USC recruiting and everything else

[IAIrish]

Lost track of that kid. Thought he had potential at Mike. Guess not

 

[NDFAN2008]

Their defense is atrocious

 

[SDIrishFan]

Their defense is atrocious

Hopefully we actually have an offense and QB this year that can exploit “horrible” defenses.

 

[AvesEvo]

Zachariah Branch is pretty good at football.

 

[IrishLax]

Yeah Branch is going to be a problem. Hopefully they continue to be a train wreck on defense.

 

[NDWarrior]

Our special teams better get ready for him. USC does seem to get better as the season goes on; maybe we use the 2005 Weis strategy and pound the ball mixed in with short to med.-range passes and run down the clock and keep Williams off the field.

 

[stlnd01]

Our special teams better get ready for him. USC does seem to get better as the season goes on; maybe we use the 2005 Weis strategy and pound the ball mixed in with short to med.-range passes and run down the clock and keep Williams off the field.

Eh. Sometimes. Other times they lose a game or two and quit. Maybe I'm spoiled after the last decade but USC doesn't scare me anymore. Yes they have weapons but if you beat them in the trenches, they fold. And that's what we're built to do.

 

[ACamp1900]

Our special teams better get ready for him. USC does seem to get better as the season goes on; maybe we use the 2005 Weis strategy and pound the ball mixed in with short to med.-range passes and run down the clock and keep Williams off the field.

Or we just don’t let the colossal prick run around like a Junior All American qb and win easily

 

[Irish4life]

Their defense is atrocious

They returned 9/11 starters (including all of their starting DL) from a top 3 rushing defense that held ND to 66 rushing yards last season.

 

[Crazy Balki]

They returned 9/11 starters (including all of their starting DL) from a top 3 rushing defense that held ND to 66 rushing yards last season.

Because USC committed entirely to forcing Drew Pyne to beat them with his arm.

That strategy isn't going to work against Hartman.

 

[Irish4life]

Because USC committed entirely to forcing Drew Pyne to beat them with his arm.

That strategy isn't going to work against Hartman.

NGL, I was thinking this was the Navy thread lol

 

[GATTACA!]

except when my SC alumnus wife is around

I was about to admonish you until I remembered how hot the average USC chick is. I guess some things are worth compromising on 😉

 

[laughingirish90]

Our special teams better get ready for him. USC does seem to get better as the season goes on; maybe we use the 2005 Weis strategy and pound the ball mixed in with short to med.-range passes and run down the clock and keep Williams off the field.

Hartman showed at Wake and now in an irish uni that he can play with any top QB in the nation and so that strategy doesn't seem be the way to go and plus we'll slow down that USC offense if Cam Hart is playing with Morrison unlike the last game with the trojans.

 

[Lberry]

The USC skill talent is awesome good but last night was something else, speed wise. #0 (RB) and #1 (WR/PR) are problems. WRs fast as always.

On their DL, I thought #90 and #51 did not look fun to block.

 

[luckofirish8]

#90 won a National Championship last season.

 

[GATTACA!]

Imagine giving up 28 to San Jose State 🥴

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Reading Twitter today, Williams has already won the Heisman.

 

[NDFAN2008]

1 sack isn’t that impressive

 

[ulukinatme]

Reading Twitter today, Williams has already won the Heisman.

Yeah, I already saw posts about him dancing in the pocket while his OL was holding again and then he makes a play "It's unfair how good he is!" Barf!

 

[IAIrish]

Yeah, I already saw posts about him dancing in the pocket while his OL was holding again and then he makes a play "It's unfair how good he is!" Barf!

One important takeaway gleaned from fall camp practice reports were some of those sub package groupings that had Botelho, Sneed, Liufau on the edge rushing the passer.

They know what Williams' game is at this point. I expect them to let the dogs hunt and chase him down on these helter skelter pass plays as opposed to rushing with bigger guys he's able to spin away from for game wrecking plays.

 

[dublinirish]

https://x.com/geoffschwartz/status/1695822303538348506?s=46&t=Z1qzFNwSO8vzjLMNE-e-4g

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[Katzenboyer]

We need to treat them like Michigan has treated OSU the last two years.

Run right at them, be the tougher team, and kill the clock to keep the skill talent off the field.

 

[luckofirish8]

We need to treat them like Michigan has treated OSU the last two years.

Run right at them, be the tougher team, and kill the clock to keep the skill talent off the field.

This goes for every team on the schedule. This is the way for this football team.

 

[laughingirish90]

We need to treat them like Michigan has treated OSU the last two years.

Run right at them, be the tougher team, and kill the clock to keep the skill talent off the field.

we have as much skill as they do and so why should we try to kill the clock. this isn't the Charlie Wies vs Pete Carrol days where USC had way more speed and overall better athletes than us. can't be afraid of a team you should beat at home in primetime.

 

[Crazy Balki]

#90 won a National Championship last season.

There's a reason why he's not there anymore

 

[luckofirish8]

Yeah, the bag.

 

[Crazy Balki]

Yeah, the bag.

Uh, sure. Because Georgia is definitely not going to pony up the cash for somebody who's worth it.

Had nothing to do with skipping practice to leave the country or getting into fights with coaches and actual fist fights with players or being an all-around locker room cancer.

 

[luckofirish8]

Uh, sure. Because Georgia is definitely not going to pony up the cash for somebody who's worth it.

Had nothing to do with skipping practice to leave the country or getting into fights with coaches and actual fist fights with players or being an all-around locker room cancer.

Sure. I'm sure those are reason why Georgia didn't care that he left or wasn't willing to match the bag.

 

[Irish#1]

we have as much skill as they do and so why should we try to kill the clock. this isn't the Charlie Wies vs Pete Carrol days where USC had way more speed and overall better athletes than us. can't be afraid of a team you should beat at home in primetime.

Because nothing demoralizes a team more than getting the ball crammed down their throats when they know it's coming and they can't stop it.

 

[JamIrish]

SC fans watching their defense