2015 National Signing Day Thread 2/4/15

[BeauBenken]

On Matt LaFleur - Nothing going on right now, focused on recruiting right now. If there's anything to report they'll do it. All about the kids today. Brady said he'll come in at QB Coach if we need one. Kelly, with a chuckle, said he wouldn't need to send a resume.

[EDIT] That's it, Kelly's out.

This is Quinn, right?

I don't watch CBS typically.

 

[Luckylucci]

This is Quinn, right?

I don't watch CBS typically.

Correct, he was being facetious.

 

[irishog77]

This is Quinn, right?

I don't watch CBS typically.

It's Marcia.

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Auburn has not received Byron Cowart's LOI. Does that bode well for Florida? <a href="http://t.co/JESdxrapwi">http://t.co/JESdxrapwi</a> <a href="http://t.co/Sg09lMr9Sw">pic.twitter.com/Sg09lMr9Sw</a></p>— 247Sports (@247Sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports/status/563040721704611842">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Cowart says he's going to "get it done" and was waiting to see what CeCe Jefferson was going to do before faxing, but was all <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Auburn?src=hash">#Auburn</a> anyhow</p>— Mike Farrell (@rivalsmike) <a href="https://twitter.com/rivalsmike/status/563041112085262337">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>"I'm going to Auburn regardless" -- text just now from Cowart. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WarEagle?src=hash">#WarEagle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gators?src=hash">#Gators</a> <a href="http://t.co/zLVcvr4QJA">pic.twitter.com/zLVcvr4QJA</a></p>— Mike Farrell (@rivalsmike) <a href="https://twitter.com/rivalsmike/status/563041346085474305">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[BeauBenken]

Correct, he was being facetious.

Figured. But there are a lot of famous Brady's out there that we could bring in to coach. haha

 

[wizards8507]

Watching this "Snoop and Son" special on ESPN... holy hell those Gorman facilities are ridiculous.

 

[greyhammer90]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Auburn has not received Byron Cowart's LOI. Does that bode well for Florida? <a href="http://t.co/JESdxrapwi">http://t.co/JESdxrapwi</a> <a href="http://t.co/Sg09lMr9Sw">pic.twitter.com/Sg09lMr9Sw</a></p>— 247Sports (@247Sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports/status/563040721704611842">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Cowart says he's going to "get it done" and was waiting to see what CeCe Jefferson was going to do before faxing, but was all <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Auburn?src=hash">#Auburn</a> anyhow</p>— Mike Farrell (@rivalsmike) <a href="https://twitter.com/rivalsmike/status/563041112085262337">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>"I'm going to Auburn regardless" -- text just now from Cowart. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WarEagle?src=hash">#WarEagle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gators?src=hash">#Gators</a> <a href="http://t.co/zLVcvr4QJA">pic.twitter.com/zLVcvr4QJA</a></p>— Mike Farrell (@rivalsmike) <a href="https://twitter.com/rivalsmike/status/563041346085474305">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Prayer thread.

 

[ulukinatme]

That dude can bench press 225 with his neck

 

[NDPhilly]

UCLA and Auburn having great days.

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Jordan Cronkrite signs with the University of Florida! Congratulations to the Warrior Athletes who will be... <a href="http://t.co/Z6PyZKbOpr">http://t.co/Z6PyZKbOpr</a></p>— WCS (@wcsmiami) <a href="https://twitter.com/wcsmiami/status/563055874886082561">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[NDGOLDEN]

I don't understand why even tho espn reporter says we have dexter but they don't post it on our committed board when they show it. Every other guy that's commited they put them up immediately but with us its not the same. It's been 4 hours.... Come on

 

[koonja]

I think we have a solid class, but man, some Schools are going HAM right now.

 

[MartyIrish]

I think we have a solid class, but man, some Schools are going HAM right now.

Tennesse's class is insane...

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Colonial Forge senior Gary Jennings has signed with West Virginia.</p>— Taft Coghill Jr. (@tcoghilljr) <a href="https://twitter.com/tcoghilljr/status/563060456370503680">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Luckylucci]

Tennesse's class is insane...

We have a higher Avg. rating that UT does but they are bringing in 29 players. Look at avg. rating not overall rating that way you can look at who's actually bringing in quality not quantity. UT does have a good class but 29 players definitely messes with the optics.

 

[Grahambo]

If this was posted earlier sorry but:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Annual reminder that it's not all about how many stars you have or how many cameras show up at your signing. It's what you do next.</p>— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) <a href="https://twitter.com/JJWatt/status/563028067632021505">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MartyIrish]

If this was posted earlier sorry but:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Annual reminder that it's not all about how many stars you have or how many cameras show up at your signing. It's what you do next.</p>— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) <a href="https://twitter.com/JJWatt/status/563028067632021505">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He's awesome. Both on and off the field.

