College recruiting

By Bob

January 20, 2009 1:14 PM | Link to this

Ouch. Greg just called a TIME OUT on Urban Crier late in the game. Why so upset coach? Typical Urban Crier sense of entitlement.

Go with your heart Greg and do whatever the hell you want, not what Urban Crier wants. Florida has peaked anyway. The SEC is a very humbling conference and only way to go is down for the Gators.

By gratefuldawghead

January 20, 2009 1:18 PM | Link to this

I would love to see Greg Reid come to UGA. He has been awsome to watch here in South Georgia.

By JB

January 20, 2009 1:18 PM | Link to this

Greg,

Picture yourself playiong with Brandon Smith…

You understand.

HBTD!!!!

By bigdawg01

January 20, 2009 1:21 PM | Link to this

FL is out of the race. He is not going there. Right now its down to UGA and FSU. 55% FSU 45% UGA. Dawgs will get him in the end.

By KneeJerk

January 20, 2009 1:37 PM | Link to this

Dawgs-FSU-doesn’t matter. Both get blistered by UF on a regular basis.

By ha!

January 20, 2009 1:37 PM | Link to this

hey bigdawg01,

By Call it Like it is

January 20, 2009 1:37 PM | Link to this

Who needs him, unproven at the college level and probably does not have the grades to get into Florida.

Good riddance.

Take your hot and cold stuff somewhere else.

The GATORS do not need you!

Enough Said!

By ha!

January 20, 2009 1:37 PM | Link to this

hey bigdawg01, the DAWGS will get him in the end!!!

By Will

January 20, 2009 1:42 PM | Link to this

Greg, Urban Crier will be at Notre Dame this time next year. Please note that in your book.

By GeoffDawg

January 20, 2009 1:43 PM | Link to this

ha! - you’re obviously a closeted homosexual to read into it that way.

By Sid

January 20, 2009 1:47 PM | Link to this

Dang-Guess (Sub)Urban will have to borrow a visor from the Evil Snoturrier,Steve(No longer Superior)!!!

By MARIETTA DAWG

January 20, 2009 1:49 PM | Link to this

GREG, If Crier is this upset just for changing you mind — imagine what it will be like to play for him. How much he would cry then when something goes wrong. He does not care about where your heart takes you - he only cares about himself. I am by no means a gator fan - the Bulldawg Nation would love to see ya in Bulldawg Red but you do whats best for you.

Follow your heart.

Hope to see ya playing Between the Hedges this fall. Once a Dawg .. Always A Dawg

By Dawg Tired

January 20, 2009 1:57 PM | Link to this

I’m no fan of Coach Meyer. However, I’m with him (sort of) on this one. Listen, the kid made a commitment. As my granddaddy used to say, “Son, a man is no better than his word.” The ‘sort of” qualification is, unlike Coach Meyer, once the kid breaks his word, I’m finished with him. In fact, if he’s having this love affair with FSU, why not go ahead and “commit” again. After all, he can change his mind if he “falls out of love” with ‘em.

I know, I know, “he’s a great player, he’s just a kid, we all make mistkes, blah,blah,blah.” How long must we keep seeing how these totally self-centered kids with great talent just don’t make good team players before we understand that having a kid who passionately wants to be a Dawg is whom we should be recruiting.

I hope the kid finds a place where he can be mentored by someone who will help him get over himself and become a person who serves others selflessly.

By Steve Superior

January 20, 2009 2:03 PM | Link to this

Greg, give the gamecocks a chance, we got the best defense in the conference and we finally got a qb, you up to a little offense? Oh and by the way the puppy fans are right, the Gators have peaked, puppy fans have been saying that since my second year in Gainsville, so they’ve been going down hill for the last 17 years. And by the way the little endzone dance last year turned the rivalry around and the puppy’s 2008 schedule was the toughest of all time…………….. If your SAT score is over 400 you understand. Gotta tee time at Augusta, talk to ya soon.

By bobbylee

January 20, 2009 2:06 PM | Link to this

He will probably end up with Bobby Cox aka CMR in Athens…

By Steve Superior

January 20, 2009 2:12 PM | Link to this

Greg, give the gamecocks a chance, we got the best defense in the conference and we finally got a qb, you up to a little offense? Oh and by the way the puppy fans are right, the Gators have peaked, puppy fans have been saying that since my second year in Gainsville, so they’ve been going down hill for the last 17 years. And by the way the little endzone dance last year turned the rivalry around and the puppy’s 2008 schedule was the toughest of all time…………….. If your SAT score is over 400 you understand. Gotta tee time at Augusta, talk to ya soon.

By sasquach

January 20, 2009 2:14 PM | Link to this

“The biggest gap between football players and students as a whole occurred at the University of Florida, where players scored 346 points lower than the school’s overall student body. That’s larger than the difference in scores between typical students at the University of Georgia and Harvard University.” - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sunday, December 28, 2008

It seems grades really don’t matter at UF.

By sasquach

January 20, 2009 2:14 PM | Link to this

“The biggest gap between football players and students as a whole occurred at the University of Florida, where players scored 346 points lower than the school’s overall student body. That’s larger than the difference in scores between typical students at the University of Georgia and Harvard University.” - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sunday, December 28, 2008

It seems grades really don’t matter at UF.

By 78 DAWG

January 20, 2009 2:17 PM | Link to this

If you can tackle COME ON! but if you’re the next overhyped-can’t-tackle-dwyer Reshad Jones, play for the gayturds.

By Lew

January 20, 2009 2:25 PM | Link to this

Greg: While Florida State is a lot better choice than Florida (see Urban Meyer’s superegotisitc attitude,) Georgia is the best choice. Georgia is a great place and Mark Richt (fortunately) is not a jerk like Meyer. The Dawgs want you!

By Matt

January 20, 2009 2:32 PM | Link to this

If the kid wants to play for a loser, meaning either UGA of FSU, let him go. We return all our starters and backups on defense and can use the scholarship for someone else who wants to be a Gator. He will be the one missing out on playing on next years repeat National Championship team although he probably wouldn’t play anyway. Funny how tough competition scares some guys off.

