Trinity Trio Talks Louisville
by Mike Rutherford on Feb 21, 2012 1:53 PM EST
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PrintAll right, this is gonna little creepy, but it's important enough (I think) that it needs to be covered.
Last night on Twitter, Trinity junior Ryan White (DB) made a couple of statements about one school recruiting him especially hard before announcing that he has a top two of Louisville and Illinois. White also has scholarship offers from Michigan, Arkansas, Kentucky and Vanderbilt.
Shortly after, teammate Jason Hatcher, a defensive end with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Oklahoma and just about everybody else in the country, tweeted the following:
White then mocked Hatcher for mimicking him before the two discussed why they liked Louisville. The term "realest" was again used.
Louisville fans caught onto this fairly quickly and began urging All-American receiver James Quick to make a similar statement.
Quick, who has always been tight-lipped about his recruitment, then stated that while it would be nice to play in front of his hometown fans, he couldn't make any promises. After being mocked by Hatcher and White, he later confirmed that he will be attending U of L's junior day.
Ok.
**Takes hot shower** **Sobs**
During his signing day press conference, Charlie Strong stated that in order for this program to compete for a national championship it had to keep the best local players in town. He said more than once that it was puzzling to see some of the best players from around the country realizing that they could win a national title here, while players from Louisville and the surrounding area seem to believe otherwise.
Trinity won a national championship last season, and these three guys - along with some other recruits like running back Daylyn Dawkins - were a large part of the reason. These types of opportunities don't come along all that often in this area, which makes this such a huge potential statement for Strong and company to make.
Hearing these guys speak (however casually) positively about U of L is great news, because landing at least one of them is crucial. Landing two would be enormous and getting all three would be cause for a parade.
Thanks largely to the strength of its junior and sophomore classes to be, Louisville appears poised to have some big-time success over the next couple of seasons. You bring in a monster recruiting class of 2013 led by these guys, and...well, it's rollin'.
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i will be heart broken if quick doesnt come to louisville
If watched this kid play a few times and he is simply amazing and dangerous for opposing defenses.
by redbirdgang on Feb 21, 2012 1:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
i graduated from Trinity last year and saw these kids play
each of them are game changers. if coach strong is serious about not letting local talent go else where, then he can’t let these kids go. James Quick maybe be one of the greatest high-school talents to ever come out of louisville (and we all know that is saying a lot)
by Gaines.Over.Wade forever on Feb 21, 2012 1:59 PM EST reply actions
I feel a little dirty after reading...
…lol, but to get a few of those kids would be HUGE! White is the most underrated out of the bunch and other than Quick, I think he may turn out to be the best. Quick may be more talented than Parker, and that’s saying a lot. I hope we can land them all, but I think if the Ducks come calling, Quick will answer.
sad to say, but oregon is a much better fit for Quick's game then UofL
by Gaines.Over.Wade forever on Feb 21, 2012 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
think so too,
and he’s been quoted as saying that Oregon is his favorite team. F’n Phil Knight….I bet all the professors have a nike “swoosh” on the door’s nameplates.
Maybe we'll become a better fit
Now that we’ve got a new OC and with Teddy running the show for a whole season.
by CardiacCards on Feb 21, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
We all know HCCS will do the work required
to make it know what Louisville has to offer and that he is serious about contending for national titles at this school. I hope we can get some of this talent, but we aren’t world beaters just yet. I think we need a big time 2012 season to convince these guys the train is indeed rolling.
by Remote Cardinal on Feb 21, 2012 2:02 PM EST reply actions
^This,... I'm going to be holding out hope that all three of these kids end up in Cardinal uniforms...
In fact, I’m going to go ahead and assume that we’re the front runners to land them.
But,…… we’re talking about competing against the likes of Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, Auburn, Notre Dame, ect,ect,(_Fill in college Football Blue Blood here_)ect,ect,ect,ect,ect.
That’s so freaking big time,.. it gives me cold chills to think that we could win out over names like that for 3 players of this caliber.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Feb 21, 2012 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
Really trying to make "St. Matthews Wide Mike" happen
by Mike Rutherford on Feb 21, 2012 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
So what exactly does St Matthews Wide Mike do? What is his job title? What is his relationship with these kids? Mentor? Advisor? No one exactly knows…
He's kind of an anonymous stalker
who starts disturbing online trends like “bring so-and-so to the bucket”. Most of them don’t know he even exists, until a friend shows them said online trends, and then get restraining orders against him.
But its OK, he knows that, deep down inside, they all really love him. They’re just embarrassed for the world to know it.
by regis villebin on Feb 21, 2012 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Coach Strong needs to stay!
I’ve heard rumblings that if Muschamp fails to impress this year, then the job at Florida is Charlie’s if he wins the Big East and/or goes to a BCS bowl! We can’t let that happen – let’s hope for a good year from the Gators (pound UK for the 20th-whatever season in a row)!
