'24 NC S Malcolm Ziglar (North Carolina Verbal)

[StPaul_Irish]

A lot of attempts to evaluate the job O'Leary's doing here but the only evaluation that matters is Freeman's.

LMAO..... OK

 

[Fbolt]

I enjoy the optimistic outlook on the board

 

[Luckylucci]

This seems more positive than the previous ones.

Interview from Loy (Premium)

Four-Star Safety Malcolm Ziglar In-Depth on Notre Dame Official Visit

Fuquay Varina (NC) high school four-star safety Malcolm Ziglar was at Notre Dame over the weekend for his official visit. The 6-2, 200-pounder from the class of 2024 made his way to South Bend to spend time with the coaching staff and learn more about what it’s like as a Fighting Irish...

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Loy is saying ND definitely leads but not sure they’ll take his commitment. What an odd situation this has become.

 

[NDFAN2008]

This seems more positive than the previous ones.

Interview from Loy (Premium)

Four-Star Safety Malcolm Ziglar In-Depth on Notre Dame Official Visit

Fuquay Varina (NC) high school four-star safety Malcolm Ziglar was at Notre Dame over the weekend for his official visit. The 6-2, 200-pounder from the class of 2024 made his way to South Bend to spend time with the coaching staff and learn more about what it’s like as a Fighting Irish...

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Loy is saying ND definitely leads but not sure they’ll take his commitment. What an odd situation this has become.

Notre Dame would be absolutely dumb not to take his commitment

 

[Ricochet]

I know ND needs S bad but I just don't see it. Other than raw speed I just don't see his skill set at all. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Sea Turtle]

ND is recruiting speed. The kid committing tomorrow is fast.

 

[T-Boone]

ND is recruiting speed. The kid committing tomorrow is fast.

Who?

 

[Irish#1]

This seems more positive than the previous ones.

Interview from Loy (Premium)

Four-Star Safety Malcolm Ziglar In-Depth on Notre Dame Official Visit

Fuquay Varina (NC) high school four-star safety Malcolm Ziglar was at Notre Dame over the weekend for his official visit. The 6-2, 200-pounder from the class of 2024 made his way to South Bend to spend time with the coaching staff and learn more about what it’s like as a Fighting Irish...

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Loy is saying ND definitely leads but not sure they’ll take his commitment. What an odd situation this has become.

Maybe he said something to give them pause? So many possibilities.

 

[NDMatt91]

Maybe he said something to give them pause? So many possibilities.

Or they don't lead for him and aren't going to get him but the staff is trying to spin it with the info they gave Loy.

 

[Reaper97]

Ryan Roberts says South Carolina is his leader.
And there is debate between the ND staff rather to push for Ziglar or not.

 

[IAIrish]

With the safety recruiting board what it is, something had to have happened on the visit.
Or the staff is ok only taking 3 safeties, even with Urlacher being a potential rover.
Strange situation.

 

[NDMatt91]

With the safety recruiting board what it is, something had to have happened on the visit.

They felt they weren't going to get him, IMO.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Announcing July 17.

 

[notredomer23]

Welp, that isn't good for us. Most likely South Carolina bound

Why?

 

[Terry Jillery]

ND is recruiting speed. The kid committing tomorrow is fast.

From what I heard on on IB today he’s not “fast”. Minich looks faster. I’m not poo poo’ing the kid. What an amazing offer for a 3 star kid. But it’s a little bit of a head scratcher to some. I hope he’s a slam dunk.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Multiple ND beat writers have said that ND isn't sure he is a take right now. So if he setting a commitment date so soon, its likely not ND.

He’s also finishing up his OVs this weekend. Unless he already knows where he is going, why visit UNC if South Carolina is where people think he’s going to go?

Not saying ND is not in the running here, but there is more than three weeks from his last visit to his announcement date.

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

From what I heard on on IB today he’s not “fast”. Minich looks faster. I’m not poo poo’ing the kid. What an amazing offer for a 3 star kid. But it’s a little bit of a head scratcher to some. I hope he’s a slam dunk.

Minich ran a 10.47 in the 100 meters this past spring. That’s a high bar.

 

[notredomer23]

Multiple ND beat writers have said that ND isn't sure he is a take right now. So if he setting a commitment date so soon, its likely not ND.

247 and on3 have both said ND leads though. This talk of take or not sounds like air cover for the staff if he goes elsewhere given some of the commits that have been taken

 

[Reaper97]

He’s also finishing up his OVs this weekend. Unless he already knows where he is going, why visit UNC if South Carolina is where people think he’s going to go?

Not saying ND is not in the running here, but there is more than three weeks from his last visit to his announcement date.

He had said before he was going to commit before the season. So scheduling a date for mid-July is something he probably was doing regardless.
He will probably take his last OV, then spend a couple weeks deciding.