By KneeJerk

January 20, 2009 2:36 PM | Link to this

Are you seriously addressing Greg Reid? Do you think he really cares what you think? It sounds like a Casey Casem long distance dedication. Hilarious. Keep begging 18 year olds to come play for your football team.

By Art Vandelay

January 20, 2009 2:37 PM | Link to this

Greg — you’re no longer needed in Gainesville. Everyone knows you’re bailing because you’re afraid to compete for a starting job with Janoris Jenkins and Joe Haden. We won 2 out of the last 3 national championships without you, and we regularly beat the pants off both of the teams you’re leaning toward. Enjoy losing to UF for four years!

By 78 DAWG

January 20, 2009 2:41 PM | Link to this

If you can tackle COME ON! but if you’re the next overhyped-can’t-tackle-dwyer Reshad Jones, play for the gayturds.

By 78 DAWG

January 20, 2009 2:44 PM | Link to this

Your a JERK, I know his cousin and he does read this blog to see who wants him, you must be a gayturd or a stupid yellowback jacket or a toilet bowl rolltide.

By john

January 20, 2009 2:52 PM | Link to this

Don’t want this kid, let him go to FSU. Not that I’ve got any sympathy for the Gators, but the way he did UF was wrong — Urban was right to be p**. Give me kids that want to be Dawgs and are willing to fight for PT, not kids looking to play the system to get the best possible situation for themselves. Don’t care about age, the kid has already proven to be a two-faced liar. We don’t need that. That’s not how you win. You win with team players and hard workers, not prima donnas. It’s not all about talent. Look at Miami. Bunch of wanna-be future NFL players with no interest in “team”. That’s not what we wanna be.

By Skydawg

January 20, 2009 3:08 PM | Link to this

Let me offer a simple translation here.

Greg Reid said “I felt like I was at home at Florida State on my [official] visit, it was totally different from the feeling I got [during my recruiting trip] at Florida.”

Translation: Urban Meyer is a pompous prick and recruits are starting to see through his antics. Urban Meyer is all about Urban Meyer rather than the best interest of an 18 yr old kid.

Outcome: Greg Reid will choose to play for a coach (Bowden or Richt) who truly has his best interests at heart rather than strong arming him into a committment.

By Art Vandelay

January 20, 2009 3:14 PM | Link to this

Greg — you’re no longer needed in Gainesville. Everyone knows you’re bailing because you’re afraid to compete for a starting job with Janoris Jenkins and Joe Haden. We won 2 out of the last 3 national championships without you, and we regularly beat the pants off both of the teams you’re leaning toward. Enjoy losing to UF for four years!

By Go Sooners

January 20, 2009 3:19 PM | Link to this

Why is it nobody outside UF likes Meyer? What has he done to p** everyone off, is it just cause they are the dominant team in the SEC?

By Art Vandelay

January 20, 2009 3:20 PM | Link to this

Greg — you’re no longer needed in Gainesville. Everyone knows you’re bailing because you’re afraid to compete for a starting job with Janoris Jenkins and Joe Haden. We won 2 out of the last 3 national championships without you, and we regularly beat the pants off both of the teams you’re leaning toward. Enjoy losing to UF for four years!

By Resevoir Dawg

January 20, 2009 3:20 PM | Link to this

Doesn’t it seem odd that Coach Myer is having to strong-arm some of these big name recruits. I’m sure the average UF fan (is that redundant?) expects all the blue-chippers to be lining-up at the door. I guess that’s not the case.

I’m thinking it’s going to be so enjoyable to watch the sidelines when things do start to go rough for UF. Coach Myere may spontaneously combust.

By Jim n Buckhead

January 20, 2009 3:24 PM | Link to this

That’s Y CUM is a moran……..he just won his 2nd nat’l title in 3 years has everyone coming back and instead of saying well son that’s too bad…good luck to you….. he has to try and shame into signing again with UF…..

By bohgey

January 20, 2009 3:27 PM | Link to this

To answer Urban’s stupid question. Rodney Garner and Willie Martinez were on the sidelines during the Lowndes-Northside Warner Robins game. What a goof. Reid has been firm, but don’t think that other schools sat back and didn’t recruit him.

By King Gator

January 20, 2009 3:34 PM | Link to this

If I were this kid I wouldn’t go to Florida (and I’m an alum and huge Gator fan), the Gators are stacked at DB and they’re all young; plus now he’s p** off Urban and once he signs on the dotted line the Gators and Meyer will own him. This is the same at all schools, the recruits get to make the coaches dance, and guess, etc during the process; but once they sign they all regret big timing their coaches. I hope he goes to FSU, he’ll enjoy losing to Florida and playing in the Weedeater Bowl- Gators own the Noles! No need to rag on the dawgs, they’ve been owned for about 2 decades now by the National Champion Gators!

By reservoirDAWG

January 20, 2009 3:41 PM | Link to this

Urby is such a douche.

By Big MIKE

January 20, 2009 3:53 PM | Link to this

Home is where the dawgpound is,this is your state, this is your UGA, come where you are wanted, and not terrorized.UGA,nuff said!

By Typical AJC Blog Moron

January 20, 2009 4:07 PM | Link to this

He sounds like a confused high school kid who hasn’t made up his mind on the most important decision of his life to date. What a total freakin’ loser!!!! When I was in high school I had all the answers and everything figured out.

That was sarcasm Greg. Don’t listen to the total human trash that posts on these blogs and do what’s best for you. Good luck.

By UF Joe

January 20, 2009 4:11 PM | Link to this

Reid needs to go to FSU or some program where his ego can sit ahead of the team. I commend coach meyer for how he handled it. He understands that to have asuccessful program, you need winners. Not self centered and selfish players.

Knock him all you want but he’s kicking your a— right now.

Go Gators!

By bull-gator

January 20, 2009 4:11 PM | Link to this

King Gator is correct. The Gators ARE stacked at DB. The kid will be riding the bench for 2-3 years behind the likes of Haden, Jenkins, et. al. He needs to go where his heart leads him. Best of Luck, kid!

