5* QB Gunner Kiel visiting Michigan
According to Allen Trieu, 5* QB Gunner Kiel is/was visiting Michigan today.
http://twitter.com/#!/TrieuA/status/63333298809733120
dog name gunner
Niceeeee! Hopefully this will put us in better postition with him. I'd completely forget about Pike if we landed Gunner.
Love the name. Do we have a legit shot at this kid?
Hooray! Now another emotional rollercoaster for me to ride!
Keep the good recruiting news coming!
Considering what I've been reading, I thought he was a lock for ND. This can only be beneficial!
he's never been a lock for ND
In my opinion, with his connections with ND and all, I thought he was all but a ND lock!
IMO! Based on what I've read!
don't get me wrong I wish I could agree with you
Is OU really a contender at this point? I have heard about his connections to ND, but does he have any connections to OU?
Sam Bradford's success is probably enough of a connection for a lot of elite QB prospects.
I don't know about his OU connections. But I've read hes more of an OU lock then ND at this point.
April 27th, 2011 at 11:45 PM ^
I don't know of any, I don't know what about OU they're supposed to like either. They are really quiet about recruiting, not sure what anyone really "knows" with him tbh
and he was born long after Blair left ND. We don't know how close he is to his uncle, or how important ND is in the extended Kiel family.
It has nothing to do with Gunner, but holy crap, Blair Kiel has had an awful lot of contact with the police the last few years. He certainly had the bad luck of having Gerry Faust as his head coach for his final three seasons at ND.
I think you're getting him mixed up with Mauk.
If getting Kiel would prevent us from getting Jazzmar Clax or Leviticus Payne, I don't want him.
While, Gunner is a good name for the QB position, it doesn't comprehend to sheer all-around awesome nameness, of Jazzmar Clax or Leviticaus Paybe
I don't care what Payne is rated, i'd pay 100 bucks to hear an a tv announcer say, "Here comes the Payne"!
edit: But also a QB w/ the name Gunner? Why can't we have our cake and eat it too?
brings the pain!
Jazzmar Clax sounds like a STD, and the result is Leviticus Payne!!
See Header, it explains all.
Kiel would be a great get. I have no idea what he is looking at right now...but hope Hoke and Co. can keep us in the running.
Says a lot about them, in any case, that they were able to get two of the top signal callers in the country to visit.
I agree with this 100%. Even if it doesn't work out with Kiel, and Pike doesn't come to his senses once the hammer hits Auburn, Hoke&Co. have got something going. If they show success on the field this year, next year kids of their caliber will go from visiting to committing. Afterall, the most important thing is getting them here in the first place.
Please don't let my optimism for the future imply that I do not want Kiel or Pike. I would rejoice should we get either.
the recruits are the ones with something going for the time being. Just win please - then I will say Hoke has something going.
Can't get players if you can't get them here.
...once recruited some off the radar QB from California who did great in Ann Arbor and then went on to win three Super Bowls and is a pro football hall of fame lock. For all we know Russell Bellomy will become The Man. Stranger things have happened.
but can someone who has seen him and Shane Morris,which qb is the better prospect? I haven't really seen either but it sounds like Morris is something special.
Kiel is the top-rated QB in the nation according to Scout and 247Sports. He will likely be the top QB (top 3 at worst) when Rivals and ESPN do their rankings. I'm not enough of an analyst to determine if he's better then Morris, but if we have a chance to land Kiel, we take it...
I wasn't implying not taking Gunner cause of Morris I was just wondering how there skill sets match up. Thanks again.
April 27th, 2011 at 11:43 PM ^
I hit 'comment moderate' because I had no idea what that would do. Mods please ignore.
IYO, If we get Kiel will that hurt our chances at Morris?
Do we even have "chances" with Morris? I mean, I know the kid's from Michigan and grew up a UM fan, but if he's actually top-ranked national talent, it's possible we could lose out on him to Alabama, OSU, Auburn, etc. I don't want (or really expect) that to happen, but I'd way rather have Kiel now (bird in the hand, and all that).
Obviously I expect that Hoke/Mattison will do their utmost to recruit Morris, and I'm sure he'll be receptive to that (as evidenced by his presence at our spring game). I'm just saying that everyone acts like he's a Wolverine lock when we all know that kids do some crazy things. I think assuming that he's "ours" too early might be a very bad thing.
Do we know if Morris is actually all "OMGWOLVERINESYESPLEASE"?
it's funny that 2 of the schools you mentioned may be facing severe sanctions a year from now
it's funny that 2 of the schools you mentioned may be facing severe sanctions a year from now
But I think only Michigan fans would worry about taking a 5* QB one year because it might hurt their chances with a potential 5* QB the next year.
I just wonder that once we start winning national championships every year what are all of us Michigan football fans going to worry about?
Don't know enough about what Morris is looking for, if early playing time is important or not. I only know that he's pretty high on us.
I'd be tempted to say it wouldn't help with Morris if we take a 5* QB this year. But we also thought that with Peke and Auburn w/ Frazier so who knows...
FWIW, I'm not optimistic about Kiel, visit or not. Think we put all our energy in to getting Pike and let Kiel fall by the wayside a bit. That's conjecture on my part but seems to be the case.
necessarily that supports that other than the fact that the people on this board seemed to be really high on Pike when it looked like he might have a chance to go blue. To me, it just seems like they have changed their tune from Pike to Gunner. Worse things have happened...
Wow, this is a pleasant surprise. Can't wait to hear what the thought of his visit and hopefully this vaulted UM into his top schools.
What a sweet freakin name for a QB! The only name that had me more excited was Shavodrick Beaver, simply for having an excuse to get a UM jersey with 'Beaver' on back.
Hopefully they'll show him the athletic facilities thoroughly and the stadium. The campus is probably a mess what with everyone moving out this week.
I wonder if the coaches thought about showing him the football facilities. You should send Brady an email just in case he forgot.
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Haha no, I know, I was more just saying that the campus is probably not as picturesque as usual.
Man, north campus is gorgeous. Reminds me of the ivy covered halls of Harvard or Yale..
Here is what Gunner Kiel said about UM on ESPN:
Michigan: "They have a new coaching staff and they are bringing a new offense on the table that's going to feature the passing game a lot. It's going to be a good system and they will be successful."
This was in response to his visit? Or just general comments? 'Cause it sounds pretty meh.
hence the Take it FWIW, but if he prefers to throw the ball quite a bit this could be a good thing if Borges takes us in that direction with his offense. Just sayin.
It appears to be one of a number of general comments that he made about a number of schools.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=6437646
From that article:
"'Whenever the time is right and I get that gut feeling that this is the right place, I'll make the decision,' Kiel said."
Let's hope that feeling is stirring his gut as we speak.
He should get together with Sam Webb for some spicy food.