'23 AL QB Chris Vizzina (Clemson Verbal)

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So at minimum 2 out of the past 4 classes he has gotten his top choice at QB. People have extreme takes on Rees on all sides of the spectrum, but he clearly isn’t “fucking up everything he touches.”
It's gonna be grimly ironic when McVay hires Rees away from us next year. His loudest detractors will be the ones most anxiously worrying about what Tommy's loss means for ND.

 

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It's gonna be grimly ironic when McVay hires Rees away from us next year. His loudest detractors will be the ones most anxiously worrying about what Tommy's loss means for ND.


No, but thanks for trying to tell me how I will react. Glad we have Nostradamus in the house.

I will be excited for a new start because Coach Freeman does not mess around.
 

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Interested in CJ Carr recently following Vizzina.
Could just be that they are friends that just recently started to follow, but with CJs comments about "I want to make this public and start recruiting..."

It appears,
1) CJ independently wants to get Vizz for 2023.
2) Someone at ND suggest it to him...

Man, that would be a crazy crazy flip.
"Hey, we loved you both, but Dante said "...." we wanted to honor that, but now we are able to get you now...."

There's a path, but it would be something.
Carr actively trying to recruit competition at his own position would be really something.
 

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Rees has f**k*d up everything he has touched when it comes to recruiting QB.
He needs to listen to his instincts and then do the exact opposite of what his instincts say.
Hahaha... take a step back man.
 

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Hindsight is 20/20 but I don’t really get how anyone has that strong of an opinion on Rees’ recruiting. We haven’t seen the real result of any of his recruiting yet.
Huh? I think we can make a judgement at least partially. It has been underwhelming. Can he fix it? Sure, but history usually does give us a guide to the future.
 

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No, but thanks for trying to tell me how I will react. Glad we have Nostradamus in the house.

I will be excited for a new start because Coach Freeman does not mess around.
I’d say Whiskeyjack’s tenure here has earned him a objectively weighted opinion on the matter. You don’t spend 12 or more years on this site and NOT pick up data along the way.
 

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No, but thanks for trying to tell me how I will react. Glad we have Nostradamus in the house.

I will be excited for a new start because Coach Freeman does not mess around.
You mean the same Coach Freeman who went to the mat to ensure Swarbrick paid Rees top dollar so he could keep him as his OC? That's the guy we're talking about?

He already had a chance "for a new start," and he didn't think he could do better than Tommy. You're not being remotely objective about this.
 

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You mean the same Coach Freeman who went to the mat to ensure Swarbrick paid Rees top dollar so he could keep him as his OC? That's the guy we're talking about?

He already had a chance "for a new start," and he didn't think he could do better than Tommy. You're not being remotely objective about this.
You did not address my point, you skirted your incredibly broad statement that you made Mr. Nostradamus. Moving them goal post. You have no clue on how I will act.
 

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I’d say Whiskeyjack’s tenure here has earned him a objectively weighted opinion on the matter. You don’t spend 12 or more years on this site and NOT pick up data along the way.
Um, he does not know me and if he is a Catholic like he states we are all made uniquely in the image of our Creator. Therefore, he does not know me, he does not know my reactions, therefore his declaration is lame.
 
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Rees has f**k*d up everything he has touched when it comes to recruiting QB.
He needs to listen to his instincts and then do the exact opposite of what his instincts say.
No shot the guy who suggested taking JT Daniels as a transfer (in 2022) is galaxy braining Rees, right?
 

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Huh? I think we can make a judgement at least partially. It has been underwhelming. Can he fix it? Sure, but history usually does give us a guide to the future.

If Buchner busts and McCarthy is a stud while Angeli is meh and Allar is a star then his recruiting was downright awful in 2021 and 2022. If Buchner is a 2-3 starter and who some think he is while Angeli provides a high floor backup that doesn’t transfer out the tune is completely different. We gotta see at least one result to have any sort of definitive stance.
 

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You did not address my point, you skirted your incredibly broad statement that you made Mr. Nostradamus. Moving them goal post. You have no clue on how I will act.
My post didn't mention you at all. I can guarantee you that some of Tommy's most vocal critics here will be beside themselves when he leaves for the NFL. Whether or not you'll be among them is besides the point.

But reading every post as if it's about you seems to fit with your overall outlook here.
 

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I’d say Whiskeyjack’s tenure here has earned him a objectively weighted opinion on the matter. You don’t spend 12 or more years on this site and NOT pick up data along the way.
Speak for yourself.

I've been here for ten years, and I'm as clueless now as I was then. This the internet, where trends mean nothing and objective data is subjectively in the eye of the beholder.
 

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My post didn't mention you at all. I can guarantee you that some of Tommy's most vocal critics here will be beside themselves when he leaves for the NFL. Whether or not you'll be among them is besides the point.