By UF Joe

January 20, 2009 4:12 PM | Link to this

Reid needs to go to FSU or some program where his ego can sit ahead of the team. I commend coach meyer for how he handled it. He understands that to have asuccessful program, you need winners. Not self centered and selfish players.

Knock him all you want but he’s kicking your a— right now.

Go Gators!

By Jeff

January 20, 2009 4:16 PM | Link to this

Reid sound like a punk. he needs to go to UGA or FSU.

Glad Urbam Meyer didn’t sell out and get a selfish player.

Gators are stocked anyway!

Wheeeeeewwwwww!!!

By Jeff

January 20, 2009 4:19 PM | Link to this

Reid sound like a punk. he needs to go to UGA or FSU.

Glad Urbam Meyer didn’t sell out and get a selfish player.

Gators are stocked anyway!

Wheeeeeewwwwww!!!

By Wally Butts

January 20, 2009 4:45 PM | Link to this

Greg Reid is an idiot. He will not qualify in the first place, so he is better off at UGA where history tells us, most of the football players can’t read.

BOTTOM LINE, the kid is afraid of competition. He knows that Florida just won a National Championship with 2 corners that he can’t beat out. He is not good enough to play for Florida.

So go to Georgia or FSU you little cry baby and become the Gator’s B*** for the next 4 years.

By PTC DAWG

January 20, 2009 4:48 PM | Link to this

Wow, now the FU fans are saying they don’t “need” players. Nothing has gone to their head has it? LOL

By Wally Butts

January 20, 2009 4:55 PM | Link to this

GREG REID, it’s really a simple choice!

Go to Florida and win Championships!

Go to Georgia or FSU and be Florida’s B***.

It’s up to you, you little whiny cry baby!

By Wally Butts

January 20, 2009 5:04 PM | Link to this

Face it guys CB is not a need for UF at all! We are going to have Haden & Jenkins (all SEC & best CB tandem in the SEC next year) for at least another year and most likely two. If he wants to come, he’ll come…if not he’ll be GATORBAIT…not a BIG DEAL!

FSU is about to go on probation so that will be a fun ride.

Martinez is leaving UGA soon so their defense will continue to suck.

If the crybaby Reid wants to be Florida’s beetch for 4 years, let hiom.

By The Messiah

January 20, 2009 5:20 PM | Link to this

Well brother Reid, you now have seen firsthand what an egotistical azzhole weasel face Meyer really is!Expect to see more of hizzhoners crap if you choose to go there.

By Steve

January 20, 2009 5:23 PM | Link to this

Let him go to FSU. Shows just how much common sense the guy has. This is a school that is getting ready to be slammed by the NCAA. Florida doesn’t need him. Let him go play with Booby Bowden and the rest of the Criminals. Also if he shows the sportsmanship that the rest of his team did in their losing play off game, then he is better off at Free Shoe U.

By Billy

January 20, 2009 5:24 PM | Link to this

As a Colquitt County Packer grad who watched Greg Reid destroy my high school the last several years, I will definitely forgive him for it if he goes to Florida State. I could see him as a starting CB in Tallahassee from Day 1!

By dd

January 20, 2009 5:26 PM | Link to this

“probaly doesn’t have the grades to get in to fla”

Now, THAT’s funny.

By Jimmy

January 20, 2009 5:30 PM | Link to this

Uhhhh, you can never be stocked w/ enough CB’s. Like any other position, injuries can kill you.

Also, if CWM decides to leave, fine. UGA is a top notch program and will attract a top notch DC. Stop being a hater, Wally.

By Wally Butts

January 20, 2009 5:33 PM | Link to this

GREG REID, it’s really a simple choice!

Go to Florida and win Championships!

Go to Georgia or FSU and be Florida’s Biocth for the next 4 years.

It’s up to you, you little man! Just don’.t cry when the Gators whoop up on your team like you know they are going to.

By mudfoot

January 20, 2009 5:35 PM | Link to this

Greg,

If you want a 9 win season and an invite to the Champs Sports bowl, go to Ga. If you want Nat’l title hopes, go to Fla., LSU, or Bama.

Ga ain’t go nowhere no time soon.

By Steve

January 20, 2009 5:37 PM | Link to this

LAMO at all of you Dawg rednecks calling Meyer a Cryer. Too bad that the leghumpers do not have a coach that can take them all the way. You will always be a second rate team in the SEC. Hell even your top RB and QB knows that staying at Redneck heaven would be a big mistake. LMAO………………………..GO HUMPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!! LAMO!!!!!!!!!!!

By G8TR GR8

January 20, 2009 5:43 PM | Link to this

LOL @ all the meyer haters……truly pathetic.

Greg Reid will do whatever he wishes and flourish wherever he plays. if he does not attend UF that is perfectly fine…….but everyone should always remember that “if ya aint a Gator, then you’re just gator bait!!!”

Go Gators!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 of the past 3 NC’s in b-ball

2 of the past 3 NC’s in football

DYNASTY

By G8TR GR8

January 20, 2009 5:44 PM | Link to this

LOL @ all the meyer haters……truly pathetic.

Greg Reid will do whatever he wishes and flourish wherever he plays. if he does not attend UF that is perfectly fine…….but everyone should always remember that “if ya aint a Gator, then you’re just gator bait!!!”

Go Gators!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 of the past 3 NC’s in b-ball

2 of the past 3 NC’s in football

DYNASTY

By Jeff

January 20, 2009 5:51 PM | Link to this

By the way…the AJC piece on grades was flawed as pointed out be fellow journalists. It reviewed different dates for the different schools to make the data look the way they wanted it to. The AJC and it’s writers have been running negative UF articles recently. Why? Why do you think?

Fact: UF academics along with graduation rates are among the best in Div I football.

GO GATORS!

