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I’m trying to strengthen an argument about how Childe’s demo theme (Letter From Ajax) maps out his character story and THE PIANO MOTIF IS STILL THERE EVEN BENEATH ALL THAT GUITAR+CRASH CYMBALS+DRUMS
I don’t know which part of him it symbolizes but the fact that it’s consistent is surprising considering all the mess on top
#dusk rambles#Childe#HOW. shaking trying to think of a good way to represent this.#maybe a chart? a time line? could I find sheet music and highiguth this??.?#so much is going on. the instruments and evolving quality and something about#uhh storybook hero#HOW. THE NARRATIVE OF THIS TRACK#Yu-Peng Chen & Dimeng Yuan!#!!#how do you stuff#Friendly Family Guy? Hydro Vision —> Warrior Childe —> Ajax the Storybook Hero who fell into the Abyss —> Enlisted into the Fatui —>#Fatui Harbinger Tartaglia - Electro Delusion —> Friendly Older Brother (in Liyue)#all that into a 1.5 minute piece
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Okay, but imagine making a character that is actually truly tragic and didn't deserve anything she went through, but the ending involved everyone telling this child to get lost.
I am never going to be normal about Mustache Girl.......
Okay, like uhhh....... Maybe don't destory time and make yourself the dicator of the world and rule over everyone with an iron fist in the name of justice, BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!!
From her storybook, she seems so sweet and kind, happily greeting these new strangers on her home, LOOK AT HER!!!!!!!!
These people who showed up on her home just FUCKING STARTED TO RUIN HER HOME AND GET RID OF EVERYONE SHE KNEW AND LOVE!!!!!!! SHE WAS FUCKING POWERLESS TO STOP THEM AND ALL SHE HAS ARE HER LITTLE SABOTAGES AND I DOUBT THEY DO A THING!!!!!! SHE CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO STOP THEM BUT EVEN IF SHE COULD IT CAN NEVER TRULY BRING BACK HER HOME OR THE PEOPLE THERE!!!!!
LOOK AT HOW PATHETIC AND LONELY SHE IS!!!!!!! IMAGINE TELLING HER TO GET LOST!!!!!!
With the Time Pieces, she FINALLY has real power. She can finally take control back from everyone who wronged her and with her in charge no one will ever suffered like how she did ever again.
I mean, it isn't necessarily okay in the slightly, but she did not do this out of malicious intent or just purely for power, AND I AM SICK OF THE WAY SOME PEOPLE (mainly in some mods) POTRAY HER LIKE. After the shit she went through, she genuinely thinks this is the best, and she has such a fucking twisted and warp view on justice. She can finally make a difference in the world. No one will help her, and no one was there for her, but with the time pieces, she not only can finally take back control but to help everyone.
And what do the guys that ruin her home get? They get to yell at her and tell her she is not welcome and to get lost and everyone agrees with them... Like???? I understand the other guys don't necessarily understand what's going on, BUT WHY MAKE THE MAFIA WHO MESSED HER UP THIS BADLY GET TO BE POTRAYED AS IN THE RIGHT HERE AND THEY GET TO BE THE HEROS BY COMING UP WITH THE HEALTH PON IDEA?????????? AND THEY CALL HER EVIL WHEN TALKING TO THE CONDUCTOR???????
I still love A Hat in Time, and I think the Mafia are really funny assholes, but uhh... The finale honestly bothers me........ I am at least very glad there is the ending where you can decide to actually help Mustache Girl. I don't know, seeing Hat Kid considering trusting her again, even after all of that, it's just nice. Like SOMEONE is not treating her like a villian for once.
#RANTING ABOUT MUSTACHE GIRL AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK#Sorry but I am never going to get over here.......#ahit#a hat in time#mustache girl#ahit mu#mu ahit#mustache girl ahit#Is this even coherent???? If not I am so sorry#I just need to spit out all my thoughts right now before I FUCKING EXPLODE
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Sending you a character: Ruby
1. Pre-V7 Nuts and Dolts, Lancaster, and... hmm... maybe Rosegarden? Dont have a lot of Ruby ships.
2. White Rose, whatever Ruby/Cinder is, and... hmm... I guess any ship between her and her family/the Branwens. Dont know if anyone does ship that, but I know I've seen Ruby/Qrow before, and... no thank you.
