'10 FL DT Louis Nix (Notre Dame Man)

IrishLax · Mar 12, 2014

Big Lou looks back on Notre Dame | Inside the Irish

Really is a one of kind dude...

clashmore_mike · Mar 12, 2014

Pa Golden Tate Fan said:
Is now on the Jim Rome Show.

here's the audio, classic Big Lou.

Louis Nix « The Jim Rome Show

ulukinatme · Mar 12, 2014

clashmore_mike said:
here's the audio, classic Big Lou.

Louis Nix « The Jim Rome Show

Man, I don't remember if I heard about Big Lou's brother getting stabbed to death in high school. I knew he lived in a nasty area, but I didn't know how bad it really was. Talk about an inspiration to the kids of that area though. I could see Big Lou going back and really helping the community once his time is finished in the NFL. Great ambassador for the university, we were lucky to have him.

ab2cmiller · Mar 26, 2014

Video from earlier in March where they are following Tajh Boyd, Louis Nix III, and Jake Matthews before the NFL Draft. Of course Big Lou's personality definitely comes out. Since this one came out they have had individual videos focused on Tajh and Jake so Nix's should come out shortly.

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ab2cmiller · Mar 27, 2014

ResLife Hero · Apr 8, 2014

Pachuco · Apr 8, 2014

Great stuff. Keep grindin', Big Lou! Makin' us proud...

jimmymac · Apr 8, 2014

That video honestly just pisses me off. Why wasnt he at that playing weight here? I know we have the whole blame longo thing, but honestly this to me is proof that longo isnt effectively doing his job. Dont want to start this again tho...

Irishnuke · Apr 8, 2014

jimmymac said:
That video honestly just pisses me off. Why wasnt he at that playing weight here? I know we have the whole blame longo thing, but honestly this to me is proof that longo isnt effectively doing his job. Dont want to start this again tho...

Or that Lou was lazy and NFL teams told him he needed to cut weight?

Wild Bill · Apr 8, 2014

jimmymac said:
That video honestly just pisses me off. Why wasnt he at that playing weight here? I know we have the whole blame longo thing, but honestly this to me is proof that longo isnt effectively doing his job. Dont want to start this again tho...

It's amazing what we'll do when millions are at stake.

FightingIrishLover7 · Apr 8, 2014

jimmymac said:
That video honestly just pisses me off. Why wasnt he at that playing weight here? I know we have the whole blame longo thing, but honestly this to me is proof that longo isnt effectively doing his job. Dont want to start this again tho...

A lot easier to focus on football (ie weight loss) when you don't have to focus on classes. A whole heck of a lot of stress reduction. Amazing what stress can do to a person.

koonja · Apr 8, 2014

jimmymac said:
That video honestly just pisses me off. Why wasnt he at that playing weight here? I know we have the whole blame longo thing, but honestly this to me is proof that longo isnt effectively doing his job. Dont want to start this again tho...

I just shed a tear of joy. It was so lonely outside of the box.

ulukinatme · Apr 8, 2014

jimmymac said:
That video honestly just pisses me off. Why wasnt he at that playing weight here? I know we have the whole blame longo thing, but honestly this to me is proof that longo isnt effectively doing his job. Dont want to start this again tho...

Irishnuke said:
Or that Lou was lazy and NFL teams told him he needed to cut weight?

I think it could have a lot to do with the NFL telling him to lose weight, or maybe his agent. You have to keep in mind that Lou was nursing a knee injury since Alabama and only got healthy after surgery this year. Plus, you have to figure that it's a lot harder to meet weight goals in college when theres so many options to eat unhealthy foods that guys like Longo don't want you to eat. Then theres time constraints to training/eating right like having classes/homework to do, other football related activities to keep you busy, not to mention trying to have some sort of social life.

It's a completely different animal when you're talking this preparation for the Draft. They're providing him with the food he should be eating, he's focusing completely on training and recovery, he has no other obligations at this time. When you consider all these things, it's easy to see why it's no problem for him to shed pounds now if that's his goal.

D-BOE34 · Apr 8, 2014

Just remember where Nix was when he came to ND. Now he has a job and first order of business, lose weight.

rtrn2glory · Apr 8, 2014

wow he really does look incredible physically in that video...i need to make it out to that place

dublinirish · Apr 9, 2014

ulukinatme said:
I think it could have a lot to do with the NFL telling him to lose weight, or maybe his agent. You have to keep in mind that Lou was nursing a knee injury since Alabama and only got healthy after surgery this year. Plus, you have to figure that it's a lot harder to meet weight goals in college when theres so many options to eat unhealthy foods that guys like Longo don't want you to eat. Then theres time constraints to training/eating right like having classes/homework to do, other football related activities to keep you busy, not to mention trying to have some sort of social life.

