'08 GA WR Brice Butler (USC LOI/ Transfer to San Diego State)

[Svoboda]

Wide Receiver
Norcross (GA) Norcross

Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 180 lbs
Forty: 4.4 secs

[irishunclebill]

Butler has a Top 10 list now and not surprisingly ND made the cut. The good news is that the Irish are also most likely in his Top 3 as well. The bad news is that their also probably #3 behind USC & FSU.

[IrishKnight1023]

Link to Atlanta Journal-Constitution article.

http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2007/06/22/gwxbutler0622.html


Well I guess everybody should prepare for a future Butler committ to USC...Won't be suprised to see another WR offer coming out eventually...



Well I guess we should get ready for defending Butler for the next few years instead of giving him the ball. He won't see the field early there, but I guess it's about the weather and L.A. for him...


By DAVID PURDUM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 06/22/07
Georgia has made the first cut of the nationwide recruiting battle for Norcross star wide receiver Brice Butler, who narrowed his list of college choices to 10 on Thursday.

But don't be surprised if Butler heads to the West Coast.

Butler said he'll decide between Southern Cal, Florida State, Notre Dame, LSU, Arizona State, Florida, Penn State, Oregon, Oregon State and Georgia.

"I wanted to cut down my list because I'm planning on committing in July," said Butler, who has more than 40 scholarship offers.

"I want to get it over with so I can focus on the season and winning a state championship."

He said he receives about 15 letters from colleges and more than 20 text messages each day.

Butler (6-2, 175) has visited each of the schools on his list, except Oregon and Oregon State.

He's planning on visiting the Ducks and Beavers this month, before ending his search.

Before this spring, he had never traveled farther west than Louisiana. Now, he seems to have become quite fond of the West Coast's climate.

"The climate out there is crazy," said Butler of his visit to Los Angeles. "There's no humidity. When it's 90 degrees here, it's kind of sweltering. There, it's nice."

Southern Cal coach Pete Carroll, Florida's Urban Meyer and Alabama's Nick Saban were among the numerous coaches who visited Norcross' spring practice to check out Butler.

Norcross coach Keith Maloof had not spoken with Butler on Thursday, but said the list was about what he expected it would be.

When asked if Southern Cal was the favorite to land Butler, Maloof said, "I try to stay out of it, so I don't have to lie to anyone."

[stonebreakerwasgod]

Summer can be hot as hell in socal. I got off a plane at Ontario, and I think I melted. Wait till he hits summer practice.

[irishunclebill]

EJ Manuel has committed to FSU. There have been rumblings on the message boards that this would signal that Butler would be the next FSU commit. I'm not sure that Butler needs any reason to commit to FSU, so I don't put a lot of stock into that, but if he does commit in the next week or so, the rumblings may have some merit. In any case, ND is sinking deeper and deeper into third place on the Butler list.

[marv81s]

screw it, maybe now ND would offer Kenny Tate and/or Deion

in any case, I want floyd and baldwin

[irishunclebill]

If ND gets Floyd/Baldwin, it will be the best WR recruiting combo in the country this year. It looks like all of the other Top WR's are all going to be headed to different schools. The only other possibility I see that could match Floyd/Baldwin would be Julio Jones/De Andre Brown if they were to both end up at Alabama, which at this point seems unlikely.

[frosh]

georgia would also have to be in the argument with my personal favorite AJ Green and also Tavarres King.

but Floyd and Baldwin would be a fantastic haul indeed

[irishunclebill]

Good point, forgot about King, and those 2 are actually already committed as opposed to our hopes for Floyd/Baldwin. The Green/King combo would also be higher rated consensus wise than Floyd/Baldwin.

[notredomer23]

http://notredame.scout.com/2/655954.html
great article on Brice. If we can bring him or baldwin and floyd, we will definitly be a force to be reckoned with.

I love what he said about us.

[irishunclebill]

Butler has set an announcement time with a press conference at his school in the first week of August. No specific time or date set yet. He has not trimmed his previous Top 10 list and it sounds unlikely that he will do so before he announces. In all reality it is only a Top 3 or 4 at the most list anyway (with ND in that group), and the general feeling is that there is really only 2 in contention, FSU & USC. Nonetheless, ND is at least a player on paper, so we will look forward to hearing Brice's decision.

[irishunclebill]

A source close to the team (LOL- I love saying that) is saying that in his opinion ND has very little chance of landing Butler, but the information he is getting is that they have not yet given up trying.

[RichardRiot]

A source close to the team............

you are sounding like some of those BuckNutz posters in their Dan Mac thread!!:rolleyes:

While I would love to see him say ND, I don't have high expectations. I just think the FSU pull is too strong.

[irishunclebill]

you are sounding like some of those BuckNutz posters in their Dan Mac thread!!:rolleyes:

While I would love to see him say ND, I don't have high expectations. I just think the FSU pull is too strong.

LOL- Isn't it great. The only difference is that in this case there really is a source close to the team that is providing this info, and so far the source has been 100% correct.

[notredomer23]

IDK if this was said but hes announcing in a hate ceremony on August 1st. Of course, the three hats are FSU, USC, And Notre Dame. ND is probably third behind USC and then FSU, but who knows but Brice.

[Fishin'_Irish]

IDK if this was said but hes announcing in a hate ceremony on August 1st. Of course, the three hats are FSU, USC, And Notre Dame. ND is probably third behind USC and then FSU, but who knows but Brice.

A hate ceremony. LOL.

[Svoboda]

I fulled expect Butler to collect his Free Shoes on August 1st.

[IrishKnight1023]

I say USC

[notredomer23]

maybe hell pull a dayne crist on us.

[IrishCalves]

I won't bank on it. Anywhere but here is my best guess.

