Mike Sanford Jr. To WKU

[Irish#1]

So we lambasted Saban last year for accidentally running into someone (can't remember the recruit) while in LA and here we are with Sanford. Those who live in a glass house....or is it pot and kettle?

 

[dublinirish]

So we lambasted Saban last year for accidentally running into someone (can't remember the recruit) while in LA and here we are with Sanford. Those who live in a glass house....or is it pot and kettle?

its still a live recruiting period

 

[koonja]

So we lambasted Saban last year for accidentally running into someone (can't remember the recruit) while in LA and here we are with Sanford. Those who live in a glass house....or is it pot and kettle?

Agree.

 

[NDdomer2]

Didn't saban "bump" into the RECRUIT during a dead period. This is a PARENT during a live period.

Appear very different.

 

[Southside Sully]

Hoping when the time comes and the position opens down the line, Sanford will be the front runner and want to run ND program. Guy hustles and seems to get it.

 

[nd1989]

Hoping when the time comes and the position opens down the line, Sanford will be the front runner and want to run ND program. Guy hustles and seems to get it.

This is what I'm thinking. Give it 5 years or so. BK retires and Sanford is the man!

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Notre Dame OC Mike Sanford's last 5 years ended in (3) Fiesta Bowls (2) Rose Bowls /via <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanSharpley">@EvanSharpley</a></p>— Dino DeMilio (@dinodemilio) <a href="https://twitter.com/dinodemilio/status/674311182090563584">December 8, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[stlnd01]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Notre Dame OC Mike Sanford's last 5 years ended in (3) Fiesta Bowls (2) Rose Bowls /via <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanSharpley">@EvanSharpley</a></p>— Dino DeMilio (@dinodemilio) <a href="https://twitter.com/dinodemilio/status/674311182090563584">December 8, 2015</a></blockquote>
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That's a crazy stat. Especially for a guy who's been at three programs in that time.

 

[connor_in]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> offensive coordinator Mike Sanford addressing the rumors about his opportunities elsewhere: <a href="https://t.co/h7X6xMTjfD">pic.twitter.com/h7X6xMTjfD</a></p>— Eric Hansen (@EHansenNDI) <a href="https://twitter.com/EHansenNDI/status/681537367824445444">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Irish#1]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> offensive coordinator Mike Sanford addressing the rumors about his opportunities elsewhere: <a href="https://t.co/h7X6xMTjfD">pic.twitter.com/h7X6xMTjfD</a></p>— Eric Hansen (@EHansenNDI) <a href="https://twitter.com/EHansenNDI/status/681537367824445444">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Reading between the lines, "Wife said we've moved enough. You're keeping your butt here for a while!" lol

 

[irishfanjho15]

Reading between the lines, "Wife said we've moved enough. You're keeping your butt here for a while!" lol

From Sanford's end: There is no better place for me right now to learn how to win football games as a head coach than ND.

 

[NDinL.A.]

From Sanford's end: There is no better place for me right now to learn how to win football games as a head coach than ND.

I can say from 3rd hand info, that Sanford absolutely LOVES ND, as does his family. They are extremely happy at ND and in South Bend.

I'm not the only one!!!!! haha

 

[MNIrishman]

I can say from 3rd hand info, that Sanford absolutely LOVES ND, as does his family. They are extremely happy at ND and in South Bend.

I'm not the only one!!!!! haha

South Bend's current mayor is a rock star. Do you feel his changes are helping make South Bend a "real" city again?

 

[BobbyMac]

Dude's home. Living the dream for a local kid. Sacrifice the money in the short term, stick around and wait your turn. Sounds like that's the plan. If it wasn't, then he should have taken a top tier MAC job or above.

 

[House16]

South Bend's current mayor is a rock star. Do you feel his changes are helping make South Bend a "real" city again?

100% yes. Here's hoping Mayor Pete sticks around for quite awhile (I see governor in his future though). The guy is doing SO much for South Bend to lead it towards a recovery. Moving away from a run down "post-industrial" city attitude and towards a modernized technology-based center. The guy just gets what making a city great is about.

And, it goes without saying that a great South Bend would be invaluable for ND. If we've been this successful with a less than optimal college town, imagine what a vibrant surrounding area could do for us... holy cow.

 

[ShawneeIrish]

Im glad Sanford and his fam are happy and hope he sticks around a long, long time.

 

[MNIrishman]

100% yes. Here's hoping Mayor Pete sticks around for quite awhile (I see governor in his future though). The guy is doing SO much for South Bend to lead it towards a recovery. Moving away from a run down "post-industrial" city attitude and towards a modernized technology-based center. The guy just gets what making a city great is about.

And, it goes without saying that a great South Bend would be invaluable for ND. If we've been this successful with a less than optimal college town, imagine what a vibrant surrounding area could do for us... holy cow.

