Reilly Gibbons to Stanford

[The Franchise]

Joaquin Gonzalez passed on Harvard to play for the Hurricanes. Just saying.

That's because Joaquin is a real man.

 

[CANE4LIFE]

Joaquin Gonzalez passed on Harvard to play for the Hurricanes. Just saying.

Thats a very fair point. But Joaquin was from Miami, and a life long Canes fanatic who lived for the Canes. This kid is from Tampa, and despite being a "fan" I dont honestly know how long he's been a UM fan or how passionate he was about the program.

Also dont forget that announcers and pretty much every one for the first like 2 years all they DID was talk about how Joaquin passed up Harvard to come to UM, as in they were all shocked and how unusual that was. Because it was. YOu dont find may kids with the heart and passion that JG had. Its a shame. We could use a kid like him again.

 

[ACKCANE]

Joaquin Gonzalez passed on Harvard to play for the Hurricanes. Just saying.

That was a different Miami with better snacks.

 

[rudebuddha]

So, he's going to skip undergrad and go straight to law school? I get that he may have simply wanted to go to Stanford but the Law School explanation doesn't really make sense.

With a redshirt year he can get his Bachelor's and have 2 years down on his J.D.

East coast people don't quite understand the impact a Stanford degree has on a resume.

Think Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT.

I do recruiting for the tech industry, mainly in the Silicon Valley.
A Stanford Bachelor's in computer science is a winning lottery ticket.
It's a 6 figure salary straight out of college.
There is no other Bachelor's degree in the world, with the exception of a CS degree from MIT, that is more valuable.

If you have a Stanford degree and are on the job hunt in any field, you have a leg up on any non Ivy League competitor.

Have to give Gibbons credit for thinking long term instead of short.

 

[Joecane]

So, he's going to skip undergrad and go straight to law school? I get that he may have simply wanted to go to Stanford but the Law School explanation doesn't really make sense.

With a redshirt year he can get his Bachelor's and have 2 years down on his J.D.

East coast people don't quite understand the impact a Stanford degree has on a resume.

Think Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT.

I do recruiting for the tech industry, mainly in the Silicon Valley.
A Stanford Bachelor's in computer science is a winning lottery ticket.
It's a 6 figure salary straight out of college.
There is no other Bachelor's degree in the world, with the exception of a CS degree from MIT, that is more valuable.

If you have a Stanford degree and are on the job hunt in any field, you have a leg up on any non Ivy League competitor.

Have to give Gibbons credit for thinking long term instead of short.

He'd need a redshirt year and graduate in 3 years in order for that to happen.

 

[Joecane]

Joaquin Gonzalez passed on Harvard to play for the Hurricanes. Just saying.

Thats a very fair point. But Joaquin was from Miami, and a life long Canes fanatic who lived for the Canes. This kid is from Tampa, and despite being a "fan" I dont honestly know how long he's been a UM fan or how passionate he was about the program.

Also dont forget that announcers and pretty much every one for the first like 2 years all they DID was talk about how Joaquin passed up Harvard to come to UM, as in they were all shocked and how unusual that was. Because it was. YOu dont find may kids with the heart and passion that JG had. Its a shame. We could use a kid like him again.

They kept bringing it up because Joaquin passed up Harvard to walk-on at Miami. That's what made it shocking.

 

[User-4525]

Lol at the people saying you can't pass up a chance at a Stanford education like Miami is a **** school. GTFOH

So you would pass up a full ride to Stanford ? Assuming getting to the NFL wasn't your primary concern?

so going to Stanford for education over Miami is ok but going to a DT factory LSU over Miami is shady?

Interested to here this response

??

 

[fincane]

Lol at the people saying you can't pass up a chance at a Stanford education like Miami is a **** school. GTFOH

So you would pass up a full ride to Stanford ? Assuming getting to the NFL wasn't your primary concern?

so going to Stanford for education over Miami is ok but going to a DT factory LSU over Miami is shady?

Interested to here this response

??

I think it is a little shady when an assumed handler appears to be involved in the process of one of the two players. Lets also just forget LSU is dirty as **** just so you can prove a point. The situations are in no way comparable...well besides the fact that they are both better football programs than Miami.

 

[rudebuddha]

So, he's going to skip undergrad and go straight to law school? I get that he may have simply wanted to go to Stanford but the Law School explanation doesn't really make sense.

With a redshirt year he can get his Bachelor's and have 2 years down on his J.D.

East coast people don't quite understand the impact a Stanford degree has on a resume.