[marv81s]

FSU, anyone else and i'll be suprised, i am 99.99999999999999999999% certain ND will not be his choice

[irishunclebill]

FSU, anyone else and i'll be suprised, i am 99.99999999999999999999% certain ND will not be his choice


Left nut certain?;)

[dylan020]

hahahahahaha....snip snip

[NDGirlzRock]

Left nut certain?;)


Classic....reps for that one!

[marv81s]

both nuts certain

[irishunclebill]

both nuts certain


Well, that's good enough for me. Time to move him into the "out" column on the uncommiitted thread.

[notredomer23]

Wow, what if he chooses USC :/

[irishunclebill]

Wow, what if he chooses USC :/

I'm nut sure what you mean.:D

[marv81s]

let me specify, i am 99.999999999999999999999999999999999% certain that he will NOT be choosing ND.

I'm about 95% certain that he will choose FSU, won't bet either of my jewels on it.

[irishunclebill]

let me specify, i am 99.999999999999999999999999999999999% certain that he will NOT be choosing ND.

I'm about 95% certain that he will choose FSU, won't bet either of my jewels on it.

LOL- OK, so just to clarify, the jewels are only being bet on him not coming to ND.

[marv81s]

si senor

[YoungIrish]

Call me crazy...call me nuts...hell if im right Im gonna be winning some jewels it sounds...but Im calling Butler to ND...Dont ask why

[marv81s]

have you been drinking tonight?

[IrishCalves]

You're entitled to your opinions Young - even if they are inebriated ones (you know we're kidding).

That said... I think the "offer smoke" we've seen from camps like Harper and Walker are a good indication of how the staff feels about their odds with Butler.

[IrishKnight1023]

Call me crazy...call me nuts...hell if im right Im gonna be winning some jewels it sounds...but Im calling Butler to ND...Dont ask why

---You're crazy and nuts. JK haha, but not really.....

[mikejND]

I'm not holding my breath, actually I've already moved on.

[marv81s]

that is what I would recommend for others too.


He's not coming to ND

[stonebreakerwasgod]

Butler has left the building.

[irishziggy]

officially or unofficially?

[marv81s]

unofficially

[irishziggy]

unofficially

so it's a gut feeling, nothing credible?

[marv81s]

correct

[irishunclebill]

unofficially

unofficially, but still based on strong protective rights on one's genitals.;)

[marv81s]

unofficially, but still based on strong protective rights on one's genitals.;)

absolutely

how was the vacation by the way?

[NDGirlzRock]

absolutely

how was the vacation by the way?

Yeah Uncle Buck we missed ya!

[irishunclebill]

Just to clear up the confusion on the dates, Butler's announcement is set for this Saturday afternoon, August 4th at his High School. I did not see a specific time given yet.

[Grady]

I'll be traveling on that day, so I'll miss it, which is probably a good thing.

[YoungIrish]

Grady I love your Avatar...Just passed Touchdown Jesus the other day...

[rontdtarchala]

About Time Lets Get In A Receiver Already

[Troy's Enterprise Pride]

About Time Lets Get In A Receiver Already

we will.... but it won't be this one.

[Irish93]

I just heard from a pretty reliable source that it will be USC. Anything can happen, but that is the word on the street.

[YoungIrish]

Was told by him that his announcment will be at 3pm on Sat. at his high school...

[irishunclebill]

Was told by him that his announcment will be at 3pm on Sat. at his high school...

Thanks YI, the Saturday had been confirmed, but not the time.

[YoungIrish]

I told him some reliable sources said he was going to USC..he said he didnt know about that and it was BS...so I dunno Irish93

[Troy's Enterprise Pride]

well, in that case, message him back and say he heard reliable sources saying he's all irish.... then see waht he says.


... then try FSU.

[YoungIrish]

haha naa I'll leave him alone...I wanna be in expense all this week...Ive been calling him Irish since the beggining..I dunno though..F$U is a strong possibilty..Great kid..Has bout 20 bible scriptures on his page..would be a nice one...

[irishunclebill]

I told him some reliable sources said he was going to USC..he said he didnt know about that and it was BS...so I dunno Irish93

This was before your time YI, but we should all not forget that a certain recruit (who shall remain nameless) told a certain ND message board MOD (who also shall remain nameless) that he was going to pick ND at his announcement, and despite quite a bit of twirling of an ND hat never had any intention of committing to the Irish. Butler is not going to let his big moment be ruined by prematurely leaking his intentions to message board posters.

[Troy's Enterprise Pride]

yeah... then he'd have to sweat about getting his info leaked.

[YoungIrish]

Oh I know..Im not getting psyched..I know its a long shot...He just doesnt seem like hes the person to lie about it..but who knows..maybe hes busting my balls and will pick USC..I just thought it was interesting..plus IVe talked ot him several times..so who knows...just have to see at 3 on Sat. really...haha he invited Toryan Smith to his announcment though...is he at ND now or in Georgia????...who knows...alright im done with the speculations..Im just gonna sit on my butt and wait like everyone else..patience is def. a weak spot for me..

[scooper]

yeah... then he'd have to sweat about getting his info leaked.
You're terrible. :cool:

[Troy's Enterprise Pride]

i must rep you for catching the subtle joke. you seem to catch all of them...

[irishdan123084]

this was my facebook convo with butler today:

me: "ND fans would love for you to be a Fightin' Irish. Have you started to narrow down your list? What are your chances of committing to ND? "

butler: "pretty good chance"

[stonebreakerwasgod]

I'll believe it, when I see it.

[Troy's Enterprise Pride]

mark my words...


if butler commits to ND, i will shart on stoney's face. i promise.

[marv81s]

I already have one of my conjones bet on him not choosing ND, and I steal very confident that I will still have 2 after saturday.

