Gunner Kiel Notre Dame: Twitter Reacts as Coveted Recruit Joins Fighting Irish

After flip-flopping on commitments to Indiana and LSU, highly-touted quarterback recruit Gunner Kiel has finally made the decision to attend Notre Dame. It is a smart move for him, because head coach Brian Kelly's style fits his strengths, and the Fighting Irish have an elite quarterback to build around. 

As is always the case when big news breaks, Twitter was flooded with immediate reaction to the news that Kiel was heading to South Bend. 

Here is the way that fans and analysts alike reacted upon hearing of Kiel's decision. 

Bruce Feldman of CBS Sports found the various sports personalities that are trending on the Internet on Tuesday. 

Certainly Ali and Kiel have made a lot of noise today, but King Mo's positive drug test should not go unnoticed.

Caleb Hawk, who is a self-described maker of lasagna, has sources telling him that another Kiel transfer appears to be in the works. 

I wouldn't mind going to Pasadena to sing and dance, but Kiel is a much more talented athlete than I am. 

J.C. Shurburtt of 24/7 Sports provided us with an instant update on what this decision does for both Notre Dame's and LSU's 2012 recruiting class. 

Meanwhile, Joe Schad of ESPN had two tweets with information from Kiel himself and why he made the decision that he did. 

Apparently, Kiel had no knowledge of direction or wasn't aware that LSU is not, in fact, in Indiana. 

Patrick Dougherty of Rotoworld had a humorous take on what it was that convinced Kiel to decide that Notre Dame was the right school for him. 

It will be interesting to see how Kiel reacts the first time that he throws an incomplete pass and Kelly unloads on him for five minutes about why he is a terrible player. 

In keeping with that thought, Brett McMurphy of CBS Sports thinks that Notre Dame's spring game is going to be an eventful one for Kiel and his status as the team's future quarterback. 

Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports is shocked at what he has heard, but it has nothing to do with anything on the field.

Do you think that Kiel is already being hit up by professors for tickets? 

The fine folks over at the Communications Factory noted the similarities between Kiel's decision and a certain NFL quarterback who had problems making up his mind. 

If Kiel is this indecisive about where he wants to attend college, imagine what will happen when he is trying to decide which receiver he wants to throw to.

Pete Thamel of the New York Times didn't want to get involved in the comedy of this whole thing. Instead, he gave us some insight as to why Kiel decided the way that he did. 

I guess Indiana University wasn't close enough to home, even though it was a good enough place for his brother to attend. 

Dieter Kurtenbach went for the logical, sentimental side in all of us with his reaction to Kiel's decision to attend Notre Dame.

Often times we forget just how fickle kids are, and Kiel certainly did nothing to change that reputation. 

Kiel's decision is a major coup for Kelly and the Fighting Irish program. Tommy Rees had moments of brilliance, but he was not a quarterback that was going to take them to the promised land. 

Kiel has the potential and upside to get this team back to the BCS right away, depending on how fast he develops in the system. 

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