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Notre Dame (football only discussion)

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ulukinatme;1232163; said:
This has probably been the least impactful transfer, next to Hord. As a Junior he has no recorded stats, while most of the freshmen have seen significant game time already. Haven't kept up on all injuries, I know Hord was injured a lot of his career. Kind of a mystery, Jackson was rated a 4 star recruit coming in, looks like he may not have the skills to compete at the next level.
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I'm not really familiar with the kid...was he one of Charlie's recruits or did he come before then?
 
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Richard Jackson was in the first of Charlie's classes, Hord was in Willingham's last. Both were rated as 4 star athletes, but never saw playing time on the field. Hord's wasn't so much his fault, he was injury plagued quite a bit. Supposidly Jackson just couldn't get the mechanics/mental aspect of the position down.

Things were not looking good for both Hord and Jackson going into the 2008 season. They were backups to sophomores and freshmen already, along with the lone senior starting receiver, David Grimes. It seems the freshman manchild, Michael Floyd, had already passed Jackson in early summer practices.

The team is currently very deep on receivers, running backs, and looking good at QB still with Dayne Crist coming in. The O-line recruits have been coming in, I'm hoping that the line is starting to get the experience they need to dominate. They've all bulked up for this season, with the average size over 300 lbs now.
 
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ESPN - Irish tight end undergoes season-ending ACL surgery - College Football
ESPN.com said:
Irish tight end undergoes season-ending ACL surgery

Notre Dame sophomore tight end Mike Ragone underwent surgery Friday morning to repair a tear in his left anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that will sideline him for the season.

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Ragone, who had one catch last season but was projected as a starter in 2008, was injured while running routes during the summer, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said in a statement.

"His two options were to have the knee fixed immediately or to brace it and try to play," Weis said. "He understood that eventually the knee would have to be fixed and he was hoping to do it at the conclusion of the 2008 season.

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TheIronColonel;1240438; said:
Actually, it's worse than that. His reasoning? "Their schedule is easy". That's right - he doesn't even try to say Notre Dame isn't bad, just that their schedule is easy. Lou is slipping.
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Remember the year that Purdue won the Big Ten Champioship and made it to the National title game because they didn't have to play Ohio State or Michigan? No? Me either.

Indiana schools always seem to think that fewer difficult games equals "we don't suck anymore". ND might go .500 if they're lucky. 11 games? This is the kind of predicting/wishful thinking that Buckeye fans want from Herbie.
 
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