[NDisNCin2010]

very interesting that Young Irish said Toryan was invited/was going to be at his presser on Saturday...
To me that is a very good "piece" of information...i mean how could you invite a guy who plays for ND so you can announce your playing somehere else?
hmmmmm...another recruiting plot thickens...

[Fishin'_Irish]

I wouldn't look too much into that; they're probably friends. Would you invite a friend to your announcement, even if they weren't at the some school you are going to commit to?

[YoungIrish]

Yea it might not mean anything...he hasnt confirmed he will be there...cause obviously hes in South Bend I would figure getting ready for fall camp...I dunno..Everyone thinks hes FSU's...probably right..but not giving up hope just yet..but I beleive him on the reliable source saying hes going to USC is bs..

[stonebreakerwasgod]

mark my words...


if butler commits to ND, i will shart on stoney's face. i promise.




You betta bring some serious cabbage with you.

[henges25]

Ok...

1) How do you know that that facebook profile is even actually Brice Bulter? People mimic big time recruits all the time on facebook and myspace. Just look at all the Jimmy Clausens on facebook and myspace.

2) What source do you have that says Toryan is going to be at the press conference. My gut feeling is that there is no way unless its going to be at the college hall of fame, jk.

If Butler does commit to ND, 95% of this board will be in total shock, somewhere along the lines of an Omar Hunter commitment

[NDisNCin2010]

henges comes out firing on his first post!

yeee hah!

welcome to GH

[Svoboda]

Ok...

1) How do you know that that facebook profile is even actually Brice Bulter? People mimic big time recruits all the time on facebook and myspace. Just look at all the Jimmy Clausens on facebook and myspace.

2) What source do you have that says Toryan is going to be at the press conference. My gut feeling is that there is no way unless its going to be at the college hall of fame, jk.

If Butler does commit to ND, 95% of this board will be in total shock, somewhere along the lines of an Omar Hunter commitment
Welcome! There are some simple ways to confirm identities on Facebook and/or MySpace.

One way, for instance, is to follow the source. For example, Matt Alkire (an analyst with Scout) has a MySpace account and deals in person with many prospects. I believe he personally verifies each kid before he adds them to his profile. Others I would assume follow the same procedures.

But yes, a majority of them are fakes. You just have to be smart enough to figure out the Mona Lisas from the Moner Lisas.

[irishziggy]

very interesting that Young Irish said Toryan was invited/was going to be at his presser on Saturday...
To me that is a very good "piece" of information...i mean how could you invite a guy who plays for ND so you can announce your playing somehere else?
hmmmmm...another recruiting plot thickens...


was Toryan invited on facebook or does YI know this for sure?

if it's a facebook invite then it doesnt mean anything b/c i was invited as well lol.

[marv81s]

i don't put any stock into that either

Shit, Tez was at Hughes's last year, there were Ohio St reps at McCarthy's. I'm convinced he will not choose ND. When Harper said an offer was on his way from ND, that tells me that the staff feels that Butler is gone to them too.

We'll see

[YoungIrish]

Oh its def. his...all his friends from high school are on there...talking about his announment..not a chance its not his real one...T.Smith was just invited...I dont think he is going..They are prolly just good friends...Yea everyone will be shocked if he picks ND...

[stonebreakerwasgod]

mark my words...


if butler commits to ND, i will shart on stoney's face. i promise.



Boys, we got ourselves a stalker. I told you before..the court order says NO MORE SHARTING!

[tchris555]

i think sharting by definition must be accidental or it is fundamentally no longer a shart. Instead, it would simply be intentional farting with intentional defication.

Though, I don't think it will be an issue. How many times can we do this. Get excited about a prospect's announcement simply because the kid wants the attention of ND nation despite being recently cold on our radar.

Not saying we were never a favorite, but with his decision days away and little rumblings besides him humoring an ND fan on facebook, I will remain a pessimist and actually hope he goes to FSU rather than USC.

(I am completely willing to eat my words though if Brice decides to surprise me....except about the sharting thing)

[YoungIrish]

Oh so your not confident enough to agree to a sharting if your wrong lol jk...but yea alot of people on his site are predicting Free Shoes U...and Bible Bobby Im sure tried to warm his heart with all his bible verses...I dunno..just a fishy program there...

[stonebreakerwasgod]

I'm not worried about the sharting. Never happen. Besides, he is known to not being able to perform on demand.


(can I get a zing?)

[irishdan123084]

Zing!!!

[YoungIrish]

National recognition for Butler; Chattahoochee’s Smith to Arkansas
By Jeff Hood, David Purdum
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Brice Butler, Norcross’ prized wide receiver recruit, knows exactly where he is ranked by Rivals.com and Scout.com.

“Scout’s got me ranked higher,” Butler said. “They’ve got me 36th. Rivals has me at 66. I pay attention.”

But Butler admits to being a little surprised when he found out where he was ranked by ESPN.com.

Not only is Butler the state’s highest ranked recruit in the ESPN 150, but he’s also the 16th-best prospect in the nation, according to the rankings released on Monday.

Butler, the son of former Atlanta Falcons defensive back Bobby Butler, was the second-highest ranked receiver, behind Georgia commitment A.J. Green of Summerville, S.C.

“My friend called me to congratulate me on being No. 16,” said Brice Butler. “I didn’t even know ESPN had released rankings.”

Butler has narrowed down his dozens of offers to a top 10, which includes Georgia, Southern California, Florida and Notre Dame.

He plans on making his announcement on Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. at Norcross High School.

[NDGirlzRock]

Zing!!!

Yes my brother!

[NDGirlzRock]

Noway Butler is committing to the Irish guys....his attitude fits better at Free Shoes U....possibly USCless, but that's only if he wants to sit the bench for a bit to garner some playing time. Which it seems is one of his big must for recruiting.