3. Hoh boy, where to begin? To put it in the most simple terms - Ruby wants to have her cake and eat it too. She wants all the perks of being a Huntress, but none of the responsibilities. She wants to fight Salem, but also wants to call for help and let someone else do it for her. She wants to reap all the benefits of Ironwood's trust in her, but refuses to return it. She wants to build Amoty, but also wants to help Mantle. She wants to save everyone, but doesn't want to come up with a plan to do that. She wants to reject Ironwood's plan, but doesn't want to come up with an alternative. She's become arrogant and self-righteous, and I mourn for V3 Ruby.
4. Uhhh... I actually really liked her early characterization as a dork. Her fascination with storybook heroes, her fangirling over Glynda, her overboard design of Crescent Rose and fascination with weapons, her social awkwardness and flustered glee over being praised for her huntsman skills - it was all really, really endearing, and I would love to have that girl back - being over the moon at meeting the top huntsmen in Atlas and examining their weapons, offering to help her team upgrade their weapons, being overloaded with joy at being a Huntress like her mom, her lack of social skills tripping her up after Beacon and her having to learn coping mechanisms through Mistral. TLDR, I miss V1 "Normal Knees" Ruby.
5. Ruby kept in touch with her friends at Signal, and invited them to the Vytal festival. For someone as socially awkward as Ruby, the friends she had would have been precious, and she would have done her best to keep in touch.
6. You have Grimm-melting laser eyes that would elevate you to legend status, fucking ask about them and try to learn how to use them, damn you - !
Uhh... keep her earlier characterization, have her actually mourn for Penny, dont have her become so reassured in her own moral righteousness that she comes off as a complete bitch in the later volumes.
7. I like her Little Red Riding Hood allusion. It's a fun design quirk, and I wish it was used more. If I wanted to lean more into it, I would cut Tyrian from the show and replace him with the Hound in V4, giving Ruby a Big Bad Wolf that's following her constantly until she masters her silver eyes and can finally hit him with a strong enough blast to reveal... Summer, before the head reforms and the Hound vanishes to lick its wounds.
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The Man From TB5 - Re-Review #46
Definitely another strong favourite today!
Let me take you back to one of Lady Penelope’s main episodes from TOS - ‘The Man From MI5′. Nice play on the title here. But, when we might have expected this to be a job for Gordon, it’s actually one for er- John?
P.S. Did you know O’Hagan and Aisling made a Thunderbirds Picture Storybook edition?
So yes, after all the asking, it’s John, and she is sticking with John. Gordon really must be gutted. This scene was absolutely golden as well.
“Did I hear party? Do you need a date? I could be there in no time! (Scott, let me borrow Thunderbird One).”
“Thank you Gordon, but I already have a date.”
“John?”
“No way! You actually got him to leave Thunderbird Five.”
“Mmmm...”
“He wanted it kept quiet.”
“But I’m the obvious choice! John hates social... anything. Besides, whose gonna’ do space monitor duty?”
“Funny you should mention that.”
“I had to ask.”
“Walked into that one!”
“And who do you think’s taking him up there?”
“Uhh... Ohhh.”
Also, I like the fact that Lady Penelope has a wildlife preserve.
Yes, the date is none other than John. Not a second of doubt that he can handle a ‘little’ social situation.
“Speaking of amazing how do you like that custom tuxedo I designed? Didn’t you notice all the cool hidden functions? Like the radio in your collar.”
“This isn’t a spy mission, Brains.”
I don’t know, John, you are with the UK’s top spy.
“It’s just a quiet, little charity auction.”
“I may haveunderstand the quiet part, a bit.”
“hAnd the little.”
Yeah, thanks for that Parker! So the only part she actually told him about correctly was that it’s a charity auction. Thankful for that radio now, John?
“John, are you alright?”
“I thought there’d be less this. People. Talking. In person. I mean communications is my job, I talk to people from all over the world, I’d just rather do it from space.”
I think John could be socially autistic.
Look at Sherbet though, sitting so happily on Penelope’s arm.
“Place like this his ha ‘ot-bed for pick pockets. hIn my day, this would ‘ave been ha gold mine.”
“No one will be picking anyone’s pockets tonight.”
“Not while hI’m hon watch duty, M’Lady.”
Definitely famous last words. Wait for it.
I love how one minute Lady Penelope is pulling John away from people and telling him who to talk to, and then the next just walks off and leaves him to fend for himself.
“Did I mention the cufflinks?”
“Will they make me invisible to crowds?”
“Why didn’t I think of that?”
