'10 UT S Chris Badger (BYU Transfer)

[BearGB]

A friend of mine who is a DB on the team said that this kid fits in with the guys really well. He said that Chris is a guy who kinda shuts his mouth and works his butt off. Supposedly is very funny though, too.

 

[DirtySecret]

Can you say ouchie

Can you say ouchie

Man what a vicious hit...

YouTube - chris badger timpview high school 2009

 

[bigedefense]

That was a good clip, but check out this highlight clip. 2 min and 10 seconds of highlights to get you excited for the future of our secondary.

YouTube - Chris Badger "Big Hits" Highlights

 

[DirtySecret]

That was a good clip, but check out this highlight clip. 2 min and 10 seconds of highlights to get you excited for the future of our secondary.

YouTube - Chris Badger "Big Hits" Highlights

Yea, but a lot of those are off of his 2008 season. Here's Chris getting the wood layed to him..

YouTube - Doman Big Hit HD

 

[johnnykillz]

We all have to learn to take a hit in order to give one, sort of like ass whoopins...

 

[The Polish Irishman]

Well everybody. I haven't really told a lot of people. But my mission papers are finished. And I'll be getting my call really soon and hopefully leaving in august. After the mission it will be back to Notre dame to finish my school and football career

Good luck to him and look forward to seeing him on the field

 

[IrishInFl]

He was probably going to redshirt anyway, so he made a good decision.

 

[Ben E.]

if you lay it all out there and play hard sometimes you get caught like that. part of the game!

 

[nd1]

man just watched some of those videos and this kid just lays people out but that was a shot he took.

 

[chyrspchuck]

Good luck to him and look forward to seeing him on the field

what is this from? where is this quote from? story? anyone?

 

[The Polish Irishman]

what is this from? where is this quote from? story? anyone?

From his facebook page and has been reported on various others sites

 

[chyrspchuck]

thank you.

 

[BGIF]

ISD Twitter

ISD caught up with Shauna Badger, Chris Badger's mother, who confirmed that Chris will be taking a two-year mission starting in August.

 

[nd1]

good luck chris and can't wait to see u on the field for irish.

 

[jason_h537]

Whoo 2 years. Good Luck Badger can't wait to get you back


Wasn't his brother a poster here?

 

[ACamp1900]

Any chance themission will be in SOuth Bend????

just saying.

DB depth is just about a code red issue on this team... don't be suprised to see some WR's getting converted soon.

 

[NDinL.A.]

Good to luck to him. According to his mom he loved his time at ND and can't wait to come back after his mission.

And yes, jason, his brother posted here a couple of times. He posted an email his sent his brother that had me wanting to run the a friggin' brick wall by the time I was done reading it. Inspirational stuff...

 

[Rocket's Rocket Fan]

Best of luck to him.

 

[Ben E.]

This is an email from Chris' older brother. Got me pumped up just reading it and thought I should share it.







"Not going to bug you again (slow right now during my night shift), so this will be the last thing.

When you work, remember it's not about the time, it's about the intensity. It's how bad you want it.

I need to be telling you to back off being in the weight room. You need to eat, sleep, dream about being in the weightroom. In needs to consume you.

You need to be PISSEd that every single person in this country thinks you can't hold Sean Parker's jock. You need to be pissed that you're viewed as a slow white DB who might, if he's lucky, play special teams. You need to be consumed with proving everyone wrong and PROVING TO YOURSELF, that nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can stand between you and your dreams.

When you are in there, you need to lift with a fire unknown to any one else. Like Rocky, it's not about spending time to train, its about giving EVERY single work out EVERY single thing you have.

If you let up, you ruin an opportunity to get better - with that said, you'll have plenty of time to rest and relax later in life.

You have an AMAZING opportunity RIGHT NOW and ONLY RIGHT NOW. You have a scholarship offer from your dream school and the most recognizable program in the nation. The defensive secondary will be good but extremely thin. If you come in ready, you have a chance to make an impact from day one.

You don't have many opportunities in life to change your destiny. I can work my ass off trying to be a good doctor. You know what. It won't make any difference! No one cares. The trajectory of my life is already set. I won't accomplish anything new from here on out on an individual level. My job now is not for myself, but to be the best husband and dad I can be. That is more important than anything else in the world, and my time for myself is over, and my responsibility lies in improving the lives of my family.

