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[phork]

And a sore ass from Elliott running over it all day...

 

[dublinirish]

https://notredame.n.rivals.com/news/notre-dame-offers-freshman-quarterback-jt-daniels

Notre Dame has offered one of the nation's top freshmen.

Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei quarterback JT Daniels tweeted late Wednesday that he had picked up a bid from the Irish.

Daniels, who threw for 3,042 yards and 33 touchdowns this past season, becomes the first offer for Notre Dame in the class of 2019.

Irish offensive coordinator Mike Sanford was in Southern California during the Irish's bye week in October to watch the MaxPreps Freshman Player of The Year practice.

The 6-1, 190-pound Daniels also picked up an offer from Washington on Wednesday. He already holds a bid from California and has drawn interest from schools like North Carolina and Vanderbilt.

Daniels was named the "Young Gun" at the Los Angeles Rivals.com Quarterback Challenge Presented By Under Armour last February.

kid is class of 2019

Mods, we need a subforum

 

[zelezo vlk]

https://notredame.n.rivals.com/news/notre-dame-offers-freshman-quarterback-jt-daniels



kid is class of 2019

Mods, we need a subforum

Did Crusader just cream his pants?

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[rtrn2glory]

if he started for mater dei as a freshman he must be the real deal.

 

[NDdomer2]

Notre Dame sends out its annual pot of gold recruiting package - On The Trail- ESPN

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Early odds are out :

Alabama 7-1
Ohio State 7-1
Baylor 11-1
Ole Miss 11-1
Stanford 11-1
Clemson 12-1
LSU 14-1
Oklahoma 16-1
Notre Dame 18-1
Tennessee 18-1
Michigan 20-1
TCU 25-1
Oregon 25-1
USC 33-1
Florida 33-1
Wisconsin 40-1
Florida State 40-1
Houston 40-1
Michigan State 40-1
Arkansas 50-1
Georgia 50-1
Nebraska 50-1
Louisville 50-1
UCLA 50-1
Texas AM 66-1
Oklahoma State 66-1
Iowa 66-1
UNC 66-1
WVU 66-1
Washington 66-1
Miami Florida 80-1
Texas 80-1
Washington State 80-1
Auburn 80-1
South Carolina 80-1
Virginia Tech 80-1
Texas Tech 100-1
Missouri 100-1
Maryland 100-1
Georgia Tech 100-1
Cal 100-1
Arizona 100-1
Utah State 100-1
Northwestern 100-1
Minnesota 100-1
Cincinnati 100-1
Mississippi State 100-1
Utah 100-1
BYU 100-1
Boise State 100-1
Temple 100-1
San Diego State 100-1
Arizona State 100-1
Pittsburgh 150-1
NC State 150-1
Memphis 175-1
Navy 175-1
Penn State 175-1
Duke 225-1
USF 225-1
Virginia 225-1
Syracuse 225-1
Iowa State 275-1
Western Michigan 275-1
Air Force 275-1

 

[Whiskeyjack]

My wife just spotted Fuller and Carlisle in Skyharbor Airport. Wonder what they were doing in Phoenix. Must be combine prep, no?

 

[gkIrish]

Early odds are out :

Alabama 7-1
Ohio State 7-1
Baylor 11-1
Ole Miss 11-1
Stanford 11-1
Clemson 12-1
LSU 14-1
Oklahoma 16-1
Notre Dame 18-1
Tennessee 18-1
Michigan 20-1
TCU 25-1
Oregon 25-1
USC 33-1
Florida 33-1
Wisconsin 40-1
Florida State 40-1
Houston 40-1
Michigan State 40-1
Arkansas 50-1

I may lay a thick chunk of change on the bolded. 100 bucks each. If Alabama or OSU win, my bet is covered. Any of the others, I win quite a bit.

 

[Henges24]

My wife just spotted Fuller and Carlisle in Skyharbor Airport. Wonder what they were doing in Phoenix. Must be combine prep, no?

Yes. Via Instragram, I've seen they've been working out the past few weeks with each other.

 

[connor_in]

Yes. They've been working out the past few weeks with each other via Instragram

How do you work out via Instagram?


/no italics....I really need to get more tech savvy

 

[BobbyMac]

My wife just spotted Fuller and Carlisle in Skyharbor Airport. Wonder what they were doing in Phoenix. Must be combine prep, no?

