soft verbal crap

[irishrick]

what is this soft verbal stuff? if you want to come say so, if your not sure say so, if your thinking between five schools say so, then give a XCOMMINTMENT . LOTS OF KIDS FLOAT THE NOTRE DAME AROUND FOR EGO STATUS, ITS, ALL A BUNCH OF CRAP ,I LIKE CHARLIES IDEA. WHAT SAY YOU? SO MUCH CHATTER OVER X PLAYER, WHO HAS NO INTENTIONS OF COMING TO THE IRISH, BUT BECAUSE HE IS 300#AND 6"8" EVERYONE GETS EXCITED, HERE IS MY TAKE you don't have to be big to be good. just remember go irish

[lattedatte]

What say me is CW is doing the exact right thing. He is learning to be a head coach in a new generation of recruiting. No longer is ND a "lock" destination for the top blue chippers. Whoever ND's coach is will have to fight tooth and nail for every recruit he goes for. Soft verbals makes hard to guage if plan b should be taken. just my thoughts.

[Tommy]

IF you win they will come

[lattedatte]

I wish thats all it took tommy-gun.

[untitledproject]

IF you win they will come

Check that; "If you pay..."

[Sir John]

conversively If you get shot you die:p

[Svoboda]

Unfortunately it's just the nature of the game anymore.

College football has really become big business and I fully believe the NCAA needs to move to dual signing periods like college hoops or they should have a rolling signing period where you can sign a LOI at any time. That would definitely put an end to the lunacy that college recruiting has become.

That way when a kid decides and signs, it's over.

[xfactor9600]

A change is also needed in Basketball too... but I like Svo's idea of a rolling period. The only thing the current system sets up is the huge signing day extravaganza that benefits ONLY ESPN and RIVALS type set ups.

[indydomer]

IF you win they will come

I agree with that. Look at USC. They weren't the super power they are in rucruiting like they are now until Carrol came ther and they started winning. Of course there are a ton of other intangebals and a lot of hard work involved, but in the end it comes down to winning at a major school. Look at Florida, they win the NC and they have an amazing recruiting class. Its all about winning and getting the recruiting ball rolling.

[stonebreakerwasgod]

For a young kid who is not academically inclined, Socal has a lot to offer...Hollywood, movie stars, beaches, and warm weather. What they often find are hookers, drugs, earthquakes, and Pete.
I agree with some of the above, everyone loves a winner. Texas got a whole lotta new fans after winning with Vince Young. SC was the same way. Give Weis two years, we'll be back perennially in the top 5.

[BGIF]

Unfortunately it's just the nature of the game anymore.

College football has really become big business and I fully believe the NCAA needs to move to dual signing periods like college hoops or they should have a rolling signing period where you can sign a LOI at any time. That would definitely put an end to the lunacy that college recruiting has become.

That way when a kid decides and signs, it's over.

So what makes you think Benn, Greg Little, Chris Little, Donald, Edwards, Blackwell, Smith, Wright, Wilson, or Peters would have been Irish with an early Signing Day?

Trattou is the only one ND would have gotten early while losing Brian Smith and Brandon Walker.

The Barksdale saga only would have ended early if he had signed early which he wasn't going to do.

[Double_Domer]

So what makes you think Benn, Greg Little, Chris Little, Donald, Edwards, Blackwell, Smith, Wright, Wilson, or Peters would have been Irish with an early Signing Day?

Trattou is the only one ND would have gotten early while losing Brian Smith and Brandon Walker.

The Barksdale saga only would have ended early if he had signed early which he wasn't going to do.

We probably wouldn't have gotten them with an early Signing Day, but at least we would then have known a lot earlier and had the opportunity to go to Plan B.

[Sir John]

I had troubles with all this momenclature back when. What the heck is a Silent verbal???:D :D :D Will you marry me june 21st, she nods yes.. set up the wedding and suddenly it's a no show? Soft verbal.. now what's that? Silent verbal what's that? Can i borrow your car any time? Tell me yes or no or gad the cops are chasing you.

[stonebreakerwasgod]

Hey, can we decommit our marriage vow with no penalty?

[Sir John]

stones depends upon how you sqeezed the fruit and handled it:D

[stonebreakerwasgod]

I am known to have a master touch, and I'm not talking about myself, thank you. :)

[Sir John]

stones don't ever know how you handled yourself or another:) Being funny I hope her not confrontational..........:D

[Sweeney6083]

A soft verbal is like a soft shit it smells bad and runs through your hands.

[Sir John]

That's like a lady saying will you still respect me in the morning:D What ever it takes

[stonebreakerwasgod]

I put my best Bill Clinton smile on and say "ABSOLUTELY!"

[irishrick]

Brewster aims to take the Gopher Nation to PasadenaBy Bruce Hooley
Special to ESPN.com


Like every seller, Tim Brewster needs a buyer.


Way more than one, actually, although one for his house in Denver would be nice right now.


That way, Brewster could dispense with a needless mortgage payment and shed any remaining vestiges of his old job as the Denver Broncos' tight ends coach that are holding him back in his new position as the head coach at the University of Minnesota.



AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt
Tim Brewster plans to point the Gophers in the right direction.Not that the old house, or anything else, seems to be deterring Brewster these days.


