Notre Dame Football Message Board

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Tim Prister said on his podcast yesterday that Brian Kelly should get a statue. - Irishize - 8:12pm 5/31/23 (8) [View All]
- Only if it's a statue of him grinding the back of the recruit on the disco stage. - BaronVonZemo - 12:23am 6/1/23
- No statue for Brian Kelly - ndunabomber - 11:52pm 5/31/23
- That's par for the course for Prister - D2 - 10:21pm 5/31/23
- I have said the same and agree - humbaba - 10:18pm 5/31/23
- Declan Sullivan was on Kelly’s watch. I’ll give him credit for turning around the program but he’s - jray - 10:14pm 5/31/23
- Sure...then bury the statue...because he lost the most games in ND history... - TakethetrainKnute - 8:47pm 5/31/23
  - This isn't the first time he said this. His co-hosts always reject the idea. - Irishize - 8:56pm 5/31/23
    - Absolutely not. No way. Erect a statue of Jess Harper. That I support. - ELP - 10:02pm 5/31/23
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“Marcus Freeman Is Ranked As The 30th Best Coach For 2023” Time to prove them wrong… [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 9:20am 5/31/23 (8) [View All]
- This lists are always very silly - D2 - 12:49pm 5/31/23
- If Ryan Day comes up short against Michigan again & ND has a good year....Could OSU come calling? [NT] - irishslovak - 11:51am 5/31/23
  - Please, one good year is not going to make that - ColeyO - 1:26pm 5/31/23
    - If Freeman beats Day in September and Day loses to Harbaugh in November...Very possible! [NT] - irishslovak - 6:12pm 5/31/23
      - Please tell me you are kidding? - WoodstockIrish - 8:30pm 5/31/23
        Please go fuck yourself! [NT] - irishslovak - 10:39pm 5/31/23
  - Does Marcus have an "out" clause in his contract when it comes to Ohio State? [NT] - Irishize - 11:53am 5/31/23
    - A very good question! [NT] - irishslovak - 12:00pm 5/31/23
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If you ain’t cheating you ain’t trying. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 7:55pm 5/30/23 (4) [View All]
- “Cheering” UGA & Smart to handle multiple speeding & drugs related offenses internally. [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 9:57am 5/31/23
  - The linked article says GA players driving stupid had Dodge Chargers... - ripperduck - 11:46am 5/31/23
    - You’ve heard of this new thing right? NIL? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 8:31pm 5/31/23
      - You've heard of the thing called journalism, right? - ripperduck - 9:56pm 5/31/23
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Freeman is having some fun in Philly. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:40pm 5/29/23 (5) [View All]
- I think he's Sincere. [NT] - Frankx - 4:13pm 5/29/23
  - But, is he Honestly Sincere? [LINK] - Irishize - 4:16pm 5/30/23
  - Sincerity is very important. Once you can fake that...you've got it made. - TakethetrainKnute - 9:38am 5/30/23
    - Me too brother. [NT] - Frankx - 9:43am 5/30/23
  - There's nothing not to like about him, we just need him to actually be good. Also.. - Chrisb - 6:29pm 5/29/23
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Mens lacrosse wins national title. Takes down duke [NT] - ndphysics - 3:36pm 5/29/23 (8) [View All]
- Fencing finally has some company - D2 - 1:35pm 5/30/23
- 👍 Big props to Lax team! 🍀 [NT] - humbaba - 9:21pm 5/29/23
- Congrats! It was a wild game especially after going up 6-1 and Duke scored 4 unanswered goals [NT] - Rocketman84 - 6:48pm 5/29/23
  - Irish 6-1 run, Duke 6-1 run, Irish 6-1 run, Duke final goal. Game over. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:50am 5/30/23
    - Basically, that was wild [NT] - Rocketman84 - 10:11am 5/30/23
- Great story. They beat VA, who they lost to twice and then wup Duke. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:12pm 5/29/23
  - Exorcised some devils…and the cavaliers too. [NT] - ndphysics - 4:27pm 5/29/23
    - YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! [NT] - OHIrish - 4:45pm 5/29/23
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ND Walk-on S Luke Talich had himself a helluva State Meet in Track won 4 medals... - Rocketman84 - 9:42am 5/28/23 (12) [View All]
- There are track guys that play football & football players that run track! I hope he is the latter! [NT] - irishslovak - 10:11am 5/29/23
  - His film looks pretty good on D, and seems to be very instinctive and more importantly plays fast. - Rocketman84 - 12:30pm 5/29/23
  - His film shows that he has good instincts, and can read coverages very well - ndunabomber - 11:12am 5/29/23
    - Absolutely! [NT] - Rocketman84 - 12:30pm 5/29/23
    - Wish him well! [NT] - irishslovak - 11:35am 5/29/23
- Bright kid as well, with a high football IQ - ndunabomber - 1:41pm 5/28/23
  - Well said, was the product of a state w/weak competition in recruiting circles. - Rocketman84 - 2:30pm 5/28/23
- When he first signed I said this was not a walk-on level player. Had Pac12 offers and if he.... - Karamello - 11:15am 5/28/23
  - Agreed, like I said above 2* competition but 4* tools and measurables! Let's see what prevails - Rocketman84 - 2:35pm 5/28/23
- Sometimes it doesnt translate...but he has more than - beefy78 - 10:28am 5/28/23
  - Indeed, will be one of the 7 fastest players on the team from Day 1 - Rocketman84 - 2:40pm 5/28/23
- Nice [NT] - DonMiller - 10:14am 5/28/23
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Monday, Irish take on Duke and try to win 1st lacrosse NC - jrdjr84 - 9:41pm 5/27/23 (0) [View All]
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Da'Jon Terry DT 6'4 321lbs of Tennessee enters Portal...2 seasons of eligibility [NT] [LINK] - Rocketman84 - 6:41pm 5/27/23 (5) [View All]
- He's not leaving the $EC. [NT] - NocalIrish - 1:40am 5/28/23
  - Oh yea, those guys🤦...Maybe he tries his luck elsewhere, MS born went to Kansas then UTenn - Rocketman84 - 1:49am 5/28/23
- Wow, can he fit? [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:25pm 5/27/23
  - We could definitely make room for a NEED! We have 2 spots, Plus he's a Grad transfer! [NT] - Rocketman84 - 12:45am 5/28/23
    - Never mind. [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:43am 5/29/23
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Safety recruiting over past 10 years...8 transfers, 2 dismissed, 1 retired WOW! - Rocketman84 - 11:43pm 5/26/23 (33) [View All]
- Who was dismissed? And how was Redfield a 5* recruit? He was terrible. [NT] - IrishChristopher - 10:50pm 5/27/23
  - Wrong on Redfield. His whole trajectory changed when he got that PF for that hit. Got Doghoused - Karamello - 11:49am 5/28/23
    - Re: Wrong on Redfield. His whole trajectory changed when he got that PF for that hit. Got Doghoused - IrishChristopher - 10:53pm 5/28/23
      - Nope, was 1st Team AA over there at IUP and had around 80 tackles and 4-5 picks [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:47am 5/29/23
      - Indiana University of Pennsylvania - ndunabomber - 12:00am 5/29/23
      - Re: Wrong on Redfield. His whole trajectory changed when he got that PF for that hit. Got Doghoused - Karamello - 11:54pm 5/28/23
        It was mentally crushing and you could see it in his play. - Rocketman84 - 3:53am 5/29/23
    - The thing with that hit, from my memory it wasn't really that bad, but - Chrisb - 3:12pm 5/28/23
      - EXACTLY [NT] - Karamello - 11:55pm 5/28/23
      - Those Kelly idiocracies and it changed the way Redfield went abt business on the field unfortunately [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:41pm 5/28/23
    - Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! My siblings and former teammates constantly said the same thing - Rocketman84 - 2:44pm 5/28/23
      - 100% [NT] - Karamello - 11:56pm 5/28/23
    - The Van Gorder curse - ndunabomber - 1:46pm 5/28/23
      - That's an understatement [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:47pm 5/29/23
  - Redfield was not terrible, his main problem was staying on the field because - Chrisb - 11:29am 5/28/23
    - He had his moments of brilliance, but too sporadically - ndunabomber - 11:48am 5/28/23
      - He basically started to play "not to be in the doghouse" and without his natural attack mentality! - Rocketman84 - 2:47pm 5/28/23
        Spot on from my recollection. [NT] - Chrisb - 3:06pm 5/28/23
        I mean even look at guys like Nyles Morgan who were used incorrectly - Rocketman84 - 7:08pm 5/28/23
        But, maybe it was best for the team that Jaylon Smith played the middle - ndunabomber - 9:06pm 5/28/23
  - He was dismissed then made '17 All American for IUP with 80 tackles and 5 picks [NT] - Rocketman84 - 1:09am 5/28/23
  - About half of all 5 stars never pan out. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 11:01pm 5/27/23
    - More like half of Notre Dame’s 5 stars [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 10:51am 5/31/23
    - Well from last draft eligible class of '18 so far 24 of 32 5* are PROS (1 MLB) - Rocketman84 - 8:42am 5/28/23
- Not a great stat but in all fairness, I don’t think safety was our main problem. In the big - jray - 1:07am 5/27/23
  - Well it's been our achilles heel on D, and basically how 'Bama shut down our TEs - Rocketman84 - 1:13am 5/27/23
    - You need a QB to turn those games into shootouts and have a chance - holybull101 - 2:08am 5/27/23
      - Golson, Kizer, Coan....lmao! - Chrisb - 7:30am 5/30/23
      - Ian Book...I mean thats 4 QBs and others were Crist his 1st year, Wimbush and Rees. [NT] - Rocketman84 - 4:07am 5/27/23
        No - holybull101 - 9:00am 5/27/23
        Definitely more than a game manager his JR year, he was very good! Much like Bennett this past year - Rocketman84 - 10:45am 5/27/23
- Find the end zone once and I’ll start listening to you. Ha!!!!!!!!! [NT] - murph92675 - 12:45am 5/27/23
  - Poor kid [NT] - Rocketman84 - 4:09am 5/27/23
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Very nice pick up here. Welcome Devyn Ford. RB is loaded. [NT] [LINK] - MuskyTommy - 7:57pm 5/26/23 (26) [View All]
- Former 5* RB...nice pick-up. [NT] - Karamello - 7:41pm 5/27/23
  - Was a 5* and #2RB in the class behind Noah Cain up until JR year in HS... - Rocketman84 - 10:39pm 5/27/23
- Can he play safety? [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 12:08pm 5/27/23
- Speedy guy who couldn't get out of James Frankin's dog house. A couple of key fumbles early.... [NT] - irishslovak - 11:39am 5/27/23
  - Oddly enough he went for 100+yds on 6 carries in his very 1st collegiate game. [NT] - Rocketman84 - 10:33pm 5/27/23
- Welcome experience, joins Estime, 2 young guys coming off injuries and a true frosh. [NT] - FinnMcCool - 10:27am 5/27/23
- So, who of ND’s promising young studs will be departing? [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:33am 5/27/23
  - None, experienced change of pace back with very good speed. Maybe help fill void left by Diggs [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:33pm 5/27/23
  - Always looking for the dig against ND Football, aren't you? Price had achilles injury,Diggs left,and - BaronVonZemo - 11:30am 5/27/23
    - Price is coming off a major injury and Payne hasn't made it thru a season in 3 years! [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:09pm 5/28/23
    - I would think there has to have been more offered than just special teams play. Now it’s all up to - whatsamataU - 2:15pm 5/27/23
      - Oh, you would think, would you? - BaronVonZemo - 8:21pm 5/27/23
  - Probably picked up to fill the departure of Diggs. Not saying he will step into his role. Unknown - MuskyTommy - 9:37am 5/27/23
- He couldn't get on the field while at PSU & they aren't loaded at RB - IrishChristopher - 12:55am 5/27/23
  - I would think he’s replacing the loss of Diggs. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 9:41am 5/27/23
    - Close to same size around 6' 200lb back but with superior speed [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:35pm 5/27/23
      - Really? I thought I saw his best 100 was like 11.4 or something like that.. - Chrisb - 2:15pm 5/30/23
  - Last years freshman class, PSU has two studs that played a lot so most likely the issue was playing - jray - 1:12am 5/27/23
    - Four 4* backs and a 5* back they managed to get over us who's excellent! - Rocketman84 - 4:13am 5/27/23
      - Franklin recruits well but he’s a shitty in game coach. [NT] - jray - 9:43am 5/27/23
        Very shitty, but yet they continue to flock and he's beat us out for 3-4 5* guys [NT] - Rocketman84 - 10:41pm 5/27/23
        
