Holy !#$% Lynch is good.

koonja · Sep 18, 2011

Riddickulous said:
There you go.

Not saying you're not going to be right, but when's the last time a defensive player left ND after their junior year for the NFL draft? We haven't had any superior talent on our defense in a long time.

Riddickulous · Sep 18, 2011

kuehnja said:
Not saying you're not going to be right, but when's the last time a defensive player left ND after their junior year for the NFL draft? We haven't had any superior talent on our defense in a long time.

Great point. I'm having a hard time thinking of one.

FightingIrishLover7 · Sep 18, 2011

Riddickulous said:
There you go.

Nice correction, one can only hope they stick around though.

kmoose · Sep 18, 2011

kuehnja said:
Not saying you're not going to be right, but when's the last time a defensive player left ND after their junior year for the NFL draft? We haven't had any superior talent on our defense in a long time.

Didn't Justin Tuck leave early? Even if he did, ND as a whole loses very few guys to leaving early for the draft.

koonja · Sep 18, 2011

Justin Tuck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tuck ended up staying all four years. I have no idea who the last defensive player to leave early was. Hopefully Manti doesn't change that.

BobD · Sep 18, 2011

kuehnja said:
Not saying you're not going to be right, but when's the last time a defensive player left ND after their junior year for the NFL draft? We haven't had any superior talent on our defense in a long time.

Question and the answer.

irishfanjho15 · Sep 18, 2011

kuehnja said:
18! Even more reason to be excited.

You saying Lynch is 18 years old or that he is #18? Because he is definitely the big, fast #19 that was out there with Cousins all in his sights. Love these freshmen.

BGIF · Sep 18, 2011

Fighting Irish Family said:
That was Tuitt getting triple teamed... just another one of our freshman

It was #7.

koonja · Sep 18, 2011

irishfanjho15 said:
You saying Lynch is 18 years old or that he is #18? Because he is definitely the big, fast #19 that was out there with Cousins all in his sights. Love these freshmen.

I meant that he is only 18. I thought that's what you meant by '19' in your post, but you were obviously talking about jersey #. My bad.

BGIF · Sep 18, 2011

kmoose said:
Didn't Justin Tuck leave early? Even if he did, ND as a whole loses very few guys to leaving early for the draft.

Tuck had a year of eligibility left as he didn't plays as a freshman.

ND doesn't lose many. Only one I can remember on defense is Bobby Taylor. All the other names that come to mind are offense.

Sherm Sticky · Sep 18, 2011

BGIF said:
Tuck had a year of eligibility left as he didn't plays as a freshman.

ND doesn't lose many. Only one I can remember on defense is Bobby Taylor. All the other names that come to mind are offense.

Yep, Tuck had a year of eligability left. The last true junior I can remember leaving early was Bobby Taylor.

IrishJayhawk · Sep 18, 2011

BGIF said:
It was #7.

Yep. Amazing though...if you don't look really close, Tuitt looks almost as big as Nix. Pretty incredible.

BurningRiver · Sep 18, 2011

So on the "ND defenders staying 4 years" subject, do we all expect Manti to forgo the draft and stay for 2012?

Sherm Sticky · Sep 18, 2011

BurningRiver said:
So on the "ND defenders staying 4 years" subject, do we all expect Manti to forgo the draft and stay for 2012?

I'm thinking it depends on the success of the team this year. A 10-2 mark and a BCS birth I think he might go. An 8-4 or 9-3 season I think he stays for his senior year to do some serious damage with Lynch, Nix, Tuitt, Ishaq and Shembo.

Irish Insanity · Sep 18, 2011

BurningRiver said:
So on the "ND defenders staying 4 years" subject, do we all expect Manti to forgo the draft and stay for 2012?

I do

loomis41973 · Sep 18, 2011

BurningRiver said:
So on the "ND defenders staying 4 years" subject, do we all expect Manti to forgo the draft and stay for 2012?

Without a doubt.

bert2834 · Sep 18, 2011

If Manti gets the credits to graduate, he is gone.

BurningRiver · Sep 18, 2011

Sherm Sticky said:
I'm thinking it depends on the success of the team this year. A 10-2 mark and a BCS birth I think he might go. An 8-4 or 9-3 season I think he stays for his senior year to do some serious damage with Lynch, Nix, Tuitt, Ishaq and Shembo.

that defense would be UNREAL.

GBdomer · Sep 18, 2011

bert2834 said:
If Manti gets the credits to graduate, he is gone.

i disagree 100 percent.

NDinL.A. · Sep 18, 2011

bert2834 said:
If Manti gets the credits to graduate, he is gone.

Link? You're stating it as if it is fact. He could be gone, but there is a lot out there that points to him staying. I'd say no one knows right now, and it would surprise me if that includes Manti himself.

Riddickulous · Sep 18, 2011

BurningRiver said:
that defense would be UNREAL.

The fun part is that that defense could/should become reality.

irish1958 · Sep 18, 2011

Taylor and Bettis leaving cost us a NC, and probably a Heisman.

pkt77242 · Sep 18, 2011

Sherm Sticky said:
I'm thinking it depends on the success of the team this year. A 10-2 mark and a BCS birth I think he might go. An 8-4 or 9-3 season I think he stays for his senior year to do some serious damage with Lynch, Nix, Tuitt, Ishaq and Shembo.

Our front 7 better do some serious damage next year because our back 4 will be a huge question mark.

rikkitikki08 · Sep 18, 2011

Whiskeyjack said:
Lynch had 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, and 6 QB hurries. No ND player had more than 5 QB hurries last season, and Aaron did it in a single game.

The best part? USC's OL is a sieve. I can't wait for Lynch introduce himself to Barkley. Repeatedly.

This just blew my mind...honestly incredible

Buster Bluth · Sep 19, 2011

rikkitikki08 said:
This just blew my mind...honestly incredible

Just imagine what it did to Sunseri's mind.

bert2834 · Sep 19, 2011

NDinL.A. said:
Link? You're stating it as if it is fact. He could be gone, but there is a lot out there that points to him staying. I'd say no one knows right now, and it would surprise me if that includes Manti himself.

Dang, it was an article with him, he was interviewed(video in the link), I will try to find it this afternoonl.

He basically said, if he gets his degree then he is not sure what he would do. Which to me means he is probably gone.

ryno 24 · Sep 19, 2011

On Manti staying My friend talked to Manti's dad during the USF game and his dad said he wants Manti to stay

Sherm Sticky · Sep 19, 2011

pkt77242 said:
Our front 7 better do some serious damage next year because our back 4 will be a huge question mark.

^This

AKRowdy · Sep 21, 2011

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Here are some highlights of Lynch's performance from last weekend. Watching the highlight tape really shows how fast he fires off of the ball and what is to come in his time at ND.

Who'saWildManNow · Sep 24, 2011

I know last weeks performance was almost unreal but it seemed he was blocked better by PITT. I know I saw some double teaming but I'd like to watch the game again and evaluate it. Was he being held as much?

Holy !#$% Lynch is good.

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