'15 LA OLB Bo Wallace (Arizona State Verbal)

TheTurningPoint · Jun 9, 2014

I believe he has been the CAT LB ND had been searching for so long for. Now that we do not have a CAT...I think he would be a DE if he came to ND.

Luckylucci · Jun 9, 2014

IrishTP said:
I believe he has been the CAT LB ND had been searching for so long for. Now that we do not have a CAT...I think he would be a DE if he came to ND.

Haha, exactly.

GBdomer · Jun 11, 2014

per Loy

Oklahoma is very much in the mix as well, but keep an eye on LSU … An offer from the Tigers could hurt Notre Dame’s chances.

BleedBlueGold · Jun 13, 2014

Per Intel: Parents are in ND's corner.

Edit: With that said, can someone clear up the LB situation moving forward? You have Hilliard, Bilal, Wallace, Masina, and I'm sure others that I'm forgetting that are all high on ND. Am I correct in thinking there's two spots left and they belong to Hilliard and Bilal if/when they want them?

md_bennett · Jun 13, 2014

I believe I've read that Wallace could be viewed as a WDE when he puts on a few pounds, but if he is purely linebacker it's going to be a tough squeeze there. After our haul last year I think we may be in for having to turn somebody down that really wants to be at ND. Hilliard is a take no matter what and I could possibly see taking Bilal and another elite LB but I am more confident in 3 at this point.

Luckylucci · Jun 13, 2014

He's a defensive ATH. Start at LB but most likely grow into WDE. Pretty long kid. Also, Adonis Thomas has us in his top 3. With be tough to overcome UF but we get two days for II to make an impression. Jerome Baker is another name.

Irishman77 · Jun 13, 2014

Hillard and baker would surpass the tuitt and lynch haul.

md_bennett · Jun 13, 2014

Hilliard, Baker, Thomas, Masina, Bilal, Wallace, Conner...did I miss anybody important?

BeauBenken · Jun 13, 2014

md_bennett said:
Hilliard, Baker, Thomas, Masina, Bilal, Wallace, Conner...did I miss anybody important?

Coney.

He's been offered. Conner hasn't.

md_bennett · Jun 13, 2014

BeauBenken said:
Coney.

He's been offered. Conner hasn't.

Yep mixed them up. Thanks.

Luckylucci · Jun 13, 2014

Arthur McGinnis who will be here for II has Manti as his favorite player. Below is 247's list of all ND's offers at each position for those who care.

Notre Dame 2015 Football Offers

BleedBlueGold · Jun 13, 2014

md_bennett said:
Hilliard, Baker, Thomas, Masina, Bilal, Wallace, Coney...did I miss anybody important?

And basically 3 spots left for those 7 guys?

Luckylucci · Jun 13, 2014

BleedBlueGold said:
And basically 3 spots left for those 7 guys?

2 LB spots left.

BleedBlueGold · Jun 13, 2014

Luckylucci said:
2 LB spots left.

Sorry. I was just going by the Master List saying 1-2 for OLB and 1-2 for ILB. I figured 4 tops. And Barajas is the only LB committed in this class so far

ResLife Hero · Jun 13, 2014

Luckylucci said:
He's a defensive ATH. Start at LB but most likely grow into WDE. Pretty long kid. Also, Adonis Thomas has us in his top 3. With be tough to overcome UF but we get two days for II to make an impression. Jerome Baker is another name.

This is one of the things I like about the 4-3. In a 3-4, we had to find huge guys to play DE so we were asking a lot of tweeners to play LB and drop. The 4-3 lets us take athletic LBs who excel early at pass rushing, bulk them up a bit and have them play DE. I think Yeargin from last class would have been a solid 4-3 DE but might have struggled as a 3-4 LB. I see a lot of similarities between him and Wallace so the classification of "defensive ATH" fits.

Buster Bluth · Jun 13, 2014

Luckylucci said:
2 LB spots left.

That's super frustrating. I like Bilal more than Barajas, I see him as a moderately-wealthy man's Hilliard.

Could Baker play offense?

ResLife Hero · Jun 13, 2014

Buster Bluth said:
That's super frustrating. I like Bilal more than Barajas, I see him as a moderately-wealthy man's Hilliard.

Could Baker play offense?

Land Baker, Bilal and Wallace. Move Wallace to WDE. Everyone wins.

Rack Em · Jun 13, 2014

Buster Bluth said:
That's super frustrating. I like Bilal more than Barajas, I see him as a moderately-wealthy man's Hilliard.

Could Baker play offense?

Yeah RB. But I don't know how much the staff likes him there.

Buster Bluth · Jun 13, 2014

ResLife Hero said:
Land Baker, Bilal and Wallace. Move Wallace to WDE. Everyone wins.

Hilliard?

ResLife Hero · Jun 13, 2014

Buster Bluth said:
Hilliard?

My bad. Thought he was a take regardless, and we were discussing 2 spots after that. Misread it though...

STLDomer · Jun 13, 2014

Id like Bilal and Hilliard. OSU can take Baker and Connor as consolation prize.

Buster Bluth · Jun 13, 2014

Baker is a god damn stud though.

Luckylucci · Jun 13, 2014

STLDomer said:
Id like Bilal and Hilliard. OSU can take Baker and Connor as consolation prize.

I think that would be ideal as well and is probably the most likely still. Bilal brings something that the others don't being smaller but very good speed in the open field. With that said, there is no way I'm turning down any of the previously mentioned LB's if they want to commit before Bilal.

ResLife Hero · Jun 13, 2014

Just have a hard time seeing how we turn away Baker. You'd think we could redshirt any combination of Barajas, Bilal and Baker to help stagger the eligibility a bit.

And just because it's Bo's thread, I still think he would be a solid addition at DE with the aforementioned LB group.

STLDomer · Jun 13, 2014

Luckylucci said:
I think that would be ideal as well and is probably the most likely still. Bilal brings something that the others don't being smaller but very good speed in the open field. With that said, there is no way I'm turning down any of the previously mentioned LB's if they want to commit before Bilal.

Yeah I like Baker, Masina and Thomas more than Bilal but I honestly don't think we land any of them though we are in their top 4 probably for all of them. The confidence on IE is a little too high IMO on Baker and I think he goes to OSU, Thomas likes us a lot but I don't see us overcoming UF and Masina I think ends up at on the West coast.

Coney would be an interesting decision vs Bilal. I prefer Bilal but I certainly wouldn't want to say no to Coney.

Id say no to McGinnis vs Bilal

Ironman8 · Jun 24, 2014

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Irish&#55356;&#57152;</p>— Marshall Bo Wallace (@_BoWallace) <a href="https://twitter.com/_BoWallace/statuses/481509719337484289">June 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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jerboski · Jun 24, 2014

Ironman8 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Irish&#55356;&#57152;</p>— Marshall Bo Wallace (@_BoWallace) <a href="https://twitter.com/_BoWallace/statuses/481509719337484289">June 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Nice tweet!!

Ironman8 · Jun 24, 2014

He went on to list a number of other schools just like that after.

FLDomer · Jun 24, 2014

Ironman8 said:
He went on to list a number of other schools just like that after.

But we were first...right

md_bennett · Jun 24, 2014

Ironman8 said:
He went on to list a number of other schools just like that after.

Yes and one was the Gophers....I am confused by their inclusion with those names.

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