Dear All,

My son is being recruited by the University of Florida. Both of us really want him to attend this school. I was wondering if anyone had any possible information to help us to narrow our list down which inlcude other schools from the SEC and a few ACC schools. Anything from facilites to fan support.

Also I was wondering if anyone knows of a UF fan baseball web site or message board that I may be able to get more info from. Thanks Again You guys have been great

If you go to Rivals.com florida gators website, then you can find the baseball specific page,

or you can go to Rivals Baseball and talk all things college baseball

www.gatorcountry.com

Under Forums/Chat, click Around the Horn (baseball)

Thanks Alot guys.

Does anyone have any other info that may be valuable.

UF is in a rebuilding phase under Head Coach Kevin O'Sullivan (second year).
Great school, fantastic facilities, great weather, great academic programs and as a Florida resident, bright futures.
My son worked under Sully at Clemson. I do admit that I am a bit biased , but if an offer is made, I would take him up on it, especially if your son is a pitcher.

PM me if you have any questions.

do alot of fans attend the games?

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Originally posted by alg:
do alot of fans attend the games?

http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=mckethan&sport=baseb

Check it out on this page at bottom. Also check out that locker room! This was a result of two national championships in football and basketball.

This year , due to their success, attendance increased. It had been down for a few years when the program was losing.

Winning teams bring fans.

Thanks. Yea i had seen that but not the table. By the way your son was a coach at Clemson while O sullivan was there? Whats his name?

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Originally posted by alg:
Thanks. Yea i had seen that but not the table. By the way your son was a coach at Clemson while O sullivan was there? Whats his name?

O'Sullivan was not the HC but the pitching coach at Clemson for 9 years and for three of them he was my son's pitching coach.

You sound and write like two different posters. I would suggest that you do some homework on coaches that are recruiting you (or your son). A lot of your success (or your sons) and the teams, depends on who runs a program.

i knew he wasnt the head coach there that why i said a coach not the head coach

And i was just wondering what your sons name was

but forget it

It doesn't matter who son is, this post wasn't about him but the questions that were asked. I was trying to give some background info on UF and help out.

Hey, I coach the club team at Florida and from my experience, the D-1 program is really solid. Ever since O'Sullivan has arrived the team is playing better and harder ball. the last year of McMahon, I wouldn't even go to games because they just didn't play the game right. O'Sullivan seems to have a lot of energy and from what I hear the players love playing for him. As far as facilities, everything is brand new and they have a huge indoor batting tunnel down the left field line complete with covered bullpens.