I don't know to what extent we can attribute the individual effort of an assistant in recruiting, but if commitments do come down to how well one coach does, I have to give props to Rod Smith.
Should things come through with Dee Hart (and it appears in the post below that they will), he'll have brought in Tate (and Jeremy Gallon) in '09, Gardner, MRob and Richard Ash in 2010, and Hart in 2011.
I know he has a strong connection to Florida from his days with USF, and that anyone recruiting Florida is going to have their numbers inflated a bit, but that's a solid bit of recruiting for a coaching staff working mostly on promise. Other coaches have done just as well—including Fred Jackson, despite a few years under his belt and a somewhat awkward fit in the staff —but Smith is working one of the toughest areas in the business and doing well.
My two cents, anyway.