Because you are not John who is currently very desperate to disappear from the face of the Earth.
Also, I love how Scott has a laptop. Obviously he’s doing Tracy Industry work today.
“What exactly do you do, Dear boy?”
And could you be any more patronising? I mean, go on, give it a try.
Did I see Kat in crowd as well?
And the focus on the food? It was spot on really. It’s the little things that help to make episodes like this. This episode had a great balance of humour and tense moments, with a brilliant rescue, a great appearance by The Hood and a very nice view of a different side to John.
With some absolutely brilliant moments by Parker. Only he and Sherbet could end up in a fight with kitchen staff in a Chateau kitchen at a party whilst he’s meant to be looking out for pick pockets.
“Wonderful party isn’t it?”
“’ey? ‘e’s cheered hup. No kitchen staff? Goood grief, hit’s-”
“You weren’t supposed to see that!”
“hIndeed. Now, drop that weapon, hor hI’ll be hobliged to serve you ha Parker ‘aymaker.”
And they actually showed more of the ‘fight’ than I expected them to. I mean, hitting someone’s head with multiple saucepans..? Because that’s PG.
“Welcome everyone, and- *Clatters* - And, they’re obviously preparing our very delicious desert.”
It’s a good thing she can talk her way out of almost anything.
“One million.”
Just throw and smash your glass... yes, that’s exactly what I would do at a formal charity auction. As I’m sure we all would.
“And how does he expected to pay for it? By robbing us?”
“That’s exactly right.”
“The Hood...”
“Pick pockets!”
Yes, Parker, they made it past you. Just.
“What makes you think I’ll willingly give you any of my money, hey?”
“I placed laser cutters on the cables, that hold up this Chateau. Would you like a demonstation?”
Why did you even say anything man?
“This one doesn’t show up on the system.”
“Who exactly are you?”
“Me? I uh...”
I did find it hard to believe that The Hood wouldn’t recognise John though. I mean, he’s even been to Tracy Island, he’s seen their portraits. I know John looks a little different in a suit, but still. I mean, it does look like The Hood is considering him, but I still think there would have been recognition there.
“If I could get outside, I could try and disable them.”
“You’ll need a distraction. Parker?”
“Right ‘away, M’Lady. hOi! hIf you’re gonna rob hus, hat least ‘ave the decency to serve proper canapes!”
Now chair throwing! This is perfect! Exactly my type of party.
Oh Bottomsly really is an idiot. I mean the name did hint.. A candlelabra? Great choice of weapon. TAG really risked their Universal rating on this one.
“Fool! You’ve activated the laser cutters!”
For once, and only once, I agree with The Hood. Bottomsly, you are a fool.
“This place is doomed!”
“And so are you!”
Well... nearly. When have we ever known The Hood not to have some kind of escape plan at the ready? I mean, he did in ‘Legacy’ and he really should have been done for then.
Nice of him to give us a little bow as well.
Now to go off topic for two seconds and see if I can give anyone a laugh for today;
You know what, I will give you the two images that popped into my head during this scene, particularily from the above photo.
1. Titanic. Iconic moment that I need not say more on. I will advise though that I’m not really a fan of this film, so I don’t quite know why it came to me.
2. Richard III (Ian McKellen’s version) - where, defeated Richard III falls into the fire below, arms wide and smiling. I never really understood this version of the film. It’s set in Nazi Germany... I will say no more.
“Hairstyle not recognised. And not very stylish.”
“We speak of this to no one.”
“To the rocket!”
Oh my gosh, the humour with this pair and EOS (finally someone wrote an episode with EOS)! This was so so needed in this episode and had me in fits.
“I’d like to see the reports for myself.”
“I’m not sure you’d understand them. But I’ve found a wonderful puppet show you might find entertaining.”
Best thing is - I reckon Gordon would have really liked that puppet show.
“Gordon to John. You’re AI is being evil again.”
I wouldn’t quite say this counts as evil, Gordon, more like mean, but your choice of words.
“EOS?”
“It’s not me this time!”
“This time?”
Oopps, nearly gave it away.
“I mean... How can I assist?”
See, there you go! Bond over your love for John. Probably the only thing (besides humour) that these two have in common. It was also really nice to see Gordon in Thunderbird Five. He never made it up there in TOS.
“I’d still take this over the crowds.”
John really does have a better head for heights than I do then.
“Scott, we need you now!”
Yep... like overdue need you that should have been.
“John, I’m on my way.”
