2025 Fall Practice Thread

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GoldenBoy3 said:
Hot take that came to mind. Everyone keeps talking about whether it was Carr or Minchey that they’d be thrown to the wolves starting in Miami. What if Carr is just one of those guys where they are unflappable in big moments. Yes it’s tough to recreate crowd noise and a hostile environment but some guys have that personality where the big stage doesn’t affect them. Carr has been fighting for that starting job ALL summer. Balancing himself on every bad pass by him or a good pass by Minchey.
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He was at A&M so he should know what to expect as far as the crowd, but stepping onto the field as the man is different. I think he'll be ready, but we won't know until the 31st.
 
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condoms SUCk said:
So, haven’t been for a while. Hows the team looking, did I miss much?
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condoms SUCk said:
So, haven’t been for a while. Hows the team looking, did I miss much?
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lefty5258 said:
CJ Carr is the quarterback
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Only because his camp threatened to transfer if he wasn't named starter and MF is so weak-willed he caved and turned the keys of the program over to CJ Carr. Everyone is shocked, most of all the players. The defense is absolutely flabbergasted that they weren't consulted in the decision of who the starting QB should be. The coaches didn't even have the audacity to ask the special teams their opinion. The beat saw a collective 30 minutes of fall camp and believe the sky is falling without Minchey and the team will now go 6-6. We are all now pissing our pants and some of us even the bed.


Did I miss anything?
 
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IrishLion said:
Reliable Source:

- Media had a small amount of info on Minchey, which was based in some truth, that they were running with

- Some info was simply bad, coming from sources that had bias of some sort.

- Some of the info was false and INTENTIONALLY leaked. ND is aware of who/how and is dealing with it.

- A small number of people close to the program knew by Saturday that it was Carr, but it was kept on the super DL

- Carr has a higher ceiling, and that’s the belief internally, if that’s not clear based on arm talent alone to everyone else

- Carr was the leader out of Spring, but they were in no hurry to make that “final”

- Minchey started camp hot, while Carr started slow. Minchey didn’t ever separate, though. Carr got his groove, as expected all along, and here we are.

- Minchey didn’t outperform Carr in the spring, as has been mentioned elsewhere (MY COMMENTARY: this is the beat attempting to cover their asses further from the “calling it for Minchey” debacle)

- Beat writers had almost zero info from Fall camp. Any info was coming from sources with clear bias.

- The commentary on Carr and his ball security problems contain an insinuation that Minchey was lights-out during camp… that’s not the case.

- Misinformation hit a high-water mark last week, obviously, but the tidbits trickling out even earlier were also mostly off the mark, some intentionally from certain sources

- Carr might start slow or take chances, but his upside and command of the playbook were always going to set him apart, not to mention his leadership, arm, etc.

- Teammates are not “shocked” that Carr was chosen

- NIL was part of the larger conversation, but had nothing to do with final decision (MY COMMENTARY: reading between the lines, ND had to do homework on getting Minchey some deals in the event that he became the guy)

- The rest of the position groups on offense prefer Carr (for the most part) for various/different reasons

- Defensive guys seemed to prefer Minchey slightly because of perceived ability to extend drives a bit better, particularly in context of the first two games

- Minchey is not so much better a runner that it would mean anything in the competition

- Minchey is definitely the more conservative of the two, sometimes too much so
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Does it logically follow that the staff knows and supports this source putting out the information they want out there on background?
 
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Denbrock wanting to play more downfield is inevitable losing the Leonard running threat. Need to stretch the field to create space for Love and Price. My main concern is just going to be the 3rd and mediums. We didn't convert those last year, and of course Leonard made 4th and short a gimme, but Carr has to hit the intermediate on 3rd and 6 for this offense to work. That was one reason why I was comfortable with Minchey if the practice reports were true.
 
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IrishLion said:
Reliable Source:

- Media had a small amount of info on Minchey, which was based in some truth, that they were running with

- Some info was simply bad, coming from sources that had bias of some sort.

- Some of the info was false and INTENTIONALLY leaked. ND is aware of who/how and is dealing with it.

- A small number of people close to the program knew by Saturday that it was Carr, but it was kept on the super DL

- Carr has a higher ceiling, and that’s the belief internally, if that’s not clear based on arm talent alone to everyone else

- Carr was the leader out of Spring, but they were in no hurry to make that “final”

- Minchey started camp hot, while Carr started slow. Minchey didn’t ever separate, though. Carr got his groove, as expected all along, and here we are.

- Minchey didn’t outperform Carr in the spring, as has been mentioned elsewhere (MY COMMENTARY: this is the beat attempting to cover their asses further from the “calling it for Minchey” debacle)

- Beat writers had almost zero info from Fall camp. Any info was coming from sources with clear bias.

- The commentary on Carr and his ball security problems contain an insinuation that Minchey was lights-out during camp… that’s not the case.

- Misinformation hit a high-water mark last week, obviously, but the tidbits trickling out even earlier were also mostly off the mark, some intentionally from certain sources

- Carr might start slow or take chances, but his upside and command of the playbook were always going to set him apart, not to mention his leadership, arm, etc.

- Teammates are not “shocked” that Carr was chosen

- NIL was part of the larger conversation, but had nothing to do with final decision (MY COMMENTARY: reading between the lines, ND had to do homework on getting Minchey some deals in the event that he became the guy)

- The rest of the position groups on offense prefer Carr (for the most part) for various/different reasons

- Defensive guys seemed to prefer Minchey slightly because of perceived ability to extend drives a bit better, particularly in context of the first two games

- Minchey is not so much better a runner that it would mean anything in the competition

- Minchey is definitely the more conservative of the two, sometimes too much so
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So Minchey had a better marketing team.
 
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I bought something off marketplace locally the other day and picked up the item at “neutral location” in front of the gug… I asked how the quarterbacks look and this person laughed and said every qb will like shit against this defense. Breaking news. The secondary and defense is good…

Also the item purchased was a Rawlings Heart of the Hide baseball glove for $10… lol.
 
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Blazers46 said:
I bought something off marketplace locally the other day and picked up the item at “neutral location” in front of the gug… I asked how the quarterbacks look and this person laughed and said every qb will like shit against this defense. Breaking news. The secondary and defense is good…

Also the item purchased was a Rawlings Heart of the Hide baseball glove for $10… lol.
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Was said individual connected to the program?
 
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ab2cmiller said:
You should count yourself lucky if you got the football phone. I got the cheap ass windbreaker.
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Problem is I just got rid of my LAN line! Trying to see if I can get the guts of a cell phone transplanted into it. Next generation of IPhones?
 
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Blazers46 said:
I bought something off marketplace locally the other day and picked up the item at “neutral location” in front of the gug… I asked how the quarterbacks look and this person laughed and said every qb will like shit against this defense. Breaking news. The secondary and defense is good…

Also the item purchased was a Rawlings Heart of the Hide baseball glove for $10… lol.
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I'll double your investment right now.
 
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FightingIrishLover7 said:
I hope this is like the Clemson 2022 game where the D just feasts.
(I also hope Carr is better than Pyne......)
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I legitimately forgot that a Drew Pyne led football team beat Clemson. Then I looked up the box score and remembered he didn't have much to do with it lol

Blocked punt TD, Benmo pick 6, + Logan Diggs & Estime absolutely feasted

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