[Irish93]

I also think that there should be an unwritten policy of keeping the information distributed on this site here (kind of like Las Vegas). There is no way that we should be questioning a potential recruit about information that we learn. It is bad news for a whole variety of reasons. I don't mean to single anyone out, but we need to show a little more maturity.

[YoungIrish]

On the Irish Tuesday show tonight Ryan O'leary said he thinks its btw USC and ND...so either Butler is bs'ing me about not going to USC...or we have a good chance...or hes FSU..ahaha is it Sat. yet...get this mess over with..lol let me move on to the next recruit to worry about

[marv81s]

my opinion, gonna use % now, I'm 90% certain he'll choose Free Shoes U and 10% on usc

[notredomer23]

Im 85% sure he chooses Free Shoes, 10% sure USC and 5% us. IDK why i just think we have a slight chance

[Troy's Enterprise Pride]

just a warning: don't personally attack the recruits' personalities when you don't know them. it's immature, unwarranted, and judgemental.... it makes the irish fans look like jerks. keep those kind of comments to yourself.

[mlcspinner]

just a warning: don't personally attack the recruits' personalities when you don't know them. it's immature, unwarranted, and judgemental.... it makes the irish fans look like jerks. keep those kind of comments to yourself.

very true

[scooper]

Unless, of course, it's the Flying Burrito.

[NDisNCin2010]

he is a 100% stone cold FSU lock, unless he chooses somewhere else.

[YoungIrish]

100%..not even going to give us a 1% chance..ouch..only time will tell I guess..

[irishunclebill]

he is a 100% stone cold FSU lock, unless he chooses somewhere else.


LOL- I love that one. Did you get that from Josh Jenkins or perhaps Gerell Robinson or for old times sake, the University of LSU Barksdale.:D

[NDisNCin2010]

FWIW...rivals link which appears to be a one line blurb but is the whole article...

http://notredame.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=697310

FWIW: a mole we have at the Hammes bookstore, said they rec'd and processed an order for an ND baseball hat last Monday, purchased with a credit card.

Name on the card: Robert Butler
"Ship to" address: Norcross, GA

[irishunclebill]

FWIW...rivals link which appears to be a one line blurb but is the whole article...

http://notredame.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=697310

FWIW: a mole we have at the Hammes bookstore, said they rec'd and processed an order for an ND baseball hat last Monday, purchased with a credit card.

Name on the card: Robert Butler
"Ship to" address: Norcross, GA

No surprise there. Butler's a good kid, but he is also a showman. No way an ND hat would be excluded from this presser, but it's just posturing. What is surprising is that Martinez who may be the biggest homer on the Rivals network is not gushing all about an imminent commit by Butler to poodleland. If I were a betting man, (oops sorry IK, I am) I would probably lay a little more green on Free Shoes after reading a subdued Martinez article.

[YoungIrish]

Im still sticking with ND...but FSU looks like a good bet

[notredomer23]

i bet 1.7 mill he chooses FSU...any takers(IUB or IK1023)

[ND Fanatic]

FWIW...rivals link which appears to be a one line blurb but is the whole article...

http://notredame.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=697310

FWIW: a mole we have at the Hammes bookstore, said they rec'd and processed an order for an ND baseball hat last Monday, purchased with a credit card.

Name on the card: Robert Butler
"Ship to" address: Norcross, GA

Probably did that so he can do IUB's favorite, the hat game, when he chooses.

[marv81s]

i bet all of my vbucks on IE that he DOES NOT choose ND.

I think that is over 4 million, not sure, haven't been there in a while, but whatever I have I will be someone all of it, along with one of my conjones.

[irishunclebill]

i bet 1.7 mill he chooses FSU...any takers(IUB or IK1023)

Not me, I already have FSU by default, and I'm not sure IK's check wouldn't bounce on you after tomorrow.;)

Uh, oh. I feel a T Y R A N T post coming.

[YoungIrish]

Well Deion is getting his scholly offer in the mail as we speak he says...so i dunno what the tells us bout Butler..

[NDGirlzRock]

Well Deion is getting his scholly offer in the mail as we speak he says...so i dunno what the tells us bout Butler..

Geeee! If Butler announces for ND I'll eat.....! Maybe I shouldn't go that route.

[marv81s]

you have nothing to worry about

[IrishKnight1023]

Not me, I already have FSU by default, and I'm not sure IK's check wouldn't bounce on you after tomorrow.;)

Uh, oh. I feel a T Y R A N T post coming.

----Eh It doesn't matter, I'm spending alot less time over there anyway so the money doesn't mean much. It's dying a slow death with the quality of posters over there.

[NDGirlzRock]

I'm glad you said that IK....there are some real jokers over there who don't seem to take ND or what they are talking about very seriously. Present company excluded of course. Glad to have you over here though!

[mlcspinner]

I think the writing is on the wall that Butler is not Irish but I truely hope I'm wrong.

[notredomer23]

I have inside info that he is I****.

pssst the stars arent rish, hes half inuit :D

[hamiljar]

I hope Butler picks the Irish. I don't think he will but I did read a quote that said when commits it is going to be over. He will only take an official visit to the school he commits to. That quote sounds like what the Irish stance is for commits this year. I can dream can't I?

Go Irish

[daytonirish]

I will be surprised if he chooses the Irish. But if he does I will certainly not complain about it.

[therizz]

23, we'll see if you are right in 90 minutes. I still think Notre Dame doesn't have a chance at all. Zero.

[irishunclebill]

23, we'll see if you are right in 90 minutes. I still think Notre Dame doesn't have a chance at all. Zero.


LOL- 23, I guess you are being too cryptic today, nobody is catching the jokes.

[YoungIrish]

Hour till the decision...as much as I want to see him here...I just dont know...my guess would probably be FSU...his mom and dad are both graudates of FSU...We will just have to see I guess..

