Tigrz

Allsports-Excellent post! And this is very important for all of us to remember. These young men have one week to learn the offense/defense and get use to teammates on both sides of the ball. Some have great games because of great plays, and others with a combination of great plays and a little bit of luck. And yes, there are obvious good plays.
The point is- it is not the right thing to do to "throw out the baby with the bathwater." The All-Star games are are have "elite" players come in and play a game together to receive recognition for their high school and future collegiate careers. These kids have talent. They would not be invited if they did not.
In these games, sheeut happens! If one plays "a bad game," it doesn't dictate their collegiate career- and I guarantee you that the players/recruits don't care much about their rankings at this point. It's a number...
The other thing that you all may not know is that most of the time, in these All-Star games- the "starters" are determined by coin-toss, draw names out of the hat, etc. In other words- if you have a great week of practice for "that" particular game. So never be surprised if somebody "starts" the game, and others do not. It makes sense- everyone plays..
Give them a break- a "pat on the back" for their accomplishments and wish them the best in the future!

(Except when/if they are playing LSU...)

Yes. Notre Dame has some sore losers, or fans with bad attitudes. All schools have a few of these types of people.
These few ND fans can be some of the worst. I know Gunner and his family well. Gunner has graduated from Columbus East High School in Columbus, IN with a 3.85 to 3.9 out of 4.0 GPA. Gunner is an extremely sharp and bright young man. We have no worries about Gunner's education and intelligence. He spoke about his "getting use to school and football at LSU", as many of you heard in his radio interviews this week. This is not because he is worried about "failing in the classroom".... He personally expects a huge amount from himself in his academic success . What he wishes to accomplish is to be able to maintain his GPA at this level, or better.
ND fans like to boast about their prestigious school- which it is. Most of the fans on these sites, however, are NOT ND grads, and they only regurgitate what they hear from those few fans or graduates whom are "full of themselves". Most, if not many ND fans are great people that refrain from this behavior.
The bottom line: there are quite a few ND "trash-talking" people. These few are "sour grapes" people who speak publicly on a forum, behind a computer, that have too much time on their hands. It's very easy to do this. Also, due to their favorite team having a few problems in in some areas that they choose to perpetuate and project on the internet, or direct to the school whom they are angry about.
Ignore these types of people. Everyone has their own agenda and thought process. Plus, they like to try and "raz" the students, faculty, and faithful of LSU Tiger fans, and other schools. I have found this is especially true if people are NOT Catholic- which Gunner is not.
I would suggest that these few aggressors go to the grotto and ask for forgiveness for the spite they throw out to all of the recruits who do not choose their school, and whatever problem or issue they are dealing with, personally.

Merry Christmas everyone!

I am a new member of TD-
Has Dorial been to LSU for his official yet? Is he still considering LSU?
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