'10 MN OL Seantrel Henderson (Miami Commit)

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I guess Mike Floyd doesn't have as much pull as we thought with him. If we aren't even mentioned among his dozen or so favorite schools.
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Was it Mike Floyd or are there other issues? Perhaps Henderson wants to know if the current HC will still have a job come LOI Day. Maybe he wants to see how the OLine does under Verducci. Is there improvement or more of the same? It can't be PT as there is a definite need for OTs.

ND was mentioned frequently in articles early in the recruiting cycle including reports of Henderson planning to camp at ND. Then suddenly nothing.

I've never seen core GPA or a test score mentioned in any article on Henderson. Could that be an issue with ND?
 
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On ESPN, his father is stating he still has interest in ND.

Does not look like he will take an OV to ND, but I would not be surprised if he shows up for the USC game.
 
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The Polish Irishman said:
On ESPN, his father is stating he still has interest in ND.

Does not look like he will take an OV to ND, but I would not be surprised if he shows up for the USC game.
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Man, how huge is this USC game going to be? If win win (when we win!) how big will that be for this recruiting class?
 
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Nice find Polish. However, it looks like it's just his dad talking, and not Sentrell. Looking around at other ND premium recruiting guys, Sentrell is pretty much out w/ ND. He's enamored with the football powers, and academics does not seem to be the strong point of any of them. Throw in lots of rumors of poor work ethic. He's at another travel team basketball tourney right now. Anybody who played both sports in high school knows that in summer, most football coaches expect you to be around for everything football related, and SOME coaches are cool with you fitting in basketball AROUND your football schedule. He's a possible future pro football player, the #1 player in the land right now, and yet he's playing basketball? You couple that with rumors he's not a worker and I'd say there are some serious concerns that he's simply not an ND kid. Not all are. The fact that we were on his radar so early on and the fact that we've made inroads at his h.s. before had everyone thinking that there was a great chance he'd be Irish. But everything that has come out the past 3-4 months (no visits, not in his top 10, seems to love non-academic schools, work ethic issues, etc.) suggest that he'll never be Irish. I hope I'm wrong, but I've written him off personally...
 
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I wouldn't right this kid off yet. It's not the greatests news that he has announced 4 of his 5official visits to the "football powers" of OSU, USC, UF and OU, but, again, a strong year for Charlie and the boys could change everything. Seantrell sounds like he is going right down to mid-february with a decision leaving 7+ months for us to make an impression...

I can't speak to the kid's worth ethic, but the basketball stuff doesn't bother me at all. The kid has always said that the basketball is his favorite sport and, if anything, it probably helps him stay trim and improve his footwork. The kid is 6'8 and 310 pounds. The fact that he enjoy hoofing up and down a basketball court and staying in shape, etc. is fine. Remember, these are 18 year old kids we are talking about....
 
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I can't speak to the kid's worth ethic, but the basketball stuff doesn't bother me at all. The kid has always said that the basketball is his favorite sport and, if anything, it probably helps him stay trim and improve his footwork. The kid is 6'8 and 310 pounds. The fact that he enjoy hoofing up and down a basketball court and staying in shape, etc. is fine. Remember, these are 18 year old kids we are talking about....
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I agree on the basketball thing. What I'm saying is that, as a whole, taken with the basketball thing, it makes me wonder. It's his own coaches that are questioning his work ethic...
 
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he has yet to name an OFFICIAL top ten. i am betting that we are still in it, but i wouldnt say we are in the top of those ten, whomever they are.
 
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Once he sees the Irish putting the hurt on some teams asses this fall, he'll come around to the Irish and want to be a part of it! Him delaying may actually help the Irish chances!?
 
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NDinL.A. said:
Nice find Polish. However, it looks like it's just his dad talking, and not Sentrell. Looking around at other ND premium recruiting guys, Sentrell is pretty much out w/ ND. He's enamored with the football powers, and academics does not seem to be the strong point of any of them. Throw in lots of rumors of poor work ethic. He's at another travel team basketball tourney right now. Anybody who played both sports in high school knows that in summer, most football coaches expect you to be around for everything football related, and SOME coaches are cool with you fitting in basketball AROUND your football schedule. He's a possible future pro football player, the #1 player in the land right now, and yet he's playing basketball? You couple that with rumors he's not a worker and I'd say there are some serious concerns that he's simply not an ND kid. Not all are. The fact that we were on his radar so early on and the fact that we've made inroads at his h.s. before had everyone thinking that there was a great chance he'd be Irish. But everything that has come out the past 3-4 months (no visits, not in his top 10, seems to love non-academic schools, work ethic issues, etc.) suggest that he'll never be Irish. I hope I'm wrong, but I've written him off personally...
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I've NEVER heard that. Where did those rumors come from? And what exactly do they say?
 
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I've NEVER heard that. Where did those rumors come from? And what exactly do they say?
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His own coaches insinuated that before he didn't put it work in the offseason in the past, that they are looking for him to make great strides this offseason in the weight room. They said that this summer was going to be huge for him to make the strides he needs to make. I'm not at those workouts, so who knows if he's doing that. But being at basketball tournaments, I'm sure because I've worked w/ a lot of h.s. coaches, doesn't exactly endear him to the coaches. And like I said, these are rumors, that other ND boards (not just one) are talking about, how there are whispers that he's just not a worker. Even Michael Floyd calls him (endrearingly) a goofball, just like Floyd (who is a hardworking mo'fo'. This could all be sour grapes by ND fans upset that he didn't include ND in his top 10. I've already read 2 clowns that wrote the proverbial "I didn't want him anyways, I'm higher on James Stone", which is stupid to me. EVERYBODY wanted this kid just 3 months ago. We still want him. I don't think we get him though...
 
