'14 UT TE Dalton Schultz (Stanford Verbal)

[IrishLax]

anyone know what is actually in the POG....?

Each envelope contains a picture of one of the 477 draft picks.

 

[peoriairish]

anyone know what is actually in the POG....?

A picture and description of each of ND's 477 NFL draft picks.

 

[Irish YJ]

Each envelope contains a picture of one of the 477 draft picks.

Autographed and personalized? Or just a pic?

 

[Cali_domer]

Autographed and personalized? Or just a pic?

Both and a Vile of their blood...

 

[Irish YJ]

Both and a Vile of their blood...

if autographed,,, that package would be worth a pile of gold....

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

if autographed,,, that package would be worth a pile of gold....

Might be against NCAA reg's? Either way, probably doesn't have an autograph from each. Would be crazy though.

So, let's say we get Schultz. That's crazy solid TE depth (sorry if this has already been done):

Huerman
Koyack
Niklas
Smythe
Welch (transfer?)
Weishar
Lautua
Schultz

 

[Buster Bluth]

Welch is transferring, most likely to Miami.

 

[GreenSox04]

No way they could all be autographed, guys have been getting drafted since like the 40s

 

[ulukinatme]

You guys are funny, thinking they'd be autographed Can you imagine the kind of effort it would take to even get 100 of those signed? 477 pieces of mail is a pretty epic undertaking in itself, considering theres probably just a small team of helpers working with Sandlin.

Surprised we'd be going hard after another TE. Is there a chance Weishar would play another position? I can't recall if Luatua was projected anywhere besides TE. Maybe we're anticipating going to more 12 man sets? Good for the run game.

 

[IrishLax]

You guys are funny, thinking they'd be autographed Can you imagine the kind of effort it would take to even get 100 of those signed? 477 pieces of mail is a pretty epic undertaking in itself, considering theres probably just a small team of helpers working with Sandlin.

Surprised we'd be going hard after another TE. Is there a chance Weishar would play another position? I can't recall if Luatua was projected anywhere besides TE. Maybe we're anticipating going to more 12 man sets? Good for the run game.

All 477 aren't even alive anymore.

 

[GreenSox04]

You guys are funny, thinking they'd be autographed Can you imagine the kind of effort it would take to even get 100 of those signed? 477 pieces of mail is a pretty epic undertaking in itself, considering theres probably just a small team of helpers working with Sandlin.

Surprised we'd be going hard after another TE. Is there a chance Weishar would play another position? I can't recall if Luatua was projected anywhere besides TE. Maybe we're anticipating going to more 12 man sets? Good for the run game .

i think some people here mentioned the idea of TL at LB, but I believe that was simply that, an idea, no actual substance behind the idea being mentioned from the staff/analysts.


but 12 man sets, yes please.
jumbo bunch sets
line up 4 TE in the gun and spread everyone out
run it down everyones f*cking throat with folston/GB/Golson behind our huge OLine

would be hard to stay with us for 4 quarters, im telling you. i hope we seriously consider pushing our offense in this kind of direction, say 2 years from now.

 

[Ricochet]

i think some people here mentioned the idea of TL at LB, but I believe that was simply that, an idea, no actual substance behind the idea being mentioned from the staff/analysts.


but 12 man sets, yes please.
jumbo bunch sets
line up 4 TE in the gun and spread everyone out
run it down everyones f*cking throat with folston/GB/Golson behind our huge OLine

would be hard to stay with us for 4 quarters, im telling you. i hope we seriously consider pushing our offense in this kind of direction, say 2 years from now.

Don't be surprised to see Luatua become a H-back.

 

[connor_in]

All 477 aren't even alive anymore.

THIS IS NOTRE DAME....We got connections...ya know wut I'm sayin

 

[ulukinatme]

All 477 aren't even alive anymore.

Yeah, theres that obvious fact too

They got 477 signatures from all the living and non-living ND draftees!

 

[Irish8248]

He should get another POG, this time with 643 pieces of mail to represent the winning percentage of ND vs Stanford

 

[GreenSox04]

He should get another POG, this time with 643 pieces of mail to represent the winning percentage of ND vs Stanford

agreed. 647 pogs.

one of each ND player drafted

brilliant.

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Potentially 5 TEs in 2 years? What gives...?

 

[connor_in]

Potentially 5 TEs in 2 years? What gives...?

Hooray! We are going to an all CAT D and an all TE O (the last part in honor of Manti)

 

[TheChosen1]

Potentially 5 TEs in 2 years? What gives...?

Similar to Greg Bryant. You take elite talent if they want to come to ND. Not to mention the only tight ends that hold offers for 2015 are committed elsewhere. Take them redshirt them, don't need any next year.

 

[dublinirish]

can we convert some TE's into Fullbacks??

 

[ThePiombino]

Big skill. Don't be surprised to see Luatua at LB before long.

 

[IrishLax]

THIS IS NOTRE DAME....We got connections...ya know wut I'm sayin

Yeah, just get St. Peter to notarize them making the postmortem signatures legit. Simple.