        Sounds like Kelly minus the recruiting. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:51am 5/27/23
        Yep. [NT] - jray - 5:47pm 5/27/23
- I remember when he was a MaxPrep AA as a Soph, he was a Top 10 player at the time [NT] - Rocketman84 - 10:15pm 5/26/23
  - Top 100 player coming out of HS. I don’t follow PSU football so not sure what happened there. If you - MuskyTommy - 10:32pm 5/26/23
    - It's a good pickup 5'11 195lb shifty homerun back, weird career at PSU, 100yds in 1st game then nada [NT] - Rocketman84 - 10:47pm 5/26/23
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Recruiting rankings are based on - anyone, anyone. - koreasam - 6:16pm 5/26/23 (5) [View All]
- Team speed is based on how a team is coached to play. ND's teams have a had plenty of... - Karamello - 7:46pm 5/27/23
- Straight from Lemming? He was the biggest self promoter - ColeyO - 7:41pm 5/26/23
  - I met Lemming once at the Spring Game years ago. He wasn't all that friendly. - ELP - 11:16pm 5/26/23
- Where a player went to high school. - Curly1918 - 7:33pm 5/26/23
  - Your right. - koreasam - 8:23pm 5/26/23
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Sean Sevillano - 3* Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This kid is a steal - murph92675 - 1:25pm 5/26/23 (29) [View All]
- He's a 3 star with an offer from tosu. He might could play some. - Hensou - 1:45pm 5/26/23
  - Crapshoot indeed but he's going to crapout at the table signing them in bunches is the problem - Rocketman84 - 3:08pm 5/26/23
    - Did you not read my post. You can call him a 3* all you want. He's not even close! [NT] - murph92675 - 3:29pm 5/26/23
      - Dont care about a Post, I've watched the film checked the scouting reports and formed my own. [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:42pm 5/26/23
        That’s quite a crock, poser. [NT] - Hensou - 8:56pm 5/26/23
        Poser? You do know its not 1996 anymore Payaso [NT] - Rocketman84 - 4:08pm 5/29/23
        
        Yr constant self promotion as a recruiting expert is getting old. He been offered many Big 10/12 - ColeyO - 7:04pm 5/26/23
        Don't need self promotion chamaco im already certified - Rocketman84 - 4:11pm 5/29/23
        
        He knows more than all the schools who offered the kid. [NT] - Hensou - 8:59pm 5/26/23
        On board saying I like him as a "secondary" prospect on the DL but its still 4 others above him [NT] - Rocketman84 - 4:51pm 5/29/23
        
        Aidan Keanaaina was a 3* with an tOSU offer as well did you blow a load then as well [NT] - Rocketman84 - 4:49pm 5/29/23
        
        You forgot....BORING! [NT] - Frankx - 7:13pm 5/26/23
        
        Great research you did. Do you still think he plays in Canada ? [NT] - murph92675 - 5:45pm 5/26/23
        He plays for an International School with subpar opposition - Rocketman84 - 5:59pm 5/26/23
  - This kid isn't a 3*. Don't care what the ratings say. - murph92675 - 1:52pm 5/26/23
    - "I don't want to mention anyone by name but I'd take this kid over the 5* kid everyine is drooling" - IrishChristopher - 12:50am 5/27/23
      - SMDH, just ridiculous the kid is a solid prospect but its a few others rated higher on the board [NT] - Rocketman84 - 4:52pm 5/29/23
    - True, but very inexperienced in playing the game of Football itself and not much wiggle room to grow - Rocketman84 - 3:01pm 5/26/23
      - Canada - what are you talking about - He plays for Clearwater Acadamy in Florida [NT] - murph92675 - 3:28pm 5/26/23
        Yes! Canada, He's been in the States for a year and a half. [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:45pm 5/26/23
        You mean all his Varsity HS. Is it the 7th grade experience that concerns you ? [NT] - murph92675 - 5:47pm 5/26/23
        2021=10th Grade year for him, so why you would bring up his JR High days is irrelevant. [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:51pm 5/26/23
      - Who are these "most" players you speak of? [NT] - ColeyO - 3:09pm 5/26/23
        Recruits from Canada or coming over from Canada during last few years of HS. - Rocketman84 - 5:48pm 5/26/23
        I've got a handful of success stories out of over 100+ players [NT] - Rocketman84 - 6:05pm 5/26/23
        
