Rockne3d Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Here is an exert from an interview with Brice Butler. I liked how he worded his thoughts on ND. A combination of Floyd and Butler would be perfect compliments to each other. That would be insane. Here it is: Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis has impressed Butler with his offense. "Their coaching staff is ridiculously good," he said. "Coach Weis is the offensive guy so to say. He was probably the best offensive coach in the NFL. They don't have any big huge impact players at wide receiver, so there is an opportunity there. Clausen will be a good quarterback and they will have quarterbacks every year I will be there." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishziggy Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 that's what i like to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCalves Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 When did he say that one? Kind of hard not to read into his last sentence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockne3d Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 When did he say that one? Today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCalves Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 .... ... ... I'll be keeping my fingers crossed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND FANATIC Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Wow, didn't expect to read something like that. Maybe we still have a horse in this race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangeruss Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 thats great stuff by butler and he's right. ND doesn't have very many gamebreakers at WR right now. if ND starts off slow this season i hope that wouldn't turn him away. landing floyd and butler would be a huge pickup for ND this year to go along with their TEs. any word on a decision date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JerseyDomer Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Here is an exert from an interview with Brice Butler. I liked how he worded his thoughts on ND. A combination of Floyd and Butler would be perfect compliments to each other. That would be insane. Here it is: Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis has impressed Butler with his offense. "Their coaching staff is ridiculously good," he said. "Coach Weis is the offensive guy so to say. He was probably the best offensive coach in the NFL. They don't have any big huge impact players at wide receiver, so there is an opportunity there. Clausen will be a good quarterback and they will have quarterbacks every year I will be there." This gets my vote for post of the day. THANKS Rock---gotta like the sound to that. Where's it from Rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heismancaliber Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Anybody wanna wager posting rights on Butler not coming to ND? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockne3d Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 Anybody wanna wager posting rights on Butler not coming to ND? I'll bet your heisman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCalves Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Anybody wanna wager posting rights on Butler not coming to ND? No. Yes, we know most of the cards are in USC's and FSU's favor. He was glowing about what he saw with the former, and his father is an alumni with the latter. More often than not, those are absolute daggers in any ND recruiting effort. I wouldn't be surprised at all if either school got picked over ND. But after seeing a fellow Georgian, who used to be a lifelong fan of a rival school of ND's, who wanted to commit the day he got the UM offer, end up choosing Notre Dame? I won't write anything off until the kid crosses us off the list. We're still on it with Butler, so anything is possible. In the article I posted earlier from scout about Robinson and Slaughter, it mentioned that Butler and Slaughter were talking to one another too: I’ve stayed in touch with Brice Butler. When we were up at Notre Dame I knew it would be in my top three and he said the same thing. I’m not sure when he’s going to make his decision, but he’s looking at Notre Dame too. I may wait until my official visit to go back to Notre Dame.†The only school they share in common with their top 3 is ND. Maybe it's nothing, but its at least encouraging to hear them having some dialogue between Slaughter and Butler. Kind of like how Crist, McDonald and Fauria weren't planning on going to school together, but it sort of ended up that way. I can hope, can't I? Its June, this is all we ND fans have to keep us going on. I'd much rather banter about this than the mystery surrounding Clausen's elbow, or other crazy/stressful things about ND football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heismancaliber Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Omar Hunter is a little different in the sense that ND appears to be a much better program over the next few years than Michigan, plus the depth chart at ND was extremely attractive for Omar. Granted the depth chart is also extremely attractive to Brice but I just REALLY trust my sources (yes i know, i know, everyone claims to have "sources" and most are BS, but my guy has only missed on 2 of his predictions) and they dont think he's gonna end up at ND. I just think we should focus on targets we have a more likely shot with, i.e. Floyd. I know you post on BuckeyePlanet Calves, and those guys are a good example of knowing when to see the writing on the wall in regards to a prospect. The only time those guys got a bit caught up was last year with Ben Martin, Anthony Davis, Major Wright, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCalves Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Omar Hunter is a little different in the sense that ND appears to be a much better program over the next few years than Michigan, plus the depth chart at ND was extremely attractive for Omar. Granted the depth chart is also extremely attractive to Brice but I just REALLY trust my sources (yes i know, i know, everyone claims to have "sources" and most are BS, but my guy has only missed on 2 of his predictions) and they