'12 OH OT Taylor Decker (Ohio State Verbal)

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I really hope that this is true. Taylor has a lot of opportunity here at Notre Dame, even restricting comment to only the football field. We have a dogfight for one of the starting tackle positions coming up wherein no proven performer [yet] can grab the spot. In the not too distant future, sadly, Zach Martin will take his talents to the NFL, and the other spot will become available. If Taylor has confidence in himself, he should see a lot of playing time potentially in front of him. AND an NFL career. Kelly's offense emphasizes in-shape, mobile linemen who show their ability to pass block and the pros really like that. Taylor's plenty big enough to get the easier brute force stuff together, but great feet and mobility benefit from a lot of the type of reps which he'll get in this system.

Stick with us young man; a bright future awaits you.
 
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Old Man Mike said:
I really hope that this is true. Taylor has a lot of opportunity here at Notre Dame, even restricting comment to only the football field. We have a dogfight for one of the starting tackle positions coming up wherein no proven performer [yet] can grab the spot. In the not too distant future, sadly, Zach Martin will take his talents to the NFL, and the other spot will become available. If Taylor has confidence in himself, he should see a lot of playing time potentially in front of him. AND an NFL career. Kelly's offense emphasizes in-shape, mobile linemen who show their ability to pass block and the pros really like that. Taylor's plenty big enough to get the easier brute force stuff together, but great feet and mobility benefit from a lot of the type of reps which he'll get in this system.

Stick with us young man; a bright future awaits you.
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it wouldnt hurt our chances with TD (and the rest of the OL) if kelly got an OL coach hired quickly

just sayin
 
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agreed...the sooner we get our o line coach in house (hopefully a home run) the safer this commit will be
 
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It's dead period how could he be visiting this weekend....trolling?
 
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NDdomer2 said:
It's dead period how could he be visiting this weekend....trolling?
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A lot of people seem to have visits scheduled for this weekend (I think the dead period ends before the weekend?)
What I want to know is why he's just now getting a scholarship offer from OSU. Appears to be one of the top couple of O Linemen in Ohio. I realize they've had their problems in the last 12 months, but still...
 
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I have heard absolutely nothing about him visiting OSU this weekend. Where did you hear that?
 
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RECRUITING CALENDAR The Class of 2012 can sign national letters of intent beginning Feb. 1, 2012. But that's not the only important date on the college football recruiting calendar:
Sept. 1 - Nov. 26: Evaluation period
Nov. 27 - Dec. 17: Contact period
Dec 18: Quiet Period
Dec 19 - Jan 3: Dead Period
Dec. 21 - Jan. 15: Junior college transfer
Jan 4 - Jan 7: Contact Period
Jan 8: Quiet Period
Jan 9 - Jan 12: Dead Period
Jan 13 - Jan 28: Contact Period
Jan 29: Quiet Period
Jan 30 - Feb 2: Dead Period
Feb. 1 - April 1: Signing period
Feb 3 - April 15: Quiet Period
April 16 - May 31: Evaluation period
June 1 - Aug. 31: Quiet period


This is off espn
 
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From OSU site:

You might be wondering why Ohio State hasn’t announced the hirings of offensive line coach Ed Warinner and tight ends coach Tim Hinton. Well, we were wondering the same thing, so we checked in with OSU to get the latest. “They have not been officially named because of HR (human resources) protocol,” an OSU spokesperson said. “Look for that late this week or early next.”

The losses of Warinner and Hinton were a huge blow to Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly, but it remains to be seen if it’s too late for the Buckeyes to flip offensive lineman Taylor Decker from Vandalia (Ohio) Butler, who is verbally committed to the Fighting Irish. Publicly, Decker is saying that he’s going to stick with his ND commitment. However, there are rumblings Decker remains torn regarding his decision and the departure of Warinner to OSU has increased Decker’s uncertainty.

Stay tuned.
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we need that o line hire asap and get him out to decker's crib
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It will get done soon. No source but with the final dead period ending until NSD, no way BK will waste his time with an OL coach instead of recruits. There is still a lot of work to be done and if the rumors of the OL coach from Tennessee are true, then it's a solid hire.
 
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Grahambo said:
It will get done soon. No source but with the final dead period ending until NSD, no way BK will waste his time with an OL coach instead of recruits. There is still a lot of work to be done and if the rumors of the OL coach from Tennessee are true, then it's a solid hire.
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hopefully it's done and we just haven't gotten the "official" word yet.
 
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What is the difference between a quiet period and a dead period?
 
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rtrn2glory said:
from what i recall quiet means say hey or go to his school and talk to coaches

dead means zero contact
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Thanks R2G.

Just seen this one twitter, posted just over an hour ago.

@JimmyHyams Jimmy Hyams
UT OL coach Harry Heistand takes similar job at Notre Dame. Vols now have 4 vacancies. Buddy Green interviewing today for DC job.
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Jimmy Hayms is the host of a sports talk show in Knoxville.
 
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Irish2015 said:
Anyone aware of him potentially visiting osu this weekend?
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Someone from Rivals tweeted a comment from his HS coach that hasn't heard of any plans for Decker to visit OSU at any point. Obviously that could mean that he just hasn't discussed it but you'd think he would have some idea?
 
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Vandalia Butler HC Greg Bush not aware of any potential visit #NotreDame commit Taylor Decker might take to #OhioState.
 
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Per 247, no Ohio State visit has been set up. They cite "multiple sources."
 
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IrishLax said:
Per 247, no Ohio State visit has been set up. They cite "multiple sources."
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Better than just his HS coach. The coach of that Harris kid that decommitted from Oklahoma didn't even know after it happened.
 
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