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Kyler Gordon, 2018 4* DB, Everett (Archbishop Murphy), WA (COMMITTED)

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  • Dennis_DeYoung
    Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754
    whuggy said:

    Jimmy No Balls better put on his game face this week

    He better be closing or pretty poor year from JL.
    We have no DB commits. It's awful. Maybe we can close Dom Hampton next week, but we shall see.
  • UDubHusky23
    UDubHusky23 Member Posts: 889
    AF9705 said:

    Quick update on Kyler from the guys who are interviewing him:

    He is still in South Bend (has been since Friday for the ND Echoes Banquet) so wont hear from him personally until probably tomorrow morning (since a long flight home tonight).
    Talked to his family though & it turns out they, especially his mother, wants Kyler to attend ND. Said that Kyler will be announcing on his 18th Birthday, which is the 17th (so in another week) & has no other visits planned before then.

    In the insider’s personal opinion he thinks Kyler already is ND & flew across country on his own dime just to go to the banquet & spend time with his new teammates & coaching staff. But that is his opinion, not what any source told him.

    Once they interview Kyler I will get it on here.

    FML!
  • FremontTroll
    FremontTroll Member Posts: 4,744
    Fucking moms thinking that Catholic schools will nurture and protect their boys give me a fucking break. Keivirae Russell all over again.
  • bananasnblondes
    bananasnblondes Member Posts: 15,506
    I have faith in the No Balls but there's no way to sugar coat it. Losing Kyler Gordon to ND would be a complete fuckup.
  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937
    edited December 2017

    Fucking moms thinking that Catholic schools will nurture and protect their boys give me a fucking break. Keivirae Russell all over again.

    Just gonna get diddled by some priest and Corch Brian Kelly.
  • PurpleBaze
    PurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,302 Founders Club

    Fucking moms thinking that Catholic schools will nurture and protect their boys give me a fucking break. Keivirae Russell all over again.

    Just gonna get diddled by corch Kelly.
    Or corch Kelly.
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,738 Founders Club
    If this is true this is just epic fucking failure. Good thing we are stacked pretty deep in the back end because this class is a colossal fail. We will still feel it in a couple years though... never thought we woudl have terrible classes like this with Lake.
  • Dennis_DeYoung
    Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754

    Swaye said:

    If this is true this is just epic fucking failure. Good thing we are stacked pretty deep in the back end because this class is a colossal fail. We will still feel it in a couple years though... never thought we woudl have terrible classes like this with Lake.

    Flirting with the Cal job for basically a week really hurt him/us. Hope he can close out this class, if anyone can it’s him. But to have no guys committed at this point in the game makes it TUFF. Please come through, Jimmy.
    Lake is going to have to pull a fucking rabbit out of a hat, because he fucked us with that last-minute dalliance with Cal.

    Logically it makes no sense, but obviously it's killed us in recruiting this year. Gordon, Irvin and Hampton should've all been committed in the summer.
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,098
    whuggy said:

    Jimmy No Balls better put on his game face this week

    He better be closing or pretty poor year from JL.
    It’s not even a poor year ... it’s a sign that from a recruiting standpoint Lake is quite possibly damaged goods for us ...

    Perception is reality ... and the perception is that it is only a matter of time before Lake leaves for a DC position ...

    How else would you explain this year’s DB class?
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,098

    It depends who you listen to. If you listen to the ND guys, he's a lock because he visited ND. If you listen to Roof or Ecklund, they are both saying that sources say he's a UW lock. Roof says that he's visiting UW on the 15th I believe.

    If he visits, I feel really good. But I wouldn't be shocked if he decided to just call it for ND.

    We shall see.

    Also, the ND mods are saying he's going to visit.
    A visit gives a fighting chance ... I’ll believe it when I see it
  • Dennis_DeYoung
    Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754
    Tequilla said:

    whuggy said:

    Jimmy No Balls better put on his game face this week

    He better be closing or pretty poor year from JL.
    It’s not even a poor year ... it’s a sign that from a recruiting standpoint Lake is quite possibly damaged goods for us ...

    Perception is reality ... and the perception is that it is only a matter of time before Lake leaves for a DC position ...

    How else would you explain this year’s DB class?
    The difficulty now with Lake is that once it's out there he's looking around, every year it's going to be like 'oh this is the year he'll leave'.

    It's not based in reality, but it will matter.
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,098

    Swaye said:

    If this is true this is just epic fucking failure. Good thing we are stacked pretty deep in the back end because this class is a colossal fail. We will still feel it in a couple years though... never thought we woudl have terrible classes like this with Lake.

