'12 CA CB Marcus Rios (UCLA Verbal)

[irishog77]

PANDFAN-
I don't know if you said this way earlier in the thread (and if you did, I apologize), but how do you know Marcus? You're in PA and he's in CA, right? If you don't want to divulge, that's fine, I can understand and appreciate that. I was just wondering how you had this insight/relationship with this special ND target?

 

[PANDFAN]

PANDFAN-
I don't know if you said this way earlier in the thread (and if you did, I apologize), but how do you know Marcus? You're in PA and he's in CA, right? If you don't want to divulge, that's fine, I can understand and appreciate that. I was just wondering how you had this insight/relationship with this special ND target?

NO WORRIES!! several have asked not sure if i did post it but i get several pm's..so here it is!

i posted something to perkins about what your degree is worth and then he friend requested me...i had no idea who he was so i checked out his profile and saw he was a commit to bsu. we talked a few times and then when ND came into the picture he knew i was a big irish fan and started talking about his recruitment w/ irish and other schools

 

[irishog77]

NO WORRIES!! several have asked not sure if i did post it but i get several pm's..so here it is!

i posted something to perkins about what your degree is worth and then he friend requested me...i had no idea who he was so i checked out his profile and saw he was a commit to bsu. we talked a few times and then when ND came into the picture he knew i was a big irish fan and started talking about his recruitment w/ irish and other schools

Ok. Now I remember you saying something about that earlier.

Thanks

 

[tko]

NO WORRIES!! several have asked not sure if i did post it but i get several pm's..so here it is!

i posted something to perkins about what your degree is worth and then he friend requested me...i had no idea who he was so i checked out his profile and saw he was a commit to bsu. we talked a few times and then when ND came into the picture he knew i was a big irish fan and started talking about his recruitment w/ irish and other schools

and if he commits you have to get some sort of lifetime achievement award for your work on the recruiting path! keep it up my man.

 

[Irish Man3]

Can we put offer next to his name officially? After waiting all this time, I just want to see it on the main board.

 

[BeauBenken]

Can we put offer next to his name officially? After waiting all this time, I just want to see it on the main board.

Hear, hear.

 

[The Polish Irishman]

Can we put offer next to his name officially? After waiting all this time, I just want to see it on the main board.

You will have to wait until next week

 

[NDdomer2]

I've been wondering if this conditional offer will also help Kelly put the pressure on our other db recruits. He has a kid he feels would have committed already and will have that option upon receiving his scores. If you want that stout you have to take it before he gets his scores back.

 

[PANDFAN]

and if he commits you have to get some sort of lifetime achievement award for your work on the recruiting path! keep it up my man.

appreciate it! not always able to have insider info so feel honored he has shared what he does w/ me because he said he is able to trust me and i don't publish anything he wishes me not too....but i will send u my address to take up a monetary collection

 

[Fbolt]

THIS is the kid I'd really like the Irish to get. Excellent player in an area of need, but most importantly, a kid with a desire to push it and earn that opportunity to be with the Irish.

Go Marcus!

 

[GBdomer]

Committed to UCLA

 

[Irish2015]

Wow did not see that one coming. Guessing his act scores weren't up to par or he was playing us all. Or the best we feel good with better corners

 

[ND_HAS_RISEN]

Committed to UCLA

ROFL

This rodeo is just beginning... Maybe time for a sabbatical.

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

He was a slow play. And just backfired.

 

[jimmymac]

Wow did not see that one coming. Guessing his act scores weren't up to par or he was playing us all. Or the best we feel good with better corners

hopefully yuri. i think what happened tho is ucla was probably pushing him to commit, and his offer there might not have been forever, maybe a take it or leave it kinda thing, so he had to commit. i still think if we offer and everything works out hell be irish if thats what we want.

 

[Irish Fam]

He was excited when they offered and he got alot of attention from their staff. Not that much of a shocker

 

[rtrn2glory]

good for him...will root for this kid to succeed.

 

[tko]

i wish nothing but the best for this kid. he has been first class for the short period of time we recruited him, and thanks to pandfan for his work.

 

[jmurphy75]

Seemed like a good kid I hope that he has a great career

 

[gspjeb]

great kid and am happy he is going where it feels right for him. Just read a tweet that he sent out praising all of the coaches and "dream schools" that had offered him...ND was first on the list... He did this with class. UCLA has a good one there. Good luck Marcus and beat USC

 

[PatsandBostonfan1975]

rats but great luck to him.

 

[OCIrish]

Gonna root for this kid while he's @ UCLA. Hope he does well there, especially against Southern Cal. Good luck Marcus!!

 

[BeauBenken]

Can't wait to hear PANDFAN give us a personal Rios message. I wish he was Irish, but this isn't an easy process, and he was at least very respectful throughout the whole ordeal. Is he going to be able to EE at UCLA?

 

[PANDFAN]

update: he got his score and it was good enough....although ND has shown no interest or anything since his offer...no phone calls, texts, fb message like other recruits are getting non stop...he felt that he wasn't in THEIR BIG PICTURE however at UCLA a college in his backyard is begging him to come. the coaches have been non stop in reaching out to him and he just felt wanted there..that's it! an exact quote was "Felt I wanted to be more of the picture . More of there type of guy . Just was not getting that"---this meaning from ND

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Thinking Yuri, Shumate and Poole and the top dogs and the staff feels good about them.

 

[irishff1014]

This upsetting and it will get worse if we don't get Yuri or Shumate. IMO Poole is staying in gator land.

 

[PANDFAN]

it sucks he isn't coming here...i could have insider info all the time...but the more i think about things....it is nice that USC is going to finally have some competition out there in cali now w/ jim mora jr

 

[IrishLax]

Thinking Yuri, Shumate and Poole and the top dogs and the staff feels good about them.

Remove Poole and I think you're correct. Right now I think the staff really feels like they lead for Shumate and have as good of a shot as anyone with Wright. The problem is Shumate is in play with SEC schools + in-state Rutgers so competition might get dirty and/or tough.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Remove Poole and I think you're correct. Right now I think the staff really feels like they lead for Shumate and have as good of a shot as anyone with Wright. The problem is Shumate is in play with SEC schools + in-state Rutgers so competition might get dirty and/or tough.

Sounds about right.

 

[Rhode Irish]

Wish it would have worked out with Rios. Seems like a good kid, and he's a player. Still, I'm happy he found a place where he feels comfortable. I wish him the best at UCLA. Hopefully he can be part of building something over there that gives USC some competition on the field and in recruiting.