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Veritate Duce Progredi

Veritate Duce Progredi

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If God is listening, we need to play Texas Tech in the first round of the 2026-2027 playoffs. Marcus deserves a chance to stomp a South Bend-sized hole in their program.

This is a stacked team that needs to grow/develop a LOT because we have a lot of youth and no longer have J. Love to erase any mistakes. But damn, what is the ceiling of this team? Think about the secondary and LB group that we're now pairing with a line, on paper, that should be very disruptive.
 
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Huntr said:
They absolutely made mistakes, but they fixed them quickly. I think bringing in Sanders and Bryant probably helped immediately, too.
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There is literally zero evidence to support this other than they didnt operate in the way and timeframe that IE and the ND beat expected them to. The portal, like HS recruiting is always going to imperfect and fluid, but unless you know facts that none of the rest of the world does at this time, this statement is silly. Do you know that they wouldnt do it almost exactly the same way if they had to do it all over again?

Maybe mistakes were made, maybe they werent. We will likely never know. You know nothing to be able to state they absolutely made mistakes.
 
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Irish8248 said:
Based on MFMF words during the season I would expect they recruit a soccer player as a break glass in case of emergency as well.. Keep him on the roster, don't care if he shows up, go live 24/7 soccer until there's an injury concern. Once season starts we can't address it and can't leave anything up to chance again
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Seems like a good move……if the kicker gets injured again this year, that would be 3 years in a row which is crazy.
 
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Veritate Duce Progredi said:
If God is listening, we need to play Texas Tech in the first round of the 2026-2027 playoffs. Marcus deserves a chance to stomp a South Bend-sized hole in their program.

This is a stacked team that needs to grow/develop a LOT because we have a lot of youth and no longer have J. Love to erase any mistakes. But damn, what is the ceiling of this team? Think about the secondary and LB group that we're now pairing with a line, on paper, that should be very disruptive.
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Let’s talk,… I honestly think floor is 3 losses (postseason included) with a wtf loss, maybe Miami and then farting out of the playoffs… this is of course ignoring a catastrophic string of injuries or something incredible. The ceiling,… wow, guys for the first time in my adult life I think I can say it,… the ceiling is a natty game appearance and,….. losing on a last second field goal miss because we don’t have a kicker… stay tuned,…
 
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Te'o4Heisman said:
There is literally zero evidence to support this other than they didnt operate in the way and timeframe that IE and the ND beat expected them to. The portal, like HS recruiting is always going to imperfect and fluid, but unless you know facts that none of the rest of the world does at this time, this statement is silly. Do you know that they wouldnt do it almost exactly the same way if they had to do it all over again?

Maybe mistakes were made, maybe they werent. We will likely never know. You know nothing to be able to state they absolutely made mistakes.
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I agree completely. A shitload of people look foolish with their premature takes.
 
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ACamp1900 said:
Let’s talk,… I honestly think floor is 3 losses (postseason included) with a wtf loss, maybe Miami or SC and then farting out of the playoffs… this is of course ignoring a catastrophic string of injuries or something incredible. The ceiling,… wow, guys for the first time in my adult life I think I can say it,… the ceiling is a natty game appearance and,….. losing on a last second field goal miss because we don’t have a kicker… stay tuned,…
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SC bitched out of the rivalry, remember? We don't play them next year
 
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EvilleIrish said:
Where do I submit my official apology letter?
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ACamp1900

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In my best Vito Corleone, ‘My favorite WR recruit in years, Jaden Greathouse was forced to leave this country because of sidelined business. I have to make arrangements to bring him back here safely, cleared of all these false charges.

But I'm a superstitious man and if some unlucky accident should befall him, if he should blow out his knee tripping on the steps of Grace Hall, or if he should get a case of the dropsies, or if he's struck in the ribs by a linebacker in spring ball, then I'm going to blame some of the people on Irish Envy. And that, I do not give reps for.’

Idk where I was going with that other than I really wanna see Greathouse return and light shit up.
 
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IrishEyesAreSmiling said:
My Wife - "can you get off the ND forum and help me make dinner"

me - *evil grin*

her "they got another commitment didn't they"

me - *nods*

her - "you're about to FaceTime your pops aren't you"

me - *nods*
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My wife doesn’t understand my love of ND football, but if I still had my dad here to talk about it, she would be more understanding of my fandom. Enjoy & cherish that FaceTime with him to talk about the Irish.
 
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