Recruiting Thread

[purguy12]

Some say he can also play RB.

 

[poewelch84]

He's a gifted Athlete from what i understand he didn't have as much film on him as he's only played 2 years in the US and I don't think he made it to a lot of summer camps.

 

[purguy12]

Elko wanted this guy. Said he can be special because he will be able to play all over the field on D

 

[purguy12]

Here is an update. We are 5 days away.

4 star WR Oliver Martin: ND had a good in home visit. They were hoping for him not to take his Mich Visit this weekend but he is still going. its a 2 man race here between Mich and ND and now some are thinking he will pick Mich. This would be a Big Blow for ND.

4 star CB Russ Yeast: Yeast wanted an ND offer and would of committed if he got one earlier but ND just offered becausEva n e ND lost 2 CBs in this class. He loves ND but pride might get in his way. He is either staying with Louisville or he flips to ND. After losing Norwood ND wants him in this class.

3 star LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah: ND is the Favs in this one but MSU is right there. The good news is ND will be his last in Home Visit. MSU has done a great job to keep up with ND. At 1 time he was a ND lock. Some feel if ND doesn't lock him up by friday/sat he is MSU.

4 star WR Jafar Armstrong: ND biggest offensive player on their board. They want him and they really want to pair him with Martin. He visits ND this weekend. Some good things, His best friend is going to be a walk on at ND, one of his coaches is an Alum football player of ND, His friend and QB is going to ND to play baseball. Kelly needs to close this up this weekend if not he might stay committed to Missouri.

4 star DE Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa: Word is ND did a great job here. Looks Like Vandy is in the lead but ND is trying to pull a miracle here.

4 star DE Jalen Harris: ND gets last visit with him. Will be on campus this weekend. He is an Arizona commit and his father was a star at Arizona but ND has a shot here. This was Elko top target and he has spent a lot of time here with him.

3 star Safety Evan Fields: Loved his visit but the bad news is he didn't mesh well with the current players. Looks like ND is out on this one.

3 star DE Kofi Wardlow: Looks like ND is out. Its a Maryland and VT battle. word is he couldn't get everything done to attend ND.

Overall It looks like it will be a Boom or Bust ending for ND. ND wanted to land at least 5 more recruits but after losing out on Norwood who a lot thought he was going to be Irish ND now hopes to land at least 3.

Grade Breakdown:
Single: Land Armstrong
Double: Armstrong, Koramoah
Triple: Armstrong, Koramoah and Yeast
Home Run: Armstrong, Martin, Koramoah, Harris and Yeast
Grand Slam: Armstrong, martin, Koramoah, Harris, yeast and Amosa.

 

[CreepCreep2014]

Ya know, I wonder if Elko was here earlier if some of these guys would have committed and maybe we not offer some of the other kids who left. Like Yeast for example. Maybe ND didn't offer him because he didn't fit what ND was looking for at that time, but he fits into Elkos system. Not to look ahead to far, but maybe next class is where Elko makes a difference. He seems to be doing a good job. It seems we are just missing out on this elite defensive talent, but they seem to be putting on a good push with Elko in town.

 

[purguy12]

Ya know, I wonder if Elko was here earlier if some of these guys would have committed and maybe we not offer some of the other kids who left. Like Yeast for example. Maybe ND didn't offer him because he didn't fit what ND was looking for at that time, but he fits into Elkos system. Not to look ahead to far, but maybe next class is where Elko makes a difference. He seems to be doing a good job. It seems we are just missing out on this elite defensive talent, but they seem to be putting on a good push with Elko in town.

I think Elko is doing the best he can with the short amount of time he has been here. Im hearing he is doing a great job showing this kids where they would play on his D and how well they can do.

Yeast recruitment I don't see a problem. Look he was in state talent but ND had 2 Very Top talent CB's and 1 silent Commit from Graham. So they had 3 top CB recruits. ND was full at the position. Just like Kelly says if a kid is looking then ND will look. ND wants kids to stop their recruitment when they commit so ND needs to do the same to show they are also Committed. In this case we lost all 3 recruits in a 10 say span and late in the process.

Now I will say I heard Kelly could of done a better job with the situation. Kelly could of had a better plan especially with in state talent by saying look we like you but its a number game and we would like you to come to ND if something comes up and we will keep in touch or take him as an Athlete. Instead I heard Kelly and the staff ignored him or didn't even contact him. That is why he was upset because ND was his dream school. The good news is its a new staff so kelly is letting Elko do is thing and try and bring him in.

I think if we have a good season, elko will do his thing in the next class. To be honest we need a good year because if Kelly gets fired ND recruiting will take another hit and we would start all over again. As a ND Fan we want Kelly to stay at least for another year because back to back rebuild years is not good. We want the staff to stick together.

