2009 Offseason College Football Thread

[Champ]

Thanks Keegan Scott Rush.

 

[Woy]

I hope Penn State lands Jelani Jenkins.

 

[zack54attack]

Jelani Jenkins...Welcome to Florida Baby!!!!

 

[Irish]

Manti Te'o going to the big Notre Dame. some have him as the best defensive recruit this year.

and we stole him away from USC.

GO IRISH!

 

[Woy]

16th rated recruiting class, I'll take it.
I wanted Jenkins though bad, but we still have an awesome linebacker core.

 

[zack54attack]

So you like Florida for football and UNC for basketball? lol

Yes. is there a Problem?


I watched Florida Football when i was 7 or 8 with my Uncle on saturdays... And I've been a fan ever since.


I like UNC because Jordan was my favorite player growing up and my dad has always been a UNC fan his whole life.

 

[zack54attack]

No its just funny when someone likes the best team in each sport.

Sorry that they are the best in each sport. I guess I should have been a North Dakota State fan then...

 

[seaplus]

Robert Crips commits to NC State along with his 'brother' Pete Singer
yessir!

 

[DSpydr84]

Love seein Bama in the top 3 again this year in recruiting. Hopefully all the guys who made it that far last year remember how shitty that tasted and motivate everyone else to win us a championship.

 

[FirstTimer]

Notre Dame should be a good team to watch this season. A lot of talent coming back on offense and defense.

We are loaded at the skill positions on offense and on defense the team made some really good strides late in the season and we had a nice recruiting season on that side of the ball and have a very good looking defensive line and secondary coming back. The question will be in the middle at LB.

New coaches at some important positions that seem to be having a very good impact based on some spring practice reports. Finally starting to see this young talent mature is a good thing.

We need to learn how to close games out. They were 3 4th quarter collapses away from being 9-3 last season.

Intriguing battle to watch will be Jimmy Clausen vs Dayne Crist for the QB job. Clausen is the starter as of now do doubt but if he struggles at all Crist will be more than ready to step in and play. Most reports/rumors out of South Bend hint at Weis liking Crist more than Clausen.

 

[ralaw]

Notre Dame should be a good team to watch this season. A lot of talent coming back on offense and defense.

We are loaded at the skill positions on offense and on defense the team made some really good strides late in the season and we had a nice recruiting season on that side of the ball and have a very good looking defensive line and secondary coming back. The question will be in the middle at LB.

New coaches at some important positions that seem to be having a very good impact based on some spring practice reports. Finally starting to see this young talent mature is a good thing.

They need to learn how to close games out. They were 3 4th quarter collapses away from being 9-3 last season.

Intriguing battle to watch will be Jimmy Clausen vs Dayne Crist for the QB job. Clausen is the starter as of now do doubt but if he struggles at all Crist will be more than ready to step in and play. Most reports/rumors out of South Bend hint at Weis liking Crist more than Clausen.

LOL, I noticed in the paragraph about how the team is loaded (positive) you referred to ND as "we," but in the sentence about the team failing to close out games (negative) it became "they". LOL

 

[padman59]

Everything hinges on the play of the guys in the trenches for the Irish this season. I'm surprised it took so long for Weis to replace Latina as o-line coach. The o-line was showing signs of bad coaching back in 2006. However, I can't help but feel optimistic about the upcoming season.

In regards to the QBs, Crist has more natural leadership while Clausen is the better passer. When his time comes, I won't be surprised to see Crist rally the troops for a much needed drive.

I'm also looking forward to seeing the defense with Tenuta taking over playcalling. With the secondary already in place, this could be a very scary defense if the d-line finally has a breakout year.

 

[FirstTimer]

Man. Nice catch. I usually don't do that. I was just over on an ND board talking about how "we" sucked in late game situations last year.

 

[FirstTimer]

Everything hinges on the play of the guys in the trenches for the Irish this season. I'm surprised it took so long for Weis to replace Latina as o-line coach. The o-line was showing signs of bad coaching back in 2006. However, I can't help but feel optimistic about the upcoming season.

