Comments on: Notre Dame’s Defensive Recruiting Ranks as Elite

By: Damion

Damion — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:55:48 +0000

Hounshell is underrated. I like his aggressiveness.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:35:51 +0000

Thanks for posting all the videos! It sure looks like between good coaching (see dramitic improvement in defense over 2010 campaign) and recruits like these, we’re going to have a steller defense within a couple of years. Kelly’s qoute about manufacturing offense still scares the hell out of me though…hubris can be a real bitch if it comes back to bite.

By: fightingsteiny

fightingsteiny — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:51:33 +0000

GO irish! Kelly is bringing this program back. I cant wait til next season. Dayne Crist has lots of work to do to keep his job. Reese did pretty well for a freshman since his first game of michigan. But now with a top recruit qb is def gonna be tough, someone who is like tony rice. Tony was the man for the irish is my favorite qb.. GO irish here we come, back to BCS Defense will rock like my 1985 Chicago Bears very stingy and hard hitting

By: borromini

borromini — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:04:07 +0000

We’re fortunate to have decent depth at RB. Huggins going to Rutgers is a non-issue IMO. This will help us recruit an elite back in 2012. Barry Sanders Jr. or similar would have found the Irish less attractive had Huggins signed on with us this year.

By: CJW

CJW — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:10:26 +0000

I loved when Kelly made the ‘I need to recruit for D’ because instantly it made us more attractive to Defensive prospects….the man is brilliant…

I also think when he went and got Tuiit to flip back that the strength of the class was a factor. This may only be a top 10 class overall, but I am guessing it is the #1 defensive class and that is what we have so badly needed a big jackpot year on D….I am stoked!

I would still love to see us pull out someone at RB for this class, but it is looking less likely so that may be why they are considering moving Wood back

By: Mike Dickeson

Mike Dickeson — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:33:30 +0000

Remember this quote by Coach Kelly, (I think it was after the bowl game), “I can manufacture offense, I recruit for defense”. I read it here on ndnation, might have been linked?? Thanx, Mike GO IRISH!!!