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DIRTY POOL, UF EDITION

According to the venerable Anderson Independent-Mail (via Tigerpundit):

On to college football, where the Clemson coaching staff is perturbed about an alleged last-minute recruiting heist Florida tried to pull with CJ Spiller, who signed with the Tigers anyway.

As the story goes, Florida sent one of its top players on a lengthy drive to see Spiller and keep him busy on the eve of signing day. If the story is true, Florida could be in for some trouble with the NCAA. ...

AAAAAGGGHHH!!! Grab our old Y2K survival kit! Get the gun! SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GET THE GUN! Only the strong will survive...

We love it when reporters serve as a direct pipeline for the gripes of a coaching staff, as John Brasier is clearly doing here. Doesn't mean the Clemson staff's lying about the allegation, either; in fact, who couldn't believe that Urban Meyer had a Predator drone, three Bothan spies, and Valerie Plame following C.J. Spiller around on Signing Day, besides sending a key UF player on a long drive to keep Spiller busy that night? We'd believe anything regarding recruiting when it comes to a handful of buccaneer recruiters: Meyer, Orgeron, Carroll, etc.

If you see one of these painted orange and blue, you may be highly touted.

But why not name the player, if the rumor has such legs? Isn't that what the magic word "allegedly" does for the intrepid journalist in question? Or you could just do what the Clemson coaching staff did, which is float an allegation just to muddy the waters for Meyer after a long, bitter recruiting battle for a VHT...which Clemson eventually won. It's not dirty, it's not necessarily false--though proving intent and documenting such a violation would make bringing the charge a fruitless effort on Clemson's part--but it's certainly curious.

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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?

by NoleinTexas on May 4, 2006 9:44 AM EDT reply actions  

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.

by Orson Swindle on May 4, 2006 9:46 AM EDT reply actions  

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

by NoleinTexas on May 4, 2006 10:21 AM EDT reply actions  

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

by bitterhorn on May 4, 2006 10:22 AM EDT reply actions  

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.

by DC Domer on May 4, 2006 10:43 AM EDT reply actions  

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.

by Guy Incognito on May 4, 2006 12:43 PM EDT reply actions  

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.

by Mike on May 4, 2006 12:47 PM EDT reply actions  

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.

by Orson Swindle on May 4, 2006 12:51 PM EDT reply actions  

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.

by HistoryAnt on May 4, 2006 1:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Airplanes, Dan. Airplanes.

by parker91 on May 4, 2006 1:13 PM EDT reply actions  

“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?

by bitterhorn on May 4, 2006 1:21 PM EDT reply actions  

“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.

by Peter Fallow on May 4, 2006 1:30 PM EDT reply actions  

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?

by Bryan on May 4, 2006 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

“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!

by gator84 on May 6, 2006 7:50 AM EDT reply actions  

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

by Stokes on May 6, 2006 11:00 AM EDT reply actions  

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.

by jaxnole on May 7, 2006 10:50 AM EDT reply actions  

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

by Chris on May 10, 2006 7:52 AM EDT reply actions  

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