By Jeff

January 20, 2009 5:52 PM | Link to this

By the way…the AJC piece on grades was flawed as pointed out be fellow journalists. It reviewed different dates for the different schools to make the data look the way they wanted it to. The AJC and it’s writers have been running negative UF articles recently. Why? Why do you think?

Fact: UF academics along with graduation rates are among the best in Div I football.

GO GATORS!

By neutralobserver

January 20, 2009 5:54 PM | Link to this

The scary thing is, Meyer is exactly right. All of you guys did nothing but bad mouth Greg when he was committed to Florida. “He won’t get into school” or “He’s too small” or “He’s a thug.” All of you know that it’s been said too.

Now that he is scared to compete at Florida, of course you guys are all about him. “He’s going to qualify!” or “He’s small but he’s just that good” or “He’s a great kid!”

So, back to Meyer’s question, where were you all before the Under Armour game?

It’s a shame that Florida has been with this kid, academic struggles and all, since his sophomore year, while all other schools stayed away from him.

By Sautee Dawg

January 20, 2009 5:56 PM | Link to this

Before everyone starts feeling teary eyed for Urban Meyer, just remember these commitments go both ways. How many kids have been promised and then left sitting by the phone b/cause recruiters couldn’t come up with enough scholarships to go around. Some of these recruits gets left out in the cold too. Being turned down happens in all walks of life, Urban Meyer should know this by now instead of picking at a 17 year old kid about it.

By catlady

January 20, 2009 5:57 PM | Link to this

We should not be hanging breathlessly over the “committment” of a 17 year old. Good grief. Many kids this young think long term planning means thinking about what you will do this weekend. Too much attention being paid to many of these kids does them a disservice. Now, if he has a 1400/1600 on SAT and is a good player, go after him. Otherwise, give him good advice and tell him to concentrate on his studies and you will check back with him later. That’s what Meyer should have done when he was a sophmore and junior.

By catlady

January 20, 2009 5:59 PM | Link to this

We should not be hanging breathlessly over the “committment” of a 17 year old. Good grief. Many kids this young think long term planning means thinking about what you will do this weekend. Too much attention being paid to many of these kids does them a disservice. Now, if he has a 1400/1600 on SAT and is a good player, go after him. Otherwise, give him good advice and tell him to concentrate on his studies and you will check back with him later. That’s what Meyer should have done when he was a sophmore and junior.

I agree with the others, however. If he commits early and then decides to de-commit, the coach should drop him like a hot rock. IF coaches had ethics, that is. Pull the scholarship offer. That might make young men think twice about these faux committments.

By dawgs4life

January 20, 2009 6:00 PM | Link to this

greg Reid has lied his arse off to reporters. He has told UF reporters that the UGA writers are just making stuff up and vice versa. I used to want him but not any more. Something has drastically changed with this kid.

By dawgs4life

January 20, 2009 6:01 PM | Link to this

greg Reid has lied his arse off to reporters. He has told UF reporters that the UGA writers are just making stuff up and vice versa. I used to want him but not any more. Something has drastically changed with this kid.

By Diesel Behr

January 20, 2009 6:08 PM | Link to this

I bet if Reid said today that he will attend UF all of u gaytor f* will be singing a different tone.How can u be mad at this kid for wanting to wait and make sure he’s making the right decision.Can’t blame him for not wanting to play for meyer,and I really hope that Miami do us a favor and get CWM.CMR can stop defending him a get a real DC that understand defense wins championship and that’s the bottom line.

By Bigun

January 20, 2009 6:10 PM | Link to this

Love the talk about commitment. You dog (notice there’s no “w” in the word, boys) fans don’t seem to remember that Vince Dooley COMMITTED to retirement then later changed his mind. Then when UGA president Adams honored his commitment to leave the bulldog nation when ballistic. You can’t have it both ways.

By Bubba Gump

January 20, 2009 6:24 PM | Link to this

This guy sounds like the jerk who argued with the Arizona coach on national TV last Sunday. FSU might be a perfect place for him.

By leebo

January 20, 2009 6:37 PM | Link to this

Let him go to FSU or UGA. He will get to lose 4 times in his career to the Gators…5 if he redshirts!!

By Billy Ray

January 20, 2009 6:38 PM | Link to this

First and foremost I am a Dawg fan. If I were Reid and was considering going out of state as much as I hate to say it I would go to Florida. They have it going on and look like they will for a long time. That is where he will win a title, not in Athens. If we can’t win with what we just had we won’t. Meyer is a better coach than anyone in the SEC (I hate saying that) and will continue to win until he gets too cocky and tries the NFL.

By Steve Spurrier

January 20, 2009 6:39 PM | Link to this

Wait a minute…Isn’t what this kid did the same thing everybody got so upset with me about last week?

Hmmmmmmmmm…..Seeems these things cut both ways………

By Billy Ray

January 20, 2009 6:40 PM | Link to this

First and foremost I am a Dawg fan. If I were Reid and was considering going out of state as much as I hate to say it I would go to Florida. They have it going on and look like they will for a long time. That is where he will win a title, not in Athens. If we can’t win with what we just had we won’t. Meyer is a better coach than anyone in the SEC (I hate saying that) and will continue to win until he gets too cocky and tries the NFL.

By Johnny DangerDawg

January 20, 2009 6:52 PM | Link to this

Dawg Tired, You said, “having a kid who passionately wants to be a Dawg is whom we should be recruiting.” Well then I guess we should never have recruited Herschel Walker, who was leaning toward committing to Clemson up until the very last moment.

By Don!

January 20, 2009 6:52 PM | Link to this

Free Shoes University could use a player like this. Reid seems to have that ‘me first’ mentality that has served the Seminoles so well this last decade and a half.

Meyer is a man of his word, and he expects the same from his players. He stood behind this kid for two years, and now the kid gets a lot of attention from other schools … so the kid backs out of his commitment.

Personally, I don’t think Florida is the school for him. It doesn’t sound like he’s ready to compete for a spot on the field, nor in the classroom. If he wants a place to be coddled, where people will blow sunshine up his tail — FSU is the place to be.

