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. When she first set up the fundraiser - to cover medical costs - she only asked for $1500, but as the saga dragged on for more than a month, the money kept coming.There’s good news for Florida recruiting junkies. ![]() We're told she's provided that info, and is now waiting for a response. GoFundMe has asked Tessica for an update on where the $23,000 in the account will be donated. As you probably know, there's a conspiracy theory out there that Tessica didn't really Gorilla Glue her hair, and she cooked this all up to milk the Internet for sympathy dough. Tessica says GoFundMe has frozen the account after it got flooded with claims she's pulled a fast one. Tessica's planning to donate $20k - the lion's share of the money in her GoFundMe account - to a charitable org that provides reconstructive surgery. ![]() her attempt to pay it forward is getting blocked because too many people think she's a fraud. Tessica Brown's Gorilla Glue ordeal is NOT over.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |