'12 IN QB Gunner Kiel (Cincinnati Transfer)

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Okay, I watched some tape and Kiel looks impressive. Happy? Hooray the Irish landed him. Here's my problem; some people on IE jump right to tearing people's head off for asking an honest question. I'm an Irish fan but I don't spend all of my time living and breathing football. I've never heard of Kiel, and as I said in my post, I was looking for some clarification about what little I do know. Is that a crime? Is it too much to ask the other people on IE to share their more informed opinions?

When I compared Kiel to Rees, I said that he is "more talented." Which means, "better than" for those who have basic reading comprehension. Yes, I did watch our QB this year, and it was far from perfect. I never said it was a BAD thing that ND landed Kiel, I was just expressing some simple curiosity and looking for some perspective. So freaking sorry I haven't watched hours of tape about a high school player I've never heard of. I didn't realize I had to do homework before asking a question on an open forum. If you can't convey information without resorting to the internet forum equivalent of rolling your eyes and sighing with exasperation, than just leave me to my ignorance and move onto another post that meets your high standards. Thanks.

You said that you didn't know why we were even recruiting him because you perceived him as a poor dual threat option. How's that not saying its a bad thing that we landed him? If you say something outlandish, you should reasonably expect people to disagree with you. That goes for everywhere, not just on the interwebs.

Pull the wad out of your panties and man up. No reason to be all sensitive now. So pick that chin up kiddo, grab me a beer and don't let your girlfriend spend too much time around Beau.... he is lady killer.
 

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Not sure if it was mentioned yet, but some of the players definitely took note of the PTI rant, and didn't appreciate it too much.

Jalen Brown - "Don't like how Wilbon just came at our necks!!"
 

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was just about to start the podcast. anyone know about how far into the show it was on? podcast doesn't have the topics on the side like the show does :)
 

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Not sure if it was mentioned yet, but some of the players definitely took note of the PTI rant, and didn't appreciate it too much.

Jalen Brown - "Don't like how Wilbon just came at our necks!!"

It p^ssed me off and he wasn't even talking about me, he was talking about my boys though!
 

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Black Irish, Woolybug, chill out dudes. We're all Irish fans. There's no need to rag on each other. Not everyone is a hardcore follower of recruiting or the ins and outs of the football program. Sometimes people have questions that's super obvious to people who breath Irish football but not to everyone else.

On the topic, it's probably good that Kiel will already be able to develop chemistry with his future receiver ;)
 

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yeah I found it, that's a joke. Good of Tony to admit right off the rip that he just heard about Kiel today. He obviously has no clue about the whole situation, and neither does Wilbon, but because its Notre Dame, they have to give some opinion on it. Probably my biggest issue with ESPN nowadays is most of the guys they put on tv/radio don't actually know what goes into the issues they talk about.
 

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yeah I found it, that's a joke. Good of Tony to admit right off the rip that he just heard about Kiel today. He obviously has no clue about the whole situation, and neither does Wilbon, but because its Notre Dame, they have to give some opinion on it. Probably my biggest issue with ESPN nowadays is most of the guys they put on tv/radio don't actually know what goes into the issues they talk about.

Yep, and it doesn't bother them a bit
 

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You think we get hammered now by ESPN just wait til NBCsports is fully launched and deemed a threat by the evil four letter.
 

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You said that you didn't know why we were even recruiting him because you perceived him as a poor dual threat option. How's that not saying its a bad thing that we landed him? If you say something outlandish, you should reasonably expect people to disagree with you. That goes for everywhere, not just on the interwebs.

Pull the wad out of your panties and man up. No reason to be all sensitive now. So pick that chin up kiddo, grab me a beer and don't let your girlfriend spend too much time around Beau.... he is lady killer.

LMAO Just made my night...

Can someone provide a link to Wilbon's supposed rant on ND? It sounds interesting.
 
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Just listened to it. Wow Wilbon really? Pretty sure Pat Fitzgerald isn't the most easy going guy in the world either.
 

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around the 18 minute mark

Thank. It's definitely not the 4. lol Thanks for the post though NDPhilly.

Oh, and that wasn't that bad. lol I've heard much worse about BK. What bugs me is Cornholio questioning Gunner's commitment issues. Pretty unnecessary.
 

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Thank. It's definitely not the 4. lol Thanks for the post though NDPhilly.

Oh, and that wasn't that bad. lol I've heard much worse about BK. What bugs me is Cornholio questioning Gunner's commitment issues. Pretty unnecessary.

I ment to say 4 min left lol. Had a past midnight brain lapse. Lol
 

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I ment to say 4 min left lol. Had a past midnight brain lapse. Lol

Smooth move, Ex-Lax. lol

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Wilbon probably still can't figure out how a tiny Catholic school 100 miles east of Chicago gets way more press and love there than his beloved Northwestern. Whiner.
 
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Just listened to it. First of all, ND is not starving for talent, just at the QB position. If you can't figure out why Keil chose ND then you're not doing your homework.

A) He's in-state
B) His class of WRs is loaded and better than LSUs
C) Family ties
D) We have no proven QB or clear #1
E) He's literally perfect for BKs offense
F) Look at the education he's getting compared to LSU
 

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Those guys are "entertainers" not analysts. Hopefully most of the people who actually are important to football [ex. players, parents, coaches] know that. Kiel and his family are WAY smarter than those two screamers.
 

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I am guessing the only players that are concerned are QB's, and frankly I don't care. As long as Golson's reaction is to step up and compete, the other's reaction will have no effect on the team in my opinion.

I can't imagine any other player on the team not being happy about getting the best QB in the class when most of our losses last year can be attributed to poor QB play.

When you finish the season 8-5, you either need to get better or get benched.

The only QB comment I heard was somebody tweeted Hendrix about Gunner was spotted at O'Niel on Tuesday and his tweet back was about wanting his autograph.

No twitter acces at work or I would copy/paste
 
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