[notredomer23]

6 minutes

[notredomer23]

LOL- 23, I guess you are being too cryptic today, nobody is catching the jokes.

I know about 5 unapreciated ones. lol

[IrishKnight1023]

Come on FSU.....I want them to get him you know..just don't think it'll happen...

[notredomer23]

lets go brice. I want you to pick ND

[notredomer23]

we will probably hear more around 330 then 3

[IrishKnight1023]

He just committed to USC

[GhostSpirit]

Crap

[notredomer23]

dam

[irishunclebill]

IK wins 500K

[GhostSpirit]

...Let's go Deion Walker

[Ibleedblueandgold]

thts because he can graduate early from usc without his diploma like it matters a usc diploma doesnt get u anywhere like a nd diploma would

[IrishKnight1023]

Looks like I'm the genious around here now. Everybody picked the flavor of the week pick because EJ committed there, but little did they know that Brice fits the Poodle model to a "T". Well I don't think he's going to realize his dream of playing 3 and out to the NFL there young buddy.

[mlcspinner]

Walker is the guy

[notredomer23]

damn i bet 500k on this guy

[notredomer23]

Sergant Slaugher and Blanton are gonna have to make him pay

[YoungIrish]

Butler and Deion are pretty tight..wouldnt be suprise to see them both at USC...Im just mad b/c the kid lied to me..oh no im not going to USC thats bs..whatever..Have fun riding the pine..three and done..I dout it..They have some great receivers already

[mlcspinner]

I hate the Poodle

[IrishKnight1023]

Butler and Deion are pretty tight..wouldnt be suprise to see them both at USC...Im just mad b/c the kid lied to me..oh no im not going to USC thats bs..whatever..Have fun riding the pine..three and done..I dout it..They have some great receivers already

----That's why you don't mess with recruits on facebook or myspace. He's a U$C kid not an ND one as most of us already knew by his 3 years of college and out talk. Butler going to U$C will have zero affect on Deion Walker because Deion has just as many friends at F$U and other places. Recruits rarely make their college choices on where their friends are at to be honest. It's all about how "they" fit in. Even with Crist he said McDonald committing had "zero" affect on him because it's a selfish process and you gotta do what's best for you and your situation.

[IrishKnight1023]

IK wins 500K

-----Eat some humble pie baby. EAT ITTT.....I think I still owe you 500k after this whole ordeal....damn....f'n Jeremy Brown.

[Irishfan10]

I hope my boy Blanton just lays wood on that kid..

[irishunclebill]

-----Eat some humble pie baby. EAT ITTT.....I think I still owe you 500k after this whole ordeal....damn....f'n Jeremy Brown.

LOL- Don't get too big of a head IK. I didn't say he was going to FSU, I just gave you the opportunity to get some of your cash back, look at the bet.

You do still owe me 500K, I was going to let it slide but after that post, all I can say is:

P A Y U P :p:p:p:p

[NDGirlzRock]

Trust me he may have talent, but he's gonna have splinters in his a** from sitting the bench for the next few years waiting his turn. I don't get these kids.....why say one thing then do another? Oh Oh Oh I want early PT? Whatever! If you wanted early playing time you would have chosen ND! All of this bate and switch crap just gets on my last nerve. Show some frickin' class and tell it like your a man not some teenager tryin' to impress everyone. I got news for you kid, it will be awhile before you become a man!!!

[irishunclebill]

I'm just kidding though IK. I don't have any need for vBucks, it was all in fun, so don't bother transferring the cash. You can use it for games or donate it to somebody else over there.

[Irish93]

I just heard from a pretty reliable source that it will be USC. Anything can happen, but that is the word on the street.

Since there is no lack of modesty around here (which BTW I have no problem with), I'll take the reps for breaking this story first. I heard that Mike Frank said that he heard it from my source first, so I have been put on super-secret probation for leaking that information.

[IrishKnight1023]

I'm just kidding though IK. I don't have any need for vBucks, it was all in fun, so don't bother transferring the cash. You can use it for games or donate it to somebody else over there.

------You are not a Tyrant after all. Thank you for your grant of mercy...I never have played arcade games over there I'm not into that. And donate? I'm greedy and only accept donations hahaha

[notredomer23]

u got it 93

[IrishKnight1023]

Since there is no lack of modesty around here (which BTW I have no problem with), I'll take the reps for breaking this story first. I heard that Mike Frank said that he heard it from my source first, so I have been put on super-secret probation for leaking that information.

----Sorry good friend, but I beat you to it over a month ago. I'll have to dig deep but and find it on other sites since I didn't devote much time here. IrishCalves PMed me about it and I told him it was over and done with. Brice has known since he visited $C.

[YoungIrish]

says he commited to Poodle way back in May...um yea k...Whatever kid is gonna get layed out by Walls, McNeil, Gray, Slaughter, and Blanton...I mean after he sits the bench 2 years...Patrick Turner..#2 player when he came out of HS i beleive...hes like what a Jr. and just getting his chance to start..w/e...
http://usc.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=697753

[irishunclebill]

Also, let's not go too hard on Butler. The kid was obviously star-struck from his first visit to USC, and was never able to get over it, and congrats to IK1023 for recognizing that fact from the get go. At least Butler did not go overboard with it like Beal. ND was never a player here, it was just the old posturing routine, but he did not go overboard with that either, and unless something happened today, I don't recall Butler having anything derogatory to say about ND.

IMO, he did make a bad decision, but let's respect that decision. I also thought it would have been a bad decision for him if he had picked ND, but I really don't believe that was ever in the realm of possibility. Even though I would rather have seen him pick FSU because you would always prefer to see a quality recruit commit to a school that you do not play every year, I do not see Butler as a big factor in the ND/USC series. Most likely, we will only see him as a starting WR for the Trojans one year, if that.

