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I love how these losers always throw around the game attendance thing. There's nothing to do in Gainesville so they can pack in 86k on average. We average 56k and show out for the bigger games, while competing with multiple pro teams and world ranouwned amenities. Not to mention our stadium is 500x better. The swamp is probably the most vile venue I've ever been to. You couldn't pay me to go back there.
 
If I'm a 5 star defensive tackle prospect, attendance is nowhere near the top of the list of reasons I'm choosing a school.

You know what is? Scheme. I can play 4-3 DT in a scheme that wants me to use quickness and agility to penetrate into the backfield and make big plays and tons of TFLs.

Or.......I can play 3-4 End in a scheme that asks me to occupy blockers to allow my linebackers to make all the plays. Maybe if I'm lucky, they'll make me gain 50 lbs and play me at nose tackle and ask me to occupy two blockers at the same time every play.

It's a tough choice.
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
This Gaytor Mullet thread is the perfect example of why Gaytor Tears exists, because the Gaytor fans are so delusional.

In one breath, they argue that Riley should get no credit for development, because he "only" worked with two Heisman Trophy winning QBs for three years. He never got to "handpick" his own QBs. He never had to play "young QBs". He has such high-rated talent.

Meanwhile, poor poor Mullet has been forced to handpick young QBs who are low-ranked, and then work with them for five years.

Except...none of the Mullet myth is true.

Mullet worked at Bowling Green for 2 years UNDER URBAN MEYER. Mullet never got to "handpick" and "develop" his own QB. As I pointed out before, Mullet "developed" Josh Harris (a QB he didn't recruit or "handpick") for only 2 years, less time than Riley had with his Heisman winners. Then, when Mullet finally got to "handpick" his own QB (Omar Jacobs), he immediately left Bowling Green for a better job at Utah, thus Mullet never "developed" Jacobs.

Mullet worked at Utah for 2 years UNDER URBAN MEYER. Mullet never got to "handpick" Alex Smith, he merely "developed" him for 2 years. Again, less time than Riley had with his 2 Heisman winners.

Mullet worked at UF for 4 years UNDER URBAN MEYER. Mullet did not "handpick" 4-star Chris Leak. However, Mullet "handpicked" 5-star Tim Teblow, 5-star Cam Newton, and 4-star John Brantley. Poor, poor Mullet, getting stuck with such horrible talent that he had to transform.

Mullet worked at MSU for 9 years. Now we can analyze a track record that includes BOTH "handpicking" and "developing". Remember, this is the magical time when Mullet transformed a bunch of 2-star QBs into "serviceable" QBs in the SEC-SEC-SEC. Except...never happened. The only consensus 2-star QB that Mullet signed at MSU was named Favre, who was only signed after Mullet whiffed on getting his former "handpicked" 5-star Cam Newton as a JuCo transfer. However, Mullet did sign a bunch of 3-star and 4-star QBs, the only one of which he "developed" into anything decent was Dak Prescott. Many of the others transferred out of MSU.

And now Mullet has been at UF for 2+ years. He didn't "handpick" 4-star Franks. He didn't "handpick" 3-star Trash. He did handpick 4-star Emory Jones. He did handpick 3-star *** offender Jalon Jones. And he handpicked 4-star Anthony Richardson. So far, no draft picks. It could still happen, though.

So, to summarize, the Myth of Mullet Da Gawd Who Handpicks AND Develops For Five Years is just a load of crap. Gaytor fans who are SO desperate to slag Riley for "only" working with transfer QBs who he turns into Heisman winners in 3 years are busy deifying a guy for spending 2 years at Bowling Green, 2 years at Utah, 4 years at UF (where he developed, really, only Teblow), 9 years at MSU (where he developed, really, only Prescott), and now 2 years at UF (where he has developed no one yet).

Yeah, Mullet is better than Riley...only in the minds of Gaytor homers.
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If I had a reunion of my high school debate team, I would want @TheOriginalCane as the ringer on my team!
 
TheOriginalCane said:
So, he works out with a former cane. A former coach is related to a Miami staffer. He's got other "pro Miami" people around him. He lives in, you know, Miami.

And it's soooo shocking for him to pick UM over UF where he doesn't really know the coaches very well (outside of making out with Mrs. Mullet) and he would have to live 6 hours from home, and another Miami-area kid just bailed on Gainesville after a couple of months.

But, yeah, "fan support". And "SEC-SEC-SEC". That's all a kid should care about.

Gonna be a lot of shocked/disappointed/angry Gaytor fans over the next few years.
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I grew up in West Palm Beach. There were a good number of people from high school who went to UiF. Some were lizard dreamers, but most went there because they saw it as the best deal (obviously much cheaper than Miami or leaving the state).

If you're an athlete from South Florida- and playing time at your position is basically on equal grounds at each program- the cost to attend isn't the issue. So why wouldn't you choose Miami? It's really that simple. If their board can't understand this, I cain't help them (nor do I want to).
 
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Canes2082 said:
Ok next up in this process:

1. We didnt want him anyway
2. He isnt that good
3. We have players higher on the board
4. We want Alphas only
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The "Alphas only" thing is positively Trump-ian. Already making excuses for the recruiting loss.
 
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DTP said:
If I'm a 5 star defensive tackle prospect, attendance is nowhere near the top of the list of reasons I'm choosing a school.

You know what is? Scheme. I can play 4-3 DT in a scheme that wants me to use quickness and agility to penetrate into the backfield and make big plays and tons of TFLs.

Or.......I can play 3-4 End in a scheme that asks me to occupy blockers to allow my linebackers to make all the plays. Maybe if I'm lucky, they'll make me gain 50 lbs and play me at nose tackle and ask me to occupy two blockers at the same time every play.

It's a tough choice.
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Obviously, he needs to correct his Final Two.

It should really be the Gaytor and anywhere that D'Onofrio is coaching. This kid is desperate for read-and-react, staying in his lane, occupying his blockers, and letting everyone else make the tackles.
 
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JeddTheFisch said:
I grew up in West Palm Beach. There were a good number of people from high school who went to UiF. Some were lizard dreamers, but most went there because they saw it as the best deal (obviously much cheaper than Miami or leaving the state).

If you're an athlete from South Florida- and playing time at your position is basically on equal grounds at each program- the cost to attend isn't the issue. So why wouldn't you choose Miami? It's really that simple. If their board can't understand this, I cain't help them (nor do I want to).
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Agreed.

And while I would never argue that UiF is a bad academic school, it is a HUGE school. Which means you have very large classrooms packed with students. I realize there can be a lot of fun and a lot of socializing in that situation, but many of these kids will find the transition from high school class size to UM class size a more natural fit, rather than sitting in a room with hundreds of other kids (or watching classes on ***-nesville cable TV).

Again, UiF can be fun. It can also be a culture shock for kids from SoFla.

And it's time to stop yapping about ***-nesville college girls. Anyone thinking that there aren't plenty of beautiful women in SoFla, between UM, FIU, FAU, Miami-Dade, Nova, St. Thomas, Barry, Florida Memorial, etc. etc. etc. is just nuts.
 
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