Think Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT.

I do recruiting for the tech industry, mainly in the Silicon Valley.
A Stanford Bachelor's in computer science is a winning lottery ticket.
It's a 6 figure salary straight out of college.
There is no other Bachelor's degree in the world, with the exception of a CS degree from MIT, that is more valuable.

If you have a Stanford degree and are on the job hunt in any field, you have a leg up on any non Ivy League competitor.

Have to give Gibbons credit for thinking long term instead of short.

He'd need a redshirt year and graduate in 3 years in order for that to happen.

Quite true, but remember Stanford is a school that seriously values academics. With 3 summer terms it's quite easy to graduate in 3 years.

I respect what Stanford does on the field. They have admission requirements for football that excludes the vast majority of recruits.
How many senior football players in Dade and Broward are taking multiple Advanced Placement courses their senior year?
That's a Stanford admissions requirement.

Watch a Stanford game and you won't see a team filled with Liberal Arts majors, or guys majoring in General Studies.
It's all engineering, physics, computer science etc.
Even Shane Skov, who looks like he's part of The Aryan Nation, has a degree in Management Science and Engineering.

 

[Angry Ibis]

Lol at the people saying you can't pass up a chance at a Stanford education like Miami is a **** school. GTFOH

So you would pass up a full ride to Stanford ? Assuming getting to the NFL wasn't your primary concern?

so going to Stanford for education over Miami is ok but going to a DT factory LSU over Miami is shady?

Interested to here this response

??

I am fine with either choice, but both recruits were shady about it. Golden talking to PSU does not mean secret trips to other schools the weekend before signing day are not shady. Genron is shady. LSU also gives the perception of shadiness. Recruits decisions are recruits decisions and the staff's job is to make those decisions Miami on signing day.

Just because you don't like Golden, or because he talked to PSU, does not excuse recruits actions - some of which are shady to many.

If I was Gibbons, Stanford would be tough to turn down. If I was Valentine, I would have picked UM.

 

[TriStarCane]

I have no problem with a kid choosing a school like Stanford or Duke or Northwester for educations purposes. What I do have a problem with is pulling the rug out like this kid did. Secret visits? You literally waited until the last minute to go visit a school across country after being committed to a team for almost a year, giving the coaches you gave your word to no chance to reach out to you and see what's up. What about all that ra-ra bull**** when you committed? It seems like you waited so late because you didn't want any backlash from anyone and you're kind of a punk ***. I just wish people would have a little integrity. I'll **** in one hand and wish in the other and see what fills up first, I guess. He kind of did us dirty.

 

[Awsi Dooger]

At least one Stanford message board had a tease of this yesterday morning. Notice that it says, "very likely that he will commit to us." Meanwhile, the timetable is prior to Gibbons' visit on Saturday. So Gibbons must have provided positive hints before he went through the process on campus, somewhat contradicting tonight's version from his father:

http://thecardboard.org/board/index.php/topic,9483.0.html

"Stanford is pursuing, with returned ardor, an offensive linemen whose offer and interest have not been publicized.

I've not checked for his rankings. A great source projects Anon ahead of Burkett (who quates to Khalil Wilkes or a step up) and Austin Hall (think Danser with a faster start) but probably not with Casey Tucker
.
My source revealed his name but insisted that I not reveal i. He need not fear. At the precise second he revealed the name, my IPhone choked.

It is not Braden Smith or anyone else who has ever revealed his interest in us. I assume that he might be a four star in one or more services.

It is very likely that he will commit to us.

I have assumed for months that this kid exists because our staff wants four offensive linemen in this class and has seemed headed for not more than three.

The fact there is only one stealth adds to the evidence that, barring something unforeseen, Casey Tucker is coming."

So, this guy, is he "Your Boy"......I'm suppose to Listen to "Your Boy"

Glossary please. I have no idea what this means. I'll assume it's a reference to someone else, because I never mentioned your boy or anyone's boy.

I do hate the stadium. Any negative remark about our stadium, I'll take credit for it.

 

[Angry Ibis]

At least one Stanford message board had a tease of this yesterday morning. Notice that it says, "very likely that he will commit to us." Meanwhile, the timetable is prior to Gibbons' visit on Saturday. So Gibbons must have provided positive hints before he went through the process on campus, somewhat contradicting tonight's version from his father:

http://thecardboard.org/board/index.php/topic,9483.0.html

"Stanford is pursuing, with returned ardor, an offensive linemen whose offer and interest have not been publicized.

