'15 CT TE Chris Clark (Pitt Verbal That Will Stick For Sure)
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He said ASU...are you serious???! No way.
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While in that timespan, he gave an interview with a Bama reporter a week ago that you linked, where he noted ND, OSU, and Bama at the top.
Somehow now Kentucky, ASU, Arizona, UNC, and Tennessee have surged. Just... lol. He either has a horrible source, or he is just trolling. Wouldn't be the first time he's been wayyyyyyy off. None of those schools have a single CB prediction.
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Told him to wait and see?
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As long as he is still visiting in late March with family and John Reid, I am confident.
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Is there any associated article to this tweet? Unless we decided to slow play him/pass... which would be really freaking stupid of the staff but possible... that's the only way I could see this possibly developing the way described.
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We just offered two weeks ago (or so). Who would we slow play him for (I know it's not for Hale Hentges )? And why would we offer, not even let the entire staff see him in person, and then pass so quickly?
Something is screwy here. All signs point to Farrell.
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Agreed. Just trying hard to think outside the box. I'd bet my money on Farrell just being an idiot. Only other thing I can come up with is him being afraid of competition... and I really, really doubt that is it.
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Agreed. It seems like Farrell is trolling for hits by misconstruing Clark or a source's words.
"Yeah these teams have been coming at me lately and no I haven't talked to ND recently" doesn't equal "These teams are surging and ND is fading."
That's my guess of what happened and Farrell took some liberties with his tweet.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I still will be visiting notre dame march 29 !!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23calmitdown&src=hash">#calmitdown</a></p>— Chris Clark (@Clark8Chris) <a href="https://twitter.com/Clark8Chris/statuses/441788609067483136">March 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Weird phrasing. "Still will" and "calmitdown".... you think people started bombarding him after Farrell's tweet.
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would be bummed if we didn't get him, but with that said at this point i'm not in panic mode.
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Catching up with Penn State Target Chris Clark - Black Shoe Diaries
You mentioned you knew you were going to be taking some visits, do you know where those visits will be to yet?
Yeah, I'm going to Maryland tomorrow*, University of Virginia on Saturday, and then I'll be at Penn State on March 15. I'll go to North Carolina, and then I'll do Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, and then University of Purdue. And then in April I'll be at Auburn and Alabama, and then I'm going to try and visit Tennessee. In the summer I'll be at Arizona and Arizona State and Oregon, all the west coast schools. It's kind of crazy. There's a lot of school I've got to check out.
*This interview was conducted on Thursday (3/6), so tomorrow is really today.
Do you have any basic timeline? When you're going to name a top group or start narrowing down your options?
Over the next couple of months I'll be narrowing it down after each visit. I'm not quite sure when I'm going to make the final decision, I might make it at the Under Armour game next year in December, or I'll make it before my season in August. Over the next couple of months I'll definitely be narrowing it down. I'm not considering all 40 schools that have offered me, I've kind of narrowed it down a little bit. The schools I'm kind of visiting now and over the next couple of months you could kind of say are the schools I really like and have higher interest in. I'm taking a harder look at those than the schools that I'm not going to end up visiting.
What about those schools stand out for you? Are there certain things you're looking for in a school?
A bunch of the schools I'll be visiting now, they use the tight end pretty well and in ways I like to be used, not just as a traditional hand in the dirt type of tight end. I like to do both, in the receiving game and in the blocking game. I like to play as a receiver too. A lot of these schools I'm going to go visit will give me that opportunity. All of these schools, I just have really good relationships with all of the coaches. The ones I'm visiting first are the ones I really like.
I've seen a few different sources say that Ohio State has been named as your leader. Is there any truth to that, and if there is, what is it about Ohio State that makes them your leader?
I wouldn't say they're my favorite. They kind of were a few weeks ago, but things have changed. They're still at the top of my list, because I really like Coach Meyer and Coach Hinton. That visit I'm taking out to them in March is really going to kind of give me a good understanding of where they really stand in terms of how much I like them. They're definitely a school I really like, but they're not my favorite.