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His own coaches insinuated that before he didn't put it work in the offseason in the past, that they are looking for him to make great strides this offseason in the weight room. They said that this summer was going to be huge for him to make the strides he needs to make. I'm not at those workouts, so who knows if he's doing that. But being at basketball tournaments, I'm sure because I've worked w/ a lot of h.s. coaches, doesn't exactly endear him to the coaches. And like I said, these are rumors, that other ND boards (not just one) are talking about, how there are whispers that he's just not a worker. Even Michael Floyd calls him (endrearingly) a goofball, just like Floyd (who is a hardworking mo'fo'. This could all be sour grapes by ND fans upset that he didn't include ND in his top 10. I've already read 2 clowns that wrote the proverbial "I didn't want him anyways, I'm higher on James Stone", which is stupid to me. EVERYBODY wanted this kid just 3 months ago. We still want him. I don't think we get him though...
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My sources say something completely different. I don't believe this at all. If his coaches actually said something like that, I'd have heard about that earlier. In fact, I have very good reason to disbelieve this. I think this is just the case of sour grapes on your part.

In any case, we would LOVE to land this kid, make no mistake. He's probably going to Michigan from the looks of things.
 
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FAKE! Dude, if you have sources, just say who they are, or you sound like a liar.
 
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FAKE! Dude, if you have sources, just say who they are, or you sound like a liar.
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Don't worry FL, this is the same guy that argued with me, vehemently, that Tai'lor Jones was as solid of a commit to Stanford as you are ever going to come across. And this was AFTER Jones said he was going to check out other schools and go on an OV visit to ND. His rationale is that he was a high character kid, so that made his commitment "AS SOLID AS THEY COME". This guy simply could not see my point, that if you are taking official visits to other schools, and if you are still talking to other schools, then you are not a solid commit. Period. Jones might still end up at Stanford, but don't tell me he's solid, because even he admits that he's not solid by announcing he's coming to ND for the ND-USC game.

As for Seantrel, unless you're a reporter I don't want to hear about your sources ant80. You don't have 'sources'. You might know some people, but they are not a 'source', because you are not a reporter. You're a dude on the Internet, just like me. Like FL said, just say who told you these things. When I hear about high school recruits in my area, I'll come out and say that a coach from X h.s. told me blah blah blah, or that a rival coach told me (in case discretion is called for).

As for 'sour grapes', nice try. Read every other comment I've said in this thread about him. I would love to have him, but I don't think that he's coming at all. That's his choice, and I'm OK with it. Not everybody loves the same school I love. I get that. On my post, I was saying what I've read SEVERAL OTHER PLACES about him. It's not just me making it up, the way you seemingly did with your 'sources'...
 
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Per ESPN, he named a top 3 of USC, Florida, and Ohio State. Wants to play for NCs and wants to play in the NFL, and those schools deliver that in his eyes. Didn't eliminate other schools per se, but those are his top 3. At least he didn't lie like some other recruits and say academics are important to him...

College Football Recruiting On the Trail 2010 - ESPN
 
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I have a crazy feeling this young man is going to be attending the University of South Central.
 
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Here are portions of an article in the Minneapolis StarTribune written by John Millea. I hope I don't get dinged by the copyright police. It's only available in the print edition so there's no link to post.

Seantrel Henderson is a great big guy who is known for accomplishing great things, big things, sooner than most other football players. He received his first full-ride scholarship offers from Minnesota and Notre Dame – before he had worn a varsity uniform at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St.Paul. They arrived when he was a ninth-grader. He was named the nation's No. 1 recruit in the class of 2010 way back in 2008, before his junior season. Heck, he was even born a month early.

The senior offensive tackle – who has been in the starting lineup at one of Minnesota's football powerhouses since the beginning of his sophomore year – stands on the precipice of even bigger, greater things: a college career at the university of his choice and an expected NFL future.

"I never thought I would be named the No. 1 player in the country," he said. "I've seen a whole bunch of guys and thought, 'Oh, man, I'm pretty sure he's a better athlete than me.' It's an honor."

Those types of large-scale accolades befit Henderson's Bunyanesque stature. He stands 6-8 and weighs 337 pounds, equal to the Vikings' starting offensive tackles. And Henderson is barely 17-1/2 years old.

He wears size 16 shoes. ... One of his teammates describes his hands as "bear claws." (His) offensive line coach Ray Hitchcock, who played on the Washington Redskins' 1987 Super Bowl team and has mentored a steady stream of Division 1 and NFL linemen, says Henderson "can dance on a lightbulb."

There's more. I'll transcribe and post additional snippets if there's interest, but right now my bifocal-ed eyes and four typing fingers need a rest.
 
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WabashFalcon said:
Was part of this thread wiped out by the server dump?
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It looks that way. Probably each and every other thread as well. It appears that everything between today and the third week of July has gone "poof." One can only hope that there's some sort of Recover and Restore thing-a-ma-jig that can be brought in from the bench. Or from an intramural Tech Support team.
 
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Henderson Visits OSU

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The country's No. 1 offensive lineman Seantrel Henderson (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham) also said he "loved it" at Ohio State. "I could definitely see myself out there," Henderson said.
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On ND's Rival's site, there is a video posted with an interview from Seantrel. Can anyone give a summary of what all he said regarding his upcoming visit to ND?
 
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