You are different. What you do now can DRASTICALLY change the course of your life. You can work hard and play special teams and get a few starts if someones gets injured. You could work hard and start your last two years. Or you can work harder than anyone who has ever been in that program has ever worked. You can work so hard that when the coaches go home at night, they tell their wives about some freshman DB who was doing sprints on the intramural field at 11 pm at night.

You can work so hard that when you clean out the lockerroom after your 4 years are up, the janitor of the athletic complex shakes his head and says "man, i've never seen a kid work that hard."

You need to let the fire to work consume you. You still might not play, or you might become a 4-year starter and 3 time all-american. You never know. But, But, and this is big, if you give EVERY single thing you have and EVERY single day to this cause, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, you'll never have any regrets. You would have laid it all on the field. Nothing more can be expected and nothing more will make you more proud.

However, if you don't give everything you have to every day, to every workout, to every practice, then the rest of your life, you'll regret and be angry with yourself for not pushing it to the next level. It could be one missed work out. One practice where you don't go full bore. That alone (not injuries, not a mission) is why I failed and never became an athlete. It's something you live with everyday the rest of your life and the sad part is, it's something you CAN NEVER CHANGE.

So, bud, every day you look in the mirror and you remind yourself what your mission is. Every HS football player in the country is "working out" with his team, as you are. How many are killing themselves every opportunity they can. How many are killing themselves to get themselves better on every drill, every route, every lift. Who is the first person to the complex, the last one to leave. The one where you're being kicked out. Overtraining is bull shit. A 45 year old weekend warrior overtrains, not a 17 year old kid. I will promise to rest your legs appropriately, but you can kill yourself on your upper body. You can kill yourself on having a solid D1 upper body every single day.

You need to look for that opportunity to destroy yourself every day. You need to bring an intensity to the practice field and to the weight room that rivals no one. You need to outwork every single kid in this country. Trust me, in the end, you'll be more proud of your work ethic and your journey for self-improvement than anything else you ever accomplish on the field or at ND (even if it is a three time All-American).

You have a ton of support. Everyone (besides Brandon ) want to see you succeed at Notre Dame.

However, like in Rocky, "you're going to have to go through hell to get there." But if you do, "you'll be the last one standing."

"This is your time Rocky. This is your moment. Don't let anyone take you away from your moment."

You have ONE shot at this Chris - Make every day, every practice, every work out count. If you do, the rest of your life, you'll be proud that you left everything you had on the field."

WOW! that is the truth!

 

[Irish4Life09]

Best of luck to the young man...but am I the only person that does not understand why these kids do this?
I have no personal problem with the mormon religion at all...that's not my argument.
But I see this all the time.If this kid was planning on taking a mission trip, then why sign a letter of intent to a school, let alone go to a school and leave us high and dry?
I wish this kid luck...but feel this situation is just like a normal kid trying to get out of a commitment to go to another school.Maybe be a little more selective in recruiting.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Best of luck to the young man...but am I the only person that does not understand why these kids do this?
I have no personal problem with the mormon religion at all...that's not my argument.
But I see this all the time.If this kid was planning on taking a mission trip, then why sign a letter of intent to a school, let alone go to a school and leave us high and dry?
I wish this kid luck...but feel this situation is just like a normal kid trying to get out of a commitment to go to another school.Maybe be a little more selective in recruiting.

I really don't know much about the Mormon religion or about the Missions, so I can't explain their intentions for leaving for the journey.

I understand that you're upset that he is leaving ND's already depleted secondary...

But remember this Religion, Family, and Academics all come before Sports.

Football can only take you so far in life.

Religion can take you throughout eternal life.

Best of Luck Chris, Can't wait to see you again.

 

[D. Ling]

Short term... We're struggling in terms of DB depth.

Long term... ND continues to illustrate that faith, academics, and family actually do come before football and hopefully future prospects look at ND's support of Badger and see that ND is a 60 year committment and not just a 3-5 year football apprenticeship.

All the best to Chris and I look forward to seeing him play for ND some day.

 

[NDinL.A.]