Thinking more about Ohio State and their tight ends, Mike Gesicki came down to Ohio State and Penn State recently, have you talked to him at all about his decision?
Not really, I know of him as a player, he's such a sick tight end. I was following his recruitment and I saw that he came down to those two, and he stayed loyal to Penn State even after O'Brien left, so I guess that means he really likes what they have going on at Penn State with the new coaches and what they have going on with the offense. So I think that's definitely something to take into consideration. Even after O'Brien left he still stuck with Penn State when he could have gone to Ohio State. It definitely shows that Penn State, I'm pretty sure, is going to continue to use the tight end even with this new coaching staff.
Obviously Bill O'Brien had the huge emphasis on the tight ends. Obviously we haven't seen what James Franklin is planning doing with the Penn State offense yet, but does that coaching change push you more towards Penn State or just pull you away a little bit?
Not really, because the offensive coordinator, John Donovan from Vanderbilt, he's going to coach the tight ends and coordinate. That's kind of rare, and is definitely intriguing because he told me he's going to get the tight end the ball. That's going to be a big part of the offense, and that's what they're going to continue to try to do. So not really, because I liked these coaches when they were at Vanderbilt, so when they came over to Penn State they offered me there. I like the coaches a lot, Coach Donovan's an awesome guy. I have a lot of interest in Penn State.
What else about Penn State stands out for you?
They're close to home, it's about two, three hours. My parents would be able to come to all of the games. I have a lot of friends, older sister that go to Penn State now and they love it. It's an awesome college, great atmosphere, great fans, the stadium's awesome. It has a lot of good things, you can get a great education there. It seems like a really cool place to play football.
I am very confused about all of this to be honest, because a bunch of these places are really good fits for me. I don't know how kids commit early, because it's tough to figure out where you're going to end up. I've gotta do my research and figure out where I see myself. It's going to be exciting to figure it all out.
You mentioned you knew you were going to be taking some visits, do you know where those visits will be to yet?
Yeah, I'm going to Maryland tomorrow*, University of Virginia on Saturday, and then I'll be at Penn State on March 15. I'll go to North Carolina, and then I'll do Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, and then University of Purdue. And then in April I'll be at Auburn and Alabama, and then I'm going to try and visit Tennessee. In the summer I'll be at Arizona and Arizona State and Oregon, all the west coast schools. It's kind of crazy. There's a lot of school I've got to check out.
*This interview was conducted on Thursday (3/6), so tomorrow is really today.
Do you have any basic timeline? When you're going to name a top group or start narrowing down your options?
Over the next couple of months I'll be narrowing it down after each visit. I'm not quite sure when I'm going to make the final decision, I might make it at the Under Armour game next year in December, or I'll make it before my season in August. Over the next couple of months I'll definitely be narrowing it down. I'm not considering all 40 schools that have offered me, I've kind of narrowed it down a little bit. The schools I'm kind of visiting now and over the next couple of months you could kind of say are the schools I really like and have higher interest in. I'm taking a harder look at those than the schools that I'm not going to end up visiting.
What about those schools stand out for you? Are there certain things you're looking for in a school?
A bunch of the schools I'll be visiting now, they use the tight end pretty well and in ways I like to be used, not just as a traditional hand in the dirt type of tight end. I like to do both, in the receiving game and in the blocking game. I like to play as a receiver too. A lot of these schools I'm going to go visit will give me that opportunity. All of these schools, I just have really good relationships with all of the coaches. The ones I'm visiting first are the ones I really like.
I've seen a few different sources say that Ohio State has been named as your leader. Is there any truth to that, and if there is, what is it about Ohio State that makes them your leader?
I wouldn't say they're my favorite. They kind of were a few weeks ago, but things have changed. They're still at the top of my list, because I really like Coach Meyer and Coach Hinton. That visit I'm taking out to them in March is really going to kind of give me a good understanding of where they really stand in terms of how much I like them. They're definitely a school I really like, but they're not my favorite.
