[NU Sports] ND Snags Top QB Recruit

[Scott Zeller, M.D.]

Anyone remember Jimmy Clausen, who supposedly would become the greatest
quarterback in history when he committed to Notre Dame? The #1 recruit in
the nation, he announced his college committment in front of the College
Football Hall of Fame after arriving in a stretch Hummer. He never really
amounted to much at ND, had about a half of a decent season one year -- but
his untapped "potential" led the Carolina Panthers to draft him in the 2nd
round two years ago. Injuries made him a temporary starter for the 2010
Panthers team that went 2-14. The following offseason the Panthers drafted
Cam Newton and Clausen was made third-string.

Point being, no one thinks Gunner Kiel is anywhere near the talent Jimmy
Clausen was. Good luck, Notre Dame, with yet another whiny overconfident
QB.

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Michael Vance <michael.vance at att.net>wrote:

> A large part of Kiel's decommit from Indiana was the way that his big
> brother, Dusty, was treated. As a relatively impartial observer (an NU fan
> who happens to live in Indiana), my impression has been that the Kiel
> family is a bunch of whiners.
>
> -Michael
> Sent from my mobile device...
>
> On Jan 17, 2012, at 1:57 PM, Tom Maycock <tkmaycock at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > "Kiel was packing for LSU this weekend when it hit him how far Baton
> Rouge was in comparison to South Bend, a three-hour drive, the source told
> Schad."
> >
> >
> > Really? He's from Columbus, IN and it just dawned on him now how much
> further it was to Baton Rouge?
> >
> > To be fair, I don't know anything about the kid other than the fact he's
> supposed to be a very good prospect, and I hope he's making the right
> decision for himself and wish him all the best. But, really?
> >
> > For what it's worth, I had completely missed the fact that he had
> de-committed from Indiana in the first place. That was originally looking
> to be a huge coup for Kevin Wilson. But with two QBs already in the Indiana
> program leaving, and no Kiel? Hmmm. They do already have one good young QB
> though, so they may be just fine.
> >
> > Tom
> >
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