Pretty sure he was a silent or as close to it as we get. And

by BillyGoat , At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Monday, May 18, 2026, 10:39 (6 days ago) @ Domer99

close enough that we basically penciled his NIL into our budget, which eliminated Simien. Now, we miss out on a 4* and bizarrely have a "backup plan" who is a 5*.

It'll still be a heavyweight battle to get Simien, regardless of the money.

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Layton Von Brandt, #5OT & #70 overall, committing tomorrow. - NDinVA, 2026-05-17, 17:33
- Apparently it's Auburn - Publicola, 2026-05-18, 04:14
  - It's wild to me - KGB, 2026-05-18, 06:50
    - He was also very enamored with Franklin - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-05-18, 07:25
      - He could at least sell Troutwein at PSU. - KGB, 2026-05-18, 08:20
        
        if your final two college choices are ND vs Auburn - Jay, 2026-05-18, 08:35
        
        I wonder how much development - South Shore Line, 2026-05-18, 09:16
        
        The decision tree branches probably end in dollar signs - Jeff (BGS), 2026-05-18, 09:04
        
        the leprechaun *was* in Alabama after all - Jay, 2026-05-18, 09:26
  - Wow guess we'll have the money to stay on Simien then - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-05-18, 04:24
    - Wow, That came out of nowhere. B&G reporter is "stunned". - NDinVA, 2026-05-18, 06:14
      - Yeah, Horka was also pretty confident in this one. - Domer99, 2026-05-18, 09:44
        
        Pretty sure he was a silent or as close to it as we get. And - BillyGoat, 2026-05-18, 10:39
        
        Sounds like it may come down to ND/A&M. - KGB, 2026-05-18, 10:55
    - Offered his brother, I think, a 2026 Maine signee - Publicola, 2026-05-18, 05:25
      - was that the deciding factor? - Jay, 2026-05-18, 07:29
        
        Probably other things as well - Publicola, 2026-05-18, 08:15
- That will probably round out the OL class - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-05-17, 17:49

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Pretty sure he was a silent or as close to it as we get. And