“Pursue The Hood.”
“FAB.”
Yeah, because Kayo does the Bad Guy Chasing not the Rescuing.
“You expect me to slide down that wire? What, in a dining chair?
“No, Bottomsly, I expect you to help the others first. And if you’re lucky, you’ll get to leave before this whole place falls down on your head like a rock!”
Maybe a little harsher than it needed to be said like, but it did need saying. I love how Sherbet gets to go first!
“All I need is money!”
Don’t we all at the moment, Hood. Care to share?
“Surely you have something up your sleeve?”
“Actually I do. Brains said something about cufflinks.”
And probably should have finished explaining about them.
“He put a laser up my sleeve!”
That could have gone very wrong.
“Hang tight, I’m coming to get ya’.”
Did Scott forget to say that he meant that literally?
“John! No!”
“I got you, party boy.”
Kind of you to save your brother from possible death.
“Thanks, Scott. Just put me down anywhere. Anywhere but here!”
I love how John was desperate enough to try and climb away! That was a little mean of Scott to try it though.
“Much happreciation for fishing FAB hOne hout hof the sea.”
I love Parker’s priorities! In fact, there might be a fanfiction coming based of this. Stay tuned.
“I’ve been sent dozens of messages inviting the mysterious hero to parties everywhere. Shall I forward them?”
To Gordon, maybe?
“It’s a chance to see the world.”
“Thanks, but the world looks just fine from Thunderbird Five.”
Couldn’t agree more. I’d love to hace that view.
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Inktober 2018, Day 21 ✒ Hero, Princess Medea & Friends (Dragon Quest 8)
I love storybook-esque endings & DQVIII’s ending is a perfect example of one. Also, uhh… Spoilers for a 14-year-old game… Sorry. =(
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45-50 for the Inquisition Ask Meme?
thank you!
45. What is their most and least favourite place to explore? Why? is it cheating to pick fade for favourite place? dana’s very interested in Learning Things Hands-on, especially things that have to do with magic because that’s the relevant to her life the most, so she was genuinely 100% into a chance to physically explore the fade (her excitement was unforunately dampened by the circumstances of that visit and also very much by worrying about how her companions were taking it. if she were there alone she wouldnt even mind the giant demon spiders much tbh). out of regular locations uhh emerald graves as long as she doesnt need to deal with any of the clowns there (just because its objectively the prettiest?) least favourite -- deep roads. we are all hate deep roads
46. Which companion/adviser makes them think twice about their choices, if any? in the beginning of the game she does Not understand what she’s doing but any second-guessing is quickly overriden by Spite over people who she sees as authority figures disagreeing with her. later she chills out about that and just does what she thinks is best not exactly ignoring her companions’ input on that but. not giving them much influence over the final decision either. the one person she definitely will listen to & change her decisions if needed is josephine, because she trusts josie to know what she’s doing and also be interested purely in picking the most efficient course of action, not influenced by personal biases or beliefs. so dana’s content to defer to her judgement when she feels they’re dealing with josephine’s area of expertise
47. What do they think about the Champion of Kirkwall? assuming she gets to meet my hawke and not the bullshit watered down fucker the game gives us, she is. incredibly interested in everything related to the chantryboom & will Not fuck off with questioning hawke about it. dana’s Learning Things aspect is not restricted to magic theory and is in fact pretty focused on real life issues that influence her real life ass so: political dynamics, recent history and defininitely, definitely the mage/templar conflict lmao. so meeting a key figure from the kirkwall mess? information source first, person second. if they ever get to the getting to know each other as People stage, they’d get along i think. dana’s drawn to people who don’t take life overly seriously, hanging out with them helps her center herself.
48. What do they think about the Hero of Ferelden? the blight is also recent history, but not rly relevant to her life so she’s much less interested in her, aside from help with figuring out the da:i grey warden mess. however shes heard some badass stories & has this storybook picture of a heroine who saves the world in her head so if they met she’d be starstruck for a while. zaria would probably just adopt her into her found family eventually bc that’s zaria’s m.o. at this stage of her life lmao. they have similar backgrounds but different approaches to them (like they were both star students but zaria blocked that all the fuck out as soon as she was out of the circle so its not like they can have. magic theory jams) so they can share their perspectives.. oh they’d make a Great team for diplomatic events theyre both very good at charming nobles except zaria also knows how to navigate that to achieve specific goals & dana’s just bullshitting it for funsies
49. What is their least favourite foe to fight? she does Not like darkspawn she’s used to both regular bitey fauna and demons but darkspawn creep her tf out
50. Are they proud of what they accomplished? hmm she’s... dissatisfied with a lot of outcomes of her actions. she goes in without a plan a lot and like, does Okay, but feels responsible for not doing Better? for example re: bullshitting her way around nobles she had tons of fun during wicked eyes and got the truce ending and then Immediately secondguessed that. she’s proud she solved the main story corypheus mess tho & she’s glad she could help fiona’s mages & also glad about every smaller quest with visible good results, like the companion quests.
