Gunner Kiel on campus yesterday

by sm00thBlue on Nov 23, 2011 3:32 PM EST

This is my first post on here - usually I just read. But I was surprised to see that no one had mentioned that the top QB prospect in the nation made an unofficial visit to Vandy yesterday. From what I heard, the visit went great, and he is strongly considering Vandy along with LSU and Notre Dame as his other top choices. It seems that Notre Dame is a front-runner, as all the "pros" predict him to go there, but this visit could have changed a lot.

Here is the link to Gunner's Rivals page (clearly not updated): Link

I wouldn't consider us the frontrunners for Kiel, but he certainly fits into our offense better than Notre Dame's, and they have already brought in guys with whom he would have to compete for the job. We have a legitimate shot at getting this guy, so let's all hope CJF can seal the deal!

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This, to me, sums up better than anything how things have changed.

This guy was looking at Alabama, Michigan, and Notre Dame (and Indiana and Arkansas, apparently) and now according to the Twittahs, he is only taking visits at ND and Vandy and will announce at the US Army All-American Game on the 7th.

I don’t much care about recruiting until the guys are actually in the fold and woofing up Vandy on the Internet (see: Kimbrow, Brian and Grady, Josh) but this story appeals to me for one reason:

Can you imagine the existential MELTDOWN on 3HL and Finebaum and throughout the South if a 5-star all-everything QB passed up Bama, and UT, and LSU, and ND, and Michigan…for VANDERBILT!?

"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52

by VandyImport on Nov 23, 2011 5:39 PM EST reply actions

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Like. And all of the above.

by Nashville on Nov 23, 2011 8:53 PM EST up reply actions

He is going to official here too

Here and Notre Dame.

by The Goche on Nov 25, 2011 9:32 PM EST reply actions

Andrew Luck...

This kid has seen how Andrew Luck has become the face of Stanford, a team that was in a worse position that Vandy not so long ago. That’s the sell you make to a guy like this. He’s special. He seems to be the face of the program type player like Luck is at Stanford. He could be the Andrew Luck of Vanderbilt. We have a unique situation that no other school could offer this kid. It makes sense to me.

Also, it would guarantee CJF stays here. He’d be connected to the program and not bolt like a certain current ND coach against whom we’re competing right now. If this kid values loyalty, then it’ll be another box to check in Vandy’s favor.

by 617dore on Nov 27, 2011 1:27 AM EST reply actions