Comments on: Coffee High DB Pernell Williams and the Florida Gators

By: Trojanboy09

Trojanboy09 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:04:09 +0000

Pernell is my friend from way back we used to ride the bus together he lives right down the rode where ever he goes he will do great

By: '10 OR DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa - Page 6 - VolNation

'10 OR DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa - Page 6 - VolNation — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:51:09 +0000

[...] a little murkier, Tavaris Barnes. There was no public reporting of his declaration of committment. Coffee High DB Pernell Williams and the Florida Gators | Inside College Recruiting: Michael Carvell kenbrell thompkins – Google News (the thompkins article is available only to subscribers, but [...]

By: Lord of the Lizards

Lord of the Lizards — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:51:16 +0000

All of that is true but you can’t blame Urban if no official offer was ever extended and according to the official services they didn’t and I couldn’t find where he was. All schools actively recruit many more players than they could ever take, in fact many SIGN many more players than allowed (see Ole Miss)! I see that Tennessee is actively recruiting about a hundred players, can you imagine if half of those guys decided to “commit” tomorrow! Of course, they would have to pick and choose the ones they want and tell the others “see ya”. With all that said , I think Pernell has an excellant chance of being Gainesville bound IF that is really what he wants to do.

By: Rising Tide

Rising Tide — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:56:44 +0000

Call it what it is…. Urban Myer caught with his pants down. They offered the kid but didn’t want him to committ because they want to see if they can lure someone with more stars. Happens everywhere. Exactly why Florida or any other school shouldn’t get their panties in a wad over a kid (Reid, Richardson) changing his mind later in the process. I know everyone will say that’s why kids shouldn’t committ early but if Williams was a 5 star would you have a problem with him committing now? Neither would Urban Myer.

By: Gator Dave

Gator Dave — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:48:26 +0000

Well, the fact that they’re coming up to see him indicates to me that he’ll end up there. Maybe they just want to re-affirm his decision or maybe they want to take a look at him at another position (WR?) because they have alot of depth and alot of 2010 commitments from top DBs. Gators are in need of WRs in this class, no doubt.

By: JustCallMeChamp

JustCallMeChamp — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:08:34 +0000

Weird situation…IMO I think Florida is being cautious after getting burned by another player from Georgia they had been on for a long time and had cultured a relationship with, Greg Reid. If you’ll recall, during the Under Armour All American game prep week, Reid, who was a long time Fla commit, started to garner alot of attention and got wandering eyes, which led to his “de-commitment” and subsequent NSD signing with FSU. Florida had been on the kid from jump street when no one else cared and I think the coaches were disturbed that once he got all that national attention and suddenly wanted to “shop around”. Hey it happens in recruiting but it’s not cool and it affects your entire board. And then throw in the Richardson thing with Kiffin, whom Kiffin convinced the kid to continue to lie to not only the Florida coaching staff, but to his entire hometown of Pahokee, Fla, about his intentions. Glad That guy didn’t come!!! I just think the coaches are just saying, let’s make sure… Hope it all works out and Pernell ends up in orange and blue!

By: Gator Growl

Gator Growl — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:27:35 +0000

I don’t care if he has a valid offer or not…if he’s got the grades and the talent and the right attitude and he LOVES the Gators…And he’s not another Greg Reid or Noo-key Richardson, I say let’s Love him back!!!

By: Lord of the Lizards

Lord of the Lizards — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:59:51 +0000

I hope the offer is valid, we could really use his talent, especially at WR. Sign him up! Or at least say “Welcome to the Family” I like this kid, he’s gonna be a good player, good size and good speed. Any grade issues???

By: Percy Harvin

Percy Harvin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:37:19 +0000

I rolled a joint with my Wonderlic test. I am so high right now…. Torrey Davis always has the best Sherm.

By: Gator

Gator — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:37:40 +0000

Your a moron Tom.

By: Tom Davis

Tom Davis — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:42:07 +0000

Hopefully he lays off the dope unlike Harvin and sticks to the books.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:13:35 +0000

Hey D’boy,

Stanford may not be a threat to USC but that’s a $200,000 scholarship to the finest academic institution west of the Mississippi. That degree and those contacts would open some amazing doors for Ta’iler in the future.

As far as football, Harbaugh is moving the program forward. There are 12 Stanford grads in the NFL now and Stanford beat USC 2 years ago.

