DIRTY POOL, UF EDITION

It’s supposed to have been Tebow….and I’m going to need a definition on “keeping busy.” Are we talking, busy busy or bizzay?

Tebow’s commitment to excellence is complete—it could have been either, but we suspect just “busy;” if Tebow had made sweet love to him, the unparalleled pleasure would have enslaved him and brought him to UF.

Yargh, that image is going to replace the white whale in my nightmares.

Have they been taking advice from Fulmer on ratting out the competition or something?

As a Domer, I have to say that we were none too pleased with Urban with his last minute shenanigans of trying to heist Raeshon McNeil. All accounts were that he was less than forthright or forthcoming about his intentions and actions with McNeil too.

Of course, it is now in my DNA to distrust Meyer. So my opinion may admittedly be somewhat tainted.

Orson,
Like DC Domer, I’d side with you if Urban hadn’t tried the exact same thing before. Sounds a little sheisty to me.
I think Meyer is slowly turning into the Orgeron, one finger-point at a time.

To me, the creepiest recruiting story involving Meyer is his recruitment of Lawrence Wilson. Wilson dropped Florida from consideration because his family found Meyer’s recruiting tactics too slimy.

Wilson, of course, ended up signing with Ohio State. Think about where that puts Meyer on the recruiting spectrum.

Unsure if we have a side here. The conclusion we’ve come to is that Clemson sure as hell can’t prove anything, so they’ll at least tag Meyer with the stain of an accusation in hope of painting the first stroke in the profile of a serial violator.

Sounds somewhat familiar to what Mike Montgomery and Roy Williams consisently said about Billy Donovan back in the late 90’s, which resulted in absolutely nothing besides making those two coaches look like pouting kids.

Airplanes, Dan. Airplanes.

“Wilson, of course, ended up signing with Ohio State. Think about where that puts Meyer on the recruiting spectrum.”

The ‘unwilling to spring for a 2006 Escalade’ end?

“The conclusion we’ve come to is that Clemson sure as hell can’t prove anything, so they’ll at least tag Meyer with the stain of an accusation in hope of painting the first stroke in the profile of a serial violator.”

Hey! Kinda like Tennessee did to us back in 1981!

Seriously, though, I don’t know what to make of this little tidbit. Maybe the columnist is just irresponsibly running with rumors he didn’t even hear from the coaching staff. It’s certainly possible.

Beyond that, I kinda agree with you: How could it be proven? And furthermore, what, exactly, is the violation? I don’t think it’s against the rules for college football players to visit potential college football players, especially if they might have some sort of prior relationship (former teammates, old friends, etc.). After Spiller signed with Clemson, it was widely reported that a big part of his decision was based on a recruiting push from Clemson running back James Davis.

Orson, I thought you hit the peak (or trough) of dorkiness with the Neal Stephenson reference a few months ago – but then you snuck “bothan spies” into this entry. Wow. What’s next? A suggestion that Jeff Bowden put one of those snail things from Star Trek II in his Dad’s ear?

Are you sure you’re not really a Georgia Tech fan?

“As a Domer, I have to say that we were none too pleased with Urban with his last minute shenanigans of trying to heist Raeshon McNeil. All accounts were that he was less than forthright or forthcoming about his intentions and actions with McNeil too.”

  Everything I read said that McNeil called Urb and asked to come down. Urb said sure but when a scUM plant named Robinson committed McNeil wasn’t even offered. A mistake if you ask me but who knew Robinson was gonna go all Benny Arnold on us on signing day.

“Of course, it is now in my DNA to distrust Meyer. So my opinion may admittedly be somewhat tainted.”
  
  Is it also in your DNA to attend tailgate/dance parties in South Bend? I think even TD Jesus finds that behavior hard to forgive! I think Urban will use that video to show all future UF recruits that are considering ND. Now that’s dirty pool, I mean dirty dancing, or just scary bad dancing anyway. Too bad we didn’t get a copy of that video to Sam Young last year! Even his Dad would have had to let him go to UF after that!

Being from Orlando, I really look forward to seeing CJ Spiller play in person next season at the Champs Sports Bowl.

I actually heard this back during signing day. It was posted on several message boards by a few people who are from Spiller’s high school. They said Tebow hung out with him the night before NSD.

THE BIG REASON why this is illegal is because Tebow had already enrolled at UF at that time. TT was an early enrollie who started taking classes in January. Accordingly, he is an official school representative and therefore is not allowed to have contact with a recruit during that time. I seriously doubt anything will come of it though I really wish it would. It’s not simply because I hate UF either. I can’t stand how the NCAA is so lopsided in their enforcement. If Tebow did visit Spiller, which seems plausible considering the fact Tebow and him had exchanged numbers and had hung out since Spiller’s UF visit, UF should be held accoutable to the same degree as other schools.

This issue has been cleared for a long time now. UF immediately reported it to the SEC when it came up and SEC told them there was no violation. Here is a full context of the story: http://gatorsports.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060509/GATORS2201/60509009