2026 Fall Camp Thread

[Dale]

Question regarding concerns on RB -

1) was it ever reported that we were reaching out to portal RBs?
2) have we ever had a glaring hole/concern about a position group that the staff didn't try to address in the portal?

1) I believe we did what you would call standard conversations they should have at this point with all position groups. They quickly backed off the price that anyone (ex Hollywood Smothers) you may view as an upgrade may cost

2) I guess define try and define glaring maybe

 

[NDFAN2008]

Yeah honestly I'm not sure why anyone is worried about RB. I honestly think we would be okay running Osborne and Walton out there behind our OL and we would do just fine.

 

[Firevangorder]

Found it interesting that Mike Frank talked about damn near every RB in the room other than Nolan James today. Maybe he's just the obvious number 2 so it doesn't need to be said? But he talked about Aneyas as the clear number 1, and then mentioned Walton, Osborne, and Kedron.

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

Found it interesting that Mike Frank talked about damn near every RB in the room other than Nolan James today. Maybe he's just the obvious number 2 so it doesn't need to be said? But he talked about Aneyas as the clear number 1, and then mentioned Walton, Osborne, and Kedron.

Maybe that's the case. No knock on Nolan James, but Kedron Young just brings a different element to the run game.

 

[Firevangorder]

Maybe that's the case. No knock on Nolan James, but Kedron Young just brings a different element to the run game.

I am very much not a Nolan James believer, personally. One of those guys we keep hearing good things about but what we've seen (albeit in very limited action) was not impressive. Then again we've seen about as much from Kedron and I'm convinced he's going to be a stud so maybe I just have no idea what I'm talking about

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Nothing earth-shattering here, but my three concerns heading into the season:

1. We are screwed if Carr goes down.
2. The lack of a proven alpha at WR. I think we definitely have more talent and athleticism this season; but, guys need to step up.
3. I am not sure what we have at TE other than Flanagan brings an edge as a blocker and Premer is a freak.

I agree with 2008 that we will be more than fine at RB.

 

[NDFAN2008]

I am very much not a Nolan James believer, personally. One of those guys we keep hearing good things about but what we've seen (albeit in very limited action) was not impressive. Then again we've seen about as much from Kedron and I'm convinced he's going to be a stud so maybe I just have no idea what I'm talking about

He looked impressive in the spring game last year but that was more in the passing game.

 

[stlnd01]

I am very much not a Nolan James believer, personally. One of those guys we keep hearing good things about but what we've seen (albeit in very limited action) was not impressive. Then again we've seen about as much from Kedron and I'm convinced he's going to be a stud so maybe I just have no idea what I'm talking about

Like you said, very limited action. I don't think he's the sort who blows you away with his measurables or athleticism but he seems like a serious, mature young man and he was New Jersey High School Player of the Year. New Jersey has very good high school football, so that counts for a lot in my book. We'll see.

 

[Rizzophil]

Like you said, very limited action. I don't think he's the sort who blows you away with his measurables or athleticism but he seems like a serious, mature young man and he was New Jersey High School Player of the Year. New Jersey has very good high school football, so that counts for a lot in my book. We'll see.

All will be revealed against Wisco

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Poster power rankings? 🤔

 

[EvilleIrish]

Nothing earth-shattering here, but my three concerns heading into the season:

1. We are screwed if Carr goes down.
2. The lack of a proven alpha at WR. I think we definitely have more talent and athleticism this season; but, guys need to step up.
3. I am not sure what we have at TE other than Flanagan brings an edge as a blocker and Premer is a freak.

I agree with 2008 that we will be more than fine at RB.

Really going out on a limb there. Extremely well done.

 

[RudyVerse]

I think if all else goes well we could win a title with Nolan James as RB1, but he’s also the least spicy among the 5 especially with JO surging through fall.

 

[Dale]

I think James is more likely to be Gi’Bran Payne than Kyren Williams

Can gladly be proven wrong

 

[IrishLion]

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Someone make the thread so we can have a bunch of hurt feelings.

We need something to do for the next two weeks

 

[Dale]

Someone make the thread so we can have a bunch of hurt feelings.

We need something to do for the next two weeks

Bring back the IE Awards, coward

 

[OrlaNDomer]

When it comes to WR, I just have a hard time believing between all the options we have nobody emerges by the BYU game.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Someone make the thread so we can have a bunch of hurt feelings.

We need something to do for the next two weeks

I wonder who’s going to be number 2….

 

[arrowryan]

Per the II pod, Freeman’s body language was poor because he was pissed. Apparently the DL got beat by the OL.

 

[Dale]

How mad he was wouldn’t even sniff how mad he would have been if the DL beat the OL

What are we doing. He’s a football coach after a practice, some guys practiced well and some didn’t. I bet he even yelled at some of them!

 

[greyhammer90]

Per the II pod, Freeman’s body language was poor because he was pissed. Apparently the DL got beat by the OL.

And then said Defensive tackle was the deepest group on the team.

I'm usually a defender of the beat but I really think it's best to take anything they say in August with a huge grain of salt. It's pretty obvious after last year that the information that gets out to them is the (dis?)information that Freeman and coaching staff wants.

 

[KPENN]

Someone make the thread so we can have a bunch of hurt feelings.

We need something to do for the next two weeks

I’ll drop them tonight

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Someone make the thread so we can have a bunch of hurt feelings.

We need something to do for the next two weeks

I'm ready to be hurt again.

 

[slick7410]

I think James is more likely to be Gi’Bran Payne than Kyren Williams

Can gladly be proven wrong

Same - James was really the only running back I've seen at ND in awhile, small sample or big, that I wasn't excited to see more of (including Payne).

Happy that he is getting some hype in practice and from coaches and I'd love to be wrong.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Really going out on a limb there. Extremely well done.

Thanks man. I assume you will be curled up in the fetal position worried about walk-on wide receivers next week.

 

[Irish du Nord]

I’ll drop them tonight

Did I mention how sharp your avatar looks today @KPENN?

 

[RudyVerse]

I'm guessing this was MF posturing which I'm down with. He's lost to Marshall and NIU, and started 0-2 last year. He knows what immense disappointment is and a scrimmage barring serious injury cannot be it.

He's sending the message to the team LND, you think you're great but you haven't done anything yet.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

I'm ready to be hurt again.

I’ll vote for ya, brother.

 

[Rizzophil]

I'm guessing this was MF posturing which I'm down with. He's lost to Marshall and NIU, and started 0-2 last year. He knows what immense disappointment is and a scrimmage barring serious injury cannot be it.

He's sending the message to the team LND, you think you're great but you haven't done anything yet.

Yes...this too.
All great coaches get ruthless if you have a WONDERFUL practice. Complacency is the worst part of success

 

[Irish#1]

Even the guys at II basically doubted Aneyas Williams all offseason.

Their biggest argument was “well there’s no way he can replicate what Love and Price did”. Yeah no shit!

They acted as if Williams didn’t take full advantage of the limited opportunities he had. I always thought he played really well. I’d even take it a step further and say he had a better CFP performance than Price, especially the PSU game.

Some of this conjecture is mind boggling to me. You had a generational talent at RB. It's like you were dating an 11 on a 10 scale and now you're dating a 9.5. Sure there's a difference, but it's not like you went from an 11 to a 6.

 

[NDdomer2]

1) I believe we did what you would call standard conversations they should have at this point with all position groups. They quickly backed off the price that anyone (ex Hollywood Smothers) you may view as an upgrade may cost

2) I guess define try and define glaring maybe

I was just trying to point out that we should feel good about our group because the staff clearly felt good about it or they would have done something to address.