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One thing on which we all need to be crystal clear - El Kabong 2019-12-01 17:42:16
Summary: Swarbrick and USA Gymnastics - harmonica 2019-01-04 11:57:41
OWHF Contest Page (link) - El Kabong 2020-09-26 08:52:28

Saban calls out Texas A&M and Jimbo - mocopdx 2022-05-18 23:32:01 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Nick whined about no huddle offenses back in the day. - ocmj 2022-05-19 02:25:11
- Saba. Doesn’t like where the NIL is taking the game - ACross 2022-05-19 00:50:39

Under Armour CEO stepping down by "mutual agreement". - G.K.Chesterton 2022-05-18 18:50:56 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- JS would be a home run hire for them * - irishrock 2022-05-18 19:22:47
  - Just the visionary leader they need! * - ndzippy 2022-05-19 07:14:17
    - Jack will show them which end of a stock chart is down. - SWPaDem 2022-05-19 07:32:20

It’s official: Notre Dame at Ohio State 9/3 7:30 p.m. on ABC - Boston Domer 2022-05-17 12:44:43 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Line now 14.5 * - MR_IRISH 2022-05-18 19:27:35
- I will be officially watching from a couch - sprack 2022-05-18 10:46:32
  - Have to say I love going to away games. Wins are great and - Irishdog80 2022-05-18 19:02:56
  - Will it be burning? * - Slotts 2022-05-18 10:53:33
    - How do we sleep while our couch is burning? * - Father Nieuwland 2022-05-18 21:53:18
    - I thought that was Michigan State? * - domer4 2022-05-18 14:57:50
      - Don't sell OSU short....they've burnt their fair share * - krudler 2022-05-18 16:11:50
        Don't disrespect West Virginia. * - Slotts 2022-05-18 16:34:12
        UK basketball wants to join the party too * - Sorin107 2022-05-18 18:48:56
- what time is that south bend time? * - 84david 2022-05-17 13:55:07
  - 7:30 PM * - localirishfan 2022-05-18 14:20:49
- Okay DillonFightSong, I'm readying my liver for - cujays96 2022-05-17 13:53:22
  - Ready your stomach as well. - DillonFightSong 2022-05-17 19:12:21
    - Happy to drink with you errr help roast the pig. * - cujays96 2022-05-18 19:03:43
    - Will you have an ND flag in the yard? If so - IrishRed 2022-05-17 22:47:45
- Donbas Region in Ukraine would’ve been a safer game site * - Frank Drebin 2022-05-17 13:27:42
  - Columbus is the Dumbass region of Ohio - Cliff Claven 2022-05-18 13:54:38
    - Cesspool of humanity. "Best fans in the land?" Not quite. * - Dude 2022-05-18 14:30:33

It has been a couple decades... - Wass 2022-05-16 20:21:52 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- My biggest fear … Gerry Faust was a great recruiter. * - ndnjlaw 2022-05-17 13:13:22
  - Faust was a good recruiter, but didn't do a great job - 1978Irish 2022-05-18 13:36:20
  - Recruiting was very different then - El Kabong 2022-05-18 08:50:47
    - I assume we did it with volume back then. There were no - Raoul 2022-05-18 12:11:51
  - Faust never had college coaching experience - jamnd74 2022-05-18 08:16:47
    - Agreed, but that Oklahoma State game .... * - ndnjlaw 2022-05-18 11:05:23
      - ...means absolutely nothing to me - El Kabong 2022-05-18 13:33:06
        He clearly got outcoached, though - tf86 2022-05-18 15:30:17
        I choose to marvel at having the lead to begin with - El Kabong 2022-05-18 15:54:19
        He is a good man and not a jag off and says and believes the - ACross 2022-05-19 00:55:22
        Aside, how was he at ND Club of Chicago event last weekend? - gregmorrissey 2022-05-18 16:35:54
        I enjoyed it - El Kabong 2022-05-18 18:29:48
        I don't see - 89Swine 2022-05-18 16:21:26
        Of course that is reasonable but the numerous sideline shots - Carlos Huerta 2022-05-18 14:43:51
        Didn't realize you read minds - El Kabong 2022-05-18 15:49:07
  - That's a fear many of us share..... * - Wolfetone 2022-05-17 15:26:47
  - And no coach loved Notre Dame more. * - 89Swine 2022-05-17 15:05:42
    - I disagree - jt 2022-05-17 18:08:50
      - The point I was building on - 89Swine 2022-05-18 08:54:47
        I agree * - jt 2022-05-18 12:08:59
      - Corrigan recommended firing Faust after 3 years, but - 84david 2022-05-18 08:13:35
        Faust got a raw deal. Everyone knows it takes until year - Carlos Huerta 2022-05-18 08:32:29
        I'm pretty sure it's not before Season 13. * - CJC 2022-05-18 12:53:49
        Plus you need your own airplane and a top-notch chef. * - ArasEra 2022-05-18 14:40:24
      - Personal interaction with him gives creedence to - knutesteen 2022-05-17 23:30:07
      - I dont think that is fair - ACross 2022-05-17 20:02:11
        of course he was a nice man (at least as far as I know) - jt 2022-05-18 01:32:08
        Same here and I saw a lot of him behind the scenes those - Moff 2022-05-18 01:20:44
        I saw him through the eyes of players I lived with - btd 2022-05-18 01:37:49
        Believe me, I hear you. The differences were night and day - Moff 2022-05-18 01:54:14
        Overstated. He threw some players under the bus - cards86 2022-05-17 23:05:50
        I agree - DrunkenIrishPoet 2022-05-18 07:47:06
        So he put his own interests above the object of his love ... - CJC 2022-05-17 22:37:13
        I don’t think that is fair * - ACross 2022-05-19 00:58:22
        I would never argue that he's a bad guy - jt 2022-05-18 01:30:33
        I think 89Swine was being sarcastic and I wouldn't be able - Moff 2022-05-18 01:42:02
        Amazing!! - sawingbatr 2022-05-17 20:48:51
  - We all see it…We all see it… * - Frank Drebin 2022-05-17 15:02:06
- Wass, our prayers are with you....Go IRISH!!!! * - ND Harvey 2022-05-17 09:21:24
- Glad to have you back, and hope the health situation takes…. - Marine Domer 2022-05-16 22:19:15

