'13 MO ATH Ezekiel Elliott (Ohio State Verbal)

[AllGoldEverything]

Welcome to Irish Envy Mr. Elliot! Wish your son the best no matter where he goes.

 

[Cali_domer]

Welcome to IE Mr. Elliott.

 

[jmurphy75]

It's pretty cool to have as many parents of recruits as we do that join IE. I wonder if any other sites are as frequented by the parents. We should hook Mr. Ellliot up with Mr. Brown.

 

[yankeeND]

It's pretty cool to have as many parents of recruits as we do that join IE. I wonder if any other sites are as frequented by the parents. We should hook Mr. Ellliot up with Mr. Brown.

I was thinking the same thing!

Look forward to any info you would like to share with us Mr. Elliott, I hope the process goes well for your son and wish him all the success in the world! Hopefully helping us out in the future!

 

[Rizzophil]

I am the father of Ezekiel Elijah Elliott and would like to thank everyone for there kind words.. we are still in the process and nothing is final to February 6, 2013.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep posting!

 

[Irishman77]

Welcome to Irish envy Mr Elliott. Your son has a very bright future and has been blessed with many gifts. I hope the decision your family makes in the next 8 months blesses Ezekiel for the next 40 years.

 

[DomeLover3]

Welcome Mr. Elliott! I hope you continue to read through Irish Envy and find a reason to stay tuned to Irish news for the next four years. Your son has a bright future, and hopefully he will join the University of Notre Dame. I am confident he will find success in all his endeavors!

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

I am the father of Ezekiel Elijah Elliott and would like to thank everyone for there kind words.. we are still in the process and nothing is final to February 6, 2013.

Welcome to the board!

 

[Whiskeyjack]

The average 30-year return for an undergraduate degree from OSU is $461,806. OSU graduates a mere 51% of its African-American football players. Therefore, 'Zeke's expected return on investment for playing at OSU is $235,521.

The average 30-year return for an undergraduate degree from ND is $1,247,837. ND graduates 100% of its African-American football players. Therefore, 'Zeke's expected return on investment for playing at ND is $1,247,837.

In other words, ND's offering to pay 'Zeke roughly five times what OSU is for his athletic services.

Not to mention that ND doesn't push underperforming and injured players out the door to make room for the next hot recruit. It's an easy call, 'Zeke.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Hello, Mr. Elliott and Ezekiel too. I am a [too] old graduate of Notre Dame [1962], and I can assure you that Whiskey's comments to you above worked out precisely that way for me. My hard-won Notre Dame degree immediately opened up doors to my future, not just regionally but nationwide. But that "economic success" was just the icing on the cake. The Notre Dame family never goes away, and the spiritual foundation [laid down upon my good upbringing] expanded my heart and soul in ways never to be calculated.

This is a special place. I hope that you and your family can join it. If not, God bless you regardless, and the greatest of futures to you.

 

[Rack Em]

Welcome to IE, Mr. Elliot. Watch our for that bogtrotter fellow, he's a clown.

In all seriousness though, I'm going to echo everything OMM said above. I graduated in 2011 and miss that place everyday. It's not that I just miss my friends there or living the college lifestyle; I genuinely miss what the University represents and the ways in changed me for the better.

I went as far as lying to one of my law school professors about a family member being sick so I could get an excused absence to go to the Blue and Gold game. The place is truly something else and Zeke wouldn't regret the decision if he so chooses.

Best of luck.

 

[DSully1995]

The average 30-year return for an undergraduate degree from OSU is $461,806. OSU graduates a mere 51% of its African-American football players. Therefore, 'Zeke's expected return on investment for playing at OSU is $235,521.

The average 30-year return for an undergraduate degree from ND is $1,247,837. ND graduates 100% of its African-American football players. Therefore, 'Zeke's expected return on investment for playing at ND is $1,247,837.

In other words, ND's offering to pay 'Zeke roughly five times what OSU is for his athletic services.

Not to mention that ND doesn't push underperforming and injured players out the door to make room for the next hot recruit. It's an easy call, 'Zeke.

Alford? is that you?. I love how you never miss a chance to post that Whiskey.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Alford? is that you?. I love how you never miss a chance to post that Whiskey.

