'10 KY OL Tate Nichols (Notre Dame Signee)

[rtrn2glory]

no need to rush into things...hope he's fully 100% whenever they decide to turn him loose

 

[GUknights75]

Has there been any news on the progress of Tate? After watching Golic get manhandled last weekend (I love the kid and he brings great chemistry to the team but let's be honest here) we need him back to keep some pressure off of Golson and so that Lombard can go back to his spot at Right Guard.

 

[irishknight35]

Lombard didn't really have that great of a game either. Really need to get Tate back if for nothing else to give the starters a breather every now and then.

I wonder if pass protecting most of the game was fatiguing them towards the end of the but it just seemed like silly technique errors which tends to happen when one gets tired.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Lombard didn't really have that great of a game either. Really need to get Tate back if for nothing else to give the starters a breather every now and then.

I wonder if pass protecting most of the game was fatiguing them towards the end of the but it just seemed like silly technique errors which tends to happen when one gets tired.

Not to mention Lombard was playing in his second career NCAA game.

 

[GUknights75]

Lombard didn't really have that great of a game either. Really need to get Tate back if for nothing else to give the starters a breather every now and then.

I wonder if pass protecting most of the game was fatiguing them towards the end of the but it just seemed like silly technique errors which tends to happen when one gets tired.

I believe Tate will play when he comes back, maybe take a week to get back into the swing of things but we have a guard playing the blindside Tackle (Golson is a lefty) and Tate is 6'8" 320 lbs. I know Lombard was in the mix for the starting RT position but Nichols won the job b/c he was a better pass blocker, that is why Lombard was moved to guard (will be a vast improvement to Golic when this happens).

IMO, it takes more energy to run block than to pass block.

 

[Chamellion]

I believe Tate will play when he comes back, maybe take a week to get back into the swing of things but we have a guard playing the blindside Tackle (Golson is a lefty) and Tate is 6'8" 320 lbs. I know Lombard was in the mix for the starting RT position but Nichols won the job b/c he was a better pass blocker, that is why Lombard was moved to guard (will be a vast improvement to Golic when this happens).

IMO, it takes more energy to run block than to pass block.

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[pkt77242]

I believe Tate will play when he comes back, maybe take a week to get back into the swing of things but we have a guard playing the blindside Tackle (Golson is a lefty) and Tate is 6'8" 320 lbs. I know Lombard was in the mix for the starting RT position but Nichols won the job b/c he was a better pass blocker, that is why Lombard was moved to guard (will be a vast improvement to Golic when this happens).

IMO, it takes more energy to run block than to pass block.

It is my understanding (I could be wrong) that Lombard won the RT job. It is more likely that N. Martin, Hanratty or Hegarty beat out Golic.

 

[BGIF]

Subluxation of the patella. So it kind of slid out of place, just needs to be put back with rest, and then muscles stregthened so that it doesn't happen again.

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Has it been enough time?

 

[GUknights75]

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yeah oops.....My bad, I for some reason had the Michael Vick comparison in my head. To make it clear (and yes I did double check) Golson is indeed a Right handed thrower.....smh

 

[GUknights75]

It is my understanding (I could be wrong) that Lombard won the RT job. It is more likely that N. Martin, Hanratty or Hegarty beat out Golic.

I actually don't believe that there was an actual starter named (I should have said "I believe he would win the job") during camp before the injury(at least I couldn't find anything). From what was being reported though Nichols was very impressive during spring and fall camps. It just made the most sense to me that Tate was going to be the starter at RT and Lombard would be the starting RG and backup RT. Get your best 5 OL on the field. Tate, bc of his size compared to EG's, wouldn't be a good fit at guard IMO and has long arms which are ideal for pass blocking.


those were some sloppy posts, my apologies.

 

[Buster Bluth]

6'8 and 320. That would have been nice to use against Michigan State.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

For everybody who wants to criticize the offensive line, watch what happens to other offenses against Short & Co., particularly UofM the week after we play them. If that doesn't work, go out and play them yourself. I bet this is the best defensive front that ND faces this year.