        So u got nothing, that figures [NT] - ColeyO - 6:00pm 5/26/23
        
        Ha!!!!!!!!!!! Ha!!!!!!!!!!! Ha!!!!!!!! Moron [NT] - murph92675 - 5:49pm 5/26/23
        Kid lay off the pipe and JUST SAY NO! [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:53pm 5/26/23
    - There is a medium ground. - Hensou - 1:59pm 5/26/23
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Where is the compassion? - Curly1918 - 2:27pm 5/25/23 (23) [View All]
- Providing serious upfront NIL money is a clear rules violation. The End [NT] - Chrisb - 8:32pm 5/25/23
- As long as they are 5 stars. The rest can remain mired in poverty. It’s in the beatitudes somewhere. [NT] - Frank L - 4:21pm 5/25/23
  - Blessed are the 5 stars for they shall bring a Nattie. [NT] - Curly1918 - 7:50am 5/26/23
    - What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his soul? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:02am 5/26/23
  - 🤣🤣🤣 [NT] - Frankx - 10:18pm 5/25/23
  - W.I.N.N.E.R.!!! [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:49pm 5/25/23
  - Good one! [NT] - michiganirish - 4:40pm 5/25/23
- (oh brother) [NT] - D2 - 4:12pm 5/25/23
  - It was tongue in cheek... but this is standard legerdemain for politicians. - Curly1918 - 4:20pm 5/25/23
    - Funny, and ironically sad - LOND1 - 1:00am 5/26/23
      - There is a tradition. Remember the Crusades. - Curly1918 - 7:52am 5/26/23
- Because God would want ND to lift improvised 5 stars out of poverty - Nigel Tufnel - 3:51pm 5/25/23
- There are a LOT needier people with bleaker futures than 5* future millionares who are treated like - BaronVonZemo - 3:43pm 5/25/23
  - This is not about the “players,” it’s about bolstering our fans’ masculinity. - Curly1918 - 6:40pm 5/25/23
- The NCAA has made it clear that pay-for-play is not allowed. - jabbadoody5 - 3:12pm 5/25/23
  - This ^^^ [NT] - Chrisb - 8:33pm 5/25/23
  - Well said! [NT] - michiganirish - 4:39pm 5/25/23
- "Allegedly Christian?" Do you know what charitable institutions the University supports, or are you - michiganirish - 3:08pm 5/25/23
- They do assist their recruits with NIL. They cannot directly give NIL money. What are you - michiganirish - 3:04pm 5/25/23
- If you're suggesting we utilize Catholic charity orgs for NIL, this is brilliant. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:58pm 5/25/23
  - Or we could take up a second collection at church this Sunday for ND NIL $. [NT] - Irishize - 3:05pm 5/25/23
- Deserve's got nuthin' to do with it. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:54pm 5/25/23
- Then, call it NIL reparations. Or holy bribes. Or holy cow! 🐮 [NT] - Irishize - 2:38pm 5/25/23
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NIL for Justin Scott - IdahoIrish - 1:17am 5/25/23 (45) [View All]
- It’s pretty ridiculous, but not unexpected - NDWisconsin - 3:28pm 5/25/23
  - Well stated [NT] - ColeyO - 5:17pm 5/25/23
- The Convicts pay more than the Catholics. Money talks and Justin listened. [NT] - Irishize - 8:53am 5/25/23
  - And they introduce them to the campus hotties. A kid from my area showed little interest in the - irishslovak - 10:36am 5/25/23
    - I'm sure he was bathed in South Beach labia on his Miami visit. [NT] - Chrisb - 12:41pm 5/25/23
      - The school wasn't Miami... [NT] - irishslovak - 1:47pm 5/25/23
        Justin Scott? [NT] - Chrisb - 6:43pm 5/25/23
        Justin Scott is from Chicago. The kid I'm talking about is from PA and it happened a while ago. [NT] - irishslovak - 10:59pm 5/25/23
        lmao...I was talking about Scott, when I said Miami bathed him in labia - Chrisb - 11:51pm 5/25/23
        Should change hie name to "Justin Vagina". [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:09am 5/26/23
        Justin Time? [NT] - Irishize - 10:36am 5/26/23
        
        Do you think it would help him follow a basic line of conversation? - Chrisb - 9:30am 5/26/23
        Serious question... What is your connection to ND? Pizza lover from Fart Worth TX...... [NT] - irishslovak - 7:43pm 5/26/23
        
        My point was that there is a lot of really bad things going on in college football recruiting. UM is - irishslovak - 12:36am 5/26/23
        
        He did not go to ND and he is a current NFL player... [NT] - irishslovak - 11:35pm 5/25/23
- Jenkins and Swarbrick can't pay anyone. - NDavenue - 7:23am 5/25/23
  - Re: Jenkins and Swarbrick can't pay anyone. - IrishChristopher - 12:53am 5/27/23
  - Are any schools paying their players? - Curly1918 - 8:09am 5/25/23
    - Yes, by proxy. - jabbadoody5 - 11:44am 5/25/23
      - This ^^^ [NT] - Chrisb - 12:38pm 5/25/23
    - The universities can't pay the player directly. Other than that...there are virtually no rules... - TakethetrainKnute - 9:30am 5/25/23
    - Nope! University boosters do. Years ago ND got 2 years probation and loss of 4 - irishslovak - 8:41am 5/25/23
- Yes, break the rules for a recruit...spoken like a true fan of Notre Dame - Chrisb - 1:55am 5/25/23
  - Notre Dame has chosen not to give NIL money to incoming - ndphysics - 6:02am 5/25/23
    - First of all, the SCHOOLS (i.e. Jenkins and Swarbrick) can't pay players. - NDavenue - 7:29am 5/25/23
      - The specific act of a business paying a recruit isn't illegal.. - Chrisb - 9:12am 5/25/23
        Exactly! That's how it's SUPPOSED to be but the reality is alot of the 2nd paragraph is going on - Rocketman84 - 8:08pm 5/25/23
        Does it rhyme with 'yes he sees'? [NT] - Chrisb - 8:51pm 5/25/23
        Yaaaahtzee! [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:10pm 5/26/23
      - I agree with the school not paying them and understand the difference . But is giving NIL - ndphysics - 7:48am 5/25/23
        You say you understand the difference, but it sounds like you do not... - Chrisb - 9:02am 5/25/23
        Unfortunately we ALL know better, and it shows in recruiting! - Rocketman84 - 10:42am 5/25/23
        Yup! If we aren't going to pay acquisition fees, then we need to win as big as possible right now. - Chrisb - 12:44pm 5/25/23
        👏👏Now say it louder for the "Fans" in the back who couldn't hear you!! [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:11pm 5/26/23
        
        what’s so funny about NIL is how few players actually rep a product or company in any way. What I’m - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:12am 5/25/23
        Apparently everybody knows what's "really" going on but Ol' Notre Dame🤦 [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:13pm 5/26/23
        
        As long as it’s strictly between the student and the business for - ndphysics - 10:47am 5/25/23
        
        I found the BYU deal interesting and, while nice, seems to point up abuses of NIL. - TakethetrainKnute - 10:35am 5/25/23
        IMO, the essence is the student athletes have the right to make whatever someone is willing to pay.. - Chrisb - 12:30pm 5/25/23
        In fact, there should be one for Alums and another for Subway Alums. Could be a friendly competition - Chrisb - 12:37pm 5/25/23
        
        This is correct. "Outside the lines" is where it is operating in practice at the schools that have - TakethetrainKnute - 9:35am 5/25/23
        
