'19 CA ATH Asa Turner (Washington Verbal)

[irishnd31]

Husky is a fat kid's pant size.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

I know. I think how I said that captured that. But dually noted.

*duly*

 

[ab2cmiller]

ok so kind of off topic and on, but what are our chances of actually landing this fella now?

Close to 50/50

 

[snoopdog]

So no one is actually thinking, what the eff is Asa doing putting himself through this??

 

[IrishLion]

Huskies aren't even intimidating dogs. They're psycho weirdos.

At least mine is lol.

 

[BobbyMac]

They need to get over it, espescially since it isn't a high profile recruit. They do know this happens all the time right? We should also flip bralen trice for shits and gigs.

Turner:
I got news for ALL of you. If Jimmy Lake thinks he can play safety for UW and Clark Lea thinks he can play LB for ND then this kid is a LOT better than anyone in the stargiver industry can comprehend. The fact that these two are going at it over him like they are is all we need to know.

Trice:
No thanks. He sucks. Signed, Tosh Baker

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Huskies aren't even intimidating dogs. They're psycho weirdos.

At least mine is lol.

Haha same, goofiest dogs out there

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

There is no way there are 635 Huskie fans across the country.

It's probably Irish Pat, using 635 guest accounts just in case.

Haverford reincarnating himself in disguise as a disgruntled UW fan.

 

[BobbyMac]

You guys called out the lurkers and they ran away. Just 92 now.

Roaches hate the light.

 

[IrishLion]

Speaking of Washington, what happened to them this year?

Browning sucks now, apparently. Both ND QB's are better than him. Gaskin took a step back.

Did they lose a bunch of OL, or did the Pac12 defenses catch on to their offensive system or something?

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

For any Huskies reading this:

You may be asking yourself:

He's:

You just don't know it yet because:

And

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********** = except maybe Clemson and/or Bama

 

[Rogue219]

No one is freaking out on ND's side here...it's just something to talk about as a potential recruit coming...many have said awesome if he comes and oh well if he doesn't

I haven’t seen one ND fan freak out about this recruitment. I’ve seen plenty of ND fans enjoy the freak out from all the UW fans.

Have a look around on some other boards, premium or otherwise.

I know this class has been put together without much incident. Maybe ND fans just need a recruiting nugget to latch onto. Hell, I'd forgotten there were two previous decommitments.

It's a very good group and it was put together with very little drama.

 

[OCIrish]

Speaking of Washington, what happened to them this year?

Browning sucks now, apparently. Both ND QB's are better than him. Gaskin took a step back.

Did they lose a bunch of OL, or did the Pac12 defenses catch on to their offensive system or something?

I'm not entirely sure......of the few UW games I happened by on being in a late night stupor, their offense was nothing short of pedestrian. That being said, the one game was the white wash at WSU, and neither team did much offensively.

 

[spoonidentity]

Turner:
I got news for ALL of you. If Jimmy Lake thinks he can play safety for UW and Clark Lea thinks he can play LB for ND then this kid is a LOT better than anyone in the stargiver industry can comprehend. The fact that these two are going at it over him like they are is all we need to know.

Agreed - this 3 star low ranked safety would probably also agree: https://247sports.com/Player/Taylor-Rapp-58099/

Speaking of Washington, what happened to them this year?

Browning sucks now, apparently. Both ND QB's are better than him. Gaskin took a step back.

Did they lose a bunch of OL, or did the Pac12 defenses catch on to their offensive system or something?

As previously stated, I know UW football a bit:

Pieces never clicked at the same time. 2016 the offense and defense were on point. The biggest difference between then, 2017, and 2018 is the lack of deep threat. John Ross declared for the NFL draft that year and they never had anyone to replace him. After 2016 they had 3 second round draft picks in their backfield. They've reloaded but if all of them had stayed 2017 would have been the year.

The defense this year is ridiculous but the offense just didn't have enough weapons to stretch downfield. You don't throw 40+ touchdowns in a power 5 conference by accident, Browning didn't have options to make up for arm strength after Ross left. Receivers either too short or not getting enough separation, etc. Gaskins hurt this year but still put up 1100+ yards. Would need 150 yards in the Rose Bowl to get his 4th consecutive 1300 yard rushing season even with missing a few games. He's still sneaky good and productive.

They had some baffling offensive play calls against Auburn (i.e. QB option play 1st and goal from the 10 yard line?!? The UW lurkers, if any, will be more upset at that than any of this Asa Turner stuff) but otherwise shut down the Auburn offense. Oregon was a missed kick away from winning. Cal was just a genuinely bad game.

Overall, I am still excited to see how they do against tOSU in the Rose Bowl - strength on strength with Haskins's offensive firepower against a loaded defensive backfield.

