killer_ewok;1011967 wrote:Please be for real, Te'o.

haha, its for real. I dvr'd the Lott Impact Award show and before they announced the winner the 3 underclassman finalists were each asked their plans for next year. Hightower and Kuechly both said they needed to sit down and talk to their families. Te'o then said he talked to his parents the night before and figured out what he was going to do. He said his sister told him it was his dream to play in the NFL so that's what he should do. (I felt like I had just been kicked in the balls at this point) Te'o then told his sister that playing in the NFL is one of his goals. His dream is to reach and impact as many people as he possibly can and that he wasn't done doing that at Notre Dame and he would return. He got a pretty big ovation and a fist bump from Kuechly. I definitely wasn't expecting that kind of answer from him when it was his turn.

The news of Te'o coming back has given me a huge sports boner.

A couple weeks ago the word around the island was that he was going to the nfl but that his mother was pushing him to get his degree. Not too many Hawaiian kids make it off the island and then make it. And believe me, most of them I'm surprised made it out of junior high, very uneducated!!! So good for him, and nd.

Great new about Te'o. I know I said this last year but I'm already getting a little excited for next season.

http://www.und.com/allaccess/?media=288276


short interview with Te'o after he got back from Cali.

Ronnie Stanley announcing today at 2...

Ronnie Stanley is, in my opinion, the best OL fit for Notre Dame of this class and thus the best OL commitment since James.

So it makes sense that Stanley has been on record saying that Notre Dame has recruited him the hardest since...ever. Kelly definitely sees a huge and immensely athletic OT here. Great, great pickup.

Does he also desire to play basketball too?

Stanley is Irish

Tee Shepard - * * * * * CB (California) - 6'1 175 - Alabama, Auburn, Miami, Oregon, USC
Ronald Darby - * * * * * ATH (Maryland) - 5'11 175 4.31 - Alabama, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Miami, Penn State, USC
Jarron Jones - * * * * * DT (New York) - 6'6 300 - Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Ohio State, Penn State
Deontay Greenberry - * * * * WR (California) - 6'3 180 - Alabama, Miami, USC
Taylor Decker - * * * * OT (Ohio) - 6'8 290 - Michigan, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Ronnie Stanley - * * * * OT (Nevada) - 6'6 285 - Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC
Sheldon Day - * * * * DT (Indiana) - 6'2 285 - Auburn, Florida, Oregon, Penn State, Stanford, Wisconsin
William Mahone - * * * * RB (Ohio) - 5'11 205 - Michigan State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia
Nick Baratti - * * * * S (Texas) - 6'2 215 4.48 - Texas Tech, West Virginia
Justin Ferguson - * * * * WR (Florida) - 6'3 200 4.5 - Alabama, Florida, Florida State
Josh Turner - * * * S (Indiana) - Minnesota
C.J. Prosise - * * * S (Virginia) - 6'2 190 ____ - Penn State, Virginia Tech
Romeo Okwara - * * * DE (North Carolina) - 6'5 230 - Michigan, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech
Mark Harrell - * * * OL (North Carolina) - 6'5 270 - Auburn, Stanford, Tennessee
Scot Daly - n/a LS (Illinois) - 6'4 230 - n/a

OL...

Ronnie Stanley - 6'6 285
247 - * * * * #14 OT, #121 overall
Rivals - * * * * #17 OT, #170 overall
ESPN - * * * * #39 OT
Scout - * * * * #14 OT

Taylor Decker - 6'8 300
247 - * * * * #33 OT
Rivals - * * * * #26 OT, #216 overall
ESPN - * * * #68 OT
Scout - * * * * #13 OT

Mark Harrell - 6'5 270
247 -* * * #56 OT
Rivals - * * * #52 OT
ESPN - * * * * #46 OT
Scout - * * * #49 OT

DL...

Jarron Jones - 6'6 300
247 - * * * * * #3 DT, #23 overall
Rivals - * * * * #12 DT, #159 overall
ESPN - * * * * #13 OT, #96 overall
Scout - * * * * #7 DT

Sheldon Day - 6'2 285
247 - * * * * #9 DT, #75 overall
Rivals - * * * * #19 DT, #242 overall
ESPN - * * * * #14 DT, #143 overall
Scout - * * * * * #6 DT

Romeo Okwara - 6'4 235
247 - * * * * #22 DE
Rivals - * * * unranked?
ESPN - * * * #95 DE
Scout - * * * #60 DE

*Okwawa just turned 16. So he is certainly atypical; he's a physical freak and Notre Dame is taking him based on his enormous potential.

DB...

Tee Shepard - 6'0 175
247 - * * * * #4 CB, #49 overall
Rivals - * * * * #7 CB, #82 overall
ESPN - * * * * #7 CB, #90 overall
Scout - * * * * * #4 CB

He has these rankings despite not being able to play his senior year. It has cost him a few spots.

Ronald Darby - 5'11 175
247 - * * * * #6 CB, #67 overall
Rivals - * * * * #6 CB, #72 overall
ESPN - * * * * #11 ATH, #69 overall
Scout - * * * * * #1 CB, #10 overall

Darby ran an electronically-timed 4.31 40m. He also has a Junior World Record in Track. He has truly elite speed.

Nick Baratti - 6'2 215
247 - * * * #37 ATH
Rivals - * * * #28 ATH
ESPN - * * * #95 ATH
Scout - * * * * #11 MLB

Baratti was all-district in Texas as a TE, just shows how versatile he is. He also played QB for his HS. He projects as a S or OLB.

C.J. Prosise - 6'2 190
247 - * * * #33 S
Rivals - * * * NR S
ESPN - * * * #21 S
Scout - * * * * #17 S

karen lotz;1016307 wrote:Stanley is Irish

Great news!

I'm definitely excited to see Darby play. Hopefully he can return punts

Josh Garnett has ND and Stanford as his top two with Michigan a distant third after being near the top for a long time.

6'5" 280 and somewhere around top 7 or 8 OL

Gunner down to Notre Dame and Vandy. Franklin in home tonight, Kelly tomorrow. Expected to commit soon.

Josh Garnett
Rivals - #7 OT, #28 overall
ESPN - #8 OT, #42 overall
Scout - #2 OG


...he'd be a good get.

I really thought he would be leaning towards lsu. I really hope he commits

This o line class is shaping up to be a great one. I'm still hoping for armstead too

Crimson streak;1016581 wrote:This o line class is shaping up to be a great one. I'm still hoping for armstead too

Would be awesome, but I think that ship has sailed. Cal is going to clean up here shortly.

karen lotz;1016521 wrote:Gunner down to Notre Dame and Vandy. Franklin in home tonight, Kelly tomorrow. Expected to commit soon.

I think Vandy is gaining, and quickly.

Gunner Kiel
247 - #1 QB, #13 overall
Rivals - #1 QB, #18 overall
ESPN - #2 QB, #20 overall
Scout - #1 QB

Even though I loved Hendrix and Golson...that is fucking impressive.

karen lotz;1016592 wrote:Cal is going to clean up here shortly.

Their class is going to be nasty.

Tobias Fünke;1016598 wrote:Their class is going to be nasty.

I hope they fire there coach soon lol could scoop up some recruits

Crimson streak;1016606 wrote:I hope they fire there coach soon lol could scoop up some recruits

vball10set;1017312 wrote:

Tedford

karen lotz;1017323 wrote:Tedford

ahhh, he's a Cal fan--got ya'