Pyne says he'll sign, per ISD *

I hope the kid has a great ND career but any discussion

of the 2020 recruiting class makes me sick as it leads me to think of the now very real possibility that Kelly will get to coach as many and possibly more seasons at ND than Leahy, Ara, and Lou.

that will be right about the same time

that he will be in striking distance of winning more games at ND than Rockne

Should really spruce up the recruiting class *

I’d go out on a limb for the guy. *

swarbrick has a stick up his...never mind.... *

That stick is bigger than Brian Kelly's coaching tree *

aka “The forest pansy” (link)

Click here for link at https://www.theplantingtree.com/products/forest-pansy-redbud

Purple blooms.... too funny. *

Eh, don’t be a sap. *

Coach collecting Pyne? Does that mean he's a scrub? *

Nope. He is a wanna be conehead. *

Coaches should conifer before making any hasty judgments. *

Yew got that right! *

His presence will resin-ate throughout the program *

And you're not barking up the wrong tree w/ that assessment *

Kelly shouldn't take a bough until the kid signs. *

Yous guys just can't stop needling Kelly *

He leafs no stone unturned. *

I'm stumped as to what all the fuss is about *

I'll root for him. *

Hopefully, his cousin Kevin Pyne also commits

6'8" tackle.

And a half.

Or so they say.

LOL. Yes. *

Cade McNamara & Blake Barnett..
It's a long ways off for 2019 verbal commits to sign, let alone 2020. But hey who knows maybe there will be a new HC finishing Pyne's recruitment.

Finally Kelly gets his QB

You just wait until 2023, Big Game Brian will finally shut up the naysayers.

We'll be talking about how his 3* OL needs to be improved

in Kelly's next recruiting class before we can really judge it.

Someone to finally hit that elusive corner fade...

when Kelly gets the matchup he’s looking for on 4th-and-goal from the one-inch line.

You forgot to add "in a hurricane." *

"Pistols shots ring out in the bar room night" *

...and “when he only needs a field goal to win the game.” *

Or he will need a 2 pointer after the TD to tie.

Because... well, we all know why....

All Real Men of Genius know why.

And Brian Kelly is a founding member.

He got a good one this year, too. *

Big offer list. Makes selling the 2019 slot harder.Mike had

Some interesting comments on ND recuiting @ the 39 minute mark on power hour BTW. ND seems to be in great position and then forgets to follow up... It never ends.

Offer list: Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Virginia Tech

Click here for link at https://irishsportsdaily.com/s/6090/more-spring-talk-4-16-18

The big white elephant in the room....

Brian Kelly.

It is not hard to figure out why elite talent(for the most part) is averse to committing to/signing with ND.

Most(5 stars/high 4 stars) are not interested in playing for him--and the few who do have reservations about his perceived longevity.

It is easy pickings for other top schools to negatively recruit ND based on their situation at Head Coach.

Odd thing to say when a high 4-Star commits

He’s a scooch from a 5 Star. 6.0 guy

He's not a high 4 star

At least not on 247.
He is #220 overall on 247.
There are over 175 other 4 stars rated higher.

But my post wasn't really in specific reference to Pyne.
It relates to ND's overall recruiting effort--in which you referenced with a link to Mike Frank's podcast talking about recruiting 'issues'.

ND will sign some good OL--they always do. But right now ND is struggling to land their top targets. I see they just lost their top RB target to Clemson---a FLorida kid all the ND insiders stated we led for in a big way.
Not good.

He's a 6.0 player, that's top 40 on rivals. That's higher

than any current QB we have. His offer list should tell the rest of the story. Getting those offers as a sophomore is rare...

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"higher than any current qb we have"

once again, to the recruitnik, every recruit is a must sign until he gets on campus and then the guys we're not recruiting are so much better.

Top 100 on rivals. *

Plus, he’s Mugsy Bogues *

You misspelled purple *

Hope that holds, then

Not to put pressure on a 16-year-old kid, but obviously if you're going to have a commitment from a 2020 guy of that caliber, thereby hurting your chances with 2019 kids, that kind of needs to hold. Being Barnetted sucks.