In regards to the QBs, Crist has more natural leadership while Clausen is the better passer. When his time comes, I won't be surprised to see Crist rally the troops for a much needed drive.

I'm also looking forward to seeing the defense with Tenuta taking over playcalling. With the secondary already in place, this could be a very scary defense if the d-line finally has a breakout year.

Especially in the 4-3. We have some nice pass rushers and the interior of the line looks good with Hafis and Ian Williams on the inside. Neal and Johnson on the outside too loosk to be a nice end duo.


Any news on Gary Gray?? Last I heard he wasn't enrolled for the spring semester but would be back this summer and enrolled for the fall.

If he comes back as expected our secodnary gets all that much deeper.

Secondary better be good this year. Tenuta is going to be sending blitzes every play.

Should be. McNeil, Walls, Blanton, Brown at CB.(Maybe even Gary Gray if he returns as expected) Smith and McCarthy at safeties. Plus with us going back to more of a 4-3 look this season we won't see nearly as many blitzes as last season.

 

[padman59]

Officially, Gray isn't enrolled this semester for "personal reasons", but I seem to recall reading an article where his mother said it was due to academics. I'll see if I can find it. He is expected to return for summer workouts similar to Kuntz last year.

EDIT: This doesn't cite his mother, but according to the article, he is training and working toward re-enrolling.

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/others/0-3-94/ND-s-Gray-hoping-to-return-for-summer-school.html


EDIT2: Mike Anello is on the Lott Trophy watch list.

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/others/0-4-252/Lott-Trophy-Watch-List-highlights-non-BCS.html

 

[Irish]

Irish are going to be good.

if its not a BCS bowl i will be sorely disappointed

 

[Woy]

Isn't Charlie Weis calling plays for the Irish this year?

If so, they'll underachieve once again.

 

[Blick]

Bill Snyder is back in town. I'm excited and skeptical at the same time.

 

[Sportsbuck]

Notre Dame should be a good team to watch this season. A lot of talent coming back on offense and defense.

We are loaded at the skill positions on offense and on defense the team made some really good strides late in the season and we had a nice recruiting season on that side of the ball and have a very good looking defensive line and secondary coming back. The question will be in the middle at LB.

New coaches at some important positions that seem to be having a very good impact based on some spring practice reports. Finally starting to see this young talent mature is a good thing.

We need to learn how to close games out. They were 3 4th quarter collapses away from being 9-3 last season.

Intriguing battle to watch will be Jimmy Clausen vs Dayne Crist for the QB job. Clausen is the starter as of now do doubt but if he struggles at all Crist will be more than ready to step in and play. Most reports/rumors out of South Bend hint at Weis liking Crist more than Clausen.

According to people who have seen ND practices, Crist has the better arm but Clausen has a much better grasp of the offense and can read a defense 10x better.

Notre Dame is pretty hard to peg this year though.

Michigan fans are going to love this, Justin Boren has been absolutely dominating everyone.

 

[FirstTimer]

Isn't Charlie Weis calling plays for the Irish this year?

If so, they'll underachieve once again.

That's idiotic to say.

When Quinn and Co. were lighting people up Weis was calling the plays.

If anything, those teams overachived.

According to people who have seen ND practices, Crist has the better arm but Clausen has a much better grasp of the offense and can read a defense 10x better.

Notre Dame is pretty hard to peg this year though.

Michigan fans are going to love this, Justin Boren has been absolutely dominating everyone.

That's to be expected as Clausen has an entire extra season in the offense but Crist is viewed as the better natural leader and has the better arm.

Nice to see my buddy Mike on the Lott Trophy watch list. One of the best gusy I have ever met and been friends with. Great family.

As for Gary Gray I also heard the news he is working towards re-enrolling this summer and playing in the fall with 3 years of eligibility left. If this holds true this will be the deepest Irish defensive backfield since the late 80's/early 90's.