By: DBOY JONES

DBOY JONES — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:01:10 +0000

I can’t believe Ta’lier committed to Stanford. He had to do it for the academics. Stanford will remain the door mat of the Pac 10. Terrible choice Ta’lier!! We wont hear from you once you head out West. Hope you didn’t have dreamz of the NFL. LOL. Wit that said I think he just committed to them so the other school would cool off of him so he can concentrate on his up coming Senior yr. I bet he switches because he said he is still going to take 3 more visits to schools. Why would you do that Ta’lier if you are so committed to Stanford!?! Thats like your girl or boyfriend saying she/he is wit you but they are going to date 3 other people. LOL

By: Diamond Dawg

Diamond Dawg — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:54:53 +0000

Who cares???????? He wants to go to fla let em go. He now is Dawg food!!

By: Gator

Gator — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:43:37 +0000

Rich,

Not sure yet but I know for a fact that Florida sites (Scout and Rivals)have said that their sources are that he did not have a commitable offer. What that entails, I am not sure. Will know more soon.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:42:16 +0000

Another thought here. I’ve been reading rumors about Pernell committing for the last week. No doubt the Gators were aware of this.

If there was any reason that they couldn’t accept an offer from Pernell, they should have talked to the kid and avoided any confusion like this. Inquiring minds want to know what’s going on here.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:38:31 +0000

I guess we have ourselves a bit of suspense here. Maybe Pernell had an offer but had a contingency that it was only valid until we had signed a certain number of cornerbacks. Is it possible that there is only room for Pernell if Dorsey backs out ??

It’s a mystery at the moment.

By: DBOY JONES

DBOY JONES — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:32:15 +0000

By: Gator

Gator — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:31:54 +0000

He is not a Gator yet…. Our UF mods say that he doesn’t have a commitable offer. Let’s see how this plays out I guess.

By: DBOY JONES

DBOY JONES — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:31:53 +0000

Jones committed to Stanford?!?! Are you kidding me? What tha hell he made that mistake for? He must dont’ have aspirations on going to the league. He must of did it for academics purposes. The reciever from Henry Co last year did the same thing. I forget his name but he played with the kid Ambles that is still at Henry Co and is one of the best receivers in the nation. Harbough must be getting these kids Escalades or something. Stanford is the door mat of the sorry azz Pac 10 conference. I just don’t get it.

By: 'ol sport

'ol sport — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:26:12 +0000

Rivals shows that he only has offers from UGA and Clemson. This just shows that these recruiting “experts” are not on top of their game if he really has comitted and been accepted by CUM.

By: Chad Simmons

Chad Simmons — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:04:49 +0000

Jones has committed to Stanford. As for Pernell Williams, he is not a Florida commitment. The AJC jumped the gun and the Florida coaches have yet to accept his commitment.

By: DBOY JONES

DBOY JONES — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:54:47 +0000

Michael,
Has Ta’ler Jones WR from Gainsville committed to a school yet? I know he was suppose to announce his committment today!

By: gatorman770

gatorman770 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:45:20 +0000

You made the wise decision, Pernell and I know you’ll do well and will be instrumental in keeping the Gator-D a top rated defense in the future.
I love reloadin’!
Go GATORS!

By: john

john — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:22:13 +0000

Ayers, Peters, Atwater are the three in state DB’s UGA has targeted. Williams has no offer from them. There a number of out of state recruits they are after, but with limited numbers they will only sign 2-3 db’s. my vote is AYERS, Grimes,Peters

By: dawgpride

dawgpride — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:09:29 +0000

He was, but he left for the bigger paycheck. Now he is calling the shots over at scout, and word from Athens is he is keeping commits silent for better rankings!

By: TommyP

TommyP — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:54:17 +0000

Liar: Thought Chad was WITH Rivals?

By: Gators

Gators — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:49:50 +0000

Congrats Pernell, I just heard the big news from the Florida coaches. Sorry that Chad Simmons threw you under the bus. Don’t worry, no one on the college side takes him seriously.

By: Liar Liar

Liar Liar — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:47:26 +0000

Chad Simmons is a fraud. He always has been. He wrote YESTERDAY this kid did not have an offer from Florida. I printed it out before Chad could delete it, like he does EVERY time he’s WRONG. Chad you know your stuff. I’m glad I didn’t switch from Rivals.

By: scout?

scout? — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:40:48 +0000

The guy at Scout said Pernell has no offers from Georgia or Florida, so who am I to believe?

Does he have an offer or what?
Geez thought he had the inside word on this stuff!