        Based on your explanation no incoming freshmen should - ndphysics - 9:26am 5/25/23
        Not necessarily...an incoming Freshman totally could be receiving NIL - Chrisb - 10:01am 5/25/23
        Ok. I got it now. Lots of ways to cheat but ample ways - ndphysics - 10:51am 5/25/23
        Exactly, for conversation sake let's look at this angle.. - Chrisb - 11:51am 5/25/23
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Owen Wafle Princeton NJ de commits from ND. Rumors say he is now going to Michigan. Top defensive - irishslovak - 6:19pm 5/24/23 (6) [View All]
- Look below a f few threads. Im Wafled out. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 8:08pm 5/24/23
  - I know. I'm bored. Sometimes I like to get a rise out of some of these board nerds... [NT] - irishslovak - 11:19pm 5/24/23
  - Many of the usual trolls here were much less excited when he committed as when he left. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:20pm 5/24/23
  - At 12:38 [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:54pm 5/24/23
- ND didn't give him enough syrup. [NT] - Irishize - 6:33pm 5/24/23
  - From 3 1/2 Men, "Is there a Mrs Waffles?"... [NT] - irishslovak - 7:45pm 5/24/23
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4* Edge Loghan Thomas is Irish. [LINK] - Karamello - 5:54pm 5/24/23 (4) [View All]
- Welcome Loghan! Go Irish! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:19pm 5/24/23
- Very high ceiling - ndunabomber - 6:07pm 5/24/23
  - Different positions Wafle is already 270+ so will be a DT, looks like #s game [NT] - Rocketman84 - 7:22pm 5/24/23
- Nice pick up and offer list. Georgia wanted him. Third rated recruit behind Williams and Carr on 247 [NT] - MuskyTommy - 6:02pm 5/24/23
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Game times announced - Nigel Tufnel - 3:30pm 5/24/23 (4) [View All]
- Are those in stone? - AlbanyIRISH - 6:23am 5/25/23
  - They are cast in jello - Nigel Tufnel - 8:28am 5/25/23
- National title will be on the liine [NT] - DonMiller - 5:32pm 5/24/23
- You can almost predict what games will be prime time. Those two dates will be dandies. [NT] - ELP - 4:20pm 5/24/23
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Badmouthing recruits and players by name is the sure sign of a troll. [NT] - Hensou - 1:58pm 5/24/23 (11) [View All]
- Ignore comes in handy - Nigel Tufnel - 2:43pm 5/24/23
  - Just 6 months ago I would have disagreed. Not anymore. [NT] - Frankx - 3:05pm 5/24/23
  - Same here - D2 - 2:53pm 5/24/23
- You cannot trash kids by name - Mark - 2:38pm 5/24/23
  - Once upon a time that was a cardinal sin on here and would get you banned quicker than shit... - Chrisb - 8:43pm 5/24/23
  - Thx Mark [NT] - ColeyO - 3:16pm 5/24/23
- like there was ever a doubt that this clown is a troll? [NT] - D2 - 2:00pm 5/24/23
  - Clowns. [NT] - Hensou - 2:30pm 5/24/23
  - Do you want ND to win a title or not? - NDIrish1988 - 2:21pm 5/24/23
    - Stupid question by you. What’s your connection to Notre Dame [NT] - Hensou - 6:50pm 5/24/23
    - Do you want ND to relax its standards? [NT] - jabbadoody5 - 2:46pm 5/24/23
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Owen Wafle de-commits [LINK] - ndunabomber - 12:13pm 5/24/23 (31) [View All]
- Wafle flipped? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:02pm 5/24/23
  - He pancaked us. [NT] - Irishize - 3:30pm 5/24/23
    - Shame they couldn't iron things out... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:36pm 5/25/23
- Got to be more to it. It says they parted ways. - AL-Irish - 2:27pm 5/24/23
  - ND seems to like their chances with a "better" prospect and reached out to him. [NT] - Rocketman84 - 10:44pm 5/24/23
    - I hope that is accurate. - Chrisb - 3:30am 5/25/23
      - Exactly!! But rumblings are that he did like McSwain and went on a visit. - Rocketman84 - 10:35am 5/25/23
      - Basically, ND was looking for a way to cut him loose. - NDavenue - 7:31am 5/25/23
        My question is - Chrisb - 10:30am 5/25/23
        Closer to fact since ND made initial contact. - Rocketman84 - 10:57am 5/25/23
        Ok, you seem pretty dialed in on the recruiting thing - Chrisb - 12:48pm 5/25/23
- was ist los? [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:11pm 5/24/23
- Re: Owen Wafle de-commits - Irish29 - 1:15pm 5/24/23
- CB for Sevillano - NDIrish1988 - 1:07pm 5/24/23
  - For what it’s worth… - NDWisconsin - 8:38pm 5/24/23
  - That softens the blow quite a bit. [NT] - jabbadoody5 - 1:32pm 5/24/23
    - Re: That softens the blow quite a bit. - NDIrish1988 - 1:55pm 5/24/23
      - We don't know why Wafle left. - jabbadoody5 - 2:23pm 5/24/23
        Irish coaching staff seem to have reconsidered like with Brandon Davis-McSwain. - Rocketman84 - 12:19am 5/25/23
        
        He may join the Belgian league. [NT] - Irishize - 3:35pm 5/24/23
- Now trending to Michigan - ndunabomber - 12:51pm 5/24/23
- Interest in Logan Thomas may have had him reconsidering? - NDWisconsin - 12:50pm 5/24/23
  - Wafle wasn’t an Edge - NDIrish1988 - 12:54pm 5/24/23
    - He must have been on edge to jump! [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:12pm 5/24/23
  - That was my original guess - ndunabomber - 12:53pm 5/24/23
    - So the rest of the DL board is Rushing, Scott, Umeh, Williams, Harvey and Sevillano in order - Rocketman84 - 11:01am 5/25/23
- Bruh. - jabbadoody5 - 12:33pm 5/24/23
  - Re: Bruh. - NDIrish1988 - 12:43pm 5/24/23
    - F if I know. - jabbadoody5 - 12:55pm 5/24/23
      - Re: F if I know. - NDIrish1988 - 1:04pm 5/24/23
- Better get Scott - NDIrish1988 - 12:22pm 5/24/23
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And now it sounds like - NDIrish1988 - 8:42am 5/24/23 (18) [View All]
- Canion?? Where'd you get this info? Pretty plugged in on recruiting circles and haven't heard a peep - Rocketman84 - 3:17pm 5/26/23
- Isn't Canion the lowest rated guy is this class ata 5.6? What am i missing? - murph92675 - 11:50am 5/24/23
  - He's underrated right now. - jabbadoody5 - 12:32pm 5/24/23
  - Rivals blows - NDIrish1988 - 12:23pm 5/24/23
- It sounds like - jabbadoody5 - 9:13am 5/24/23
  - I’m not going to accept that - NDIrish1988 - 9:19am 5/24/23
    - What choice do you have...repost 450 times a day how terrible the class is, while - Chrisb - 3:41am 5/25/23
    - It's not a waste of time to try and build a strong program, the right way. - jabbadoody5 - 10:38am 5/24/23
    - He was trying to help you. Get a good helmet for banging your head against the wall then... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:42am 5/24/23
      - Screw that - NDIrish1988 - 9:44am 5/24/23
- I'm pretty sure I speak for many; you are a buffoon. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:44am 5/24/23
  - IDGAF - NDIrish1988 - 8:47am 5/24/23
    - Re: IDGAF - drew16 - 10:31am 5/25/23
    - He’s a 3*. You should be happy some other team gets such a shitty player. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:11am 5/24/23
      - Wrong - NDIrish1988 - 9:17am 5/24/23
      - Laud. [NT] - jabbadoody5 - 9:16am 5/24/23
    - Of course… - NDIrish1988 - 8:53am 5/24/23
      - Loy says the reaction will be mixed - NDIrish1988 - 9:35am 5/24/23
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Al Golden is useless - NDIrish1988 - 8:06am 5/24/23 (5) [View All]
- Who needs top 100 players - NDIrish1988 - 8:15am 5/24/23
  - Talking to yourself? They'll put you away for that. [NT] - murph92675 - 8:31am 5/24/23
    - I’m ready to get hauled away - NDIrish1988 - 8:36am 5/24/23
      - In the last hour… - NDIrish1988 - 8:57am 5/24/23
        STFU already! ..way too early for this female teen drama. - Chrisb - 2:19am 5/25/23
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Navy game is a 2:30 EST kick. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:27am 5/24/23 (4) [View All]
- Under the lights after a vey full day of drinking! [NT] - whatsamataU - 7:48am 5/24/23
  - Have been to Vienna & Prague. Now Dublin will have completed the visits to the homes of my - irishslovak - 8:51am 5/24/23
    - So you have 3 parents, cool! [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:05pm 5/24/23
      - I am "Notre Dame Irish" fer sure.... [NT] - irishslovak - 6:10pm 5/24/23
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Ohio State hires former Dolphin HC Joe Philbin as "advisor". He was Packer OC the last time that - irishslovak - 10:13pm 5/23/23 (6) [View All]
- Is Aaron Rogers following im there? If not..... [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:33am 5/24/23
  - Hey…keep the name of my Jets QB OUT YOUR MOUTH! - TakethetrainKnute - 7:09am 5/24/23
    - Your Jets will NEVER undertake the Lions-esp now! That's 2 days of Darkness Therapy for you, mister! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:05am 5/24/23
      - Counting on Rodgers to lead me out of 55 years of darkness. He knows the way? Right? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:13am 5/24/23
        Well, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood of futility. Not sure I'd rely on Mr Rodgers to lead - BaronVonZemo - 4:07pm 5/24/23
        