Wafle to announce @ 3pm....Go IRISH!!!! * - ndharvey 2022-05-16 14:43:09 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Let's hope he doesn't waver in his commitment. * - notra_dahm 2022-05-17 16:48:45
- Will be brutal on the all-out blintz * - TheRosadoBrothers 2022-05-17 09:08:51
- Forged in iron - actionman 2022-05-17 08:05:21
- Heard his Belgian cousin is even better * - Frank Drebin 2022-05-17 08:02:53
  - Once he hits the weight room he'll be a bulgin' Wafle * - Raoul 2022-05-17 09:19:00
- This thread has gotten all syrupy. * - ArasEra 2022-05-16 22:18:59
- Miss Wei approves. - mkovac 2022-05-16 21:48:10
- “I choose…sex, then waffles” - Father Nieuwland 2022-05-16 18:53:56
- I just happened to come across the link to CBS sports HQ on - NDinID 2022-05-16 16:26:43
- Recruiting just got batter, * - Moff 2022-05-16 16:19:41
  - I didn't see any chicken with him...... * - Wolfetone 2022-05-16 17:56:19
  - I’m eggcited. * - irishintheville 2022-05-16 16:42:45
- Surprised he didn't announce it at 3AM * - Raoul 2022-05-16 16:18:29
  - I think this is the best of the Wafle/waffle responses. * - IrishGeek 2022-05-16 16:59:56
    - All these Huns are baking me crazy! * - Voisman 2022-05-16 21:15:56
- A hidden jem, I'ma enjoy watching him at ND! * - BillShakespeare 2022-05-16 16:08:10
- Hopefully he can crepe into the opposing backfield! * - BillShakespeare 2022-05-16 16:07:22
- Yes sir, up the Irish! * - BillShakespeare 2022-05-16 16:03:50
- Committed to ND * - Buckyd9 2022-05-16 15:58:56
- Future star on the griddleiron * - drmurray 2022-05-16 15:58:11
- Same HS as former DL Tyler Stockton-The Hun School * - knutesteen 2022-05-16 15:56:46
- I'd like to see someone try to pancake block this guy. * - Marine Domer 2022-05-16 15:27:31
- Notre Dame Stadium will be Wafle's house. - Finn_MacCool 2022-05-16 15:11:37
  - likes * - mkovac 2022-05-16 17:14:36
- He's in the fold. * - austindomer 2022-05-16 15:08:26
- Heard this kid can't make up his mind * - RoccoGlobboSchoolForWomen 2022-05-16 15:03:54

Drew Brees will not be returning to NBC this fall - Jvan 2022-05-15 21:27:35 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Tom Hammond is tanned, rested and ready to return * - acrossdmiddle 2022-05-16 17:41:20
  - Supply chain issues with mascara will prevent Tom’s return * - Frank Drebin 2022-05-18 06:52:29
    - We need to start growing more mascara in America. - SWPaDem 2022-05-18 07:48:45
  - All since have been John Madden compared to Hayden/Hammond * - athlete37 2022-05-17 22:32:47
  - Time for a thread from the not so distant past. (link) - SWPaDem 2022-05-17 08:06:43
  - Tanned? - Jvan 2022-05-16 18:51:58
- As long as the play by play guy is decent and - ThreeD 2022-05-16 10:02:46
- I thought he did a great job on the ND games. * - VaDblDmr 2022-05-16 09:48:01
- Ryan Harris would be excellent * - Widespread irish 2022-05-15 23:57:20
  - In the Spring game he talked so much I turned off the sound. - Dennis 2022-05-16 01:14:44
    - That's true of all the announcers nowadays - Groundhog 2022-05-16 23:49:18
    - He's a chatterbox.....never shuts up.... * - Wolfetone 2022-05-16 06:28:17
  - honest to God, just turn the TV down - jt 2022-05-16 00:39:54
    - You exaggerate their importance - nihilist in golf pants 2022-05-16 13:57:05
    - That's where I am. - mocopdx 2022-05-16 09:33:38
    - Surround sound stadium noise only...band, crowd..stats * - Irishdog80 2022-05-16 01:07:57
      - That was the feed I watched for the championship game. - tdiddy07 2022-05-16 12:57:22
      - I'd consider paying money for something like that * - El Kabong 2022-05-16 12:21:20
        They've had something similar during the ESPN "megacast" - ndgenius 2022-05-16 12:59:44
        There was a Dolphins / Jets game like this in 1980 - catripledomer 2022-05-16 15:49:11
        In a 5.1 setup, just disconnect the center channel. Voila! * - PWK2 2022-05-16 12:50:01
  - I really have no use for absolute homers - ACross 2022-05-16 00:34:41
    - I agree. I prefer objective analysis. * - 84david 2022-05-16 10:41:33