 

[Domina Nostra]

On the flip side... Based on his interviews, I wouldn't be shocked to see Luatua jump ship. I think the possibility of getting only Weishar this year is very real.

 

[Ironman8]

On the flip side... Based on his interviews, I wouldn't be shocked to see Luatua jump ship. I think the possibility of getting only Weishar this year is very real.

What quotes in what interviews lead you to think that?

 

[Domina Nostra]

What quotes in what interviews lead you to think that?

Nothing imparticular. I could be completely imagining things. I have no inside knowledge. I have just been reading stuff like this from sites like Inside the Irish:

“My final two was Notre Dame and Alabama,” Luatua told Irish Illustrated. “I changed my decision these last few weeks. I was going to Notre Dame then going to Alabama. I talked to my family about it and they said I’d have better chances at Notre Dame and I fit in with their offense. It was just talking to my parents this past week and my family too.”

“Alabama is a great school, but they use their tight ends differently and I just wasn’t going to be as happy there like I felt at Notre Dame,” Luatua told BlueandGold.com. “I got a lot of respect for that school, but it’s not the best fit for me.”

Recruiting bonanza continues with TE Tyler Luatua commitment | Inside the Irish

I just kind of get the sense with Luatua that he thinks he is making the right choice, rather than being really excited about the decision. The California kids who aren't completely sold with ND seem to waiver/struggle/transfer. (Rueland, Shaq, Vanderdoo ... even Cierre and Greenberry).

SINCE I DON"T KNOW THE KID, I COULD BE TOTALLY MISREADING HIM. I really have no idea. California kids who aren't ecstatic about ND make me nervous.

 

[koonja]

Big skill. Don't be surprised to see Luatua at LB before long.

I don't see that happening. The staff said he's being recruited strictly as a TE, and he mentions in his interview (dominostra posted above) how the use of TE in ND's offense help him make his decision.

But I'll give someone 20:1 odds that he never takes a snap at LB if there is a taker.

 

[Irish#1]

On the flip side... Based on his interviews, I wouldn't be shocked to see Luatua jump ship. I think the possibility of getting only Weishar this year is very real.

Nothing imparticular. I could be completely imagining things. I have no inside knowledge. I have just been reading stuff like this from sites like Inside the Irish:

“My final two was Notre Dame and Alabama,” Luatua told Irish Illustrated. “I changed my decision these last few weeks. I was going to Notre Dame then going to Alabama. I talked to my family about it and they said I’d have better chances at Notre Dame and I fit in with their offense. It was just talking to my parents this past week and my family too.”

“Alabama is a great school, but they use their tight ends differently and I just wasn’t going to be as happy there like I felt at Notre Dame,” Luatua told BlueandGold.com. “I got a lot of respect for that school, but it’s not the best fit for me.”

Recruiting bonanza continues with TE Tyler Luatua commitment | Inside the Irish

I just kind of get the sense with Luatua that he thinks he is making the right choice, rather than being really excited about the decision. The California kids who aren't completely sold with ND seem to waiver/struggle/transfer. (Rueland, Shaq, Vanderdoo ... even Cierre and Greenberry).

SINCE I DON"T KNOW THE KID, I COULD BE TOTALLY MISREADING HIM. I really have no idea. California kids who aren't ecstatic about ND make me nervous.

That says it all for me. I see it as him taking his time and really weighing the pros and cons so he doesn't have any regrets and have to de-commit.

 

[Buster Bluth]

Don't be surprised to see Luatua become a H-back.

I'm, for one, am expecting this to happen. He's kind of the perfect prospect for it.

 

[IrishLax]

20:1 is tempting... I think that's about where I'd put the odds... somewhere in the 5% range. He's definitely been a recruited as a TE, he definitely will start off by TE, and the only reason he would play LB is because he has the physical ability to do so IF depth factors made that a need.

The staff cross-evaluates all "big skill" and "skill" prospects for where they might contribute on both sides of the ball. It's rare to see someone moved, but it also has happened a handful of times already since Kelly has been in town.

 

[koonja]

20:1 is tempting... I think that's about where I'd put the odds... somewhere in the 5% range. He's definitely been a recruited as a TE, he definitely will start off by TE, and the only reason he would play LB is because he has the physical ability to do so IF depth factors made that a need.

The staff cross-evaluates all "big skill" and "skill" prospects for where they might contribute on both sides of the ball. It's rare to see someone moved, but it also has happened a handful of times already since Kelly has been in town.

FYI - I wouldn't have enough vbucks to cover another bet (assuming I lose this one), so no more deals.

I don't see Schultz coming here, and if he did, I don't see Luatua moving from a loaded TE position to a loaded CAT position. That would be a lateral move in regards to 'putting talent where we have an opening' for an extreme lack of better phrasing lol. I'd expect an eventual transfer from one of last year's TEs or this years before a move to a loaded CAT position.