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  1. Crazy Balki

    '23 TX S Peyton Bowen (Oklahoma Signee ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

    I can't honestly fathom what the kid is thinking right now. He's had it rough the past few months. Yeah, he kind of screwed himself with the whole hat debacle, but it was pretty clear his mom and dad were not on the same page at all with his recruitment. Then there was his sister's death...
  2. Crazy Balki

    '24 TX S Oliver Miles (Texas Tech Verbal)

    You're not absolving him of blame, but you've yet to provide ANY sort of logic that supports the idea that he should be blamed for what happened last year at Safety. The difference between the situation with O'Leary and Del is that O'Leary and Freeman made sure they had contingencies for the...
  3. Crazy Balki

    All Things SkunkBear

    The problem is that this isn't really the place to be arguing that. ND has won more than their fair share of recruiting battles with Michigan. Also just to emphasize, Carr > Davis. I don't think it's even really that tough a choice.
  4. Crazy Balki

    '24 TX S Oliver Miles (Texas Tech Verbal)

    What exactly does that accomplish? You tell him he can't visit elsewhere, and he still decommits. And making demands like that only serves to make you look bad down the road with other kids. It wasn't like receiver in '22, where they sat on recruiting after getting 3 guys, 2 of which were...
  5. Crazy Balki

    '24 TX S Oliver Miles (Texas Tech Verbal)

    JoJo was a very late take in '21 and never visited. Tae has been pursued for a while, was told he needed to take care of things academically, and did. To me, I don't see them as similar. Tae may not have been in good enough academic standing to get admitted, but he clearly cares about getting...
  6. Crazy Balki

    '24 TX S Oliver Miles (Texas Tech Verbal)

    Which is why they pursued Minich and Hillman. Again, I don't know what else you wanted them to do? They knew Bowen was a flight risk and they pursued contingency plans. It's not their fault one of the contingencies couldn't get into school.
  7. Crazy Balki

    '24 TX S Oliver Miles (Texas Tech Verbal)

    Tae is A LOT bigger than JoJo.
  8. Crazy Balki

    '23 TX S Peyton Bowen (Oklahoma Signee ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

    I don't imagine we'll have anything substantive until it actually happens.
  9. Crazy Balki

    All Things SkunkBear

    Yep. This coming from somebody who liked Wafle and I don't really agree with moving on from him, but it's pretty clear that the coaches were looking for more of a NT body for that slot. People need to remember that Bryce Young had been recruited as a Vyper/End for a while. Then he showed up to...
  10. Crazy Balki

    2024 Master Thread

    Big swing and a miss. ND needs to close on some of those guys you mentioned, though the list is far bigger than just those names. But to say we're recruiting like Ty is a painfully dubious claim, at best.
  11. Crazy Balki

    All Things SkunkBear

    I know it's the typical "fan" thing to say your guys are underrated, but it's baffling to me how many of the guys in this '24 class whose ratings are an absolute joke. On3 in particular has some downright putrid rankings. Carr at 193? Bruh, what? This is what happens when you drunk eval. He is...
  12. Crazy Balki

    '24 AZ EDGE Elijah Rushing (Offer)

    I don't track the AZ guys, so I'll take your word for it. But what I've read from the ND beat has been about par for the course. ND was a player for Rushing, but nobody was willing to stick their neck out and say they lead.
  13. Crazy Balki

    '24 TX S Oliver Miles (Texas Tech Verbal)

    Looking at it, I agree. I think ND took guys like Mukam, Traore and Vernon, because ND needs size at both big end and 3T. All three of them can play either spot in a 3-man front defense. We're used to having a 4-2-5 style front, where the big end is probably around 250-270. But in a 3-3-5/3-4...
  14. Crazy Balki

    '24 AZ EDGE Elijah Rushing (Offer)

    Something something broken clock.
  15. Crazy Balki

    '24 AZ EDGE Elijah Rushing (Offer)

    Wasn't Cole Luke from AZ?
  16. Crazy Balki

    '24 AZ EDGE Elijah Rushing (Offer)

    Williams is a Vyper, and ND has 2 in fold already. For me, I'm all about take 'em all, but I see the logic there. I'm still kind of perplexed at letting Wafle go. Yeah, you may get Scott, but you also may not get him. Now you're relying on Young getting big enough to play 3T, but then you have...
  17. Crazy Balki

    '24 AZ EDGE Elijah Rushing (Offer)

    I don't think any expert was saying we led. Most of what I read was that ND was in a good spot, but the general sentiment was nobody was betting against the field.
  18. Crazy Balki

    General team info

    Strange, ISD made it sound like Jordan wasn't even on the table. I really think Nike or Jordan is the way to go. UA is just not working out and their stock keeps plummeting, there's just no excitement around the brand and it's a harder sell. ND may want to be seen as the flagship school for...
  19. Crazy Balki

    '24 TX S Oliver Miles (Texas Tech Verbal)

    I suppose, but Rezac needs to grow into LB size before him moving to Vyper is a possibility. Also, Vyper seems to be good right now with Thomas and Mullins. ND needs, IMO, at least 1 more guy who can play SDE, because Young is probably going to outgrow end. But it's all projections at this...
  20. Crazy Balki

    '24 TX S Oliver Miles (Texas Tech Verbal)

    You're not wrong. I wouldn't say I'm bedwetting about the DL recruiting situation, but I am questioning why we'd settle on such a low number, when last year's class was also pretty low at 4 or 5 (depending on what happens with Zinter). 4 is a number I'd go with if you landed 6-7 last year...
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