If we go Big XII I'm not worried about most schools.
But the Florida job will always be in serious discussion. I think that is the only place that can take Charlie away.
by Kegs N' Eggs on Feb 21, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, but most people never stay with their first one either.
So there’s that…
by regis villebin on Feb 21, 2012 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
Most never were passed up for promotions for obvious reasons like he was either.
Either way I’m not getting back into fretting about him. Just need to enjoy what he is doing with our program and hope for the best.
-Dustin
All I have to say about that,... is this.....
“What our fans have to understand is you have a coach and we’re trying to build a program, so when all the noise in the system and all the rumors start, just don’t even focus on it,” Strong said. “Don’t even turn your attention to it. Nothing is going to happen.”
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“At some point, just trust me,” Strong said. “I’m not looking for a job. I have a job. I’m the head coach at the University of Louisville.”
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“Every time something happens, I’ve got to make a statement?” Strong said. “It probably makes other schools look good to say ‘Hey we’re pursuing this coach or we’re pursuing that coach.’”
“I work for an unbelievable athletic director, I work for a guy who has given me everything I have asked for,” Strong said. “You have so much support from the university, from the city of Louisville. Now all of a sudden, a guy who couldn’t get a job has a job and has some success — why would we ever think now that he’s just going to chop it and leave?”
“The University of Louisville is not going to become training ground for college coaches,” he said.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Feb 21, 2012 2:21 PM EST up reply actions 10 recs
don't think he'll leave,
just mentioned the “grumblings” that have been heard since Strong has turned this thing around. Oh, and Green the ship!
I know, just say'n that this is what I think about, now, every time it's mentioned that he's only here temporarily.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Feb 21, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for posting this Chick.
As I was reading the comments my mind started to wander back to the press conference in which he made these comments. Lets all just relax and give Charlie a chance to show his loyalty before we call him the soon-to-be-coach of ____________ (fill-the-blank). My big fear is that we as fan base really are how Pat Forde described us a few weeks ago, high maintenance. If we think hypothetically for a moment and indulge the thought that we do come across as high maintenance, then it has to be more than annoying for a coach to deal with… it may be a factor in contributing to their early exit. In effect our words and our panic can become a self-fulling prophecy.
Charlie can’t do much more than he already has to show us how much he wants to be here. Lets let his words and deeds take precedent over suspicions. Also… I say none of this to knock those of you who are bringing up these rumors, quite the contrary. I find it really interesting to see how people are talking about our coach and our program (especially in SEC country where football is religion). I mention it more to make an appeal toward moderation. Too often a small comment about a rumor made on a forum turns into a snowball rolling down a hill.
The Muschamp thing was mentioned on the Afternoon Underdogs
The comments from this recruitment post probably aren’t as far-reaching as the ’dogs radio show.
If you read other blogs, Cards fans are not near as high maintenance as most football-first schools, and UK basketball.
He’s king of the city, he knows it, and I don’t think he’ll leave any time soon.
Word.
You hit on a very good point about us being different from the football-first schools. I’m not trying to take this conversation toward the subject of conference expansion, but geographically there is no argument that we would be a great fit for the SEC. However, culturally we really are not. And I’m pretty cool with that. I like our fan culture, and I don’t want to see it become as crazy about national results as some of those programs, at least, not the same way they are.
Its not a fist hidden under Chuck Norris' beard
Its Charlie MFing Strong!
by regis villebin on Feb 21, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
Somewhere, out in the fog
Coach Glazer calls Option Right
by Blocky on Feb 21, 2012 2:24 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Competition is going to be heavy for our scholarships next season. Since we’re only going to be signing 12 or 13 guys, we have to make sure a big portion of those dozen are premium talents. If we get 2 out of these 3 guys then I’ll be ecstatic.
At least one thing is certain, even if none of these 3 end up coming here, I seriously doubt any of them are going to go to UK. Why in the world would anyone want to play there?
UK? What? Apparently, if your a player in this state, and don't get to go to Louisville,... the place to be is now WKU
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Feb 21, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
HA! You ain't kidd'n, my sources tell me they're planning on taking over..... whatever that means
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Feb 21, 2012 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Looking forward to seeing them pound UK.
This stuff is alright, it really is.
GO TOPPERS!
I'll say this much, the atmosphere better be an A+ effort this year at all home games if we're going to compete for theses kids.
Quick was on the sidelines for Alabama/ LSU early in the year. He knows what Big Time Football, in a big time stadium looks/ feels like. I’m sure the same is true of Hatcher since he’s been to Norman, Ok
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Feb 21, 2012 3:33 PM EST reply actions
We need to re-establish the Trinity pipeline that Brian started.
We have players HERE who can play anywhere!
we let lamar dawson get away...
we can’t allow quick to be plucked by oregon. not happenin’…
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