        Broadway Joe, Brother Matt Snell, Don Maynard & George Sauer they were good! You are loyal Knute! [NT] - irishslovak - 12:16pm 5/24/23
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Southern Cal athletic director resigns [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 8:40pm 5/23/23 (5) [View All]
- Needs to keep his hands off his bohn [NT] - OHIrish - 12:02pm 5/25/23
- Bad news for board trolls. [NT] - Hensou - 6:55am 5/24/23
- Inappropriate comments about the physical appearance of three of his female colleagues. [NT] - Irishize - 5:33am 5/24/23
- Oog make fire. [NT] - jakers - 9:14pm 5/23/23
  - Oog club women’s! [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:36pm 5/23/23
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If you can help, Chris Smith could use some help. Thx Go Irish ☘️ [NT] [LINK] - sweetbobbyg - 1:17pm 5/23/23 (2) [View All]
- Holy shit! That’s awful. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:53pm 5/23/23
- . [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:53pm 5/23/23
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Older article on the 4 for 40 pitch [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 11:01am 5/23/23 (4) [View All]
- Updated to catch up with the times and modern workforce. It now means, 4 days instead of 40 hours. [NT] - oldirish - 11:38pm 5/23/23
- “Older is apropos [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:34pm 5/23/23
- 4 for 40 gonna resonate even less with kids who can make serious bucks from the day they commit. - TakethetrainKnute - 12:52pm 5/23/23
  - So, is ND going to take it in the portal? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:59pm 5/23/23
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Delete [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 11:01am 5/23/23 (0) [View All]
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Why all the bitching about Freeman? - koreasam - 6:52pm 5/22/23 (61) [View All]
- Re: Why all the bitching about Freeman? - primo - 3:20pm 5/23/23
  - USC will soon be a bona fide contender - NDQuebec - 4:53pm 5/23/23
    - Their defense still sucks. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:18am 5/24/23
      - Re: Their defense still sucks. - NDIrish1988 - 8:19am 5/24/23
    - I expect so. They have a good coach and no conscience when it comes to paying talent. They will - TakethetrainKnute - 7:31pm 5/23/23
      - In just one year - ndunabomber - 9:29pm 5/23/23
- Fans complain about coaches. Lot of OSU fans want Day fired - NDNEIL - 10:08am 5/23/23
  - Who cares about a bunch of smoothbrains? - NDIrish1988 - 11:15am 5/23/23
- Because people keep starting new threads to play the 'why so sad?' game. - Chrisb - 9:24am 5/23/23
- fight on for usc, troll. [NT] - Hensou - 9:16am 5/23/23
- The thinking was he would bring in more Blue Chip talent and be in contention with 5 stars - Rocketman84 - 11:06pm 5/22/23
  - That was fan chat thinking - D2 - 12:20pm 5/23/23
    - He was definitely hired to improve recruiting especially DEF, and also because he could relate [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:18am 5/24/23
      - Re: He was definitely hired to improve recruiting especially DEF, and also because he could relate - NDIrish1988 - 8:21am 5/24/23
        Whoooa😳😳 [NT] - Rocketman84 - 2:11am 5/26/23
    - TBD if it’s an upgrade at OC - NDIrish1988 - 11:00pm 5/23/23
    - TBD if it’s an upgrade at OC - NDIrish1988 - 11:00pm 5/23/23
  - Most 18 year old 5 stars don't seem terribly swayed by 4 for 40. - Curly1918 - 7:46am 5/23/23
    - Freeman understands it now but as a 5* LB we finished runner-up to tOSU [NT] - Rocketman84 - 6:27pm 5/23/23
  - Then they should’ve hired someone else [NT] - NDIrish1988 - 7:29am 5/23/23
- It's a few tools [NT] - D2 - 8:09pm 5/22/23
- We are going to be really good this Fall. Can’t wait. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:10pm 5/22/23
  - Define real good? 12-0, 11-1, 10-2, 9-3? - WoodstockIrish - 9:36pm 5/22/23
    - Innaccurate metric since there can be multiple other really good teams on sched, but 11-1 - BaronVonZemo - 3:56pm 5/23/23
  - Nailed it. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:29pm 5/22/23
  - There you go! [NT] - Frankx - 8:18pm 5/22/23
    - Name a realistic or fantasy ND HC who could bring in all this 5 star talent. - ELP - 7:38am 5/23/23
      - Elon Musk, with Jeff Bezos as OC and Warren Buffet as DC - BaronVonZemo - 3:59pm 5/23/23
        As part of your NIL you could be paid AND have a rocket ship named after you… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:20am 5/24/23
      - Urban Meyer, Tressel, Riley, Smart...The "tired" thinking of only Lou being able to is foolish [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:37pm 5/23/23
        Times have changed, Jr [NT] - ColeyO - 6:42pm 5/23/23
        Exactly! So get out of that mindset of thinking from the past 20-25 years Gramps! - Rocketman84 - 8:26pm 5/23/23
      - At ND? I CANT...Lou was a once in a lifetime dude. Location and academics especially in today's - Frankx - 11:40am 5/23/23
        A theory that's been waaaay "far-fetched" [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:38pm 5/23/23
        Says you. [NT] - Frankx - 7:02pm 5/23/23
        Says a large part of the fan base since 2000! [NT] - Rocketman84 - 8:28pm 5/23/23
        Good for them. [NT] - Frankx - 8:37pm 5/23/23
        So you honestly think that of ALL the Top 25 programs just ND has this problem? [NT] - Rocketman84 - 8:41pm 5/23/23
        So honestly since you're being honest. Exactly where did I say that? Honestly? [NT] - Frankx - 9:41pm 5/23/23
        It's a question not a statement, hence the ? at the end. [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:20am 5/24/23
        Hence the ?? Mark does not make it a question. You're inferring my thought. - Frankx - 11:53am 5/24/23
        Simply put, asking a question makes it a question [NT] - Rocketman84 - 12:28am 5/25/23
      - Re: Name a realistic or fantasy ND HC who could bring in all this 5 star talent. - NDIrish1988 - 11:05am 5/23/23
      - Re: Name a realistic or fantasy ND HC who could bring in all this 5 star talent. - coachd80 - 9:03am 5/23/23
        One of the most ridiculous comments I've heard! MOST 5* players can't pass a basic Math test?? - Rocketman84 - 4:04pm 5/23/23
        All true, except - ndunabomber - 11:03am 5/24/23
        
        Funny how all the dumb 5 star football players are “from the south” - WoodstockIrish - 10:51am 5/23/23
        Yep, from the South, NE and West Coast depending on the year I guess - Rocketman84 - 4:07pm 5/23/23
        
        Re: Funny how all the dumb 5 star football players are “from the south” - coachd80 - 12:29pm 5/23/23
        Re: Funny how all the dumb 5 star football players are “from the south” - WoodstockIrish - 2:26pm 5/23/23
        
        Look at the public school rankings - NDIrish1988 - 11:02am 5/23/23
        
        Bullshit - NDIrish1988 - 10:15am 5/23/23
        55-60% of the Top 100 guys can get in academically, then it's about fit! - Rocketman84 - 6:32pm 5/23/23
        Academic restrictions aren’t irrelevant - NDIrish1988 - 7:34pm 5/23/23
        Agreed! Not irrelevant but now its a "crutch" the fan base has gotten used to spewing every other ye [LINK] - Rocketman84 - 8:36pm 5/23/23
        They have plenty of resources - NDIrish1988 - 10:06pm 5/23/23
        But if you can't maintain a 1.8 or 2.0 then college isn't right for you PERIOD! [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:21am 5/24/23
        
        Good Post. We are shopping down a different aisle [NT] - ColeyO - 9:17am 5/23/23
        Different aisle is fine, just can't be the "clearance" section [NT] - Rocketman84 - 7:10pm 5/23/23
        
        Re: Name a realistic or fantasy ND HC who could bring in all this 5 star talent. [NT] - coachd80 - 9:08am 5/23/23
        There isn’t one but… - NDIrish1988 - 10:13am 5/23/23
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247Sports updated recruit rankings today...Interesting [NT] [LINK] - Rocketman84 - 3:56pm 5/22/23 (7) [View All]
- Nothing unusual, though - ndunabomber - 7:09pm 5/22/23
- Trust the Staff… - NDIrish1988 - 6:31pm 5/22/23
  - fire all of them, right? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:45pm 5/22/23
    - No, just Wash, Golden, and O’Leary [NT] - NDIrish1988 - 8:03pm 5/22/23
- Guess I’m not trolling - NDIrish1988 - 6:26pm 5/22/23
  - Quite a bit of "under the radar" guys, 3-4 in a class is fine but 6-8 is waaay too many [NT] - Rocketman84 - 7:15pm 5/22/23
    - This is a Willingham level class - NDIrish1988 - 7:21pm 5/22/23
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“Notre Dame continuing to trend away from 5-star defensive tackle“, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 9:08am 5/22/23 (29) [View All]
- Freeman should be recruiting Scott personally. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:05pm 5/23/23
  - He is [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 9:23pm 5/23/23
    - When was the last time he visited him? - AlbanyIRISH - 6:21am 5/24/23
      - Not true [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 8:47am 5/24/23
- Coach Wash - IdahoIrish - 3:52pm 5/22/23
  - Loghan Thomas if he chooses ND tomorrow. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:39am 5/24/23
  - He’s falling short of expectations. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:31pm 5/22/23
- Re: “Notre Dame continuing to trend away from 5-star defensive tackle“, - Irish29 - 3:38pm 5/22/23
- And Plan B - NDIrish1988 - 12:08pm 5/22/23
- The freshman calculus requirement gets us every time! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 11:32am 5/22/23
  - Jesus Christ - NDIrish1988 - 11:12am 5/23/23
  - What Calculus requirement? - WoodstockIrish - 8:57pm 5/22/23
    - Bonehead calculus - ndunabomber - 10:09pm 5/23/23
    - It’s really not that hard… - NDIrish1988 - 11:18am 5/23/23
  - Doubt much that it's that...he goes to Ignatius. He'll have better prep than most. Hope he comes. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:04pm 5/22/23
    - Would love to know how we miss out on a 5*, private - ndphysics - 12:49pm 5/22/23
      - It's totally unforgivable to lose him [NT] - OHIrish - 12:10pm 5/25/23
      - Bad Recruiting - NDIrish1988 - 2:44pm 5/22/23
        With previous staffs how many of these recruits would be a take or even offered?? - Rocketman84 - 4:10pm 5/22/23
        Situation for Lou was a little different in the beginning. [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:47pm 5/22/23
        Agreed and ND was THE national brand, but alot of people forget he came in a down time - Rocketman84 - 6:27pm 5/22/23
        There was a lot of talent across the board on his teams. [NT] - ndphysics - 7:41pm 5/22/23
        Go take a look at the roster and see that 75% of his teams were Prep AA [NT] - Rocketman84 - 9:09pm 5/22/23
        
