Word association: Prospects' take on Florida programs, coaches
MIAMI – The Miami stop of the Pylon 7v7 tour attracted touted athletes from the states of Florida and Louisiana. Rivals.com took the chance to engage some of the event’s stars in a round of word association dealing with Florida–based schools, coaches and players. Below are the results of the exercise.
FLORIDA STATE
“NFL.” -- Three-star linebacker Billy Joseph
“Community. Team.” -- Rivals100 wide receiver Elijah Moore
“Love that place. It’s a place with attitude and corners that play physical.” -- Class of 2019 Louisianan-based defensive back Jordan Clark
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
“Coach (Kerry) Dixon.” -- Rivals100 wide receiver Terrace Marshall
“Family. One.” -- Moore
“Obviously the best school by far.” -- Four-star Florida commit John Dunmore
“A place that can get you to the league if you’re a DB. That’s DB U out there.” -- Three-star defensive back Stanley Garner
“It’s a good school, but, I mean, it don’t compare to Miami.” -- Miami commit Daquris Wiggins
FLORIDA STATE COACH JIMBO FISHER
“Outstanding. Amazing. A coach that loves Florida players.” -- Garner
“He’s the people’s champ – the people’s coach. Everyone loves him.” -- Clark
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
“Coach [Ron] Dugans.” -- Marshall
“Hot. Coming back up.” -- Moore
MIAMI COACH MARK RICHT
“NFL.” -- Joseph
“That’s my dude, actually. Good coach.” -- Dunmore
“A good coach. An outstanding coach. A coach I want to play for.” -- Garner
“A guy I met yesterday. Really cool guy, but he’s a little scary. A little intimidating, but cool.” -- Clark
FLORIDA ATLANTIC COACH LANE KIFFIN
“Smart. Really, really smart.” -- Moore
“I don’t really know who that is.” -- Garner
“I hear things, but I don’t know.” -- Dunmore
“A guy who is gonna do better at FAU. A guy that needed to leave Alabama to show what he could do.” -- Marshall
“Guy that caused me a lot of heartache as an LSU fan, but a really, really good coach.” -- Clark
FORMER FLORIDA STATE RUNNING BACK DALVIN COOK
“Beast.” -- Marshall
“Monster, Animal. Elusive.” -- Clark
“Oh man. Awesome. That’s a beast.” -- Garner
“A great back. But, of course, he’s from Miami. He’s from the crib.” -- Wiggins
SOUTH FLORIDA COACH CHARLIE STRONG
“I hear things about him, too. I don’t know. I’ll say good coach.” -- Dunmore
“He’s a question mark to me. I guess he might do well in this new setting.” -- Clark
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ASSISTANT RANDY SHANNON
“Good coach. Good guy.” -- Four-star athlete Dominick Watt
“A guy that goes after the top talent and gets it.” -- Joseph
FORMER MIAMI QUARTERBACK BRAD KAAYA
“Potential.” -- Joseph
“Decent.” -- Moore
“Genius. I really, really like the way he played. He’s gonna be successful in the league because he’s smart. Genius.” -- Clark
“A nice quarterback, but, I mean, he should keep the ball a little more. When it’s time to run, he needs to keep that ball.” -- Wiggins
“I don’t know who he is.” -- Garner