Notre Dame Football 2011: The Brian Kelly Era...Ascends?

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Apr 16, 2011 8:12 PM
Didn't see if anyone posted this year's shirt:

Apr 16, 2011 8:12pm
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Apr 16, 2011 8:23 PM
Saw that yesterday. It looks a lot better in that pic than I saw before. I don't really like that blue.
Apr 16, 2011 8:23pm
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rock_knutne

Apr 16, 2011 8:34 PM
karen lotz;742786 wrote:Saw that yesterday. It looks a lot better in that pic than I saw before. I don't really like that blue.
Agreed, I like navy better but the art work is really cool IMO.
Apr 16, 2011 8:34pm
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WebFire

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Apr 16, 2011 11:33 PM
karen lotz;742775 wrote:I saw there was supposed to be one more commit today. Not sure who though but Mauk wouldn't surprise me.

I hope so. I don't want him at Michigan.
Apr 16, 2011 11:33pm
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Apr 16, 2011 11:39 PM
WebFire;742870 wrote:I hope so. I don't want him at Michigan.

How high is he on Michigan? I would think with them moving to a more pro style offense he would be a little turned off to UM. I think you guys would be in good shape for Kiel if he isn't Irish.
Apr 16, 2011 11:39pm
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Tobias Fünke

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Apr 17, 2011 3:07 AM
Kiel is a stud. If he doesn't end up at Notre Dame I give it a 50/50 shot he ends up at Indiana, honestly.
Apr 17, 2011 3:07am
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Apr 17, 2011 10:03 AM
I saw that about Kiel/Indiana on IE. Why the hell would he go to Indiana? I mean I guess it'd be ok since Notre Dame won't play Indiana but you'd think he'd want to go somewhere else. Would like to see him commit to ND and then start working on some WRs to come along with him.
Apr 17, 2011 10:03am
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Apr 17, 2011 12:54 PM
rock_knutne;742782 wrote:Didn't see if anyone posted this year's shirt:


That is an absolutely terrible picture of "the shirt". It is royal blue, the color in that pic isn't even close. The green jerseys on the back really pops. I like it as much as last years easily.
Apr 17, 2011 12:54pm
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Apr 17, 2011 2:06 PM
karen lotz;742878 wrote:How high is he on Michigan? I would think with them moving to a more pro style offense he would be a little turned off to UM. I think you guys would be in good shape for Kiel if he isn't Irish.

I think he ends up at Notre Dame, but his family really likes Michigan and Michigan has offered. You are right though, the Hoke offense doesn't really suit his style. I'm interested to see how he does in college. His numbers were inflated and I don't think he is as good as many think. Mind you, I don't think he is bad. But I see so many comments about this stats and people get all googly eyed.
Apr 17, 2011 2:06pm
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Apr 17, 2011 2:31 PM
Those same people also got "googly eyed" by Hawai'i and Texas Tech quarterbacks of yesteryear.

I'll start the running total on the 2012 recruiting class:

Tee Shepard - * * * * * CB (California) - 6'1 175 - Alabama, Auburn, Miami, Oregon, USC
Ronald Darby - * * * * * ATH (Maryland) - 5'11 175 4.31 - Alabama, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Miami, Penn State, USC
Taylor Decker - * * * * OT (Ohio) - 6'8 290 - Michigan, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Nick Baratti - * * * * S (Texas) - 6'2 215 4.48 - Texas Tech, West Virginia
Scot Daly - n/a LS (Illinois) - 6'4 230 - n/a



Rumored to be on the brink of committing are:
Justin Ferguson (Florida WR 6'2 205 4.5; Notre Dame vs. Florida)
Maty Mauk (Ohio QB; Notre Dame vs. Michigan?)
Amara Darboh (Iowa WR 6'2 190 4.42; Notre Dame vs. ???)
Deontay Greenberry (California WR 6'3 190 4.44; not sure if he's offered or not haha was rumored to be happening at the B&G Game.)
Bryce Treggs (California WR 5'10 170; was "blown away" on his visit.)


Fall needs to get here fast.
Apr 17, 2011 2:31pm
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rock_knutne

Apr 17, 2011 6:48 PM
Teabagger;743002 wrote:That is an absolutely terrible picture of "the shirt". It is royal blue, the color in that pic isn't even close. The green jerseys on the back really pops. I like it as much as last years easily.

Sorry it wasn't up to your standards.:rolleyes:

BTW, I copied from UND.com, so file a complaint with them.
Apr 17, 2011 6:48pm
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Apr 17, 2011 8:17 PM
Teabagger;743002 wrote:That is an absolutely terrible picture of "the shirt". It is royal blue, the color in that pic isn't even close.

Really?

BTW I love the shirt.