Sullivan Absher is Irish. * - Steel_City_Irish 2022-05-13 16:18:08 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- "Devastating run blocker." - austindomer 2022-05-14 15:06:46
  - Played hoops in HS - Goldhelmethead 2022-05-15 12:50:36
    - Reminds me of another OL... - Wass 2022-05-15 21:19:06
      - good to see you posting Wass - jt 2022-05-16 00:40:38
        I hope to be around more... - Wass 2022-05-16 19:30:23
      - Tim Ridder and Bert Berry were ridiculously good hoopsters. * - Giggity_Giggity 2022-05-15 22:14:42
        let's get even more recent - jt 2022-05-16 00:43:25
        McGlinchey was a low-level D-I bball prospect, I believe. * - revressbo 2022-05-16 19:29:55
        Imagine stepping in to take a charge from him. Yikes. * - Marine Domer 2022-05-16 14:31:10
- If we don’t get Moore it won’t matter - acrossdmiddle 2022-05-13 21:05:48
  - Maybe we should just take Less and be satisfied * - Frank Drebin 2022-05-14 09:35:35
    - Personally, I’d do Moore with Less * - bmoreirish 2022-05-14 09:50:24
      - That’s called The Irish Curse. * - shawno3 2022-05-15 19:48:32
      - At least Kelly is gone so we won't be doing less with moore * - NDBob 2022-05-15 15:46:16
      - This is more or less accurate * - Drmurray 2022-05-14 12:09:12
      - I'm not sure how you pronounce it or anything - cmhirish 2022-05-14 09:57:22
        "Do you ever just get down on your knees and thank god that - ArasEra 2022-05-14 14:32:06
- Must’ve gotten a new cook in the Gug * - BigEND 2022-05-13 20:11:24
- Is Jagusah the only remaining key O-line recruit to commit? * - IAND75 2022-05-13 18:56:03
  - Monroe Freeling * - revressbo 2022-05-13 19:18:39
    - two of Freeling, Jagusah, Okunlola (5-star OT)? - MrE 2022-05-13 19:44:07
      - I. P. Freeling? * - Stonebreaker9 2022-05-13 23:50:29
        A Rise of the Triad fan, I see. * - GoldCoastIrish 2022-05-14 11:27:37
        More than a Freeling * - ndanajones 2022-05-13 23:51:51
        Freelings nothing more than Freelings. * - ArasEra 2022-05-14 18:09:56
        I. P. Daily * - RJD 2022-05-14 07:06:51
        Didn't he write "Yellow River?" - knutesteen 2022-05-14 21:46:48
        No, that was "Rusty Bedsprings" - El Kabong 2022-05-14 22:23:25
        I.P. Standing * - BeastOfBourbon 2022-05-14 19:50:56
      - Wouldn’t bet on Okunlola * - DBCooper 2022-05-13 20:43:15
- He was all Clemson a few weeks ago. Great job. * - Nut 2022-05-13 16:54:24
- with a first name like that, he had no choice * - jt 2022-05-13 16:43:19
- Getting back to Oline U - Jvan 2022-05-13 16:32:23
  - It's funny you say that - Wass 2022-05-15 21:23:52
    - A good running team has the defense winded by the 3rd Qtr - mkovac 2022-05-16 17:18:16
  - We are going to run the ball a ton this year - oneill3b 2022-05-15 21:08:45
    - What a load of bunk * - ACross 2022-05-15 22:41:38
      - We’ll see. There’s a reason they are recruiting a ton of RBs - oneill3b 2022-05-17 20:54:35
  - Perhaps they can convert a 3rd and 2 with a run soon * - JBrock18 2022-05-14 14:16:09
  - I don't give Freeman a pass on that. - 84david 2022-05-13 17:30:29
    - He'll get there once Rees calls too many end zone fades - Jvan 2022-05-13 19:23:10
      - We only have one game to judge Freeman's influence on - Camarillo Brillo 2022-05-14 09:24:21
      - amen to that. * - 84david 2022-05-13 20:27:13
  - Yeah, but what if the defense doesn't let you run by - krudler 2022-05-13 16:55:12
    - the preferred nomenclature is "+2 in the box" - jt 2022-05-13 18:24:46
    - Do we play zone or man in the box? - Moff 2022-05-13 17:55:43
      - Here comes your man. - SWPaDem 2022-05-14 09:08:22
- Info (link) - PWK2 2022-05-13 16:20:39

