Ask Merckxe525 aka Dear Abby

[irishnd31]

I feel judged

Me thinks that @NDohio has seen @GrangerIrish24's keyboard before.

 

[NDohio]

Me thinks that @NDohio has seen @GrangerIrish24's keyboard before.

👀

 

[ndfanatic78]

I feel judged

I don't. I wash my keyboard.

 

[GoldenGoose]

Also merck could the spring game go away like what other schools are doing

 

[SeekNDestroy]

Forgot all about those. went on a primeshembo google hole over lunch.

It’s hard to believe ND recruited him. He had multiple serious red flags going back to middle school.

 

[Irish5Saint]

Merck I hope you don’t lose your job answering questions for us. You and Bua are legends.

 

[SeekNDestroy]

Brother, you can't sweat being made fun of by the mutants on this board.

Their keyboards are covered in cheeto dust and semen.

That’s not fair. @Giddyup rarely even posts outside of the political boards.

 

[NDRock]

Notre Dame would prefer to "reimagine" the spring game, instead of simply eliminating it entirely.

Sounds more expensive to get in.

 

[matman4593]

Can you rank in order and add some color to what held back our passing game (seemingly until crunch time in the final 2 games)

- pass catching personnel
- inexperienced and eventually patchwork OL
- Leonard's arm
- play calling
- scheme / overall gameplan

 

[BuaConstrictor]

In terms of Stoops, yes. Initially, the only real holdup was academic exceptions, and some moderate tweaks of overall entrance requirements. As negotiations went on, Stoops also began to have cold feet.

Also, his wife didn't want to leave Oklahoma. That was a big issue as well. She was some big shot down there in Mary Kay sales (Yes I'm serious)

 

[BuaConstrictor]

- pass catching personnel
- inexperienced and eventually patchwork OL
- Leonard's arm
- play calling
- scheme / overall gameplan

-Leonard's arm
-pass catching personnel
-OL


I don't really have much negative to say in regards to the other two

 

[BuaConstrictor]

What was the full story with golson cheating?

Not really much to say. He cheated on a paper. Got caught. Was dismissed from the school.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Merckxe/Bua
What were Cierre Wood and Greg Bryant like as student athletes?
We all knew that they had different backgrounds then most kids, did they fit in at ND?
Was there any signs of their both very tragic futures to come?

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Not really much to say. He cheated on a paper. Got caught. Was dismissed from the school.

I thought the rumor was that said girl was a "jersey chaser" and was the same for all of the frozen 4 players?

 

[zelezo vlk]

Also, his wife didn't want to leave Oklahoma. That was a big issue as well. She was some big shot down there in Mary Kay sales (Yes I'm serious)

Is this above the board or is this a way that coaches are compensated? Serious Q since there are allegations etc that lots of HCs are compensated well beyond the numbers on the contract. I'm thinking like Saban and dealerships etc

 

[BuaConstrictor]

Is this above the board

It was just her job. She had been in the Mary Kay business for like a decade at that point.

 

[BuaConstrictor]

I thought the rumor was that said girl was a "jersey chaser" and was the same for all of the frozen 4 players?

Nope!

It was a fun rumor but not true.

The Frozen Four thing wasn't even interesting either. Tim O'Malley talked about this years ago. Davaris Daniels emailed in an assignment and forgot to delete out the original message from the tutor who it came from. Something dumb like that.

Nothing salacious to all of these.

 

[Islandboi]

I was personally surprised that Manti didn't succeed in the NFL. He had all the tools.

Now, as for someone I knew for a fact would fail: Michael Pink Floyd. Anyone who truly knew Michael at the time, knew he would fail in the NFL.

Do you mind expanding on that a little more? Was he a bad teammate? Curious. And how was Golden Tate perceived with the team? Asking because outside of Shark. Tate was my favorite player. Just loved his energy.

 

[BuaConstrictor]

Was he a bad teammate?

Alcohol issue

And how was Golden Tate perceived with the team?

Tate was loved on the team. He had a big ego but was an absolute DOG. Tough as nails.

 

[BuaConstrictor]

Merckxe/Bua
What were Cierre Wood and Greg Bryant like as student athletes?
We all knew that they had different backgrounds then most kids, did they fit in at ND?
Was there any signs of their both very tragic futures to come?

Greg Bryant was a great kid. Not a negative thing to say about him. Worked hard at a place where he was somewhat forced to go by his dad and it didn't work out. I always had a lot of respect for Bryant. His death was tragic and he is one of the great "what if" kids during my ND fandom.

Cierre Wood was an issue. Loved his weed. Somewhat softly benched towards the tail end of 2012. Essentially told not to come back for 2013. Was not given great recommendations leaving ND for the draft. Nothing that would have signaled the monster he would become though.

 

[SDIrishFan]

Ha, I'm curious, both Bua and Merch seem to have tons of inside info, implying they are either on staff or very well connected. I'm wondering if they know each other but don't realize it.

 

[MacIrish75]

Merck I hope you don’t lose your job answering questions for us. You and Bua are legends.

Somewhat of a surreal experience to have nearly every question ever posed on this board be answered. tbh it’s sort of weird. I’m here for it…but still weird.

 

[Irishdwarte]

I seriously trust what Bua and Merck have to say over any ND media personality. Still love hearing Jamie Uyeyama break down film, but he’s not giving the behind scenes look into the Irish that Bua and Merck are. Phenomenal insight fellas!

 

[Dale]

sorry if asked already but what was the deal with Onye being away from team and then Gabe Rubio before him in 2024

I thought Rob Hunt effectively announcing his return to the team rather than Freeman was somewhat revealing of the nature

 

[Junkhead]

I seriously trust what Bua and Merck have to say over any ND media personality. Still love hearing Jamie Uyeyama break down film, but he’s not giving the behind scenes look into the Irish that Bua and Merck are. Phenomenal insight fellas!

I agree, fascinating stuff guys. Appreciate the insight.

 

[Free Manera]

With the level of intel Merck has I'm starting to question whether he might be the literal pope.

This is the best thread on the internet.

 

[irishu]

Notre Dame would prefer to "reimagine" the spring game, instead of simply eliminating it entirely.

Super easy. Have Bon Jovi perform after the game and put Shane Gillis in the Joyce at night. This would sell out the Spring game

Oh you were talking about injuries?

 

[IrishWayDomer]

Somewhat of a surreal experience to have nearly every question ever posed on this board be answered. tbh it’s sort of weird. I’m here for it…but still weird.

I'm still suspicious because I'm not sure anyone at ND has this level of info or context across this many areas over this many years. Like Mercke could teach Swarbrick and Brian Kelly some things, lol.

 

[BuaConstrictor]

Super easy. Have Bon Jovi perform after the game and put Shane Gillis in the Joyce at night. This would sell out the Spring game

Oh you were talking about injuries?

Football Festival.

Mercke and I will be running the dunk tank and ring toss game.

 

[PolishDomer]

I seriously trust what Bua and Merck have to say over any ND media personality. Still love hearing Jamie Uyeyama break down film, but he’s not giving the behind scenes look into the Irish that Bua and Merck are. Phenomenal insight fellas!

Bua is code for Booyah, a bayou slang if im not mistaken so Denbrock..and someone researched Mercke is a Dutch translation of Marcus...
Will Ash be on here guys?