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The state of the ND defensive line

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Golson5 said:
We have 11 4star DL. We aren't recruiting the DL not that well

That's a false inaccurate narrative.

We are recruiting the DL very well just not at the elite level.

If that's what you said originally I would agree with you brother. Just calling out the false narrative that some like to say we don't recruit DL well. Because it is inaccurate
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That’s arbitrary. In terms of the entire country, we are recruiting the d line very well. In terms of the top 15 teams, which I’m comparing us to, we’re near the bottom.

The facts are we don’t have one 5 star recruit. The top teams all have multiple. When is the last time ND had a first round pick on the defensive line?

You’re also failing to see how big of a difference even high end 4 star recruits (top 100) are compared to mid to lower tier 4 star prospects. This is why we have struggled to generate a pass rush in every CFP or NC game. Show me a team that won a national title without a 5 star defensive lineman.
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Curt Cignetti

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NDinNJ said:
Again, irrelevant to the discussion. They may have the best conference, but it's primarily based on the top 3-4 teams in the SEC.
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I believe Big 10 Oregon, Ohio State, and Penn State match up well with SEC Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee.

It’s the depth of the SEC that I believe is better than the Big 10. Better than the ACC. And better than the Big 12.

If you or others disagree, great.
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The state of the ND defensive line

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Golson5 said:
No I'll say they are accurate. We have 6 four star players on our interior DL.

and that's one of the reasons our defense has been so good this year.

We have a lot of really good players and a really good coach.

You dont have a top 5 defense in the country without really good players and this is showing you we have really good players by the recruiting rankings
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The schedule helps offense/defense rankings of numerous teams as well.

Who you play throughout the season over the course of 12 games assists in rankings, either positively or negatively. Who you play matters a lot.

Indiana’s team offense and team defense are ranked high as well. To that I say so what.
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NDinNJ said:
Tennessee was exposed by Ohio State. They were destroyed by OSU

Alabama lost to very average Vanderbilt and Oklahoma

LSU lost to USC, Florida, and got spanked by Alabama

Mississippi lost to Kentucky, Florida, and LSU.

T&M lost to ND at their place. Everyone complains about ND playing cupcakes yet they went into one of the most hostile environments and beat them. And they lost to Auburn.

Like I said, 3-4 top teams in that conference and the rest are non playoff caliber teams.

Considering 84 of 131 FBS teams are bowl eligible, getting to 6-8 wins is no longer a major accomplishment especially when the SEC schedules 2 FCS teams and mostly one weak FBS team. Thats 3 wins most of the SEC teams start off with. It's pretty easy to find 3-5 wins within the conference.
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Was Ohio State exposed at home by Michigan?
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