The Bus Graduates (link) - SEE 2022-05-12 22:41:03 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Well, he did promise his mom he would come back and graduate * - Wass 2022-05-15 21:08:52
- We would’ve been number one in 1993 if he had - milhouse 2022-05-13 21:38:11
- Should have been named Commencement speaker * - SB Jimbo 2022-05-13 17:01:29
- I'm eternally grateful for his 2 runs to close out 1/92... - Scoop80 2022-05-13 14:06:14
  - I never get tired of rewatching the 4th quarter * - ram 2022-05-15 07:31:33
  - I worked in Tampa then with ~100 UF, 100 FSU and 100 UM - BtD 2022-05-14 20:35:05
  - Agree. I was in the Superdome for that - - ndhouston 2022-05-13 14:24:28
    - I got to be on the field for that game. We beat - ndaero93 2022-05-14 17:33:32
    - Great win! - bullah 2022-05-13 18:15:19
- He’s done much better than I do in my recurring nightmare of - IAND75 2022-05-13 14:06:14
  - I DID go back to school and I agree - tf86 2022-05-16 11:19:16
  - I have that same nightmare - lwegs 2022-05-13 16:32:40
    - My nightmare has me finally figuring out where the exam is, - BeastOfBourbon 2022-05-13 17:29:07
      - It could be worse - LuckyMcD 2022-05-15 21:28:17
  - Smarter than I * - PWK2 2022-05-13 16:22:17
  - Amazing how common and pervasive that nightmare is. * - Marine Domer 2022-05-13 15:04:29
    - Same - The Oak 2022-05-13 20:52:39
    - Not me - I go back, become valedictorian, lead the Irish - Irish 1978 2022-05-13 16:42:21
    - Yep. - NDBob 2022-05-13 15:23:08
      - Yep. And I can’t find my schedule printout. * - Giggity_Giggity 2022-05-13 19:08:05
      - I have this dream all the time. * - krudler 2022-05-13 16:58:26
      - Same. It's the classic anxiety dream for a former college.. - Marine Domer 2022-05-13 15:59:58
        You will stop being on trial if you stop being arrested. 😎 * - Homeboy73 2022-05-13 17:44:46
- Congrats Bus. Breaking out my #6 cut-off at midriff jersey! * - EmilT76 2022-05-13 12:48:38
  - I would but my nipples show. * - Irish72 2022-05-13 16:26:19
    - As St. Ed’s rector said, underboob is okay, but not the nips * - Inigomontoya 2022-05-14 19:19:42
- Semi-OT from his LinkedIn post - maniactranspodriver 2022-05-13 11:57:55
- It is very impressive that Mr. Bettis did this. A member of - Irish 1978 2022-05-13 11:31:30
  - And let’s not forget - LuckyMcD 2022-05-15 21:35:38
- The wheels go round and round. * - PWK2 2022-05-13 11:06:39
- Good for him! One of my all time favorite players. * - DrunkenIrishPoet 2022-05-13 10:43:22

More news from the ACC meetings with quotes from Savvy Jack - ryND 2022-05-12 13:11:38 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- ACC is a Dead Man Walking - KORZO78 2022-05-15 07:50:51
  - Here's how I see it happening - tf86 2022-05-18 13:36:13
  - I don't disagree - Wass 2022-05-15 21:31:36
    - Only Two Super Conferences May Emerge - KORZO78 2022-05-16 10:42:07
- "The trump card for Phillips is the ACC’s grant of rights" - G.K.Chesterton 2022-05-12 16:35:42
  - All contracts can be renegotiated. - 84david 2022-05-13 08:56:09
    - I've long wondered how they actually apply to ND. - Leeroy_Jenkins 2022-05-13 18:17:36
      - The bigger problem for ND as I see it - tf86 2022-05-17 10:56:18
    - and breached * - ACross 2022-05-13 14:42:48
  - Yup. The ACC is hosed - carroll2005 2022-05-13 08:20:17
    - Worth noting in that regard - tf86 2022-05-13 10:55:24
  - . . . . a contract that can't (hasn't) been broken doesn't - other_guy 2022-05-12 18:46:08
- Sirius says NBC will add B10 soon ND will share TV exposure * - discNDav 2022-05-12 16:12:47
  - That would be nice actually. It would force them to keep the - NumberOneMoses 2022-05-17 12:07:07
- the writing has been on the wall for a few years - jt 2022-05-12 13:38:46
  - He is so useless - ACross 2022-05-12 13:52:41
    - This is too perfect * - IrishLep 2022-05-13 06:59:18
    - Slow clap. Brilliant * - goirish89 2022-05-12 23:43:24
    - That is excellent. And very accurate. * - Lloyd Braun 2022-05-12 21:04:36
    - He likes to watch. * - SWPaDem 2022-05-12 16:40:57
    - you'd like The Athletic article on Joe Moglia - Final_Flanner 2022-05-12 15:31:37
    - Apt description * - ryND 2022-05-12 13:57:07
  - One of Jack's statements sounds like the choice is - ryND 2022-05-12 13:46:56
    - The 2 solar system model.... - mkovac 2022-05-12 16:38:55
      - There's a big black hole in the middle of the milky way * - notra_dahm 2022-05-13 09:54:59
        ...at the bottom of the sea? - El Kabong 2022-05-14 07:30:28
      - I don't know about solar systems, but I'd like to send Jack - SWPaDem 2022-05-13 07:33:10
      - Also - SixShutouts66 2022-05-12 17:24:22
    - of course. You think that ND would pass up the money? - jt 2022-05-12 14:12:43
      - What's the alternative? Make FB a club sport? - GoldCoastIrish 2022-05-13 14:19:10
        right. /Shrugs shoulders - jt 2022-05-13 14:57:44
        So pay the money. - GoldCoastIrish 2022-05-17 09:07:59
    - I don't think BIG10 and SEC differ - StetsonDan 2022-05-12 14:04:10
      - I think Nebraska and PSU could be persuaded to come to the - ACross 2022-05-12 19:37:58
        USC is a complete degenerate. Witness their NIL actions. - Freight Train 2022-05-12 19:48:11
        I find it humorous to read people calling other schools - jt 2022-05-12 22:04:12
        He is leaving money on the table by insisting on at least - tf86 2022-05-13 10:59:42
        right, he's leaving money on the table - jt 2022-05-13 11:18:06
        Under Edmund Joyce and Moose we were money whores. - ODSCHOOL 2022-05-13 08:01:41
        Winning is their goal - at all costs - acrossdmiddle 2022-05-12 21:21:17
        The competing reality is they have become a bona fide - ACross 2022-05-12 21:32:19
        You are insane with some of these choices - Freight Train 2022-05-12 21:41:22
        USC is ranked right there with ND and arguably is harder to - Btd 2022-05-13 09:44:01
        Of course - tf86 2022-05-13 11:04:44
        I know USC isn’t a state school - Btd 2022-05-13 15:14:05
        USC and Texas are top academic schools. * - ODSCHOOL 2022-05-13 08:25:09
        Correct - and let’s not look down our noses at state schools - acrossdmiddle 2022-05-13 09:11:55
        Their academic standards aren't bad - tf86 2022-05-13 11:08:23
      - Correct. The B1G talks a good game but they'll follow the $ - gordonbombay 2022-05-12 16:09:44
        So will ND with Swarbrick in charge * - acrossdmiddle 2022-05-12 17:38:47
        Probably - gordonbombay 2022-05-12 21:56:34
        Agreed - unless they actually do as Andy suggests - acrossdmiddle 2022-05-13 09:13:32
- Another example of Jack throwing his hot dog down hallway * - Frank Drebin 2022-05-12 13:33:38

