WR Michael Floyd (Arizona Cardinals)

[CausticMick]

Good luck to Mr. Floyd.

I don't understand it, but you can't get mad at the kid. It's going to be a long four years, though (would've been three at :osu:). Have fun being an physical education teacher (just kidding). South Bend sucks the other 40 weeks of the year, too.

 

[Buckeyedynasty]

Well I guess it's true what they say, the sun even shines on a dogs arse once in a while. Good luck as a domer Mike.

 

[akronbuck]

With as crappy as the ND offense has been, Mike likely saw that his chances of playing as a true freshman are very good.

bingo. All OSU fans have to understand, we are LOADED and young

 

[CausticMick]

bingo. All OSU fans have to understand, we are LOADED and young

Both a blessing and a curse, of course.

 

[NFBuck]

Here is concrete proof that the recruiting game makes no sense. Good luck in South Bend. This is why if you follow recruiting, you never tie your hopes up too much into one kid. Next...

 

[Bestbuck36]

Totally a case of having too many weapons. Its understandable for a high school talent like Mike to want to get on the field as soon as possible, I couldnt blame him. If he were from Ohio...........I might question it but not here.

I really wouldnt be too upset if we got 0 receivers in this class with the depth we currently have on the roster. That would hurt in years to come but right now we don't have enough footballs to go around nor the playing time for the players we have. Its a wonderful problem to have and when a few more guys come on board in the following months just to play with Mr. Pryor, well we might just forget about the ones that got away.

 

[Muck]

Good news:)

Not for Floyd.

The poor kid.

Both a blessing and a curse, of course.

It's a curse I can live with.

 

[EastSide]

Oh Well! You can't catch all the big fish. Good Luck to Mike. I am sure that he will still be an NFL prospect in a few years wherever he goes.

 

[OSUBucks22]

Good luck to Floyd in South Bend...

ND's insiders were as shocked as anyone about this one...

 

[BuckeyeIII]

Good luck to Mr. Floyd.

I don't understand it, but you can't get mad at the kid. It's going to be a long four years, though (would've been three at :osu:). Have fun being an physical education teacher (just kidding). South Bend sucks the other 40 weeks of the year, too.

The worst part is that it may even take more than 4 years to get a winning team established in ND. I don't know what he's thinking. Weiss must be a master closer.

 

[sandgk]

I just wonder if, aside from the positive factors Floyd used in making his choice (playing time, ND on the parchment in 4 years), if there wasn't another factor, unspoken, that was in the back of his mind.

(Or perhaps that is something to paste in another prospect's thread).

 

[BGriffBuckeye]

One more thing on Floyd, and I posted this on the BG$ board too:

It sucks to lose Floyd, but having Thomas, Posey and Stoney makes it a WHOLE lot easier to swallow. I think Floyd was told that either the team starts winning, or Charlie is gone (is this what you were referring to sandgk?).. That really is a win-win situation for him, plus he plays right away. You can't fault the kid for this, especially since it was his childhood favorite growing up. He has a young QB to grow with (either Clausen or Crist) and an unbelievable media bias that will promote the hell out of this kid like they did Samardjzia if they ever do get back on track. I can't say I will follow ND and root for them, but I'll have no problem rooting for Floyd becuase he is sucha great talent.

 

[RB07OSU]

Not a terrible shock, given that he has been enamored with ND for a long time.

And, given the current state of their team the opportunity for early playing time swung things their way.

Best of luck in South Bend.

Agreed...I had just started drinking the Floyd kool-aid but was having trouble believing we would end up with him, though I'm not going to act like I'm not somewhat surprised. I still will stand by my statement that Floyd is the best WR next to AJ Green and he will have a great career at ND. Best of luck.

 

[SNIPER26]

No offense guys, but I'm psyched Floyd is headed to ND!

But no, it's not a diss to you guys. It's because I know Floyd will be criminally misused and ND's coaching staff is so brutal, they won't know what to do with him. At Ohio State, this kid would have been nasty. At ND, he'll probably be mediocre, though that's not his fault.

 

[wadc45]

Floyd says he'll play for Irish

Cretin-Derham Hall's Michael Floyd said he won't make any more recruiting visits.

By Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune
Last update: October 21, 2007 - 11:06 PM

Cretin-Derham Hall star wide receiver Michael Floyd said he didn't go to Notre Dame over the weekend intending to give a verbal commitment. But after spending two days around the team, Floyd made that decision Sunday afternoon.

"I just got that feeling that Notre Dame was the place I wanted to be," Floyd said. He said he planned on contacting other schools recruiting him, including the Gophers, to let them know his decision.

"This is it," he said. "I'm not going to take any more visits."

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