        Yikes!!! At ND??? That Safety and LB class would show a perfunctory effort [NT] - Rocketman84 - 4:03pm 5/22/23
        Golden & O’Leary are garbage [NT] - NDIrish1988 - 5:17pm 5/22/23
        
        I don’t think that is the sole reason. At some point the NIL - ndphysics - 2:56pm 5/22/23
      - We get most of our players from the reverse situation. But in this recruits case, maybe he wants to - BaronVonZemo - 12:56pm 5/22/23
        The reason is NIL until proven otherwise. - iairishcheeks - 2:48pm 5/22/23
        Lazy excuse making [NT] - NDIrish1988 - 4:45pm 5/22/23
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2024 DE Loghan Thomas crystal ball'ed to ND [LINK] - ndunabomber - 11:56am 5/21/23 (15) [View All]
- Better than being blue ball’ed… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:19am 5/22/23
- Excellent pick up - NDIrish1988 - 2:26pm 5/21/23
- Have u cleared this with 1988? He's board recruitng - ColeyO - 12:09pm 5/21/23
  - Did you miss - NDIrish1988 - 2:18pm 5/21/23
  - Crystal has balls? [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:32pm 5/21/23
    - HS gym teacher's name was Glasscock and everyone asked if he had crystal balls [NT] - Jerseymick - 5:14am 5/22/23
      - He did. He was a gypsy. [NT] - Irishize - 6:38am 5/22/23
    - Billy Crystal? [NT] - Irishize - 1:17pm 5/21/23
      - Crystal meth. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 10:04pm 5/21/23
  - Who? - ndunabomber - 12:31pm 5/21/23
    - I ignored him and it has been a lot better here. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:00pm 5/21/23
      - I suppose I could log out and see if he responded, but... - ndunabomber - 8:28am 5/22/23
    - Re: Who? - NDIrish1988 - 2:23pm 5/21/23
      - Your handle is a pseudonym for ACross, correct? [NT] - murph78 - 5:54pm 5/21/23
        Or perhaps his cousin AHole. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 10:06pm 5/21/23
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Positive news - NDIrish1988 - 5:38pm 5/20/23 (10) [View All]
- At what point will you start shooting holes in him? [NT] - faircatchcorby - 10:09pm 5/21/23
  - Re: At what point will you start shooting holes in him? - NDIrish1988 - 12:09pm 5/22/23
- “Rumblings”? Gino Guidugli Helping To Separate Notre Dame For Quarterback Deuce Knight, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 7:59pm 5/20/23
- That is positive. Crazy these guys are committing so early. - ndphysics - 7:26pm 5/20/23
  - Maybe there are some old school type guys that just want it done - BTAYLOR21 - 8:48am 5/21/23
  - Seems like most of them change their mind at least once before signing day. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 8:23am 5/21/23
    - Spot on [NT] - Rocketman84 - 8:44pm 5/23/23
    - Don’t care - NDIrish1988 - 10:47am 5/23/23
      - More importantly committed AND SIGNED in February [NT] - Rocketman84 - 8:46pm 5/23/23
  - That's how the ball rolls nowadays [NT] - Rocketman84 - 8:02pm 5/20/23
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Friends of the University of Notre Dame partners with athletics as sponsor, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 10:40am 5/20/23 (5) [View All]
- As CEO of Distant Acquaintances of Notre Dame, I'll pass the hat... - ripperduck - 7:46pm 5/20/23
  - No checks! [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:01pm 5/20/23
    - Not even ones from Bank of Bahama Mamas?!? [NT] - ripperduck - 8:34pm 5/20/23
- Chuckle. Only the beginning. [NT] - Curly1918 - 6:55pm 5/20/23
  - $$$$$$$$$$.$$$$$$$$$ x4 [NT] - whatsamataU - 7:38pm 5/20/23
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Can someone educate me about board negativity regarding recruiting? - MarkHarman - 8:14am 5/20/23 (77) [View All]
- Looking at Rivals ND defensive recruiting for 2024 - MarkHarman - 9:55pm 5/21/23
  - How many in the top 350? - NDIrish1988 - 9:08am 5/22/23
    - Truthfully the ND board should be 40-50 offers throughout TOP 250 players, 8-10 offers to sleepers [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:59pm 5/22/23
      - 8-10? - NDIrish1988 - 1:35pm 5/23/23
        Sleeper prospect meaning in the 350-475 range, offering 3 wouldn't be enough - Rocketman84 - 6:37pm 5/23/23
      - So the expectation is that we land 35-40% of everyone offered? I'm no expert here.. - Chrisb - 9:18am 5/23/23
        I feel "We Are ND" we set our standard and DEFINITELY land 25% of 80 offers, and add a few sleepers [NT] - Rocketman84 - 7:07pm 5/23/23
        