The ‘Gators are returning all of their defensive starters next season, and still have a couple of kids from the 2008 recruiting class waiting in the wings. Reid would have trouble cracking the third string in his first year. If he were willing to wait, and focus on his academics — that might have been a good thing.

But now that the kid has started listening to a bunch of Johnny-come-lately folks on the scene, he thinks he’s too good to compete for a spot.

Well, if he wants to win championships, his best chance was at the U of F — and it appears that ship has just sailed. The ‘Gators won’t miss him in 2009 or 2010, but I bet he will miss not going to Florida in a couple of years when he could of helped them — and most of all, they would have made him a better student athlete — not just an athlete.

Later,

Don!

By Don!

January 20, 2009 6:58 PM | Link to this

Free Shoes University could use a player like this. Reid seems to have that ‘me first’ mentality that has served the Seminoles so well this last decade and a half.

Meyer is a man of his word, and he expects the same from his players. He stood behind this kid for two years, and now the kid gets a lot of attention from other schools … so the kid backs out of his commitment.

Personally, I don’t think Florida is the school for him. It doesn’t sound like he’s ready to compete for a spot on the field, nor in the classroom. If he wants a place to be coddled, where people will blow sunshine up his tail — FSU is the place to be.

The ‘Gators are returning all of their defensive starters next season, and still have a couple of kids from the 2008 recruiting class waiting in the wings. Reid would have trouble cracking the third string in his first year. If he were willing to wait, and focus on his academics — that might have been a good thing.

But now that the kid has started listening to a bunch of Johnny-come-lately folks on the scene, he thinks he’s too good to compete for a spot.

Well, if he wants to win championships, his best chance was at the U of F — and it appears that ship has just sailed. The ‘Gators won’t miss him in 2009 or 2010, but I bet he will miss not going to Florida in a couple of years when he could of helped them — and most of all, they would have made him a better student athlete — not just an athlete.

Later,

Don!

By DawgMan

January 20, 2009 7:07 PM | Link to this

Greg Reed… If he made a commitment to FLA. a year ago, why backout now. No coaching change, won the NCAA championship, no major shake up. Sounds like a lack of character to me. Do the Dawgs really want him? I know one Dawg that thinks we are better off without him. Go to FS, just Gooooooooo!

By VIKING GIRL

January 20, 2009 7:16 PM | Link to this

Greg, ok i can see maybe going to UGA, but FSU, you have got to be kidding me. That program sucks right now. I think Meyer made an excellent point. None of these programs were really interested in Reid until a couple of weeks ago. Florida was after this kid long before the others jumped on the ban wagon. Nobody had anything decent at all to say about you until now. So, i guess i just can’t understand why you would even have second thoughts about going elsewhere. Dude you were a lock at UF and now you having second thoughts about playing for a team of that caliber. Dude, what is wrong with you? Man i would of committed to UF this past weekend if i were you. Why would you want to go play for teams that don’t even compare to UF? That team is hot right now. Greg, go to Florida. Being the huge Vikings fan that i am, i don’t think i could bare seeing you go to FSU or UGA and be a part of losing programs. Florida is just where it’s at right now. And also i think you should stop doing these interviews with the AJC because all it does is try to make them look as if they are saints when all this does is creates controversy. Let it be your decision. Stop telling them everything into your business. Respect each recruiting program.

By jimmy

January 20, 2009 7:26 PM | Link to this

what a dumb nig

By Is this thing on?

January 20, 2009 7:31 PM | Link to this

Really, who in the hell cares if Urban Meyer is upset with a High School Senior or not. This young man is trying to make the best decision for HIS future. Urban needs to get a grip and quit being a crying asshat.

By dawgsrule

January 20, 2009 7:34 PM | Link to this

Reid needs to come to UGA—-he wouldn’t get along well with Meyer, who is too demanding. At UGA, he can freelance more and do what he wants.

By BarryBird

January 20, 2009 7:36 PM | Link to this

I think Greg is pretty smart. He wants the best chance to play. Why go to a school where upperclassmen DB’s are likely start for two or three more years? The chance to start at a school that’s down in numbers at the position is what he’s looking for I hope.

As for Urban’s strong arming Greg…I think it is another example of how classless he is. Meyer is a total jerk. Greg is a teenager. He is growing and learning and changing every minute. He is not to be blamed for rethinking a commitment he made a year ago. If I were him, I’d think long and hard about going to UF now. Meyer’s motivation is Meyer. He doesn’t care about what’s best for Greg Reid. He can’t understand that this young person is making the biggest decision of his life, so why would anyone want to play for such a selfish jerk?

By Todd L

January 20, 2009 7:40 PM | Link to this

The arrogance of Gator fans is just amazing. Not long ago Ron Zook was coach and the sky was falling. Now, their fans are oh so sure they’re going to win back-to-back national championships. Humility is certainly lacking in Gainesville.

By Gator Joe

January 20, 2009 8:22 PM | Link to this

Hey Reid! Ya sold out Coach Meyer to the press? Yeah, you belong at FSU or UGA… Sorry, you’re not championship material.

By tankman995

January 20, 2009 8:27 PM | Link to this

Greg Reid has every right to change his mind.He should be sure of where he wants to go and most important who he wants to play for. If Myer gets a better job offer he will take that even though he has made a committment to his players at Fla. There is no such thing as a “commitment” anymore. Coach Myer had to get mad he is a salesman trying to sell his product no big deal on either of their parts.

By tankman995

January 20, 2009 8:29 PM | Link to this

Greg Reid has every right to change his mind.He should be sure of where he wants to go and most important who he wants to play for. If Myer gets a better job offer he will take that even though he has made a committment to his players at Fla. There is no such thing as a “commitment” anymore. Coach Myer had to get mad he is a salesman trying to sell his product no big deal on either of their parts.

By tankman995

January 20, 2009 8:29 PM | Link to this

Greg Reid has every right to change his mind.He should be sure of where he wants to go and most important who he wants to play for. If Myer gets a better job offer he will take that even though he has made a committment to his players at Fla. There is no such thing as a “commitment” anymore. Coach Myer had to get mad he is a salesman trying to sell his product no big deal on either of their parts.

