Stan Drayton Could Possibly Maybe Probably Leave Florida

UPDATE: Drayton has been officially, sign on the dotted line, sworn in, absolutely named the new wide receivers coach of the Buckeyes. Don’t cry. It’ll be alright. Just read on as if it hadn’t happened quite yet.

There’s a chance former Florida running backs coach and current Florida running backs coach Stan Drayton won’t be the future Florida running backs coach.  Rumors have been swirling in only the harsh way that rumors do for the last couple of days about Drayton’s impending departure from the Gators.  Here’s what we know so far (and no, we don’t know how much of this is fact, how much of it is false, or how much of it was made up by Ballsy the college football gnome; that damn gnome gets on our nerves, sometimes we think he just talks to hear the sound of his own voice, don’t believe a word he says, don’t do it):

• Drayton is currently the running backs coach at Florida.
• Drayton was also formerly the running backs coach at Florida before being defeated in a mat drill by Steve Addazio after which he was asked to leave the program.
• Drayton left Florida for oranger pastures only to return to the home he once called home.
• Drayton doesn’t get along with Urban Meyer.
• Drayton doesn’t get along with Will Muschamp.
• Drayton doesn’t get along with anybody.
• Drayton is leaving Florida again, this time for Ohio State.
• Drayton will be coaching wide receivers at Ohio State.
• Drayton will be coaching running backs at Ohio State.
• Drayton will be the new recruiting coordinator at Ohio State.
• Drayton will be the new equipment manager at Ohio State.
• Recruits have been informed Drayton is leaving Florida.
• Recruits were informed Drayton is leaving Florida by coaches not employed by either Florida or Ohio State.
• Drayton won’t be leaving Florida until after National Signing Day.
• Drayton will be with the Gators for the 2011 season.
• Drayton won’t be with the Gators past today.
• Drayton thinks fumbles make the man.
• Drayton thinks recruits are pawns with emotions that are his to toy with.
• Drayton is attempting to take Ja’Juan Story with him.
• Drayton isn’t recruiting Story at all.
• Drayton doesn’t know who Story is.

We know, we know.  That’s a lot to take in.  And the law of internet rumors says 8.74% of it is 50% true.  No more.  No less.  So what part do we believe?  We have no idea.  We tend to think position coaches are nothing more than that, position coaches.  They ascend the coaching ladder to be coordinators or even head coaches at times, but for the most part they are the “in one year, out the next” sort.  Nomads who roam the land looking for something better at all times.

Will Drayton be missed?  Maybe.  That depends on if he is really leaving or not.  Odds are he is.  Or probably he is.  Or possibly he is.  Who really knows except for Drayton himself, Florida, and Ohio State?  We don’t.  We are pawns ourselves.  We take what the internet offers us and digest is accordingly.  From a recruiting standpoint, losing Drayton is like losing a good limb.  Of course we also remember what a wise man once said: “isn’t everyone a ‘great’ recruiter these days?”  That could not be a truer statement.  So goodbye Stan Drayton.  Or welcome back Stan Drayton.  Or…uh…we’ll check back next week Stan Drayton.