Fifth Horseman

Bruh Clemson 2018 won the national championship and had arguably the best QB in the country.

Losing CJ would be a huge blow given that the WR room may turn over in a big way next year. I think they’ll make it a priority to keep him in the class. I’m assuming you’re also referring to Walker (the wildcard) and Moore, but not sure who the 4th would be?

What’s the read here, Big? Also, in reference to the hand-wringing at QB by some, it looks like Nic Iamaleava is visiting this weekend, per 247. https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/Article/Nicholaus-Iamaleava-Five-Star-QB-Checking-Out-Notre-Dame-Saturday-171157662/

Gonna guess it’s Cooper Flanagan, the TE out of Cali.

I thought this thread was about 2023 recruiting?

FWIW the only OL who would rank lower than him over the Kelly era is…Nick Martin, who they turned into a second round pick for the Texans and is still in the NFL with the Raiders.

Sounds like he’s a big time Teo fan.

Happy birthday homie.

Chill dude, we’re all just here for a good time...

Certainly fair, for sure. Kizer was on the taller side, and he was great when he was here (before things went sideways in ‘16.)

I’m not saying this to refute your point, it’s more just an observation, but it’s wild to see this list and realize how few of these guys have had any sustained success in the NFL. Goes to show that QB is such a hard position to evaluate, recruit, and draft.

I figured I would start a thread here for us to discuss needs and potential names of transfer players. Presumably they will be on the hunt for secondary players and a QB. Anyone hearing anything?

What about “The Truck”?

Sometimes kids just feel a certain way about a school. If Edwards wants to go to UM because that’s the school he likes best, then that’s that. If it was purely a logical decision of, “Which school does X best,” then I’m sure ND would miss out on a ton more kids as well. Sometimes kids just like a certain school, and that’s all there is to it. That said, this class is impressive given everything ND has had to combat with COVID!

Has Minnesota scored 31 unanswered?

I think ND anticipated him decommiting, so they already got Will Schweitzer. I’ll be curious to see what ND does here.

I think the concern with the football team right now, however, is that the trend observed within the team (several positive tests) represents a larger number than what’s being reported university-wide. I think it’s fair to ask why, given the near-constant monitoring that’s ongoing with the football team, they’re experiencing a spike when the general student population is not. One thing I struggle with here, as someone who absolutely loves college football and desperately wants a return to normalcy, is that I don’t really have any “skin in the game.” In many ways, it’s easy for me to sit here and acknowledge that the odds of any of these kids experiencing a significant issue as a result of participating is low, because none of it actually affects me. But I know that my wife and I have tried to be fairly cautious because we have a one year old daughter. While a couple deaths may not seem like a big deal to us, were not the ones acutely feeling those losses; to those closest to those individuals, that’s devastating. I guess what I’m saying is that while we can say “1 or 2 kids die on average, largely due to S&C activities,” those aren’t our kids. Regardless of the odds, is it fair to ask everyone to be comfortable with their children potentially dying because we, random strangers, want to watch them play football?

This isn’t a good look, but I guess it was to be expected.

Might explain why they offered Theran Johnson.

More crystal balls rolling in for Colzie on 247. Toooon of momentum in ND’s favor right now it would seem.

You would have to think so...they only have two WRs committed, both are 3*. But to your point, he didn’t even list UGA among the 3 schools from which he’ll be choosing.

One afternoon where I would really prefer the thunder NOT be shaken from the sky, though that looks unlikely...

There’s actually a really interesting article on The Athletic that dives into this topic broadly, not just at ND. Look up “The inexact science: What the high school football class of 2013 taught recruiters about quarterback evaluation.” I think it might speak to some of your questions at a high level.

I think Kelly has always maintained that he wants kids to come on campus and throw before they make an offer. Obviously that took a hit bc if COVID, but just wanted to provide some context as to why they didn’t offer sooner.

Any rumblings on Spindler?