Comments on: Irish lose Barr to UCLA

By: Carroll B. Merriman

Carroll B. Merriman — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:16:35 +0000

I am loving yout dating adventures.

By: AJ Arko

AJ Arko — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:34:50 +0000

It’s not all bad to finish the runner up. If the girl friend thing falls through or his gig at UCLA disspounts, ND must be high on his list for transferring.

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:34:26 +0000

“..too late to figure that out…” you and me both brother Jake!
Best wishes to Anthony Barr (regardless of his final choice). He is the son of an alum and deserves our well wishes – as we would want for each other’s sons and daughters. Let’s be realistic folks, the college decision hopefully works out as an excellent match for each student including student-athletes. Those of us that have gone through the process with our offspring can appreciate the difficulty in reaching the final choice.
Let’s remember as we talk about each targeted recruit, that we’re talking about individual living, breathing people. For us this is about a game. For them this is about their lives.
Anthony had the benefit of the advice from two ND athletes that know both him and the institution from very close observation – the good and the bad, the pros and the cons. I trust that their guidance had more weight that a girlfriend’s influence.
Then again when my son Phil was choosing colleges……..

By: TLNDMA

TLNDMA — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:25:45 +0000

I thought the players playing agaist Ioane, on the film I watched, looked like they were afraid of him. He looked to be the kind of player that the other team wanted to avoid. I think he would be a great get.
Spond is surely not being recuited as a Qb but, looks very athletic and could end up playing at multiple positions, TE LB S WR.

By: ugetwutuask4

ugetwutuask4 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:58:36 +0000

I actually looked at a 10 min. highlight on Ioane and I think he is exactly everything ND needs in a safety and given Coach K’s rep as a developer of talent he could end up being a game-changer in the mold of a Troy Polomalu. Now that is the closest comparison I could draw because the two are similar in stature and the way they attack the ball but I’m not saying he’ll come in right away and make an impact like lets say Teo made last year. I have seen a little bit of film on Spond but it was as a QB and I wasn’t as impressed with him playing that position but with his size and athleticism I feel like he is better suited to play safety or linebacker in college even wideout depending on how good his hands are. But I don’t think he is a college QB and he says his first position of choice is to play QB at ND.

By: TLNDMA

TLNDMA — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:28:27 +0000

Have you seen film of Ioane or Spond, what did you think?

By: ugetwutuask4

ugetwutuask4 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:24:19 +0000

The players expected on campus for a visit are Jeremy Ioane (safety), Matt James (OT), teammate/quarterback Luke Massa, Christian Lombard (OT), Tate Nichols (OT), Daniel Smith (WR), Andrew Hendrix (QB), Austin Collinsworth (DB), and athlete Danny Spond.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:37:25 +0000

Way to late I figured that out. (Sigh). Next stop, Alabama.
Lord have mercy!

By: sharkey

sharkey — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:46:21 +0000

No blame to Kelly or any commited recruits who decide to attend another school. Especially during a major leadership transition. If I were sought after by several major firms and the one I was going to fired all its top staff, I would certainly be looking at other offers.
No blame to Kelly, either. He wasn’t even given the chance to present himself or his program. Tough for any coach under these circumstances. Good luck to Mr. Barr.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:36:21 +0000

We girls like that about ourselves.

By: TLNDMA

TLNDMA — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:15:31 +0000

Next weekend is supposed to be heavy with visits. Anyone know who’s coming?
Just watched Jeremy Ioane on youtube. Kid plays liked he’s possessed. That would be a good get.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:41:33 +0000

Bingo. At that age it’s always about the girl.
Come to think of, at any age it’a about the girl. It’s why Im stuck in Ohio.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:16:48 +0000

It was the girlfriend.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:41:24 +0000

Yeah bad news about Barr but the worst news is this will bring out a major rant from Robertg.

By: ugetwutuask4

ugetwutuask4 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:19:56 +0000

It’s O.K. Coach K at the end of the day I know you gave it the best shot you had with such little time to work with. You’re still putting ND in the best position to land and I beleive will land guys like J.R. Ferguson and or Christian Jones, Matt James and or Seantrell Henderson, Dietrich Riley and or Corey Cooper or Jeremy Ioane a kid who reminds me a lot of Troy Polomalu and is not even ranked by these recruiting services but plays the safety position and tackles better than most of the guys on ND’S roster last year not named TEO! Check out Jeremy Ioane’s highlights on you tube if you get a chance. But Coach K I have confidence will land by Feb.3 at least 4 least 4 if not all of these guys.