'14 LA DT Courtney Garnett (Oklahoma Signee)

[Huntr]

See but I think that's an infinitely shittier thing to do than what I suggested. Why let a scholarship just sit there unused when some poor kid is paying 40K per year to go to school. Assuming the player puts the effort in, we should always give available scholarships away. We just don't need to be guaranteeing them past one year.

Because you're still operating under the terms of the deal you made - they're walk-ons.

Put it this way: giving the walk-on a scholarship only when they earn it and letting them keep it until graduation (or misconduct, etc) protects the value of the scholarship. You don't just hand them out and take them away willy nilly. They're important and valuable because they represent something else important and valuable, i.e., an opportunity for a free education from the University of Notre Dame.

 

[Emcee77]

Because you're still operating under the terms of the deal you made - they're walk-ons.

Put it this way: giving the walk-on a scholarship only when they earn it and letting them keep it until graduation (or misconduct, etc) protects the value of the scholarship. You don't just hand them out and take them away willy nilly. They're important and valuable because they represent something else important and valuable, i.e., an opportunity for a free education from the University of Notre Dame.

Yeah, that's kind of how I see it. The scholarship is more than just the money ... it's the recognition from ND that you deserve to be one of the 85 guys in whom ND has chosen to make an investment. I see what gk is saying about how it's just silly to let a scholarship go unused, and maybe that's right (I mean, if we really had 8 unused scholarships, would we really not give any to walkons? I don't know), but I also think, as Whiskey pointed out earlier, that it makes sense to have a get-one-and-you've-got-it-forever policy because it keeps the walk-ons motivated to try to earn one. If they know it can be taken away as quickly as its earned, will they stay as motivated? What will their morale be like? It weakens the walkon program, and walkons are more important to us than probably any other FBS program because we never seem to have a full 85. JMO.

 

[Cackalacky]

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[Buster Bluth]

I can't read all of this walk-on scholarship stuff right now, but I'll say that I hope the policy is that there are two different categories. One for using the remaining scholarships on walk-ons on a one-year basis; it's a favor from the university to use all 85 no matter what. The other is elevating a walk-on to scholarship level for the duration of his career. I just think they're different scenarios. Using extra scholarships on seniors makes the situation easier, so there's that. Signing 85 guys makes it easiest, so there's that too.

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Just talked to Coach Stoops !</p>— Courtney Garnett (@ONLYFORAKING) <a href="https://twitter.com/ONLYFORAKING/statuses/430832535489495040">February 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[johnnycando]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Just talked to Coach Stoops !</p>— Courtney Garnett (@ONLYFORAKING) <a href="https://twitter.com/ONLYFORAKING/statuses/430832535489495040">February 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Which means he reached out for contact rather than vice versa, right?

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

The dead period just means no in person contact. You can still call recruits

 

[Henges24]

He's signing tomorrow

 

[Luckylucci]

Per II he has made a decision to sign at 12pm EST. Hasn't decided on where he's going just that its going to be done tomorrow morning. He called the ND staff and informed them that he in fact will be deciding just didn't tell them where either.

 

[ThePiombino]

Per II he has made a decision to sign at 12pm EST. Hasn't decided on where he's going just that its going to be done tomorrow morning. He called the ND staff and informed them that he in fact will be deciding just didn't tell them where either.

Given his tweet about taking to Stoops and his sudden noon deadline, I'ma say he gone.

 

[johnnycando]

Given his tweet about taking to Stoops and his sudden noon deadline, I'ma say he gone.

Yup.

 

[Pachuco]

Given his tweet about taking to Stoops and his sudden noon deadline, I'ma say he gone.

If he had left out the exclamation point in his tweet, then I'd say ND all the way.

Seriously though, I think you're right.

 

[ResLife Hero]

Given his tweet about taking to Stoops and his sudden noon deadline, I'ma say he gone.

Could be right, or Stoops realized it's not a sure thing and asked him to pick early enough that OU could scramble for a contingency prospect. Just spitballing.

 

[koonja]

Or he talked to Stoops and told him what he told ND. He's not sure and will decide tomorrow. Thank God it's almost over.

 

[Luckylucci]

Kipp Adams national recruiting analyst at 247 is saying that a source at his HS really thinks he'll sign with the Irish tomorrow.

 

[Irish#1]

And maybe he didn't tweet about BK calling because BK is waiting to call when he can say "Good night, talk to you tomorrow!"

 

[frankygoes69]

"Good night and I love you"

 

[brewdog_14527]

Alabama writer on 247 CB's Courtney to ND

 

[Ironman8]

Alabama writer on 247 CB's Courtney to ND

He is an Alabama writer on Bleacher Report, not 24/7.

Methinks he is just on Kipp Adams' coattails.

 

[Irish#1]

He is an Alabama writer on Bleacher Report, not 24/7.

Methinks he is just on Kipp Adams' coattails.

As long as he's right!

 

[STLDomer]

Cooks just tweeted he has magic like David Copperfield.....

EDIT: I'm late on this apparently, upshot thread

 

[Booslum31]

And maybe he didn't tweet about BK calling because BK is waiting to call when he can say "Good night, talk to you tomorrow!"

LOL...Nice

 

[NDPhilly]

Picture is awesome

“@ONLYFORAKING: ⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️ &#55357;&#56834;&#55357;&#56834;&#55357;&#56834; http://twitter.com/ONLYFORAKING/status/430848241295720448/photo/1”

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

Picture is awesome

“@ONLYFORAKING: ⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️ ������ http://twitter.com/ONLYFORAKING/status/430848241295720448/photo/1”

He deleted it. What was it

 

[CanadalovesND]

He deleted it. What was it

A picture of him in the endzone of Notre Dame Stadium with a freshly built snowman.

 

[NDohio]

He deleted it. What was it

Was it a tease of what's to come?

 

[connor_in]

"Good night and I love you"

 

[Irish#1]

Was it a tease of what's to come?

It could be good or bad. Let's hope it's good. Time to bring out the prayers for one last push.

 

[clashmore_mike]

Signed with OU

 

[jimmymac]

Signed with OU

well poop