        It may seem pretty steep, but other programs are doing it now. - Rocketman84 - 7:00pm 5/23/23
- Trolls being trolls. [NT] - Hensou - 5:13pm 5/21/23
  - Not trolling - NDIrish1988 - 9:09am 5/22/23
- Lou Holtz once said, "Get Mom on your side." Coach Freeman has a great personality and Denzel - irishslovak - 12:34am 5/21/23
  - Re: Lou Holtz once said, "Get Mom on your side." Coach Freeman has a great personality and Denzel - NDIrish1988 - 9:54am 5/21/23
- They also brought in more 4/5 star players than all but 2 teams. A balanced class between - tky21 - 11:15pm 5/20/23
  - Look at the Defense - NDIrish1988 - 9:55am 5/21/23
- Some dudes here would have howled when we offered Joe MontanA. [NT] - Curly1918 - 6:57pm 5/20/23
  - Montana was a PARADE AA (Not a diamond in the rough) but was a STUD in Basketball as well... - Rocketman84 - 7:18pm 5/20/23
  - that’s stupid - NDIrish1988 - 7:00pm 5/20/23
    - Do ppl think Montana was a 3* type of recruit?? He was a PARADE AA - Rocketman84 - 7:22pm 5/20/23
- It comes down to this, we hired a zero experience HC because he was supposed - Chrisb - 2:57pm 5/20/23
  - Sweet Jesus... You are a long winded know-nothing... [NT] - irishslovak - 1:36pm 5/21/23
    - More likely a 49yo well intellected individual without intellectual football knowledge who at times - Rocketman84 - 6:26pm 5/21/23
      - You figured it out too..... [NT] - irishslovak - 10:28am 5/22/23
        Its alot of miserable ppl out there who hide behind keyboards and this is the highlight of their day [NT] - Rocketman84 - 11:28am 5/22/23
  - Late to the party here but I had the same bias against hiring a newbie HC. [NT] - NDQuebec - 7:42am 5/21/23
  - Pretty well stated, especially #3 gotta see the production on the field to keep them coming. - Rocketman84 - 5:11pm 5/20/23
    - Isn’t a 5 star usually a top 30 player? It seems like Alabama, Georgia and OSU get about 15 to 20 - MuskyTommy - 6:07pm 5/20/23
      - Yes, top 35 most years but that's exactly the problem how 3-4 schools seems to get 90% of them! - Rocketman84 - 7:00pm 5/20/23
        According to 247 sports we have 2 with Carr and Williams. Keeping them and adding a couple more - MuskyTommy - 7:12pm 5/20/23
        Agreed, 3-4 a year should be very feasible at ND now lets just hold on to these guys and we'll see c [NT] - Rocketman84 - 7:24pm 5/20/23
      - So? - NDIrish1988 - 6:24pm 5/20/23
        Go away. Not talking to you. My post is about getting 5 stars not ND taking 3 stars. Now I know why - MuskyTommy - 6:58pm 5/20/23
    - Agree...one thing I think he's doing right now - Chrisb - 6:02pm 5/20/23
    - Just one… - NDIrish1988 - 5:35pm 5/20/23
      - Top 5 every 3 years and top 10 every year, should build the right mix of depth and top-end talent [NT] - Rocketman84 - 7:04pm 5/20/23
        every 3 yrs is a stretch - NDIrish1988 - 7:51pm 5/20/23
        Weis did it and it wasn't too long ago, I believe the restrictions are overblown to mask ineptitude - Rocketman84 - 8:06pm 5/20/23
        Weis was a buffoon...the sooner we forget him, the better [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 1:55pm 5/21/23
        I'd pay for a Top 10 offense right now, the buffoon to me is who wouldn't [NT] - Rocketman84 - 6:29pm 5/21/23
        Once Weis didn't have Quinn to bail him out, not his recruit, he went 3-9 and 16-21 overall, - cubsfanin16 - 6:41pm 5/21/23
        Interesting, the same Quinn who went 11-13 with 25TDs and 25Ints W/O Weis!! - Rocketman84 - 2:19am 5/26/23
  - Not good enough - NDIrish1988 - 3:40pm 5/20/23
- Scott CB’d to Miami - NDIrish1988 - 1:50pm 5/20/23
  - Need to see Sevillano in camp setting but his tape is good and 22 sacks in 11 games is GREEEAT! - Rocketman84 - 5:16pm 5/20/23
    - They’re not taking both - NDIrish1988 - 5:33pm 5/20/23
      - If that's the case then therein would lie the problem in strategy. - Rocketman84 - 7:13pm 5/20/23
  - Let's not get carried away. A single down year on defense isn't going to sink the program. - jabbadoody5 - 2:17pm 5/20/23
    - One bad class - NDIrish1988 - 3:37pm 5/20/23
- "ignore poster" is your friend - D2 - 1:48pm 5/20/23
  - ^^what he said^^ [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 2:23pm 5/20/23
    - Re: ^^what he said^^ - NDIrish1988 - 3:41pm 5/20/23
  - Re: "ignore poster" is your friend - NDIrish1988 - 1:52pm 5/20/23
    - ^^^Very true in a sense, 3* wont win a thing as the focal point or basis - Rocketman84 - 8:19pm 5/20/23
- We need safeties and OL in this class. That's not going well so far. - jabbadoody5 - 12:54pm 5/20/23
  - OL will be fine - NDIrish1988 - 1:35pm 5/20/23
    - OL is always very good much like WISC, now make like 'Bama and tOSU and get speed at the skill pos - Rocketman84 - 5:29pm 5/20/23
    - Lambert has supposedly been a heavy lean for a long time. - jabbadoody5 - 1:58pm 5/20/23
      - We've heard the heavy lean story all too many times now and usually goes the other way somehow - Rocketman84 - 8:24pm 5/20/23
      - Respectfully… - NDIrish1988 - 2:04pm 5/20/23
        Catholic Memorial guy, I expect him and Prescod to be ND [NT] - Rocketman84 - 8:26pm 5/20/23
        Re: Catholic Memorial guy, I expect him and Prescod to be ND - NDIrish1988 - 9:16pm 5/20/23
        Defense is DEFINITELY subpar but one of these 50yo old do nothing know it alls would disagree [NT] - Rocketman84 - 6:28pm 5/21/23
- Re: Can someone educate me about board negativity regarding recruiting? - NDIrish1988 - 11:16am 5/20/23
- Yes, look at the Defense - NDIrish1988 - 10:58am 5/20/23
  - What makes this even worse is that defense is supposed to be Freeman's "bread & butter" so to speak - IrishChristopher - 5:59pm 5/20/23
    - But they’re the right body type [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 8:26am 5/22/23
- I see two groups: trolls masquerading as ND fans, and this….. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 9:08am 5/20/23
  - Re: I see two groups: trolls masquerading as ND fans, and this….. - NDIrish1988 - 11:03am 5/20/23
    - Have u seen Teddy Rezac play? I have, and he's a baller. He will - ColeyO - 7:10pm 5/20/23
      - Two Omaha kids, oddly enough Rezac is under the radar while his teammate garners many looks - Rocketman84 - 8:34pm 5/20/23
        Rezac isn’t underrated - NDIrish1988 - 9:14pm 5/20/23
        What are you talking about? Yr embarrassing yrself [NT] - ColeyO - 9:55pm 5/20/23
        No - NDIrish1988 - 10:16pm 5/20/23
      - Re: Have u seen Teddy Rezac play? I have, and he's a baller. He will - NDIrish1988 - 7:50pm 5/20/23
- Don’t take your cues from the trolls - Nigel Tufnel - 8:40am 5/20/23
  - How do you like the defensive class? [NT] - Rocketman84 - 6:31pm 5/21/23
    - Re: How do you like the defensive class? - NDIrish1988 - 9:11am 5/22/23
  - Re: Don’t take your cues from the trolls - NDIrish1988 - 11:07am 5/20/23
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Charles Jagusah still recovering from knee surgery [LINK] - ndunabomber - 6:29pm 5/19/23 (0) [View All]
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Tommy’s dad Bill, officially gone as director of scouting & recruiting. [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:06pm 5/19/23 (5) [View All]
- I thought Freeman brought a guy in for this…..it seems a forgone conclusion that when the - BaronVonZemo - 9:11am 5/20/23
- Source? [NT] - Hensou - 1:57pm 5/19/23
  - He's no longer listed on the ND Staff site [LINK] - irishone - 2:19pm 5/19/23
    - I don't doubt you guys. Just looking for a source I can refer people to. [NT] - Hensou - 2:24pm 5/19/23
- To Bama? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:14pm 5/19/23
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It was time for a down cycle. - koreasam - 12:01pm 5/19/23 (20) [View All]
- Freeman is turning the program around. Just look at the roster and you will see the transformation - tky21 - 10:58pm 5/20/23
  - Whether or not he stumbled? - WoodstockIrish - 8:12am 5/21/23
- 10-2 w/a NY bowl win - Freeman good or bad? [NT] - LanceManion - 8:30am 5/20/23
  - It would be a significant improvement over the current trend in regard to games and records. [NT] - oldirish - 10:29pm 5/22/23
  - Acceptable, but nothing to extend a contract over. - Chrisb - 1:22pm 5/20/23
    - Acceptable record and end result w/Bowl win but guess it depends on how we got there. - Rocketman84 - 5:19pm 5/20/23
- I’m imagining the sad person that you are in real life needing to assume the worst in order to not - BaronVonZemo - 11:34pm 5/19/23
- Davie, Willingham & Weis did not connect and were horrible recruiters. - Curly1918 - 2:39pm 5/19/23
  - Would've loved to have Weis' offense to pair with a Davie led defense WOW!! [NT] - Rocketman84 - 9:37pm 5/19/23
  - Davie was decent as a recruiter, Weis was one of the best - ndunabomber - 4:07pm 5/19/23
    - Davie had those great Texas connects [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:28pm 5/19/23
      - Yeah, his time with RC Slocum did prove valuable - ndunabomber - 6:31pm 5/19/23
        Davie recruited Top 5 classes from '97-'99, Helluva defensive coach that hardly allowed 20ppg! But.. - Rocketman84 - 9:36pm 5/19/23
    - I think Weis's problem in recruiting was lack of balance and/or filling needs. - NDavenue - 5:04pm 5/19/23
      - I think if the transfer portal was available to Weiss, he may have had much better results. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 9:00pm 5/19/23
        More then likely a 'Chip, Defense needed depth and that '05 class depleted with the firing. - Rocketman84 - 9:27pm 5/19/23
      - His problem was the Defense in general, the Offense was dynamic! [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:32pm 5/19/23
        lol...is dynamic the new slang for tragically inconsistent? - Chrisb - 12:35pm 5/20/23
  - Weis, horrible recruiter?? I'd love to have 30 Top 100 guys over 5 years NOW! - Rocketman84 - 3:13pm 5/19/23
- Re: It was time for a down cycle. - NDIrish1988 - 12:04pm 5/19/23
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O’Leary - NDIrish1988 - 11:56am 5/19/23 (0) [View All]
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“Things People Forget About Notre Dame Football: Cursed Calls, Proto-Memes and a Very Weird W“ [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 2:18pm 5/18/23 (0) [View All]
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If this is correct. Hope he gets pissed and portals back to ND - murph92675 - 11:00am 5/18/23 (9) [View All]
- I’d still want him… - NDIrish1988 - 12:20pm 5/19/23
- Well 5* following 2-3 5* thats what happens [NT] - Rocketman84 - 6:45pm 5/18/23
- He had shoulder surgery in Feb and doesn't enroll until June. - jabbadoody5 - 1:31pm 5/18/23
  - errrr.......nevermind. [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 5:31pm 5/18/23
  - That explains alot [NT] - murph92675 - 4:12pm 5/18/23
  - What! That’s no excuse…. [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:59pm 5/18/23
- True freshman, so not unusual - ndunabomber - 1:16pm 5/18/23
- Or he could transfer to Oklahoma and be the next Jalen Hurts... lol [NT] - irishslovak - 11:52am 5/18/23
  - Tyler Hurts...was part of the problem... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:55pm 5/18/23
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ND named in top 5 of 5 star TE. Coaches continue the great work. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 2:17am 5/18/23 (4) [View All]
- Sorry, doesn't fit the current narrative. Be gentle - ColeyO - 5:17pm 5/20/23
  - Offense is solid… - NDIrish1988 - 6:41pm 5/20/23
- It’s a good sign - NDIrish1988 - 12:18pm 5/19/23
- Big dude. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:36am 5/18/23
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Surely ND’s boosters are better heeled than the Tide’s.? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 6:30pm 5/17/23 (24) [View All]
- So the Ivy League has a path back to relevance despite no schollies? [NT] - croaker - 6:02pm 5/19/23
- Alabama has 30k undergrads, ND has 8k - shep - 1:15pm 5/18/23
  - 4 for 40 should cover that. [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:07pm 5/19/23
  - It’s alumni wealth that matters. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 7:21pm 5/18/23
    - Indeed. Look at the endowments. - ndunabomber - 8:03pm 5/18/23
  - Alabama's tuition vs ND's tuition - ndunabomber - 1:22pm 5/18/23
    - Did you actually do the math? - WoodstockIrish - 2:51pm 5/18/23
      - Most of those "paying" 30K / year aren't paying the full amount - ndunabomber - 3:08pm 5/18/23
        The key thing is everyone at Notre Dame is paying the full tuition right? - WoodstockIrish - 8:03am 5/19/23
        