[irishunclebill]

------You are not a Tyrant after all. Thank you for your grant of mercy...I never have played arcade games over there I'm not into that. And donate? I'm greedy and only accept donations hahaha

LMAO.

[irishunclebill]

Since there is no lack of modesty around here (which BTW I have no problem with), I'll take the reps for breaking this story first. I heard that Mike Frank said that he heard it from my source first, so I have been put on super-secret probation for leaking that information.

That is absolutely correct Irish93. Reps to you for the info.

[irishunclebill]

and to you as well IK, but Irish93 is correct in saying that he was the first to say here that Butler was definitely going to commit to USC at his announcement.

[NDGirlzRock]

and to you as well IK, but Irish93 is correct in saying that he was the first to say here that Butler was definitely going to commit to USC at his announcement.

FWIW I said free shoes, so I'm guilty too. USCless surprises me given his comments about playing time and the like!

[GhostSpirit]

Butler and Deion are pretty tight..wouldnt be suprise to see them both at USC...Im just mad b/c the kid lied to me..oh no im not going to USC thats bs..whatever..Have fun riding the pine..three and done..I dout it..They have some great receivers already

Are you serious man? It's fricken Facebook. Please tell me you're not pissed about that. I find it very funny how people go onto Facebook and Myspace to "talk" to these recruits. Put yourself in their shoes. They couldn't care less who is messaging them or what they're saying/asking, and I don't blame them. I wouldn't even bother with people like that. Brice just felt like having a little fun by messing with you. And it worked.

Anyways, understandably there are a lot of people saying he won't see the field very much. Let's not forget that he's the #12 rated WR (rivals) even without seeing many balls his way as a JR. Brice is also one of the most polished and ready to play WR in this class. I don't think it'll be three and out like he wants but I wouldn't be surprised if he sees meaningful playing time soon.

[IrishKnight1023]

Are you serious man? It's fricken Facebook. Please tell me you're not pissed about that. I find it very funny how people go onto Facebook and Myspace to "talk" to these recruits. Put yourself in their shoes. They couldn't care less who is messaging them or what they're saying/asking, and I don't blame them. I wouldn't even bother with people like that. Brice just felt like having a little fun by messing with you. And it worked.

Anyways, understandably there are a lot of people saying he won't see the field very much. Let's not forget that he's the #12 rated WR (rivals) even without seeing many balls his way as a JR. Brice is also one of the most polished and ready to play WR in this class. I don't think it'll be three and out like he wants but I wouldn't be surprised if he sees meaningful playing time soon.

----He'll play most likely, but I very much doubt any time soon. I'll give a quick rundown on the receivers that will be eligable on USC's roster when he arrives....


Ronald Johnson- 5 star 6.1 07 class
Brandon Carswell- 4 star 5.8 07 class
David Ausberry- 4 star 6.0 06 class
Vidal Hazelton- 5 star 6.1 06 class
Travon Patterson- 3 star 5.7 06 class
Patrick Turner- 5 star 6.0 05 class
----and not including any potential 5th year 5 star WR they have from the 04 class. I only counted those listed as WR and not just ATH.

[IrishKnight1023]

It appears Brice had a nice little hat show to present his college choice. He had three hats on the table, FSU, ND and LSU, and pulled out a USC hat from somewhere else.

[mlcspinner]

It appears Brice had a nice little hat show to present his college choice. He had three hats on the table, FSU, ND and LSU, and pulled out a USC hat from somewhere else.


Isn't that special:rolleyes:

[IrishCalves]

Mentioned weather as one of the reasons he picked Southern Cal. Oivey.

While I won't take a piñata to him in a public forum, or make derogatory comments about him, I'll just say that based off the little I've seen and heard from him, it'll be easier to root against him than it would be to root for him. Good luck at USC 'n all, and maybe my perception of him is all wrong, but as is I won't mind seeing him play against us on Saturdays.

[tchris555]

check out the video of it on rivals...its pretty sickening....at first i thought this kid had a rhema like personality, but i was way off. it's not so much that what he did was obnoxious, it was that he either didn't realize or didn't care at all that it was obnoxious.

plus letting other programs stay on the hook when he made his decision in may.

[MirageSmack]

It appears Brice had a nice little hat show to present his college choice. He had three hats on the table, FSU, ND and LSU, and pulled out a USC hat from somewhere else.


He pulled it out from UNDER the FSU hat. :eek: That has got to piss those fans off!

[GhostSpirit]

Yeah, all you need to know about him you can see in that two minute rivals clip of him making his choice. All show, typical WR that goes to a USC type of school. Why the hell was he crying for? I know it's a big decision but he made it in the spring months ago. This isn't sour grapes, I had long conceded this guy. It just shows his real personality.

[tchris555]

a little surprised his pops would let him deusch all over his alma mater's fanbase with that hilarious practical joke.

[IrishKnight1023]

a little surprised his pops would let him deusch all over his alma mater's fanbase with that hilarious practical joke.

----Yeah pretty disgusting stuff. Compare his announcement to that of McCarthy's, it's like night and day.

[mlcspinner]

:confused: I just watched that vid. I can't believe what I just saw. to take it out from under the fsu hat . :eek: As a father I don't think I would let my son do that. That is my opinion not a judgment on this father

[IrishKnight1023]

http://notredame.rivals.com/fullscreen.asp

-------Heres the video. Didn't thank anyone and just tossed the other hats in disrespect. What? No class as usual what do you expect.

[polish leppy 22]

Hey I don't enjoy bashing teenagers but the fact that his parents approved this little performance is sad. Throwing hats up side down? "Well, I guess that cancels them out." This kid obviously has people telling him he is the best thing the world has seen since sliced bread. I agree with above posts. As a Philly guy it's like having T.O. You know he's good, but you'd rather root against him than for him. Classless if you ask me.

