(2025) QB - Julian Lewis Somewhat to USC Technically

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1 hour ago, rayl456 said:

Guy on HSN, DC2345, posted that IU has passed on Lewis.  Not sure who his source is as he’s just a regular member of the site.  Don’t kill the messenger.  :)  

Eh, if this is true it was time. Put QB efforts elsewhere 

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1 hour ago, rayl456 said:

Guy on HSN, DC2345, posted that IU has passed on Lewis.  Not sure who his source is as he’s just a regular member of the site.  Don’t kill the messenger.  :)  

I blame @rayl456 for the bad news. Let's get 'im guys! 

If this is true, I'm not too surprised. He's always "too busy" to make a visit which comes off as wishy-washy. I don't think CCC takes that. There are some good QB's on the roster and after the year Rourke is having, I don't think there would be much trouble landing a good QB from the portal if needed.

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1 hour ago, rayl456 said:

Guy on HSN, DC2345, posted that IU has passed on Lewis.  Not sure who his source is as he’s just a regular member of the site.  Don’t kill the messenger.  :)  

He posts as @ap2345 here, and is a very credible poster. One could see this writing on the wall. 

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Going with a freshman, albeit, a talented freshman would be a big risk imo.

Trust in Cig and the QB staff tbh.


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Spread that NIL around. I’m ok with this. 

[Hovadipo 54,719]

I’m fine with Tayven, Cherry, or another old dude they get in the portal. Lewis was always a clout play for me and I never really expected an instant on-field impact from him.

I do think he’ll be a good player though and it may not hurt to have that relationship in our back pocket in a couple years. 

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I'm ok with this, Lewis was really getting annoying. Just pick Colorado already and get it over with

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9 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

I’m fine with Tayven, Cherry, or another old dude they get in the portal. Lewis was always a clout play for me and I never really expected an instant on-field impact from him.

I do think he’ll be a good player though and it may not hurt to have that relationship in our back pocket in a couple years. 

I know that player comps generally suck eggs (a sure intro for me about to be doing one).

It seems as though Lewis is a whole lot like Dylan Raiola on Nebraska, who has been pretty damn good as a freshman, and is a five star without optimal NFL size. That gives me a window into how a top ten QB that's immediately thrown into the fire performs.

So, the operative questions are (in order of easiest answer):

1. Would we rather have a top tier freshman than Rourke?  Clearly no.
2. Would we rather have a top tier freshman than a 3/4 year guy hand selected by Cig/Shanahan/Tino? Probably not.
3. Would we rather have a top tier freshman than a junior Tayven or sophomore Cherry? Yes for Cherry (even though he may be good) and maybe to Tayven. For me that's about a 50/50.

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13 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I know that player comps generally suck eggs (a sure intro for me about to be doing one).

It seems as though Lewis is a whole lot like Dylan Raiola on Nebraska, who has been pretty damn good as a freshman, and is a five star without optimal NFL size. That gives me a window into how a top ten QB that's immediately thrown into the fire performs.

So, the operative questions are (in order of easiest answer):

1. Would we rather have a top tier freshman than Rourke?  Clearly no.
2. Would we rather have a top tier freshman than a 3/4 year guy hand selected by Cig/Shanahan/Tino? Probably not.
3. Would we rather have a top tier freshman than a junior Tayven or sophomore Cherry? Yes for Cherry (even though he may be good) and maybe to Tayven. For me that's about a 50/50.

I really think my biggest thing is just selfish reasons, honestly. lol Getting a player of his talent and star power ability to IU can make a huge statement a couple of ways.

One, it says to IU, "I see you and want be a part of that".

Second, ... when other top recruits see a player like him committing to IU, they are also intrigued and would be more apt to come and play with him. JMO....

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14 hours ago, rayl456 said:

Guy on HSN, DC2345, posted that IU has passed on Lewis.  Not sure who his source is as he’s just a regular member of the site.  Don’t kill the messenger.  :)  

The staff basically wanted him on campus this weekend or they were planning on moving on. He’s not coming this weekend and the staff feels like they can’t waste anymore time. Plus the entire staff wasn’t on board with paying his number so it sounds like they’re cutting bait. Could something crazy still happen? Sure, like it has with Baldwin but I highly doubt that happens.

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Just now, ap2345 said:

The staff basically wanted him on campus this weekend or they were planning on moving on. He’s not coming this weekend and the staff feels like they can’t waste anymore time. Plus the entire staff wasn’t on board with paying his number so I think they’re cutting bait. Could something crazy still happen? Sure, like it has with Baldwin but I highly doubt that happens.

Any idea on the HS QB's to watch beyond the Kentucky commit?

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1 minute ago, MemphisHoosier said:

Any idea on the HS QB's to watch beyond the Kentucky commit?

I don’t. Sometimes QB commits at other schools will keep things quiet if possible until they are ready to decommit and flip. That’s what the Clemson commit that flipped to ND did. It came out of nowhere for most people. I can say that the staff is working on it. 

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1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

I know that player comps generally suck eggs (a sure intro for me about to be doing one).

It seems as though Lewis is a whole lot like Dylan Raiola on Nebraska, who has been pretty damn good as a freshman, and is a five star without optimal NFL size. That gives me a window into how a top ten QB that's immediately thrown into the fire performs.

So, the operative questions are (in order of easiest answer):

1. Would we rather have a top tier freshman than Rourke?  Clearly no.
2. Would we rather have a top tier freshman than a 3/4 year guy hand selected by Cig/Shanahan/Tino? Probably not.
3. Would we rather have a top tier freshman than a junior Tayven or sophomore Cherry? Yes for Cherry (even though he may be good) and maybe to Tayven. For me that's about a 50/50.

Everyone assumes Cherry will be the next guy but I don’t know that I’d count out Mendoza either. If he develops at all like his older brother he could be a really good QB. Just throwing out another possibility that sometimes gets overlooked.