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bossman · 10-25-2012, 10:57 AM

To be honest, His predictions are guesses just like most of us do, Last year he did the same thing with top recruits and got 3/10 right. He did state that he didnt have any inside knowledge and that they were just guesses and personal opinions just for fun.

I read an article that Ronni's father stated that location would not be a factor cause they would travel wherever to watch her games. I doubt Kai leaves the state, she doesnt seem like the type of player to pick a school because of the large crowds. If you dont mind me asking, where did you here that about her and fsu?

Tyree02 · 10-25-2012, 11:08 AM

It came straight from Kai.... She is going to announce her decision next week, on Thursday according to her..

EastTNG8TR · 10-26-2012, 04:31 AM

Tyree...curious....I don't doubt that you talked with her, but do you know her personally or did you talk to her randomly before she ever visited UF? I just find it odd that she wouldn't have committed or word leaked out if FSU was a done deal. I have always thought it would be a UM, FSU, UF battle for her and I have read that UM may be back in the picture. If Moncrief goes to UM I would think James would look harder at them. FSU does have a definate need for a center though and she would probably start on day 1. I can live without getting James, though I would love for UF to get her. Ronni is the one we need the most though. I thought Kenny's location reason was odd as well. Her dad played briefly at UF and her brother is a Gator fan so I am hoping that being a Florida fan runs in the family. UGA scares me with McCaskill there though.

Tyree02 · 10-26-2012, 08:19 AM

I am good friends with one of the mom's that has a daughter that plays for Dwyer and she said that James is headed to FSU and was announcing on 1 Nov. This was a couple of weeks ago. I sort of got pissed, because I didn't think it was fair to the schools courting her. I think Kai wants to just do those visits just to keep her word to certain coaches and I understand that a little, but I told the mom that Kai is a teenager and it has to be difficult for her.. She has her heart sat on FSU, and said that is where she would go.
Now with Ronni... I found it odd that she lives 2 hours from Gainsville and she had never visited the school before until her official. When she gave her top 5, she stated that Georgia was the only school she had visited. Looks like red and black are indeed her favorite colors.. When the highs school coach gave the schools list her named off Georgia, Florida and Florida State in that exact order... Then he named Tennessee and Baylor last. I am just saying I have been following recruiting a while now and I am sure she will end up at Georgia or Florida, but I give the edge to Georgia at the moment just from what I have seen and what I have learned in the past from some of these kids. Sydnei McCaskills committ was huge for Georgia in helping them with Ronni. Angie Johnson is another reason why I think Ronni comes to UGA. She has done a great job recruiting for UGA! I am just speculating and I very well could be wrong on the whole Ronni ordeal. Ronni and her family are the only ones that know where she is going but I am just stating my opinion and what I see..

EastTNG8TR · 10-26-2012, 11:36 AM

UGA is who I think is the main competition as well, solely because of McCaskill. Just hoping Gator lineage wins out. I am not a huge fan of Landers though so I hope she doesn't go there. These next few years are going to be huge in the SEC. UT is in transition and A/M coming into the conference. I'd guess Landers won't coach a lot longer either. Really hoping to see a lot more parity emerge, particular at the top of the conference.

bossman · 11-04-2012, 06:43 PM

Moncrief has verballed to LSU.

bossman · 11-08-2012, 07:06 PM

Kai James chooses florida state.

**stingbb** · 11-08-2012, 08:00 PM

Again, it is absolutely amazing how Butler can't recruit the state of Florida. Like it was brought up earlier in this post, the state of Florida is absolutely loaded this year (8-10 girls ranked in various top-100 lists), and UF has not been able to secure one commitment with signing day next week.

There is no way Butler can get the program to the next level without being able to recruit this state.

bossman · 11-08-2012, 08:29 PM

#13 Ronni Williams decides tomorrow at 1:50 between UF and UGA...Will be interesting to see where she goes.

EastTNG8TR · 11-08-2012, 08:51 PM

Ronni is the big one. We need to pull her or somehow find another forward somewhere. She's a program changer.

**MJGator8104** · 11-08-2012, 10:32 PM

What are our actual chances?

Tyree02 · 11-08-2012, 10:43 PM

I have no clue where Ronni is headed. If I had a guess I would go with Georgia. She stated in an article today that she was down to Florida and Georgia!!!

EastTNG8TR · 11-08-2012, 11:54 PM

She is is following several girls from Georgia on Twitter (January Miller is on there too at least) as well as both coaching staffs. In the article she says she wants to play in the SEC and academics are important. UF being in the AAU might help a little. She also says her decision will have nothing to do with basketball so hopefully that negates UGA having a pretty rich tradition. Her dad played at UF and her brother, based off twitter is a Gator fan. UF would also be closer for her family to see her play more often. Her main reasoning though is stated as chemistry with the girls on the team. McCaskill at UGA probably helps them a lot there, but hopefully she doesn't base her decision on that alone. No guarantee she stays there. My heart says UF but head says UGA...either way it is close. I have told people for a while now. Ronni would be the missing piece of the puzzle for Butler. We could potentially have 4 Top 50 recruits and 2 McDonald's All Americans in just the Sophomore and Freshmen classes. All of them play a different position, IMO, as well. UF has the clear lead for the best girls in state for 2015 and 2017 and both will be the caliber of Ronni. Plus the elite recruits want to play with other elite recruits, and UF is heavily involved with some elite girls in TN for next year. I would equate Ronni to being a female Mike Miller impact at UF. It is going to be close, but really cross your fingers for this one.

**BigIgator25** · 11-09-2012, 12:59 PM

We are striking out bigtime again, Ronni is doubtful to come to UF. If she does I will be very happy, but something just isnt right about this

bossman · 11-09-2012, 02:39 PM

She chooses florida!

G2MGA · 11-09-2012, 02:41 PM

Yesssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bossman · 11-09-2012, 02:42 PM

**oragator1** · 11-09-2012, 02:43 PM

Congrats to Amanda, program continues to head in the right direction, and it isn't smoke and mirrors, it's the staff doing the hard work and running the program the right way.

EastTNG8TR · 11-09-2012, 02:45 PM

Yes!!! This is the big one.

bossman · 11-09-2012, 02:53 PM

http://peachstatebasketball.com/no-1...ec-nov-9-2012/

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