Best of luck to the young man...but am I the only person that does not understand why these kids do this?
I have no personal problem with the mormon religion at all...that's not my argument.
But I see this all the time.If this kid was planning on taking a mission trip, then why sign a letter of intent to a school, let alone go to a school and leave us high and dry?
I wish this kid luck...but feel this situation is just like a normal kid trying to get out of a commitment to go to another school. Maybe be a little more selective in recruiting.

We do that...and say bye bye to the state of Hawaii and all of their mormons, and the rest of the mormons across the USA, and oh yeah, say bye to our best player, Manti Te'o. Not to mention say good-bye to who the guys at II called the most impressive freshman, Justin Utopo, another mormon.

The kid followed his religion, he didn't try to 'get out of his commitment' like the guys at SC or even the guys who have transferred from ND in the past. And if you read the comments from his mom about him wanting to come back in 2 years and be the best possible football player he can be at ND, then you'd see how ridiculous your comment about getting out of the commitment is. ND knew the risk of him going on a mission, and still took him. And he got acclimated to the school, loved his time here, and is looking forward to coming back.

Oh, and btw, having 24-25 year olds hasn't hurt BYU and Utah much, has it?

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Best of luck to the young man...but am I the only person that does not understand why these kids do this?
I have no personal problem with the mormon religion at all...that's not my argument.
But I see this all the time.If this kid was planning on taking a mission trip, then why sign a letter of intent to a school, let alone go to a school and leave us high and dry?
I wish this kid luck...but feel this situation is just like a normal kid trying to get out of a commitment to go to another school.Maybe be a little more selective in recruiting.

By the way... Austin Collie went on a two year Mission while he was at BYU.... And he ended up doing alright after he got back from his mission.

 

[Praytorian]

1st things first. Good luck Chris I wish you a safe and happy mission. Religion first.

2nd. How does this transpire into our recruiting numbers when we have limited scholarships available? (this is just a personal ? that popped into my head.)

 

[Irish4Life09]

We do that...and say bye bye to the state of Hawaii and all of their mormons, and the rest of the mormons across the USA, and oh yeah, say bye to our best player, Manti Te'o. Not to mention say good-bye to who the guys at II called the most impressive freshman, Justin Utopo, another mormon.

The kid followed his religion, he didn't try to 'get out of his commitment' like the guys at SC or even the guys who have transferred from ND in the past. And if you read the comments from his mom about him wanting to come back in 2 years and be the best possible football player he can be at ND, then you'd see how ridiculous your comment about getting out of the commitment is. ND knew the risk of him going on a mission, and still took him. And he got acclimated to the school, loved his time here, and is looking forward to coming back.

Oh, and btw, having 24-25 year olds hasn't hurt BYU and Utah much, has it?

First of all my comment was not ridiculous.It is a personal opinion that I'm sure a lot of people feel similar on.
Let me repeat.I have no problem with the mormom religion, or on kids taking their mission trips.
The problem I have is them signing a contract to play football for a university and then right before their freshman season they say "you know? I think I'm gonna go off for 2 years and you're going to have to deal with it."
This kid knew his plans...and knew he wasn't going to play for a couple of years.They grow up with the knowledge that they will take these trips at this age.
Not only does this hurt our already struggling defense, but what a lot of you don't realize is that it hurts our recruiting from last year. This is a scholarship that could have gone to a kid ready to step in a possibly play right away,or within 2 years.
Now we have to sit back and wait for this kid to come back,if he even comes back to ND at all.

I appreciate the fact he loves the university, and is very religious.That is something very honorable.I just personally feel if you make a commitment like that you should stick with it in the manner and timeframe you said you would.

 

[Praytorian]

This kid knew his plans...and knew he wasn't going to play for a couple of years.They grow up with the knowledge that they will take these trips at this age.

Hmm, they should really tell the coaches about these mormon kids taking trips. ...... What? Wait they already know it happens and still offer?
Come on now, these kids (according to the column on yahoo-wish I knew how to link) have to put in a request AND have to be accepted.
Your post did sound kinda off as well. Sounds like you don't want any mormons to be offered at all. I'm not a mormon but heck I was upset with what you wrote.

