'23 MI QB Dante Moore (Greek Spaghetti Transfer)

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Whether you are a Vizzina guy or not... i think some people need to stop assuming that we could have landed Vizzina easily, if we wanted him. Or that we were Vizzina's favorite. There has been a lottt of talk that Clemson would have had him regardless of how hard we pushed. Of course that could be wrong, who knows......... but it seems like many here think it was a slam dunk, and i dont believe that was the case at all

Could it be that the ND staff knows more than we do about who we should go for and which kid is favoring which school?!!?!?!?! (or is that insane to think about)
 

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You are WAY off on your final sentence.

The hatred of that kid simply because of his name is laughable.
Eh,
I think Arch would actually be lower, if not for his last name.
So, if anything Arch is catching a break with his name.

He is great, but I do not see how he is better than the rest of the top 4.
With that said, I would never bet against a Manning.
 

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I believe CJ Carr and Julian Sayin have a higher upside and are more important for our program than Moore. I prefer a sure bet kind of kid in '23 to add depth and spark competition. Who that was I have no clue, but he doesn't live in Michigan. In terms of QB, I am a deep room numbers guy. Would I love Dante in the room? Sure. But I'm not enamored with this kid like some. I want depth and an elite '24.
Wut? If Avery Johnson is a sure bet, then Moore is a surer bet.
 

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Nobody said he was a sure bet. In fact, I don't think we are even in his top 5.
 

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You are WAY off on your final sentence.

The hatred of that kid simply because of his name is laughable.
I certainly have zero "hate" for him. He has the measurables and film of a 3-star QB. He's being projected as the #1 overall player based squarely on his perceived intangibles.

If anything, he is getting "love" because of his name.
 

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Some of the decisions with regards to Arnold and Vizzina are getting stretched what the decision and mistake were IMO.

On Arnold, I don’t believe we turned down a commitment from him, unless I have missed something. ND may have led, but Ole Miss was very much in it and then bang, local and much better program OU has Jeff Lebby. ND had discussed with Arnold if he was going to pledge his commitment he’d have to shut it down, as I assume they discussed with all three. Arnold was not prepared to do that, as he likely saw his teammate visiting OU and OU as a very possibly destination for him, the rest is history.

The question then becomes could you have pressed for a commitment and then withstood Arnold visiting elsewhere? Could you have pressed for a commitment and then convinced him not to? Given he committed on the spot to OU and has visited there like 8 times since, I am not too confident in the answer being Yes.

Vizzina I’ll keep it shorter, Dante Moore told the staff in some way or another he was committing shortly after his visit. This has been repeated multiple times by Loy that they were under that expectation. So the only question with him to me is, what made that “commitment” from Moore so strong and what would be the worst possible scenario letting Vizzina still visit? They end up with 2 commits? Is there a scenario where Moore “decommits” and Vizzina still chooses Clemson? I suppose. But we still don’t know what exactly Moore told ND is the issue.
 

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And the LSU 247 guy thinks Rashada ends up at T&M. He also thinks Dante ends up at ND. I honestly think it will come down to ND and Umich for the simple fact that they are the only schools going all in on him and other schools will fill up before he decides..
...Dante promptly schedules a visit to Jackson State, confirmed.
 

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I don't know how good Avery Johnson will or won't be. But I was absolutely in the camp of Vizzina being a stud with my primary reservation being his location and the risk of losing him later, and I thought Jackson Arnold had the highest floor of all of them. We certainly tried to get Arnold but whiffed.

With Dante Moore -- he had the lowest upside and worst underclass film of any of the "5 star" guys ND went after. Does not have a huge arm or great athleticism, you are banking on size + accuracy + polish to make him a top tier QB. And that might work out fine! Sometimes those guys turn out to be Rodgers or Mahomes after a little development. But he's closer to a Josh Rosen than a Cam Newton in terms of having the skills or athletic ability to take over a game by himself.

At least he's not as laughably overrated as Arch Manning.
I watched Moore's highlights and there's plenty of passing of him being accurate between 30-40 yards, he is good at throwing through windows and throwing on the run.
 

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A troll calling a non-troll a troll.

