Neyland2nd2none
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I wonder why Gillespie would want to take a $40,000 cut in pay to come here? I know its the SEC but he had a chance to coach at FL. Don't get me wrong would love to have him. Just wondering out loud.
Why would he have to take a pay cut? He made 300,000 last year and JG made 260,000(I think). Rumors were CBJ offered to match FSU's offer to keep CJG. Would not be shocked to see us offer 300-325 to a qualified RB coach who can recruit.
Wow! That recruiting list says alot about his territory.
Name Pos Stars Ht Wt 40-yard Visit Video Hometown
Imarjaye Albury DT 6-1 280 10/7/2011 Miami, FL
Roshard Burney RB 5-10 205 4.5 10/7/2011 Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Torry Clayton RB 5-10 190 4.4 11/4/2011 Homestead, FL
Travares Copeland ATH 5-11 175 12/9/2011 Port St. Lucie, FL
Korey Harris DE 6-4 230 1/20/2012 Fruit Cove, FL
Darreal Joyner WR 5-11 180 10/7/2011 Miami, FL
Eric Kinsey DE 6-3 250 10/7/2011 Miami, FL
Devonte Mathis WR 6-2 205 4.66 10/7/2011 Miramar, FL
Devonte Robinson WR 6-2 175 4.47 10/7/2011 Delray Beach, FL
Sean Walters DB 6-2 195 12/9/2011 Hallandale Beach, FL
From the Football Forum - this is who he landed this year: ALL FROM FLORIDA
It always seesm that alot of the kids who can't get into SEC schools end up at WV. I wonder how many of those kids WV signed from FL could not have got into UT? I think that was said to be part of JG's issues with recruiting here at Tennessee.
Are you looking for something negative or am I reading this wrong?
Bottom line the guy has major ties to Florida and I think thats the point he was trying to make.
It always seesm that alot of the kids who can't get into SEC schools end up at WV. I wonder how many of those kids WV signed from FL could not have got into UT? I think that was said to be part of JG's issues with recruiting here at Tennessee.
Not being negative at all. I think it's a fair question. Of the 10 kids he signed out of FL, how many could not have been recruited/signed by Tennessee?
While looking at the WV board, I noticed this was one thing said:
"RG may be a good recruiter, and improved our fumble problems from under Beatty, but lets not act as if he is this elite position coach. Out of the two runnng back recruits he signed out of Florida, one quit the team, and one was academicaly inelgible".
IMO, CRG looks to be a solid hire and better than some other names I have seen mentioned.