2013 DE Robert Nkemdiche of Loganville GA. to Ole Miss

[Gatorrick22]

Originally Posted by swampbabe

No

One year - right?

[swampbabe]

Originally Posted by Gatorrick22

One year - right?

Correct, unless you are employed by a public school system in the state of Florida, in which case you can claim residency with no waiting period. This was the road that we took, just about the only perk to being a teacher in this state

[StrangeGator]

Originally Posted by swampbabe

Correct, unless you are employed by a public school system in the state of Florida, in which case you can claim residency with no waiting period. This was the road that we took, just about the only perk to being a teacher in this state

That's unusual. Texas and California both require two to three years. We actually looked at moving to Texas for their universities.

[StrangeGator]

Originally Posted by 1984Gator

Sour grapes Strange. It's a top 10 public university. I work with kids from China that constantly mention Florida, Michigan, Texas, UCLA etc as possible graduate destinations. Florida has made a an effort to private schools rather than public ghetto schools in recent years in order to find students that are better prepared for elite public university studies....

It would be sour grades if she had applied and to UF had been turned down. She was wait-listed at Michigan and turned down by Texas, which has the same 92% redline that UF has. Michigan accepts a lot of out of state students. Probably 30% or more. Wisconsin accepts 40% from out of state.

Never mind diversity, holding 92% of openings for in-state students is a bad idea financially and academically. UF and Texas are the only top public schools that do that and they are both dropping in the rankings. It gives the universality limited exposure and it limits the acceptance pool in both cases to bottom third public schools systems.

[StrangeGator]

Originally Posted by 1984Gator

And all because we don't recruit his daughter's ghetto HS in Illinois.....

Her ghetto high school has probably produced more Pulitzer and Noble winners than UF, and more prominent leaders in science, business and the arts than UF can claim. Ernest Hemingway, Ray Krok, Paul Harvey, Dan Castenelleta, Kathy Griffin and Johnny Galecki from Big Bang Theory. Scientests Chad Trujillo, the astronomer who discovered Trans Neptuntian Objects, James Thomson, who created the first embryonic stem cell line and James Herrick who discovered sickle cell anemia. Tell me about your ghetto high school.

Now tell me why UF should follow a school like that for years, then suddenly cut off contact?

[gtr2x]

WTH, I thought this was a recruiting thread. Reads more like an academic pi$$ing contest.

But since we're pontificating......... one of my son's frat brothers at UF was from Chicago and one of his gfs was from there after spending one yr in Jax so a few Midwesterners do sneak in.

I know 2 fla kids that went to Michigan. One went because his dad was an alum and transferred to UF after the first winter. The other one is now in his soph year and happy. Of course he is from Canada ooriginally and loves hockey. Same deal with wisconsin....2 went, 1 bailed after the first winter and 1 graduated, tho she returned home after graduating.

Not sure what this has to do with recruiting the kid in the op, but all things equal, most Fla kids would rather not freeze their a$$ off. "Most" being the key word.

[Tebowism0823]

I don't know why you guys keep arguing with Strange. He hates the state of Florida and UF. No real shock to see him state anything relative to that.

[1984Gator]

Originally Posted by StrangeGator

It would be sour grades if she had applied and to UF had been turned down. She was wait-listed at Michigan and turned down by Texas, which has the same 92% redline that UF has. Michigan accepts a lot of out of state students. Probably 30% or more. Wisconsin accepts 40% from out of state.

Never mind diversity, holding 92% of openings for in-state students is a bad idea financially and academically. UF and Texas are the only top public schools that do that and they are both dropping in the rankings. It gives the universality limited exposure and it limits the acceptance pool in both cases to bottom third public schools systems.

Sorry strange, I was originally just messing with you for being a negative nellie but Florida isn't dropping in any ranking that count. The US News blipped us a couple years ago over class size but that was about the State of Florida public education budget which hammered. Even that rag moved us way back up last year. Forbes placed us at 10th among public universities and biased all 4 military academies ahead of us but that leaves us in very good company. As a research university, we are ranked quite well. Your complain about Florida focusing on Florida highs school admissions doesn't carry any water because the size of the pool is just so large that we end up getting a very strong group every year and most have grown up in international cities like Miami and have had the benefit of top quality private education. Florida basically gives locals a free ride under the bright futures program as long as they make reasonable academic progress. Florida al;so knows these students are more likely to stay in Florida and develop their careers at home. In other words the state of Florida gets the benefit of providing virtually free education. Sorry you picked such a sucka$$ state to live in and that Florida doesn't recruit your daughter's ghetto school but if they were turned down by Texas, they wouldn't have gotten in at Florida either! Have you considered the JUCO route?

[NoahBeanBizzel]

Originally Posted by Tebowism0823

I don't know why you guys keep arguing with Strange. He hates the state of Florida and UF. No real shock to see him state anything relative to that.

