re: ***GUNNER KIEL (pronounced keel) (#1 QB recruit in nation) COMMITS TO LSU***

Awesome!

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I'm enjoying the comments more than the info

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Memphis, appears the Scout poster is legit

I hope that you are right, this would be the equivlent of pulling Faulk in 95. It would stamp LSU as a national recruiting power.

I don't know if it is so much "vetting" as a debate. I'm guessing that the parents sat down and logically discussed things with him and they concluded that ND was the best choice for him. It is close to home as well as very prestigious academically and athletically. But I suspect that was more of his parents decision than his. He seems like he's definitely leaning LSU, and the chanting at the game seems to confirm it (as he may have told some friends). So I'm guessing that he went to the game planning to say "I'm going to Notre Dame," but he just couldn't do it. So, he's got another sit down with the rents to try and push LSU through. I'm thinking we have the edge, but mom and dad are still a force to be reckoned with.

EDT: ..And yeah, I'm reading a lot into things as well.

Seems like he did a lot more running in his Junior film, as opposed to his Senior, but as a pure passer, his Senior film is awesome, regardless of the talent he is playing against. Indiana may not have LA 5-A or LA Elite level talent, but I doubt its as huge a dropoff as some are insinuating.

Just watching the film, he has more QB knowledge than we've had here at LSU in years. His head is always on a swivel. He has great touch on his passes, but can thread the needle with a laser when needed. On some plays, he actually goes through a Z-Y-X-D progression while maintaining awareness of the pocket. We haven't had a QB who could do that since J Russell. And to top it all off, he's got some speed and could easily run our Option and Zone Read plays. With Kragthorpe coaching him, some time to progress behind Mettenberger, and the talent we are stocking up on the OLine and at WR & RB, our offensive attack could be unstoppable.

I can't imagine they are pushing very hard to go to notre dame. They came down here twice and once to watch preperation for the seccg.

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I'm probably looking at this with purple and gold glasses, and by no means expecting it, but it just seems the longer this drags out the more it points to it being LSU.

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I'll do the same thing. Because what I take from this is that some of his friends were in this audience. Think he talks to his friends about where he might be heading? Think his friends aren't going to tell someone else leaking it out? It's a thought.

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Kiel said he has no more college visits planned and that he’d “sit down with my family and make a decision soon.” Columbus East students chanted “LSU” as Kiel accepted the trophy.

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The 5 best reasons this kid should come to LSU

Peyton Manning
Tim Couch
Eli Manning
JaMarcus Russell
Matthew Stafford

Despite the rookie salary cap in the new CBA.....if you live up to your expectations in the SEC and you are set for life before you ever through your first NFL pass.

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I read on Scout that ND has not maintained contact with Gunner since his official visit...that was interesting...- info came as tweet from a National Scout analyst.

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No. The quote says he didn't have contact for AWHILE. They have had contact since.

the hyphotheticals and emotions and spinning in ones favor in this thread are all amusing; ND fans are doing the same thing (and i assume vandy fans are as well).

i honestly just dont think he has decided and is torn between two high profile choices.