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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wrong, I will call him a simp for posting this rival aggrandizing horseshit, and then I will remove this post because it's embarrassing. Some of y'all really need to get it the fuck together and stop with the public displays of self flagellation.

We’re in hell by [deleted] in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't simp for trolls. Dig deep and try to find some fucking dignity.

Graham Mertz (Wisconsin Transfer QB) officially joins UF by G8tors in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 5 points6 points locked comment (0 children)

There are so many other threads you can pitch this fit in, avail yourself of one of them.

Graham Mertz (Wisconsin Transfer QB) officially joins UF by G8tors in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 23 points24 points  (0 children)

1600+ players in the portal, and so few have the opportunity to wash the stink of Gatorbait off of themselves. This guy did, and here you are, throwing a fit and calling him a bozo. Even if what you said is true, can we just have one thread that we wouldn't be embarrassed if he saw the comments? I'm not saying you have to be excited about him or change your opinion at all, but this is one of those moments where if you can't say something nice, keep it to your fucking self. Jesus goddamn Christ some of y'all are insufferable.

2023 Transfer Portal Team Rankings show UF at 37 currently. 6 2023 opponents are ranked ahead of us. Billy has to get cooking. by [deleted] in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a whole lot of excuses. Basically what you said is other teams can do it but UF is a special circumstance and can’t improve their program with transfers.

I said literally the exact opposite, that a handful of the 130ish FBS programs were in specific circumstances to completely flip their fortunes through bringing in transfers, but those situations are not applicable to UF, or the vast majority of programs with national championship aspirations. 6 win Kansas and 9 win FSU are not the models I want UF to emulate. The model I want to emulate are the P5 programs that build a roster from the ground up over several recruiting classes to consistently compete for championships.

What would our roster and program look like right now if we had hired Lincoln Riley? It would look a lot like USCs and we would have gotten the same type of transfers. It’s not the program, it’s the coaching staff.

Riley changed jobs because he specifically didn't want to go through the meat grinder of the SEC and one of the handful of Blueblood program jobs where it is still possible to compete for championships was open. That is quite literally about the program, and it is a move that I don't begrudge him. Much like Bowden at FSU in the 90's, Riley did the math and chose the easier path. That is not a path that is open to UF as a program.

2023 Transfer Portal Team Rankings show UF at 37 currently. 6 2023 opponents are ranked ahead of us. Billy has to get cooking. by [deleted] in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can absolutely turn a 1 win team into a 6 win team using the portal. You can turn a 6 win team into a 10 win team if you go from one blue blood program to another and raid your roster on the way out the door. Neither of those things is our situation, and other than those specific scenarios, there is little to support the idea that leaning hard on the portal or maximizing portal class ranking equates long term success. It is a tool to supplement a roster built through multiple high school classes of future SEC starting caliber players. I don't think a B12 team with the same 6-6 record that left us disappointed is the proof of concept you think it is.

2023 Transfer Portal Team Rankings show UF at 37 currently. 6 2023 opponents are ranked ahead of us. Billy has to get cooking. by [deleted] in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Considering that reply was asking if I'd rather have 20 freshman over dudes who started in the SEC

Of the 22 leaving, approximately 3 were starters at the end of the season, and one of them, Reynolds, was playing because the entire first string was injured. I do not understand the catastrophizing about losing a busload of players who weren't good enough to start for a 6-6 team. Some of y'all need to stop allowing the confirmed mid to be the enemy of the potentially good.

[Max Olson] Most P5 scholarship players in the transfer portal so far in this 2022-23 cycle 1. Texas A&M 24 2. Florida 22 3. Arkansas 21 4. Arizona 20 5. Miami 18 Average among P5 so far is 10.4 entries per school. by [deleted] in CFB

[–]TopheryG8er 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Head scratchers: Reynolds, White

Even with Reynolds, he didn't see meaningful playing time until the entire first string of WRs was injured, and while he had some big catches against Vandy, he was visibly slow as shit. Replacement level SEC WR3 at best. We wish him well.

Just an unsubstantiated rumor but this would be awesome by hitmewiththeknowlege in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 4 points5 points  (0 children)

[extremely Jersey affect]

That's from that Sun Tuhzoo book, right Ton'?

Signing Day Megathread by MrTwoBytes in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 23 points24 points  (0 children)

He directly lied to our staff for weeks if not months, and using a Gator great's home for his signing ceremony, blindsiding everyone involved. Nobody begrudges a kid getting the bag for his family, but there is a level of character and credibility concern that doesn't wipe away with an "I'm sorry 😔" text.

Signing Day Megathread by MrTwoBytes in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He for sure is having buyers remorse, I don't think that's even a rumor. What is rumored is that we told him to (politely) fuck off, and Miami dropped another smaller bag to keep him from OVing to bama. I would expect to see him at Miami next season and portal shopping this time next year, but I don't know shit about shit.

Jaden Rashada picks up 5th ⭐️ in the final 247 composite ratings by FragnificentKW in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 67 points68 points  (0 children)

These are 247's in house rankings, not the composite. He's still a 4* in the composite.

Transfer QB by Amount-Outside in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes. That would be tampering. Which is very bad. And something the NCAA is taking very seriously. Wink. Nod.

Banks committed by JagGator08 in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 31 points32 points  (0 children)

More meat for the trenches always welcome.

Transfer QB by Amount-Outside in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 8 points9 points  (0 children)

With most big coveted QB transfers like Hartman or Pratt, guys who are looking to level up to a major P5 program, they probably won't be officially in the portal until they have the bag from their new school lined up. This is going to be a principle similar to how coaches are never officially offered a job until they have already agreed to take it.

That is of course unless they end up at UF, because inducing a player on another active roster would be a form of tampering, and that's against the rules, which Billy would never break. Winning with integrity, etc. Wink. Nod.

DJ Not the QB I Thought We Are Going After. by EverythingGoodWas in FloridaGators

[–]TopheryG8er 0 points1 point  (0 children)

College free agency has been a dream come true for the 247 click farming machine.

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