What's funny, is that they're doing it on a thread that is supposed to be about the nation's number one recruit. Can you imagine if Nkemdiche logged into Awesome recruiting, clicked on this thread, and saw that the last four or five pages had nothing to do with him at all?

It's all ego at this point. I actually enjoy watching Strange engage in a debate, though. He's one of those guys who will argue his point down to a stalemate every time. It's the thrill of proving they're better 'n Strange. But it looks as if Strange can not only out-read them and out-think them, but it appears that he's clearly out-learned some of them as well. And he can out-philosophize them. Now he's proving that he's gonna outlast 'em.

[elrongator]

He's not outlasting, arguing, or philosophizing anyone around here if his point is that UF is either lacking diversity compared to other universities, or losing prowess academically.
The bottomline is that it isn't.
It also makes him look stupid for bringing that kind of crap to a football recruiting board to begin with.
Get your head out of your posterior and take that garbage over to Too Hot.
This thread is about football players we are recruiting.
In that department we don't want or need diversity. We want 100% beast mode capable, bad ass athletes.
Jesus, get a life.

[AFCyberGator]

What happened to Nkemdiche thoroughly enjoying his visit to Florida and making a connection with Kelvin Taylor? Maybe the in home visit from Muschamp will leave a lasting impression.

[elrongator]

Agreed CyberGator. I can't believe all these kids would see better opportunity on any level with Ole Miss versus the position UF is in at this time.

[grant1]

Originally Posted by 1984Gator

Sorry strange, I was originally just messing with you for being a negative nellie but Florida isn't dropping in any ranking that count. The US News blipped us a couple years ago over class size but that was about the State of Florida public education budget which hammered. Even that rag moved us way back up last year. Forbes placed us at 10th among public universities and biased all 4 military academies ahead of us but that leaves us in very good company. As a research university, we are ranked quite well. Your complain about Florida focusing on Florida highs school admissions doesn't carry any water because the size of the pool is just so large that we end up getting a very strong group every year and most have grown up in international cities like Miami and have had the benefit of top quality private education. Florida basically gives locals a free ride under the bright futures program as long as they make reasonable academic progress. Florida al;so knows these students are more likely to stay in Florida and develop their careers at home. In other words the state of Florida gets the benefit of providing virtually free education. Sorry you picked such a sucka$$ state to live in and that Florida doesn't recruit your daughter's ghetto school but if they were turned down by Texas, they wouldn't have gotten in at Florida either! Have you considered the JUCO route?

Ooooo, that's harsh. I went the JUCO route and transferred to UF my Jr year, partly due to grades, partly due to costs. My parents were paying for 3 in college simulatneously. Actually, I could have had an academic scholarship to FAMU, as did any college-bound white in HS back then.

[your_perfect_enemy]

Originally Posted by StrangeGator

Her ghetto high school has probably produced more Pulitzer and Noble winners than UF, and more prominent leaders in science, business and the arts than UF can claim. Ernest Hemingway, Ray Krok, Paul Harvey, Dan Castenelleta, Kathy Griffin and Johnny Galecki from Big Bang Theory. Scientests Chad Trujillo, the astronomer who discovered Trans Neptuntian Objects, James Thomson, who created the first embryonic stem cell line and James Herrick who discovered sickle cell anemia. Tell me about your ghetto high school.

Now tell me why UF should follow a school like that for years, then suddenly cut off contact?

I'm don't care about any other point you've argued in this thread at all, but are you actually bragging on kathy griffin? really?

[mfpardnor2]

Can half this thread please move over to "Too Hot...." so we can get back to F'ing Recruiting.

[AFCyberGator]

Originally Posted by elrongator

Agreed CyberGator. I can't believe all these kids would see better opportunity on any level with Ole Miss versus the position UF is in at this time.

(Trying to get back on the topic of Nkemdiche.)

I understand Nkemdiche has family at Ole Miss and that the campus is beautiful, so I can see him going there. I just hope Muschamp has some recruiting magic to snag him.

[Gatorphenom]

So.........Muschamp and a few select coaches went all out, it's a wait and see long shot game but as I said....a chance is better than no chance.

[GatorAvatar]

Originally Posted by mfpardnor2

Can half this thread please move over to "Too Hot...." so we can get back to F'ing Recruiting.

Amen.

[nastyreptile]

Originally Posted by your_perfect_enemy

I'm don't care about any other point you've argued in this thread at all, but are you actually bragging on kathy griffin? really?

I thought that was hilarious myself...

[Gatorrick22]

Originally Posted by swampbabe

Correct, unless you are employed by a public school system in the state of Florida, in which case you can claim residency with no waiting period. This was the road that we took, just about the only perk to being a teacher in this state

Thanks babe.