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

  • killer_ewok
    The Equalizer;792948 wrote:

    I am so psyched for this year

    Same here. Trying to not let my enthusiasm go overboard though as we've been here before....
  • karen lotz
    Perkins committed to Kelly Thursday immediately after receiving the offer.
    When Notre Dame had a meeting scheduled on June 2 with plans to extend an offer, Irish head coach Brian Kelly asked four-star Perkins about his timetable regarding a college decision.
    The 6-2, 210-pound prospect looked up at the clock in the room.
    "Then I said well shoot, how about now," Perkins reported to BlueandGold.com after the meeting.
    http://notredame.247sports.com/Article/South-Bend-Ind-athlete-David-Perkins-commits-to-Notre-Dame-27859
  • Tobias Fünke
    My only complaint (sans Floyd.. :( ) this offseason is that the alternate jerseys for the Michigan game won't be in NCAA 12. So, all things considered things have gone very well haha
  • Tobias Fünke
    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
    Deontay Greenberry - * * * * WR (California) - 6'3 180 ____ - Alabama, Miami, USC
    David Perkins - * * * * ATH (Indiana) - 6'2 210 4.43 - Iowa, Michigan State, Oregon
    C.J. Prosise - * * * S (Virginia) - 6'2 190 ____ - Penn State, Virginia Tech
    Mark Harrell - * * * OL (North Carolina) - 6'5 270 - Auburn, Stanford, Tennessee
    Justin Ferguson - * * * WR (Florida) - 6'3 200 4.5 - Alabama, Florida, Florida State
    Scot Daly - n/a LS (Illinois) - 6'4 230 - n/a

    Average star rating is a 3.89, when Daly isn't included. Fucking nice.
  • rock_knutne
    Tobias Fünke;793235 wrote: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
    Deontay Greenberry - * * * * WR (California) - 6'3 180 ____ - Alabama, Miami, USC
    David Perkins - * * * * ATH (Indiana) - Iowa, Michigan State, Oregon
    C.J. Prosise - * * * S (Virginia) - 6'2 190 ____ - Penn State, Virginia Tech
    Mark Harrell - * * * OL (North Carolina) - 6'5 270 - Auburn, Stanford, Tennessee
    Justin Ferguson - * * * WR (Florida) - 6'3 200 4.5 - Alabama, Florida, Florida State
    Scot Daly - n/a LS (Illinois) - 6'4 230 - n/a
    Impressive thus far by Kelly. The nice thing is he is addressing some pressing needs just like the Dline haul he had in the last recruting campaign.
  • Tobias Fünke
    Well we see how they do with getting some running backs in the fold. I can see them snagging a few more five-star guys though, the offers are out and Notre Dame is in the hunt. To see the Irish pull in a USC-esque class would be remarkable.

    If the Irish win ten games this season, I think there's a good chance you'll see somewhere around 5 five-star guys. Guys like Andrus Peat, John Theus, Keith Marshall, Noah Spence, Shaq Thompson, Gunner Kiel...and Dorial Green-Beckham ( :o ) are all still out there and have the coveted five stars.
  • rock_knutne
    Tobias Fünke;793246 wrote:Well we see how they do with getting some running backs in the fold. I can see them snagging a few more five-star guys though, the offers are out and Notre Dame is in the hunt. To see the Irish pull in a USC-esque class would be remarkable.

    If the Irish win ten games this season, I think there's a good chance you'll see somewhere around 5 five-star guys. Guys like Andrus Peat, John Theus, Keith Marshall, Noah Spence, Shaq Thompson, Gunner Kiel...and Dorial Green-Beckham ( :o ) are all still out there and have the coveted five stars.
    It takes wins to get these blue chippers in and I agree, a 10 win season would do wonders for that. I'm excited about what's going on in South Bend and the job Kelly has done so far but again, he has to get it done on the field.
  • karen lotz
    Shepard and Greenberry were on ISD's Power Hour last night, and they said they've both been working on Shaq Thompson. Would be a huge get. Still in the mix for Geno Smith and Yuri Wright too.
  • Tobias Fünke
    I'm nothing less than shocked to see how many elite DB's are legitimately interested in Notre Dame. I think Yuri Wright would have committed already if the depth wasn't an issue, and I think he'll still commit anyway.

