OT Cyrus Kouandjio Updates

[TidefaninOS]

Ok, 20 pages and I haven't seen this posted anywhere. How do you pronounce his (and his brother's) last name? Ko-Juan-Jew or maybe Ko-Juan-Geo?

Quick - somebody shoot an e-mail to Verne! I'm sure he can set us straight!:biggrin:

 

[bamabelle1991]

not sure where the "dro" part comes from. in understood it was kooAndjoe

The "R" sound confuzzles me as well, but I know that there are many words that originate from different countries that add letter sounds when the letter isn't present. I believe the Kouandjio's are originally from Cameroon or another country in Africa. There was a good bit of info posted last year when we were recruiting Arie. There is a Scout article where Cyrus himself tells us how to pronounce his name, but of course, you have to be a paying subscriber to access it. All other public sites that have discussed this also say it is Kwan-DRO. I am not willing to bet the farm on it, but if you have access to the paid Scout site, you can probably get the answer!

 

[Tide Warrior]

It appears that Auburn will get Westerman tommorow to decoomit from Texas and commit to them. Which will be huge for them but I think it will eliminate them for Cyrus. Now according to their fans they are getting both but we know how they think.

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

It appears that Auburn will get Westerman tommorow to decoomit from Texas and commit to them. Which will be huge for them but I think it will eliminate them for Cyrus. Now according to their fans they are getting both but we know how they think.

i think they are already eliminated with cyrus, personally. Arie was saying the same kind of stuff last year about how "open" he was. so color me sceptical on him going elsewhere.

 

[eladabbub]

It appears that Auburn will get Westerman tommorow to decoomit from Texas and commit to them. Which will be huge for them but I think it will eliminate them for Cyrus. Now according to their fans they are getting both but we know how they think.

Had one Auburn fan tell me that they're getting Westerman, Cyrus, Crowell, and Drew.

 

[Trobinson97]

Since when was Auburn a serious contender for Cyrus?



Good grief.

 

[Tide Warrior]

Since when was Auburn a serious contender for Cyrus?



Good grief.

Since they won the NC in 2004.8)

 

[Bama323]

It appears that Auburn will get Westerman tommorow to decoomit from Texas and commit to them. Which will be huge for them but I think it will eliminate them for Cyrus. Now according to their fans they are getting both but we know how they think.

I can't understand why any kid from Arizona would come all the way to AU, especially when he has been committed to Texas for so long.

 

[EveryThingGreen]

Had one Auburn fan tell me that they're getting Westerman, Cyrus, Crowell, and Drew.

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

Thats alright, some Clemson fans think if they get Clowney to visit they land him.


Cyrus is an absolute monster though. He isn't just a 6'7 320lb kid, he is a very developed 6'7 320lb man with very little bad weight on him.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Cyrus is an absolute monster though. He isn't just a 6'7 320lb kid, he is a very developed 6'7 320lb man with very little bad weight on him.

Cyrus wasn't born; he was assembled.

Gawd, think what he'll be like when he grows up. What is he? 17?

 

[Tide Warrior]

I can't understand why any kid from Arizona would come all the way to AU, especially when he has been committed to Texas for so long.

He has family in AL or might be from here at one point. Can not remember on Westerman but he does have a connection to the state.

 

[Samdog91]

Kwan-dro. someone posted that last year when we were recruiting Arie and that is how the ESPN guys pronounced it at the UA game.

I thought the ESPN guys were saying Kwan-jo. I didn't here the d sound. Maybe I heard a different person saying it

 

[bamacon]

I thought the ESPN guys were saying Kwan-jo. I didn't here the d sound. Maybe I heard a different person saying it

And I've always heard it as "Kahn Joe". I'll just call him Da Beast!!!

 

[bamabelle1991]

This is from LAST year's Arie committment thread:

FYI, his name is pronounced "Kwan- djro".

When the ESPN announcer talked to Cyrus during the UA game, he definitely put an "R" in the last syllable. Not a strong "R" but there was an "R" in there. I can tell you with 100% certainty, though, the first syllable is KWAN not KAHN.

ETA: It is like pronouncing this: "Mike" Krzyzewski (pronounced shÉ™-SHEV-ski) Explain THAT. Haha.

 

[cmmiller711]

He has family in AL or might be from here at one point. Can not remember on Westerman but he does have a connection to the state.

his grandparents are from here. he was interested in UA at one point as well.

 

[Saban14]

I don't think that Auburn gets Cyrus, but they will have a top 5 class.

 

[VegasTide]

I can't understand why any kid from Arizona would come all the way to AU, especially when he has been committed to Texas for so long.

I went all the way from Vegas to Bama??

 

[ncbama]

This is from LAST year's Arie committment thread:

When the ESPN announcer talked to Cyrus during the UA game, he definitely put an "R" in the last syllable. Not a strong "R" but there was an "R" in there. I can tell you with 100% certainty, though, the first syllable is KWAN not KAHN.

ETA: It is like pronouncing this: "Mike" Krzyzewski (pronounced shÉ™-SHEV-ski) Explain THAT. Haha.

Better yet. Pronounce ghoti.

Now say "fish."

Let me know if you need an explanation.

 

[bamabelle1991]

Better yet. Pronounce ghoti.

Now say "fish."

Let me know if you need an explanation.

Yes, please. I don't recall ever hearing "ghoti." I am guessing it sounds like "fish"?

 

[bamaguy32]

lau'gh' = gh is an f
w'o'men = o is an i
pa'ti'ence - ti = sh