they were covering Meyers press conf on their signing class. He was asked a question about which players would possibly be red shirted. It was also pointed out that the entire class could be red shirted because of UF's depth at every position next season. Which he agreed to.
His response was that there is no longer a red shirt policy at UF. You sign with the Gators with the understanding that you have the opportunity to not only play but start from the day you set foot on campus. If you do not play, you will be reviewed by the staff and they'll determine if you will "gain another year to play".
It got me to thinking, how many schools can actually afford to do this? How many schools can actually say they are not worried about red shirting players? UF, USC? Not only that how much does this help in recruiting players? I would say quite a bit.
How much does that push your current players to get better? You have starters that know their job isn't secure just because of who they are. Take Dixon for example. Do you think that his fat *** wouldn't come in ready to play in August if he knew that he could lose his job to a freshman?</p>
His response was that there is no longer a red shirt policy at UF. You sign with the Gators with the understanding that you have the opportunity to not only play but start from the day you set foot on campus. If you do not play, you will be reviewed by the staff and they'll determine if you will "gain another year to play".
It got me to thinking, how many schools can actually afford to do this? How many schools can actually say they are not worried about red shirting players? UF, USC? Not only that how much does this help in recruiting players? I would say quite a bit.
How much does that push your current players to get better? You have starters that know their job isn't secure just because of who they are. Take Dixon for example. Do you think that his fat *** wouldn't come in ready to play in August if he knew that he could lose his job to a freshman?</p>