'25 FL ATH Dallas Golden (Notre Dame Signee)

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Kelly was all over the board at nd for recruiting. They would go a couple of years without recruiting positions well and you would end with voids at key positions like wr, db and rb. For most of his tenure those positions were nowhere near championship quality. That doesn’t even mention qb recruiting and development.

Freeman classes seem to be way more athletic and the top end talent I think is better. Dallas golden just doesn’t commit to the Kelly era teams. If it wasn’t for the nil era, I think freeman would be doing even better than he currently is. I agree that freeman has more of a vision as to what the team needs

Also, big deal on Kelly classes being better at lsu. That place recruits itself
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Agree that NIL is making the job tougher on a guy like Freeman who has natural charisma. I think they figure it out though. At this point Freeman is also not recruiting at a championship level (though is developing at a championship level) — but, he’s got the right formula imo. The profile of his classes is very similar to Kelly-era classes — a lot of really solid players, a couple of elite guys, and 6-8 developmental athletes.
 
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OhioIrish said:
Agree that NIL is making the job tougher on a guy like Freeman who has natural charisma. I think they figure it out though. At this point Freeman is also not recruiting at a championship level (though is developing at a championship level) — but, he’s got the right formula imo. The profile of his classes is very similar to Kelly-era classes — a lot of really solid players, a couple of elite guys, and 6-8 developmental athletes.
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Except Kelly would leave obvious holes in different positions. Rankings don’t take into account depth.
 
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OhioIrish said:
Agree that NIL is making the job tougher on a guy like Freeman who has natural charisma. I think they figure it out though. At this point Freeman is also not recruiting at a championship level (though is developing at a championship level) — but, he’s got the right formula imo. The profile of his classes is very similar to Kelly-era classes — a lot of really solid players, a couple of elite guys, and 6-8 developmental athletes.
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We aren’t getting 3 or 4 top 50 guys and on or two of them 5 stars. Yes, Freeman and staff are doing a great job in different areas. We’ll see after this season. This should be the best season he has. When we make the playoffs and make some noise on the big stage if that doesn’t help than nothing will.
 
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irishff1014 said:
We aren’t getting 3 or 4 top 50 guys and on or two of them 5 stars. Yes, Freeman and staff are doing a great job in different areas. We’ll see after this season. This should be the best season he has. When we make the playoffs and make some noise on the big stage if that doesn’t help than nothing will.
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But we are.

Will Black is a five-star by On3
Ivan Taylor is Top 40 by two sites.
Deuce Knight is just outside the Top 50 by two sites.
Burgess is Top 50 on Rivals
Strebig is Top 50 on Rivals
Sacca is just outside Top 50 on Rivals

It’s not quite Championship level recruiting, but it’s slowly starting to trend bit by bit that way

The more Freeman succeeds on the field, the more he will in recruiting.
 
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Golden and Burgess are my favorite recruits in this class. I am curious to see if Golden will get a look on offense also.
 
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With 6 DBs, is there enough to start him at WR?

Our fans like to say, don't rob Peter to pay Paul. But that doesn't necessarily apply if you are have more bodies than PT at the other position.

Cam Hart and Xavier Watts are two clear examples of successful flips.
 
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Domina Nostra said:
With 6 DBs, is there enough to start him at WR?

Our fans like to say, don't rob Peter to pay Paul. But that doesn't necessarily apply if you are have more bodies than PT at the other position.

Cam Hart and Xavier Watts are two clear examples of successful flips.
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I’d move Bettis to safety and Him to WR.
 
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MF did mention in his presser that he plays wr in high school. Can't remember the exact tone but it led me to believe that there's a chance they may look at him at WR
 
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Christian mentioned on their signing day pod yesterday that he's asked ND multiple times about Golden playing WR and he's been told no every time. Said they think he has first round potential at CB.

 
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Christian mentioned on their signing day pod yesterday that he's asked ND multiple times about Golden playing WR and he's been told no every time. Said they think he has first round potential at CB.

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Convinced MM is a top 5 evaluator and developer of DB talent in the sport at any level.
 
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Kids gonna be a stud interested to see what the staff does with him. His speed is unmatched. I think he will be your Kick returner next year as well.
 
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