We had a parental sighting, so I had to trot out the ol' Football ROI. Apologies to everyone who's sick of it.

 

[yankeeND]

Whisky, I don't think anyone here will ever get sick of that! That is one of the many reasons we love the school!

 

[TheTurningPoint]

Is that verified as Elliotts dad? I have recieved word from a person in the know with Eze's recruitment that he would be highly surprised if Eze's father would jump on a message board as well say that. I do see the post has been deleted as well.

 

[NDinFL]

Is that verified as Elliotts dad? I have recieved word from a person in the know with Eze's recruitment that he would be highly surprised if Eze's father would jump on a message board as well say that. I do see the post has been deleted as well.

I believe Tater Tot verified it on the last page...

 

[Irish YJ]

I think TT verified that "it was a post", not that it was truly his father.

 

[STLDomer]

Posts can only be deleted by mods I believe, so one of the mods knows something

And I believe the "verification" is showing the post came from the St. Louis area, there no way to confirm if it was or was not Mr. Elliott

 

[yankeeND]

Well if it wasn't him that's too bad, that still doesn't negate the fact that nothing is over till the LOI is signed, and even then...

 

[TerryTate]

I verified that the IP showed up as MO/KS area


No idea if that is / was his dad.

Poster deleted his/her own post

 

[DomeLover3]

Hopefully it was and hopefully he read all those posts made after him...

 

[STLDomer]

Did not know u could delete your own post

 

[ab2cmiller]

It could've been a troll or it could've been his Dad deleting the post because he regretted posting the inside information.

Ultimately it doesn't matter. If pOSU takes another running back, I'm betting money that EE starts looking around. If they don't I would assume that he sticks with pOSU, although he could get frustrated enough at the continued pursuit of other RB's enough that he decommits.

 

[ant80]

Ezekiel Elliott, Empired

Earlier this week we were fortunate enough to get an inside look at the recruiting process from Dawn and Stacy Elliott, parents of 4-Star running back and Ohio State commit Ezekiel Elliott (Saint Louis, MO). They each had an interesting take on Head Coach Urban Meyer, both clearly looking at the man from the perspective of a parent about to send their oldest off to college 420 miles from home.

When asked about the Buckeyes’ new leader, Ezekiel’s father Stacy, not surprisingly, didn’t mention a single thing about the football side of the man even though he was a football player himself as a defensive end at the University of Missouri in the late 1980′s and early 90′s.

“The first time I met Coach Meyer we were sitting in his office and the man was so humble I could not believe I was actually sitting in the same office with THE Urban Meyer. I was very impressed; Coach Meyer is a humble, personable, respectful and confident man. I love what he stands for.”

Ezekiel’s mom Dawn wasn’t too far off the same path, getting right to the point with how she felt about the man, not the coach. “He is an extremely humble, charitable and caring man who absolutely adores his wife and children.”

So what does Ezekiel himself think when asked about his future head coach Urban Meyer? We were lucky enough to ask him that very question in this week’s Q&A session with the 6’0″, 200-pound running back out of Saint Louis. Ezekiel Elliot, Empired…

cont...

 

[GBdomer]

we'll see.

 

[Buster Bluth]

And the plot thickens...

 

[DCIrish]

Elliot would be a perfect fit in ND's offense.

If he visits again I think he flips.

 

[Who'saWildManNow]

That article a few posts up doesn't sound like a kid wavering in any way but we've seen crazier.

 

[Domina Nostra]

Ezekiel Elliott, Empired

That is what is so annoying about UM. Its all smoke and mirrors., but he does make a heck of an impression.

He has an incredible presence and you just want to believe that he is really as honorable a guy as he seemed to be. But then episode, after episode, after episode of craziness at UF started suggesting that he may be a little more of an opportunist, whatever-it-takes-to-win kind of guy.

Finally, the whole episode where he reitred for health reasons, and then took the opportunity to talk about how his retirement was really all about him taking care of his family, and then immediately returning to his "Florida family" within a week and changing his story about staying on just long enough to recruit the highest rated group of thugs Florida had ever seen, only to leave shortly after signing day despite assurances to the class he just recruited.

There really is no denying it if you are looking: he is just one more coach with an incredible sale's pitch.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

The snake oil salesman is charming!? Shocking.