        What matters is the aggregate amount of student loan debt.. - ripperduck - 3:15pm 5/18/23
        Universities don’t make the loans. It is either held by the federal government or private companies [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 6:30pm 5/18/23
    - Because of football, now 58% of Bama's 38,465 students come from out of state. - TakethetrainKnute - 1:43pm 5/18/23
      - Bingo!! For the same product, OOS kids pays more than 2x... - ripperduck - 3:09pm 5/18/23
        So you can’t get a good education at Alabama? - WoodstockIrish - 10:27am 5/20/23
        Education at Tuscaloosa is what you make of it - ndunabomber - 1:04pm 5/20/23
        Thank you. Once you are 4-5 years out of school it’s all about you, your work ethic, your prowess - WoodstockIrish - 12:27pm 5/21/23
- Are ND’s boosters gonna fork over illegitimate NIL? Will the university look the other way? - TakethetrainKnute - 7:12am 5/18/23
  - Yup. This has nothing to do with booster resources - Nigel Tufnel - 10:23am 5/18/23
  - I agree. Without any oversight, the conclusion is foregone. Playing by the rules, which is one of - BaronVonZemo - 9:34am 5/18/23
    - PS - but there’s no reason we can’t put kids names on back of jerseys to help their NIL value. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:36am 5/18/23
      - While I preferred the team concept...In a day when players can get $5 million for their name, - TakethetrainKnute - 1:03pm 5/18/23
- You haven't seen the latest with FUND? - NDavenue - 10:21pm 5/17/23
  - George Steinbrenner's Yankees were the best team that money could buy. Should ND FB follow suit? [NT] - Irishize - 7:28am 5/18/23
- Maybe they are, but the actual ROI on the money might be more of a deterrent than with SEC boosters [NT] - Irish_Demon - 10:19pm 5/17/23
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Without 5 Star recruits, unlimited underclassman transfers & NIL money ND can't compete. [LINK] - koreasam - 5:55pm 5/17/23 (4) [View All]
- Not sure where to start - ur beyond a moron [NT] - murph92675 - 10:15am 5/18/23
  - He’s right - NDIrish1988 - 12:05pm 5/19/23
- Ahhhhhhhh, shaduuuuuuuuuuuuup. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:38am 5/18/23
- Shrews has 2 years as a HC. Root for another team. [NT] - Hensou - 9:04pm 5/17/23
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Help with ND Navy tickets - LOND1 - 5:10pm 5/17/23 (2) [View All]
- In 2012 Game Week there was the largest influx of US tourists into Ireland in history - irishone - 6:16pm 5/17/23
- They are even asking former players to pay top dollar... [NT] - irishslovak - 6:04pm 5/17/23
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Lottery info is out. Can order up to 6 OSU, 8 USC even 4 Clemson road game?? [NT] - salbam - 4:28pm 5/17/23 (5) [View All]
- The more money you give the less you have to screw with the lottery. [NT] - whatsamataU - 4:46pm 5/17/23
  - Aren’t tickets plentiful these dsys - WoodstockIrish - 5:42pm 5/17/23
    - Season tickets… [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:05am 5/18/23
      - Understood, just buy ala carte - WoodstockIrish - 10:02am 5/18/23
    - OSU, USC and Clemson will be far over face value on Stubhub [NT] - salbam - 5:49pm 5/17/23
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Buchner will start at Alabama and win a NC. Hartman will struggle and go 8-4. [NT] - Tijuana Irish - 1:25pm 5/17/23 (18) [View All]
- Here are my thoughts on that: [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 11:39am 5/18/23
- Re: Buchner will start at Alabama and win a NC. Hartman will struggle and go 8-4. - Irish29 - 11:55pm 5/17/23
- Hartman, if you have a rabbit, hide it! TJ is going full "fatal attraction" on you. [NT] - Apache5 - 9:48pm 5/17/23
- Do you post before, during, or after ur donkey show gig?? [NT] - ripperduck - 7:03pm 5/17/23
- And Diggs will win the Heisman at LSU? [NT] - Curly1918 - 4:56pm 5/17/23
- Hey, Stupid! ...that is all. [NT] - Chrisb - 4:55pm 5/17/23
- Put down the crack pipe and get help TJI. [NT] - NocalIrish - 4:16pm 5/17/23
- Injuries will be buchners issue [NT] - DonMiller - 3:00pm 5/17/23
- What would the records be if reversed? [NT] - LanceManion - 2:48pm 5/17/23
- He wasn’t gonna start at ND you’re that confident he’s gonna start for Alabama. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 1:49pm 5/17/23
- Thanks. Can you ask your crystal ball who’s gonna win the third race at Santa Anita? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:35pm 5/17/23
  - Haha. [NT] - jabbadoody5 - 3:33pm 5/17/23
- I took a huge dump this morning then wiped my TJIrish! [NT] - Frankx - 1:33pm 5/17/23
  - Bwahahahahahahaha. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:40am 5/18/23
- Buchner will start until someone hits him, UGA will win another NC. [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:28pm 5/17/23
  - Alabama must be hurting if Buchner is their starting QB [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 4:01pm 5/17/23
  - If we are just throwing shit out there - Hartman will win the Heisman and ND the NC. [NT] - murph92675 - 2:19pm 5/17/23
    - Love, love, LOVE the optimism. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:41am 5/18/23
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ESPN Quarterback Tier Rankings Show Head Scratching View Of Sam Hartman, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 9:27am 5/17/23 (15) [View All]
- He's CERTAINLY one the 7 best QBs in College and should be TIER 2 - Rocketman84 - 12:49pm 5/19/23
- In all the stat praise, I think people overlook how long he's been in college. The stats don't look - oldirish - 11:30pm 5/17/23
  - Not playing at Wake Forrest they won't. [NT] - Chrisb - 1:09am 5/18/23
    - Wake threw the ball a lot. 2x what ND did. [NT] - oldirish - 10:36pm 5/22/23
- I know what I saw in person at spring game. We are going to be really good if Hartman stays healthy. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:30pm 5/17/23
  - Don't know if D is good enough but offense looks like a contender.. [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 3:25pm 5/17/23
    - They mixed up starters, played walk ons, played a 3-4 instead of a 4-3 - same as on offense........ - BaronVonZemo - 9:22pm 5/17/23
      - Good to hear, I hope D is better than last yr..... - cubsfanin16 - 9:53pm 5/17/23
  - Buchner knew what he saw in person as well... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:08pm 5/17/23
- Like most things ESPN, it is trite drivel [NT] - D2 - 12:22pm 5/17/23
- Some people simply like to fling dung at the wall... - ndunabomber - 9:56am 5/17/23
- Meh, who cares...if the guy we saw in B&G shows up on Saturdays and stays healthy, we are going to - Chrisb - 9:38am 5/17/23
  - * [NT] - oldirish - 11:25pm 5/17/23
  - God I hope you're right. I've watched the spring game and some of his film. He does look good. [NT] - Frankx - 12:02pm 5/17/23
- TJIrish headed the ranking committee... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:37am 5/17/23