*Notre Dame* - On Vacation

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  1. IrishLAX2

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    This. Every bit of this
     
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  2. CTownND

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    Most painful year in probably a decade outside of 2016 and one hell of a roller coaster. Going 0-2 and having Pyne looked like he had never touched a football before in the first quarter of Cal after opening the season in the top 5 made halftime of Cal about as low as I can remember feeling as an ND fan.

    To turn it around and go 8-2 from that moment with a big win over Clemson and a couple other road games where we looked legitimately good was pretty solid, though. I'm not claiming this is a good year by any means but if we all were told we'd have 10.25 games of Pyne this year, I'm not sure anyone would have thought we'd go 8-4.

    This year will almost have to be considered "Incomplete" until we see what moves we make in the off-season. Quite apparent what we need, now we need to go and do it. Will be a brutal schedule next year (way too early to look but I assume USC, Clemson, and OSU will all be top 5 and USC - gulp - might be pre-season #1 or #2 if they make the playoffs) but the expectations should be 10-2 and a NYD Bowl game next year given the upgrade at QB and talent we retain.
     
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  3. Rise

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    Transfer portal already getting wild.
     
  4. IrishLAX2

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    BK about to go ham on kids leaving TAMU
     
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  5. NilesIrish

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    Oh, the Terek kid is committed, Front page of II
     
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  6. Rise

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    Seems like basically any g5 above average starter is out along with any p5 underclassman who doesn’t see a path to playing next year. Pretty wild
     
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  7. IHHH

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    Rees has this stuff figured out


     
  8. Rise

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    Lol at the exact same time they announced fickel
     
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  9. IrishLAX2

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    Oh goodness. The media push for both Tommy Rees *and* Drew Pyne has begun.
     
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  10. Rise

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    I am convinced that some ga has a mf voice modifier. You hear this from every single recruit.


    On playing for head coach Marcus Freeman

    “Coach Freeman is awesome. I’ve been talking to him a bunch. Probably every other day I was talking on the phone with him. The relationship we’ve built is great. He’s awesome.”
     
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  11. Rise

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    Just wait until we start hearing how dominant Buchner looks in the spring
     
  12. IrishLAX2

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    “I know many were disappointed about Tommy Rees’ insistence on not hitting the Transfer Portal this off-season, but I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt whoever wins this quarterback battle is going to have a huge year for the Irish.”
     
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  13. Rise

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    Two headed monster coming. Pyne to hand it off and Buchner to run wildcat
     
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  14. Rise

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    Same hs as Chris watt
     
  15. IrishLAX2

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    Or even better, they’re going to try to tell us that a true two QB system can work
     
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  16. IrishLAX2

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    Shit, I got beat!
     
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  17. NilesIrish

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    His energy level makes me worry about my own health.
     
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  18. theregionsitter

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    I think you guys are mistaking the message here:

    1) they are saying basically jfc Rees managed to do this with Pyne, give him a break
    2) Pyne deserves a P5 transfer opportunity so they are hyping him up cuz he’s probably legitimately a good person

    Pyne is leaving after the Bowl, he has his degree
     
  19. laxjoe

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    Reason #1 I had to unfollow on Twitter everyone in this post earlier this year
     
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  20. Rise

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    I think that’s right. But we are running out of excuses for Rees. First it was the oline and wr coaches now it’s the qb. What will it be next year? Mf not wanting to open up the offense to save the defense?
     
  21. IrishLAX2

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    Peloquin with some interesting Twitter follows lately…

    Safety FCS All American from Marist College


    Kent State WR


    Oh and Devin Leary’s dad.
     
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  22. theregionsitter

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    no next year if it doesn’t work, MF will be in job save mode so he will punt him
     
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  23. laxjoe

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    Is ND catfishing recruits now? Deadspin with the exclusive!!
     
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  24. Rise

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    Yes we need better slueths on twitter. Michigan has like 10 guys who track the entire football departments follows.
     
  25. IrishLAX2

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    It’s tough to get excited for it when we’re targeting non-P5 players and dads.
     
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  26. laxjoe

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    Watch out for ND to take a visit to Kansas this year
     
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  27. NilesIrish

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    We had a historically "good" offense over the last 6 weeks, Rees is 100% safe unless he wants out, his buddies firing off propaganda is to be expected.
     
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  28. IrishLAX2

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    That doesn’t make it hurt any less.
     
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  29. Rise

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    Nd finished with the second to last ranking in red zone defense As far as td percentage. Talk about shitting the bed on something they touted as a focus
     
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  30. NilesIrish

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    True.
     
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  31. lomcevak

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    The offensive struggles weren't all that surprising, especially once Buchner got hurt. Poor QB and WR recruiting really fucked them.

    I'm very surprised with the defense. Overall, they were solid but some of the underlying numbers weren't great and they were a very poor situational defense. Given the limitations of the offense, it was not a good combo.

    And for as good as the punt block team was, the return game... Woof
     
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  32. IrishLAX2

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    Lincoln Riley having Caleb punt last night just to keep our block team off the field was such a kick in the gonads
     
  33. Rise

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    Kelly losing that mickens kid to osu. Never understood why we didn’t push
     
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  34. Rise

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    Some smoke that Leary is going to Illinois with his bro. So can likely cross that one off

    edit: maybe not that definitive.
     
  35. NilesIrish

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    Saw that too, also sounds like he comes from an ND family. I'm guessing he would pick ND if given the choice.
     
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  36. theregionsitter

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    NIL games, think ND just passed

    he’s good, wish ND would’ve pursued sooner before the LSU shit but alas Keon
     
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  37. Rise

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    Oh this is rich. I guess the Stanford band did a skit about lds against byu that has gotten some people fired up and byu may take one of the Stanford commits who is also offended
     
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  38. IrishLAX2

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    Peloquin also following another grad transfer safety prospect from Bucknell

    So apparently they’re safety shopping
     
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  39. IHHH

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    :(
     
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  40. Rise

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    Probably has to do more with the current guys being not great
     
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  41. IHHH

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    and Joseph going pro, it kind of hit me after I posted
     
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  42. theregionsitter

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    there are no current guys after this season really
     
  43. Rise

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    True as well.
     
  44. NDfanPSUgrad

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    Anyone post the pic yet of Caleb’s painted nails. Classy
     
  45. Rise

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    Whatever kid is a head case but talented enough to do what he wants. Here’s to hoping he’s crazy enough to sit next season out
     
  46. IHHH

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    Nothing burger
     
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  47. Good Effort! Good Game!

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    He does it every game. Not a one off or something ND specific. Kind of funny, I wish we could get a QB with that much swag. Only guys I can recall with any semblance of big show personality were Kyren & Dex (prob missing a few)
     
  48. laxjoe

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    Can’t actually find the image of him doing it. I’m guessing NBC has removed any images from the internet
     
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  49. IHHH

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    I do not think that’s drew pyne imho

    although the height seems similar
     
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