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I’m in a writing mood, so have I ever talked about my books before! Like I’ve rambled about OCs but SPECIFICALLY have I talked about the books I’m specifically writing and hope to get published one day?? let’s go!!
I have four! That’s;;;; a bit, I realize. I mean, I have a million ideas and word docs with stuff jotted down, but within my general writing folder I have the ‘stories I actually plan to finish some day’ folder lmao that contain these four that I’ve been thinking and writing and developing for literal years:
Magister’s Ward
Summary: Amanda Ward, orphan in the care of the city-state Weyrmonte, did not ever expect to be adopted or even hired on work loan; after all, who would want a wild girl with red hair and a penchant for sneaking out to the streets? Enter Arian Blakely, Royal Magician and Magister of Most Arcane Artes-- who just so happens to be looking for an assistant.
One of my oldest stories; years old. Takes place in a Victorian-inspired fantasy world of magicians and sorcerers, it follows Amanda growing up and her adventures with Arian. I’m pretty fond of it. It keeps updating itself over time, so I’m rewriting a lot.
The Rose Prince
Summary: Laurel Clement stumbles into the adventure of a lifetime when she discovers a portal to another world hidden within a storybook. There she meets the young prince Liliander, whose kingdom has been cursed by the evil witch Poinzetta. Together, the two must find the sword of King Chrysanthes and free the kingdom from the witch’s curse once and for all.
At least four years old? I can’t remember what prompted it, but I vaguely remember scribbling down the basic premise in class. Young adult/reader story, the protagonists are twelve; I love them.
Heart
Summary: Years ago, a devastating war between feuding princes cost Sage her family, her village, and nearly her life, until rescued and adopted by a war-weary general. Now grown, Sage eagerly hopes to repay her adoptive father for everything he’s done, but shadows of war still loom, and Sage discovers a hidden conspiracy years in the making, threatening to throw her life once more into the throes of chaos. With new allies versus old ties, Sage finds everything she thought she knew put to the ultimate test.
working title still (and working summary lmao); low-fantasy alternate world. Inspiration from this story came from two pieces of art I bought at comic con one year! It really comes from all sorts of places. I like this story for the band of heroes that forms around Sage. I also enjoy other characters such as the General, for reasons I can’t divulge yet because spoilers~~~
Night Terrors
Uhh I haven’t thought of a good summary yet. Involves Jeanne, who loses a friend to a vampire attack and joins a secret society called the Midnight Vigil, dedicated to protecting the world from the threat of vampires. Membership includes Elias............ a vampire, also working to protect the world from vampire threats.
The newest of them all. A friend and I were watching Vampire Knight on Netflix for fun, looked at each other, and decided to come up with better our own vampire stories. Vampire fiction still sells! I actually rather like this one though. I’m definitely looking forward to working out Jeanne and Elias’s relationship.
And there you have it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ is it entirely possible these might be upstaged someday by something else entirel? It could be! But these have special places in my heart, and I’m constantly scribbling about them.
On the other spectrum I have the ideas that I want to be graphic novels, which are Quest and Daeva! But I’ve been sitting and world building on those because I can never imagine them as anything other than graphic novels. Well, someday I’ll meet an artist.......
Thanks for tuning in and indulging my writerly side lmaooooo
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Meet NFL prospect Gunner Kiel, the blue-chip QB of 4 different colleges
Suiting up for a new team would be nothing new at all for this QB.
To say Gunner Kiel has been around the block would be a bit of an understatement. Our hero came prepackaged with a badass name when he made his first splash on the college football landscape in the summer of 2011.
Kiel is one of the guys you swear has been in college for a decade, and it’s easy to see why. He’s been a part of the consciousness of the CFB fan for almost six years. Now he’s headed to the NFL, so let’s look back on his journey to the league.
