Any team or recruiting questions I can answer over here?
- Jayson Oweh is taking a step back from his recruitment to make official visits. Notre Dame still trails Ohio State and Penn State. At some point, Ohio State's depth chart is going to have an impact on a decision, but I don't think Oweh is too concerned about that. The longer it goes, the better chances Notre Dame lands him, but they have work to do.ratdiggler said:
Recruiting
How do you like NDs chances w Oweh since he postponed his commitment?
Word is Burton is a heavy ND lean but is he an academic risk? Or do you think he'll commit in the near future?
What's the word on Booker? Sounded like he was headed to Stanford after the offer but w no action can ND pull this off?
Do the Irish have a legit shot w Saylor or is he just visiting to watch his hometown team? Didn't he travel to ND a few times already on his own dime?
What's the word w Petit-Ferer?
Do we have any traction w MacIntosh's lil brother? Sounds like a legit talent but also sounding like he may stay in-state
Season
How worried should we be about the DLine depth?
How about the Safety play now that Coleman has gotten in some fall reps?
With Vaugh getting some solid reviews, do you think we'll see Love move to S?
What's your opinion on Wimbush after a few open practices? The O looks like it could have a pleothora of weapons!
With Georgia losing a lot upfront on O do you think Wimbush and Co can put up enough points on their D to pull off the upset?
Thanks in advance!!! GO IRISH!!!
- I am not sure Elijah Taylor is close to returning at this point from what we've seen. But we haven't seen them do team stuff in 2 weeks.InElkoWeTrust said:
Any rumblings on Elijah taylor?
Who do you expect to start at S?
Is there confidence that Gilman gets the waiver?
- We haven't seen enough of practice to judge Del Alexander to that extent, much less a game. Mack hasn't taken a rep at WR, so I am not sure what he has to do with Alexander's coaching. It's part of a maturation. Those kids are only sophomores and haven't had the luxury of seeing veterans do it before them. They are learning on the fly.koonja said:
Team QU - if the allegations are true that Claypool, Mack (who takes reps at WR), and Stepherson are dogging it and they need to step up or it's going to cost them playing time, how much of it do you put on the new WR coach, Alexander? It seems like he's escaped criticism in motivating these guys so far, and wondering what your guys' thoughts are on how he's doing.
Or is this just a case of those 3 coincidentally not having their attitude/practice habits on point right now and it has nothing to do with what Alexander is/isn't doing?
Nose guard hurts more than 3T. 3T they can get by with moving bodies. 1T is going to depend a lot on guys that haven't taken meaningful snaps if that.ColoradoIrish said:
From your perspective is the depth more concerning at 3tech or nose? What about at Center? A lot is riding on mustiphers health. Has Ruhland looked passable there?
What run/pass mix would you like to see out of this offense? What do you expect we will see?
Only one way to tell and that's playing real games. Coaches, players, and the media can say all they want, but at this point, it's simply about results. Nick Coleman put it pretty simple the other day when he said the differences in scheme are only so great because it's still football. You have to stop the run and stop the pass to be a successful defense. That starts with tackling.CoachRam817 said:
How much difference do you think the switch to Elko's D from VanGorder's D is gonna make overall? Does it seem like the D loves the new scheme and does it seems to fit our personnel pretty well so far?
Also, Chip Long seems to do a pretty good job of scheming. From what you've seen so far, is the offense starting to click and understand what he's trying to do? Article sounds promising for sure, but just curious to see what you thought as well from the limited practice time you've seen. Thanks in advance! Really enjoy everything you do here!