Already one week into spring practice, Brewster radiates the zeal of an evangelist and the optimism of a lottery-ticket buyer.


Good thing, because he'll need both.


Brewster says the early start -- well ahead of other Big Ten programs -- is to carry momentum from last season into 2007, give players some separation between football and final exams and provide any injured Gophers more time to heal before the next season begins.


But from talking to him, you get the idea he simply couldn't wait any longer.


Since his hiring on Jan. 16, Brewster has been selling a vision unseen in these parts for a long time.


"We're going to take the Gopher Nation to Pasadena," he said that day, and many times since. "We have great tradition here. There's no reason what happened before can't happen again."


Maybe so, but the cold truth -- and at this time of year, there's no other kind up here -- is Minnesota hasn't been to the Rose Bowl since the 1961 season.


Every Big Ten school has been there at least once since. Yes, even Northwestern (1995) and Indiana (1967).


Minnesota won three of its national championships in the 1930s, claimed two more in the 1940s and grabbed its last title in 1960 -- the same year the 46-year-old Brewster was born.


To recruits these days, that's not tradition.


It's ancient history.


From the time the Big Ten began allowing more than one member to play in the postseason in 1975, Minnesota went to three bowl games in 22 seasons before hiring Glen Mason in 1997.


Mason took the Gophers to seven postseason berths over the next decade, including five straight trips on the back end of his tenure.

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Then came the second half of the Insight Bowl in December, when Minnesota blew a 38-7 lead in the final 20 minutes and suffered a 44-41 overtime loss to Texas Tech.


Mason, who had received a four-year contract extension exactly one year before, was dismissed the next day in either a panic firing by athletic director Joel Maturi or an act of bold brilliance.


Right now, it's safe to label the move a risk, the same sort taken by Ohio State in 2000 when it axed John Cooper because the Buckeyes wanted more than two wins over Michigan in 13 years.


Jim Tressel's hiring, a subsequent national championship in 2002 and five wins over the Wolverines in six years show the wisdom of that decision.


Then again, Maturi's decision to bounce Mason for the unproven Brewster could be a repeat of Indiana easing Bill Mallory out of a job in 1996.


IU's brass thought a newer, fresher approach would make the Hoosiers a first-division fixture. Instead, IU has gone 35-76 in the 10 seasons since and hasn't made a single bowl trip.


At Minnesota, Brewster has no on-campus stadium -- although one is on the drawing board for 2009 -- and the worst recruiting base of any Big Ten school.


Many of the elite in-state athletes grow up wanting to play for the Golden Gophers.


They just want to play hockey, not football.



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Amir Pinnix rushed for 1,272 yards and 10 TDs in 2006."I think that's a fallacy," said Brewster, who played tight end at Illinois and served as Mack Brown's top recruiter at North Carolina and Texas before stints in the NFL with the Chargers and Broncos. "I think we have great high school football in Minnesota. We're thoroughly impressed with the in-state kids we've offered for 2008. This program just needs to be sold. We're going to recruit the state hard from top to bottom and we're going to recruit nationally, from California to the East Coast and down to Texas and Florida."


Think kids from the Sun Belt will get in line for those December and January recruiting visits to the Twin Cities?


Well, perhaps. After all, Brewster has already proven he can close the deal in his own household.


His son, Clint, was headed to Illinois to play quarterback until dad talked him into coming to Minnesota.


He'll report in the fall and compete with four holdovers for the job vacated by four-year starter Bryan Cupito.


"I don't think it will be awkward at all," Brewster said. "I've been very clear with Clint. He knows how matter-of-fact I am about winning. He's a good football player. That's why I recruited him. It has nothing to do with him being my son. On the field, we'll have a player-coach relationship. Off the field, I'll be dad."


Tailback Amir Pinnix, who rushed for 1,272 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2006, is the top offensive returnee.


On defense, the Gophers bring back nine starters, including leading tackler Mike Sherels at middle linebacker.


What Minnesota will need to avoid collapses like the postseason debacle in the desert is more size, more speed and more athleticism than the handful of legit defenders it has now can offer.


Minnesota needs guys like those recruited by Texas, Florida and LSU.


Guys like Brewster's other son, Nolan, a strong safety who's already received offers from those three powerhouses as a high school junior.


"Recruiting is 24-7, 365 days a year," Brewster said. "We're going to recruit every single day. We're going to wake up talking about recruiting and we're going to go to sleep thinking about recruiting and we're going to dream about recruiting. We're going to bring talented athletes to the University of Minnesota like hasn't been done before."


The altar call has been issued.

[irishrick]

this fella wants to keep his kids in minnesota to play football, and intends to be like the irish and recruit everywhere, this will cut down on recruiting somewhat in the gopher nation but you got yo like his beginning. ----- svo, thats a great idea about the rolling recruit, i agree , sign anytime something might get done after this years coaches conference this year. but i would not count on it. go irish

[iloveirish_12]

College football needs a early singing day. Like basketball and then you won't have to worry that much about soft verbal or players switching as much.

[notredomer23]

i think if u commit somewhere you shouldnt be able to change.
thanks for leaving us trattou

[rontdtarchala]

screw trat move on he isn't worth our concern hope we play against him and our backs leave a nice series of cleat marks from stem to strearn...GO IRISH!!!!