Just so it's crystal clear: the reason we're big dogs vs OSU is because of their talent advantage

[NDinNJ]

I will say, im shocked there aren't as many homers around here picking ND to actually beat OSU. It wasn't too long ago that I was having to go to war with the entire board over the validity of the data/rating systems/talent rankings/etc.

i guess after being correct over and over in that regard the community has at least graduated from doubting the data.

Why are you even on this forum? You have such disdain for the school, the administration, the program. Why are you even here posting your nonsense? Go follow one of those other 9 teams that supposedly have a better roster.

 

[Patrish]

Why are you even on this forum? You have such disdain for the school, the administration, the program. Why are you even here posting your nonsense? Go follow one of those other 9 teams that supposedly have a better roster.

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[chaseball]

Also, were 9th in the team rankings not 10th. And we're 5th in per player avg (higher upside players)

After this year's 12th ranked recruiting class (and the 7th ranked recruiting class from 4-5 years ago dropping off) NDs talent rank will slip even further down.

And its NDs lack of higher upside players that are keeping them ranked ~10th in the talent rankings. Theyre being penalized by the formula for their lack of elite talent at the high end of their 85 man roster in relation to other teams.

 

[christophero]

Poster should be institutionalized.

Most places have internet so he might already be.

 

[NDSMC78]

After this year's 12th ranked recruiting class (and the 7th ranked recruiting class from 4-5 years ago dropping off) NDs talent rank will slip even further down.

And its NDs lack of higher upside players that are keeping them ranked ~10th in the talent rankings. Theyre being penalized by the formula for their lack of elite talent at the high end of their 85 man roster in relation to other teams.

Poster suffers from various psychiatric maladies.

 

[stu4don]

It is hard to be a Purdue fan these days, huh Chase?

 

[Harpo Marxist]

I remember watching Muhammed Ali fight George Foreman. The question before the fight was...how in the world could Ali keep this monster off of him and avoid getting knocked out? Foreman was simply superhuman at that point in his career. And the world was introduced to "Rope-a-Dope" for the first time. Ali used Foreman's strengths against him....leveraging that power...until Foreman punched himself out in confusion and frustration. Now...I'm not suggesting that Notre Dame can wear OSU out in frustration.. But, they can leverage that power in front of them by keeping OSU's receivers in front of them...and mixing up the blitzes and support against the run to stifle their rhythm..in order to create opportunities and force some punts. Some form of "Rope-a-Dope" will need to be used....Notre Dame can't just trade blows....we don't have the horses to match them. Finesse on offense mixed with power running....changing up the tempo, misdirecting the flow.....and avoiding turnovers and penalties is necessary. The window of opportunity for a Notre Dame win is small, imo.....but its there.

 

[christophero]

We certainly can't afford 2 interceptions by Leonard.

 

[Fightingirish595]

When Notre Dame loses their top target after their top target again and again on the recruiting trail this is the consequence it's nearly impossible to compete with teams that do secure their top targets on the recruiting trail.

What does 20 million in roster/recruiting NIL differential give you in the current landscape of college football? A 10 point advantage at a neutral site over your competition in the game for the trophy that represents winning it all

More fan pressure needs to be put on Notre Dame to step up to the plate and not allow any team to have this kind of competitive advantage over them and the only way to negate that advantage is to pony up the dollars and start competing for the best talent in the country on the recruiting trail. There's no way around it. You can't keep building a tier 2 roster and selling your fans a fake bill of goods that you're doing everything u can to compete for national titles.

the lineis what it is because Notre dame is running out of bodies on both lines of scrimmage. Otherwise its likely within 7 points

 

[Golson5]

After this year's 12th ranked recruiting class (and the 7th ranked recruiting class from 4-5 years ago dropping off) NDs talent rank will slip even further down.

And its NDs lack of higher upside players that are keeping them ranked ~10th in the talent rankings. Theyre being penalized by the formula for their lack of elite talent at the high end of their 85 man roster in relation to other teams.

9th in the rankings and 5th in per player avg this year (higher upsides) and will continue to go up because we retain our players more than others.

We have a top 5 roster in the country and will for a long time

 

[NIN Irish]

9th in the rankings and 5th in per player avg this year (higher upsides) and will continue to go up because we retain our players more than others.

We have a top 5 roster in the country and will for a long time

That's great! I don't believe any of the nonsense chase spews.
With Freeman as head coach, the future of the football team could not be any brighter.
Another bonus, the off-season has been shortened by a month with games into the latter part of January.