We weren't as high as him as others, pressed him to commit on the spot. He said no so we pulled the offer. It was a small class nunbers wise and if he didn't say yes right there then him coming on signing day wouldve messed up our numbers according to who we thought was coming.
The moment we pulled the scholarship was the moment the Al golden ship started sinking IMO
Edit: I never confirmed the "he was a silent to multiple schools part" Couldve easily been true and no one can doubt the timing since after coley came on board things started shaking up.
we also did give him back the offer we pulled but everyone knew it was too late. My judgement tells me that FSU probably did not even want him that badly since he ended up at arkansas.
Close to the story I heard. The real issue here was that the staff wasn't high on him. Didn't think he'd be very good. Lots of fans felt the same way. Staff tried the same big d*i*ck move with a certain reciever in Bama. Fans here also thought our WR class was just fine without him. Can't keep letting good talent go elsewhere. I like to say we export excellent and import good. Bad mix. Didn't start with Golden but he **** sure hasn't changed it.
Short version, the staff blew it. They underpredicted his ability and overestimated there hand. Denver would be playing here now if they hadn't borked that to high ****. its typical. I like Malik Rozier, he's a Cane and a nice kid, but had they offered Treon the same kind of spot, sooner than the last month of recruiting, UF would be that much worse for it and we would be that much better for it, even if he ended up at safety/wr/cb someday. Import average export excellent. Prime example.
These guys don't evaluate any better than Shannon or Coker and thats about the nastiest thing I can say about them.