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Smythe to ND.

D_Smythe88
Officially committed to the University of Notre Dame! #IrishMob13 #ND

That is fine with me. If we can hold on to Poggi, I say we call it a class, and move on to 2014.

Subject to everyone faxing in their commitment in a couple weeks, including Mr. Poggi, I'm assuming this class is done. Congratulations to Coach Hoke and his team on another fantastic class.

I think we fooled ourselves into thinking that we had a better chance than we ever did.

As awesome as it would have been to get Treadwell (we'd have a top-5 QB, RB, and WR in one class...holy balls), I think he was really just looking for reasons not to go to Michigan once Standifer didn't qualify. I think we all underestimated the bond between those two. For someone to visit one school at least half a dozen times, name them the leader for months and still not commit, I have to imagine that they're just in a holding pattern looking for something else that appeals to them more.

While I think our coaches may have backed off a little bit, everyone knows WRs are divas. I don't think our coaches would turn down a talent like Treadwell just because he hogged the spotlight. If anything, I think Treadwell's desire to find a reason NOT to go to Michigan led him to inflate his sense of "not feeling the love" from the coaches.

well sure, that too

WRs aren't the only ones who can act like divas. Because he was presumed to be an M lock and because so much of the class filled so early, a lot of people started acting entitled about him and he took a lot of abuse on message boards (which he might not have/probably didn't see) and on twitter (which he absolutely did see) because he wouldn't "just commit already." I don't know how much of a role all that actually played in him dropping us, but if I were in his shoes it would have bothered me a fair bit.

Nice! +1

I guess we can be an obnoxious fan base too

I agree with this but for a different reason. I think when looking at treadwell you have to look at the bigger picture. For instance, RB was also a big position of need and we had a number of top RB targets visit UM, Isaac, smith, Wilkins, and green to name some. But then look at WR, outside of treadwell we only had Devon Allen visit. I think you have to consider the fact that playing receiver for UM was just not that appealing to treadwell just like it wasn't appealing to all the other WR targets that had offers but didn't visit. All targets saw or related to UM was a denard offense, We didn't showcase our new offense until late in the season and even then it wasnt as clean as it will be this coming fall. WRs were just not into us, that's ok because I think we will be fine wih the guys we got and our offense will be more exciting to watch and will attract WRs in 2014.

I want this to happen just as much as I wanted green to commit. It would b nice for them to get a taste of their own medicine lol

It's mostly speculation. Not much in the way of facts. It's still a waiting game.

He recommitted to USC on Thursday.

I think Tyner has him beat, but yup

I wouldn't be surprised if the coaches contact Kenton Gibbs if this Poggi thing bites us in the ass.

Green is considerably better than Elliot, so I definitely wanted the Green commitment more, but this would be hilarious.

I'm monitoring the local news like Rico, I know a bunch of people here who would be incredibly happy if he stayed home. Hopefully DGB can also sway him - when the best recruit in the country stays home at Mizzou, it means something.