This is how fake news is created.
Avantae never told the UF coaches he was coming, he himself stated that he had not told them that. But one of the Gaytor coaches tells the Athletic something, the Athletic reports it, and now the Gaytors act as if it is a stone-cold fact.
But let's play along.
Let's pretend that Avantae gave an assurance AT SOME POINT. He is certainly entitled to change his mind. He can really only be faulted if he maintains a lengthy falsehood when he has no intention of signing with one school and the full intention to sign with another school.
So when was it "I'm coming to UF"? And when did it change.
Welllllll...it was at least a day in advance...Avantae told Ivins. Ivins drove to DeLand for the announcement.
And even Mullet admits that when UF doesn't have the signed LOI by 9 am, then they should not assume anything.
So what happens between "the fax machine isn't spitting anything out" and "did he say Miami?". A lot of radio silence.
Oh, but someone at DeLand High went to Publix for a sheet cake. So now we have a conspiracy theory, wherein Avantae was intentionally misleading the entire UF coaching staff. WHY? Outside of two decommits (to Miami and to Oregon), his recruiting was largely drama-free. He didn't talk big or release multiple "Top 10/Top 5/Top 3" lists. He cancelled a visit to UGa rather than to lead them on. Even if Avantae is NOT going to spend the next few years with Lorenzo, why in God's name would he be soooo motivated to troll UF? Did UF ***** him over in some way that he resents? This isn't out of profound "I've always been a Cane" hatred of UF. The guy was ACTUALLY considering UF in a serious manner.
This is what is so infuriating. Gaytor fans are SOOOOOOO convinced that there is some sort of malice here, that Avantae LIED to them, that he LED THEM ON.
BUT WHY??? There is not a single Gaytor fan who can tell you WHY Avantae would do that. Oh, except for neck tats and four or five kids. Yeah, while "being a thug" might be a Gaytor reason for why Avantae chooses UM over UF, NO GAYTOR YET has provided a motive for the troll job.
Ridiculous. But I gotta say, I love those desperate and racist Gaytor fans. They can spin up a dozen different conspiracy theories to explain the troll job, as if they were Kramer and Newman talking about the Magic Loogie. They can spit out a dozen different racist and stereotypical sour grapes to explain why they never wanted and never needed Avantae.
But worst of all...Gaytor fans are just...GAYTORS. Gaytor fans are gonna go Full Gaytor. It's just in their nature.