2026 ND Portal Targets

jprue24 · Jan 7, 2026

Te'o4Heisman said:
I'm not completely sure I understand what you are asking?

Do they owe you shit?

PolishDomer · Jan 7, 2026

RipWheeler said:
@PolishDomer
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Thanks...let me find my Print Shop program from 1982 so I can print off my MVP certificate and show my wife...

NDShark · Jan 7, 2026

MacIrish75 said:
I need to know what Vegas and Kalshi think the odds are of us landing anyone from the portal…

-3000 virtual lock

IrishInOntario · Jan 7, 2026

sixstar said:
ND has had some of the highest profile signings over the last few portal periods. And, they've even brought in kids from Marshall and FIU.

I refuse to believe that the ND staff forgot how to work the portal. Sure, there are always going to be surprises and misses.

What I do know is that our beat writers are fully clueless. Relax and trust in the staff. I have a feeling we walk out of this portal feeling pretty good.

Two things can be, and are often true at the same time.

1). You can have an objectively poor strategy that winds up causing you to scramble and lose out on some top targets.

2). You can ultimately still end up doing pretty well, maybe just not as well as you might have had your strategy been optimal.

It doesn't have to be one or the other. Just like in recruiting out of high school we might very well end the Portal cycle saying "B+. They addressed all their needs and got some quality players. However, if X, Y and Z had gone differently, this could have been an A class." At this point, that discussion might very well be the outcome, however, people are going to be hyperbolic in the moment. We're a reactive species lol.

Irishnuke · Jan 7, 2026

GATTACA! · Jan 7, 2026

jprue24 said:
Do they owe you shirt?

IRISHbluehen · Jan 7, 2026

Disappointed so far, hoping they focus their efforts and grab a few, undoubtedly they can/will certainly get some guys that can help. Them being "all in" sure seems like foolish wish casting on my part. Will hold further judgment until the dust settles.

Ill still be here with bells on because I am a masochistic dumbass😂

The Backer · Jan 7, 2026

Blazers46 said:
If ND is short on cash the Pop Tart bowl had a $6m payout. Just sayin…

$3m goes to the ACC and the other $3m barely covers the trip's cost.

Irish#1 · Jan 7, 2026

I haven't been able to say up because my work is interfering with this, but any word on Keely?

InKellyWeTrust · Jan 7, 2026

Can someone please build a profile on Gilliam so we can turn it into a bedwetting and food thread.

FU BK · Jan 7, 2026

InKellyWeTrust said:
Can someone please build a profile on Gilliam so we can turn it into a bedwetting and food thread.

I think were past wet beds.....full on shit stains now....if the beds didnt float away first

dang227 · Jan 7, 2026

All in, my ass. Still unserious about winning it all.

Ndaccountant · Jan 7, 2026

FU BK said:
I think were past wet beds.....full on shit stains now....if the beds didnt float away first

NDdomer2 · Jan 7, 2026

Can someone help me understand why our AD is to blame for the portal?

Huntr · Jan 7, 2026

Irishnuke said:

Hold on a second i'm just....hold on...

tko · Jan 7, 2026

Just saw a few cars pull up outside Irsay looking for some smoke.

FU BK · Jan 7, 2026

NDdomer2 said:
Can someone help me understand why our AD is to blame for the portal?

He hasn't wet his bed yet?

ReesusCrist · Jan 7, 2026

tko said:
Just saw a few cars pull up outside Irsay looking for some smoke.

Like a papal election, or...?

tko · Jan 7, 2026

Looking to rumble

RipWheeler · Jan 7, 2026

Ndaccountant said:

We’ve moved on from bedwetting to straight up pants shitting!

ACamp1900 · Jan 7, 2026

InKellyWeTrust said:
Can someone please build a profile on Gilliam so we can turn it into a bedwetting and food thread.

I would like an actual update here,… these pages are so jumbled. This morning there were really good reports and suddenly,… he gone?

IrishLax · Jan 7, 2026

Irish5Saint said:
So Micki Kidder and the Deans of the schools are being bad partners here?

@IrishLax just for reference Northwestern took a two time transfer with Aidan Chiles. Yet Gilliam can’t get in?

Gilliam can get in. 100% he can get in. I'm saying they still do a dumb song and dance about admissions. It's not a big deal, but every bit of bureaucratic nonsense adds up. It's all sand in the gears that makes ND a little less agile, everything a little more PITA.

Irish5Saint · Jan 7, 2026

IrishLax said:
Gilliam can get in. 100% he can get in. I'm saying they still do a dumb song and dance about admissions. It's not a big deal, but every bit of bureaucratic nonsense adds up. It's all sand in the gears that makes ND a little less agile, everything a little more PITA.

Cmon we both know that admissions’ job performance review factors if they sandbag athletics enough!.

NDWarrior · Jan 7, 2026

sixstar said:
ND has had some of the highest profile signings over the last few portal periods. And, they've even brought in kids from Marshall and FIU.

I refuse to believe that the ND staff forgot how to work the portal. Sure, there are always going to be surprises and misses.

What I do know is that our beat writers are fully clueless. Relax and trust in the staff. I have a feeling we walk out of this portal feeling pretty good.

Not to be the negative Nelli here, but I sometimes have this "You think the committee is going to leave ND out the 12-team CFP?" vibe when I see what transpired over the past 5 days.

Te'o4Heisman · Jan 7, 2026

jprue24 said:
Do they owe you shit?

Yea i still don't understand the point of the question or what you're getting at.

SDIrishFan · Jan 7, 2026

I can't believe were 5 days into the portal and have zero to show for it. We only have a few holes, wtf are we doing?

irishff1014 · Jan 7, 2026

The Backer said:
$3m goes to the ACC and the other $3m barely covers the trip's cost.

Nice to know that.

IrishSpartan · Jan 7, 2026

Aren’t we pretty screwed here if we don’t sign people today and tomorrow? Classes start on Monday right?

irishnd31 · Jan 7, 2026

Te'o4Heisman said:
Yea i still don't understand the point of the question or what you're getting at.

CanadalovesND · Jan 7, 2026

IrishSpartan said:
Aren’t we pretty screwed here if we don’t sign people today and tomorrow? Classes start on Monday right?

I asked Driskell & Tyler James about this yesterday. Both gave the same response. It does accelerate NDs timeline slightly compared to other schools, but nothing is finalized for the Semester until January 19th, which is the last day to change classes and the like.

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