Jurkovec eligible immediately *

ND has another opportunity to make a Heisman candidate! *

Good Luck to Him....Go IRISH!!!! *

Seems like a good year to sit one out. *

Good luck to him-I hope we sack him 10 times with 5 picks

Nothing personal, just business.

In all seriousness, good for him on his eligibility, but I have no real feelings about his success or future going forward. I harbor no ill will, but I'm not as invested in his success as some of our Pennsylvania posters.

Heisman intro. 420 yds, 5 TDs. BKs head does a "Scanners" *

He knows all our secrets! *

Not having BK as his coach any longer, he deserved a break *

Good for him, he deserved it as much as JT Daniels

did and others that have gotten it. Justin Fields, Shea Patterson, and a few others..all got it for basically no good reason other than they had enough money to hire an attny to fight for it.

D'Eriq King who basically quit on Houston after 3 games last year, so he could red shirt and play this year behind a better OL, bolted for Miami and was given immediate eligibility.

So it'd been unfair to Jurkovec to be basically the only guy not getting the waiver. Hope he does well except against us.

I don't think that's the outcome Kelly was hoping for

now that BC is on the schedule.

If the BC line can contain JOK, Phil could decimate ND.

And I am so here for it.

Humor us all

You feel Phil didn't get his shot. Do you believe Ian should have been benched last year and if so what game?

Or do you feel that he should have competed for starting spot this season?

He should have had more reps in 2019 and given a true shot

for 2020.

I want ND to win but I understand this.

It's like throwing 100 bucks against your favorite team. It a hedge.

I hope that ND wins but if they don't, I hope it is at the hands of Jurkovec. Watching him put it to Brian Kelly would take away the sting of a loss to BC.

You shot from the hip without thinking..... *

You need a new hobby

Get lost

You took the crazy fangirl act to a new level here *

You are missing the point *

That's.....not cool *

You should be ashamed of yourself for posting that. *

I wouldn't worry about it. Kelly's QB transfer history

demonstrates beyond cavil that 1) his QB recruiting stinks, or 2) he ruins QBs once they get here, or both. If Phil does anything noteworthy for BC, he'll be the first Kelly QB transfer to do so.

his first pass will be a flea flicker that goes for a TD

he'll point up to the box first and say "eat it" to Rees and then do the point/stare down thing at Kelly saying "you never even let me do a flea flicker in practice arsehole"

Then, yes, I hope ND beats BC by 77 points

Has a ND QB transfer ever been any good?

Most kids who transfer due to playing time find it's really hard to start at other schools too.

Jake Kelchner went undefeated at West Virginia

He was giving Rick Mirer legit competition for the starting job after Tony Rice graduated. His collarbone was broken in the Blue-Gold game and he never got another chance at the job.

He had a pretty good senior season as QB at West Virginia, including an upset of the Miami Hurricanes with a last minute TD pass. Played in the CFL for a bit I think.

He played 1 game in the CFL and some in the Arena

Football League over 3 seasons.

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In the NFL, no.

He did play briefly in the CFL and then in the WLAF for a while. I remember seeing an interview with a European fan who was asked why he liked the Barcelona Dragons, and he responded that he liked them because of Tony Rice and Notre Dame.

True. What am I missing, not sure how that fits

into a factoid about Jake Kelchner?

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No, not at all. Just setting the record straight and also

I always followed Kelchner and Powlus closer than most as they grew up in the town next to mine.

George Curry rolled out a lot of talent in those days *

That's for sure. *

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I wish we still had that wealth. *

Why would Kelly recruit a running back?

They just take up a spot that an “athlete” needs

Kent Graham? *

Not Kelly as coach. He ruins every one he touches *

Many not so good. Wimbush, Zaire,

LoVecchio(?!), Keil, Crist, the pre-med fellow, Golson, etc. have not done so well after transferring. It’s a much longer list...

Zak Kustok was pretty good at NW *

Was Zach Fraser any good? *

He beat us *

This close to Burrow maybe isn't the best time to bring that

last point up. Jalen Hurts did pretty darn well for himself too, in my opinion.

Also, one thing that might make a difference here for Phil Jurkovec is he has had less time for Kelly to mess him up compared to the others.

But I do agree that 1 year, particularly as wonky as this one has no doubt been with spring and fall, probably isn't enough time to get PJ looking like Burrows out there.

I suspect he'll look great against ND on some plays, and terrible on most others. I hope long term though he'll be good just for his own sake.

I too want Phil to succeed

For 10 of the 11 games Fredo plays next season. I'll give you three guesses as to which game is the exception, and the first two don't count.

You've been listening to too much Doobie Bros on Yacht Rock. *

I keep forgettin'

You're not our QB anymore.
I keep forgettin' Kelly will never berate you again
I keep forgettin' how you made that so clear
I keep forgettin'....

Every time I cheer
Every time Phil plays, I smile
Every single throw
Too bad he could only stay a while

Hey I know it's hard for you
To give up on wearing gold and blue
But tell me how come I

Keep forgettin' you're not our QB anymore.
I keep forgettin' Kelly will never berate you again
I keep forgettin' how you made that so clear
I keep forgettin'....

Every time I hear
How playing for ND made you cry
How it went too far
And we all know the reason why

Why you had to go to a backup school
If this is true, then it's a fate so cruel
So tell me how come I...

NOTE: I know this isn't actually the Doobie Brothers, but it's close enough.

Takin’ it to BC! Phil’s takin’ it, takin’ it. Takin’ it to

BC!

So does that mean you are rooting against ND?

Or just ND's defense on that day?

WTF??? *

You miss last years game? The BC o-line was

completely overmatched by our front 7 all day. 4 sacks 9 TFL,
starters rested by mid 4th QTR.

I anticipate a 4 TD beatdown again. Phil is a really
good QB, but he will spend the game running for his
life and ducking.

ps: see the top of the board (under “crystal clear”)

I think that prediction is correct. *

not surprised coming from you *

Good grief *

Come on.

Do I wish Jurkovec has a good end to his college career? Of course. Do I wish that Boston College tears apart Notre Dame? Hell no, not ever. I hope Phil has a great year, and I hope BC loses to ND by 50.

Sometimes it seems like there are people on here who care more about BK’s suffering than the program’s success.

It’s not about BK suffering. I’d just like Phil J. to have

a chance to show what he can do. I do not believe he got a fair shot at ND.

How would you possibly know? *

You want Phil to show what he can do by decimating ND? *

I don’t want to lose to BC. I want Phil J. to have his turn.

I think he should have gotten his turn at ND.

We don't even know if he'll be starting at BC

There are 2 other QBs in the depth chart he'll be competing against, one of whom had 7 starts last year.

So you don't want Hamilton to pick him off 3 times or

JOK to sack him a few times?

Both of those things could very well happen and that will be

great to see.

I don’t think BC can contain JOK.

That's not what you said above *

Let’s see what he can do. Maybe he really is terrible. Maybe

he totally crushes. If he decimates our defense, if our guys can’t handle him, then there you have it.

I think he was treated terribly by this staff. Let him show out, if he can.

I don’t think you know anything about how he was treated *

Last August I posted in detail that BK said staff needed to

fix Phil’s mechanics and then later he lied about it.

Complete with cites and links.

You're saying you want Jurkovec to decimate ND? *

Day drinker *

What? *

It's worth a drink.

The kid deserves it.