dont think he's gonna end up at ND. I just think we should focus on targets we have a more likely shot with, i.e. Floyd. I know you post on BuckeyePlanet Calves, and those guys are a good example of knowing when to see the writing on the wall in regards to a prospect. The only time those guys got a bit caught up was last year with Ben Martin, Anthony Davis, Major Wright, etc. I hear what you're saying, I really do. Your guys could very well be right. But when I compared the two, it was mostly from the standpoint of, Hunter's recruitment was pretty much a done deal as soon as he got the UM offer. He wanted to verbal as soon as he got it - that is very very difficult to overcome in the recruiting world. If weren't for his HS coach's involvement, we don't get Hunter - it is that simple. We aren't up against those kinds of steep odds with Butler, so in that regard, it would be a little bit easier to pull a rabbit out of the hat with Butler. Still a rabbit, but maybe you see my point. Who knows though. In some twisted way, I think we're both right on this. Can't close the book before you read the final chapter, but the plot line is leading towards other schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heismancaliber Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I agree w/ what you're saying to an extent. I guess my philosophy has always been plan for the worst, hope for the best. Unless i see pretty overwhelming evidence or hear from a good source that a kid is gonna looking good for my school, i pretty much write the kid off. If he ends up pulling a surprise and coming aboard, great. But this way it avoids some of the disappointment of the whole recruiting process. Especially with someone like Brice, this is even more true. He seems to be skilled at playing the recruiting game well. Mike Frank thinks ND will get him, FSU fans think he's theirs, and my best friend (who works for the coaching staff at ASU) think he's gonna pull a shock and go to ASU. Contrast that with someone like Floyd who has generally been consistent the whole time. I'll focus on Floyd and if Butler comes, even better. But you can't be disappointed about someone you never had. See what i mean? For the record i'm not saying this is the only right approach, its simply mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROSH Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I agree w/ what you're saying to an extent. I guess my philosophy has always been plan for the worst, hope for the best. i see what you're saying but i don't think anyone is writing butler in, or even suggesting that we are the favorite. rock was just passing along some positive information and everyone was expressing some excitement about it. i think the comparisons drawn by calves are very relevant. butler's words are evidence that ND is once again gaining national attention and respect from recruits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackIrish42 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I agree w/ what you're saying to an extent. I guess my philosophy has always been plan for the worst, hope for the best. i see what you're saying but i don't think anyone is writing butler in, or even suggesting that we are the favorite. rock was just passing along some positive information and everyone was expressing some excitement about it. i think the comparisons drawn by calves are very relevant. butler's words are evidence that ND is once again gaining national attention and respect from recruits. that last sentence is EXACTLY what i thought when i read rock's post. we're back in it for nearly *everybody* again. that, whether we get butler or not ( and man, i had given up hope on getting him 'til now! ), is a*huge* deal to me. maybe i'm over-stating it but it just makes me feel confident for the first time since lou left. and confidence is a good thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCalves Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Well but BI. I don't know if we'll land Brice Butler. Boy would it be sweet, but I'm not quite convinced that this is a done deal for anyone right now. Either way, its certainly wonderful to be mentioned as a desired landing spot for a guy mentioned as the most "polished" receiver in a class of WR's that is widely regarded as the deepest class there in years. To be amongst the leaders with a kid who is not only a consensus top 100 prospect, but who hails from SEC/ACC country, bodes extremely well for the future of this program. Raiding the South no longer seems like a hypothetical riddle any more - we're actually starting to do it, and it looks like we're doing so with greater success each year. If Corwin is able to show healthy progress over last year's defense, then we'll start to see even the defense attracting guys that are in the blue chip conversation with more regularity. ND has shown an affinity for getting top guys pretty much everywhere on offense (Clausen = #1 QB, S. Young = #1 OT, Romine = top 5, Allen = top 5, Rudolph = #1 TE, Kamara = top 5), but the defensive hauls haven't quite caught up to the offense just yet. But if we can come closer to matching the offense on the recruiting trail? We'll start to be a juggernaut, regularly vying for top 5 recruiting hauls, rather than top 10's. Boy, would it be nice to go into a match up vs. USC, and feel that we're just as deep as the Trojans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double_Domer Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Boy, would it be nice to go into a match up vs. USC, and feel that we're just as deep as the Trojans. Then the coaching takes over and I'll take our staff over anyone else's to win the X and O battle. We will then start walloping the top 5 and everyone else regularly. Back to the days of the Leahy Lads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heismancaliber Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I found this Butler update today, it was posted on a board but didn't have a link attached to it. It appears to be from the AJC and sheds some light on when he'll be committing: Butler a fan of Southern Cal climate 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." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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