Entries Tagged as 'Recruiting'

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Urban: Many recruits just looking for “prettiest girls… greenest grass… biggest stadium.”

I didn’t see my favorite exchange with Urban Meyer quoted anywhere else:
Franz Beard, of Gator Country:
“Urban, given the success you’ve had in the classroom with the graduation rate the last two or three years, how has that helped you getting into the door of some of these kids and getting them to see it’s more [...]

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Dome Shots - Calathes’ choice, Donovan chasing Philly PG?

In a chat today with the David Thorpe, who runs IMG, the pro training academy where Nick Calathes was working out before he made the decision to join Panathnaikos, had this to say:
Noam (Israel): Any thoughts on Calathes going to Greece?
David Thorpe: I’m terribly disappointed that he won’t be in the NBA next year. But [...]

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Even with Calathes gone, are the Gators truly worse off than last year?

1. Two straight NIT appearances on the heels of back-to-back championships.
2. The early departure of the assist record holder who just happened to be the team’s leading scorer and 2nd-leading rebounder.
3. The seemingly overnight resurgence of rival Kentucky to a top-ranked recruiting class and national prominence.
4. An overall sense of turmoil after Billy [...]

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Adam Allen reportedly has 2nd knee surgery…

Currently I only saw the beginnings of an article on the GatorCountry.com reporting it from Franz Beard, with forum postings speculating that he will be out perhaps 6 months, at least until November.
Again, this is not exactly a surprise — as I pointed out in March, Adam Allen was still unable to bend his leg [...]

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Wall goes to Cats, Calathes up to #23 in Mock Draft, Boynton says he can run point…

Insert your own “The Sky is Falling” anecdote here…
Well, top PG recruit John Wall has added his name to the oh-so-impressive list of recruits that John Calipari has added at Kentucky in just a few months on the job. And, despite the more “impassioned” Gator fans who cry CHEATER at the drop of a [...]