Hide your shirtless pictures everyone, Koon is back!
Aww, sounds like you two have a special message board bond. How cute. Is he your "friend"? Never been on this forum before, I have been on the rivals board for 15 years. But I can tell it has some clowns.
 

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I'm curious, what about Notre Dame's situation makes the all-in-on-one-guy recruiting strategy a bad play?

There's a highly rated rising sophomore moving into the starting job and a relatively polished rising freshman behind him. To me that seems like a good time to swing for the fences.

EDIT: Plus, ND seems to be in a good spot to land one of Sayin or Carr in 2024.


still haven't heard a rebuttal to my post from yesterday evening; what's the concern if we DONT get Moore but do land Carr or Sayin next cycle? Of course that's a hypothetical, but Moore, at this point, seems like a very nice luxury, not a need. SWING. FOR. THE. FENCES.
 

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still haven't heard a rebuttal to my post from yesterday evening; what's the concern if we DONT get Moore but do land Carr or Sayin next cycle? Of course that's a hypothetical, but Moore, at this point, seems like a very nice luxury, not a need. SWING. FOR. THE. FENCES.

Not that big of a deal. Just makes landing one of them all the more important. Sayin and Carr aren't exactly ND locks. Assuming they will pick ND is again, swinging for the fences. Adding depth in '23 is the most important thing. Dante recruitment is a threat to that potential depth. Some don't want to admit that there is a legitimate chance we add nobody to this class at QB. That's a bigger issue than missing on Dante Moore.
 

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Not that big of a deal. Just makes landing one of them all the more important. Sayin and Carr aren't exactly ND locks. Assuming they will pick ND is again, swinging for the fences. Adding depth in '23 is the most important thing. Dante recruitment is a threat to that potential depth. Some don't want to admit that there is a legitimate chance we add nobody to this class at QB. That's a bigger issue than missing on Dante Moore.
If all you want is depth.
Then why not swing for Dante, and get a 3 start backup replacement? Or a transfer?
Getting depth is not hard buddy.
 

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Not that big of a deal. Just makes landing one of them all the more important. Sayin and Carr aren't exactly ND locks. Assuming they will pick ND is again, swinging for the fences. Adding depth in '23 is the most important thing. Dante recruitment is a threat to that potential depth. Some don't want to admit that there is a legitimate chance we add nobody to this class at QB. That's a bigger issue than missing on Dante Moore.
We will get someone this year. We just don’t know who yet.
If Moore goes elsewhere, some three-star with high intangibles who is currently committed to some other team will happily flip to Notre Dame in the fall. Worked out well for Ian Book.
 

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If all you want is depth.
Then why not swing for Dante, and get a 3 start backup replacement? Or a transfer?
Getting depth is not hard buddy.
this is what plenty of us have been saying, I concur wholeheartedly.

Plan B: Identify the 3 or 4 star guys you are comfortable developing, this class.

Plan C: transfer portal.

But the sky is falling if we don't land one player in the #1 class.

Maybe some of us are being too rational *gasp* but until I hear the beat express that there is a legitimate threat to ND, I'm not going to panic and I'm placing my trust in Freeman/Rees.
 

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This is the spiciest recruiting thread on so many levels. There are more conflicts and separate drama arcs than a Spanish soap opera. Someone is gonna murder someone by July.
Just trust in Sea Turtle. Moore is a lock!

Relax.
Breathe.
Trust the Process.
The night is always darkest before the dawn.

...etc.
 

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point was made on II podcast you have to agree with. If ND lands Moore then basically Moore or Buchner won't finish their careers at ND cos neither of them is gonna wanna be a backup
 

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this is what plenty of us have been saying, I concur wholeheartedly.

Plan B: Identify the 3 or 4 star guys you are comfortable developing, this class.

Plan C: transfer portal.

But the sky is falling if we don't land one player in the #1 class.

Maybe some of us are being too rational *gasp* but until I hear the beat express that there is a legitimate threat to ND, I'm not going to panic and I'm placing my trust in Freeman/Rees.

Or we could get stuck with Pyne transferring, Buchner not being that good, Angeli not being power 5 quality. Way too many unknowns which is what makes Moore's recruitment so important.
 
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