They're working out at Athlete's Performance or Zone Athletic, unless there is a new one. Malik was in town working out with one of them over break.

 

[Henges24]

How do you work out via Instagram?


/no italics....I really need to get more tech savvy

FIFY, dick.

 

[connor_in]

FIFY, dick.

I wuz jes playin', brah

 

[Henges24]

I wuz jes playin', brah

Same, brutha

 

[BobbyMac]

My wife just spotted Fuller and Carlisle in Skyharbor Airport. Wonder what they were doing in Phoenix. Must be combine prep, no?

They're working out at Athlete's Performance or Zone Athletic, unless there is a new one. Malik was in town working out with one of them over break.

They are working out at the new Athletes' Performance which is now EXOS. The new location is up in N. Phx at the 101 and Cave Creek.

 

[NDShark]

Joey Montaña helping with the coin toss, y'all!!!

 

[ulukinatme]

Joey Montaña helping with the coin toss, y'all!!!

Never heard of him. You sure you don't mean Joe Montaina?

Joe's been kind of a dick to the university in the last several years. He seems to have more criticisms than compliments. Maybe because Nate never panned out, I dunno.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Never heard of him. You sure you don't mean Joe Montaina?

Joe's been kind of a dick to the university in the last several years. He seems to have more criticisms than compliments. Maybe because Nate never panned out, I dunno.

He's salty with Kelly for not giving his son a chance, or at least that's what it seems like. It sucks because Montana could be a great ambassador but he and Kelly appear to be at odds with one another.

 

[NDdomer2]

He's salty with Kelly for not giving his son a chance, or at least that's what it seems like. It sucks because Montana could be a great ambassador but he and Kelly appear to be at odds with one another.

He son went on to do great things at other places tho......

 

[ulukinatme]

He's salty with Kelly for not giving his son a chance, or at least that's what it seems like. It sucks because Montana could be a great ambassador but he and Kelly appear to be at odds with one another.

I'm not going to knock Nate, I think he's a good kid, my cousin knew him while he was on campus....and Joe is probably just coming on a little strong from the parent side...but I will say Joe is an idiot. His comments on the whole Rudy issue were pretty crummy too.

 

[yankeeND]

I didn't want to start a new thread, but I was curious as to who could be potential 5th year graduate transfer candidates for us this cycle? Seeing that Dieter is moving on has piqued my interest.

 

[GBdomer]

I didn't want to start a new thread, but I was curious as to who could be potential 5th year graduate transfer candidates for us this cycle? Seeing that Dieter is moving on has piqued my interest.

Nothing out there yet and I haven't even heard a rumor about one

 

[yankeeND]

Nothing out there yet and I haven't even heard a rumor about one

Yeah, sometimes I feel silly asking questions on here because you guys are always on top of everything lol. Appreciate it though.

Has anyone heard anything definitive on Guyton? I know he was supposedly transferring out, but I never saw an official statement. I hope we can turn that scenario around. He was one of my favorite recruits from last year and I think that he do some great things here if he ever settles in.

 

[dublinirish]

Article on Irish Invasion by Lou S.

Irish Invasion Already Serving As A Crucial Recruiting Component
It was one year ago at this time, the week after National Signing Day, that the Notre Dame football office and recruiting operation was scrambling as much as Cam Newton facing the Denver Broncos ferocious pass rush.

Four new Fighting Irish assistant coaches needed to be replaced, and former defensive line coach (now linebackers coach) Mike Elston suddenly was tabbed the new recruiting coordinator, a title he had not held since 2008 when he was with head coach Brian Kelly at the University of Cincinnati.

Many changes to the infrastructure were implemented during Elston’s first go-round at Notre Dame, but particularly gratifying to the staff was the growth and organization of the Irish Invasion last June, which is expected to be enhanced in years to come. The ability for prospects to learn about the school throughout the day while also partaking in a camp setting later that afternoon and evening proved invaluable.

Nine players who inked with Notre Dame on National Signing Day Feb. 3 were on hand for the one-day Irish Invasion camp, and it wasn’t just local products dropping in from nearby. Five of them eventually signed with Notre Dame after coming from notable distance: Abbotsford (British Columbia) Secondary School wide receiver Chase Claypool, Chesterfield (Va.) L.C. Bird cornerback Jalen Elliott, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy safety Spencer Perry, Jacksonville (Fla.) First Coast wide receiver Kevin Stepherson and Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) High safety Devin Studstill all worked out at Irish Invasion.

