'14 CA WR/DB Michiah Quick (OU Signee)

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Does Alford visit California much? I don't follow too closely, but I can't remember him doing that.

No but there aren't two better recruiters on staff then Denbrock and Alford . I think they are sending Alford to try and swing momentum. Alford is a top 5 recruiter in the country.
 
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No but there aren't two better recruiters on staff then Denbrock and Alford . I think they are sending Alford to try and swing momentum. Alford is a top 5 recruiter in the country.

This is a smart move. It does sound like a tight battle with OU.
 
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ND believes it's in a heads up battle and is trying to get Quick to break the Fresno mold and not play with his cousin and bros at Oklahoma. Alford will visit him tomorrow

Just curious, is anyone else reporting this?

Seems with a staff member who rarely (ever?) goes to California to recruit a high-profile athlete, more people would be reporting it.
 

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Just curious, is anyone else reporting this?

Seems with a staff member who rarely (ever?) goes to California to recruit a high-profile athlete, more people would be reporting it.

24/7 is reporting Denbrock, Alford and Booker will be out to see him Monday.
 

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I feel we are so close with Quick and JuJu, but I can't shake the feeling that we just miss out on both.
 

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I feel we are so close with Quick and JuJu, but I can't shake the feeling that we just miss out on both.

I've felt this way for a while, but with the news of Alford getting involved with Quick, my confidence has definitely increased. He should head south and see JuJu while he's in CA.
 
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Think Quick is a much more likely get than JuJu.

I TRIED to tell you so...

Me: "Top 5 wish list:
1) Niles Morgan
2) Matt Elam
3) JuJu Smith
4) Machiah Quick
5) Alan Lazard

Top 5 most likely:
1) Lautua
2) Nick Watkins
3) Peyton Hendrix
4) Quick
5) Elam"

You: "No way Quick or Elam are 'more likely' at this moment than Drue Tranquil or Juju Smith. Elam is a longshot."

:)

http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football-recruiting/182847-usc-recruiting-weekend.html
 
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I TRIED to tell you so...

Me: "Top 5 wish list:
1) Niles Morgan
2) Matt Elam
3) JuJu Smith
4) Machiah Quick
5) Alan Lazard

Top 5 most likely:
1) Lautua
2) Nick Watkins
3) Peyton Hendrix
4) Quick
5) Elam"

You: "No way Quick or Elam are'more likely' at this moment than Drue Tranquil or Juju Smith. Elam is a longshot."

:)

http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football-recruiting/182847-usc-recruiting-weekend.html

Fixed the bolding. Not saying I agree with those sentiments IM8 expressed at the time (because personally I thought Juju would always come back around to USC eventually IF they hired the right guy) but at that juncture Juju had gone from eliminating USC when Kiffin was coach to having them very borderline while USC was searching for a new guy. Sark + his uncle + Viane flipping from Bama to SC = all stuff that changed since that post to get Juju leaning the way he is now.
 
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I TRIED to tell you so...

Me: "Top 5 wish list:
1) Niles Morgan
2) Matt Elam
3) JuJu Smith
4) Machiah Quick
5) Alan Lazard

Top 5 most likely:
1) Lautua
2) Nick Watkins
3) Peyton Hendrix
4) Quick
5) Elam"

You: "No way Quick or Elam are 'more likely' at this moment than Drue Tranquil or Juju Smith. Elam is a longshot."

:)

http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football-recruiting/182847-usc-recruiting-weekend.html

Ahhh Kuehjna. In your quest to be 'right', you misremember that what I said was 100% accurate at that point in time. It is Lane's firing and Sark's hire (along with JuJu's Uncle being put on the USC staff) that has led to ND falling being USC. 'At that moment' (the USC weekend), which is what I said, it was 100% true that JuJu and Drue were more likely than Quick and Elam.

Feel free to ask any site mod or analyst, or even the most knowledgable recruiting guys on this board (GITF, LuckyLucci, STL, IM3, Clashmore, Lax, LA, etc) - I am extremely confident they would agree with my assessment. If Kiffin was not fired, or they hired an underwelming HC choice, it would be a much different race for Juju.

:)
 
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Jake brown saying that ND is going wait until the last week before NSD to have BK to conduct his in home visit. We want to make the last impression.
 
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Ahhh Kuehjna. In your quest to be 'right', you misremember that what I said was 100% accurate at that point in time. It is Lane's firing and Sark's hire (along with JuJu's Uncle being put on the USC staff) that has led to ND falling being USC. 'At that moment' (the USC weekend), which is what I said, it was 100% true that JuJu and Drue were more likely than Quick and Elam.

