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bostonirish1908
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thanks, I missed the power hour and now the blog doesn't hold it
'08 IL LB Steve Filer (Signed LOI to ND)
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littlerick77
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welcome aboard Steve.........i'm sorry I ever doubted you (I had you getting Zooked)
you made the right choice and you will not regret it - My next jersey will have your # on it buddy...........
you made the right choice and you will not regret it - My next jersey will have your # on it buddy...........
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I have been keeping my fingers crossed for almost a year, hoping that we would land this kid. He seems like a stud and I can't wait to see him tear it up his senior year and then start wrecking havoc on the opposition when he gets to ND!
Welcome aboard Steve! Go Irish!
Welcome aboard Steve! Go Irish!
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GhostSpirit
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Never underestimate the power of the crossed fingers. Good work soldier. :thumbsup:
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Crossed fingers increase exponentially in effectiveness when powered by Weis, Brown, and Ianello.
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Fishin'_Irish
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crossedfingers^(weis)=5 star recruits
irishnd31
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Crossed fingers are nice, but I am willing to bet that wishing on a star is 10 times more effective.
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Carmel's Filer a star in classroom as well as on football field
Friday, August 24, 2007 12:01 AM CDT
BY MIKE CLARK
mclark@nwitimes.com
219.933.4156
In some ways, Steve Filer is like any other kid.
He watches cartoons, and can't get enough of "Tom and Jerry" ("the quietest, funniest cartoon ever; the characters don't talk, but it's just hilarious") and "Family Guy."
The Mt. Carmel senior also likes reading Harry Potter books. But he's not to the point of dressing up like one of the characters and showing up at a bookstore at midnight to buy the next installment in the series.
In some other ways, though, Filer is not your typical teenager. You see this when you go to a Carmel football game and see him roaming from sideline to sideline, taking down ball carriers and defending passes better than almost every other prep linebacker in America.
And you'll realize he's a different kind of kid when he talks about his other passions, which include reading. His faves include "The Life of Pi," the much-praised tale of an Indian boy who embraces Hinduism, Christianity and Islam before surviving a shipwreck and winding up adrift in the ocean with a Bengal tiger.
In short, there's a lot going on, which is fine with Filer.
"I love that book," he said. "It starts off slow, but once you get into it ..."
Once Filer gets into anything -- a good book, the family's home electronics, a math problem -- he won't walk away until he has a thorough understanding of it.
And it's the same way with the scouting report for Carmel's next football game, which in this case is Sunday's season opener vs. Joliet Catholic at Soldier Field.
Meet Steve Filer, the thinking man's football player.
"He has a very good head on his shoulders, a very good presence," Mt. Carmel coach Frank Lenti said of the third-year varsity starter. "Part of it is his athleticism, (part is) his demeanor. He's not a braggart, he's not a cocky kid at all."
In fact, he wasn't a football player, either, for the longest time. Filer's first athletic experiences, and his first successes, came on the basketball court. He's still a pretty good player, and one of the reasons the Caravan's hoops fortunes took an upward turn last winter.
But Filer's future is on the gridiron. After being courted by most of the nation's marquee programs -- Ohio State, Michigan, Florida and Wisconsin all offered scholarships -- he recently gave a verbal commitment to Notre Dame.
He's glad the recruiting process is over, and so, probably, are some of his teachers. After things heated up midway through his junior year, Filer's cell phone was getting 40 texts a day from college recruiters.
"It did ring a couple times in class," Filer said. "I forgot to put it on silent (mode) first period. It would ring three times in a row because it was such a long message."
Those episodes got Filer's phone confiscated a few times by school officials, but it's all good these days. Now that he's made his commitment, he can concentrate on his top priorities: school and football, in that order.
Filer carries a grade-point average in the 3.3-3.4 range, a number that means more to him than the amount of tackles he had for Carmel's Class 8A state runner-up last season (84).
"I never wanted to be called a dumb jock," Filer said. "I never wanted to be stupid. I never wanted to be that person who perpetuates the stereotypes. I wanted to be the exception."
Some of the fire in Filer's belly comes from his mother and father. "When I was younger, my parents instilled in me to be educated," he said. "They never finished college, (but) they wanted me to finish.
"They always instilled, 'Keep your grades up, keep your grades up.' Once I got older, got to fifth grade, I started doing it myself."
His favorite subject is math, which should serve him well as he pursues an engineering degree in South Bend. "It's complicated and it makes you think," Filer said. "I like things that make you think."
It's always been that way. "I liked working on things when I was younger," he said. "I was real inquisitive. ... If something was broke, I'd try to fix it."
Or he'd just take apart the family's VCR to see how it worked. "You see how you put the tape in, you watch the tape, but you never know how these things really work," Filer said. "I really tried to figure it out."
