From all of what I gathered, we wanted him but just got out recruited for him. Any other stuff you read is just to save face and (mini rant incoming) what kills me is that some fellow Gator fans just can't accept that we lose recruiting battles just because we got out recruited on the trail. It happens to EVERY school but when we lose out on a guy we really want its because we lost to a team who paid for the recruit smh.
Just accept that we have a staff that has shown they can get the most out of the least but have trouble getting the best to come on board in the first place. If they couldn't consistently finish in the top 20ish in recruiting while at MSU despite being a top 15-25 squad while Mullen was there, then of course when they have to wine and dine and play the kiss *** game to a 5* or highly regarded 4* recruit, they'll struggle or fail to close the deal ASAP. Case in point....we had the Gator cookout and looked to have Chantz Williams all sewn up following that....yet it's almost a month later and he didn't pull the trigger. You can't have that if you tryna get back into the elite class of CFB. I'm not calling them crap recruiters but boy there is a HUGE difference between how recruits speak on their OV's or even their unofficial visit to a place like UGA as oppose to after they visit UF.
Last bit, well no, let me stop there cause I could go on for a while lol. But yes, we just lost Rivers because you guys did a better job of recruiting him