Feel free to ask any site mod or analyst, or even the most knowledgable recruiting guys on this board (GITF, LuckyLucci, STL, IM3, Clashmore, Lax, LA, etc) - I am extremely confident they would agree with my assessment. If Kiffin was not fired, or they hired an underwelming HC choice, it would be a much different race for Juju.

:)

I understand your point, but I believed (Daresay know with Hayden being in charge at USC) that as long as they didn't make a stupid hire, Juju was going to USC no matter what, and that's what I based my prediction on (Quick more likely than Juju - even without knowing the exact future of USC/coach).

And with Hayden, it just wasn't going to be a bad hire, so that's why I thought it was true then.

Come on, you guys know WAY more than I do in recruiting. Can't I have just this one?
 
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I understand your point, but I believed (Daresay know with Hayden being in charge at USC) that as long as they didn't make a stupid hire, Juju was going to USC no matter what. And with Hayden, it just wasn't going to be a bad hire, so that's why I thought it was true then.

Come on, you guys know WAY more than I do in recruiting. Can't I have just this one?

My point is that at that point, which is the key phrasing in the argument, Juju WAS more likely than Quick. It wasn't even 100% that Kiffin was getting fired at that point. It would have taken both Kiffin being fired and them hiring a sexy hire that JuJu liked (helps again that his Uncle was part of Sark's staff) for them to be back in it. JuJu was 100% not going to USC if Kiffin was there. That's a fact.

It broke perfectly for USC to regain all the momentum with him. It happens. I think we still have an outside shot, but all the smart money is on the Trojans right now.

I won't even harp on the fact that you had Elam more likely than Tranquil... ;)
 
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My point is that at that point, which is the key phrasing in the argument, Juju WAS more likely than Quick. It wasn't even 100% that Kiffin was getting fired at that point. It would have taken both Kiffin being fired and them hiring a sexy hire that JuJu liked (helps again that his Uncle was part of Sark's staff) for them to be back in it. JuJu was 100% not going to USC if Kiffin was there. That's a fact.

It broke perfectly for USC to regain all the momentum with him. It happens. I think we still have an outside shot, but all the smart money is on the Trojans right now.

I won't even harp on the fact that you had Elam more likely than Tranquil... ;)

I hear ya, I just thought a Kiffin firing was imminent, either during the season or after (which was my guess). With that belief, I knew Juju was going to be a Trojan.

Hey, in my defense, you were the only one that knew Drue was visiting that weekend, otherwise he would have definitely made my top 5 most likely!
 

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I hear ya, I just thought a Kiffin firing was imminent, either during the season or after (which was my guess). With that belief, I knew Juju was going to be a Trojan.

Fair enough. I get what your saying. Either way I'll still hold out hope BK and Denbrock can work magic these next few weeks with both Juju and Quick.
 

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is each coach allowed just one home visit or is that just the head coach??
 

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from usc insider board

from usc insider board

rahshead Johnson said he had an amazing time on campus picturing the next four years of his life. Johnson did some recruiting of his own, staying in the ear of ESPN 300 athlete Michiah Quick (Fresno, Calif./Central).

"I think he'll come to USC," Johnson said.

tifwiw
 

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rahshead Johnson said he had an amazing time on campus picturing the next four years of his life. Johnson did some recruiting of his own, staying in the ear of ESPN 300 athlete Michiah Quick (Fresno, Calif./Central).

"I think he'll come to USC," Johnson said.

tifwiw

It's worth crap. From everything I've seen, UCLA is our only Cali threat.
 

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Of course he had a great time it's been 80 degrees here. You couldn't ask for more perfect weather. I just don't see him going to SC though. If he stays in California it has to be UCLA
 

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USC have a nice momentum right now, i would not be surprised at all if that happen. Anyway, his senior tape is good but nothing special, i think Mckenzie is better.
 

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Apparently told some USC commits that he is going to Oklahoma?
 
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Apparently told some USC commits that he is going to Oklahoma?

Wouldn't surprise me, he's always been OU's to lose IMO. Seems to have friends there he communicates with on twitter. Just the other day he posted a pic of him sporting an Oklahoma hoodie, coupled with some phrase that only GB could decipher, lol.
 

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rahshead Johnson said he had an amazing time on campus picturing the next four years of his life. Johnson did some recruiting of his own, staying in the ear of ESPN 300 athlete Michiah Quick (Fresno, Calif./Central).

"I think he'll come to USC," Johnson said.

tifwiw

That's not what Johnson said. Fwiw. He did say that he thinks Quick goes to Oklahoma.
 

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i copied the exact quote...so if it's an error, it's on espn

Yeah, I think it was lost in translation lol. The feeling at USC is that he is definitely headed to OK; even Johnson said that in other quotes.
 
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