It wasn't until Filer was finishing up grammar school and heading to Mt. Carmel that he began to figure out where his athletic future lay. A hoops star in his younger days, he says, "I was bigger and taller than everybody else. I could jump higher than everybody else."
But then football caught his imagination. His gridiron goal was ambitious to say the least: "The speed of Lawrence Taylor, the tenacity of Ray Lewis (and) the instinct of Brian Urlacher -- combine those three players together to make the ultimate player."
Filer would be the first to say he's not the ultimate player, in part because he sees himself as more than just an athlete. "I always tried to stay on my books, tried to read," he said. "Just so I could stay a well-rounded person, just so I could stay humble."
Keeping your ego in check isn't always easy when you're ranked No. 1 overall in Illinois, No. 52 overall nationally and No. 3 in the U.S. at inside linebacker by Rivals.com. Filer, at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, has the body to be successful in the Catholic League Blue, the state's premier conference.
"He's such a great athlete -- fast and strong," said fellow senior Tim Brown, Carmel's top running back.
"He reminds me of a real good wrestler," Carmel defensive coordinator Dave Lenti said. "He takes advantage of his leverage."
And Filer takes advantage of all the resources at his disposal, including the detailed scouting reports and opponent game films prepared each week by Carmel's coaches.
"When I'm breaking down (film), I can see certain tendencies," he said. "I can just look at the slight details. Somebody might lean to the left, lean to the right, look to the left, look to the right. ... I'm very meticulous about observing stuff like where they line up.
"A lot of people think football is not a thinking man's game. ... Coach Frank has taught us totally different, that it is a thinking man's game. You have to be intelligent to play football."
And that might explain why Steve Filer is so good at it.
Friday, August 24, 2007 12:01 AM CDT
BY MIKE CLARK
mclark@nwitimes.com
219.933.4156
In some ways, Steve Filer is like any other kid.
He watches cartoons, and can't get enough of "Tom and Jerry" ("the quietest, funniest cartoon ever; the characters don't talk, but it's just hilarious") and "Family Guy."
The Mt. Carmel senior also likes reading Harry Potter books. But he's not to the point of dressing up like one of the characters and showing up at a bookstore at midnight to buy the next installment in the series.
In some other ways, though, Filer is not your typical teenager. You see this when you go to a Carmel football game and see him roaming from sideline to sideline, taking down ball carriers and defending passes better than almost every other prep linebacker in America.
And you'll realize he's a different kind of kid when he talks about his other passions, which include reading. His faves include "The Life of Pi," the much-praised tale of an Indian boy who embraces Hinduism, Christianity and Islam before surviving a shipwreck and winding up adrift in the ocean with a Bengal tiger.
In short, there's a lot going on, which is fine with Filer.
"I love that book," he said. "It starts off slow, but once you get into it ..."
Once Filer gets into anything -- a good book, the family's home electronics, a math problem -- he won't walk away until he has a thorough understanding of it.
And it's the same way with the scouting report for Carmel's next football game, which in this case is Sunday's season opener vs. Joliet Catholic at Soldier Field.
Meet Steve Filer, the thinking man's football player.
"He has a very good head on his shoulders, a very good presence," Mt. Carmel coach Frank Lenti said of the third-year varsity starter. "Part of it is his athleticism, (part is) his demeanor. He's not a braggart, he's not a cocky kid at all."
In fact, he wasn't a football player, either, for the longest time. Filer's first athletic experiences, and his first successes, came on the basketball court. He's still a pretty good player, and one of the reasons the Caravan's hoops fortunes took an upward turn last winter.
But Filer's future is on the gridiron. After being courted by most of the nation's marquee programs -- Ohio State, Michigan, Florida and Wisconsin all offered scholarships -- he recently gave a verbal commitment to Notre Dame.
He's glad the recruiting process is over, and so, probably, are some of his teachers. After things heated up midway through his junior year, Filer's cell phone was getting 40 texts a day from college recruiters.
"It did ring a couple times in class," Filer said. "I forgot to put it on silent (mode) first period. It would ring three times in a row because it was such a long message."
Those episodes got Filer's phone confiscated a few times by school officials, but it's all good these days. Now that he's made his commitment, he can concentrate on his top priorities: school and football, in that order.
Filer carries a grade-point average in the 3.3-3.4 range, a number that means more to him than the amount of tackles he had for Carmel's Class 8A state runner-up last season (84).
"I never wanted to be called a dumb jock," Filer said. "I never wanted to be stupid. I never wanted to be that person who perpetuates the stereotypes. I wanted to be the exception."
Some of the fire in Filer's belly comes from his mother and father. "When I was younger, my parents instilled in me to be educated," he said. "They never finished college, (but) they wanted me to finish.
"They always instilled, 'Keep your grades up, keep your grades up.' Once I got older, got to fifth grade, I started doing it myself."
