I lost a parent at a young age…doesnt make it a valid excuse for quitting on people that supported you and/or other bad decisions I made in my life. Stop making excuses for the young man.
Could just be Leonard Moore, but 1/3 into the season leaves a bad taste in teammates mouth for sure. Best of luck getting a starting job for 2 years somewhere.
I did as well. I would have preferred he stayed until the end of the season, but I'm not going to get down on the kid. We look at every situation through our own prism and believe they should act according to how we see things.
Not everyone's roads are the same in life. Kudos to you. You and Jaden Mickey are completely different people. Doesn't make his decisions wrong or right compared to yours.
What if his family needs him? Sure he came back but maybe he thought they all could handle it and now a month in it is too much. I think he has more than earned the benefit of the doubt after suiting up a day after his mom passed.
This is likely all it is. If you have dreams of the NFL, you have little chance of making it happen if you are the #3 or #4 CB. He may or may not succeed, but going someplace where he can start probably gives him his best shot.
That is likely true. However, what disturbs me is that by taking a scholarship for the 2024 season, he made a commitment to himself, his teammates and the university. Backing out after 4 games is incredibly selfish and makes it known he is only looking out for himself. He puts his teammates in a bind. I personally don't like associating with those type of people. The only way that is acceptable is if the coaching staff offered up the 4 games option prior to the season starting.
Agreed. This is a team sport and he should have some level of responsibility to the team. If we were 2-2 and had no shot at the College Playoff, it wouldn't concern me as much. But leaving a team that has a shot at the playoff is much more problematic.
I think that was in reference to non-CFP bowl games though, wasn't it?
Then he should leave school and go now no questions asked if he is truly needed. Otherwise play the season with your teammates then transfer. Him taking a redshirt but sticking out school the semester, ultimately Quitting on his team mid season so he can selfishly save himself a year of eligibility is not excused by losing a parent. These two things are not the same.
Shuler could step up
Also would be a very unique situation that his family didnt need him until he had played the maximum amount of games he is allowed to play on the year and preserve his redshirt. Just sayim…
They directly addressed it on that topic, but there was always an undercurrent of "doing what they thought was best for themselves" being an acceptable reason for decisions/actions. Maybe I am extrapolating some of my impression from how professional or business like they were on a lot of topics.
Yes, I'm happy about it. Players should be able to play where ever they want.
Holden Staes is recent and doing relatively well
Dillan Gibbons was an All-ACC OL at FSU after leaving ND.
For real. Do you think we could have been convinced 4-5 years ago that the secondary would be this strong and deep?
I think I saw Correll was the highest graded PFF center one of the weeks. Not sure how he’s doing overall.
Some of the receivers who split during the Kelly years did alright to very good playing for other teams.
Honestly I think it comes down to coaching as much as anything. As much as you obviously need talent, the DB room has been great since Mike Mickens came on board.
Elston is a great d line coach. As a recruiter during his time at Notre Dame, he was mediocre to bad.