Meanwhile Cleveland St. Ignatius offensive tackle Liam Eichenberg, Cincinnati Elder offensive tackle Tommy Kraemer, Corona (Calif.) Centennial wide receiver Javon McKinley and Wilmette (Ill.) Loyola Academy long snapper John Shannon all stood on the sidelines and took in the festivities.

Equally significant is all five current verbal commits (last year at this time only offensive tackle Kraemer was on board) were at the Irish Invasion: tight ends Cole Kmet and Brock Wright from Illinois and Texas, respectively, offensive linemen Dillan Gibbons (Florida) and Joshua Lugg (Pennsylvania), and prized defensive end Robert Beal from Norcross, Ga.

“The number of scholarship players that came out of that is staggering,” Kelly said. “Those that were offered, those that were committed to us, those that got scholarship offers that we're still recruiting, those kinds of events don't just happen by chance. They take a lot of preparation, organization… Our recruiting office will continue to grow, move forward. We'll have some more exciting announcements as we continue to find the best and the brightest.”

Naturally there will be misses, too. Three of the top 2017 quarterbacks at Irish Invasion are now committed elsewhere: Hunter Johnson (Clemson), Jake Allen (Florida) and Sean Clifford (Penn State).

On the flip side, powerful four-star running back/athlete A.J. Dillon, grandson of 1969-71 Notre Dame star wide receiver Thom Gatewood (inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015), was a standout at Irish Invasion and otherwise might have become lost in the shuffle while playing in Connecticut, not renowned as a football hotbed.

Other highly coveted prospects from 2017 included four-star Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., linebacker Vandarius Cowan and five-star Lexington, Ky., offensive tackle Jedrick Wills.

A recruiting principle at Notre Dame over the years has been “you either feel it or you don’t” once you get on to the campus. Social media and “pots of gold” evoke some buzz, but that is fleeting. The first and foremost objective of the staff is to actually get the prospects on to the campus to create a lasting impression.

“It was really finding what was most important in the recruiting process to get that chain moving in favor of that ‘yes,’ ” Kelly said. “And what we now know definitively is that we have to get you on campus in the summer months, to move favorably towards that decision to come to Notre Dame. You really can’t truly get to that yes, in our opinion, if you’re reading about Notre Dame on the Internet. You’ve got to get on this campus.

“What we learned in our first couple of years is that you can go out and recruit in May, and you can talk about Notre Dame and you can talk about how this is what you’re going to get at Notre Dame. You’ve got to get them on campus, and we use that Irish Invasion as a great opportunity to get them on campus.”

In the future, there will be more emphasis to attract budding standouts from junior and sophomore classes in high school, not that there wasn’t last year. Two-dozen 2017 prized prospects were on campus for the event last June, and even 2018 Chicago Mount Carmel cornerback Houston Griffith (son of 1991-2001 NFL player Howard Griffith) was making an early audition.

“We also want to use the Irish Invasion as something that’s a step on a year to two years out — the future stars for Notre Dame,” Kelly said. “It’s not just the immediate stars that are coming on campus, but I think Irish Invasion is, ‘Look what’s going to be coming in the future, as well.’ So it’s your futures game.”

Junior Day this past Jan. 23 also was the earliest it’s ever been, mainly because of establishing earlier relationships and developing better confidence with the sales approach under Elston.

“The [recruiting] calendar has moved up, so you've got to adjust to that accordingly,” Kelly said. “As you get more kids committed and guys that you know you feel really good about, you still have to recruit them, then you can start to move into those junior days a lot sooner, and this is the first year we felt really good that we've moved this thing up to the point where we can bring those '17s on campus in January, and that's going to serve us well and we continue to move forward.”

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[GBdomer]

Expect some pretty big team news to brake in the next day or two

 

[Ndaccountant]

Expect some pretty big team news to brake in the next day or two

such as......transfer, injury, staff changes......?

 

[yankeeND]

Expect some pretty big team news to brake in the next day or two

Good, bad, or somewhere in the middle?

 

[connor_in]

Expect some pretty big team news to brake in the next day or two

 

[drake29]

Expect some pretty big team news to brake in the next day or two

Positive or negative?

 

[IrishLion]

Expect some pretty big team news to brake in the next day or two

^You know better than to leave it at that