School No. 1: Indiana Hoosiers
Kiel committed to Indiana the July before his senior of high school. Yes, he’s from the Hoosier state, but Kiel was rated the No. 27 player in the entire country and the nation’s best QB. It turned some heads.
Kiel is a 6'4", 220-pound quarterback with a powerful arm, and he's likely to be a potent signal-caller in Kevin Wilson's offense. But it's those skills that made him a logical quarterback of the future for any number of schools — he earned scholarship offers from Alabama, USC, and Michigan, according to Rivals — and Kiel's talent could dwarf that of most of the players in the Hoosiers' program as soon as he hits the practice field in Bloomington.
A look at the all-time commitments for Indiana bears this out. The Hoosiers have never had a football five-star sign, and they’ve only had six blue-chips sign. Kiel would have been an absolute coup.
Now, it’s not uncommon for elite QBs to commit early in a recruiting cycle. For instance, the highest-rated QB in the 2018 recruiting class, Trevor Lawrence, committed to Clemson back in December. Usually, these pledges stick.
School No. 2: LSU Tigers
Three months after committing to the Hoosiers, Kiel opened up his commitment again. Essentially every school in the Midwest with a pulse had offered him, in addition to the usual big fish like Alabama, USC, Florida, and LSU. Take a peek at his senior highlight tape.
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Kiel went through the visit circuit, taking officials to Notre Dame, Vanderbilt (a nod to what James Franklin was building in Nashville at the time), and LSU. As an early enrollee, his recruitment would close in January instead of dragging all the way to Signing Day.
So when Kiel committed to the Tigers on Dec. 27, 2011, it looked like the Tigers had the QB of the future signed, sealed, and delivered.
QB Gunner Kiel should announce this wk = #LSU, #Vandy, or #NotreDame. Keep hearing Tigers but y no decision yet? Family is still debating
— Jamie Newberg (@JamieNewberg) December 27, 2011
School No. 3: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Uhh, not so fast. Days later, Kiel pulled the rug out from all of us by flipping to Notre Dame. On Jan. 16, he decommitted from LSU, with the writing reportedly on the wall.
Talked to two solid sources that say #LSU is out for Kiel, #Vanderbilt opportunity already passed and #NotreDame is the place.
— Mike Farrell (@rivalsmike) January 16, 2012
The next day, the Fighting Irish would make the thing official, announcing Kiel as one of their early enrollees.
Former LSU coach Les Miles seemed all cool with Kiel’s decision ...
"Young people make a variety of decisions for a variety of reasons. A guy in the Midwest wanting to stay close to home was his right decision. I can understand that," Miles said. "We need people who would be happy in Louisiana."
... but he would later go on record throwing some shade at the former Tiger:
"He did not necessarily have the chest and the ability to lead a program," Miles said about the "young man from Indiana."
It’s notable that the Tigers didn’t sign a QB in 2012 because programs typically aim to sign one every year. Futility at the position was one of the things that doomed Miles’ tenure in Baton Rouge.
School No. 4: Cincinnati Bearcats
At Notre Dame in 2012, It was assumed Kiel would challenge for the QB1 job. He was already on campus and had an entire spring to get immersed in the playbook as well as a college strength program.
But Kiel redshirted (not exactly a rarity for highly touted prospects at QB) and decided a year after arriving in South Bend that the Golden Domers were not the right team for him. He’d been unable to beat out Everett Golson. So Kiel transferred. But it wasn’t exactly an open-and-shut transfer case.
Re: Gunner Kiel transferring from ND. One coach at a big AQ program told me he declined Kiel's interest last month
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) March 8, 2013
Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Mississippi State were some of the high-level schools that reportedly expressed interest in him. But Cincinnati became the destination.
Things were not storybook in Cincinnati, however, and Kiel’s career was up-and-down with the Bearcats due to injury.
He finished in the top 20 nationally in passer rating in 2014 and 2015.
He led Cincy to a 9-4 season in 2014, but he battled his body in 2015, missing two regular season games and then had to sit out of the bowl game due to a personal matter.
By 2016 he’d been usurped by two quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart. Kiel started three games last season, but was eventually benched in a disappointing 4-8 season that saw coach Tommy Tuberville get fired.
As for where Kiel will end up as a pro, it remains to be seen.
He played in the East-West Shrine Game leading up to the draft, but our Dan Kader doesn’t have Kiel in his three-round mock draft.
It is likely Kiel may end up undrafted, and a whole new roulette for his services on the pro level will begin.
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