I think what Pete meant to say was... we started a feeling out process with Jackson, didn't like where it was headed and then decided to back off. Otherwise, to suggest we were never interested in Jackson or was NEVER recruiting him is simply full of ish!
This is really the only thing that makes sense ... That our coaches stopped recruiting him because they already know where he's going.
At this point, Diaz, Banda, and Rumph don't know enough about any of our current DBs to think they have enough talent. And with scholarships available, why would we not be interested in this guy?
If we aren't, it has to be because they know something about where he's headed ... Likely back to Muschamp and TRob, where he already knows the system he'll be playing in.
It's no different than us getting Colbert ... I suspect the connection to Diaz and Banda played a big role.