SDIrishFan Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 7 minutes ago, Jburkdd12 said: Yes sir! Elston will be recruiting them tonight to Michigan will he succeed hope not. Elston was a good man and will be missed. I always wonder how that works. The assumption was he was selling ND, the team, the 40 year decision. Etc. why ND is the absolute best place for them. Then you change schools and say the exact same thing about another school? Unless Elston was only selling Elston, I have no idea how you look a kid in the face and saying your new schooL is the best choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDhoosier Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 minutes ago, SDIrishFan said: I always wonder how that works. The assumption was he was selling ND, the team, the 40 year decision. Etc. why ND is the absolute best place for them. Then you change schools and say the exact same thing about another school? Unless Elston was only selling Elston, I have no idea how you look a kid in the face and saying your new schooL is the best choice. Im sure Freeman is going to bring that up himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pregame Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) Elston was a fine recruiter but had a better eye for talent and ability to develop that talent. Those are very valuable traits, especially at Northern schools not located in Columbus, Ohio. Elston seemed like a good guy, it sucks that he's leaving, but he's at Michigan now so he can go f*ck himself along with the rest of that sh*thole program (kidding, at least about Elston). However, Freeman has us fishing in different ponds as evidenced by immediately upgrading LB recruiting and then bringing in Keeley, Vernon, Shuler, Bowen, Rhett, and Bowen. I'm not expecting a recruiting drop off due to the loss of Elston in the mid-long term. We may see some hiccups in the short-term, especially in recruiting operations (Elston was Recruiting Coordinator), but even those hiccups can be overcome because we have plenty of time to make hires, re-organize, and keep our current DL commits assured that ND is the best place for them. If Keeley or Vernon leave, they leave, but I think recruiting as a whole will continue to improve and new blood at DC and DL can even improve recruiting. Edited January 14 by Pregame 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Synoptico said: Wouldnt Elston have to get as much credit for the 2023 kids who were committed prior to Freeman being HC Freeman as DC was heavily involved in their recruitment. Do you really think that Lea and Elston would have landed both of them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synoptico Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 11 hours ago, jbrown_9999 said: Freeman as DC was heavily involved in their recruitment. Do you really think that Lea and Elston would have landed both of them? Fair, im just saying that to completely discount Elston in their recruitment isnt fair either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nd1989 Posted January 14 Popular Post Share Posted January 14 Elston leaving, doesn't hurt recruiting, it hurts the culture. I think Elston was a marginable at best recruiter. Until Marcus came along, our DL was ok, with normally one 4 star a year. Now maybe it was more because of Lea, who didn't recruit at all, but the recruits were not Top 100 until Marucs started to help. Maybe Elston stepped up his game once he saw the effort Marcus was putting in? Maybe. This isn't about recruiting. We will be fine without Elston recruiting, and we may even be better. This is about personality; it's about cuture. Mike used to open up his house and family to recruits and dlineman. There was a story out about Mike was on the road, and couldn't take his daughter to a dance (I think), and Kurt Hinish took her. They were family. This is the loss here -- family. I guess the right word is bummed. I'm bummed that Mike is leaving. He is a good man. He's what we want our athletes to see as a future in coaching. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd1989 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) Scruggs at DL coach? Anyone hear anything? Just saw a GIF from Matt Freeman on Twitter showing Cincy DL dancing.... EDIT: Saw it is Washington, also used to be at Cincy. Would be a great hire. Great recruiter! Edited January 15 by nd1989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 If it is Al Washington, then 247 likes him as a recruiter. Rated him sixth highest recruiter. (not sure what time period but he did land four five stars in past few years) https://247sports.com/coach/Al-Washington-1764/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDhoosier Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I would love Al Washington to join the staff. I would consider that a homerun hire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golson5 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, nd1989 said: Scruggs at DL coach? Anyone hear anything? Just saw a GIF from Matt Freeman on Twitter showing Cincy DL dancing.... EDIT: Saw it is Washington, also used to be at Cincy. Would be a great hire. Great recruiter! That an nfl gif of Cincinnati. They have a playoff game today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thand1 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Swarbrick has got to decide if and to what extent he wants ND football to be a consistent championship contender. If he's committed to that, he's gonna need to step up and increase the pay for the assistant coaches and even expand the staff. Feels like the team is getting close. Just need a push to put them into the same level as the top 5 perennial schools each year. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDIrishFan Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 14 minutes ago, 4thand1 said: Swarbrick has got to decide if and to what extent he wants ND football to be a consistent championship contender. If he's committed to that, he's gonna need to step up and increase the pay for the assistant coaches and even expand the staff. Feels like the team is getting close. Just need a push to put them into the same level as the top 5 perennial schools each year. He’s also going to have to get in the NIL game. Big time. That train isn’t slowing down unless it gets regulated by the NCAA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDhoosier Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 30 minutes ago, SDIrishFan said: He’s also going to have to get in the NIL game. Big time. That train isn’t slowing down unless it gets regulated by the NCAA lets all pray that it does get regulated... Having said that, I am sure Notre Dame could easily compete if they wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golson5 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Is Heistand and Stuckey out on the road recruiting yet? Why hasnt their hires been announced yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Good summary of available DL Coach options https://irishsportsdaily.com/s/16884/potential-defensive-line-coach-candidates-at-notre-dame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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USAFA03_HUGENDFAN Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Going to be a lot new faces on the staff if this keeps up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synoptico Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 19 minutes ago, USAFA03_HUGENDFAN said: Going to be a lot new faces on the staff if this keeps up. Ultimately, it is a good thing that your staff is wanted elsewhere, as long as it is for promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAFA03_HUGENDFAN Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Don’t disagree at all but it would have been nice if they could have kept some continuity for Freeman’s first season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jburkdd12 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 11 minutes ago, USAFA03_HUGENDFAN said: Don’t disagree at all but it would have been nice if they could have kept some continuity for Freeman’s first season. They did that for signing day… now let these guys go who isn’t a DAWg recruiter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thand1 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 This is where Swarbrick needs to offer a salary to Taylor that is beyond what Louisville can match. Is ND hurting for money or what? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithInIrishForever Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, 4thand1 said: This is where Swarbrick needs to offer a salary to Taylor that is beyond what Louisville can match. Is ND hurting for money or what? he might not be motivated by money. He might want to a coordinator 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Irish_Thunder Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 8 hours ago, FaithInIrishForever said: he might not be motivated by money. He might want to a coordinator The only thing that I'm skeptical of for Taylor in this situation is wheather Louisville will be keeping the HC after this coming season, his seat is definitely warm. But I'm sure coach Taylor is itching to move up in the ranks, he's got both NFL and CFB experience as a position coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Some 2021 stats for Belk mentioned in this article https://footballscoop.com/news/houston-stepping-up-big-time-for-defensive-coordinator-doug-belk-with-a-new-contract-and-financial-commitment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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