'20 KY TE Michael Mayer (Notre Dame Verbal)

[Irish#1]

[Rack Em]

Originally Posted by IrishLion

I hear ND is the favorite. "It's a matter of who can pry him away."

I was getting nervous... there was a lack of local chatter in the coaching circles that I am familiar with, aside from some pro-Stanford commentary that made me cringe.

Still think this is going to be a tough pull. NKY isn't exactly an ND hotbed. Lots of mouth breathing UK fans.

[IrishLion]

Originally Posted by Rack Em

Still think this is going to be a tough pull. NKY isn't exactly an ND hotbed. Lots of mouth breathing UK fans.

It's not, but Covington Catholic is a bit different, especially with their current head coach, who comes from an ND-loving family.

I also think the NKY love affair with UK football went a bit cold with Drew Barker and Damien Harris.

Barker was supposed to be the Commonwealth's Football Savior, leading the Wildcats to SEC East glory... but he was a super douche, and flamed out. (I've got some doozy stories of that kid's time in Lexington)

Everyone who was anyone had an inside connection that said Harris was going to stay home and be a hometown hero, even after the national guys started to hear that he was bound for Bama. Then he broke all their hearts and went to Bama.

[beryirish]

^^That's why I dislike it when i hear everyone around a kid wants him to stay home and like you said be the hometown hero.

I'm not going to let you dictate my future just because you're a 35 year-old still wearing your varsity jacket drinking natty light in your momma's family room that just wants to see your home team finally not keep getting their asses kicked. I'm gonna do what's best for me and in some cases getting as far away from that scene is what's best and some kids do just that.

[KyfightingIrish36]

Damien Harris is from Berea so thats not NKY at all. I would say its at least a 3 hour drive from covington if not more.
My former gym teacher HS baseball coach was his AD at Madison Southern. He told me he was going to BAMA for a few months before he commited.

But yes Drew Barker was the worst, Patrick Towles didn't help the situation much either. He was basically ran out of town.

[Irish#1]

Originally Posted by KyfightingIrish36

Damien Harris is from Berea so thats not NKY at all. I would say its at least a 3 hour drive from covington if not more.
My former gym teacher HS baseball coach was his AD at Madison Southern. He told me he was going to BAMA for a few months before he commited.

But yes Drew Barker was the worst, Patrick Towles didn't help the situation much either. He was basically ran out of town.

I don't think its ever taken me three hours to drive through Kentucky.

[NDCrusader]

Originally Posted by Irish#1

I don't think its ever taken me three hours to drive through Kentucky.

I can tell you, it's 3 coloring books, 2 Brazier's, 1 Stuckey's and 6 bathroom stops from Paducah to Pikeville. My yearly pre-parkway trek across the Commonwealth as a mini Crusader. May as well have been Texas.