By doodledawg

January 20, 2009 8:44 PM | Link to this

All time UGA vs. UF football record

Georgia 45 wins Florida 38 wins 2 Ties

Who owns Who ?…… for all of you Gators with short memory spans. And it has taken the last 17 years to make it respectable.

By TITLETOWN KING

January 20, 2009 8:51 PM | Link to this

JUST DID A SHOW INTERVIEWING GREG REID, FLORIDA IS NOT IN THE MIX ANYMORE..

FLOLRIDA STATE IS LOOKING GOOD THOUGH UGA & BAMA STILL HAVE VISITS..

THE FACT UF HAS 11 STARTERS & ALL ITS BACKUPS IS A NOTEWORTHY FACT.

ANYWAYS— IM SURE GREG REID & URBAN WILL BOTH BE FINE. URBAN WILL HAVE MORE TITLES, BUT REID WILL HAVE MORE MONEY WHEN ITS SAID & DONE (he’s got IT)

By TITLETOWN KING

January 20, 2009 8:53 PM | Link to this

JUST DID A SHOW INTERVIEWING GREG REID, FLORIDA IS NOT IN THE MIX ANYMORE..

FLOLRIDA STATE IS LOOKING GOOD THOUGH UGA & BAMA STILL HAVE VISITS..

THE FACT UF HAS 11 STARTERS & ALL ITS BACKUPS IS A NOTEWORTHY FACT.

ANYWAYS— IM SURE GREG REID & URBAN WILL BOTH BE FINE. URBAN WILL HAVE MORE TITLES, BUT REID WILL HAVE MORE MONEY WHEN ITS SAID & DONE (he’s got IT)

By Paddy

January 20, 2009 8:58 PM | Link to this

All true Georgia football fans would love for you to stay in state. Sit down with your parents and HS coaches and make a considered decision. Recruiting is a process and in this country you have every right to change your mind if it benefits you and does no harm to anyone else. Good luck wherever you go.

By TampaGator

January 20, 2009 9:05 PM | Link to this

Speak the truth, Greg. You looked at the All-SEC CB depth chart at Florida…Haden, Jenkins…backed up by Pierre-Lewis, Anderdon, Brown, Moses Jenkins, Bushnell…and said I can’t compete with these guys. I better back out of my year-log commitment to the Gators and go over to Free-Shoes-University. They accept anyone there, and their defense sucks. I can play there. Also, if I go to FSU or Georgia it can be all about “ME”. If I go to Florida, it will have to be about what is best for the team. I am not a team player. I will fit in better at FSU or Georgia where it can be more about “ME”. Urban Meyer is a jerk just like all those Georgia fans say he is. He expects me to be true to my word. Imagine that. What a jerk!

By TampaGator

January 20, 2009 9:22 PM | Link to this

Oh, one other thing from Greg…I noticed the Dre Kirkpatrick was in Gainesville, too. I noticed that he said he had a great time in Gainesville and it was great to be around the “family” of Gators on his visit. Imagine that. Dre thinks being part of a family would be great. He will fit in well with the jerk, Meyer. Family. Ya kidding! Family is about “us”. The most important thing is “ME” in capital letters. Dre, go ahead a be a Gator. You sound like a team player. What a jerk you are, too. You might even go to Bama. They are jerks, too. Saban also thinks winning is about team. They are so stupid. What jerks Meyer and Saban are.

By Mike T.

January 20, 2009 9:24 PM | Link to this

Georgia 45 wins Florida 38 wins 2 Ties

Correction 47-38-2 Georgia

59-37-5 Georgia vs Tech

42-45 a fluke

Georgia owns Florida AND Tech

Its great to a Georgia Bulldog!

By John

January 20, 2009 9:29 PM | Link to this

I hear all the UGA fans saying that the Gators fans on here are treating Greg like crap. The truth is that we were all pretty respectful of him and his indecision for a long time. We were nice to him. Call us (and Urban Meyer) arrogant or just sore losers, but we only ended up this way after how he treated the Gator Nation. He “grew up a huge Gator fan” and then says that he got two corners whom were coming back after he watched the NC game. Not a congratulations or a Go Gators (the things u would expect from a die-hard Gator fan). He then rates his FSU visit an 8 and his UF one a 6. How is it that after going to every game for two straight years, your dream school suddenly turns into a 6 (below our sworn enemies). He treated us like crap. He’s a great player and a confused young man and I understand that. He just didn’t have to part like he did (and I’m not even defending what Urban Meyer said)

By Don!

January 20, 2009 9:30 PM | Link to this

So, when’s the last time Georgia had a National Championship or Heisman Trophy winner …

It’s good to be a ‘Gator!

Later,

Don!

By UGAs....NewOwnerIsGT

January 20, 2009 9:34 PM | Link to this

There are more pro scouts already drooling over Greg Reid than any one in the Gator defensive backfield and he hasn’t even played a college football game yet. That IS the real reason for all the venom and fear you hear now coming out of Gator land. Even as a freshman there is no team in the land that will be able to keep Reid off the field. No team, including the Gators. And that is the reason Urban Myer is desperately holding out hope with a scholarship still in hand that Reid will still come his way. Go to FSU Reid and you and Demps can enjoy eating gator together.

By John

January 20, 2009 9:36 PM | Link to this

I hear all the UGA fans saying that the Gators fans on here are treating Greg like crap. The truth is that we were all pretty respectful of him and his indecision for a long time. We were nice to him. Call us (and Urban Meyer) arrogant or just sore losers, but we only ended up this way after how he treated the Gator Nation. He “grew up a huge Gator fan” and then says that he got two corners whom were coming back after he watched the NC game. Not a congratulations or a Go Gators (the things u would expect from a die-hard Gator fan). He then rates his FSU visit an 8 and his UF one a 6. How is it that after going to every game for two straight years, your dream school suddenly turns into a 6 (below our sworn enemies). He treated us like crap. He’s a great player and a confused young man and I understand that. He just didn’t have to part like he did (and I’m not even defending what Urban Meyer said)

By brad

January 20, 2009 9:44 PM | Link to this

This is the most important decision this young man will make in his life. He should be selfish. He should do what’s in his best interest. Why go somewhere and red-shirt or play backup for two years if you can potentially start instantly at a top 20 school. Let’s not kid ourselves, this kid and all the others are hoping one day to play in the NFL. Do whatever will help you achieve that goal the fastest. It’s not about the fans or coaches of these schools. It has nothing to do with your character. Pick the school that will help you achieve your goals and when you get there, work your butt off and you will be fine.

