That's completely fair on what DG signed up for, and I'm honestly fine with him leaving.
Early signing period forces players to make decisions before bowl season. Just like coaches are making decisions, ND theoretically could have made the playoffs and Kelly was gone.
I just don’t like the fact that he was cleared to play and he didn’t play for the final three weeks in games that were important to his teammates that he was the captain of. I am ok with players leaving, they have a right to, coaches leave so they should be able to as well. I think they should have to sit out a year if the coach doesn’t leave though.
Whose call was it, Gabriel or Malzahn? If he tells Malzahn he's contemplating leaving the program, can see Malzahn sticking with Keene. Particularly after how it was in Febrauary when he was hired.
He should wait until ESD passed and schools had already locked in on transfer targets?
Im pretty sure when he wasn’t listening to coaches and goofing off during practices they knew he was leaving.
don’t know if it is accurate info but apparently he never even practiced when he was cleared ..only did rehab and strength training at UCF and that’s it. then would go throw on his own at a High School
That makes it sound like there was a pretty big disconnect between the staff and him. Odds are you don't suddenly openly refuse to listen to the staff after spending 8 months doing everything they say, without some interactions between both sides that went negative.
it is pretty clear what probably happened . He was bitter and moody about his injury & had too much time on his hands to think. From what I have heard Gus did nothing wrong
I’m not exactly sure why dirt comes out after guys leave but when here no one says anything.
If he's hurt and requires surgery why wait. I would want it fixed as soon as possible to be ready for spring football or fall whatever the timeline is.
I recently watched the last 2 episodes of ESPN+ “Our Time” and DG is shown extensively rehabbing, lifting weights, throwing, and running. The coaches were saying that he was “cleared to play” and you could tell that they expected to see him on the field. Perhaps easing him back in during the UConn game and then really bring him back strong for the Black Friday Game.
…and we just weren’t motivated. After all, the game is on a Thursday night. If it was Friday or Saturday, we’ll that’s a completely different story.
I didn’t want him out there before bowl game. Now it obviously doesn’t matter. He wasn’t lifting heavy weights yet and his arm strength wasn’t there. That’s what made him good.
This is them already making excuses incase it doesn't go their way. It's still 75% going to go their way.
Just a heads up, if you actually read the note Copeland wrote, he says my last game as a Gator is approaching “soon”. He announced he was entering the portal, but he wrote it as if he planned to transfer after the bowl game (from the wording).
