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2025 Fall Practice Thread
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And sit for 2 years behind Underwood. He would be better off sticking around till at least spring and competing with Minchey. If Carr leaves you almost need to bring in a transfer next year
Sorry, man. Completely disagree with this one. He provided lots of information that the beat didn't. You seem like you have a bit of an axe to grind for some reason with him.
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I’m all for it if we start Minchey and somehow the idea is that he’s a running QB and they waste a defender spying him all game
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I agree, a friend of mine who is a Miami fan told me earlier this year that the U's rush defense is not very good to add to that this is a brilliant idea by the coaching staff to confuse Miami's defensive plan by not naming the starting QB yet.
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Veritate Duce Progredi
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I don't know what is happening in this image but it makes my skin crawl.
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It’s the septum ring. It’s barbaric.
I want to add, if the staff are playing mind games with Carr.... that's concerning as hell to me. I don't see any long term positives from fucking with your players' heads to test them. It breeds mistrust and encroaches on setting them up for failure. I would be shocked if that is what was happening. I think there are better ways.
For me, it will come down to Carr and being able to make the throws he thinks he can make. If he starts hitting those tiny windows with consistency, ND should be able to maximize this team's potential. If he isn't hitting those windows and cannot adjust his decision making, then ND may be in for some devastating TOs and Carr isn't ready to be Freeman's QB.
If Minchey knows the offense well enough to audible and if he isn't turning the ball over, ND can make the playoffs. If his reported inability to run the offense as well as Carr is accurate, will he be trusted to make changes at the line? Wimbush against Georgia wasn't allowed (didn't know the check) to make changes at the line and it severely hampered the offense. He has to consistently show that he is the safer QB. If he is doing that, I think he starts because ND is about winning, right now.
I just hope the guy who wins the job won't miss wide open WRs too often. I'm mentally preparing for a lot of "check with me" play calls
For me, it will come down to Carr and being able to make the throws he thinks he can make. If he starts hitting those tiny windows with consistency, ND should be able to maximize this team's potential. If he isn't hitting those windows and cannot adjust his decision making, then ND may be in for some devastating TOs and Carr isn't ready to be Freeman's QB.
If Minchey knows the offense well enough to audible and if he isn't turning the ball over, ND can make the playoffs. If his reported inability to run the offense as well as Carr is accurate, will he be trusted to make changes at the line? Wimbush against Georgia wasn't allowed (didn't know the check) to make changes at the line and it severely hampered the offense. He has to consistently show that he is the safer QB. If he is doing that, I think he starts because ND is about winning, right now.
I just hope the guy who wins the job won't miss wide open WRs too often. I'm mentally preparing for a lot of "check with me" play calls
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What are you talking about, anyone can delete their posts themselves lol
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My god the over-analysis in this thread is hilarious. Mind games with Carr?!
MF has earned the benefit of the doubt, and as Belichick always said, you make the decision that's best for the team. If that's Minchey, it's Minchey.
You don't put a QB out there who doesn't appear ready for the bright lights because he has a better recruiting pedigree, or you're worried he's going to transfer. This is D1 football. Not everybody gets to play.
MF has earned the benefit of the doubt, and as Belichick always said, you make the decision that's best for the team. If that's Minchey, it's Minchey.
You don't put a QB out there who doesn't appear ready for the bright lights because he has a better recruiting pedigree, or you're worried he's going to transfer. This is D1 football. Not everybody gets to play.
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Burress caught by Talich who was caught by the FSU QB so by the transitive property...
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Exactly.
And if Minchey wins the job but struggles while Carr keeps grinding and things click for him, maybe he’s the guy by mid-season. There’s a lot of football yet to be played here.
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Intuition: none of this BS is "correct." And the staff has the exact amount of outside confusion (at Miami) that is preferable.
What IE thinks or "knows" sadly is not a concern of the staff. But if IE or any outsider gets too close to messing up the disinformation plan, then leakers will leak what's needed to "correct" the amount of fog.
The real QB candidates speak regularly with the staff. ... and they don't leak it. The staff is not stupid about what they say to them.
It is to the advantage of the staff to have both QBs believing that this is a true competition, which is open, as long as possible. It is also to the advantage of the staff to have Miami believe the exact same thing. The staff probably warns the QBs to pay no attention to IE nor lesser opinion centers.
My BS is equally incorrect as the public's.
What IE thinks or "knows" sadly is not a concern of the staff. But if IE or any outsider gets too close to messing up the disinformation plan, then leakers will leak what's needed to "correct" the amount of fog.
The real QB candidates speak regularly with the staff. ... and they don't leak it. The staff is not stupid about what they say to them.
It is to the advantage of the staff to have both QBs believing that this is a true competition, which is open, as long as possible. It is also to the advantage of the staff to have Miami believe the exact same thing. The staff probably warns the QBs to pay no attention to IE nor lesser opinion centers.
My BS is equally incorrect as the public's.
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This same coaching staff went with Pendleton out of fall camp because he was a fall practice warrior. How did that work out jumping Spindler and Coogan?
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I get your point, but the OL starters were selected by Rudolph whereas the QB is being determined by Freeman, Denbrock, and Gino.
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Yes, that same coaching staff. You know, the one that stuck with Leonard, won three playoff games, and had this team playing for the national championship seven months ago.
Guess some of us look as the glass being half full. But you do you!
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I just think in some instances this staff and Marcus can over compensate towards practice. Everyone who’s ever played sports knows someone who was just better in the game than practice and I think Freeman can overlook that part of human psychology.
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Joe Montana comes to mind…
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To add further, based on arrow’s report Carr looked pretty damn good in the scrimmage and no turnovers.
So IF Carr actually looks better in the true scrimmages (nothing to validate this is the case this fall) but every report from spring was he was better in the jersey scrimmage and we all saw him better in the spring game, then it’s kinda like shouldn’t that weigh much higher than the drills and 7on7 and backyard football scenarios where he may be struggling if he actually consistently looks better in game situations?
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Name the instances besides IOL shuffling?
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No coach anywhere is going to put in a player that they don't trust to get the job done. That trust is earned in practice...
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Hope this additional comment helped clarify.
“To add further, based on arrow’s report Carr looked pretty damn good in the scrimmage and no turnovers.
So IF Carr actually looks better in the true scrimmages (nothing to validate this is the case this fall) but every report from spring was he was better in the jersey scrimmage and we all saw him better in the spring game, then it’s kinda like shouldn’t that weigh much higher than the drills and 7on7 and backyard football scenarios where he may be struggling if he actually consistently looks better in game situations?”
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Pretty much all 2023 wide receiver decisions leading to the Stuckey firing.
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Is this scrimmage open to anyone, reporters, arrows, anyone? Cause if not that will suck for us fans (not the team).