Nov 2, 2013; Jacksonville, FL, USA; A Georgia Bulldogs helmet sits on the sideline during the first half of the game against the Florida Gators at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Rob Foldy-USA TODAY Sports

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College football recruiting is a bitter, nasty and sometimes shady affair, and it can cause feelings to get hurt at times. Such was the case when Atlanta-area 4-star linebacker Adonis Thomas verbally committed to the Florida Gators recently.

The backlash on Twitter, Facebook and other forms of media was quick and harsh from home-state Georgia fans. Some were so bitter over Thomas choosing SEC East rival Florida that they began claiming the Bulldogs never had a “committable” offer.

On Monday, Thomas answered his Georgia critics, who also claimed such things as Georgia was never recruiting Thomas and that the school never really wanted him anyway. He decided to post a picture on his Twitter account—a picture of his official scholarship offer letter from Georgia Bulldogs.

For the UGA fans that said they backed off and that I wasn't good enough for them because my offer wasn't committable pic.twitter.com/pHlbGiUWF1 — Adonis Thomas (@_SimplyThatGuy5) August 4, 2014

Thomas told 247Sports that he posted the letter, “For the UGA fans that said they backed off and that I wasn’t good enough for them because my offer wasn’t committable.”

In fact, he took a small swipe at the Bulldog fans while he was at it, putting his decision in pretty stark terms.

“They (UGA fans) have just been saying UGA never recruited me, I didn’t have a real offer from them that I could commit to, and that they never wanted me,” Thomas said. “I was just more interested in UF and Bama than UGA”

Thomas is the No. 168-ranked player in the 247Sports composite rankings, the No. 10-ranked outside linebacker and the No. 18-ranked player in the state of Georgia.

It’s stories like this that will continue to add fuel to the fire of one of the SEC’s most-bitter rivalries.