'11 TX ATH Cam McDaniel (Signed Notre Dame LOI)

[scUM Hater]

Kinda old for a college football player to have a kid isn't he?

 

[Domina Nostra]

Congrats!

 

[Domina Nostra]

Kid needs to get some respect. He's a very good, very smart player.

 

[Riddickulous]

Our running game sucked, but he was our best back tonight. Would not be denied on his TD run.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Missed this from the RICE Game - Look at how <a href="https://twitter.com/cammcdaniel33">@cammcdaniel33</a> knocked his guy back on the opening kickoff: <a href="http://t.co/YkzAmvxAcS">pic.twitter.com/YkzAmvxAcS</a></p>— Aaron Horvath (@NDSportsBlogger) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDSportsBlogger/status/508988741911060481">September 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Bogtrotter07]

Our running game sucked, but he was our best back tonight. Would not be denied on his TD run.

He also had a nice catch and instrumental first down on our 1:24 sec touchdown drive before half time!

 

[ulukinatme]

Some twat sat behind me all game, was pretty wasted, and kept complaining every time Cam got the ball. "Greg Bryant should be getting every carry, McDaniel shouldn't even see the field." Cam ended up with the highest average yards per carry among the backs though, and also had two big receptions.

 

[greyhammer90]

Would not at all mind if we kept getting 3 stars from Texas. They seem to be well prepared/coached for the college game and just the right amount of pissed off.

 

[wizards8507]

Some twat sat behind me all game, was pretty wasted, and kept complaining every time Cam got the ball. "Greg Bryant should be getting every carry, McDaniel shouldn't even see the field." Cam ended up with the highest average yards per carry among the backs though, and also had two big receptions.

Did he say racist stuff? The guy in front of me at the Rice game was saying racist stuff the entire time.

 

[ulukinatme]

Did he say racist stuff? The guy in front of me at the Rice game was saying racist stuff the entire time.

He was in Section 10, Row F. I don't recall any racist stuff, but he would NOT shut up about Greg, despite Cam playing very well and giving us some first downs. I thought he might be Koon for a moment.

 

[Cackalacky]

He was in Section 10, Row F. I don't recall any racist stuff, but he would NOT shut up about Greg, despite Cam playing very well and giving us some first downs. I thought he might be Koon for a moment.

People are truly clueless...

I said it in the game day threads for both Rice and Michigan. He is by far the most consistent and does all the little things right. Bryant and Folston do not.

 

[ulukinatme]

People are truly clueless...

I said it in the game day threads for both Rice and Michigan. He is by far the most consistent and does all the little things right. Bryant and Folston do not.

I agree. There's a reason Cam get's the touches he gets, I trust the coaches. I don't want to take anything away from Bryant and Folston, both are special and explosive, but they're not complete in all aspects of the game. I hope they learn from Cam and continue to hone all the little things to become more complete and consistent backs.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> RB Cam McDaniel is a semifinalist for the <a href="https://twitter.com/NFFNetwork">@NFFNetwork</a>'s William V. Campbell Trophy, the nation's top scholar-athlete award.</p>— Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) <a href="https://twitter.com/Matt_Fortuna/status/515168063268745216">September 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

https://notredame.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1704220

Cam McDaniel just won’t go away.

He doesn’t care what you think of him or how talented you perceive his competition to be. You can take to social media and pound the drum for who you perceive to be more talented than him.

You can point to the productivity of sophomore Tarean Folston, who took over as Notre Dame’s lead back four games. You can marvel at Greg Bryant’s immense talent.

McDaniel just doesn’t care. Well, actually he cares a lot, which is why he wants to show you the next opportunity he gets that you are wrong.

“For me it’s the same thing it’s always been: making sure I’m ready when my number is called,” said McDaniel, the 5-foot-10, 205-pound quad-captain out of Coppell, Texas.

“That’s been the theme ever since I’ve been here. Even some of my close friends and relatives tell me -- when I’m a little bit frustrated because maybe I don’t get as much playing time -- ‘Hey, just make sure you’re ready when your number is called. When opportunity comes and you thrive, that speaks volumes.’”

If McDaniel’s physical actions had an audible sound, they would scream with jet-engine level decibels. He was doubted after carrying 301 times for 1,906 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior at Coppell High, arriving at Notre Dame with sprinter and son of NFL hierarchy George Atkinson III.

McDaniel was figuratively placed on the backburner with the arrival of big-back Will Mahone, and even more so when five-star Bryant and four-star Folston arrived.

Yet it was McDaniel who paced the 2013 squad in rushing attempts (152) and rushing yards (705) while tying for the team-lead in touchdowns. Just when it appeared that McDaniel might finally fade away as his collegiate career wound down - he carried just 10 times in a three-game stretch against North Carolina, Florida State and Navy - he surfaced again last week at Arizona State when the Irish needed somebody to slow down the Sun Devils’ pass-rushing avalanche.

Sometimes, gaining respect and getting another chance require an appeal from McDaniel to the coaching staff.

“I recall him coming into my office prior to the Stanford game and telling me - telling me, underline telling me - that he should be starting against Stanford because that’s his kind of game, and that’s Cam,” said Irish head coach Brian Kelly.

“We did start him against Stanford because that is his kind of game. He carries himself with a great deal of confidence and it shows itself.”

With McDaniel, confidence seems to be an insufficient description. It’s above and beyond confidence, which is why he objects to a nickname that is intended to be a compliment, but somehow falls short of accurate and fuels him to achieve more.