 

[purguy12]

Update on Visit:
3 star LB Koramoah has named his 2 finalist ND and MSU. MSU has been in the lead but he just had a great official visit as ND. Good news he likes Coach Lea a lot. He thinks he would be a great fit in our D. LB Morgan was his Host. They hit it off. Bad News MSU looks to still be in the lead. We will find out Wed.

 

[purguy12]

More Visit Update: (good news)
4 star WR Jafar Armstrong looks like he will switch his commitment to ND. He is ND type of player and he loved it here at ND. Most are predicting ND now.

4 star DE Myron Amosa Loved his ND visit and this is shocking news. ND might be in the lead now. This would be a BIG turn of events. It was between USC(the Fav) and Vandy but ND made a BIG impression to Amosa Family. They talked about how Te'o loved it here. This would be a BIG get for ND.

 

[purguy12]

Sunday Update:
4 star WR martin is looking like its Mich. Family loves ND but I think he connects better with Mich coaches.
4 star DE/DT Amosa(from hawaii) looks like ND has taken the lead over ND. He is a Big fan of Elko and his system. His #1 recruiter has been Polian. If he comes out of Vandy visit with out committing ND is in Great Shape.
4 star CB Yeast still has ND in play. As it looks he is 50/50. He is torn with ND and Louisville. Does he got to his dream school who didn't offer until last month or stay with the school that has showed him the most love.
3 star LB Koramoah is looking like he is going to MSU. He told Virginia that he was going to ND but after his MSU he feel in love with the campus, social life and students. He has said Elko Scheme fits him perfect. In the end it looks like it will be MSU.
4 star WR Jafar Armstrong looks like he is all Irish. Their are rumors already saying he has committed.
3 star DE Jalen Harris Arizona had a BIG lead here. Father was a star, he has other people the family that went to Arizona but very interesting tweet came out from his mother.Goosebumps seeing my oldest eager to leave home and spread his wings. Proud of you [Jalen]. #CarpeDiem Keep an eye on this one.
3 star safety Fields looks like it will be Arizona st. He did not click with ND players.

 

[purguy12]

ND coaches wanted 5 of this guys at least its looking more like it might be 3 or less. Don't be shocked if its only Armstrong and lets say Amosa. 2 4 star players are great but would only put this class at 18. We were suppose to take 22-23 players. We would be around 4-5 short.

 

[purguy12]

Ok got some good news and bad news:
4 star WR Jafar Armstrong just de commit from Missouri and will announce he will pick ND. BIG pick up for ND.
Also Jalen Harris looks like he will de commit Arizona and ND looks to be in the lead.

bad news:
Rumors going around Yoon that he might be out for most of the season with a knee injury. We might be with out a kicker next year and might need to add a walk on. I will keep u guys posted on this. We have extra scholarship lets hope we can grab one for insurance.

 

[purguy12]

ND is about to get another commit, Kicker Doerer who is committed to maryland. He is expected to switch to ND.

ND needs insurance because of Yoon who had surgery on his leg.

 

[purguy12]

BOOM ND gets their 1st kid…… 4 star WR Jabar Armstrong Commits to ND.

1 down.

 

[purguy12]

More Info on the kicker: He is the #3 rated Kicker in the country. He has the biggest Leg out of the group and most athletic kicker in the top 10. He his a 80 yard FG off a kicking tee, Dominated Kickoffs. He can also be a very good punter. Still working on that craft. Most predict him being an NFL type kicker. He is a big, Athletic, tall, strong leg kicker.

Ok so yes this would be a nice pick up for ND and great insurance for ND if Yoon can't come back this year.

 

[poewelch84]

Ok got some good news and bad news:
4 star WR Jafar Armstrong just de commit from Missouri and will announce he will pick ND. BIG pick up for ND.
Also Jalen Harris looks like he will de commit Arizona and ND looks to be in the lead.

bad news:
Rumors going around Yoon that he might be out for most of the season with a knee injury. We might be with out a kicker next year and might need to add a walk on. I will keep u guys posted on this. We have extra scholarship lets hope we can grab one for insurance.

This great news with Armstrong and Harris but the Yoon news is troubling, hopefully they get this kid that seems highly rated.

 

[purguy12]

This great news with Armstrong and Harris but the Yoon news is troubling, hopefully they get this kid that seems highly rated.

Boom just landed him.

 

[purguy12]

Thats 2 kids down. Im hoping ND lands at least 2 more. harris and Amora and Martin would be icing on the cake.

 

[poewelch84]

Boom just landed him.

The kicker or Armstrong? I'm guessing you mean the kicker.

 

[poewelch84]

never mind just saw the kicker flipped too

 

[purguy12]

The kicker or Armstrong? I'm guessing you mean the kicker.

Both