So whiffs on the following DT's:
Carter (UGA)
Lee (LSU)
Brinson (UGA)
And are about to miss out on Jaquelin Roy (LSU) and Tim Smith (UGA/Bama) too? smh Jeez......
Here's the thing.
Gaytor fans act as if the "Gaytor brand" has recruited all the talent. The reality that any non-Gaytor-fan knows is that, for all his other problems, McSharkfvcker brought a lot of the current talent to Hogtown.
So let's look at what Mullet has brought to the table, ONLY MULLET, not the King of BBQ sauce.
2018 recruiting class - Ranked #17 by Rivals with 18 signees (#14 by 247 with 20 signees, including JuCo Lucas Krull and Randy Russell, who is no longer on the roster) - no 5-stars in this class, and with very few 3-stars (4 in Rivals, including a kicker, 7 in 247 including a kicker).
Current Starter (or starter caliber) - David Reese, Trey Dean, Amari Burney, Chris Bleich (3-star OL), Evan McPherson (3-star Kicker).
No longer on team - Justin Watkins (4-star, domestic violence), Malik Langham (4-star, transferred to Vanderbilt), Randy Russell (3-star, heart problem).
2019 recruiting class - Ranked #8 by Rivals with 25 signees (#9 by 247 with 25 signees) - per Rivals, 1 5-star in class (none for 247), who was, of course, Chris Steele, who has already left UF, with more 3-stars than in 2018 (10 3-stars per Rivals, 8 3-stars per 247).
Current Starter (or starter caliber) - none yet (not saying that there won't be, but highly unlikely by August 24, barring injuries).
No longer on team - Chris Steele (5-star/4-star, transferred out), Diwun Black (4-star, failed to qualify), Jalon Jones (3-star/4-star, sexual assault).
Not yet enrolled - now, this is significant, as the Gaytors still have EIGHT signees who have not yet enrolled in Summer A or Summer B, and there are at least 1 or 2 who are rumored to be having issues qualifying.
So, overall, this is not saying that the Gaytor recruiting classes were terrible, or that they will not eventually yield more starting-caliber players. Neither class was TRULY "Top 10" in talent, especially given the 3 significant losses in the 2019 class. So the vast majority of the Gaytor starting lineup (on August 24 in particular) will be McSharkfvcker's guys, who PERHAPS have been developed and/or coached better by Mullet.
The issue is that Mullet's talent largely comes from McSharkfvcker, and that it is very possible that there will be a significant drop-off once Mullet is forced to rely on his own players. Perhaps Mullet is a "great" developer of talent and/or gameday coach and/or playcaller. But it certainly seems that Mullet has managed to squeeze most of the 2018 victory-improvement result from the fact that he replaced a coach who had created a lot of disarray within the program. Which is exactly what will happen in 2019 for Miami with Manny Diaz taking over for Mark Richt. And more to the point, Mullet has barely utilized JuCos and the Portal to bring in upperclass talent, while Manny is the #1 practitioner of the Portal.
