tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post530936574041911085..comments2023-10-14T05:50:09.559-04:00Comments on Saurian Sagacity: The Official Blog for Inquisitive Florida Gators Fans: The Great Debate: Coaching vs. Recruiting, part 1Henry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-1183281277744240252007-09-19T16:02:00.000-04:002007-09-19T16:02:00.000-04:00I agree with you, Henry.Regarding the 2001 season ...I agree with you, Henry.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the 2001 season under SOS, it's mo opinion that we very well could have been at the NC had the season not been interrupted by 9/11/01. I'm not making excuses, but the outcome could have been different and possibly had worked to the Gators' advantage.<BR/><BR/>Had SOS been around in 2002 I'll say DEFINITELY the outcome would have been different and we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-85664712617924787702007-01-21T22:35:00.000-05:002007-01-21T22:35:00.000-05:00KG,
I'm not sure I follow you. I think the playe...KG,<br /><br />I'm not sure I follow you. I think the players were there to be a better team than the record at the end indicated. I think a coach better than Zook could have won a couple of more games.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-74173370826541016752007-01-21T22:27:00.000-05:002007-01-21T22:27:00.000-05:00If the problem in 2002 wasn't Grossman or the othe...If the problem in 2002 wasn't Grossman or the other players then you are saying Spurrier is to blame for their inability to get to the Championship game that year???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-88803885040738809062007-01-21T17:52:00.000-05:002007-01-21T17:52:00.000-05:00According the UF pre-Game notes from the BCS Champ...According the UF pre-Game notes from the BCS Championship game the following Gators from 2002 were on NFL rosters as of opening day 2006.<br /><br />Taylor Jacobs <br />Kelvin Kight (practice squad)<br />Max Starks<br />Rex Grossman<br />Earnest Graham<br />Keiwan Ratliff<br />Ben Troupe<br />Aaron Walker<br />Ian Scott<br />Gus Scott<br />Todd Johnson<br />Clint Mitchell (practice squad)<br /><Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-21653600597868860422007-01-21T13:13:00.000-05:002007-01-21T13:13:00.000-05:00Dude -- this point you made, I'm curious about it:...Dude -- this point you made, I'm curious about it:<br /><br />"2. The team that Zook took over in 2002 had 12 future NFL players on the roster including the Heisman trophy runner-up and current Chicago Bears starting QB, Rex Grossman (who is one game away from the super bowl)."<br /><br />Where are those twelve players identified? Point me in that direction or name them. Zook haters are notoriousRattlerGatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401304529662738436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-51422045989263239862007-01-21T12:40:00.000-05:002007-01-21T12:40:00.000-05:00Again, excellent analysis. Your most potent obser...Again, excellent analysis. Your most potent observation, in my opinion, is the "losers are losers" and "winners are winners." <br /><br />Ron Zook is a lifelong loser - he's never won at anything. A grocery store clerk. But, for some reason, people like to apologize for that and call him a "nice guy."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-25138637276629838422007-01-20T23:23:00.000-05:002007-01-20T23:23:00.000-05:00I don't think anyone is crediting Zook with the Na...I don't think anyone is crediting Zook with the National Championship. What people are saying is that Zook recruited most of the kids that were on the team that won it all. For people who say it . . . okay, Zook had a great recruiting year when he first got here. I can't argue that something like 22 of the starters were Zook recruits. I will say that his last couple recruiting classes (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-60450921080606728722007-01-20T20:44:00.000-05:002007-01-20T20:44:00.000-05:00Enough raw talent, by itself, can rise to the occa...Enough raw talent, by itself, can rise to the occasion and win games and championships. Two excellent examples are Michael Jordan's early years with the Bulls and Vince Young with Texas last year. <br /><br />By the same token, very talented individuals can come to believe that they are bigger than their team and actually hurt team performance. Such is the case with T.O. and Kobe Bryant.<br />Gator Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231319146845624368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-56907467114931842592007-01-20T10:21:00.000-05:002007-01-20T10:21:00.000-05:00I think the recruiting services do a great job wit...I think the recruiting services do a great job with the problem you described: how to compare kids across the country?<br /><br />That said, recruiting rankings should be taken into account only as far as general trends. For example, Texas, USC, and LSU were widely expected to be 'loaded with talent' from top rankings in the past few recruiting seasons and, sure enough, they were talented. But Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35816861.post-56947380138612761692007-01-20T08:25:00.000-05:002007-01-20T08:25:00.000-05:00You make an excellent point about the how little ...You make an excellent point about the how little the recruiting services know. Yes, they can broadly judge how good a kid is in high school, but who knows what happens in college. If I remember correctly, I don't think Wuerffel was highly recruited (I could be wrong). And I know for a fact that Meyer took a chance with a short guy from St. Augustine named Brandon James. That seems to have workedMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813383888709423895noreply@blogger.com