I've not checked for his rankings. A great source projects Anon ahead of Burkett (who quates to Khalil Wilkes or a step up) and Austin Hall (think Danser with a faster start) but probably not with Casey Tucker
.
My source revealed his name but insisted that I not reveal i. He need not fear. At the precise second he revealed the name, my IPhone choked.

It is not Braden Smith or anyone else who has ever revealed his interest in us. I assume that he might be a four star in one or more services.

It is very likely that he will commit to us.

I have assumed for months that this kid exists because our staff wants four offensive linemen in this class and has seemed headed for not more than three.

The fact there is only one stealth adds to the evidence that, barring something unforeseen, Casey Tucker is coming."

So, this guy, is he "Your Boy"......I'm suppose to Listen to "Your Boy"

Glossary please. I have no idea what this means. I'll assume it's a reference to someone else, because I never mentioned your boy or anyone's boy.

I do hate the stadium. Any negative remark about our stadium, I'll take credit for it.

Pete keeps saying "Listen to Your Boy" --- his new catchphrase --- so this cat from the Cardinal with all the info on Gibbons, he is our boy?

 

[MedleyCane]

So you would pass up a full ride to Stanford ? Assuming getting to the NFL wasn't your primary concern?

so going to Stanford for education over Miami is ok but going to a DT factory LSU over Miami is shady?

Interested to here this response

??

I think it is a little shady when an assumed handler appears to be involved in the process of one of the two players. Lets also just forget LSU is dirty as **** just so you can prove a point. The situations are in no way comparable...well besides the fact that they are both better football programs than Miami.

+1

 

[JimmyJohnsonsHair]

So, he's going to skip undergrad and go straight to law school? I get that he may have simply wanted to go to Stanford but the Law School explanation doesn't really make sense.

With a redshirt year he can get his Bachelor's and have 2 years down on his J.D.

East coast people don't quite understand the impact a Stanford degree has on a resume.

Think Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT.

I do recruiting for the tech industry, mainly in the Silicon Valley.
A Stanford Bachelor's in computer science is a winning lottery ticket.
It's a 6 figure salary straight out of college.
There is no other Bachelor's degree in the world, with the exception of a CS degree from MIT, that is more valuable.

If you have a Stanford degree and are on the job hunt in any field, you have a leg up on any non Ivy League competitor.

Have to give Gibbons credit for thinking long term instead of short.

I am well aware of Stanford's academic reputation so spare me the "east coast bias" speech. If law school was his ultimate motivation and end game there is no reason he couldn't attend Miami for undergrad and Stanford for Law School if he is as smart as people are claiming.

 

[Awsi Dooger]

Pete keeps saying "Listen to Your Boy" --- his new catchphrase --- so this cat from the Cardinal with all the info on Gibbons, he is our boy?

Okay. Got it. Thanks. I was scrambling to remember anything I wrote that sounded similar. I don't read every page here so I missed the "your boy" reference.

From that link to the Cardinal message board, apparently the source of the leak had a very high opinion of Gibbons. He preferred Gibbons' potential above 2 of their other 3 offensive line recruits.

 

[motorcitycane]

I thought Listen to your boy was from DuVal?

 

[Angry Ibis]

I thought Listen to your boy was from DuVal?

May be. But Pete has been using it on twitter - comes off a little ****y with it

 

[asfasfasf]

He wont have a career in football, so he needs the best education to be successful

homer idiot

 

[Alexdw85]

So, he's going to skip undergrad and go straight to law school? I get that he may have simply wanted to go to Stanford but the Law School explanation doesn't really make sense.

With a redshirt year he can get his Bachelor's and have 2 years down on his J.D.

East coast people don't quite understand the impact a Stanford degree has on a resume.

Think Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT.

I do recruiting for the tech industry, mainly in the Silicon Valley.
A Stanford Bachelor's in computer science is a winning lottery ticket.
It's a 6 figure salary straight out of college.
There is no other Bachelor's degree in the world, with the exception of a CS degree from MIT, that is more valuable.

If you have a Stanford degree and are on the job hunt in any field, you have a leg up on any non Ivy League competitor.

Have to give Gibbons credit for thinking long term instead of short.

I am well aware of Stanford's academic reputation so spare me the "east coast bias" speech. If law school was his ultimate motivation and end game there is no reason he couldn't attend Miami for undergrad and Stanford for Law School if he is as smart as people are claiming.

+1. Your undergrad school means sh*t to law schools. Its all LSAT/GPA