Recruiting Redux II – Florida got a commitment from speedy receiver Isaiah Bond, but Alabama isn’t giving up. Why not, they’ve won as many NBA titles as the Knicks in the past 48 years. The Harlem Globetrotters sent a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver last week asking to join the league as a franchise. 3, right behind Ohio State and Notre Dame.Īgain, take deep breaths, Gator fans. Having experienced a Subway tuna fish sandwich, I’m going with The Times on this one.įSU’s recruiting class is ranked No. The New York Times reported DNA tests showed Subway’s tuna fish sandwiches contain no actual tuna. The sign read “Allez Opi-Omi,” which translates to “I’m dumber than a kickstand.” The award is pending until the MLB Forensic Lab finishes checking Nola’s cap for molasses, pine tar or Gorilla Glue.ĭud of the Week – The woman who stuck a sign in front of a Tour de France rider, causing a crash that brought down about two-thirds of the field. Stud of the Week (Pending): Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, who tied the Major League record by striking out 10 consecutive batters in a game against the Mets. It’s the greatest kicking name since FSU signed Wyatt Right. Recruiting Redux: The Gators got a commitment from kicker Trey Smack last week. I mention that only to notify readers that I dipped my fingers in Elmer’s glue before typing in hopes of increasing the spin rate on this week’s column. “We’re already seeing certain guys’ spin rates down 500 rpm,” Padres outfielder Tony Pham said. USA Today reports that since MLB started cracking down on pitchers using sticky substances three weeks ago, spin rates on pitches are down to their lowest in six years. But if you’re UF, you need more of those whims to start blowing your way. The moral is don’t get too wrapped up in the emotional whims of 17-year-olds. Coach had b.o.”Ī lot can and will change between now and signing day(s). Just once I wish a recruit would tweet, “Visit stunk. But in the following weeks he posed in a Michigan uniform and wrote “Great Weekend in Ann Arbor #GoBlue.” He was in a Georgia uniform and tweeted “#godawgs." Nolen posed next to Saban and wrote “Great visit to BAMA had a great time.” Recruiting junkies quickly declared UF the favorite to sign Nolen. “#TheSwamp #Gators Florida show me some love real quick,” Walter Nolen, the nation’s top-ranked defensive lineman, tweeted June 9. June has been full of tweets from visiting recruits decked out in Gators gear doing the Chomp and saying what a fabulous place UF is. That said, history tells us Dan Mullen isn’t quite the recruiting Svengali that Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney are. You know Clemson and Alabama will end up in the top five, so June is a premature gauge. It was the first real indicator who will rule after the final signing day next February. 21, according to 247Sports, a go-to site that has satellites tracking the movements of every high-schooler in America who can bench press more than 300 pounds.Īfter a 14-month pandemic ban on in-person recruiting, schools could wine and dine recruits on campus from June 1-28. A month-long blitz of wooing prospects ended Monday, and the Gators’ class of verbal commitments is ranked near Clemson and Alabama. There’s good news for Florida recruiting junkies.
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