Other than various sites making a buck off of us ND is no closer than when Kelly was here. Maybe even further behind. If Leonard does play this year Freeman goes into year 4 without a QB with experience. Last years WR recruiting class looked great when they signed. They leave and we get one year rentals. Morrison is a monster but most of the defense were Kelly's guys or transfers. The RB group is loaded but BK didn't have any trouble getting his share.The top 8 players this year are really good but then there is a big gap. If your not in the top 5 in recruiting year after year you have no chance at a National Championship. Luckily it's now a 12 team playoff but even 2 losses might not be good enough.
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And don't say "by cheating".
You can't keep playing musical quarterbacks. Hartman was not a good fit even though he put up big numbers at WF and the WR's didn't pan out due to injury or youth. Freeman wants to run the ball which is fine but at some point your quarterback needs to make something out of nothing. Sam did win it against Duke and he deserves a lot of credit. Against OSU he had three chances to keep drives alive and came away empty. Louisville and Clemson he just looked rattled. I don't want to just throw away a season but if Minchey or Carr are even close to Leonard and Angeli maybe big picture you hand them the keys to the car and say "it's your team. Make it happen".
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on the depth chart to the Portal. Like Florida State in 2023. There will be
the starters, and everybody else. Moreover, 4 & 5 star recruits wash out more
often than 1st & 2nd round draft choices. College roster building is a crap-shoot,
at least for now.