His favorite subject is math, which should serve him well as he pursues an engineering degree in South Bend. "It's complicated and it makes you think," Filer said. "I like things that make you think."
It's always been that way. "I liked working on things when I was younger," he said. "I was real inquisitive. ... If something was broke, I'd try to fix it."
Or he'd just take apart the family's VCR to see how it worked. "You see how you put the tape in, you watch the tape, but you never know how these things really work," Filer said. "I really tried to figure it out."
It wasn't until Filer was finishing up grammar school and heading to Mt. Carmel that he began to figure out where his athletic future lay. A hoops star in his younger days, he says, "I was bigger and taller than everybody else. I could jump higher than everybody else."
But then football caught his imagination. His gridiron goal was ambitious to say the least: "The speed of Lawrence Taylor, the tenacity of Ray Lewis (and) the instinct of Brian Urlacher -- combine those three players together to make the ultimate player."
Filer would be the first to say he's not the ultimate player, in part because he sees himself as more than just an athlete. "I always tried to stay on my books, tried to read," he said. "Just so I could stay a well-rounded person, just so I could stay humble."
Keeping your ego in check isn't always easy when you're ranked No. 1 overall in Illinois, No. 52 overall nationally and No. 3 in the U.S. at inside linebacker by Rivals.com. Filer, at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, has the body to be successful in the Catholic League Blue, the state's premier conference.
"He's such a great athlete -- fast and strong," said fellow senior Tim Brown, Carmel's top running back.
"He reminds me of a real good wrestler," Carmel defensive coordinator Dave Lenti said. "He takes advantage of his leverage."
And Filer takes advantage of all the resources at his disposal, including the detailed scouting reports and opponent game films prepared each week by Carmel's coaches.
"When I'm breaking down (film), I can see certain tendencies," he said. "I can just look at the slight details. Somebody might lean to the left, lean to the right, look to the left, look to the right. ... I'm very meticulous about observing stuff like where they line up.
"A lot of people think football is not a thinking man's game. ... Coach Frank has taught us totally different, that it is a thinking man's game. You have to be intelligent to play football."
And that might explain why Steve Filer is so good at it.
KamaraPolice
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He epitomizes ND football. He is a great fit and had he not committed already, this article would have re-assured me he's irish.
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irish24notredame
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His team was ranked #4 in the State before sunday's game at Soldier Field vs. #3 Joliet Catholic. Mt Carmel beat Joliet Catholic 21-20 today. I dont have the stats yet.
johnnd05
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Or maybe we could play Mississippi State, Middle Tennessee State, Tulane, and Louisiana Tech.
Screw off, troll.
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Steve Filer is a defensive stalwart once again
ESPN 150 linebacker Steve Filer logged eight tackles and a blocked punt while only seeing action in the first half. The Notre Dame commit shook off some playoff jitters to lead Mount Carmel to a 48-7 victory. After the game Filer told reporters that he did not forget to enjoy himself: "It wasn't easy, but it was fun," writes the Chicago Sun Times.
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ESPN 150 linebacker Steve Filer logged eight tackles and a blocked punt while only seeing action in the first half. The Notre Dame commit shook off some playoff jitters to lead Mount Carmel to a 48-7 victory. After the game Filer told reporters that he did not forget to enjoy himself: "It wasn't easy, but it was fun," writes the Chicago Sun Times.
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Rumor is that Filer is out for the season with a knee injury.
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Yup. ACL. That means Ishaq is now #2 at CAT for the remainder of the year. Sucks because Filer was getting a good amount of PT and was playing exceptionally well on special teams.
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returnofthemack
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Damn that sucks. Filer's a great dude, if you've met him you can't help but cheer for more playing time for him. He's an athletic freak too.
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You have to participate in 30% or less competition and none of that can come after the midway point of the season. So I would say, no unfortunately.
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Sherm Sticky
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Seriously, he was finally coming into his own. This really blows for him! I hope he can get healthy ASAP and get into an NFL teams camp. The guy could have a 10 year career as an NFL special teams player.
On a side note, isn't it interesting that Jonas and Filer seem to be coming into their own during Kelly's second season.
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Man, this sucks. Has just started to get some good PT and making an impact. This interview was from Tuesday I believe. Had a great attitude considering his career probably hadn't been what he had hoped up until this point.
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31823405?color=ffcc12" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/31823405">Filer steps up</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/irishillustrated">Irish Illustrated</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Not sure why it won't embed.
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31823405?color=ffcc12" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/31823405">Filer steps up</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/irishillustrated">Irish Illustrated</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Not sure why it won't embed.
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irishff1014
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Time for Ishaq to shine.
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The Polish Irishman
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Too bad. I had real high hopes for him. One heck of an athlete