Steve Mattingly

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@paddyoshag12 @Hayesfawcett3 @Rivals @TagliaferriTrey @NDFootball @Andrejones09 @knnysndrs @CarterAuman @KinslerLatish @champmonds @ZaydenGamble1 @jwvaughn13 Jerrard and Monds were the very top targets and both were 5 stars before they reclassified. Jerrard was the top QB in the class at one point.

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@BrooksAustinBA @AtlasSportsCFB Not great but no worse than what IU played last season or what Miami has this season. Plenty of P4 teams with comparable or worse schedules.

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@IUFBguy @J5_Sports1 Miami, a top 5 team, is bad? At BYU, top 15?

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@ThomasWayne2099 @Hayesfawcett3 @Rivals @jwvaughn13 @CarterAuman @52_olubobola @XavierHasan2027 @acemoney_6 @ZaydenGamble1 @champmonds @MikeTSinger @ByKyleKelly I feel fairly confident Miami would have had interest in the #1 edge in the 2028 class who recently reclassified.

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@derekbutts550 @JoshPateCFB ND wasn’t remotely healthy in the 2024 playoffs and likely had more key players out or injured than any other team in the field.

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@mattfreeman05_ Against the first team D. Seems notable.

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@jamieuyeyama Reasonable but D being pretty significantly undervalued IMO

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@jagibbs_23 Yes. This run hasn’t gotten as much attention but was arguably the most impressive of his career. Outrunning those angles was absurd.

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@FFbuckCLE Huh?

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@JoshPateCFB It’s a joke

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@notrobbyboose @mzenitz He's not being hired as a DC, but as a DB coach, where he was excellent.

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@greg2126 Tough loss. He has no peer but you have to find the next closest thing somehow.

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@LucasCoug @BussinWTB @FDSportsbook Two top 15 and three top 25 teams. And they play 6 road games whereas many teams are only playing 4. It’s not as hard as the top SEC schedules but it’s not a joke.

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@bluecrue_MI @Macro360132 @CFBAlerts_ Their schedule was harder this year and last than IU’s schedule this year.

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@CFBGuy999 Heisman favorite at #86 is an interesting choice.

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@Underwood_szn IU’s schedule this year was a joke. ND’s for 2026 isn’t on the harder end of Big 10 or SEC schedules but does have two projected top 15 teams and a third top 25.

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@JackGr27 @On3 @BetMGM Made it to the finals in 2024 and lost close to a team better than any team in 2025; were a title contender in 25 who likely would have made a run (third best odds to win right before selection show), and return a ton.

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@ThePhenom1000 @On3 @BetMGM Because they were the second best team in the country in 2024, were a top 3 team this season in the power rankings and likely would have made a run in the playoffs, and return a ton.

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@greg2126 I view this as a positive. He’s a natural. No need to do the NFL thing just coach here another 20 yrs or so then retire to the booth.

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@ESPNDari Well, yes, they very much could have - but our beef was with Bama and OU. It was ESPN who set up the false Miami-ND dichotomy to protect the SEC.