Scholarship limits next thing out the door - ryND 2022-05-11 14:09:11 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Back to the future - Wass 2022-05-15 21:15:21
- Random idea for feeder schools fueled by NIL funds - notra_dahm 2022-05-13 12:00:53
  - Would this mean that FBS colleges (the NFL's minor league) - jbrown_9999 2022-05-13 15:34:03
    - Turtles all the way down. * - Manorcal 2022-05-13 21:44:39
- Will admission to school be next to fall? * - BuckeyeJohn05 2022-05-12 12:55:19
- Isn't it no limit for a class but still the 85 limit? - clevelandeic05 2022-05-12 08:49:05
  - Thanks for this clarification. * - KeoughCharles05 2022-05-12 11:49:44
  - Yes, that's what it is. - gordonbombay 2022-05-12 11:20:09
    - I love those stories where walks-on get scholarships ... - NDFanSince81 2022-05-12 15:23:55
    - yeah, screw those walk ons! - jt 2022-05-12 12:20:08
      - That's not my take. - gordonbombay 2022-05-12 16:10:30
        It may not be your take, but - tf86 2022-05-13 11:16:36
        Yeah, and I don't feel sorry for them in the slightest * - jt 2022-05-12 22:06:50
- Realistically how many more scholarships would happen? - OITLinebacker 2022-05-11 17:05:06
  - If a kid is a top recruit with a big NIL package - Nyirish08 2022-05-11 19:47:40
    - with class sizes 30-40 that yields 120-175+ on the roster - OITLinebacker 2022-05-12 08:20:50
  - I'm skeptical that this is going to be that problematic - KeoughCharles05 2022-05-11 17:15:31
    - How erudite * - ACross 2022-05-11 19:27:23
      - Hey look at that, a post without ass clowns! * - KeoughCharles05 2022-05-12 00:34:28
- The SEC is running the show - ACross 2022-05-11 16:17:40
  - And, the scales have fallen from the ADs' eyes - mkovac 2022-05-13 12:02:27
  - hey man, our fans want to play competitive football - jt 2022-05-11 20:58:56
    - (Monitors landscape) * - IrishLep 2022-05-12 10:03:36
      - (cuts side deal for own family, agrees to defer to SEC whims - ACross 2022-05-12 12:02:50
  - The people who want to pay money to watch it will - GoldCoastIrish 2022-05-11 19:36:19
    - You think the State of Texas is funding UT and A&M football? * - JMAC76 2022-05-11 23:26:09
  - Which is like giving a gun to a monkey * - Son of Galway 2022-05-11 16:51:52
    - Drunk Monkey * - Goldhelmethead 2022-05-12 10:53:26
- It's a shame. Right when we finally got rid of Kelly.... - Marine Domer 2022-05-11 14:45:29
  - I am right there with you. - skeptic 2022-05-12 17:31:03
- Wherever he is, Johnny Majors is smiling - NJDoubleDomer 2022-05-11 14:38:55
  - Yes, he had 83 recruits his first year. * - Moff 2022-05-11 15:18:42
- I'm assuming Title IX would still apply - DakotaDomer 2022-05-11 14:13:51
  - Perhaps - novadamer 2022-05-12 09:11:06
  - It doesn't "have" to be. But it's the only fail-safe - tdiddy07 2022-05-11 14:23:17
  - Right. The big loser here will be non-revenue mens sports. * - BillShakespeare 2022-05-11 14:21:43
- If member institutions want to set the stage for spin-offs, - tdiddy07 2022-05-11 14:12:34

