Deiondre Porter, DTQB, Jefferson HS

[JupiterBull]

 

 

That said, we love when players decommit & come to USF...so we have to endure it when it cuts the other way.

 

 

 We are usually with the kid the whole way though. Not at the last minute back up plan.

Those are the ones that hurt.

 

Sadly, that's the pecking order we're in, until we can catch up with more desired programs. 

[JupiterBull]

Personally I get the whole OOOO i got a Florida offer excitement! But if I were him I would look at it this way? Why commit to a team who has offered you this late in the game meaning you were obviously way lower on their list? If a team isn't investing in you during recruiting you're probably one of the last guys on their radar and they will likewise be focusing on developing a lot of other players ahead of you. And on the flip side you have another team who has been with you from the getgo, who will feature you from the start? It becomes about do you wanna make a name for yourself or just hang your hang your hat on what past players have done (which with mis champ doesn't look like its going back that way either) but either way wishing porter luck with his decision it's a big one.

Hopefully he knows that UF is turning over all rocks, and could as easily pass on him if another fish takes the bait, too.

 

Kids are transferring OUT of Florida at a higher than average rate...there's a REASON for that.

[JTrue]

 

Personally I get the whole OOOO i got a Florida offer excitement! But if I were him I would look at it this way? Why commit to a team who has offered you this late in the game meaning you were obviously way lower on their list? If a team isn't investing in you during recruiting you're probably one of the last guys on their radar and they will likewise be focusing on developing a lot of other players ahead of you. And on the flip side you have another team who has been with you from the getgo, who will feature you from the start? It becomes about do you wanna make a name for yourself or just hang your hang your hat on what past players have done (which with mis champ doesn't look like its going back that way either) but either way wishing porter luck with his decision it's a big one.

Hopefully he knows that UF is turning over all rocks, and could as easily pass on him if another fish takes the bait, too.

 

Kids are transferring OUT of Florida at a higher than average rate...there's a REASON for that.

 

Kids also haven't shown the slightest bit of hesitancy in committing to them this year. There's a reason for that too.

[BULLZ]

UF is on the downturn for a fact! The fact that much amp couldn't come in and win and has struggled with URBAN MEYERS recruits shows that if he can't do it with Urbans he's probably not gonna do it. That'd be like whoever took over for saban if they didn't have some success in the first two years considering how good alabamans recruiting is year in and year out, it'd all be downhill after that.

The funny thing abou teams that try to say that they have a "history" of winning is that there's nothing special about that, so do about 20 other schools in the country. IE look as USC, PENN state...Notre Dame, all have as much as history as your can have, all irrelevant for the most part last few years

[Triple B]

 

Personally I get the whole OOOO i got a Florida offer excitement! But if I were him I would look at it this way? Why commit to a team who has offered you this late in the game meaning you were obviously way lower on their list? If a team isn't investing in you during recruiting you're probably one of the last guys on their radar and they will likewise be focusing on developing a lot of other players ahead of you. And on the flip side you have another team who has been with you from the getgo, who will feature you from the start? It becomes about do you wanna make a name for yourself or just hang your hang your hat on what past players have done (which with mis champ doesn't look like its going back that way either) but either way wishing porter luck with his decision it's a big one.

Hopefully he knows that UF is turning over all rocks, and could as easily pass on him if another fish takes the bait, too.

 

Kids are transferring OUT of Florida at a higher than average rate...there's a REASON for that.

 

 

All boils down to how much he really wants to be a Bull. Pretty sure our rosters have had more than their fair share of players who grew up Gator fans and would have gone there in a heartbeat if offered. DP's alleged reaction doesn't bode well in that regard .... Just hope he makes the best decision for him and his future.

[Hem]

Funny, I can remember him tweeting that he wished USF would offer him before he had ANY credible offers. We offered, he commits on the spot.

He's been working out with Mike White and a couple of the other guys...who knows what'll happen.

Edited January 13, 2014 by Hem

[2000bull]

What better way to stick to those Tampa Dream Team roots than to give a middle finger salute to that UF offer and stick with USF? Giddens did it back in 2009, why can't Porter do it this year?

we can hope

[BULLZ]

I also don't think UF is the draw it was back in 09 when Gidden did it.

[Reliable Source]

Heck, half of UF's incoming class has decommitted. I think when these guys get a load of Muschimp, they run screaming.

[JupiterBull]

 

 

Personally I get the whole OOOO i got a Florida offer excitement! But if I were him I would look at it this way? Why commit to a team who has offered you this late in the game meaning you were obviously way lower on their list? If a team isn't investing in you during recruiting you're probably one of the last guys on their radar and they will likewise be focusing on developing a lot of other players ahead of you. And on the flip side you have another team who has been with you from the getgo, who will feature you from the start? It becomes about do you wanna make a name for yourself or just hang your hang your hat on what past players have done (which with mis champ doesn't look like its going back that way either) but either way wishing porter luck with his decision it's a big one.

Hopefully he knows that UF is turning over all rocks, and could as easily pass on him if another fish takes the bait, too.

 

Kids are transferring OUT of Florida at a higher than average rate...there's a REASON for that.

 

Kids also haven't shown the slightest bit of hesitancy in committing to them this year. There's a reason for that too.

 

Jtrue, I'm not sure how you know kids aren't hesitating at UF.  Cook left them, and a DB recently decommitted.  We have no idea how many others passed on UF for other schools.  Looks like they have about 20 commits, so they have room.  Expect they are looking hard to poach...that they are looking at USF guys may make you wonder if they don't feel like they can steal from bigger fish (counterpoint: recently flipped from UM and Zona).