Update: Is Sharrif Floyd too dumb to play for Penn State?

When Sharrif Floyd signed with Florida, we questioned his intelligence.

We didn't have an issue with Floyd picking Florida, but we simply couldn't understand his comment about Penn State: "Penn State to me was a linebacker school. I learned that doing my homework. It wasn't hard to get them out of the loop."

Apparently Floyd's "homework" didn't extend to the NFL Draft, where Penn State has had tremendous success on the D-line.

Now comes more news on Floyd's decision...

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We were reading Andy Staples' column in the Super Bowl edition of Sports Illustrated and found this interesting nugget...

On signing day last week the 6'3", 310-pound Floyd affirmed his commitment to the Gators. "At the end of the day, Florida's going to be Florida," he said, dismissing Urban Meyer's status as a factor in choosing the perennial national title contender.

The decision of Floyd and dozens of other recruits last week certified that a highly successful program transcends its coach, no matter the shuffling at the top.

Really? A highly successful program transcends its coach? Let's look at Florida's record...

• Prior to 1990: The Gators went 452-322-39 for a pedestrian winning percentage of .580 and no (zero, none, nada) conference championships.
• 1990-2001: Steve Spurrier put Florida football on the map by winning 122 games in 12 years, with just 29 losses and a famous tie with Florida State. Their win percentage of .817 was 4th-best in the country. The Gators won six conference championships under Spurrier and the 1996 National Championship.
• 2002-2004: The Ron Zook Era was not kind to Florida, with three consecutive 5-loss seasons.
• 2005-2009: Florida returned to prominence under Urban Meyer, averaging 11.4 wins per season and winning two National Championships to date.

It's very interesting that Florida wasn't able to "transcend" Ron Zook.

Will the Gators be able to "transcend" Urban Meyer's successor when the latter drops dead retires or moves on to the NFL?

So much for Sharrif's "homework."
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