Pardon this kid's beliefs for getting in the way of your football.
Let me shut up now before I get really upset and banned. (if this didn't already do that)

 

[Jason Pham]

First of all my comment was not ridiculous.It is a personal opinion that I'm sure a lot of people feel similar on.
Let me repeat.I have no problem with the mormom religion, or on kids taking their mission trips.
The problem I have is them signing a contract to play football for a university and then right before their freshman season they say "you know? I think I'm gonna go off for 2 years and you're going to have to deal with it."
This kid knew his plans...and knew he wasn't going to play for a couple of years.They grow up with the knowledge that they will take these trips at this age.
Not only does this hurt our already struggling defense, but what a lot of you don't realize is that it hurts our recruiting from last year. This is a scholarship that could have gone to a kid ready to step in a possibly play right away,or within 2 years.
Now we have to sit back and wait for this kid to come back,if he even comes back to ND at all.

I appreciate the fact he loves the university, and is very religious.That is something very honorable.I just personally feel if you make a commitment like that you should stick with it in the manner and time frame you said you would.

I believe NDinLA was referring to your suggestion that Badger is using this to get out of his commitment. The LOI is an agreement that the player will attend the institution for at least one full academic year. Badger has every intention of coming back and playing football, thus fulfilling that commitment. Given this, I think the comparison between Badger who is going on a mission based on his religious obligation and a recruit trying to wiggle out of his commitment is highly arguable if not outright ridiculous.

Also, if I recall correctly, not every Mormon elects to go on a mission and not every Mormon goes on a mission at a set age. I believe it comes only after careful thought and discernment. So it isn't necessarily true that Badger knew he was going to do this.

Moreover, Notre Dame is familiar with having Mormon players on the team with such obligations and we recruited Badger, as well as Teo, Utopo and others fully aware of the possibility that they may elect to go on their missions. It's not like the staff was oblivious to the potential situation.

Finally, what would be the alternative? Not having these players committed at all? Pulling their scholarships if they leave? Yea, we'll miss him in the defensive backfield but the alternatives seem to me unreasonable and, really, against the standards valued by the university and its community.

 

[NDinL.A.]

First of all my comment was not ridiculous.It is a personal opinion that I'm sure a lot of people feel similar on.
Let me repeat.I have no problem with the mormom religion, or on kids taking their mission trips.
The problem I have is them signing a contract to play football for a university and then right before their freshman season they say "you know? I think I'm gonna go off for 2 years and you're going to have to deal with it."
This kid knew his plans...and knew he wasn't going to play for a couple of years.They grow up with the knowledge that they will take these trips at this age.
Not only does this hurt our already struggling defense, but what a lot of you don't realize is that it hurts our recruiting from last year. This is a scholarship that could have gone to a kid ready to step in a possibly play right away,or within 2 years.
Now we have to sit back and wait for this kid to come back,if he even comes back to ND at all.

I appreciate the fact he loves the university, and is very religious.That is something very honorable.I just personally feel if you make a commitment like that you should stick with it in the manner and timeframe you said you would.

It is ridiculous to say he is trying to 'get out of his commitment'. Nothing could be further from the truth. We always talk about a '40 year commitment'...well, I guess as long as he does it in the 4 year time frame that fits our needs as fans right? Truth is, he said he loved his time here so far, his mom said he loved his time here, they both say he's coming back. So...how do you figure he's trying to get out of his commitment?

And again, BK knew the deal and the possibilities coming in. Mormons take missions. Some choose to do it while playing football, some choose not to. Would you have taken a risk on Manti Te'o? He was supposed to take his mission. I would, but iounds like you wouldn't take that risk. Now, that's not ridiculous, that might be your opinion. But it is ridiculous to say that he's trying to get out of his scholarship, when everything I've read points to the opposite.

As for hurting ND...he was going to redshirt this year. So that means we lose ONE year out of him possibly being a 2nd or 3rd string safety (and if you look at the depth chart, probably 3rd string). While it hurts our depth...is it really a killer? I don't think so. I look at it as us getting a 20-21 year-old redshirt freshman with 4 years eligibility left, with us having a 24 safety playing against much younger competition in the future. Not bad.

Oh, and if he were to transfer from ND, the NCAA changed the rule so that he'd have to take ANOTHER year off after he came back from his mission. Odds are, he's staying.

 

[military_irish]

his decision should not affect anyone because at the end of the day football is nothing more than entertainment, his decision was based on his life and religion.

i commend him more than anything because he didn't let the lime light of playing at ND affect how he lives his life.

Good luck Chris and can't wait for you to get back on campus.