Alright, let's not mope too hard here. We're on our way to putting together three straight top 10 classes and for years we've know we were a QB away from at least being competitive in the postseason. We're not OSU, Bama, or Georgia, but we're definitely in that tier right under that should expect a shot at "putting it all together" and competing for a title.
Love Dantes abilities. He's not the same type of guy Herbert is. I'd say he could be better in college though. His skills translate to college game really clean
Lol something must have gone very wrong at the end. Nd not in the top group and d saying there is no way they still recruit him
Wouldn’t be surprised if emotions got involved at some point. You could tell during his elite 11 interview when they mentioned ND there was no love. He’ll for sure line his pockets but he’s not winning a natty on that soft ass squad
I think it’s fair to say there’s a clear lack of alignment in values at play here. I wish him well but he and his family made it clear they wanted something beyond what ND was willing to give. I’m fine with that. The coaches made the right call.
I’m guessing there are some hurt feelings on either side. Rees and MF for this guy stringing them along, and the Moore family for taking leverage away. As someone else said, chalk it up to a young staff, but let’s not lose the fact that Kelly would have either reached on a RKG or not had a backup plan.
Not getting Dante is fine, thats recruiting but the fact that it cost ND Vizzina or even Avery Johnson is what pisses me off
Looking forward to Carr not reclassifying and then getting bags thrown at him for the next 15+ months
Half these guys we aren’t signing are going to be transferring by then anyway. We go to the portal and grab a stop gap a la Coan. We will be fine.
Guys Angeli is going to be a Heisman winner That performance he put up in the BG game scared Dante's ass off
Any QB with any confidence/foresight should not be concerned with up front NIL. The QB at ND led by Marcus Freeman is going to do quite well.
So the back story on Dante is… literally exactly what everyone was saying in real time? I want my money back
hey, i kinda like oregon, mainly because i thought dennis dixon was beyond awesome, dont make me hate yall for being all factually correct
I’m just goofin. Better Moore land at Oregon than Michigan, right? the only thing I’ll say is that you guys have a much more complicated depth chart than Oregon. Our QB rooms stinks. Moore was getting paid at Oregon, ND, UM, TAMU — that part is sour grapes. Had you not taken Carr he’s going to South Bend
i dont think the last part is true, i think that ship had already sailed at that point. I think we all agree he was getting paid everywhere, I do think there was a switch somewhere in his recruitment (prolly around that Nico deal) where he decided (and probably rightfully so) letting the amount of money he could get now could be life changing and optimizing that instead of just fit was a serious part of the equation. Im happy with Carr and whoever we are getting this or next cycle if carr reclassifies though, hope Moore does well, seems like a good kid
Not that this part matters but everything we’ve heard is that Oregon can’t compete with the Tenn, TAMU, Miami deals. Oregon has Nike influence but Phil Knight isn’t writing blank checks (yet)
Granted, most won’t believe it considering the state of our recruiting class, but the very strong rumor out of ND is that we won’t and never will offer guaranteed money. Sure, we push the hell out of the exposure ND can provide for a kid once he’s here, but no specific monetary deals upfront. That pitch seems to be very strong for the lesser position group players since most of them aren’t getting guaranteed deals anyway, but it’s not competitive for top QBs these days. Not having a strong QB pedigree as it is also isn’t helping. Whether or not Keon Keeley sticks will be interesting to watch because given his ranking and position, he will command large upfront bags.
by the way, LSU picked up Jalen Brown, a kid from Miami who is hella fast and really early on in the process said some positive stuff about ND that of course never led to anything
I am not sure how it works. That would be interesting. All rumors tight low but coming from a lot of places.
He gets one free transfer and one grad transfer. I assume he’d be eligible right away. We heard the rumors as well.