coordinator just left, O coordinator is a need and now the head coach is gone.

Not a ton of great options for UF, but Shanahan is a name that could do some damage.
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shannahan is the redskins next coach
 
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Here's what I'm hearing from the "insiders"; Urban will hold a PC tomorrow where he will state his health condition also that he will assit Foley in the hiring and they have a short list of names including Will Muschamp, Dan Mullen, Strong and Whittingham. Not sure if Texas will allow UF to speak with Will before the NCG and Foley wants this done by weeks end so look for Mullen or Strong. Dan has a UF buyout in the contract that isn't much and Strong hasn't signed his official contract with UL. I hearing that Strong is the likely choice and maybe the reason Meyer dragged out the process of hiring/naming a DC. Meyer believed that the test would come back in his favor but at this time he needed to step away from coaching. Look for him to take some position close to Foley to learn the in and outs of an AD.....Foley could be headed to Birmingham soon.
 
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