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Sampson mentioned on the II podcast that the main reason Klein no longer became a candidate was because of the feedback MF got back from the QB room. Klein really bombed when he spoke to them. O'Malley chimed in saying the only opinion that should have mattered in that situation was Hartman's...

Except they actually couldn't find a deal and they didn't find a way to finish, and again, there was actually no reason to assume there was any negotiation to be made regardless of what normally happens. Utah is facing no repercussions for saying no to any compromise. The same can not be said...

Sure, but if I'm Utah I couldn't care less about the awkwardness. Ludwig is still going to do his job.

Why would Utah want to negotiate? I'm not saying you would know the answer to that question, but if the leadership at ND thought that negotiating the buyout was a given, that's a really dumb assumption to make. Utah has zero incentive to back off the buyout number. They created the details of...

Another OL was just offered. #56 overall player on 247 out of Mater Dei

With NIL there's huge implicit value in them. The more ESPN and NBC and recruiting sites can hype up the games and the players the more each individual player can benefit financially. Plus they all get a free trip, get treated like royalty, and get to play on the biggest stage of their young...

I'm the one who brought up the topic of opt-outs in this thread. I already answered the 2 questions you asked. The players who opted out likely did so because they believed they did enough during practices that playing in the game would not have improved their draft stock. And scouts don't need...

Yes, I don't think we all should get worked up as names are leaked to the press. Leftwich will likely be interviewed if he really has interest but there will also likely be multiple candidates that get interviewed.

That's not true either. It's not like the Pro Bowl (or what used to be the Pro Bowl). These guys play hard - a lot harder than they were allowed to play during the practices where there was no tackling and not much 11 on 11 - because they want to stand out and get noticed as much as possible...

I'm pretty sure Irish4life was referring to when ND hired Freeman as DC. We beat out LSU to get him. We also beat GA and FL to get Al Washington. ND has been opening the checkbook. I'm not sure why a lot of fans continue to think that we are always getting outbid for coaching talent.

That's silly. Even if somehow that's true it would be stupid to ignore the actual game since the scouts have been and will be pouring over game film of these prospects until draft day.

The scouts don't need to be there to watch the game. They can see everything on TV just like everyone else, so I don't think the scouts not being there in person was a major factor. The point is they all felt they had shown enough during the week and their stock wasn't going to increase by...

Just wanted to update this to point out that Foskey didn't actually play in the Senior Bowl. Neither did Patterson and neither did several of the other top players who were practicing all week. It's likely their agents told them they had done enough in practices and it wasn't worth playing in...

I don't get this mentality. Either you are an ND guy who believes in ND and where the program is going or you aren't. It's OK if he isn't a believer. He's allowed to believe what he wants, but if he isn't a believer screw him. I'm all for him going, and no, I won't feel neutral about him if he...

Foskey was the "speed leader" for DLs on day 2, which was posted on the jumbotron for all NFL scouts to see.

This last part is pure speculation and doesn't even fit in the "likely" category. Playing in the bowl game definitely could have affected his landing spot. It's possible it wouldn't have but not likely. Some transfer QBs were good enough to pick their own timeline for transferring and still end...

OLs are at a disadvantage in those drills, yes, but that doesn't mean DLs are expected to win every rep. Stalemates happen quite frequently and a stalemate doesn't automatically mean a loss for the DL.

I didn't see any bad clips of Foskey, including the ones above. The only one that comes close is the one where he dives at Dewand Jones. He was still hustling on that play and Jones was stonewalling everyone all day. And the block by Patterson is good for Patterson, but it wasn't bad for Foskey...

Yeah, the recruiting services are way behind on this kid. His Twitter bio says he's 225lbs and has been laser timed at 23 mph. That is elite speed if true. I'm not sure I see elite speed on film but I certainly see speed. He has several long, homerun TD runs. And he's built like a compact truck...