It's a completely different animal when you're talking this preparation for the Draft. They're providing him with the food he should be eating, he's focusing completely on training and recovery, he has no other obligations at this time. When you consider all these things, it's easy to see why it's no problem for him to shed pounds now if that's his goal.

JJ Watt has said similar things in the past about the transition from college to the pro's. The best thing about being a pro for him was being able to afford to eat right and get all the proper nutrition to make him a better athlete. Hard trying to give your body the right fuels when all you can afford is microwave dinners and cheap pizza.

Zwidmanio · Apr 9, 2014

There's a huge difference between being a student-athlete at ND and being a professional athlete. If ND was a football factory it'd be one thing, but if we want ND to continue its mission of producing well-rounded and educated athletes there might be a slight tradeoff sometimes. So be it. The players are better off in the long run.

Ironman8 · Apr 15, 2014

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>A top 10 prospect for me. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/smorton101368">@smorton101368</a>: Nix is one of the best players in the draft.</p>— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshNorris/statuses/456059577940078592">April 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Bogtrotter07 · Apr 15, 2014

jimmymac said:
That video honestly just pisses me off. Why wasnt he at that playing weight here? I know we have the whole blame longo thing, but honestly this to me is proof that longo isnt effectively doing his job. Dont want to start this again tho...

After reading other responses to your post first, I wanted to go back and quote it.

Where is Lou's responsibility? I get that everyone wants to hang this on someone; but I don't think Paul Longo should even be in the top three. What about the nutritionist? What about the coaches? Would anyone really threaten to bench him over his weight?

And what about the big man himself? I have new feelings about this and a number of topics related to last season.

I think last season was a good example of what happens to a team that has some great leadership (Rees, TJ, and Martin) and some extremely poor leadership at key positions, Nix, Niklas, Tuitt, and a few others. The great guys were neutralized and leadership of the team paralyzed. I am sorry, by Junior and Senior year, somebody that has the shot some of these kids had, should be self starter enough to build themselves into the war machines they say they wanted to be. I wonder how much less of an impact injuries would have been with more personal effort, and how many other injuries may never have happened.

A perfect non-injury example is with Tuitt's freshman year, by missing curfew and being suspended we lost a years eligibility for Kona and Romeo both, if I remember correctly. And I know he had mono which also kept him out.

dublinirish · Apr 15, 2014

Losing Danny Spond was a huge blow too

Bogtrotter07 · Apr 15, 2014

Yes, and for positive leadership, it was.

But what I am talking about is the fact that everything in the "nutirition" talk from this video, has been stated at UND.com before, much by Lou himself. And if you watch this video, everyone seemed to be babysitting Lou, which is his personality. And then the coach in the video calls him a self starter? It is his best interest to paint the best "NFL picture" of his kids possible. Obviously, his organization survives on helping these kids enhance their draft position. But to call Lou a self starter with a high work ethic? Re-watch the video, even the cook was used to babysitting him.

The bottom line, when you get two, three, or a half-dozen personalities that require so much care and feeding, it takes a big chunk out of any team without extra talent to burn.

ResLife Hero · Apr 15, 2014

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Bears&src=hash">#Bears</a> recently had Notre Dame DT Louis Nix at Halas Hall for a pre-draft visit. <a href="http://t.co/Ci9JtlGrdv">http://t.co/Ci9JtlGrdv</a></p>— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) <a href="https://twitter.com/BradBiggs/statuses/456093381169385472">April 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Riddickulous · Apr 15, 2014

Bogtrotter07 said:
After reading other responses to your post first, I wanted to go back and quote it.

Where is Lou's responsibility? I get that everyone wants to hang this on someone; but I don't think Paul Longo should even be in the top three. What about the nutritionist? What about the coaches? Would anyone really threaten to bench him over his weight?

And what about the big man himself? I have new feelings about this and a number of topics related to last season.

I think last season was a good example of what happens to a team that has some great leadership (Rees, TJ, and Martin) and some extremely poor leadership at key positions, Nix, Niklas, Tuitt, and a few others. The great guys were neutralized and leadership of the team paralyzed. I am sorry, by Junior and Senior year, somebody that has the shot some of these kids had, should be self starter enough to build themselves into the war machines they say they wanted to be. I wonder how much less of an impact injuries would have been with more personal effort, and how many other injuries may never have happened.

