"Saturday's additions gave Florida the consensus No. 1 recruiting class..."

[Sportsbuck]

Texas will most likely overtake them come NLOID.

 

[Sportsbuck]

If I were Texas I would be all over Hicks right now. He should have already been committed to them by now. The longer he takes the worse it looks for the Longhorns.

Unless Muschamp leaves, by all indications he'll be a Longhorn. Hell, when he made a tackle in the Under Armour game last week he did the hook'em sign..

 

[Sportsbuck]

Just weird to me that he hasn't committed yet. Obviously he is having a tough time deciding, or Urban is having success with his jedi mind tricks once again.

He's focusing on basketball right now... but given how crazy recruiting is, I wouldn't be surprised to see him sign with Florida come NLOID, but I'd say its more likely he signs with Texas.

Hicks is saying Ohio State's still in the race but I think we all know thats not true...

 

[Sportsbuck]

http://blog.gamecockcentral.com/2010/01/only-recruiting-rule-that-truly-matters.html

Silly me, but I didn’t realize God was a Gator.

But apparently he is based on comments from Sharrif Floyd’s high school coaches about what went down in the final few days before Floyd announced his college choice on national TV last Saturday at the U.S. Army All-American game.

As we all know, Floyd picked Florida.

Now we’re starting to find out why.

According to Floyd’s coaches, he was set to pick Ohio State until he spoke with Meyer on the phone. That’s when Florida’s coach, desperate to rein in the nation’s top defensive tackle prospect, went “all in” with the religion card. Here’s what the coaches said:

“Sharrif was really confused and put a call into Coach Meyer. When they spoke Coach Meyer told him that he had a ‘dream’ the night before, and that Coach Meyer saw himself on the sideline coaching Sharrif. Told him that is was a "message from God that I should come back and coach, as I guess if it’s my time to die, I'd rather die on the sidelines coaching you than anywhere else in the world.

"Sharrif talked to us the next day and said Ohio State is great and all, but Coach Meyer said he would DIE for me. That's pretty intense. From that day on Sharrif mainly kept to himself. But that was the turning point in my eyes."
Either you have to applaud Meyer for a brilliant recruiting maneuver or mock him for preying on the emotions of a naïve high school kid.

You could also do both. Make no mistake, Meyer knew exactly what he was doing, just like the way he “resigned” as Florida’s head coach only to announce a day or two later he was taking an indefinite leave of absence. Contrived? You bet.

But, considering all the highly-touted prospects that have committed to the Gators in recent days, Meyer’s ploy has worked to perfection.

Really, though, the entire Meyer/Floyd proves yet again that while the NCAA Rulebook is as thick as a phone directory there is only one rule that truly matters when it comes to recruiting – caveat emptor.

Let the Buyer Beware.

It’s difficult to blame Floyd for believing such nonsense since players worship coaches like Meyer as father figures. They sincerely accept as true anything and everything that comes out of the mouths of coaches, especially one like Meyer who has won multiple national championships.

Titles bring credibility.

But Meyer’s master stroke in convincing Floyd that committing to Florida was a matter of divine intervention is yet another indication of how far some coaches are willing to go in recruiting to sign the top players. Did Meyer cross the line? Yes. Is it illegal to tell a kid you had a vision from God? No.

The way the NCAA works, it’s the player’s responsibility and his advisors to separate fact from the B.S.

Is this the first time a well known coach has played the religion card? Heck, no. And it won’t be the last either.

If you recall, former Clemson coach Tommy Bowden unapologetically played the religion card while recruiting RB C.J. Spiller. Unfortunately, God later determined the Tigers weren’t worthy of an ACC championship or a BCS bowl game during Spiller’s time in the Upstate, though he did accomplish a lot individually.

I’m sure there are countless other examples as well where coaches have exploited a player’s belief in the almighty to gain a recruiting advantage.

About 20 years ago, preacher Oral Roberts relied on the same tactics when he convinced thousands of his followers God would “call him home” unless he raised enough money ($8 million) to send out missionaries from a medical center he had built earlier.

In essence, it’s all about passing the snicker test. As long as the prospect doesn’t laugh when religion is invoked, the coach has a chance.

And that’s exactly what Meyer was counting on.

So, is God a Gator? Well, if that movie set for release this weekend is really true, his attention isn't focused on college football right now.

 

[Poundtherock]

"GATOR GOD"

:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:​

 

[NAHSTE]

SMH at Urban Meyer telling such outlandish lies just to get one kid to sign with his football team. He is making a life decision about where he'll spend the next 4 years, and build his memories for life, and Urban tells him some nonsense about a dream and that if he dies at least he'll be coaching the kid while he does it?

That's borderline criminal to fill a kid's head with BS like that.

