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The only shirt I am looking forward to is Notre Dame National Champions 202x!

Hoping the DL recruiting downturn is temporary. I had thought Washington turned the corner in that regard. DE recruiting is struggling to the point that the podcasts are now discussing whether or not Hulak is forced into a more prominent role or LBs being turned into DEs. I do tend to trust that Freeman won't allow recruiting under performance for long.

Hoping the Irish can land 2 of Meadows, Taylor, Hines & Boggs. I will feel much better about the WR class if that happens.

Regarding Boggs, I look at his stats from last season and his impressive offer list leading me to think he's a very good WR prospect. I agree that Taylor doesn't seem like a likely WR commit for ND. I have read Deuce Knight mentioning multiple 2025 WR recruits but never Taylor. I don't think ND is out of the running for Shanklin but odds are decreasing....My 2 cents crystal ball says that he was leaning towards ND till another team (thinking OSU) ramped up their pursuit of him.

With Lewis gone, not sure ND has enough depth in the CB room. Freshmen will need to be able to contribute at this point.

Getting weird vibes regarding Shanklin's recruitment. ND is continuing to pursue other guys at DE making me think there is an issue.

Appears that I'm seeing increased ND focus on key states and schools. Gotta hit CA, TX, OH, GA and FL hard. I believe that focus will pay off.

Angelli is as good of a backup QB as ND has had in a long time. An Angelli lead team can beat anyone on the '24 schedule. Hope Leonard heals up fast though.

Best job ND has done hiring and retaining coaches in a long time. You can tell something has changed for the positive in the way ND administration goes about football staff decisions.

Not in all cases but many, coaches that desire NFL jobs don't like recruiting. That certainly seemed to be the case somewhat with O'Leary. Guessing Freeman put his foot down with the staff on stepping up recruiting efforts for those that were lagging behind. Absolutely no issue with assistants pursuing promotions within the college ranks.

Good luck to O'Leary. It was a matter of time before it happened. Hoping Freeman does his best to avoid hiring coaches that have "known" NFL aspirations.

I am less worried now than I would have been if Kelly were still the coach. It seems that Freeman creates a fun energetic environment for the staff to work in. Kelly just seemed miserable to be around. Secondly, it seems that administration is stepping up and paying staff members better than they have in the past. I view Bowden as critical to the team's success.

Adding Taylor and Boateng to the list was huge.

Disappointed to hear that ND isn't in the top group for Owsu-Boateng. He seemingly wants to remain in Fla with one of the state schools. Looks like ND is mainly pursuring Marco Jones, Christian Jones, Anthony Sacca and Ko'o Kia. Getting 3 of those 4 would be really good. I haven't heard, from what I remember, why it's been so quiet with Tayln Taylor. Would have thought that Cam Williams would have been really helpful getting Taylor on board. It can still happen but it sure seems that ND is slipping with Taylor.

I had always heard that Keeley didn't go to Ala for money or NIL. It was strictly a decision based on his belief that he would be better developed there. Assuming that he goes thru with the transfer, I would think it will be up to Freeman, Golden and Washington to convince him that he will reach his potential at ND. It's always been my opinion that players with his talent level will reach their potential no matter which team they play for, in most cases.