[IrishKnight1023]

If you aren't convinced of what class is, here it is.....

http://notredame.rivals.com/video.asp?pkey=56232&section=fbrecruit&vidtype=amp&vidid=2676

[mlcspinner]

If you aren't convinced of what class is, here it is.....

http://notredame.rivals.com/video.asp?pkey=56232&section=fbrecruit&vidtype=amp&vidid=2676


Those two videos are light years apart

[LA Playa]

It doesn't matter, he was not Notre Dame material. True Trojan material. He will fit there very well.

[KMac151993]

All I have to say after watching that.....


you know....you know....you know.....you know....you know....you know

[NDisNCin2010]

blanton will lock him down and if by chance he gets his hands on the ball...slaughter and dmac will take care of biz...
after seeing that display, im glad hes going to SC...or boys will "flip" his helmet off just like he "flipped" our hat upside down.
swear hes a young Keyshawn Johnson w/ that cocky and arrogant personality...hell be fun to hate for 4-5 years (a la mcguffie).
very surpised like you guys the old man let him take the usc hat from under the FSU hat when he has such connections and history w/FSU and Bowden...

[GhostSpirit]

----Yeah pretty disgusting stuff. Compare his announcement to that of McCarthy's, it's like night and day.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[irishunclebill]

blanton will lock him down and if by chance he gets his hands on the ball...slaughter and dmac will take care of biz...
after seeing that display, im glad hes going to SC...or boys will "flip" his helmet off just like he "flipped" our hat upside down.
swear hes a young Keyshawn Johnson w/ that cocky and arrogant personality...hell be fun to hate for 4-5 years (a la mcguffie).
very surpised like you guys the old man let him take the usc hat from under the FSU hat when he has such connections and history w/FSU and Bowden...

Not for nothing guys, but you obviously don't remember Bobby Butler's antics at both FSU & the Falcons. He was not the most liked player on the field. Until today, both father & son had done a pretty good job of hiding the fact that Dad's showmanship (poor in most cases) had been passed on to the son.

[irishunclebill]

Also, let's not go too hard on Butler. The kid was obviously star-struck from his first visit to USC, and was never able to get over it, and congrats to IK1023 for recognizing that fact from the get go. At least Butler did not go overboard with it like Beal. ND was never a player here, it was just the old posturing routine, but he did not go overboard with that either, and unless something happened today, I don't recall Butler having anything derogatory to say about ND.

IMO, he did make a bad decision, but let's respect that decision. I also thought it would have been a bad decision for him if he had picked ND, but I really don't believe that was ever in the realm of possibility. Even though I would rather have seen him pick FSU because you would always prefer to see a quality recruit commit to a school that you do not play every year, I do not see Butler as a big factor in the ND/USC series. Most likely, we will only see him as a starting WR for the Trojans one year, if that.

After having, unfortunately, just watched that little debacle of an announcement, I ask everyone to completely disregard my first paragraph above, and I have only two words to say in response to that showing of total disrespect to ND, FSU, & LSU.

BASH AWAY!


True colors almost always come to the surface.

[YoungIrish]

You know..I think he just wants to you know..sit on the bench you know...and watch some of USC's other 5 stars you know catch some balls..then you know he will just get his tan on you know...b/c he LOVES warm weather..I mean you know that if you know the kid...What a joke...Dan McCarthys video just blows me away..what class...Thanking all the coaches and his parents...Dayne Crist..another class act had a great announcment...Omar Hunter..respectful of Michigan...The other ND recruits..Filer..he could have put on a show..hes a big time 5 star recruit...Could have had the OSU hat and the ND hat...but didnt even have a presser...just called Charlie and told him expect me in the summer next year...ND never ceases to amaze me in the class act kids we receive verbals..Couple of years ago..at the AA game Matt Careful just said Im going to ND..no hats...Charlie is getting the right kind of guys...

[irishunclebill]

In advance of this post, I acknowledge that I am a bad person, but I just can't help myself.:D

Reps to the first person who can identify the source of these two prescient quotes.


Walker still may not have an offer as I am hearing that the staff thinks we still have a major shot at Brice Butler


The same weak sources that says Butler is a USC lean... Just pure guesstimation...

[notredomer23]

well in this case since we can bash

Censored you mutha censored sergant slaughter major blanton and corporal McCarthy are gonna censored jack you up




Feel free to edit it my post mods if you feel it is to graphic

[irishunclebill]

ND23- Either you have morphed into Stony on a typical Saturday night, or you are hitting the sauce too hard.

[notredomer23]

prolly a lil bit of both just got back from a party

[irishunclebill]

check out the video of it on rivals...its pretty sickening....at first i thought this kid had a rhema like personality, but i was way off. it's not so much that what he did was obnoxious, it was that he either didn't realize or didn't care at all that it was obnoxious.

plus letting other programs stay on the hook when he made his decision in may.

This part is not all that unusual, and Butler sort of hinted he might do that because he wanted his teammates to get some exposure. I think ND and all of the other schools, except maybe FSU, involved in the Butler Top 10 already knew what his true intentions were, but most like ND waited for the confirmation that they received earlier this week that Butler was sticking with USC before reacting to it. In ND's case, the reaction was sending Deion Walker an offer.

BTW, there is a good chance that Mike Floyd is doing the same thing as Butler for his teammate's sake. This seems to be somewhat of a tradition with the elite Cretin recruits.

[YoungIrish]

I think those quotes are from the great TAA...am I right..