Looks like Correll at center and Patterson will play guard - Jvan 2022-05-10 10:19:06 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Get your best OL at center - Wass 2022-05-15 21:46:36
- Regarding the OLine - naptown 2022-05-11 08:48:52
  - I have read that the coaches think Fisher is a better run - 84david 2022-05-11 09:32:56
- Why move a top center in NCAA? - Btd 2022-05-11 00:04:36
  - it depends on the types of fronts you play - jt 2022-05-11 01:59:00
    - Don’t you need a center that does both well? Same for guard - Btd 2022-05-12 20:38:13
      - teams are usually either even (4 man) or odd (3 man) - jt 2022-05-12 22:08:54
        True - but across 12 games we have both - Btd 2022-05-12 23:45:27
        I don't think it is a 6/6 split - jt 2022-05-13 11:19:20
- Just curious, where did this news come from? - bill_brasky 2022-05-10 21:59:36
  - My magic eight ball - Jvan 2022-05-11 00:21:38
    - Weird response. - bill_brasky 2022-05-11 07:03:49
      - It was discussed on Irish Illustrated pod on Monday * - Marylanddomer 2022-05-11 11:49:12
        Also discussed last month on Irish Sports Daily - Jvan 2022-05-11 13:01:37
        Rick Reilly admits that Mike Frank had it first. * - EMK64 2022-05-11 15:42:41
        True that. Thanks. * - bill_brasky 2022-05-11 14:37:58
        As are you (ahead of the curve) - good work! * - Pat85 2022-05-11 14:15:06
- Better late than never - ram 2022-05-10 20:49:11
- I don't understand the Patterson reference. - NDMike2001 2022-05-10 10:57:50
  - Patterson will need practice time at guard - Jvan 2022-05-10 11:48:34
- Just to be clear, Spindler should be a starting guard then? - mocopdx 2022-05-10 10:30:05
  - Spindler is seen as bigger and stronger than Lugg or - 84david 2022-05-11 08:23:00
  - "Rocco Spindler" ... - DrunkenIrishPoet 2022-05-10 13:57:00
    - Sounds like a porn name. - PWK2 2022-05-11 14:53:45
    - Right up there with Moose - Moff 2022-05-10 20:30:20
      - ot - irishrock 2022-05-10 23:52:53
        Thanks and so sorry to hear that. - Moff 2022-05-11 07:15:26
    - Rock O’Spindler * - Homeboy73 2022-05-10 17:29:14
    - Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate (until game time) * - notra_dahm 2022-05-10 16:21:39
      - If I had to pick one, I think I'd go with spindle. * - SWPaDem 2022-05-11 09:46:38
    - Hear, Hear! * - Stonebreaker42 2022-05-10 15:12:41
  - I believe he will be by August - Jvan 2022-05-10 11:36:12
    - I think you're right - Goldhelmethead 2022-05-10 19:49:30
  - I think Lugg would still be the starter. - revressbo 2022-05-10 11:16:10

Semi-OT - CJC 2022-05-07 21:27:25 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Little did we know - Jvan 2022-05-08 11:25:20
  - With his coloring and dance moves, Kelly - Homeboy73 2022-05-10 12:38:29
    - Did the raisins ever butt snuggle recruits? * - Marine Domer 2022-05-10 13:15:34
      - It was a bad attempt at raisin awareness * - drmurray 2022-05-10 15:34:02
        I just wanted to introduce "butt snuggle" to the NDNation... - Marine Domer 2022-05-11 09:26:08
        KBS. Kelly Butt Snuggle. While rotating. 👍 * - Homeboy73 2022-05-11 12:03:00
        At the end of the day, you were just raisin hell. * - notra_dahm 2022-05-10 16:23:17
  - Good one! * - other_guy 2022-05-10 11:12:58
  - The way he acted toward Dayne Crist was totally outrageous - DrunkenIrishPoet 2022-05-09 23:00:23
    - 2010 Stanford game - Cliff Claven 2022-05-10 09:40:41
    - Which tirade? The worst I believe was directed at TJ Jones - tdiddy07 2022-05-10 09:25:47
      - If I recall, that was shortly after Andre Jones passed away - Irish2003 2022-05-11 12:22:31
        Yes, Andre had died in late June. (link) - Moff 2022-05-11 15:37:25
      - Tough to top the assault of David Grimes. * - SorinBasement 2022-05-10 21:56:47
      - Wasn't Jones' first game, but it was the 2011 opener vs USF - gordonbombay 2022-05-10 12:21:10
        That's right. Thanks. * - tdiddy07 2022-05-10 12:39:54
        Either way, BK is a world class douche bag * - drmurray 2022-05-10 15:34:42
        Also, a Uranus-class douchebag. * - tdiddy07 2022-05-10 15:44:40
      - He got a rant when he fumbled a snap vs Michigan. * - 84david 2022-05-10 11:24:37
    - I agree completely * - Son of Galway 2022-05-09 23:33:43
  - We certainly knew he was always auditioning for something. * - NDMike2001 2022-05-09 16:05:05
    - Prep H commercial as a thrombosed hemorrhoid * - OldIrishFan 2022-05-09 20:27:05
    - Barney? * - ACross 2022-05-09 19:40:50
      - more like Grimace * - jt 2022-05-09 20:55:42
        Maybe like one of the Fruit of the Loom guys * - Vito56 2022-05-10 10:54:16
        The one with skidmarks? * - OITLinebacker 2022-05-10 16:20:04
      - Trace made an inquiry for sure. * - NDMike2001 2022-05-09 20:17:01
      - I laughed * - drmurray 2022-05-09 20:03:31
  - What a douche. * - Stonebreaker9 2022-05-08 23:27:18

