'13 CA DE Kylie Fitts (UCLA Verbal)

[phork]

ND in his final 5. I would assume Bama, Oregon, ND, UCLA....

 

[Buster Bluth]

Updated Rankings:

247 - #8 SDE #102 OVR (94 Rating)
Rivals - #7 SDE #108 OVR
ESPN - #8 DE #85 OVR (84 grade)
lolScout - #12 DE
247Comp - #6 SDE #89 OVR (.9585)

He's more highly rated than Isaac Rochell. Do the Irish have a real shot here?

 

[IrishLax]

Updated Rankings:

247 - #8 SDE #102 OVR (94 Rating)
Rivals - #7 SDE #108 OVR
ESPN - #8 DE #85 OVR (84 grade)
lolScout - #12 DE
247Comp - #6 SDE #89 OVR (.9585)

He's more highly rated than Isaac Rochell. Do the Irish have a real shot here?

Either ND or Bama will get last visit. If he makes it to that, yeah we'll have a shot.

 

[irishff1014]

Him and EV would be an exciting way to end the class.

 

[Irish Insanity]

Recruit decommits from USC after Lane Kiffin defers his scholarship three days before he’s to arrive on campus | Dr. Saturday - Yahoo! Sports

We lost an EE right? Could he qualify and still make it?

 

[LoveThee]

Kiffin will really be kicking himself if he ends up anywhere else but SC, and especially if he goes to UCLA or ND

 

[rocket66]

How soon would he have to decide if he wants to EE?

 

[Ironman8]

How soon would he have to decide if he wants to EE?

He will not be Early Enrolling anywhere anymore. Only filled out paperwork at USC, and they bumped him. Too late to set it up at another school now.

 

[Anchorman]

How soon would he have to decide if he wants to EE?

Too late. ND's first class starts in under 11 hours.

 

[calvegas04]

nice little convo between Fitts and a former USC student and life long USC fan... not sure if Fitts knows this is wrong or not.

Kylie Fitts ‏@K_Fitts93
Now that I wont go to college for a few months I wanna get a job. Who can hook it up??

Gil Marin ‏@Gil_InUrCorner
@K_Fitts93 In the Redlands area?

Kylie Fitts ‏@K_Fitts93
@Gil_InUrCorner haha yess!!

@K_Fitts93 I have a good friend out there, I will ask if can use some help for a few months or if he knows of any one who might.

Kylie Fitts ‏@K_Fitts93
@Gil_InUrCorner ok I appreciate that a lot! Cause yea I need to make some time of money for my parents and gas. So that would help a lot

Gil Marin ‏@Gil_InUrCorner
@K_Fitts93 Ok, I will try and reach him tomorrow.

 

[JughedJones]

oh geez...

 

[dublinirish]

well hes gonna be missing out on that "salary" USC would have been paying him!

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

nvm

 

[Pa Golden Tate Fan]

ND should take him if he wants to come need more dline depth.

 

[chicago51]

Would he fit in NDs system? I see this guy as true 4-3 DE but I'm not sure if he fits the ND CAT LB role. Based on his frame I think he can add more weight and become a 3-4 DE for ND. I think ND has enough at OLB and would rather him play DE. Thoughts?

 

[Emcee77]

Would he fit in NDs system? I see this guy as true 4-3 DE but I'm not sure if he fits the ND CAT LB role. Based on his frame I think he can add more weight and become a 3-4 DE for ND. I think ND has enough at OLB and would rather him play DE. Thoughts?

I asked the same question a couple weeks back in this thread. I too rather doubt that he is nimble enough to play LB, but Lax pointed out that analysts give Fitts high ratings for his strength, and that's born out in his film -- he's able to come out of his stance and push blockers into the backfield with brute strength. At this point I feel fairly confident that he can grow into a solid 3-4 DE.

 

[IrishLion]

Everyone's favorite example is KLM, who came in at 225 lbs... and we saw where he ended up.

This staff is able to mold the young men with the frames into what they need. I think Fitts would benefit from a year in the weightroom/at the training table, and he would be just fine.

 

[Emcee77]

p.s. he's deciding between ND and Bama for his final official.

UCLA this weekend, Oregon the next, then either us or Bama on 2/1.