[NDgrandson]

I really hope to see our DBs not just shut him down, but knock the sh** out of him. Ideally, McCarthy will hit him unconscious and calmly walk away. Blanton, being that they are friends, could knock the snot out of him and then laugh as BB looks for his mouthpiece on all fours, a la Mike Tyson. These scenarios are the only two times he has the ball thrown his way because Blanton has him locked down every other snap of his 4 years in the ND / SC rivalry. Oh wait, BB might only play in that game twice. If there were to be a third time BB gets thrown to, Harrison Smith picks it off for 6... and then BB gets a blind sided de-cleater in the ear hole from... McDonald. OUCH!! Guys, I think we have a nasty :mad: defense in the making.

[irishunclebill]

I think those quotes are from the great TAA...am I right..

Reps.

[GoldenShower]

Some of you might find this interesting. Looks like FSU is putting a full-court press on BB sending 6 coaches to visit with him. There's a paid Rivals article that says Butler may take an official to FSU and LSU. I'd like to see a USC decommit.

I also think Weis hasn't had any of this flirting from current commits. Butler could have easily said no thanks. Just goes to show a little about him as well as Weis' interpretation of committment and what it means.

[stew654]

Some of you might find this interesting. Looks like FSU is putting a full-court press on BB sending 6 coaches to visit with him. There's a paid Rivals article that says Butler may take an official to FSU and LSU. I'd like to see a USC decommit.

I also think Weis hasn't had any of this flirting from current commits. Butler could have easily said no thanks. Just goes to show a little about him as well as Weis' interpretation of committment and what it means.


As much as i would like to see usc lose commits, in this situation i would hope they dont. They are most likely full at the wr position for this class. We dont need there attention turning back to walker or even robinson.

[irishunclebill]

As much as i would like to see usc lose commits, in this situation i would hope they dont. They are most likely full at the wr position for this class. We dont need there attention turning back to walker or even robinson.

Two things on BB. Much like Daddy, he likes to hear himself talk, and probably wants to be involved in something down the homestretch. Second thing is this info is from an FSU site. I'm not saying it is not true that FSU is contacting BB, but his interest in return may be somewhat exaggerated. In the end , he will stay with Petey so I'm not concerned about Deion Walker and USC. The flip side of this story is that FSU pursuing BB so heavily may be a signal that they are out of the Deion Walker sweepstakes.

[stew654]

Good point iub didnt think about it from fsu's perspective. So then it would be down to a nd/psu battle for walker. Looking at the difference in class strength you would think that would add to nd's chances. What has led people to believe that psu is a major player here?

[NDGirlzRock]

Two things on BB. Much like Daddy, he likes to hear himself talk, and probably wants to be involved in something down the homestretch. Second thing is this info is from an FSU site. I'm not saying it is not true that FSU is contacting BB, but his interest in return may be somewhat exaggerated. In the end , he will stay with Petey so I'm not concerned about Deion Walker and USC. The flip side of this story is that FSU pursuing BB so heavily may be a signal that they are out of the Deion Walker sweepstakes.

Woooohooooo!!! Neon Deion is my fav of the 3 headed wide receiver monster that we are pursuing. I realize that we are probably down to a 2 headed monster at this point with Baldwin out of the pic, but you never know about the Harper situation. Anyway, with Neon Deion and GRob I think that our WR class will rival anyone's in the country! And I also think that we will get both of them!!!

[irishunclebill]

LOI to USC.

[irishunclebill]

BryanDFischer I can confirm that USC WR Brice Butler (@USCnumber19) will transfer from the school at the end of the semester.
about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
Retweeted by ISDUpdate and 9 others

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[Domer Dog]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hello, Miami?

[irishunclebill]

Hello, Miami?

I would think FSU would be his 1st choice, but they may not want him.

[irishunclebill]

Butler eventually changed his mind about leaving USC last year but now it looks like he is looking to leave again, this time most likely at Kiffy's request.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/take-two-uscs-brice-butler-looking-around-at-other-schools/


Take two: USC’s Brice Butler ‘looking around’ at other schools

Posted by Ben Kercheval on January 4, 2012, 8:41 PM EST

Just under a year after declaring that he would leave USC, before flipping back to staying with the Trojans months later, wide receiver Brice Butler decided he will, once and for all, leave for another school.

Lane Kiffin confirmed today that Butler, a redshirt junior, was “looking around” but no transfer destinations were mentioned. Barring a hardship waiver from the NCAA, Butler would have to transfer down a level — either Division 1-A or D-II — in order to play right away.

Butler had 12 receptions for 150 yards this season.

[NDgrandson]

Butler eventually changed his mind about leaving USC last year but now it looks like he is looking to leave again, this time most likely at Kiffy's request.

Take two: USC’s Brice Butler ‘looking around’ at other schools | CollegeFootballTalk (http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/take-two-uscs-brice-butler-looking-around-at-other-schools/)

What a waste of talent. Seems like yesterday he and Slaughter were two GA boys being recruited together.

[irishunclebill]

SDSU.

Brice Butler moving on to San Diego State | CollegeFootballTalk (http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/12/brice-butler-moving-on-to-san-diego-state/)


Brice Butler moving on to San Diego State
Posted by Ben Kercheval on January 12, 2012, 1:41 PM EST

APAfter “looking around” at other schools for the second time in the last year, USC receiver Brice Butler has finally landed on a transfer destination.

In a text message to ESPN LA’s Pedro Moura and the Orange County Register, Butler confirmed he will go to San Diego State for his remaining year of eligibility. Butler, and we didn’t mention this last time, graduated in December and will pursue a graduate degree at SDSU. Butler said he chose SDSU over Kansas.

Butler is the third Trojan to leave the program in the last few days, although Butler was expected to depart from the program. Running back Amir Carlisle has transferred to Notre Dame and wide receiver Kyle Prater has announced his intentions to transfer, but it’s not known yet to where he will go.

While at USC, Butler totaled 41 catches for 554 yards in three years. He considered transferring last season, but ultimately stayed with the Trojans.