Apr 17, 2011 8:17pm
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Apr 17, 2011 9:57 PM
I DVR'd the spring game and watched it again this morning. I have to say my feelings on Hendrix are much different today than they were yesterday. He seemed to really settle in during the game and you could really see his confidence improve along with his play. It was his first real live action, and it was nice to see him really start to get better throughtout the game, which the other 3 qb's never really did. I'm not so sure Hendrix doesn't see quite a bit of playing time this year. He has a perfect blend of what Kelly wants in a qb. It will be really interesting to watch this work out. The crazy part is that we are all talking quite a bit about Rees, who is Hendrix's age. If Kelly isn't worried about using Hendrix's eligibility last year none of us would probably even know who Tommy Rees is. It's going to be a great competition.
Apr 17, 2011 9:57pm
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Apr 18, 2011 4:29 AM
None of us would know who Tommy Rees is if Hendrix would have enrolled last spring as Rees did. He was a step away in the learning curve and it gave him the opportunity.

The important thing to keep in mind when watching the spring game is how vanilla the play calling was. We really have no idea how much more of the playbook Rees and Crist know than Hendrix and Golson. That is the issue in my opinion.

I'm pretty sure Kelly is wondering if he is going to take a quarterback (Hendrix) and have him lead a team with BCS potential. Wood at RB is great, the WR corp with Floyd is good, and the defense has potential to be outstanding. Does he want to venture into the unknown with Hendrix or go with a lesser quarterback hor this offense who is more mature as a player? It's a freaking tough call.

I don't see Golson being anything but redshirted after rewatching that game. However he will be my quarterback in NCAA 12 no doubt. hahah
Apr 18, 2011 4:29am
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Apr 18, 2011 6:06 AM
Yeah I suppose I'm more excited for Hendrix because of his potential to be very good in this offense - for 4 more years. While I'm okay with Rees and Crist, it seems we know exactly how well they can play in this offense, which is just OK. I could see it finishing up with Crist as starter with packages for Hendrix. I think Rees drops to 3rd.
Apr 18, 2011 6:06am
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Apr 18, 2011 6:28 AM
Hamp89;743524 wrote:I could see it finishing up with Crist as starter with packages for Hendrix. I think Rees drops to 3rd.

That is how I see it as well. However if Crist blows his knee out against South Florida, Rees would be the guy he sends in.
Apr 18, 2011 6:28am
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rock_knutne

Apr 18, 2011 12:04 PM
karen lotz;743681 wrote:Notre Dame released their findings of the internal investigation into Declan Sullivan's death.

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/sports/cbsports-notre-dame-no-one-acted-in-disregard-for-safety-in-declan-sullivan-death-20110418,0,2786797.story

Interesting that Fr. Jenkins says he assumes the brunt of the blame as every operation on campus falls under his guidance. Regardless, some idiot on here won't be satisfied and will start with the normal bullshit that someone needs to fired or how hypocritical ND is when according to that story it was a collective set of circumstances involved in this accident and ND assumes all responsibility.
Apr 18, 2011 12:04pm
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Apr 18, 2011 12:07 PM
Here's the full report from ND.

http://nd.edu/assets/files/notre-dame-investigation-report.pdf

pages 17-23 detail practice on the day of the accident and the conditions of the day before which forced practice indoors.
Apr 18, 2011 12:07pm
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Apr 18, 2011 5:01 PM
2011 (3-4 alignment)..........................2006 (4-3 alignment)
Louis Nix, 345.........................................Trevor Laws, 283
Ethan Johnson, 300................................Derek Landri, 277
Kapron Lewis-Moore, 295..........................Victor Abiamiri, 270
..............................................................Chris Frome, 262

Darius Fleming, 250
Prince Shembo, 250................................. Joe Brockington, 220
Manti Te’o 255.........................................Maurice Crum, 220
Carlo Calabrese, 245................................... Travis Thomas, 209

Zeke Motta, 215.............................................. Chinedum Ndukwe 210
Harrison Smith, 214 ............................................ Tommy Zbikowski, 210
Robert Blanton, 196 ........................................ Ambrose Wooden, 193
Gary Gray, 195.............................................Mike Richardson, 188

Total: 2,755 lbs..................................................Total: 2,550 lbs.

One less lineman, yet an entire body heavier. Unreal. There will be plenty of teams getting beat up physically this season, and they are finally on par with BCS-worthy defenses in terms of size.
Apr 18, 2011 5:01pm
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Apr 22, 2011 7:23 PM
Got our shirts in the mail today and it's true that the blue in those pics look lighter than it is. But it looks awesome. We've been buying these shirts for the last several years and its the best looking one yet I think.
Apr 22, 2011 7:23pm
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Apr 26, 2011 1:14 PM
Thought I'd post this here since most of the ND fans will see it in this thread. Zibby is an animal!

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Apr 26, 2011 1:14pm
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Apr 26, 2011 2:32 PM
That other dude is a fat slob too.
Apr 26, 2011 2:32pm