 

[PANDFAN]

We have a higher Avg. rating that UT does but they are bringing in 29 players. Look at avg. rating not overall rating that way you can look at who's actually bringing in quality not quantity. UT does have a good class but 29 players definitely messes with the optics.

ALSO taking the #1 kicker only yields us a 3*

 

[ulukinatme]

I'm in class, so if you guys can keep me updated on what Kelly says while on CBS that'd be fantastic!

I posted most of what was said in that CBS report, but here it is if you want it in it's entirety:

2015 National Signing Day: Brian Kelly talks about Notre Dame's class - CBSSports.com

 

[Grahambo]

He's awesome. Both on and off the field.

Agreed. I'm a huge Giants fan but he is my favorite player in the league. An absolute beast. I don't own any jerseys of any kind but I told my wife, his is the one I would wear.

 

[Luckylucci]

I think we have a solid class, but man, some Schools are going HAM right now.

Like I said above a lot of it has to do with numbers. We have a better avg. rating than Texas, A&M, UGA, Clemson, OSU, and LSU. All teams currently ranked higher than us.

 

[MartyIrish]

Agreed. I'm a huge Giants fan but he is my favorite player in the league. An absolute beast. I don't own any jerseys of any kind but I told my wife, his is the one I would wear.

My family in Texas has season tickets a couple rows behind the bench.

He plays catch with kids before EVERY game. Just a solid dude

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>As expected, WR Equanimeous St. Brown announces for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a>. Likely closes out <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Irish?src=hash">#Irish</a> class.</p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/563069285795647488">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Whiskeyjack]

538's Stephen Pettigrew just posted an article titled "After Signing Day, Wisconsin Makes the Best of Its Recruits":

In most college towns, the unofficial start to next football season is National Signing Day. After months and even years of courting, athletic programs officially find out Wednesday which of recruits they’ve snagged, and which they’ve lost to rivals.

For those who care to listen, there’s going to be a lot said about which schools nabbed the best recruiting class. But the pundits don’t have the last word — wins and losses do. I looked at how well schools’ recruiting classes translate into wins on the field and created a rating of how much each program underperforms or outperforms.

I built my data set using two sources. I used ratings created by Ken Massey, a statistician best known for his system of rating sports teams, to measure team success. The ratings take into account factors such as win-loss and strength of schedule, which allowed me to distinguish between two teams with an identical win-loss record. I then used recruiting data from Rivals to measure how well a team recruited in each year from 2002 to 2014. With that, I made a simple statistical model to predict where a team would finish in the ratings and compared the prediction to its actual 2014 rating.

The chart below shows how much better or worse each school fared in 2014 compared with how its recruiting predicts that it would finish.

But that only tells us about the past year. I replicated the analysis for each season since 2005 to see which programs are habitually over- or underachieving.

Anchoring the top of the overachievement scale is Wisconsin, who on average finishes 32 spots higher than predicted. Also at the top of the scale is Oregon, which turns top-30 recruitment years into top-10 finishes, and Missouri, which has turned top-40 recruits into two top-5 seasons. The chart also shows that Georgia Tech’s overachievement in 2014 was not an anomaly. Despite having had just one top-40 recruiting class since 2002, the Yellow Jackets have had multiple strong seasons over the past decade.

The worst of the underachievers are Colorado, Illinois and Indiana. And unsurprisingly, several years of coaching changes, off-field distractions and underwhelming on-field performance have left the football powerhouses of Michigan, Miami and Tennessee among the underachievers.

If your team is a perennial overachiever and has an unusually strong recruiting class this year, perhaps expect big things in the next few years. If you’re a fan of an underachieving team, don’t get too excited just yet about a strong recruiting class. It hasn’t done much good in the recent past.

So who's ready to go 8-5 next season? Woo!

 

[NDohio]

A drama free NSD. What a day - what a class.

Now it's time for a safety to transfer in...

 

[GATTACA!]

Just saw Desmond Howard give ND a some shine, i think i watched a man soul die a little.

 

[IrishLion]

Nobody defected at the last minute, nobody faxed Houston instead of ND, nobody even had unexpected "multiple delays" in sending the paperwork.

I feel like we should all collectively pop some champagne or something.

I can only imagine how the coaching staff feels.

 

[NDWorld247]

Just saw Desmond Howard give ND a some shine, i think i watched a man soul die a little.

I thought the same thing. Desmond's hate for ND burns red hot. He does a good job of not letting that show on TV (from what I've seen).

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Kelly giving a lot of credit at the beginning to <a href="https://twitter.com/dpeloqu1">@dpeloqu1</a> for being a key part of putting together this class, and previous classes</p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/563071371274891264">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> HC Brian Kelly says Tony Alford is “tireless in his work going from coast to coast” as recruiting coordinator.</p>— Jake Brown (@Jake_Brown) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jake_Brown/status/563071637684518912">February 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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