Thinking more about Ohio State and their tight ends, Mike Gesicki came down to Ohio State and Penn State recently, have you talked to him at all about his decision?
Not really, I know of him as a player, he's such a sick tight end. I was following his recruitment and I saw that he came down to those two, and he stayed loyal to Penn State even after O'Brien left, so I guess that means he really likes what they have going on at Penn State with the new coaches and what they have going on with the offense. So I think that's definitely something to take into consideration. Even after O'Brien left he still stuck with Penn State when he could have gone to Ohio State. It definitely shows that Penn State, I'm pretty sure, is going to continue to use the tight end even with this new coaching staff.
Obviously Bill O'Brien had the huge emphasis on the tight ends. Obviously we haven't seen what James Franklin is planning doing with the Penn State offense yet, but does that coaching change push you more towards Penn State or just pull you away a little bit?
Not really, because the offensive coordinator, John Donovan from Vanderbilt, he's going to coach the tight ends and coordinate. That's kind of rare, and is definitely intriguing because he told me he's going to get the tight end the ball. That's going to be a big part of the offense, and that's what they're going to continue to try to do. So not really, because I liked these coaches when they were at Vanderbilt, so when they came over to Penn State they offered me there. I like the coaches a lot, Coach Donovan's an awesome guy. I have a lot of interest in Penn State.
What else about Penn State stands out for you?
They're close to home, it's about two, three hours. My parents would be able to come to all of the games. I have a lot of friends, older sister that go to Penn State now and they love it. It's an awesome college, great atmosphere, great fans, the stadium's awesome. It has a lot of good things, you can get a great education there. It seems like a really cool place to play football.
I am very confused about all of this to be honest, because a bunch of these places are really good fits for me. I don't know how kids commit early, because it's tough to figure out where you're going to end up. I've gotta do my research and figure out where I see myself. It's going to be exciting to figure it all out.
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Pretty sure he won't be ending up at the ol' alma mater, although I'd much rather be referred to as "U of P" instead of "PU" LOL.
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He sounds smart just as important, honest. Sounds open for information, and I think our staff will wow him at the end of the month.
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For us Midwest guys, it appears he moved "two states over." From NJ to CT. Would this be a "move", or are these both suburban NY schools? Here, crossing state lines are a big thing. Just curious. Thanks!
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His former school in NJ is suburban NYC.
The Avon school in CT is suburban Hartford, so no it's not suburban NYC.
Saying that it would probably take 2.5 to 3 hour drive to get from where he was in Jersey to Avon.
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So then the answer to the question earlier about him leaving Ironman School, is that he/his family moved?
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From what I understand, his family still lives in NJ. So I 'm not sure of why he actually transferred from Bosco.
Quote from a rivals article:
Rivals.com Football Recruiting - VTO Underclassmen camp: Raleigh notebook
Quote from a rivals article:
Rivals.com Football Recruiting - VTO Underclassmen camp: Raleigh notebook
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I laughed when I saw that. I wonder how many more of those schools he named just to be naming schools and keep us guessing?
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I like this kids film but the interview just sounded weird to me. For example:
He laid out all the teams he is going to visit geographically but with a timeline. Then he said all the teams he like the most he will visit first.
OSU was a favorite then not so much, but still at the top....
Most of those schools do not use TEs at all. He seems to fit the model persona-wise that would go to one of the ACC schools based on what Lax said.
He laid out all the teams he is going to visit geographically but with a timeline. Then he said all the teams he like the most he will visit first.
OSU was a favorite then not so much, but still at the top....
Most of those schools do not use TEs at all. He seems to fit the model persona-wise that would go to one of the ACC schools based on what Lax said.
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Avon is a boarding school. Maybe his parents wanted him to become a man.
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This going to be a long recruitment.
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Wiltfong's latest post is nothing different than what he said the day Clark was offered.