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Especially a Northern California kid who has to deal with distance and flight changes - this goes to accessibility on top of cultural change.The core of this is so simple, and @RVACane has been on this for a while.
Nobody is picking the Gaytors because the offer is "close" or "competitive". If money is the key factor, and someone is going to waste 3-5 years in Hogtown, the Gaytor offer must EXCEED everyone else's offer.
Citizen knew that he could compete to be a starter at Miami, so he wanted to see if he could gat a GUARANTEE from the Gaytors. With an "equal or lesser" offer from the Gaytors, there's no way in **** Citizen was picking Florida.
Gaytor fans need to get used to this. They will get north Florida kids and Gaypier-Louisiana specials. But to land blue-chippers from outside a couple-hour radius around Hogtown, they are going to need to EXCEED all other offers, whether that's money or other promises.
They don’t have a proven G5 offensive staff - or defensive for that matter beyond Raymond - this goes to track record of development.
So how do they overcome this… SEC SEC SEC, campus and game day atmosphere??? Lol. Their money better be tops at a minimum - and enough of a distance from bidder # 2 to justify the hassles, risks and less desirable location overall.