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I don't think they changed Les at all actually
4-star LB Aramide Olaniyan plans to visit Michigan.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:37 PM
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4-star LB Aramide Olaniyan plans to visit Michigan.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:45 PM | 
I'll take him
I'll take him
July 29th, 2009 at 1:50 PM |
Chances he ends up at Duke?
Chances he ends up at Duke?
If this kid is as talented as it seems, how does he end up at Duke? The Blue Devils have improved, but they won't exactly be playing many games in prime time.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:56 PM |
Duke isn't really a football
Duke isn't really a football
Duke isn't really a football powerhouse, but (a) this kid is might be the best LB on the team the day he shows up (or good enough to be a starter) and not many BCS schools can offer that, and (b) Duke is the best academic school in the BCS outside of Stanford. I don't know a lot about this kid's academic aspirations, but if he's a bright kid, Duke is a fantastic school. For some of the kids, football is all that matters, but not for all of them.
Props to you OB, GREAT thread title.
August 2nd, 2009 at 10:07 AM |
According to Tom's interview
According to Tom's interview
According to Tom's interview he legitimately places academics at the top of the list; wants to be a lawyer.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:54 PM |
Let me be the firs to say,
Let me be the firs to say,
Let me be the firs to say, the name is awesome.
Is he any relation to C.J. Olaniyan? The DE out of Warren Mott HS in Detroit? I think I remember hearing something about him being a relatively recent move to Michigan.
July 29th, 2009 at 2:15 PM |
no relation
no relation
no relation
Current Smug rating: "lethal"
July 29th, 2009 at 2:19 PM |
I was thinking the same
I was thinking the same
I was thinking the same thing. For a second there, I thought the OP was about CJ or was a joke.
July 29th, 2009 at 2:03 PM |
Hey, if we can get him to
Hey, if we can get him to
Hey, if we can get him to come for a visit, who knows? We can always use a 4* LB.
July 29th, 2009 at 2:30 PM |
(sarcasm alert!)
(sarcasm alert!)
Brilliant!
July 29th, 2009 at 4:09 PM |
It just... wasn't funny.
It just... wasn't funny.
It just... wasn't funny.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:25 PM |
That joke is so over used at
That joke is so over used at
That joke is so over used at this point, I didn't dock ya but I'm not surprised others did.
Saying "sarcasm alert" doesn't make what you did OK.
July 30th, 2009 at 3:17 AM |
Yeah, well, you know, that's
Yeah, well, you know, that's
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
July 29th, 2009 at 2:14 PM |
Did you ..
Did you ..
notice when reading that article that Robert Crisp and Peter Singer are both transferring from Chapel Hill High to Cedar Hill High?
I'll be the fans of cross town rival Durham High (editorial note...this is a fictitious school) will now start crowing on and on about the demise of Chapel Hill football...
July 29th, 2009 at 2:16 PM |
The way LB recruiting has
The way LB recruiting has
July 29th, 2009 at 2:24 PM |
Olaniyan was becoming a
Olaniyan was becoming a
Olaniyan was becoming a strong possibility to be Irish last month when he visited for the last spring camp. Many expected he would be offered with some going as far as to say he would commit on the spot, but all of his interviews after the camp didn't sound too confident and he has yet to be offered.
He is definitely one of the few who mean that academics are important in his final decision, which is even more obvious with his current Duke verbal.
He had made quite a few ND fans thus far into his recruitment
Current Smug rating: "lethal"
July 29th, 2009 at 2:48 PM |
Deep analysis:
Deep analysis:
He has a cool name.
July 29th, 2009 at 6:35 PM |
Maybe I am missing something
Maybe I am missing something
Maybe I am missing something but why is ND fan on here. Aren't there ND blog sites? You don't say anything negative, I am just wondering.
July 29th, 2009 at 6:52 PM |
Maybe he wants info on UM,
Maybe he wants info on UM,
Maybe he wants info on UM, one of ND's big rivals. Maybe he likes the recruiting info which includes recruits also recruited by ND. It's probably that he thinks I'm a really cool guy. He's not the only rival fan who posts here. He's like the more talkative, ND version of Pogue. Beats the hell out of (most of) the Sparty kids around here.
August 2nd, 2009 at 10:48 AM |
I think you're a cool
I think you're a cool
I think you're a cool guy.
eLOVE at first sight?!
"The difference between a man and a boy is, a boy wants to grow up to be a fireman, but a man wants to grow up to be a giant monster fireman."
- Jack Handey
July 29th, 2009 at 10:03 PM |
I'll bet he, like many of us,
I'll bet he, like many of us,
I'll bet he, like many of us, wish people would stop asking him once a week to validate his existence.
August 2nd, 2009 at 1:37 PM |
Irish adds a unique ND
Irish adds a unique ND
Irish adds a unique ND perspective here, which I for one appreciate. He is generally not obnoxious, or very douchey, so he's welcome as far as I'm concerned.
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
July 29th, 2009 at 7:09 PM |
Maybe we can convert the
Maybe we can convert the
Maybe we can convert the Papist
July 29th, 2009 at 9:37 PM |
Coach Connection
Coach Connection
FWIW Olaniyan's coach (Clint Alexander) used to be a coach in concord,mi (my hometown) and then northville,mi before moving down to virginia. We used to travel to AA to see michigan spring practices and met with the coaches(Carr's staff) a few times. I'm not sure how involved coach alexander is with Olaniyan's recruiting process, but I have to imagine he is pushing for U of M.
August 2nd, 2009 at 9:07 AM |
LB Quintin Tucker 6'2' 235lbs
LB Quintin Tucker 6'2' 235lbs
Linebacker Quintin Tucker (6-2, 235) from San Diego (Calif.) Scripps Ranch is a player to watch this coming fall. This is one of the strongest kids in the country. Has a max bench press over 405lbs. Quintin had a great camp and Michigan's Senior Elite Camp. Played with Tate Forcier last season.
From the kids video, he seems to have an excellent initial burst and really likes to hit people. Sign him up!