 

[ralaw]

lol, Firsttimer would love this.

 

[FirstTimer]

lol, Firsttimer would love this.

I would question God's logic. If he wanted Meyer to coach this kid....why give Meyer such a shitty heart?

 

[ralaw]

If Meyer falls out during a game Gator nation is going to hate this kid.

 

[FirstTimer]

If Meyer falls out during a game Gator nation is going to hate this kid.

If they hate the kid then they hate God's will. If they hate God's will then they hate God himself. Therefore if they hate this kid Florida fans hate Tim Tebow!

 

[mgoblue2290]

Well now we know Sharrif will definitely be majoring in General Studies.

 

[Poundtherock]

First of all, this is hearsay.

.........

Oh, I'd like to point out the writer appears to have an axe to grind, as in he's not all that objective to say the least.

You sounded quite polite with your remarks, Blitz!

Lest I say it, as in South Carolina objective, another loser Uni in the mix-talk of his choices and a "blogger" who names no "high school coach sources." Pitiful blog!

I can't find a single legitimate source that even mentions anything close to that blogger's dream and God rhetoric. I could be wrong.

And it's not over........Hicks next?


BTW, love your sig!!!!

 

[Poundtherock]

Thanks for the find.

 

[NAHSTE]

Ah ok, the story is bunk. Disregard my "Meyer is a POS for this" comments. Just take out the "for this" and all is restored.

 

[Hasselbeck]

Ah ok, the story is bunk. Disregard my "Meyer is a POS for this" comments. Just take out the "for this" and all is restored.

The story is indeed bunk.

Tim Tebow is the guy that had the dream.

 

[citizenerased]

The story is indeed bunk.

Tim Tebow is the guy that had the dream.

When Tebow is involved it is no longer a dream, instead it is a prophecy.

 

[Sportsbuck]

Shariff... this was reported on a South Carolina blog.

I found it hard to believe at first, but if there was one coach I could see pulling a stunt like this it would be Meyer. First off, let me make it clear that I really like Urban Meyer. He is a schematical genious, he really cares about his players, and he wins. But I wholeheartedly doubt that he did not mention religion... just like I doubt that Ohio State doesn't negatively recruit. Think about it here folks. Urban Meyer talks all the time about how Tebow has made him such a religous person, etc., and he doesn't mention religion at all when talking to one of the nation's top recruits?

And quite frankly, I don't care if you aren't going to Ohio State, and a speak for a large portion of this fanbase. Would it be nice to add a 5* DT to the mix? Of course. But we missed out on several top 50 dlineman in 2007 and "settled" for Cameron Heyward... I think Ohio State's gonna be fine.

 

[FirstTimer]

Sportsbuck,

The whole thing was made-up. Why believe any of it? And besides,

Quit being such a bitch.

 

[FirstTimer]

Quit being a gullible, hate-filled, jealous cunt.

Gullible? I never even said I believed the story you fucking moron. I was joking about it.

LOL at me "hating" Urban Meyer. When did I ever say that? I think the guy is a dirtball coach. That doesn't mean I hate him as a person or am hoping he dies on the sideline as you sarcastically mentioned in another thread.

I'm not jealous of a thing Meyer has done or accomplished at Florida. I have better things to do with my time than pine after championships another coach has won.

Jesus, anyone says anything about Meyers and you get a dick in your ass about and act like a fucking bitch and come rushing to his rescue "debunking" a story that whether it's true or not...and who gives a fuck if it is or isn't...doesn't change the overall assessment of Meyers of those who have an issue with the way he has built his program and with the type of players he has done it with.

Let it go and quit being such an oversensitive fag.

Florida football won't matter in 100 years anyways when the entire state of Florida is a swimming pool because of global warming.

 

[FirstTimer]

You did believe the garbage rumor.

Really? You know what I was thinking? That's odd. I never even said anything about the rumor other than clowning on the logic behind it and clowning on Tebow being God.

I did those for the LULZ.

Again, quit being an oversensitive fag.

STFU.

You are jealous of a successful program while your team blows and you hate Urban Meyer.

Not true on both counts. LOL at me being "jealous" of Florida's program. Congrats, you've won three national titles and have three Heisman winners. Consider me "impressed". I'm not jealous of Florida's program because I have faith in my program to again rise and be a major player on the college football scene. You Florida fans crack me up. I could name about 10-15 other programs nationwide I would be "jealous of" if I had to choose one before I even got to the Gators.

Again, I don't hate Urban Meyer. Keep telling yourself whatever you need to. Simply because I think Meyer is a dirtball coach doesn't mean I think he is a bad person or that I "hate" him. I have more important, evil people to direct "hate" at.

Quit being a fucking idiot.