By david corr

January 20, 2009 9:52 PM | Link to this

In the 70’s and 80’s Georgia owned the Gators and will again soon!

By G8R 8U2

January 20, 2009 10:05 PM | Link to this

I think the kid really needs to pay attention to what Meyer said. None of these other programs even knew who Greg Reid was before late this year; and now they’re basically trying to tread on what UF has been doing all this time. UF coaches did their homework, and have been courting this kid for YEARS… they saw his potential early. These other schools just jumped on board after they saw UF coming after him, and after he’d accomplished some great things this year. That says 2 things: 1. UF coaches must be significantly better at identifying true talent; often before a player has actually exhibited brilliance. If UF saw that in Reid 2 years ago, then that’s clearly who he SHOULD want to develop under, to take the next logical step. 2. There’s something to be said for remaining loyal to the folks who saw something in you long before everybody else. All I’ll say about him is good luck with his decision, and I hope he doesn’t make one he’ll regret, by overlooking those 2 aspects of the situation.

By Mike T.

January 20, 2009 10:05 PM | Link to this

Georgia 1980 12-0 undefeated When’s the last time Florida had an undefeated season?

By John

January 20, 2009 10:09 PM | Link to this

This guy sounds like a HEADCASE- per gatorsports.com he was sleeping while attending the gator basketball game this weekend. Sounds like a great guy. let him be like Damion McDaniel( Percy Harvin’s HS teammate that originally commited to UF then went to FSU). This guy loves the attention- sorry you won’t be getting much attention if you go to FSU.

By Dawg92

January 20, 2009 10:48 PM | Link to this

The headline on AJC.com reads “Florida’s Meyer miffed at Ga.’s top player”. Wasn’t Branden Smith the #1 player in the state a few weeks ago? I guess according to the AJC, once you commit to a school your stock plummets. Reminds me of A.J. Green and Julio Jones last year.

By ttownone

January 20, 2009 10:57 PM | Link to this

To read some of these comments, some of you are very ignorant in your thinking.
1. UGA has Branden Smith and 2 other CB commits. Branden was promised the #1 jersey, as well as #1 on the depth chart. Hence, his committment to UGA and his life-long dreams to be Champ Bailey. Why would he go to UGA? Don’t say he’s afraid of competition, because a 5* talent is never afraid of competition. 2. UF, well, it’s UF. Meyer plays head games with recruits. Usually he just pulls the offer once they decide to visit any other school, so obviously he sees Reid’s talent level and potential as things that could help him and UF. 3. FSU has a favorable depth chart, Gerald Demps (current teammate) is committed to FSU and Reid really connected with Mickey Andrews and the current FSU players. 4. IT IS THE DECISION OF THE YOUNG MAN to decide where he wants to go. If it is SMU or any of UF, UGA, or FSU, then it’s Greg’s choice. Call him what you want, but it’s not fair to criticize a young man who wants to make the right decision for himself. Greg connected with UF’s coaches, but they let some key guys leave to go elsewhere, so he lost his love for UF. For a kid who was a life-long UF fan, it’s not simply a case where he just decided his heart was not in Gainesville—-he honestly felt he had no future there.

Some of you are beyond homerish in your thoughts and you need to take a step back from the keyboard.

By Roy Wood

January 20, 2009 11:48 PM | Link to this

Hi Knee jerk dont believe you have been keeping up i think UGA won in 2003&2007 so we haven been blistered ever year.I am glad to see you start as no 1 here in Texas they believe they will be no one.I normally do keep up with this junk but come on dont be so STUPID see you after the season

By Roy Wood

January 20, 2009 11:49 PM | Link to this

Hi Knee jerk dont believe you have been keeping up i think UGA won in 2003&2007 so we haven been blistered ever year.I am glad to see you start as no 1 here in Texas they believe they will be no one.I normally do not keep up with this junk but come on dont be so STUPID see you after the season

By Noletime

January 21, 2009 12:04 AM | Link to this

You gator fans are way to cocky and ignorant to recruiting. Just because a kid wants to have more playing time and the possibility of going to elevate himself in life you deride him for actually thinking for himself. >—{{{—->

By Rob

January 21, 2009 2:59 AM | Link to this

REID IS GOD

…to a lot of programs desperate for his talent, maybe in his own mind. But Reid is showing a lack of character on multiple fronts: 1. Changing Commitment because of last minute attention, like ditching your prom date because other girls that had turned you down noticed you looked good in a tux. 2. Fear of Competition, over the years he would get his shot at UF sooner or later, and get to play in big prime time games. 3. Betraying Trust with his disrespectful description of confidential discussions with Coach Meyer. Sounds like a serious case of “Big Fat Swollen Head”

I hope he develops into a fine and successful young man, and God bless him if he already is, but at this stage he is flirting with labels like “lazy”, “punk”, “not loyal”, “afraid to compete”, and “taking the easy way”. Sooner or later he will have a rough patch, and his new friends will be gone. Right now they are all telling him what he likes to hear, and because he has turned on the people that believed in him from early on, he will probably find himself regretting it one day.

Meyer was honest with him about how he felt, surely expected that conversation to be confidential, and was trying to teach him something about character and life whether he ends up going to UF or not.

By Sautee Dawg

January 21, 2009 8:17 AM | Link to this

Rob

17 years old????? Not the NFL yet.