A perfect non-injury example is with Tuitt's freshman year, by missing curfew and being suspended we lost a years eligibility for Kona and Romeo both, if I remember correctly. And I know he had mono which also kept him out.

Kona burned his redshirt the year before (2010) and Romeo was still a high school senior.

Emcee77 · Apr 15, 2014

Riddickulous said:
Kona burned his redshirt the year before (2010) and Romeo was still a high school senior.

The staff did intend to redshirt Kona in 2011, Kona's sophomore year, but was forced to play him due to Tuitt's suspension. Really costly mistake by Tuitt. We could sure use Kona this year.

Sherm Sticky · Apr 15, 2014

Emcee77 said:
The staff did intend to redshirt Kona in 2011, Kona's sophomore year, but was forced to play him due to Tuitt's suspension. Really costly mistake by Tuitt. We could sure use Kona this year.

I would not blame Tuitt for burning Kona's red shirt in 2011.

woolybug25 · Apr 15, 2014

ResLife Hero said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Bears&src=hash">#Bears</a> recently had Notre Dame DT Louis Nix at Halas Hall for a pre-draft visit. <a href="http://t.co/Ci9JtlGrdv">http://t.co/Ci9JtlGrdv</a></p>— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) <a href="https://twitter.com/BradBiggs/statuses/456093381169385472">April 15, 2014</a></blockquote>
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I don't really get this. The Bears run a 4-3. That's where we gave Nix a breath on the sidelines. Rushing the passer and getting up field was not his strength. He's a classic 3-4 nose, not an attacking DT. I also question that he has the endurance to play DT in a 4-3. Strange move, if you ask me.

PANDFAN · Apr 15, 2014

Riddickulous said:
Kona burned his redshirt the year before (2010) and Romeo was still a high school senior.

doesn't matter which year you don't play...get 5 years to play 4....kona had to burn his extra year because of tuitt.

SOUTH BEND -- To this day, Tamara Bartlett insists if Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly hadn’t suspended her son, Stephon Tuitt, a game for sleeping through class two seasons ago, she would have.
The unintended domino that tipped that night at Purdue, however, was that Kona Schwenke’s intended redshirt year was sacrificed in a 38-10 pounding of the host Boilermakers for a cameo that produced zero tackles.
Starting defensive end Ethan Johnson went down with an injury on the very first series of that game and spent the rest of the game with his foot in a protective boot. And with no Tuitt to fill in, Schwenke became part of the rotation

irishfan · Apr 15, 2014

PANDFAN said:
doesn't matter which year you don't play...get 5 years to play 4....kona had to burn his extra year because of tuitt.

SOUTH BEND -- To this day, Tamara Bartlett insists if Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly hadn’t suspended her son, Stephon Tuitt, a game for sleeping through class two seasons ago, she would have.
The unintended domino that tipped that night at Purdue, however, was that Kona Schwenke’s intended redshirt year was sacrificed in a 38-10 pounding of the host Boilermakers for a cameo that produced zero tackles.
Starting defensive end Ethan Johnson went down with an injury on the very first series of that game and spent the rest of the game with his foot in a protective boot. And with no Tuitt to fill in, Schwenke became part of the rotation

Eek. Just to add on to that, this is the the entire write-up from his UND bio for 2011:

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)layed in three games during the season: Purdue, Wake Forest and Maryland.

Sucks that was a year of eligibility.

Bogtrotter07 · Apr 15, 2014

Sherm Sticky said:
I would not blame Tuitt for burning Kona's red shirt in 2011.

Kelly did. Told him it was his irresponsibility.

I may have been wrong about Romeo, but their was a stupid reason he didn't redshirt, too.

My point is, there are a few guys that have gone through lately that I will celebrate their accomplishments, but I will not make them more than they were. The problem with last year's team I have heard was disruptive personalities instead of true leadership.

If not Romeo, what about Amir Carlisle's ankle, or Chase Hounshell's second shoulder injury? Two guys lost. Both situations involve over the line behavior.

PANDFAN · Apr 15, 2014

Bogtrotter07 said:
Kelly did. Told him it was his irresponsibility.

I may have been wrong about Romeo, but their was a stupid reason he didn't redshirt, too.

My point is, there are a few guys that have gone through lately that I will celebrate their accomplishments, but I will not make them more than they were. The problem with last year's team I have heard was disruptive personalities instead of true leadership.

If not Romeo, what about Amir Carlisle's ankle, or Chase Hounshell's second shoulder injury? Two guys lost. Both situations involve over the line behavior.

amir vs atkinson
chase vs nix

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