Poll: what is your confidence level for freeman (1-10 scale) - Athlete37 2022-05-07 16:52:27 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- 5, then 6, 7, 8 * - The Flash 2022-05-13 10:08:18
- Probably a 7. - Revue Party 2022-05-10 18:46:31
- On this scale a 7. He’s 6-10 guy IMO as a hire - SEE 2022-05-10 16:39:06
- Got a chance to meet him and hear him speak last night - RoccoGlobboSchoolForWomen 2022-05-10 14:20:18
- 9. He may recruit so well that coaching ability is moot. * - NDMainiac 2022-05-10 10:17:53
  - The Kirby Smart model * - MR_IRISH 2022-05-10 11:57:46
    - That's my hope too - Irish2003 2022-05-13 20:19:41
- 7, with a chance to move to 9 if the offense can get - Barrister 2022-05-10 09:36:44
- He has room for improvement after his last real game. - 93NationalChampions 2022-05-09 21:59:55
- for me, it's 98.6 - mkovac 2022-05-09 15:35:05
  - Quite a different feel compared to - Homeboy73 2022-05-09 16:24:16
    - Call me "Stuck in '66" - mkovac 2022-05-09 17:52:39
      - That's a long time to be waiting...can you wait that long? - G.K.Chesterton 2022-05-09 18:31:44
        Great song. - mkovac 2022-05-09 19:08:26
        Those were the days! 😎 * - Homeboy73 2022-05-09 20:04:33
- Harder to determine more than ever. - sawingbatr 2022-05-09 14:02:11
- I think anything above 6 is based on blind faith - ndzippy 2022-05-09 12:44:49
- 7. Higher ceiling, lower floor than Kelly. - RockMcD 2022-05-09 12:41:12
- Not sure, but I think ND is a hard place to learn on the job * - RallyingSon 2022-05-09 12:09:22
  - Why? * - El Kabong 2022-05-09 13:37:24
    - Mainly our history with coaching hires. - RallyingSon 2022-05-09 15:05:33
    - Zero examples of anyone successfully doing it - nihilist in golf pants 2022-05-09 14:00:29
      - Aptitude and desire are needed. Davie had no aptitude but - Btd 2022-05-10 01:48:51
- 6- Likely elite defense with an offense that cant function - Nyirish08 2022-05-09 11:17:28
  - Best case is Rees takes another job 2 years in * - Btd 2022-05-10 01:50:44
- I'd go 8 - gordonbombay 2022-05-09 11:14:50
- Interpreting that this is longer term, I'm at an 8 - pmoose 2022-05-09 09:23:03
- Floor/ceiling discussions come into play - SixShutouts66 2022-05-08 21:55:49
  - There are other question marks - ACross 2022-05-09 15:09:48
- Recruiting puts 9-10 on the table - dinger9927 2022-05-08 19:59:02
- 5 or 7 this year. 9 no later than year 5. * - Manor76 2022-05-08 18:48:51
- Ask me after the OSU game. - 105Marquette 2022-05-08 17:45:50
- Will not be 1 - BIG MAC 2022-05-08 16:57:34
- 8 - Recruiting matters, but so does culture - nannywarth 2022-05-08 15:42:24
- I was somewhere around a 4 when they announced him. - OITLinebacker 2022-05-08 15:38:14
  - No it doesnt - ACross 2022-05-09 15:12:16
    - I'll assume you were replying to someone else. - OITLinebacker 2022-05-10 14:44:54
      - Yeah, I think this is meant for the post above re: culture * - LaughingTulkas 2022-05-10 15:21:52
    - It took you all of one game and six months on the job - mocopdx 2022-05-09 16:00:16
      - 3 year test - BIG MAC 2022-05-10 12:22:05
      - Well that is a well grounded post displaying disciplined - ACross 2022-05-09 17:27:13
        The irony - mocopdx 2022-05-09 17:33:34
        You might want to brush up on Fausts recruiting - ACross 2022-05-09 18:38:06
        Give Freeman a chance to complete his 2023 class - Jvan 2022-05-10 10:37:39
        Hunter played two years under Devine and Bell played one - Moff 2022-05-09 21:36:38
        There is a wide gulf between a blank slate - ACross 2022-05-09 22:26:29
        I was pretty sure I was done with ND football after 12 or - Moff 2022-05-09 22:54:57
        Because he’s the first since Holtz willing to do the entire - Btd 2022-05-10 01:58:18
  - If he doesn't succeed, it won't be for lack of effort. * - BIG MAC 2022-05-08 16:34:07
- 5 for the first two years, 8 beyond * - Widespread irish 2022-05-08 15:31:48
- Pole - CHUCKND 2022-05-08 15:26:55
- initialy a 7 in a few years an 8... I hope he grows into a 9 - quasimodo 2022-05-08 14:42:24
- 5 - wearendhockey 2022-05-08 14:37:28
- Im in a 7 range for his first year - guilfordnd 2022-05-08 13:57:56
- 9....Recruiting puts him over the top...... * - Wolfetone 2022-05-08 12:17:07
- My heart says 8, but my head says 5 - acrossdmiddle 2022-05-08 12:04:38
