My guess is people are worried about the ramifications that come with doing it every single year. And, why can’t we coach up highly recruited QBs like other teams?!?
I get it, my point is ND was up 30 most of the year and MF didn't give the next man up any meaningful reps. Keep bringing in QBs until one of the young kids push the transfer so hard they feel obligated to get them in the game.
My thought on this is that we needed RL to get as many meaningful reps as possible to continue to progress and get ready for this year's playoff run
You have no idea what these guys could do. Assuming they would go 0-2 to start or 8-4 is just stupid.There have been many quarterbacks that came in and led their team to the playoffs with no college experience. Minchie and Carr were both very highly related rated QB out of high school. Just because they haven’t had a chance to play doesn’t mean they can’t leave the team. Either we knew what we were recruiting or we screwed up with our recruiting. At some point, we gotta trust who we brought in. If you don’t play them next year, do you draft another quarterback out of the portal in 2026 or do you go with Minchey or Carr who have been in the system for three years but still have very little game experience? At some point, you have to go with the quarterback you recruited or you need to stick with the portal every year. Then what is the point of recruiting a quarterback?
We are fucked if Angeli is legitimately competing for the starting job.
All the contradictory info makes me think no one actually knows anything 🤷♂️
Just curious…..is it because you feel he would win the starting job?
Thank you....I am all for ND not going after another rental QB.
Agree, I believe in Angeli and if Freeman would've put Angeli in during the 4th quarter vs NIU, ND wins.
He looked good when he got in against Purdue, it was 52-7 and he had 100 yards and 2 TDs. I have a feeling the def may not have had a ton of intensity but who knows. He also looked good against FSU when he got in....sure it was 45-3 but they had to still be trying super hard...right?
I trust this staff and if they say they want to keep their players focused and not distracted and keep things under wraps then I respect that.
Yep. I wouldn’t worry about a lack of portal news this week. I’d be more worried if there was a bunch of portal news this week, TBH.
Ok bro, read my post again. I’m open to Carr/Minchey starting because they have a lot of potential IMO. But they’re basically unknowns except to the coaching staff.
That's fair, I forgot about that game. And even though both sides had a ton of opt outs...he was solid.
That's a good trivia question, has any QB ever been with a program for 3 years...played very little and then came in as the starter in year 4 and won a Natty?
And the rest of the season where he accounted for 30 TDs and has them in the hunt for a Natty.
I’m sure it used to happen all the time when kids understood development.
Or when they couldn't transfer so the had to just stick it out.
He’s an amazing backup QB for this program. Sure, if we had Georgia or Ohio State-level talent around him, we could contend for a championship with him. But the only way we’re going to win it is with a difference-maker at QB like Clemson
Agree with this statement, but it’s irrelevant in a world where you have to beat four tough teams at the end of the season to win the national championship
He. Can’t. Move.