Kelly Gruene 26 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 While there's often disagreement about individual recruits and recruiting in general, I must admit that I truly appreciate the discussions. I'm pretty simple and never played football. I can't tell a good throwing motion from a bad one. Can't tell if a guy runs with his pads too high or if a guy runs good routes. All I see in recruiting is height, weight, position, star ranking, and offers. I base my thoughts primarily off that, coupled with the discussions that take place here. Recruiting insiders may have more insight into a player's character and GPA. Those are obviously considered by ND during recruiting too. Thanks to all of you for bringing all you do to the table in this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big23Head 2,283 Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 One thing I look for when a kid plays lesser competition is the difference in the film. What does he do compared to the rest of the players on the field. Prince Kollie is a great example of this, watch his junior film when he was ranked much, much lower. You watch that film and he just stands out in a very different way. Prince's film was a literal...whoa, when watching it. Copeland and similar are a little different because the last available film is from his sophomore year and there very likely has s been some pretty good physical maturity. That said, Copeland's film does show a very smooth and fluid athlete with a lot of flexibility. Bill Rees and the scouting staff will have their work cut out this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishwavend 580 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Golden Tate was like that. He played and massively dominated inferior competition in Tennessee. Eric Gray who was at UT and now at Oklahoma...same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELDER06 248 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 While there's often disagreement about individual recruits and recruiting in general, I must admit that I truly appreciate the discussions. I'm pretty simple and never played football. I can't tell a good throwing motion from a bad one. Can't tell if a guy runs with his pads too high or if a guy runs good routes. All I see in recruiting is height, weight, position, star ranking, and offers. I base my thoughts primarily off that, coupled with the discussions that take place here. Recruiting insiders may have more insight into a player's character and GPA. Those are obviously considered by ND during recruiting too. Thanks to all of you for bringing all you do to the table in this forum. And if he signs with ND, I want him to be successful. I couldn’t care less about my predictions becoming true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big23Head 2,283 Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) https://www.si.com/college/notredame/recruiting/notre-dame-football-recruiting-dallan-hayden-talks-top-5 Edited March 29, 2021 by Big23Head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishwavend 580 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top Notre Dame RB target Dallan Hayden has a Top 5, and the Irish are in strong position. He talks Notre Dame and his other top schools <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> <a href="https://t.co/gxUYc4v5dD">https://t.co/gxUYc4v5dD</a></p>— Bryan Driskell (@CoachD178) <a href=" ">February 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> This kid is a great kid. He was on Foxnews for his work outside of football. Plus, he’s from my high school, so he has to be cool, right? Would love to see him Irish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYGoldenDomer 2,046 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Jake Taylor? I thought he was playing ball in Mexico.... hahaha I see what you did there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneun89 979 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Positive development regarding Missouri DE DJ Westolak. Steve Wilfong from 247 just put in his crystal ball for ND, and he is rarely wrong. Would be a really great get - ND's DL haul this cycle has a chance to be elite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangeruss 6 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) Positive development regarding Missouri DE DJ Westolak. Steve Wilfong from 247 just put in his crystal ball for ND, and he is rarely wrong. Would be a really great get - ND's DL haul this cycle has a chance to be elite. that would be awesome if ND could land him. NDs defensive front seven class this year could be elite. this would be a killer class. DE-Tyson Ford, Aiden Gobaira, DJ Wesolak LB-Nolan Ziegler, Niuafe Tuihalamaka, Devon Jackson, Sebastian Cheeks Edited February 16, 2021 by dangeruss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 1,023 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Positive development regarding Missouri DE DJ Westolak. Steve Wilfong from 247 just put in his crystal ball for ND, and he is rarely wrong. Would be a really great get - ND's DL haul this cycle has a chance to be elite. Good offer list despite not having offers from Alabama and Clemson. Is there a back story behind his 3 star rating given that his offers seem to be better than his rating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneun89 979 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Good offer list despite not having offers from Alabama and Clemson. Is there a back story behind his 3 star rating given that his offers seem to be better than his rating? I think rankings for all 2022 prospects are really jumbled right now because many states had no HS football in the fall, and there were very few camps in the offseason. I think there will be a ton of movement between now and Sept. 1 as far as rankings for 2022 and 2023 kids, assuming the camp circuit is back in full swing in the summer. But I agree, the offer list and rating don't match. I'd expect a healthy bump for him. Also, he doesn't hold a Clemson offer, but in a recent interview, he named Clemson as one of the schools recruiting him the hardest (ND, Mizzou, Arizona State, and Clemson). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big23Head 2,283 Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 that would be awesome if ND could land him. NDs defensive front seven class this year could be elite. this would be a killer class. DE-Tyson Ford, Aiden Gobaira, DJ Wesolak LB-Nolan Ziegler, Niuafe Tuihalamaka, Devon Jackson, Sebastian Cheeks Include Anthony Lucas and Tevarua Tafiti with the DL. Call it a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big23Head 2,283 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) I think the overall recruiting board for QB, RB, WR, TE, OL and DL are fairly settled for the moment. LB, CB, and S have seen a ton of action lately and have a lot more fluidity it seems right now. Edited March 29, 2021 by Big23Head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Fence 166 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I could see our WR board expanding if things stay as they are now. It looks like Kaleb Brown and Tyler Morris are CB'd to Michigan and Tobias Merriweather to Oregon at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big23Head 2,283 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) I think you will see a lot more self guided tours this spring Edited March 29, 2021 by Big23Head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big23Head 2,283 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) Edited March 29, 2021 by Big23Head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big23Head 2,283 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) Edited March 29, 2021 by Big23Head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 1,023 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 3 crystal balls for JD Price on Feb 17. None for any other schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big23Head 2,283 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Edited March 29, 2021 by Big23Head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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