Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Longhorns Lose Brantley
In a move that is shocking to some, expected by others, Texas' heralded quarterback commitment, John Brantley, switched commitments from Texas to Florida today.
Brantley, the Gatorade National Player of the Year and a native of Ocala, Fl., had been committed to Texas for eight months and had shown no signs of a wavering committment. However, the switch was not surprising, as Brantley's father, uncle and high school coach had played for the Gators, and he had grown up attending Florida games.
On one hand, I really want to wish him well. He is 18 years old, and I don't blame someone for wanting to stay at home.
But on the other hand, I wis him much worse. I know he is just a kid, but obviously high schools do not teach any kids the definition of the word commitment. Mack Brown and the Texas coaching staff had been planning their entire recruiting class around Brantley, mainly because of quotes like:
"I want to end with a very special thanks to coach Brown, coach (Greg) Davis and coach (Gene) Chizik. I won't let you down. Hook'em."
Brantley's commitment caused Mack Brown to turn down Ryan Mallett, the No. 2 quarterback in the nation from Texarkana, because the quarterback position is now full.
So, with some 18 year old's indecision, the Longhorns missed out on two blue chip quarterback prospects.
I hope you enjoy three years on the bench behind Tim Tebow. I pray you receive the same amount of playing time as Ryan Perrilloux. Karma's a bitch.
Brantley, the Gatorade National Player of the Year and a native of Ocala, Fl., had been committed to Texas for eight months and had shown no signs of a wavering committment. However, the switch was not surprising, as Brantley's father, uncle and high school coach had played for the Gators, and he had grown up attending Florida games.
On one hand, I really want to wish him well. He is 18 years old, and I don't blame someone for wanting to stay at home.
But on the other hand, I wis him much worse. I know he is just a kid, but obviously high schools do not teach any kids the definition of the word commitment. Mack Brown and the Texas coaching staff had been planning their entire recruiting class around Brantley, mainly because of quotes like:
"I want to end with a very special thanks to coach Brown, coach (Greg) Davis and coach (Gene) Chizik. I won't let you down. Hook'em."
Brantley's commitment caused Mack Brown to turn down Ryan Mallett, the No. 2 quarterback in the nation from Texarkana, because the quarterback position is now full.
So, with some 18 year old's indecision, the Longhorns missed out on two blue chip quarterback prospects.
I hope you enjoy three years on the bench behind Tim Tebow. I pray you receive the same amount of playing time as Ryan Perrilloux. Karma's a bitch.
# posted by Bevo @ 6:59 PM 