By TechBuzz

January 21, 2009 10:44 AM | Link to this

To all those ignorant dawg fans writing impassioned pleas to reid to come to uga—you can forget that. I don’t even think this kid can read and if he can, I doubt seriously he reads newspaper blogs. Maybe you find his facebook page and express your love to these thugs there instead.

By freelemur

January 21, 2009 11:25 AM | Link to this

play for a coach and a program that wins big games and wins championships, a program that is head and shoulders above the rest of the SEC or play for a program in massive decline with an 80 year old coach who wont know your name, or a coach and program that consistently underachieves and has been dominated by it’s biggest rival, your choice. Florida is loaded with young CB’s so it wont hurt them either way you go. If you want to go to a place so bereft of talent that you will start anywhere you want from day 1, then i guess you should go to one of those places.

By OhWell

January 21, 2009 1:59 PM | Link to this

If Reid doesn’t want to come to UF, so be it. It’s his choice to make. But, to think that losing one commit is the beginning of the end is stupid. Florida is still considered to have a top 5 class by many and that’s before the ink is dried on many guys up in the air. This happens to all teams. Florida just won it’s second SEC and national championship in 3 years. Our Heisman Trophy-winning QB is coming back. Every defensive player on the 2-deep returns. Save for Harvin and Murphy, this team is ridiculously great shape for ‘09 and beyond. Save your obituaries for your own failures to live up to expectations, UGA Nation. Lord knows that pre-season accolades are way more glorious than actual National Championships and a winning record over your most hated rival in the last 20 years. Oh, you really have our number as Richt is 2-6 against Florida with not titles. Save it for your Dawg club meetings.

By DAWGS DROOL

January 21, 2009 3:27 PM | Link to this

You UGA boys used to hate Spurrier, but it didnt’ take long for you to start hating on Meyer. I guess winning TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS in 3 years will make people a little jealous.

By Dawg Tired

January 21, 2009 10:32 PM | Link to this

To DAWGS DROOL - I don’t hate Coach Meyer. I think he’s a great football coach, maybe as good as Coach Saban at Alabama. It seems fairly clear that Meyer, Saban, Richt, Nutt, and Myles are all great coaches.

The problem is that most people don’t see or understand or care about the character issue. All these men may have great character, I don’t know them personally. However, just like you can get a pretty good idea about a person’s worldview by reading what they say on this blog, you can observe these coaches being interviewed, hear them give speeches, see them abandon their team for more money, etc., and get a pretty good idea of what is important to them. Based upon such evidence it is fairly safe to say Saban is all about Saban. It seems just as easy to see that Richt is a man of great character (I don’t expect a Florida fan who views the world through a blue and orange lens to agree). You don’t adopt kids from an orphanage in the Ukraine without some understanding of your purpose on this planet not being about yourself (as you can easily see from reading this blog, many on here think it is all about self - yes, that is so sad).

I think what many of us see in Coach Meyer is a great coach with a very big ego. Some of us see that as a negative, He is obviously very talented. As a father, I just would prefer to have my son entrusted to a man like Coach Richt rather than Coach Meyer. Obviously you can disagree with me on that, as well as other things. However, it is inappropriate when folks get snotty on here. I am not saying you have done that, but the moniker DAWGS DROOL is less than classy, even if in jest). Obviously many of the Dawg and Gator and Tech fans on here are confused about just what is really important in life. Yes, it is embarrassing, not to mention scary. Fortunately, they are not representative of the true Dawg, Gator and Tech fans I have grown up with and known for over 50 years.

I grew up with and played football with guys that played at UGA, Florida, Auburn and GT. We remain good friends to this day. There are great people who attended all these fine institutions. There are fine people who are fans of all these and other schools. Such people do not call fans of UGA names like you see on these blogs. They do not call Florida fans by derogatory names. They do not call fans of Tech ugly names. Why? Because they are people with character. They are successful in life. They don’t embarrass their families, schools or themselves. They are people one can enjoy being around. They respect others and are respected by others.

When I see these kids being concerned only with themselves, I fear what kind of citizens they will become. When I see supposedly grown people defending such self-centeredness, I cringe to think what the generations to come will be like. I fear we are seeing this today in our society.

Bottom line - we need more men like Mark Richt in coaching. Having been a coach, I hurt for all these coaches when any of their players turn out to be of less than stellar character. The truth is these men can only do so much with 100 players who can not be chaperoned everywhere they go. It is not often you are fortunate enough to coach a young man with the character of a Tim Tebow. Nevertheless, I would hope that we would attempt to recruit kids with good character. When a kid demonstrates questionable character in the recruiting process, I would hope all schools would quit recruiting them. IMHO, this Reid kid has demonstrated a character flaw. First, he de-committed (yes, I do believe that a man is no better than his word). Second, he betrayed a confidence in revealing his private talk with Coach Meyer. He’s obviously a great football player. I hope he goes somewhere where he will be mentored into being a man who is not selfish nor self-centered. We do not need any more Terrell Owens in this world, we’ve got plenty of those. I don’t think UGA needs any more kids like this. We’ve got enough already.

Oh, by the way, I never hated Spurrier. In fact, I think he’s very funny. I would love to play golf with him. I just wish he had stayed where he belonged, to wit: The University of Florida, a great university (just like The University of Georgia).

By gaCane

January 23, 2009 7:52 AM | Link to this

TOO bad Georgia fans, florida fans & noles, he’s going to be a MIAMI HURRICANE!!! GO CANES!!!!

By #1 class again??

January 23, 2009 8:28 AM | Link to this

Suprise, suprise he’s going to be a cane because his cousin Jamal Reid is goin to the U, sorry Crier, Bowden, and Richt ur my boy, sorry

By Dustin

January 28, 2009 12:54 PM | Link to this

Reid should be commended for the maturity he is showing. He said a talk with Tommy Tubberville at the Under Armour All American Game opened his eyes that this decision was about more than just football and about life. Reid is showing tremendous maturity in assessing his life and finding a school he can grow at as a person and athlete and anyone hating on him is doing so out of bitterness.