Keep wondering if they are going to get the DE committed to OU and Abiara goes there once they cut him loose?
Loy gonna let us know about usc negative recruiting that went too far with Riley. Riley mentioned a couple of times in the interview that a key to his visit to Nd is that he saw it was diverse...makes me think USC was saying Nd was all white peoples or something.
We sure seem to do a good job containing our covid cases to people that don’t actually play. although the way prister worded his tweet makes me think he knows who it is and it’s not an insignificant player.
At this point I’m all for just ending the regular season and getting to the conference championship game. Nobody outside the ACC seems like they’re going to end up playing 10 regular season games.
If there was ever a year to expand to 8 teams. Give the BYUs and Cincinnati and coastal Carolina a chance.
Riley was such a big re-add (talent and position need) and the fact that he visited with his dad in Oct makes me feel a lot better about him. He was one of the few kids (Diggs is another) who had not visited campus so it makes it tough to view them as a firm commit. Being #2 in the country I'm sure helped too although he did visit before we beat Clemson.
also Ceyair Wright is visiting ND again in early Dec (this will be his second time visiting in Dec after coming to the banquet last year) I know he's an actor and West Coast kid but 2 trips on your own dime, the 2nd of which you can't even see the coaches or the players is saying quite a bit
G5 teams have inflated rankings because none of them played against P5 non-conference games. If the expand the playoffs to 6 or 8, sure maybe give them a look but no way in hell should they be considered for a four team playoff. It'd be one thing if Cinci had a win over a team like Tennessee, Iowa, Illinois to reach for a transitive property data point but we don't even have that
Bama ND OSU Clemson Cincinnati BYU Oregon/USC winner One of Liberty, Coastal, ATM, Wisky/IU winner, but UF beating Bama in the eliminates this one.
If ND ends up 11-1 with a respectable loss to Clemson in the ACC title game, you're going to have a tough time convincing me that anyone else should be in above us. The other options would be like: -6-1 Wisconsin with a Big 10 Champ loss to OSU -One loss 7-1 / 8-1 Texas A&M without an invite to SEC title game -Undefeated Oregon or USC who didn't play a non Pac 12 team -Undefeated Cinci, who didn't play a P5 team
If there is one thing to hope for it’s that Indiana upsets Ohio State and locks them out of the picture. Ohio state would only have 7 games and no conference championship game. (Maryland cancelled)
Guys please lets just focus on our immediate goal of winning the ACC and trolling the fuck out of everyone for the rest of our lives.
Fingers crossed we will have be tied with the highest regular season Acc winning percentage (and probably all time if you factor in the number of acc games).
I'm betting in MACtion games where I know nothing about any of the teams. I might be a degenerate gambler.
Bryan was rated as a SIX star kicker by the kicking guru guy. Though I have lost faith in special teams gurus after the long snapper guy said the long snapper we got last year was the best ever and he does not even start over a walk on
I’m all for taking a kicker but the offer list does not scream six stars Bryan also held offers from Air Force, Army, Colorado, Navy and Yale.
With Patterson out I’m hoping they move Hainsey inside to C and drop Lugg at his most natural position at RT. Feel like I heard Hainsey was taking snaps at C early in the season largely in part because of COVID and having multiple people prepared. Honestly think it helps Hainsey draft wise as well as I think he’s probably a later round guy and showing C versatility could slide him up the board. Edit: saw someone earlier ask if Patterson makes the protection calls and if that is the case have to think Hainsey would be perfect to take that responsibility.