 

[Rogue219]

It's the "bachelor phenomena". You line of 30 woman fighting over 1 guy, and they all convince themselves he's their #1 true love and that he's perfect. The whole "want what you can't have" concept. If he had a quiet commitment to ND and signed accordingly, we wouldn't be acting like he's the lynch pin to a future dominant defense.

I want Turner, he has unique size for a LB. But I'm OK if he goes to Washington.

I'm 100% there with you.

I always knew that an early signing day was going to be a great benefit for ND and for me as an ND fan. I really like that this class was cemented in before Christmas rather than in February. No bullshit, not a lot of fan fare, just done and dusted.

 

[Irishnuke]

The best thing about this is if we don’t get him, nobody here is really going to be heartbroken since we had no clue he was really an option a few days ago. At the same time If we do land him, that UW board is going to implode and we will all get to enjoy Ruthie’s tweets.

 

[OhioIrish31]

A LB prospect with Safety speed? Yes please!! Speed in the LB corps is critical. I for one want Asa badly. No way Asa doesn't gain 15-20lbs in college.

 

[koonja]

Is Asa basically Drue Tranquill with 2" of height and leadership skills TBD?

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Is Asa basically Drue Tranquill with 2" of height and leadership skills TBD?

That was my thought exactly. Asa has more athleticism than Tranquil at the same time in their careers, plus he has a bigger frame.

If he signs with us and gives us Tranquil numbers, he'd be an incredible addition.

 

[snoopdog]

A LB prospect with Safety speed? Yes please!! Speed in the LB corps is critical. I for one want Asa badly. No way Asa doesn't gain 15-20lbs in college.

Three words

Jack Kiser

 

[calvegas04]

Is Asa basically Drue Tranquill with 2" of height and leadership skills TBD?

Could be very similar and if he has similar leadership skills/attitude then whoever gets him is very lucky

 

[P_Rose]

These twitter posts on Asa are getting pretty good!!! The best is something about Asa's HC is the Director for the local UA 7on7 league and that's how we are trying to poach him.

 

[BobbyMac]

That was my thought exactly. Asa has more athleticism than Tranquil at the same time in their careers, plus he has a bigger frame.

If he signs with us and gives us Tranquil numbers, he'd be an incredible addition.

He's definitely much longer but there's nothing out there that suggests Asa is a sub 11 sec 100M guy.

Three words

Jack Kiser

This. He's Drue+. Hope we get to see a pic of the two of them together once JK gets on campus.

 

[BobbyMac]

These twitter posts on Asa are getting pretty good!!! The best is something about Asa's HC is the Director for the local UA 7on7 league and that's how we are trying to poach him.

Or that Asa has a family member who has immigration problems and ND is going to get that handled if he comes to ND.

Funny thing is, I used to watch games with an Immigration Lawyer / ND Alum at the Orange Co game watches who lived in San Clemente... 20 minutes up the 5 from Carlsbad. (3 hours w/ traffic). So obviously that's what it is.

 

[IrishLion]

He's definitely much longer but there's nothing out there that suggests Asa is a sub 11 sec 100M guy.

This. He's Drue+. Hope we get to see a pic of the two of them together once JK gets on campus.

Watching a few WMU games this fall, I was actually kind of bummed that ND didn't offer Drue's little bro a scholarship. He could've been useful as part of the ongoing Nickel rotation this year (and could've supplemented Crawford last year). He's got a motor and nose for the ball as a DB that would've translated just fine to ND, I think.

 

[Valpodoc85]

https://247sports.com/Article/Notre...ton-coach-Chris-Petersen-not-happy-126677269/

"the vultures and the low down tactics..."

 

[BabyIrish]

It'd be real nice and honest reporting if these articels would bring up the Tuli Letuligasenoa recruitment, but that doesn't fit the ND vulture narrative

 

[EddytoNow]

Is Asa basically Drue Tranquill with 2" of height and leadership skills TBD?

I'm probably misinterpreting your words, but are you suggesting Turner has leadership skills and two extra inches of height that Drue Tranquill doesn't have? Or are you saying you hope Turner (if he signs with ND) will have those same leadership skills in a slightly longer body?

Turner may be two inches taller than Tranquill (not that 2 inches of additional height really matters that much), but Tranquill certainly doesn't lack leadership skills. He was playing with one good ankle at times this season. His commitment to play when hurt was inspirational for the defense as a whole. One can only hope that Turner and/or Kiser will have that same type of character. The play of our defense this year displayed the leadership that previous ND defenses lacked. The play of Tranquill and Coney had a lot to do with that.

 

[P_Rose]

I've seen comments on twitter of us "forcing" him to commit to us if he indeed flips.

 

[Dizzyphil]

I've seen comments on twitter of us "forcing" him to commit to us if he indeed flips.

where?