'08 GA CB/S Jamoris Slaughter (Signed LOI to ND)

[Irishknight1023]

ND needs to be like a shark now, smell the blood and go for the kill before it gets away.

[IrishCalves]

I dunno, I don't like the idea of trying to speed up a kid's time table, especially after the way things turned out with Arrelious Benn last year. We pushed him to go public to the point that he got pissed off, and I'm a little leery about that approach.

And PLEASE, I don't want anybody to respond with, "I hope Slaughter doesn't end up like Benn," and gripe about Benn for the next 5 posts. Its just aninstance where going balls to the wall after a kid has backfired. This is still ultimately about Slaughter, so please keep it on topic.

Let this thing play out. We've got his parents on board already, so I don't see the need to rush when the guys that feed and clothe Jamoris are already, if only subtly, recruiting for ND. If he likes the Irish, and his folks like the Irish... then I like the Irish odds on this one.

[Irishknight1023]

Originally Posted by GoldenDomer3

I dunno, I don't like the idea of trying to speed up a kid's time table, especially after the way things turned out with Arrelious Benn last year. We pushed him to go public to the point that he got pissed off, and I'm a little leery about that approach.

And PLEASE, I don't want anybody to respond with, "I hope Slaughter doesn't end up like Benn," and gripe about Benn for the next 5 posts. Its just aninstance where going balls to the wall after a kid has backfired. This is still ultimately about Slaughter, so please keep it on topic.

Let this thing play out. We've got his parents on board already, so I don't see the need to rush when the guys that feed and clothe Jamoris are already, if only subtly, recruiting for ND. If he likes the Irish, and his folks like the Irish... then I like the Irish odds on this one.

------------I agree with that, but us ND fans are not patient. He can wait for a while it would just be nice for it to be tomorrow.

[irishunclebill]

To tell you the truth, I have noticed that the day after ND loses out on a recruit, it seems that the II people try to always post positive stories. Today, it was on both Slaughter & Goebel, and I'm not saying that anything in those stories is not true, and I do think ND is in decent shape with both Slaughter & Goebel, but it's not hard to slant a story to make it as positive as possible when you want to. Especially, with a guy like Slaughter, everyone knows how difficult it is to get a kid from SEC country out of the SEC. No one was better at it than CW last year, so hopefully he will succeed again, but I don't see it happening quickly.

Meanwhile, just think what a trio of CB's the Irish would have with Gray, Blanton, and Slaughter, and now they will most likely all have the same eligibility status. One from NC, one from SC, and one from GA. Sweet!

[Akron Irish]

Originally Posted by GoldenDomer3

I dunno, I don't like the idea of trying to speed up a kid's time table, especially after the way things turned out with Arrelious Benn last year. We pushed him to go public to the point that he got pissed off, and I'm a little leery about that approach.

And PLEASE, I don't want anybody to respond with, "I hope Slaughter doesn't end up like Benn," and gripe about Benn for the next 5 posts. Its just aninstance where going balls to the wall after a kid has backfired. This is still ultimately about Slaughter, so please keep it on topic.

Let this thing play out. We've got his parents on board already, so I don't see the need to rush when the guys that feed and clothe Jamoris are already, if only subtly, recruiting for ND. If he likes the Irish, and his folks like the Irish... then I like the Irish odds on this one.

Man....that Benn situation sure sucked

[Irishknight1023]

Originally Posted by irishunclebill

To tell you the truth, I have noticed that the day after ND loses out on a recruit, it seems that the II people try to always post positive stories. Today, it was on both Slaughter & Goebel, and I'm not saying that anything in those stories is not true, and I do think ND is in decent shape with both Slaughter & Goebel, but it's not hard to slant a story to make it as positive as possible when you want to. Especially, with a guy like Slaughter, everyone knows how difficult it is to get a kid from SEC country out of the SEC. No one was better at it than CW last year, so hopefully he will succeed again, but I don't see it happening quickly.

Meanwhile, just think what a trio of CB's the Irish would have with Gray, Blanton, and Slaughter, and now they will most likely all have the same eligibility status. One from NC, one from SC, and one from GA. Sweet!

---------IUB I think you're reading too much into the articles just because we lost out on Sweat which everybody and their mother knew he was going to OSU in the first place. I thought we have people higher on our list with about 1 spot left so I was expecting it and would rather have an OLB. I've heard we've been leading for Slaughter for a long time now so it's nothing new.

[Irishknight1023]

Slaughter has listed a top 3.....
LSU
Michigan
Notre Dame

-------He said ND leads but partly because he hasn't been to see the other 2 schools. Sees himself as a cornerback in college which is what we're recruiting him as and not many other teams if any. He plans to make a decision late this summer.