 

[Reaper97]

IB says they don’t know if they are doing a show that day or not.

Which means they don’t know where the kid is going yet.

 

[stpeteirish]

Jamie U on ISD poured a little cold water on this guy's status in his "Six Thoughts on a Thursday" piece. Said he didn't see "twitch, instincts" on his film and his track speed isn't showing up in game tapes.
Also pointed out that his 4 star composite is because On 3 has him way higher than everyone else. He's a 3 star in his book.
Sounds like our staff came, belatedly, to the same conclusion.

 

[Reaper97]

Jamie U on ISD poured a little cold water on this guy's status in his "Six Thoughts on a Thursday" piece. Said he didn't see "twitch, instincts" on his film and his track speed isn't showing up in game tapes.
Also pointed out that his 4 star composite is because On 3 has him way higher than everyone else. He's a 3 star in his book.
Sounds like our staff came, belatedly, to the same conclusion.

I heard that.

To be honest, his breakdown of recruits are the least accurate in my opinion.

Just earlier this week he made a comment about Nate Roberts not being an athlete, “not being a Cole Kmet type of TE…”
Said he is more of an on the line TE who isn’t going to catch balls for yards.
Look at his film and stats. Almost half his yards are from YAC. And I’ve seen multiple scouts, ND & others, literally say the first person they see in his game is Kmet. And made comments about not taking him too early because ND will take another TE in the class too. What? Roberts is the prize TE. Top 50 player, arguably the best TE in country.
His film reviews just aren’t that good to me.
And on a sidenote, he never pronounces kids’ names correctly, even ones who have been on the team for 3 years!
Greg just throws out opinions as if they are facts. Like, “there is no debate, Kyle Hamilton should have been catching balls as a receiver…” What? And then made the dumbest statement I’ve heard in a while, “if you can run down on special teams and tackle, you can also play wide receiver too. It’s not more dangerous.”
No Greg. You are wrong. Hamilton, being a Safety, hunting the ball carrier as the predator, is safer than him catching a ball & getting headhunted by the predators. It’s not even close.

And fix your damn mic’s, earphones, and internet.
I’ve yet to make it through a show without having to turn it off because they just cut in & out.
Then Greg says, “it’s not our fault if we do a show away from home where we don’t control the internet.”
Yes, Greg, it is. You can control what time you do your show so you can do it at home with your better internet.

Sorry.
Anyways. Jamie’s film review is usually different from what I see & from most others too. Saying Gallegos is a better Safety than McClain & Lane, what?

 

[Rocketman84]

Notre Dame would be absolutely dumb not to take his commitment

Now if thats the case then that would be the idiocracies I speak of, we are in no position to turn down 4* Safeties while taking commitments from 3* guys with below mediocre film! Hell we aren't in position to turn down any 4* DEF player PERIOD!!

 

[Rocketman84]

From what I heard on on IB today he’s not “fast”. Minich looks faster. I’m not poo poo’ing the kid. What an amazing offer for a 3 star kid. But it’s a little bit of a head scratcher to some. I hope he’s a slam dunk.

He ran 10.92 and Minich 10.77 legal

 

[Crazy Balki]

Jamie U on ISD poured a little cold water on this guy's status in his "Six Thoughts on a Thursday" piece. Said he didn't see "twitch, instincts" on his film and his track speed isn't showing up in game tapes.
Also pointed out that his 4 star composite is because On 3 has him way higher than everyone else. He's a 3 star in his book.
Sounds like our staff came, belatedly, to the same conclusion.

Jamie was never high on Ziglar and the ISD crew wasn't too happy with the prospect of getting him or Miles as their 3rd safety. This was before the news about TBP getting offered.

 

[Crazy Balki]

Now if thats the case then that would be the idiocracies I speak of, we are in no position to turn down 4* Safeties while taking commitments from 3* guys with below mediocre film! Hell we aren't in position to turn down any 4* DEF player PERIOD!!

I'd say this is indication that ND doesn't believe he's a 4-star player, as do most of the recruiting services.

 

[T-Boone]

These borderline 3 star 4 star dudes just aren’t a big deal. Better off going hard in the transfer portal each year.

 

[notredomer23]

Moved up to 192 in the 247 update. *ducks*

 

[ColinKSU]

And fix your damn mic’s, earphones, and internet.
I’ve yet to make it through a show without having to turn it off because they just cut in & out.
Then Greg says, “it’s not our fault if we do a show away from home where we don’t control the internet.”
Yes, Greg, it is. You can control what time you do your show so you can do it at home with your better internet.

I sincerely mean it when I say that should cancel Hit & Hustle as a show if this is going to be Jamie’s Wi-Fi situation. The show is completely unlistenable. It’s embarrassing.

 

[Denny]

Committed to UNC!