'21 HI LB Kahanu Kia (Notre Dame Signee)

[phillyirish]

How did Utah get such a highly rated kid?

Utah is usually good to pull 3-4 decent 4*s a year. Last year they got a CB #51 overall prospect in the country.

 

[Luckylucci]

I'd be a lot more fired up for this if he wasn't taking his mission. It's hard to get too excited if it's 1 year in and 2 years away. But, I bet he'll be a ST's maniac for 1 season.

 

[BobbyMac]

Irish CBs are coming in. Maybe it happens tonight.

Looks like it. Someone is.

 

[BobbyMac]

I'd be a lot more fired up for this if he wasn't taking his mission. It's hard to get too excited if it's 1 year in and 2 years away. But, I bet he'll be a ST's maniac for 1 season.

So now the word is he WILL take his mission before enrolling?

 

[Luckylucci]

So now the word is he WILL take his mission before enrolling?

Last I read he was 1 year in school and then leaving for his mission. Unsure if that has changed.

 

[BobbyMac]

Last I read he was 1 year in school and then leaving for his mission. Unsure if that has changed.

That's even weirder. Thx LL.

 

[tko]

He'll return from his mission weighing 130 lbs

 

[Wingman Ray]

Gotta punt on this one fellas

 

[Luckylucci]

Gotta punt on this one fellas

There is zero downside to this so no reason to punt. It's a free down. He'll take space on a roster that has no scholarship limits and then when we have to get back down under the 85 limit, he'll be gone.

 

[NewEnglandGuy]

Maybe Covid and the 2021 limitless year changes everything, but I thought that once the eligibility clock started, it couldn’t be paused. 5/6 years to play 4. Weinke was playing in his late 20s because his minor league baseball stint occurred before he played at FSU (crazy Charlie Ward and him signed in the same class and enrolled in the summer of 1990), but had he left after playing a game, he couldn’t have come back to play.

 

[ryno 24]

On II they said that he wont be taking his mission if he goes to ND. I dont know where the link is but go there to find the story (wanting to cover my baiss so I dont get in trouble)

 

[zelezo vlk]

On II they said that he wont be taking his mission if he goes to ND. I dont know where the link is but go there to find the story (wanting to cover my baiss so I dont get in trouble)

That makes significantly more sense

 

[notredomer23]

On II they said that he wont be taking his mission if he goes to ND. I dont know where the link is but go there to find the story (wanting to cover my baiss so I dont get in trouble)

Everyone knows the prerequisite for attending ND is converting to Catholicism.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

On II they said that he wont be taking his mission if he goes to ND. I dont know where the link is but go there to find the story (wanting to cover my baiss so I dont get in trouble)

I cant imagine the coaches want to deal with this again. Makes sense to me they would stipulate a full scholarship would be contingent on not taking a mission. Hell..... the kid could do his mission in SW Michigan. Its like a 3rd world country there already..







jk

 

[dad4aa]

I cant imagine the coaches want to deal with this again. Makes sense to me they would stipulate a full scholarship would be contingent on not taking a mission. Hell..... the kid could do his mission in SW Michigan. Its like a 3rd world country there already..



jk

Hey, we're not that bad....yet

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Hey, we're not that bad....yet

We are on the up and up. They are getting ready to build a Popeyes!

 

[Luckylucci]

On II they said that he wont be taking his mission if he goes to ND. I dont know where the link is but go there to find the story (wanting to cover my baiss so I dont get in trouble)

Great news, thanks for sharing.

 

[NDinMI]

I see good awareness, instincts & fundamentals while breaking down in space, but his foot speed seems kind of heavy and slow. Anyone else feel this way by looking at his film? Not a knock on him, but just something I noticed and figured I'd see what y'all think. Also, is he being recruited specifically as a Mike LB or is he a guy that they try at Mike and Buck?

 

[dublinirish]

I see good awareness, instincts & fundamentals while breaking down in space, but his foot speed seems kind of heavy and slow. Anyone else feel this way by looking at his film? Not a knock on him, but just something I noticed and figured I'd see what y'all think. Also, is he being recruited specifically as a Mike LB or is he a guy that they try at Mike and Buck?

stick him on ST and he can be the next Bauer/Jordan Botelho

 

[longliveautrydenson]

I see good awareness, instincts & fundamentals while breaking down in space, but his foot speed seems kind of heavy and slow. Anyone else feel this way by looking at his film? Not a knock on him, but just something I noticed and figured I'd see what y'all think. Also, is he being recruited specifically as a Mike LB or is he a guy that they try at Mike and Buck?

I’ve been confused about this recruitment because we were originally going to take one LB. It seemed odd that we were reversing course to pursue Kia (who’s not even playing this year). I think I’ve figured it out though:

Kahanu Kia : Teva Tafiti :: Robby Toma : Manti Te’o

That’s not a knock on Kia, as ND won’t recruit ridealongs unless we think they can have success at ND (and they generally have). But the recruitment makes more sense if the staff thinks it will give them a leg up in the Tafiti recruitment.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

I’ve been confused about this recruitment because we were originally going to take one LB. It seemed odd that we were reversing course to pursue Kia (who’s not even playing this year). I think I’ve figured it out though:

Kahanu Kia : Teva Tafiti :: Robby Toma : Manti Te’o

That’s not a knock on Kia, as ND won’t recruit ridealongs unless we think they can have success at ND (and they generally have). But the recruitment makes more sense if the staff thinks it will give them a leg up in the Tafiti recruitment.

The chick from Moana?

 

[House16]

I’ve been confused about this recruitment because we were originally going to take one LB. It seemed odd that we were reversing course to pursue Kia (who’s not even playing this year). I think I’ve figured it out though:

Kahanu Kia : Teva Tafiti :: Robby Toma : Manti Te’o

That’s not a knock on Kia, as ND won’t recruit ridealongs unless we think they can have success at ND (and they generally have). But the recruitment makes more sense if the staff thinks it will give them a leg up in the Tafiti recruitment.

Yeah sign me up for Toma, Chris Finke, and Austin Torres all day every day haha. I'm struggling to think of a (scholarship) ridealong that didn't contribute meaningfully, actually.

 

[longliveautrydenson]

Yeah sign me up for Toma, Chris Finke, and Austin Torres all day every day haha. I'm struggling to think of a (scholarship) ridealong that didn't contribute meaningfully, actually.

Justin Ademilola was perceived as a ridealong by a lot of people, but he’s been arguably the most productive defensive player per snap since his freshman year.

 

[Irishnuke]

The chick from Moana?

Exactly. Very important we land her.

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

Yeah sign me up for Toma, Chris Finke, and Austin Torres all day every day haha. I'm struggling to think of a (scholarship) ridealong that didn't contribute meaningfully, actually.

Josh Atkinson.

 

[Meatloaf]

Committed

 

[fightingirish26]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">COMMITTED!!☘️☘️ <a href="https://t.co/WLCTlHeQ9s">pic.twitter.com/WLCTlHeQ9s</a></p>— Kahanu Kia (@KahanuKia) <a href="https://twitter.com/KahanuKia/status/1329514641920200704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Mavericknyc1980]

Boom 1

 

[NewEnglandGuy]

Welcome and congrats!

Be sure to tell your friend and teammate Tevarua Tafiti alllllllllll about the good times!

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Neat