'08 NE OL Trevor Robinson (Signed LOI to ND)

[Irishknight1023]

He has already de-committed, it's a done deal. So the de-committ thing is now out of the way.

 

[GhostSpirit]

I know that guy made that statement, but I, personally, am not counting Nebraska out. I'm not even going to count them out if he does indeed verbal to us.

 

[big daddy]

I still have a feeling that he will stay in Nabraska. I hope I'm wrong and he commits very soon.

 

[Irishknight1023]

IUB on GH has the info on the clarification about Trev. not being a de-commit. Look at Trev's thread.

 

[GhostSpirit]

I listened to Jeremy Crabtree on Rivals radio and I didn't hear anything about Trevor being decommitted. About that article, the Nebraska coaches could have told that kid that Trevor decommitted because they want the kid to stay interested. If Trevor decommits maybe they want a back-up plan. I'm not sold on the decommitment just yet because I'm hearing conflicting stories all over the place.

 

[rockne19]

i think robinson stays with nebraska, kenneth page, come on down! actually page has a better otter list. either guy would be a great pickup.

 

[rockne19]

it's supposed to say offer not otter.

 

[IrishCalves]

Both would be good, but Robinson is the better player, and this is coming from a huge fan of Kenneth Page. Before the Trevor thing popped up, I very much wanted Kenneth to be our last OLineman.

That said, ND and NU offered Trevor September 1st - aka Day 1. When two different programs do that - one that works as hard as ND on a national scale, and the other that's the home state school - that sends a big signal to the rest of the country to back off. Kids from Nebraska just don't get offered at the same clip kids from the Carolinas do - its just how SEC recruiting goes. So in this specific instance, I don't read much into the "better offer list" thing.

I think Trevor & Co. have strained their relationship with NU and their coaching staff... we'll see how the dust settles, but I'm not so sure they can ever go home again. But it is too early to tell.

 

[HeavenKnows]

If Trevor severed his relationship with Nebraska then why did the offensive line coach panic and arrange to meet Trevor Sunday night, July 15th, when Trevor returned from his visits? Nebraska is pulling out all stops (within reason) to get Trevor to recommit to Nebraska. The coaches are doing their best to convince Trevor and his family that the academics at Nebraska are the same as Notre Dame's.

NU will have to lay off Trevor, but they want him very badly. This is Trevor's decision. I just hope that if he decides to commit to ND, the U of Nebraska fans realize the opportunity Trevor has and support him! I hope they realize that he still a Nebraskan and that he will represent the State of Nebraska well at Notre Dame. Nebraskans should be proud of Trevor! They don't loose Trevor to another State School. They send Trevor to a genuine national University that represents the country, the only powerhouse to play a national schedule, play the academies, and plays in honor of the Blessed Mother.

 

[irish4ever]

What's another 500 miles (to SB as opposed to Lincoln), he'll be too busy w/ school work and football to worry about how far home is away! Come on Trevor, join the ND nation!

 

[GoshenGipper]

I listened to Jeremy Crabtree on Rivals radio and I didn't hear anything about Trevor being decommitted. About that article, the Nebraska coaches could have told that kid that Trevor decommitted because they want the kid to stay interested. If Trevor decommits maybe they want a back-up plan. I'm not sold on the decommitment just yet because I'm hearing conflicting stories all over the place.

He said he was going to decommit from NU and end up at ND or UM at about 9min into the interview.

 

[GhostSpirit]

I checked it out again and I'm positive he says, "is he going to decommit from Nebraska and go to Notre Dame or Michigan?". The "is" is kinda hard to hear.

 

[irishunclebill]

GG- I heard the same thing you did, but either he was wrong or Rivals disagrees with him, at least as far as the two schools involved. They now list ND & NU as high interest for Trev, and scUM as Low. He is also no longer a "soft verbal" on Rivals.

 

[IHateMarkMay]

On scout.com they have him as non committed with medium interest in NU, ND, and scUM.

 

[rockne19]

if robinson is better than page, then why doesn't robinson have alot of offers from the heavyweights? neb.,nd,mich.,and t am.

 

[IHateMarkMay]

if robinson is better than page, then why doesn't robinson have alot of offers from the heavyweights? neb.,nd,mich.,and t am.

could it be that most kids that live in nebraska bleed husker football and commit to NU without hesitation??? i have no idea just a thought.

 

[GhostSpirit]

if robinson is better than page, then why doesn't robinson have alot of offers from the heavyweights? neb.,nd,mich.,and t am.

Irish Calves explained that pretty well in his post. Trevor Robinson is definately better right now than Page. Page is good, but Trevor is an absolute beast. Coming from people in South Carolina, they think Page is soft. I'd take him, but I'd take TR before him.

