Cali Wolverine

June 4th, 2013 at 1:38 PM ^

USC football is in a downward spiral (for USC standards) and Mora is ten times the coach Kiffin is...but Mora will be NFL bound in a year or two (UCLA never has and never will pay the money for an elite football coach and support staff) and Haden will fire Kiffin after sanctions lift (provided Kiffin does not real off 10/11 win seasons in the next two years) and pay top dollar to hire a big time coach.

Perkis-Size Me

June 4th, 2013 at 1:14 PM ^

I'd find that pretty interesting if he leaves Notre Dame because of an academic issue but enrolls in UCLA instead. Isn't UCLA just as tough, if not tougher than Notre Dame in terms of its academic standards?

 

Space Coyote

June 4th, 2013 at 1:57 PM ^

I believe he is actually a fairly accomplished student by football student-athlete standards. I don't think there's a lot of weight to that rumor, and believe it's more a combination of people throwing out a possibility for why he's not going to ND to try to understand, people throwing out the possibility and seeing what sticks, and people trying to make him look bad.

LSAClassOf2000

June 4th, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^

I think that, in the last year or so, that would make for at least four players that had five stars from at least one of the services that committed to ND and ended up leaving. I think Davonte Neal, Gunner Kiel and Aaron Lynch would be on that list anyway, as well as Chris Martin. They've lost about 1 in 5 four-stars from the last few classes as well, which is also signifiant for them. 

reshp1

June 4th, 2013 at 1:18 PM ^

The rumor has been floating around for a while now... Seeing as it's Notre Dame, I'm glad in this case where there was smoke there is now (tire) fire.

Magnus

June 4th, 2013 at 1:22 PM ^

There were several people who thought he would commit to UCLA before he committed to Notre Dame. And after he de-committed from USC.  

Leaders And Best

June 4th, 2013 at 1:53 PM ^

Vanderdoes was not released from his LOI, and therefore, he is losing a year of eligibility. He will be forced to sit out the 2013 season and will then have 3 years of eligibility remaining in a 4 year period. He must have really wanted out of ND.

From ESPN's Joe Schad:

"Vanderdoes' father, also Eddie, said Notre Dame did not release Vanderdoes from his binding National Letter of Intent.

Because of this, Vanderdoes' father said his son will be penalized one year of playing eligibility. He can take a scholarship and practice this season, but he must redshirt and will be eligible to play only three years of college football in a four-year period."

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/college-football/story/_/id/9341683/eddie-vanderdoes-notre-dame-fighting-irish-top-dt-recruit-going-ucla

WolvinLA2

June 4th, 2013 at 5:46 PM ^

Guess what - if I would have changed my mind about college at this point in the game, my other good options wouldn't have accepted me at all because my spot was filled. I would have had to complete my freshman year somewhere and apply again (and maybe not get in the next time around).

At some point you need to learn to make an informed decision and either live with it or face the consequences (which aren't that steep). I don't feel bad for him.

Mr. Yost

June 4th, 2013 at 2:08 PM ^

...I'd like to know the REAL stories behind their recruitments. Toss Gunner Kiel and that Zeke Pike kid in as 2 other stories I wouldn't mind getting the 30 for 30 on. Lastly, and sorry Michigan fans...Ronald Johnson.

Darth Wolverine

June 4th, 2013 at 2:56 PM ^

Actually it's not. I saw this worthless information on my Twitter feed and immediately thought, "Some dude is going to post this on MGoBlog, as if it's relevant" and sure enough, it happened. It doesn't matter what happens to Notre Dame recruits. We should not care. This goes for MSU and Ohio news, too. I'm so sick of seeing copious amounts of threads about ND, MSU, and Ohio. Michigan fans need to stop obsessing over their business.

THIS IS A MICHIGAN BLOG.

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Dr. Explosion

June 4th, 2013 at 4:31 PM ^

Most Michigan fans like to know about the teams Michigan is facing. That's especially true with respect to Michigan's biggest rivals. Do you honestly watch Michigan play MSU and not know anything about MSU's roster?