'25 IN DE Damien Shanklin (LSU Verbal)

[brewdog_14527]

There is no reason to believe that admissions wasn't involved early on. The assumption (which has been stated several times already) was that Shanklin was a borderline admission possibility. He was told what he needed to do to gain admission. He apparently didn't accomplish the things that he needed to do.

Totally agree. I am sure he was told what he needed to do, and made a choice. It was his choice not to do whatever needed to be done, and with any choice there are good and bad consequences. He must have weighed the decision to take the foreign language class vs not being eligible to ND, and decided he wasn't as concerned with being at ND. That is totally his choice and I am sure he will be fine. I am not sure why people think we should wave the requirement so he can get in, only to not want to do the work his frosh year and transfer out. Probably best for all that the decision is made now and all parties can move on. Seems like this is the same thing Tae Johnson was told and he made a different choice.

 

[SeekNDestroy]

There’s an easy way to find out what happened. @Irish2155 knows his guidance counselor.

Paging @Irish2155. Let everybody know why Dame is out.

 

[Chicago Domer]

That's still stupid, though. If a player is able to get through admissions at Stanford then there should be no issue with them getting through admissions at ND.

Who doesn’t take a foreign language in HS? I don’t get that. How do you expect a kid to get through ND if a HS foreign language class is too difficult?

 

[T-Boone]

Why require anything, really? Who needs math? Or English! History is all bullshit right?

Maths and English are compulsory in high school - it is obvious why they are. History I sort of agree except that it is interesting and easy. Whereas I can see numerous kids finding a foreign language hard, uninteresting and questioning exactly why it is compulsory. I’d need freeman and the rest of them to explaining that to me.

 

[T-Boone]

Who doesn’t take a foreign language in HS? I don’t get that. How do you expect a kid to get through ND if a HS foreign language class is too difficult?

I never did - I took music instead. You can’t do everything. That should count.

 

[NDBoiler]

Who doesn’t take a foreign language in HS? I don’t get that. How do you expect a kid to get through ND if a HS foreign language class is too difficult?

The Indiana Core 40 requirements (minimum to graduate high school) don’t require a foreign language.

 

[stlnd01]

Maths and English are compulsory in high school - it is obvious why they are. History I sort of agree except that it is interesting and easy. Whereas I can see numerous kids finding a foreign language hard, uninteresting and questioning exactly why it is compulsory. I’d need freeman and the other east of them explaining that to me.

It’s a basic requirement for admission to - and then graduation from - the university. Freeman’s got nothing to do with it. It’s over his head.

Except that you can’t build half your recruiting pitch around “4 for 40” and the value of the degree and then make exceptions for kids for whom meeting basic requirements to gain admissions/graduate is a little inconvenient or hard. A little hard is kind of the whole point.

 

[dublinirish]

 

[a mike]

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Have any analysts shared the backstory on this? How do you go from "I love Notre Dame" to "My 3 schools are Bama, LSU, tOSU"? Was ND used as leverage? Something else?

 

[dublinirish]

Have any analysts shared the backstory on this? How do you go from "I love Notre Dame" to "My 3 schools are Bama, LSU, tOSU"? Was ND used as leverage? Something else?

he loved ND until he realized he had to do work in the classroom to get there

 

[allenm5333]

he loved ND until he realized he had to do work in the classroom to get there

was hoping he could be the next tae johnson...

 

[CanadalovesND]

Some smoke from the Alabama board. They are pushing hard. Feeling is LSU/Bama battle

 

[INLaw]

he loved ND until he realized he had to do work in the classroom to get there

Telephone game. Grapevine through grapevine but heard tell it’s around Sean Kemp level. Why a number of the beat insiders were always like ummm this is a weird one. The three listed schools wont be a problem bc never be in a classroom and will never personally be logged on to any online class although his account will mysteriously be.

 

[BobbyMac]

Telephone game. Grapevine through grapevine but heard tell it’s around Sean Kemp level. Why a number of the beat insiders were always like ummm this is a weird one. The three listed schools wont be a problem bc never be in a classroom and will never personally be logged on to any online class although his account will mysteriously be.

Comparing Kemp to Shanklin is like comparing Moss to Meadows. Unless you talked to Kemp as a HSer, you can’t wrap your head around it.

 

[HouseofPain]

Personally never real sad when ND doesnt land an Indiana product.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Comparing Kemp to Shanklin is like comparing Moss to Meadows. Unless you talked to Kemp as a HSer, you can’t wrap your head around it.

What is this coded terminology? I googled Sean Kemp and all I saw was that he's been addicted to cocaine, involved in a drive-by shooting, was a ferocious dunker and had a lot of baby mamas.

 

[Katzenboyer]

Personally never real sad when ND doesnt land an Indiana product.

Kid's gotta meet them halfway, though. In this instance, that wasn't in the cards.

 

[CanadalovesND]

LSU bound.

 

[Irish2155]

Be interesting what NIL $$$ others offer. I wouldn’t lock this verbal as final.

 

[PutuporShutup]

Be interesting what NIL $$$ others offer. I wouldn’t lock this verbal as final.

Agree but he won’t be coming to nd, and that’s disappointing as we badly need someone that’s not a major project to rush the passer.

 

[Irish2155]

Agree but he won’t be coming to nd, and that’s disappointing as we badly need someone that’s not a major project to rush the passer.

He can’t get into ND.

 

[Irish du Nord]

Agree but he won’t be coming to nd, and that’s disappointing as we badly need someone that’s not a major project to rush the passer.

I don’t know why we’re stressing here, it was pretty clear that the staff did everything they could.

 

[irishandy]

It seems like he didn't want to do the work to get into ND. I wonder if he will stay at LSU.....he doesn't seem like an LSU guy.

 

[stlnd01]

Barf. Can't wait for the "Kelly goes into Notre Dame's backyard and steals a top recruit" narrative.

 

[BobbyMac]

It seems like he didn't want to do the work to get into ND. I wonder if he will stay at LSU.....he doesn't seem like an LSU guy.

I'd love to see the transfer rates of guys from one region who chose to play in another than compare them to one another and then vs guys who stayed in region.

 

[stlnd01]

I'd love to see the transfer rates of guys from one region who chose to play in another than compare them to one another and then vs guys who stayed in region.

Given the geographical diversity of Notre Dame's football team you could run a pretty good study based just off of us.

 

[BobbyMac]

Given the geographical diversity of Notre Dame's football team you could run a pretty good study based just off of us.

The flaw there is the level of student.

Would love to see what all & even non-ND qualifiers from say IN/IL/OH who go to the SEC work out vs other groups.

 

[PutuporShutup]

I don’t know why we’re stressing here, it was pretty clear that the staff did everything they could.

Not stressing over him, just not loving our dline recruiting

 

[allenm5333]

I'd love to see the transfer rates of guys from one region who chose to play in another than compare them to one another and then vs guys who stayed in region.

They already had that minnesota kid transfer home