    Flirting with the Cal job for basically a week really hurt him/us. Hope he can close out this class, if anyone can it’s him. But to have no guys committed at this point in the game makes it TUFF. Please come through, Jimmy.
    It’s not even that he flirted with the job ... it’s that he did so so publicly

    It’s telling that Pete addressed the Tennessee rumors ... that’s this year’s “You Aren’t in the WAC Anymore” moment in that you are going to get people coming at you from all angles to tear the program down and if they can discredit arguably your best recruiter in the process ... that’s a massive win for other schools
  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937

    It depends who you listen to. If you listen to the ND guys, he's a lock because he visited ND. If you listen to Roof or Ecklund, they are both saying that sources say he's a UW lock. Roof says that he's visiting UW on the 15th I believe.

    If he visits, I feel really good. But I wouldn't be shocked if he decided to just call it for ND.

    We shall see.

    Also, the ND mods are saying he's going to visit.
    Just read the updates from the ND guy.

    Update 1: A recruit says that Gordon is going to ND
    Update 2: Gordon is still visiting UW. ND will keep fighting for him
    Update 3: Uh oh, Gordon's mom wants him at UW which is opposite of what I heard before
    El oh El
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,738 Founders Club

    It depends who you listen to. If you listen to the ND guys, he's a lock because he visited ND. If you listen to Roof or Ecklund, they are both saying that sources say he's a UW lock. Roof says that he's visiting UW on the 15th I believe.

    If he visits, I feel really good. But I wouldn't be shocked if he decided to just call it for ND.

    We shall see.

    Also, the ND mods are saying he's going to visit.
    Just read the updates from the ND guy.

    Update 1: A recruit says that Gordon is going to ND
    Update 2: Gordon is still visiting UW. ND will keep fighting for him
    Update 3: Uh oh, Gordon's mom wants him at UW which is opposite of what I heard before
    This sounds just like the "Eklund special" circa 2000-2010. Please see my recent post on why I like TBS here, but nowhere else.
  • AF9705
    AF9705 Member Posts: 181

    It depends who you listen to. If you listen to the ND guys, he's a lock because he visited ND. If you listen to Roof or Ecklund, they are both saying that sources say he's a UW lock. Roof says that he's visiting UW on the 15th I believe.

    I’m not sure who the ND or UW guys are you are referring to, so I will put down the 1:15 ET update, after the conversation that was had after the completion of Kyler’s visit to ND.

    I will copy & paste it, so it is word for word:

    “ADDITIONAL NOTE: Talked to another source on this, and it sounds like things went really with Gordon as far as spending time with the current commits and bonding with them. Gordon is a quiet kid, no question, but we were told he was really interacting with the current commits well, and they treated him like he was alreyady part of the class. Really like where ND stands here.”

    Also, his mother said the following about his trip to ND alone this time:

    “It’s time for him to go and hang out with the boys and get some more bonding time.......and for him to get any additional clarity he is seeking."

    As for him visiting UW next week, I asked about that & the insider contacted his friend who works for UW Rivals & was told no visit was scheduled yet.

    There seems to be very conflicting messages being put out there, which is surprising because Kyler doesn’t do many interview at all, so when he does everyone hears the same thing, so not sure why UW & ND people seem so different on their opinions?

    I don’t know Roof or Ecklund personally, but I haven’t seen where they said Kyler was a UW lock? I haven’t seen any ND people say he is a ND lock either?
  • HuskyClaws
    HuskyClaws Member Posts: 1,170
    Loy basically said that if Kyler canceled his ND visit, then he'd be going to UW. But if he made the trip to ND, then he would go to ND. Roof and Ecklund are the recruiting "experts" for the UW sites. Both have been adamant that UW leads and that they expect him to commit to UW even after knowing that he was taking the trip to ND. This is based on their local sources. Both Loy and Roof say that he will be visiting UW still before his decision on the 17th.
  • tvoie
    tvoie Member Posts: 996
    UW needs to set up camp in front of his house. Use proximity to your advantage. I am talking stage-five clinger type shit. Get it done!
  • PineapplePirate
    PineapplePirate Member Posts: 4,642
    Come home Kyler
  • AF9705
    AF9705 Member Posts: 181

    Per Eklund, he didn't commit to ND and will officially visit UW next week. Also gives one of those "UW is in a great spot for him but I wouldnt be surprised if he picks ND" comments

    I asked my guys about this & I think they are getting pissed at me since I keep asking...

    They say that Gordon was never going to commit while in South Bend, as stated before, he is committing on his birthday, the 17th. He keeps his conversations with coaches private so no one (including them or Eklund) knows if he verballed or not while there.
    It was always his plan to visit UW last regardless of his decision. The other players/recruits on the visit with him say he acted as if he was going to be their teammate though.

    So I probably should leave them alone since they have made it clear to me three times now the same things even though I keep asking.

    One final tidbit I found amusing was that I got asked (in a snarky, smartass way) if Eklund is so confident, why no Crystal Ball, then why change his view from a “lock” to “wouldn’t be surprised?”
    I said “fair enough” & told them I would leave it be for now.