“I don’t think verbatim I’ve ever said I don’t like that nickname,” said McDaniel when asked about being called Mr. Reliable. “Maybe it bothers me sometimes because I don’t want to necessarily be like an insurance policy guy. I feel like I have the potential to be a starter on any team. I walk with that confidence in knowing that.

“I want people to understand I just don’t see myself that way. They can see me that way. That’s fine. You can have your own perspective of who you think Cam McDaniel is. But I know who I am and I know what I’m capable of.”

When the Irish return to Notre Dame Stadium this weekend to take on Northwestern in the 10th game of the season, McDaniel likely won’t add to his three starts in 2014, which was the number he reached in ’13.

But he’ll be standing along the sideline in his No. 33 jersey, ready at a moment’s notice as he was last season when he carried 16 times for 56 yards against Purdue, 16 times for 40 hard-earned yards against Michigan State, 15 times for 82 yards versus Arizona State, 18 times for 97 yards against USC, 24 times for 117 yards versus BYU, and 17 times for 80 yards against Rutgers.

When McDaniel led the Irish in rushing in ’13, Notre Dame was 7-0. He’s led Notre Dame in rushing just twice this season - versus Michigan and Stanford - both Irish victories.

“That’s Cam,” Kelly said. “He’s such a gritty, tough, competitive kid. He’s always been counted out, whether it was in middle school or high school or Notre Dame.

“He finds a way to help your football team. That’s his story and he continues to compete. He’s a great leader for us as well.”

Notre Dame needed his leadership last weekend in Tempe when Folston had difficulty picking up blitzes coming from the Arizona State defense. Enter McDaniel. Problem solved. The bonus was a pair of one-yard touchdown runs during Notre Dame's 28-0 run.

“My mentality is I’m just going to hit you as hard as I can,” McDaniel said. “Hit you in the face and you’re not going to get to my quarterback.

“Sometimes that works; sometimes they may throw you out of the barn. But as long as you’re in the way for a little bit, that can be enough for Ev(erett Golson) to get the pass off.”

Call him Mr. Reliable to his face at your own risk, and yet few monikers are more accurate.

“I just want to make sure I’m that teammate that’s ready whenever my number is called,” McDaniel said. “I think it does. The results speak for themselves.”

Loud and clear.

 

[Old Man Mike]

God Bless Cam McDaniel --- one of the toughest, smartest, and overall valuable players that it has been my pleasure to watch play.

... and, yes, reliable.

 

[ulukinatme]

Hopefully Folston and Bryant continue to develop all aspects of their game, but I think we'll miss Cam's leadership and heart next season.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Rocky Bleier 2.0

...a guy to go to war with.

 

[BGIF]

Rocky Bleier 2.0

...a guy to go to war with.

Lima Charlie!

 

[greyhammer90]

After seeing what happened with Amir last year and several other examples... does he ever get a carry again?

 

[gkIrish]

After seeing what happened with Amir last year and several other examples... does he ever get a carry again?

If he can't do the one thing he is supposed to excel at over the other backs I don't see why he deserves any carries.

 

[Irish Fam]

I see no reason to keep giving him the ball. Maybe let him stay in and pass block, but he even blew an assignment or two on that yesterday.

If this were the pros, he wouldn't be dressing next week.

 

[MJ12666]

Cam seems like a really nice kid, but perception has trumped reality in his case. I started watching him closely starting with the Syracuse game where he totally missed picking up two blitzes and got steamrolled several other times. Same thing happened during the ASU game and he totally missed at least one time yesterday. The fact is that he, Collinsworth, and Tranquill zare marginal major college talent at best, yet get significant playing time (at least when healthy in the case of Collinsworth).

 

[kmoose]

Cam seems like a really nice kid, but perception has trumped reality in his case. I started watching him closely starting with the Syracuse game where he totally missed picking up two blitzes and got steamrolled several other times. Same thing happened during the ASU game and he totally missed at least one time yesterday. The fact is that he, Collinsworth, and Tranquill zare marginal major college talent at best, yet get significant playing time (at least when healthy in the case of Collinsworth).

So you are saying that:

1. Kelly and his staff have no clue what they are doing, and are playing guys that would barely start at Vanderbilt?

or

2. That this team is so bereft of talent that these mediocre guys are taking up massive amounts of Playing Time?

or

???

 

[MJ12666]

So you are saying that:

1. Kelly and his staff have no clue what they are doing, and are playing guys that would barely start at Vanderbilt?

or

2. That this team is so bereft of talent that these mediocre guys are taking up massive amounts of Playing Time?

or

???

Neither. Coaches are people and sometimes see what they want or prefer a player that they believe gives the effort in practice that they demand, but that does not change reality. If do not believe my observations that's fine but if you can re-watch the games that I mention you will see Cam missing blitz pick-ups, but even if don't, do you seriously think that other then Vanderbilt any of the three players that I mentioned would play any meaningful minutes for another SEC team?

 

[Sherm Sticky]

I think he is saying coaches are bias to white skin players


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[MJ12666]

I think he is saying coaches are bias to white skin players


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Exactly. That is exactly what I was trying to say.

 

[gkIrish]

Probably true considering all the plays that get called for Ben Koyack

 

[NCND]

If he can't do the one thing he is supposed to excel at over the other backs I don't see why he deserves any carries.

Glad I'm not the only one thinking this..

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Probably true considering all the plays that get called for Ben Koyack

On a serious note. Can we please throw to him ever once in a while. How about a screen play to him. Unfortunately he never get's a break and is always on the field. Smythe step up


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[NoJusticeNoPeace]

I like Cam but he really hasn't been good at all this year. Folston and Bryant deserve the carries. Bryant has his issues but he has flashes of greatness. Cam has done nothing of note this year.