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Impact of NIL on ND: I think it's a wash. Most teams that are any good are going to offer a lot of NIL money. My guess is that the money is probably pretty equal at the bigger football schools, ND being one of those. With the portal being what it is, players can come and go and still get paid. Impact of NIL on me: Hate it. I had 3 kids that I paid full price to get degrees from expensive name-brand schools, including a Masters at ND. I work hard for the money, so hard for it honey, but no one treats me right. I HATE that players can make hundreds of thousands of dollars and still get their tuition paid, while hard-working families pay full freight for their kids to go to the school. I'm a little hot under the sports collar about that. I get that it's the way of the world. I just wish the generous alumni who fund NIL would instead fund scholarships. That wouldn't help the team, but it sure would help a lot of people. The team and school can find a way. Individual families may not.

Dunks would be awesome!

I know it's the way the recruiting world works, but it still disturbs me a little that we adults have such interest in kids who are still just sophomores in high school. I do appreciate, however, that ND seems to be much more active in all of this than under the last guy. What was his name again? Seems to have escaped me...

Great update. Thanks!

I tuned in during the 2nd quarter. Did ND attempt any field goals? I didn't think their PAT's looked particularly strong. All the PAT's were made, but a few of them seemed to be less-than-powerful.

CJ and Angeli almost look like opposites in terms of decision-making. CJ seems to hold on to the ball, forsaking the short throw and always looking for the down field throw. Angeli seems to look deep for a brief second then opt for the short throw.

Angeli may be the master of the 4 yard throw. ND may need some serious work at center.

Minchey has a good arm and can run. His decision-making needs work though. Carr looks like the complete package. Good arm, nice touch, good decision-making. He might be relying a little too much on his arm though. Certainly throws into so tight spots. You have to like what you see in him.

Minchey showed a lot in that TD drive.

CJ will be the starter no later than game 7.

ND games used to always rank very high in the ratings. Seems like they forever had one of their games in the top two or three in total viewership in any year. But apparently, not anymore. At least, not in 2023. https://footballscoop.com/news/the-50-most-watched-games-of-the-2023-college-football-regular-season Of the top 50 most-watched games (before playoffs and bowls), ND played in 4. The OSU game was #5 on the list, USC was #25 and the Duke and Louisville games were further down. ND needs to start winning the games that draw the most eyes. They were 2-2 in their 4 top-50 games, and 0-1 in the one that really mattered. It will be next to impossible to remain independent unless they win those big games (and even if they do start winning those big games).

Hidalgo is pretty amazing. I don't watch a lot of women's basketball, but when I have watched, she just does everything. The women's team is on a serious roll, and it's nice to see it.

Definitely some nice pieces in the running back room. Will be interesting to see how Denbrock uses them.

If I remember correctly Hannah lived in Farley Hall when she attended ND.

I actually like Garrett. He has grown on me as an announcer. Hated him as Cowboys coach though.

Thanks for posting that. It does make you appreciate the player as a person more. I've been a big fan of this kid since the day he committed and hope he has a huge year. Love may have something to say about that, though.

Saban and Harbaugh leaving certainly opens up possibilities. Georgia, to me, seems like the only certain conference champion. ND has favorable schedules over the next several years. Keep recruiting at this level, keep getting optimal transfers, and keep a solid coaching staff, you may be right!

If you took his 'ranking' and stars out of it and just looked at the offer list, I think everyone would be happy a guy chose ND over USC, Michigan, Oregon, Penn State, Auburn, and Tennessee.

4 years!?! He must really like his gig. Is it typical for an OC or DC to get that length contract?

And her brother went to Notre Dame. And she went to a few home games and had to be on the sideline since it would have been too disruptive fore her to be in the stands. And, I love her music and pretty much everything she is about. By all reports just a terrific person, principled, with very good music. I am generations removed from her, but truly appreciate her. I think I like her more than I like the NFL. And I've been watching the NFL a long time. It would be financial malpractice for the NFL not to optimize their relationship with her. She is only shown on TV when KC is playing. KC has the single best QB in all of football, a 3 time Super Bowl MVP winner, so they will be on TV often. If she stays with Kelce, great. If not, great. I'll tune in to watch Mahomes any time, any network. Dude is special. If they show her for 25 seconds total out of a 3+ hour game, fine. Back on topic, though, congrats to both Banks and Tranquil. Too bad only one could go home with the trophy.

It's a class that, barring transfers, will have a lot of long-term, big-time contributors, I think. Some top-line performers, and many who will get plenty of playing time as good depth pieces. The transfer portal always beckons, but I think this class helps fill some substantial holes.

And, just for general good measure: Ohio State, Texas, USC; and ACC officiating crews.

I think it all fell apart when Reynolds didn't catch the ball in his hands on the 4th down play. Catch that ball and it's an entirely different game. Then he followed that up by dropping the ball that hit him in stride in the chest for what would have been a certain first down on the third and 10 a series or two later. To me, that was the issue. I think Campbell was doing the right thing. Players gotta play, and Reynolds let them down big big time on those two plays.

I wonder if ND used this type of information on recruits during the Junior Weekend. ND seems to be on top of this in that they have the information and that they present and promote the information effectively.

Do the transfer-ins count? If so: 1) Oben, Leonard, Mitchell, Clark If not: 1) KVA; Carr by mid-October 2) Greathouse, Jagusah, Wagner 3) Faison. Crazy, I know, but he seems to be a beast that is fearless, fast, catches everything, and is overlooked.