Had a great meeting with Orgeron yesterday, in which Orgeron apologized for having to defer him. Fitts was impressed with how genuine he seemed and told him he won't hold a grudge against USC. All his schools are even right now.

All per Schrader of 247.

My take: he sticks with SC. I get the impression that it's just where his heart is.

 

[IrishLax]

I asked the same question a couple weeks back in this thread. I too rather doubt that he is nimble enough to play LB, but Lax pointed out that analysts give Fitts high ratings for his strength, and that's born out in his film -- he's able to come out of his stance and push blockers into the backfield with brute strength. At this point I feel fairly confident that he can grow into a solid 3-4 DE.

+1. Thanks. Chicago, see post #42.

 

[IrishLax]

p.s. he's deciding between ND and Bama for his final official.

UCLA this weekend, Oregon the next, then either us or Bama on 2/1.

Had a great meeting with Orgeron yesterday, in which Orgeron apologized for having to defer him. Fitts was impressed with how genuine he seemed and told him he won't hold a grudge against USC. All his schools are even right now.

All per Schrader of 247.

My take: he sticks with SC. I get the impression that it's just where his heart is.

This is what's hilarious about kids and these USC coaches. They do some super shady BS directly to him (why? because they think he is most likely to forgive them of all the EEs)... and then they come talk to him and seem "genuine." It's just a total joke. Are these guys f*cking hypnotists? Is Oregeron actually Jafar? How do these kids (or their parents) still trust these guys after so many public integrity issues?

 

[chicago51]

Do people think we'll try to get involved here? He looks to me like more of a 4-3 end ... not really big enough to be a 3-4 end or good enough in space to be a 3-4 OLB. But I could be wrong; don't know anything about him besides what I saw in a one-minute highlight tape.

Beat me to the punch.

That is why you are going to win rookie of the year in a landslide Emcee.

 

[Emcee77]

This is what's hilarious about kids and these USC coaches. They do some super shady BS directly to him (why? because they think he is most likely to forgive them of all the EEs)... and then they come talk to him and seem "genuine." It's just a total joke. Are these guys f*cking hypnotists? Is Oregeron actually Jafar? How do these kids (or their parents) still trust these guys after so many public integrity issues?

Seriously. We are watching this kid play right into Orgeron/Kiffin's hands. They may have hoped Fitts would never decommit to begin with, but basically they hoped he would get over the initial disappointment and still go with his childhood favorite ... and I'd be pleasantly surprised if it didn't go down just like that.

Kylie has got to ask himself, what's the next thing they'll do to screw me over?

 

[ThePiombino]

Seriously. We are watching this kid play right into Orgeron/Kiffin's hands. They may have hoped Fitts would never decommit to begin with, but basically they hoped he would get over the initial disappointment and still go with his childhood favorite ... and I'd be pleasantly surprised if it didn't go down just like that.

Kylie has got to ask himself, what's the next thing they'll do to screw me over?

If the kid wants to go to SC, he should go to SC. He just can't be surprised when they're shoving a medical schollie down his throat in two years if he underperforms.

 

[Rack Em]

This is what's hilarious about kids and these USC coaches. They do some super shady BS directly to him (why? because they think he is most likely to forgive them of all the EEs)... and then they come talk to him and seem "genuine." It's just a total joke. Are these guys f*cking hypnotists? Is Oregeron actually Jafar? How do these kids (or their parents) still trust these guys after so many public integrity issues?

Sith Lords

 

[aubeirish]

Sith Lords

I assume that Monti Kiffin was Count Dooku.

 

[Irish#1]

This is what's hilarious about kids and these USC coaches. They do some super shady BS directly to him (why? because they think he is most likely to forgive them of all the EEs)... and then they come talk to him and seem "genuine." It's just a total joke. Are these guys f*cking hypnotists? Is Oregeron actually Jafar? How do these kids (or their parents) still trust these guys after so many public integrity issues?

It must be some darn good Kool Aid!

 

[NDPhilly]

“@K_Fitts93: Got my 3 visits set up!! #UCLA #NOTRE DAME #UTAH”

 

[Ironman8]

Huge

 

[rtrn2glory]

so, has he already visited usc??

 

[koonja]

DL Kylie Fitts - Decision made for final official visit

Here's the article if anyone wants it.