Sneed will get a lot burn because he can play multiple positions and he is beast as close to a 5 star as you can get
You think Sneed could go to fall camp and just flat beat out one of the upperclassmen? Take the job, and keep it?
I think he could. But will he be given a chance? I'm not sure. Liufau was bad last year. And Kiser was just decent. There should be open competitions
Best poster on the board. Thanks again.
I for one think the amount of criticism that the LB’s get is unwarranted. Its very easy to watch a game, see some replays of LB’s missing tackles, and then that’s what the viewer remembers after the game…therefore the linebackers played poorly in the viewer’s mind. The opposite can be true too.
Kizer, Bertrand, and Liufau are all 5th year players with extensive playing experience. Sneed is a sophomore who didn’t play much last year. When ND was trying to beat a rival and top 10 team, USC, Kollie got in on one play, and Sneed had zero I believe. To go from that to beating out the other backers is a long shot. As I said in the prior post, I don’t think the backers are that bad.
I'll trust Marcus Freeman and Al Golden to play the LB'ers that allow the team the best chance to win.
He's been average so far. Last year we weren't as good and hes not doing a good job in recruiting
Hopefully not this year. But Liufau was really bad last year and Kizer was average as can be
I guess you don't watch much. Liufau was absolutely horrible, Kizer/Bertrand average at best. Sneed, if given the chance should be a starter. What a shame to lose Kollie. He needed reps last year and never got much of a chance. I thought the days of good ole BK mentality "play the older guy because he has experience" were over.
Bertrand is a good backer. Not great but he's a good player. You're right about the other 2
I watched plenty. Its not, ‘play the guys that are experienced’. Its…play the guys that are better. Often times the older guy is better, especially one with three more years of college football experience.
It wasn't very easy to see. They were both bad. Liufau did nothing.
Liufau led the ncaa in blitzing and never sacking the QB. Picked up every single time
We were 22nd in total defense, but only 39th in scoring defense, because we were like 130th in red zone defense. Not sure exactly what the problem was there. Our interior DL wasn't very good. We missed Hinish and Tagovailoa-Amosa in the middle. I think that was part of the problem - couldn't stop runs up the middle.
I still don’t get Liufau. Yet get nasty and beer sold him as the best. Lol
You mock AD Jack Swarbick, you criticized and mocked former OC Tommy Rees, you have criticized OC Gerad Parker before he even calls a play, you have lately taken shots at Marcus Freeman, and now you take shots at Al Golden.
I don’t feel that ND’s defense is as good as their statistical rankings. That’s why there is such a contrast between overall and redzone stats. I’m honestly amazed at their overall YPG allowed and PPG allowed stats being that good.
Agreed. Has athletic ability but doesn't seem to have the innate football instincts that good players have. Other than special teams he doesn't need to see the field.
Nobody stopped USC last year, except Utah when they knocked Williams out of the game in the Pac-12 championship. The first time they played, Utah won, 43-42. Oregon State did manage to hold them to 17 in a loss. But they went over 40 in most of their games.
Caleb Williams was 28-41, 363, and played the entire PAC 12 title game against Utah, a 47-24 USC loss.
I'd forgotten he stayed in the game after his injury. But he wasn't the same after that. He couldn't run like he normally does. USC was winning 17-10 before that happened.
