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WR James Louis (transfer to FIU)

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Schools Still After Louis | soflafootball.com

September 28, 2009 by Luke Stampini

At the end of July, Delray Beach Atlantic wide receiver and defensive back James Louis committed to Ohio State after a breakdown of communication between Louis and the University of Florida coaching staff ended his commitment to the Gators. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound playmaker was not bashful about his frustration towards the Gator coaching staff at the time.

"They have been ducking my calls and emails for 2 weeks and now that they found out I'm going to Ohio State they blowing me up so I'm done with that," stated Louis in a text message sent to SoFLAfootball July 29.

Like many speculated almost two months ago, the Florida Gators do not appear to be letting Louis go without a fight. They are not the only school trying to sway the now Buckeye commit. Miami, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Alabama are other schools Louis says he gets phone calls and emails from regularly. The Gator coaching staff had to do the most damage control though. It looks like they have calmed any ill will Louis had towards their program.

"Florida has a great program, a great coaching staff," said Louis. "I still talk to Coach Billy Gonzales all the time, Urban Meyer. I have a great relationship with them. I still talk to them. You know Florida is still a good school to me, I don't have anything against them, I still like them."

When questioned if there was a chance that Louis would sign with Florida come signing day Louis gave a very open-ended answer.

"Anything is possible. I can't say yes and I can't say no."

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In midst of Florida trying to repair the damaged relationship, Louis took his official visit to Ohio State a few weeks back. The Buckeyes hosted Southern Cal in prime time. Louis enjoyed his time in Columbus and the time spent with fellow South Floridians.

"I went up there a couple weeks ago, and everything I expected, that's what it was," said Louis of the Ohio State campus. "All very good, the coaches staff, everyone was cool, got to spend time with the players and everybody was very cool. I liked it up there.

"I hung out with Duron Carter (St. Thomas Aquinas), that was my host, Jamaal Berry (Palmetto), I hung out with a couple of them."
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Thanks Wade for the article on Louis. A question and some thoughts that you might be able to clarify for us.
James Louis committed to Ohio State after a breakdown of communication between Louis and the University of Florida coaching staff ended his commitment to the Gators.
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Maybe I missed something but was Louis "committed" to the Gators at one time? Silent verbal?
JWinslow shared in post 19 of this thread that Dunkley may have taken Louis' spot in the Florida class of 2010.
Dunkley dominated the camp and may have taken the WR spot. They have limited spots remaining and a lot of major prospects still out there. Rumors swirled about Louis committing to UF, but Dunkley may have taken his spot.
It's not like Louis is a leftover prospect either, he's a big time get. UF just chose to go in a different direction.
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To me "taken his spot" implies Gators only had one spot reserved for a WR in the 2010 class.
As of today Dunkley has not committed to the Gators.
Of their 15 verbal commits Gators have one other WR commit Solomon Patton 5' 10" 175. Their 2010 class was expected to be smaller than normal, so somewhat surprised that this account implies that Florida's still pursuing Louis. Does this suggest they are not hearing strong vibes re. Dunkley.
 
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gracelhink;1553893; said:
Thanks Wade for the article on Louis. A question and some thoughts that you might be able to clarify for us.


Maybe I missed something but was Louis "committed" to the Gators at one time? Silent verbal?
JWinslow shared in post 19 of this thread that Dunkley may have taken Louis' spot in the Florida class of 2010.


To me "taken his spot" implies Gators only had one spot reserved for a WR in the 2010 class.
As of today Dunkley has not committed to the Gators.
Of their 15 verbal commits Gators have one other WR commit Solomon Patton 5' 10" 175. Their 2010 class was expected to be smaller than normal, so somewhat surprised that this account implies that Florida's still pursuing Louis. Does this suggest they are not hearing strong vibes re. Dunkley.
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From what I've gathered. They fully expect Dunkley to be a Gator. Gators fans have also said they really need WRs. So I don't think it's Dunkley or Louis. They may very well want 2 or 3 more WR commits.
 
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After watching their O a few times this season, they need Louis and Dunkley badly. They don't have any field stretching WR's besides Thompson and it shows. Any team that can crowd the box to shut down the run and play man on the back end has a very good chance of beating the gators.

I'm sure after re-assessing their wr roster and having their feelings confirmed by game footage they probably changed their priorities and wanted to bring another WR aboard. I'm betting Louis is getting the full court press now a days.
 
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lord vegas;1554000; said:
After watching their O a few times this season, they need Louis and Dunkley badly. They don't have any field stretching WR's besides Thompson and it shows. Any team that can crowd the box to shut down the run and play man on the back end has a very good chance of beating the gators.

I'm sure after re-assessing their wr roster and having their feelings confirmed by game footage they probably changed their priorities and wanted to bring another WR aboard. I'm betting Louis is getting the full court press now a days.
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True, but the situation is worsened by the injury to DuBose. With Dunkley, DuBose and Thompson, they'll have a good team in 2010. I really hope Lewis sticks with us.
 
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NFBuck;1554266; said:
As of this moment, he's still committed. Wavering is not unusual after whirlwind courtships. Also, if he were to decommit for UF...at least it's not Tulsa.
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Quick question to the Buckeye Planet Recruiting Team. Before I start, let me say this: I am not bashing James Louis, and I want him to be a Buckeye.

What recruit's comments would make the difference between "<Name> is a Buckeye!!!" from "<Name> (Ohio State soft commit)"? Everyone defines this differently, so just looking to see if the BP Recruiting Team had a viewpoint on this.

Again, not bashing on James, but the "Anything is possible" comment might put him pretty close to that dividing line. Still hope he comes here, as I stated before.
 
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Im not on the recruiting team but i believe the biggest threat is Florida. He wanted to go there, they slow played him and he selected the Bucks. Alot depends on if Florida, or another team he is considering has room. Committing early means spots are filling up fast. That is why he probably took the OSU offer without even visiting (he since has for the OSU/USC game).

I am not worried. The staff needs to stay on him. If he moves elsewhere, we have Brown and Williams as WR in this class.
 
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