 

[Buster Bluth]

I'd probably take Michigan State's DL over Purdue's. But Purdue's matched up better against the Irish (from their perspective). I'd rather have Martin facing Gholston than Golic facing Short.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

See, excepting your point, which I agree with, I think that all three from PU are better than all of MSU's. Short beat Cave, too. It is a fiction to believe the offensive breakdown was all Golic's. With PU if Kerrigan were back I doubt he would start.

 

[Buster Bluth]

Can you imagine Short and Kerrigan on the same squad?! YIKES.

And I thought the SEC had all of the DL talent...

 

[Bogtrotter07]

I am thinking that is about what we saw. I talked to two people from Purdue, that are kind of in the know, and with all respect to Kerrigan, they think this team has at least two de's that eclipse his talent, including Russel.

 

[Buster Bluth]

I am thinking that is about what we saw. I talked to two people from Purdue, that are kind of in the know, and with all respect to Kerrigan, they think this team has at least two de's that eclipse his talent, including Russel.

Two guys better than a B1G lineman of the year, first-team All-American, and 16th overall pick?

I'm doubtful.

 

[Woneone]

For everybody who wants to criticize the offensive line, watch what happens to other offenses against Short & Co., particularly UofM the week after we play them. If that doesn't work, go out and play them yourself. I bet this is the best defensive front that ND faces this year.

I couldn't agree more.

They get both Michigan and Wisconsin in West Lafayette, and I think they win both. They will give Braxton Miller and Ohio State all they can handle in Columbus (going to difficult for Miller without gaping holes to run through).

After this season is over, I bet this Purdue win looks 10x better than it does at this moment.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Mayok said something about it in the game, too. And when I watched Russel, I don't remember Martin having that kind of problem two years ago . . .

 

[Buster Bluth]

We should be cognizant of Marve's ACL injury. That will cost them some games.

I'd love to see them knock of Ohio State and Michigan though.

 

[Rizzophil]

I think Tate's injury is more serious than the program is letting on. 1) He had knee surgery in the past. 2) R Stanley burned his redshirt knowing that Tate wasn't available.

 

[Buster Bluth]

Stanley could have burnt it because of Prestwood's absence too.

 

[NYMIKE6]

2) R Stanley burned his redshirt knowing that Tate wasn't available.

He did not burn it yet. He played in the Navy game, but hasn't since. Kelly could quite possibly shelf him and reserve a 5th.

 

[Buster Bluth]

Huh?

If you play in one play you're redshirt is spent unless you're injured.

 

[Ironman8]

If BK wanted I am sure he could use an injury (happens all the time), but I think we might not be able to have Stanley redshirt if he is the 3rd man in at tackle and Nichols has his reoccuring knee issue.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Mike is okay, he just confused ND with the SEC for a quick second. This conversation took place elsewhere. How can you blame him, the SEC regularly plays young players in two or three games to test the water, then they come up "injured" to medred 1 year.

So does anyone know anything about Tate?

 

[peoriairish]

yeah oops.....My bad, I for some reason had the Michael Vick comparison in my head. To make it clear (and yes I did double check) Golson is indeed a Right handed thrower.....smh

Maybe you're thinking of Zaire, the '13 commit. He's a lefty.

As for the sublux rehab, for him to get back to D1 shape, could take 6-8 weeks or so. The first 4 weeks of any muscle re-training is just the brain relearning how to properly recruit that muscle, then the muscle grows. I can't remember when this happened, but his rehab should be moving along well.

 

[NYMIKE6]

Huh?

If you play in one play you're redshirt is spent unless you're injured.

Correct... So technically he could play a couple snaps each game but not after 5 games (i think) then they could give him a medical "redshirt".

 

[BeauBenken]

Considering all the linemen we will have coming in, it's not necessarily a bad thing that Stanley will be playing.

 

[NYMIKE6]

Considering all the linemen we will have coming in, it's not necessarily a bad thing that Stanley will be playing.

True, the only thing is, if we do use up a 1 year of eligibility i hope he sees some meaningful snaps even if it is in mop up fashion.