  - Regarding his staff - gordonbombay 2022-05-09 11:18:25
    - Oh he is not in demand - ACross 2022-05-09 15:16:59
- I think he will eventually be a 9+ - Vito56 2022-05-08 11:33:06
- 4. I think division I 1st time head coaches more often fail * - Father Nieuwland 2022-05-08 11:32:26
  - There's a correlation between prior HC experience and... - Scoop80 2022-05-08 14:06:42
    - This is the case folks made for Kelly, by the way. * - 84david 2022-05-09 11:23:44
      - BK's record as a HC wasn't in the same league as that of... - Scoop80 2022-05-09 14:03:49
    - This is probably the argument I would try to make. - mocopdx 2022-05-09 10:54:24
    - No doubt the Freeman hire is a gamble. - BIG MAC 2022-05-08 16:54:14
  - Most of the current top-tier HCs are first-timers. - revressbo 2022-05-08 12:26:33
    - You are stuffing the ballot box - ACross 2022-05-08 19:28:29
      - I’m doing no such thing. - revressbo 2022-05-08 22:23:51
        Swinney, in fact, had never even been a coordinator. * - 84david 2022-05-09 10:34:57
        In fact… - mocopdx 2022-05-08 23:06:32
      - I don’t think so. - mocopdx 2022-05-08 20:42:26
    - Agreed. It is certainly possible. I don’t think 40% is bad - Father Nieuwland 2022-05-08 13:10:37
      - Your first paragraph can certainly be read - BIG MAC 2022-05-08 18:32:21
- So hard to say. - mocopdx 2022-05-08 10:48:15
  - Recruiting class - gordonbombay 2022-05-09 11:21:38
  - Growing pains plus in-game decisions - BIG MAC 2022-05-08 16:25:27
    - I agree with all of that. - mocopdx 2022-05-08 16:29:14
- Early in Freeman's career as a head coach, I think - CountyKerry 2022-05-08 10:40:56
- A 7 for 2022; 8 for 2023, 9 by Freeman's 3rd year - Camarillo Brillo 2022-05-08 10:31:36
- between 3 and 5 - sb 2022-05-08 09:41:31
- Next year 8, beyond that upward trend * - El Kabong 2022-05-08 08:02:41
  - Agree if “next year” is this year * - T-Bone 2022-05-08 12:37:30
    - Next year will be this year next year. * - notra_dahm 2022-05-09 15:30:03
- I'd say 6 on his first year with growth - 47Bolcar 2022-05-08 07:18:52
- 8-9 over long haul. Why the optimism? - NDTwice 2022-05-07 22:27:54
  - Regarding #2, I heard Buck Belue on local radio last week. - G.K.Chesterton 2022-05-07 22:43:37
- With An experienced OC I would be very excited * - Fifthhorseman 2022-05-07 22:03:58
- At my age, I'm hoping for the second coming of Ara. 11 * - Irish72 2022-05-07 21:15:02
- Who knows? I’m happy with the uptick in recruiting, but - 84david 2022-05-07 20:54:05
- 5-6, but at least I won't hate his guts. - NDBass 2022-05-07 20:52:31
- If you had an 11 for "able to walk on water & stop the rain" - BeastOfBourbon 2022-05-07 20:41:21
- # 5 with a deep concern of it turning into a # 3 nightmare - Frank Drebin 2022-05-07 19:28:22
- Based on your scale: This year? 7. His entire tenure? 8. - revressbo 2022-05-07 19:22:48
- High hopes - OldIrishFan 2022-05-07 18:59:56
- I'll go 8 on that scale. - NDFanSince81 2022-05-07 18:42:05
- For sheer football results I'd say a 6 - BmoreIrish 2022-05-07 17:44:59
- 6/7 - Colonel Mustard 2022-05-07 17:10:28
- Confidence? About a 5 - Son of Galway 2022-05-07 17:01:32
- No idea - ACross 2022-05-07 16:54:13
  - Al Golden is Freeman's best hire - Jvan 2022-05-07 17:02:50
    - I think HCs should trust their coordinators. But I do think - 84david 2022-05-09 11:22:02
    - Yes sir. - Goldhelmethead 2022-05-07 20:52:40

4 star DL Devan Houstan is Irish! * - Endthecursein05 2022-05-07 16:12:38 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Also, he’s something like the fourth recruit… - austindomer 2022-05-08 10:27:26
- Great news. Freeman and staff are making impressive progress - 2ndstreeter 2022-05-07 16:38:50
- Good player at a critical position (interior DL) * - Jvan 2022-05-07 16:25:15

17 Weeks from Today, The Freeman Era Begins...Focus on OSU * - ND Harvey 2022-05-07 09:50:58 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- What would you call the last 22 weeks? * - NDFanSince81 2022-05-07 16:09:19
  - Proto-Freeman * - notra_dahm 2022-05-08 07:28:39
- Well…there was that other OSU * - ufl 2022-05-07 14:01:56
  - 0-1. "You are what your record says you are". - hibernianangst 2022-05-07 20:36:46

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