But reading every post as if it's about you seems to fit with your overall outlook here.
I happen to be one of Rees critics. Do not see how that would translate to me? Use that ND education man with some logic.

Take the L man, admit you made a bad call stating that you know how Rees haters will react. Pride is a sin.
 

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Um, he does not know me and if he is a Catholic like he states he is we are all made uniquely in the image of our creator. Therefore, he does not know me, he dos not know my reactions, therefore his declaration is lame.
Listen man no don’t have to be Nostradamus to know that right now there is a poster on the site that hasn’t posted much but with a few months time this later will start engaging and posting more. While doing this said poster will become more annoying, aggressive and trolling. After a few more months said poster will finally expose himself to be Koon and we will have to ban him again. Just objective reality. I have been on here long enough to know how these things go. I’ve also been here long enough to know the ND’s backup QB is always the best man for the job and people on here will ALWAYS Pyne for the backup to takeover as the season progresses because they aren’t 100% satisfied with the starting QB play. Lol
 

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Listen man no don’t have to be Nostradamus to know that right now there is a poster on the site that hasn’t posted much but with a few months time this later will start engaging and posting more. While doing this said poster will become more annoying, aggressive and trolling. After a few more months said poster will finally expose himself to be Koon and we will have to ban him again. Just objective reality. I have been on here long enough to know how these things go. I’ve also been here long enough to know the ND’s backup QB is always the best man for the job and people on here will ALWAYS Pune for the backup to takeover as the season progresses because they aren’t 100% satisfied with the starting QB play. Lol
I am not Koon but I must admit he is fun. But to lump all Rees haters as being of one mind was my pushback. I normally stay out of this stuff but when a mod/owner makes a blanket statement like that and tries to squash descent than I have to say something.
 

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Speak for yourself.

I've been here for ten years, and I'm as clueless now as I was then. This the internet, where trends mean nothing and objective data is subjectively in the eye of the beholder.
Then while the hell have you been on this site for so long and not been able to pick up anything? What the hell are doing man?

;)
 

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Hindsight is 20/20 but I don’t really get how anyone has that strong of an opinion on Rees’ recruiting. We haven’t seen the real result of any of his recruiting yet.
This is where I’m at. I’m happy w/ him as OC and have seen no issues about his recruiting prowess. I think it’s also fair to say that QB is the toughest position to recruit w/ so many variables and so few elite P5 prospects that would be interested in & could qualify at ND>
 

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I am not Koon but I must admit he is fun. But to lump all Rees haters as being of one mind was my pushback. I normally stay out of this stuff but when a mod/owner makes a blanket statement like that and tries to squash descent than I have to say something.
Whose dissent was quashed? You made some bold predictions about Rees. I predicted that his critics will end up eating crow. We'll see who's right.
 

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Whose dissent was quashed? You made some bold predictions about Rees. I predicted that his critics will end up eating crow. We'll see who's right.
I will end it here. If you state something from a position of power (owner) and when you declare something it carries more weight than a normal contributor. Talking about psychology, it is a trip to watch the owners/mods have minions that follow every word and jump on people who disagree. That is the power structure at play. Not saying it is wrong because the core dynamics of power structures plays out everywhere in life. Have a good day.
 

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Not to kill your ego, but I don't think anyone outside of YOU really gives a rat's ass how YOU will act.
Not to kill your ego, but I was not talking to you. Therefore, your opinion means next to nothing to me.
 

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See here comes the minions! If I ever pursue my PhD I will have to use message boards, twitter as a resource. Love it. Thank you guys.
 

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Posting in general on a message board can often generate sanctimonious opinions and lead to generalizations, but I wouldn’t let another poster’s comments get to you in a way where you use religion and other tactics to argue over football related matters. It just strikes me as illogical more than anything, but maybe there’s beef there that needs to be squashed. Moderators have invested in IE in ways that I have not, and I respect what they have cultivated here for many users to participate in without a direct cost. They also don’t shy away from disagreement and express their views unabashedly. I can get down with that. Anyway, your views do matter, just ease off the side attacks because those don’t contribute much to the discussion that unites us in our commonalities and differences.
Thoughtful, well reasoned response. I respect this post, may have some quarrels within, but it is reasoned.
 

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If Buchner busts and McCarthy is a stud while Angeli is meh and Allar is a star then his recruiting was downright awful in 2021 and 2022. If Buchner is a 2-3 starter and who some think he is while Angeli provides a high floor backup that doesn’t transfer out the tune is completely different. We gotta see at least one result to have any sort of definitive stance.


I would argue we should include the recruitment of Jack Coan which helped lead to a NY6 game and top 10 season.
 
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