 

[Stumper67]

if robinson is better than page, then why doesn't robinson have alot of offers from the heavyweights? neb.,nd,mich.,and t am.

Page is from SEC country... So it's only natural that SEC schools would be all over him because he lives in that region... It just so happens that right now the SEC is in great shape overall as a conference... So it stands to reason his offer list would look better than a player from rural Nebraska that people had pegged as a Husker from day one...

 

[IrishCalves]

Right. The schools that have the most success in the state of Nebraska are NU, Iowa, Iowa State, and Kansas State. After that, your odds of getting any top flight talent from Nebraska are typically between slim and none. There's the occasional successful raid, but you never see an "outsider" program come away with more than one kid from the state. Programs know that, and won't waste their time on battles they can't win. A few will try to sniff a kid out if they get back a questionare from a kid that is genuinely positive, but most don't even bother to pursue a kid beyond the feeler stage unless the feedback from there is substantial.

I'm willing to bet most recruiting coordinators saw NU and ND offer the kid on September 1st, looked at the rest of the coaching staff, and said, "Stick a fork in 'em, he's done. We don't have a chance."

Whereas with Page? Totally different recruiting scene. The SEC is without a doubt the shark pit of college football recruiting. The # of soft verbals, decommits, and poaching tactics witnessed from that region is significantly higher than the rest of the nation. So, when a kid pops onto radar screens from SEC territory, everyone jumps in and says, "fair game!" I'm also willing to bet Kenneth gave off good vibes to any of those recruiting him. Otherwise, you just wouldn't see far away programs like ND, PSU, or Colorado bother.

They've both got grades, and they've both got talent. In this instance, the reason for the disproportionate # of offers split between the two is geographical, and potentially based on the vibes each prospect and HS coach gave to recruiters when they came a knockin'. For all we know, Trevor had a short list of 5-10 colleges, and was happy to get those offers and move forward. Meanwhile Kenneth may not have had a clue, and welcomed everyone that sniffed him out. Who knows. But in this case, I wouldn't worry about the talent level. The clearest indicator to me was that when Trevor committed to NU, Page got offered in his place. He's a talented player, but Kenneth Page is a plan B offer for ND (crazy, I know right?). With that in mind, I really, really like both players, and if this were another year I'd lobby for both. But if given the choice, I pick Trevor.

 

[dyrtdogg]

Right. The schools that have the most success in the state of Nebraska are NU, Iowa, Iowa State, and Kansas State. After that, your odds of getting any top flight talent from Nebraska are typically between slim and none. There's the occasional successful raid, but you never see an "outsider" program come away with more than one kid from the state. Programs know that, and won't waste their time on battles they can't win. A few will try to sniff a kid out if they get back a questionare from a kid that is genuinely positive, but most don't even bother to pursue a kid beyond the feeler stage unless the feedback from there is substantial.

I'm willing to bet most recruiting coordinators saw NU and ND offer the kid on September 1st, looked at the rest of the coaching staff, and said, "Stick a fork in 'em, he's done. We don't have a chance."

Whereas with Page? Totally different recruiting scene. The SEC is without a doubt the shark pit of college football recruiting. The # of soft verbals, decommits, and poaching tactics witnessed from that region is significantly higher than the rest of the nation. So, when a kid pops onto radar screens from SEC territory, everyone jumps in and says, "fair game!" I'm also willing to bet Kenneth gave off good vibes to any of those recruiting him. Otherwise, you just wouldn't see far away programs like ND, PSU, or Colorado bother.

They've both got grades, and they've both got talent. In this instance, the reason for the disproportionate # of offers split between the two is geographical, and potentially based on the vibes each prospect and HS coach gave to recruiters when they came a knockin'. For all we know, Trevor had a short list of 5-10 colleges, and was happy to get those offers and move forward. Meanwhile Kenneth may not have had a clue, and welcomed everyone that sniffed him out. Who knows. But in this case, I wouldn't worry about the talent level. The clearest indicator to me was that when Trevor committed to NU, Page got offered in his place. He's a talented player, but Kenneth Page is a plan B offer for ND (crazy, I know right?). With that in mind, I really, really like both players, and if this were another year I'd lobby for both. But if given the choice, I pick Trevor.

Thanks for the insight. Living in SE Missouri, there are few chances to witness the recruiting process of top-flight D1 talent (about the only one I can remember was Tyler Hansbrough). I'm still a novice to the ins and outs of recruiting, But sweet Jesus, it gets addictive quickly.

 

[GhostSpirit]

Right. The schools that have the most success in the state of Nebraska are NU, Iowa, Iowa State, and Kansas State. After that, your odds of getting any top flight talent from Nebraska are typically between slim and none. There's the occasional successful raid, but you never see an "outsider" program come away with more than one kid from the state. Programs know that, and won't waste their time on battles they can't win. A few will try to sniff a kid out if they get back a questionare from a kid that is genuinely positive, but most don't even bother to pursue a kid beyond the feeler stage unless the feedback from there is substantial.

