Well said all. May I just add that I too beleive that recruiting has been a problem at the U? I have been looking into the recruiting classes and the starting rosters at the U for the past few seasons and i just don't think we have been using the talent weve had to the fullest. One story I didn't know about, and maybe you older gents may recognize, is that of cornerback Ryan Smith who transferred from the U to Florida in 2006. Long story short, Urban Meyer called Whit to see if he approved of the transfer. Meyer said about the call ""I called him and I asked what do you think? He said you do what you've got to do. We have our opinions. He was going to play somewhere though. He was going to 1-AA or try to get eligible right away and he has two years of eligibility left which is kind of a good thing."
Smith went on to start for Florida, and is now on the Tennessee Titans. Just remember that Urban Meyer recruited him and started this guy in six games at the U in 2004. Why did we "squeeze" him out as it says in the article? Both coaches (Meyer and Secondary Coach Chuck Heater) wanted him over at Florida. Wouldn't that signal to you that there is potential there?
I've heard people say that Meyer simply didn't recruit and used all of Coach Mac's guys as an excuse for why we have less talent. Obviously, that is nonesense, as many key players to the 2 year success were brought on by Meyer. But it seems that, for whatever reason, we've let talent, discipline, and the team as a whole go by the wayside.
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