'13 WA TE/OLB Danny Mattingly (Oregon Verbal)

PraetorianND · Dec 6, 2012

clashmore_mike said:
He gone, officially.

Mattingly uncommitted, to visit ASU this weekend

Good luck to Danny!

johnnykillz · Dec 6, 2012

I couldn't have ever gotten over his Yankee connection...

Rhode Irish · Dec 6, 2012

I know this isn't going to be a popular view here, but I'm ecstatic this is over. Danny is a nice little player and I wish him the best, but others here were obviously much more impressed with him than I was. He wasn't needed anymore and there are bigger fish in the sea at this point.

gkIrish · Dec 6, 2012

Rhode Irish said:
I know this isn't going to be a popular view here, but I'm ecstatic this is over. Danny is a nice little player and I wish him the best, but others here were obviously much more impressed with him than I was. He wasn't needed anymore and there are bigger fish in the sea at this point.

I don't think it's the unpopular view. It's just the less "vocalized" view. Best of luck to him. Here's to getting another D-Lineman

Luckylucci · Dec 6, 2012

I am going to have to agree with you on that. This has been dramatic for far too long. Wished it would have turned out differently but glad its done.

johnnykillz · Dec 6, 2012

Can someone embed this, por favor?

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Lol. It used to be my daughter's favorite song.

yankeeND · Dec 6, 2012

Well that's that, good luck kiddo! Now that's a spot available, who wants it?

NDdomer2 · Dec 6, 2012

still bummed about this. Best of luck Danny!

Sherm Sticky · Dec 6, 2012

Best of Luck Danny.

DomerInHappyValley · Dec 6, 2012

Like the break up you know is coming. I really just feel indifferent about this.
I just wonder why he took so long.

peoriairish · Dec 6, 2012

Your wish is my command Johnny Man.

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Jebediah Springfield · Dec 6, 2012

DomerInHappyValley said:
Like the break up you know is coming. I really just feel indifferent about this.
I just wonder why he took so long.

It seems the coaches have known for awhile...

Walter White · Dec 6, 2012

So long and good luck Danny.

Rack Em · Dec 6, 2012

No one seems concerned that we don't know all of the story.

koonja · Dec 6, 2012

Don't take this as a rip on anyone, because I've done this exact thing. But I always lol when we say 'good luck, take care' as if this is the kid's facebook account.

But the hell with reason, good luck Danny! Thanks for considering ND!

Jebediah Springfield · Dec 6, 2012

Rack Em said:
No one seems concerned that we don't know all of the story.

I think you can get a good idea from some of the insiders that posted on this thread.

Me2SouthBend · Dec 6, 2012

Good luck young man. Time to remove from the commit list on front page. Make room for a couple of others.

Rack Em · Dec 6, 2012

SoCal_NDfan said:
I think you can get a good idea from some of the insiders that posted on this thread.

Yeah and that bothers me A LOT. Especially since so many all talking about how this opens up another scholarship for a better player.

I don't like the thought that we pushed him out to make room for other players. But I am ok if the coaches said, "we have guys that are higher on our board and you're welcome to stay...but just know that it'll be an uphill battle." But TP didn't make it sound like that.

arrowryan · Dec 6, 2012

So this puts us back up to 4 spot left?

Jebediah Springfield · Dec 6, 2012

Rack Em said:
Yeah and that bothers me A LOT. Especially since so many all talking about how this opens up another scholarship for a better player.

I don't like the thought that we pushed him out to make room for other players. But I am ok if the coaches said, "we have guys that are higher on our board and you're welcome to stay...but just know that it'll be an uphill battle." But TP didn't make it sound like that.

Damn maybe I have to read it again, but I thought if you committed you had your spot BUT if you went on visits then it opens back up.

He gambled and went on a visit and they either slowed down communication or stopped calling entirely. Which is why he continued taking visits since he knew he didn't have a secured spot anymore.

Rhode Irish · Dec 6, 2012

Rack Em said:
Yeah and that bothers me A LOT. Especially since so many all talking about how this opens up another scholarship for a better player.

I don't like the thought that we pushed him out to make room for other players. But I am ok if the coaches said, "we have guys that are higher on our board and you're welcome to stay...but just know that it'll be an uphill battle." But TP didn't make it sound like that.

If he wanted to be here all he had to do was not take other visits. Thems the rules; everybody knew them. There are probably other committed guys that the staff could "recruit over," but they haven't wandered so their spots are secure. Loyalty is a two-way street.

Rack Em · Dec 6, 2012

SoCal_NDfan said:
Damn maybe I have to read it again, but I thought if you committed you had your spot BUT if you went on visits then it opens back up.

He gambled and went on a visit and they either slowed down communication or stopped calling entirely. Which is why he continued taking visits since he knew he didn't have a secured spot anymore.

Rhode Irish said:
If he wanted to be here all he had to do was not take other visits. Thems the rules; everybody knew them. There are probably other committed guys that the staff could "recruit over," but they haven't wandered so their spots are secure. Loyalty is a two-way street.

Yeah, but what made him want to take visits? TP indicated a page or 2 back that it wasn't because he was afraid of the competition.

Ironman8 · Dec 6, 2012

Rack Em said:
Yeah, but what made him want to take visits? TP indicated a page or 2 back that it wasn't because he was afraid of the competition.

Pretty sure a main issue was his desire to play TE over OLB, and that ND saw him as strictly a OLB.

Rack Em · Dec 6, 2012

Ironman8 said:
Pretty sure a main issue was his desire to play TE over OLB, and that ND saw him as strictly a OLB.

Fair enough. Still puzzling why he would commit when the staff is recruiting him as an OLB.

Luckylucci · Dec 6, 2012

I tend to lean that way as well. And I think Kelly's philosophy is we'll put you where we feel is best and if you don't like it you won't play. And since he wins he's not changing so the kids have to.

Ironman8 · Dec 6, 2012

Rack Em said:
Fair enough. Still puzzling why he would commit when the staff is recruiting him as an OLB.

A change of heart or opinion on where you would be best as a prospect is understandable.

Jebediah Springfield · Dec 6, 2012

Rack Em said:
Yeah, but what made him want to take visits? TP indicated a page or 2 back that it wasn't because he was afraid of the competition.

Your right, there does seem to be some fuzziness around what came first.

phork · Dec 6, 2012

If you aren't 100% in, you might as well be 100% out. Good luck kid.
I find it amazing that you would decommit from a team playing for a NC, and not want to be part of that. *shrug*

NDPhilly · Dec 6, 2012

3 spots now. If Jamel James decommits like I expect him to, we could realistically finish with Redfield, Bryant, AQM, and Folston.

Ironman8 · Dec 6, 2012

NDPhilly said:
3 spots now. If Jamel James decommits like I expect him to, we could realistically finish with Redfield, Bryant, AQM, and Folston.

If another opens (medical, transfer, etc) I really hope we take Hollins.

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