I'm willing to bet most recruiting coordinators saw NU and ND offer the kid on September 1st, looked at the rest of the coaching staff, and said, "Stick a fork in 'em, he's done. We don't have a chance."

Whereas with Page? Totally different recruiting scene. The SEC is without a doubt the shark pit of college football recruiting. The # of soft verbals, decommits, and poaching tactics witnessed from that region is significantly higher than the rest of the nation. So, when a kid pops onto radar screens from SEC territory, everyone jumps in and says, "fair game!" I'm also willing to bet Kenneth gave off good vibes to any of those recruiting him. Otherwise, you just wouldn't see far away programs like ND, PSU, or Colorado bother.

They've both got grades, and they've both got talent. In this instance, the reason for the disproportionate # of offers split between the two is geographical, and potentially based on the vibes each prospect and HS coach gave to recruiters when they came a knockin'. For all we know, Trevor had a short list of 5-10 colleges, and was happy to get those offers and move forward. Meanwhile Kenneth may not have had a clue, and welcomed everyone that sniffed him out. Who knows. But in this case, I wouldn't worry about the talent level. The clearest indicator to me was that when Trevor committed to NU, Page got offered in his place. He's a talented player, but Kenneth Page is a plan B offer for ND (crazy, I know right?). With that in mind, I really, really like both players, and if this were another year I'd lobby for both. But if given the choice, I pick Trevor.

Calves, that, my friend, is why you're the man!

 

[Fishin'_Irish]

That picture of Lou next to all of Calves's posts make them seem like words of gold.

 

[Irish93]

GG- I heard the same thing you did, but either he was wrong or Rivals disagrees with him, at least as far as the two schools involved. They now list ND & NU as high interest for Trev, and scUM as Low. He is also no longer a "soft verbal" on Rivals.

I have read several rumors that Michigan is out, and that it is, in fact, down to ND & NU. As other people have said, I think that it would be tough to re-commit to NU after all of the nasty things the fans said about his dad.

 

[irishfan81]

Doesn't his dad want him to go to ND but Trevor is confused on what to do. Nebraska hasn't had a good line in a long time since the Dave Rimington days although I wasn't alive back then. We have to have this farm boy. He will be an All-American and a Outland Trophy Winner when it's all said and done. He's the #1 Lineman on the board ever since they offered him early in the period. He's a must get if we get Trevor to de-commit from Nebraska this would be huge. I could see him beating out Careful one of those guys as a Freshman and starting. But he's been on campus but well just have to wait and see what he does.

 

[Irishknight1023]

Doesn't his dad want him to go to ND but Trevor is confused on what to do. Nebraska hasn't had a good line in a long time since the Dave Rimington days although I wasn't alive back then. We have to have this farm boy. He will be an All-American and a Outland Trophy Winner when it's all said and done. He's the #1 Lineman on the board ever since they offered him early in the period. He's a must get if we get Trevor to de-commit from Nebraska this would be huge. I could see him beating out Careful one of those guys as a Freshman and starting. But he's been on campus but well just have to wait and see what he does.

------By the time he comes in we won't need or have true freshman starting. Sam Young was the first ever to do that at ND and it had something to do with him being the best OL in the 06 class and we needed him. Trev. won't start as a freshman. Just like Romine is a beast he won't be starting as a Fr. either.

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

------By the time he comes in we won't need or have true freshman starting. Sam Young was the first ever to do that at ND and it had something to do with him being the best OL in the 06 class and we needed him. Trev. won't start as a freshman. Just like Romine is a beast he won't be starting as a Fr. either.

Ryan Harris was the other to do it. He started 8 games for the Irish as a Freshman.

 

[Irishknight1023]

Ryan Harris was the other to do it. He started 8 games for the Irish as a Freshman.

------yeah but what I meant was from day 1.

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

------yeah but what I meant was from day 1.

Gotcha...

 

[RichardRiot]

------By the time he comes in we won't need or have true freshman starting. Sam Young was the first ever to do that at ND and it had something to do with him being the best OL in the 06 class and we needed him. Trev. won't start as a freshman. Just like Romine is a beast he won't be starting as a Fr. either.

Completely agree....not sure why there is always such high expectations for recruits to get into the mix as Freshmen. Even as good as Jeff Faine was coming out of HS, he did not see the field his first year. You just don't find many 4 year starters on the line - or for that matter at many positions. The 4 year guys are exceptions......

 

[irishfan81]

Trevor will be as good as Sam Young is and that is Good to the max.