That's true, but ND has to do its part. Improving our graduate programs (so the student population is less seasonal) would go a long way too. Then I'm also hoping for an eventual high speed rail line connecting downtown to Chicago in less than 30 minutes. That's not on South Bend, of course, but it would be a great thing to have. Oh well, why spend on infrastructure when you can spend on professional sports teams?

 

[ThePiombino]

I can say from 3rd hand info, that Sanford absolutely LOVES ND, as does his family. They are extremely happy at ND and in South Bend.

I'm not the only one!!!!! haha

That's awesome to hear! I hope we get to keep him for a while. Seems his presence has already started paying dividends and can only get better.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Notre Dame's Mike Sanford selected by prior winners as Quarterbacks coach of the Year <a href="https://t.co/rmzk5O8JMv">https://t.co/rmzk5O8JMv</a> <a href="https://t.co/A0kkKLfpWS">pic.twitter.com/A0kkKLfpWS</a></p>— FootballScoop Staff (@FootballScoop) <a href="https://twitter.com/FootballScoop/status/681928430091251712">December 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[NDVirginia19]

Can't think of another coach who comes even close.

 

[PANDFAN]

“Coach Sanford is a phenomenal recruiter,” said McKinley. “He’s with the times. He’s with our generation. He connects with us well. He builds good relationships with the guys he’s recruiting. I just think he cares about what he’s doing and the guys he recruits.”

“She thinks he’s a really fun guy to talk to,” said McKinley. “She really liked him throughout my recruitment. She’s just like everyone else who likes him. He’s genuine and he’s fun to be around and get to know. He’s taken an interest in getting to know me and my family, which they like.”

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[GoldenDomer]

“Coach Sanford is a phenomenal recruiter,” said McKinley. “He’s with the times. He’s with our generation. He connects with us well. He builds good relationships with the guys he’s recruiting. I just think he cares about what he’s doing and the guys he recruits.”

“She thinks he’s a really fun guy to talk to,” said McKinley. “She really liked him throughout my recruitment. She’s just like everyone else who likes him. He’s genuine and he’s fun to be around and get to know. He’s taken an interest in getting to know me and my family, which they like.”

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Pay this man! Dont let him go!

 

[BeauBenken]

“Coach Sanford is a phenomenal recruiter,” said McKinley. “He’s with the times. He’s with our generation. He connects with us well. He builds good relationships with the guys he’s recruiting. I just think he cares about what he’s doing and the guys he recruits.”

“She thinks he’s a really fun guy to talk to,” said McKinley. “She really liked him throughout my recruitment. She’s just like everyone else who likes him. He’s genuine and he’s fun to be around and get to know. He’s taken an interest in getting to know me and my family, which they like.”

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[Luckylucci]

So far the assistant coaching hires have been home runs on the recruiting circuit and pretty darn good on the field. I expect that the recruiting benefits will get even better as Denson, Sanford, and Lyght develop relationships at these Florida, Cali, and Texas schools.

 

[arrowryan]

Now if we could only get a DC that can recruit and coach a defensive scheme that doesn't take 3 years to learn

 

[DillonHall]

So far the assistant coaching hires have been home runs on the recruiting circuit and pretty darn good on the field. I expect that the recruiting benefits will get even better as Denson, Sanford, and Lyght develop relationships at these Florida, Cali, and Texas schools.

Lyght still has a lot to prove as a coach.

 

[Luckylucci]

Lyght still has a lot to prove as a coach.

While I understand that this is a rationale thought with some grounds to back it up. As of now, I know that Lyght is an exceptional communicator and has a lot of experience at the position so I'm going to side more that its a problem of the system/scheme than his coaching. I don't believe the secondary, mainly S's, have any Fing idea what they are supposed to be doing at times.

 

[dublinirish]

the safety play for me is baffling especially for Redfield who is primarily the deep safety, like its either Cover1 or Cover 2 a huge amount of the time right? how can be so out of position regularly?

 

[Luckylucci]

the safety play for me is baffling especially for Redfield who is primarily the deep safety, like its either Cover1 or Cover 2 a huge amount of the time right? how can be so out of position regularly?

I don't know this to be fact so if someone does I'm willing to listen butiIt looks to me like there are too many checks, that if the offense shows X this we do Y, if the offense shows A then we do B, etc. I think there are so many of those and nobody in the secondary is at a Joe Schmidt level of understanding that this is what we get. So for me its not necessarily what they are doing is too complex its that there is too much inventory that needs to be recalled at a moments notice.

 

[BeauBenken]

I don't know this to be fact so if someone does I'm willing to listen butiIt looks to me like there are too many checks, that if the offense shows X this we do Y, if the offense shows A then we do B, etc. I think there are so many of those and nobody in the secondary is at a Joe Schmidt level of understanding that this is what we get. So for me its not necessarily what they are doing is too complex its that there is too much inventory that needs to be recalled at a moments notice.

That's honestly shit that high school defenses can figure out though.