    Shaq Thompson would be a GREAT snag.
  • vball10set
    ^^^ an Ishaq and a Shaq on the same squad :cool:
  • killer_ewok
    vball10set;794497 wrote:^^^ an Ishaq and a Shaq on the same squad :cool:

    Sounds shaqtastic to me.
  • karen lotz
    Borrowing this from another site. ESPNU released its Top 150 List. ND has commits from 3 already, with Ferguson taking a pretty big jump up in rankings (take it FWIW). Irish are in the mix for a good portion of the top 150.

    ND Commits:
    Ronald Darby - #70 overall
    Justin Ferguson - #75 overall
    Tee Shepard - #89 overall

    ND Targets:
    Dorial Green Beckham - 5 star #3 overall
    Noah Spence - 5 star #4 overall
    Keith Marshall - 5 star #6 overall
    Gunner Kiel - 4 star #12 overall
    Noor Davis - 4 star #18 overall
    Tracy Howard - 4 star #19 overall
    Shaq Thompson - 4 star #21 overall
    Andrus Peat - 4 star #22 overall
    John Theus - 4 star #27 overall
    Kyle Murphy - 4 star #30 overall
    Geno Smith - 4 star #31 overall
    Cyrus Jones - 4 star #37 overall
    Yuri Wright - 4 star #40 overall
    Josh Garnett - 4 star #43 overall
    Ifeadi Odenigbo - 4 star #50 overall
    Durron Neal - 4 star #62 overall
    Deon Bush - 4 star #66 overall
    Aziz ****tu - 4 star #88 overall
    Byron Marshall - 4 star #90 overall
    Adolphus Washington - 4 star #96 overall
    Jarron Jones - 4 star #97 overall
    Se'von Pittman - 4 star #101 overall
    Korren Kirven- 4 star #109 overall
    Dwayne Stanford - 4 star #111 overall
    Zach Banner - 4 star #125 overall
    Tommy Shutt - 4 star #135 overall
    Sheldon Day - 4 star #144 overall
    Jordan Payton - 4 star #146 overall
    Kent Taylor - 4 star #147 overall
  • sherm03

    Those are pretty fucking awesome!
  • killer_ewok
    Those are sick....
  • Tobias Fünke
    I saw those a few weeks ago, I thought it was said that they were a high school team's. Those are abhorrent.
  • Tobias Fünke
    Poser une question...

    So I'm definitely going to the South Florida game with 2-3 buddies of mine. I went to the Purdue game last season, my first game as a few of you may remember, and it was incredible. Since the quarter won't start at Ohio State it makes since to go then. Of course, the fuckers in charge in Bricker Hall are switching to semesters, throwing my Ireland trip for the Navy game next year in jeopardy. I digress...

    Given my location in Columbus, it's only 3.5 hours to Pittsburgh and 4 hours to West Lafayette. I'm thinking about going to two games this season (South Florida and one of these). Have any of you been to games there? Is it worth the trip? I'm leaning slightly towards West Lafayette as I think the tickets would be cheaper because Purdont sorta blows. They're selling for $80+ dollars on stubhub vs, $110+ for Pittsburgh...not that I would ever buy from there I would scalp no doubt.
  • Tobias Fünke
    I guess not. haha

    Anywho, Brian Kelly's twitter:
    6 hours ago
    Brian Kelly
    CoachBrianKelly Brian Kelly
    RT @NDFBEquipment Get ready for Friday night at 8:00 pm...there will be an unveiling from @adidasUS involving Notre Dame
  • karen lotz
    Phil Steele's preview of Notre Dame, will only be up for today.

    http://www.philsteele.com/Pdf/2011Top30Countdown/6NotreDame.pdf
  • Con_Alma
    I just posted the Navy schedule power rankings. I thought he had Notre Dame at 7.
  • killer_ewok
  • karen lotz
    Those are a lot better than I thought they'd be. I like em.
  • rock_knutne
    killer_ewok;798235 wrote:These shits are slick......

    http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061011aaa.html
    karen lotz;798348 wrote:Those are a lot better than I thought they'd be. I like em.



  • karen lotz
    That helmet isn't exactly right, no green facemask.
  • karen lotz
    http://www.uhnd.com/articles/football/notre-dame-network/

    Swarbrick says a Notre Dame Network is in the works.