The Odds Of Landing Te’o
January 31st, 2009 . by adamnNotre Dame is in a heated battle with USC once again. This time it’s off the field, and it is a battle for the services of possibly the best high school defensive player in the nation. He is linebacker Manti Te’o. Unfortunately for the Irish, it is guaranteed he will be a Trojan. Why, you ask? First, he is from Hawaii, and the Southern Cal weather translates nicely. Second, The Trojans are a defensive powerhouse, and this man would be an absolute stud in that system. Finally, doesn’t Manti Te’o just sound like a USC Trojan? Rey Maualuga, Taitusi Lutui, Fred Matua, Troy Polamalu, Lofa Tatupu, that team pretty much has a monopoly on players with Pacific Islander-type names.
Even with that, I know some of you are dreamers, so here are some scenarios that have roughly the same odds as Notre Dame winning this recruiting battle.
Notre Dame getting Te’o is as likely as:
-The D.A.R.E. program actually stopping a kid from doing drugs…
-Getting hit by lightning not once, but seven times…
-Mac from The Sunny in Philly gang actually using a rubber…
-Urban Meyer telling the truth to a recruit…
-a man not willing to ruin a friendship with a girl for sex…
-winning a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s factory…
Hope your dreams aren’t crushed too bad…
yeah right……Manti chose his destiny…no one else….he’ll do very well in the Midwest because he knows what he wants….not what anyone else wants…..just let him kick butt in class and rip on the field….those with negative comments are just jealous….there are some people around who know what they want and go do it….and Manti is that kind of person.
Mr. Aloha,
At he time I wrote this, I really didn’t think Manti would come to ND.
From a football perspective, why wouldn’t he got to linebacker U?
And as much as I hate that cold midwest weather is a reason to no choose a school, I didn’t think someone who grew up in Hawaii to be able to handle Indiana.
Of course, you never know when a school just gives a recruit a certain feeling-and they know it is the place for them.
Oh, and I’m glad he chose ND!