He’s received a partial baseball scholarship at ND. He’d be crazy not to take NUFB’s offer. I have a buddy who’s a Brother Rice alum, will ask him what he thinks.
Another QB fail. Now what?
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You should be writing scripts for All My Children or The Bachelorette. The fictional good guy - bad guy drama is palpable.
GOUNUII
"Near" is better than "at".
Now that I've had a week or so for the adrenaline to wear off (or the grief cycle shock denial anger etc)...my prediction. 2022 will be a little better but not great. I think our wins will range between zero and 6. Yes, we could go 0-12, our noncon opponents Miami Hydroxide and Southern Ill are better than OU and ISU, respectively. But - we probably won't go 0-12. We need a lot of improvement but especially at QB and Front Seven. I think Hilinski will either get better or get beaten out, and, after a Winter of our Discontent, I have a shred of remaining faith that Fitz will do something to fix the defense. He can't be so stubborn that he will just let 2021 happen again. But I can't see any way that we actually compete in the West, even with everyone else's super seniors leaving.
As Dr. Seuss said "this mess is to big and so deep and so tall, we cannot pick it up, there is no way at all"
As a short yardage specialist/wildcat back/maybe even motioning to receiver, I think he could be a real contributor, almost immediately.
Who needs a cannon for an arm when they are standing first and goal at the two yard line, and are more likely to run, anyway?
Who needs a cannon for an arm when they are standing first and goal at the two yard line, and are more likely to run, anyway?
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Seems like Northwestern is a great fit for Lausch. Knowing absolutely nothing, I’d imagine he’ll probably come to NU. (It reads as if football is a higher priority. I don’t know if NU would let a QB sit out or part-time spring practice. Maybe The Rock does.)
chicago.suntimes.com
From his coach:
“If there is a school that comes and says, ‘We need a quarterback,’ and it is a high academic school with a great program, he’s going to consider that,” Badke said. “Obviously, Notre Dame is Notre Dame. But if someone says we have a football scholarship, he’s going to listen. It has to be the right fit, though.”
Also, he sounds like a ‘late riser’, and a guy who relies on his legs to be most effective. Not ideal situation, of course, but I’d much rather take a flier on a guy than leave the position empty.
2021 Chicago Sun-Times High School Football Player of the Year: Brother Rice’s Jack Lausch
Jack Lausch wasn’t on the short list of Player of the Year candidates in the preseason. His excellence took most of the area by surprise. That wasn’t the case at Brother Rice.
chicago.suntimes.com
From his coach:
“If there is a school that comes and says, ‘We need a quarterback,’ and it is a high academic school with a great program, he’s going to consider that,” Badke said. “Obviously, Notre Dame is Notre Dame. But if someone says we have a football scholarship, he’s going to listen. It has to be the right fit, though.”
Also, he sounds like a ‘late riser’, and a guy who relies on his legs to be most effective. Not ideal situation, of course, but I’d much rather take a flier on a guy than leave the position empty.
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Sounds like a reliable depth Marty type down the road even if things don't work out.Seems like Northwestern is a great fit for Lausch. Knowing absolutely nothing, I’d imagine he’ll probably come to NU. (It reads as if football is a higher priority. I don’t know if NU would let a QB sit out or part-time spring practice. Maybe The Rock does.)
2021 Chicago Sun-Times High School Football Player of the Year: Brother Rice’s Jack Lausch
Jack Lausch wasn’t on the short list of Player of the Year candidates in the preseason. His excellence took most of the area by surprise. That wasn’t the case at Brother Rice.
From his coach:
“If there is a school that comes and says, ‘We need a quarterback,’ and it is a high academic school with a great program, he’s going to consider that,” Badke said. “Obviously, Notre Dame is Notre Dame. But if someone says we have a football scholarship, he’s going to listen. It has to be the right fit, though.”
Also, he sounds like a ‘late riser’, and a guy who relies on his legs to be most effective. Not ideal situation, of course, but I’d much rather take a flier on a guy than leave the position empty.
NU baseball relied on FB players to field a team when I played. Many were motivated by missing Spring ball , but they were good playersSeems like Northwestern is a great fit for Lausch. Knowing absolutely nothing, I’d imagine he’ll probably come to NU. (It reads as if football is a higher priority. I don’t know if NU would let a QB sit out or part-time spring practice. Maybe The Rock does.)
2021 Chicago Sun-Times High School Football Player of the Year: Brother Rice’s Jack Lausch
Jack Lausch wasn’t on the short list of Player of the Year candidates in the preseason. His excellence took most of the area by surprise. That wasn’t the case at Brother Rice.
From his coach:
“If there is a school that comes and says, ‘We need a quarterback,’ and it is a high academic school with a great program, he’s going to consider that,” Badke said. “Obviously, Notre Dame is Notre Dame. But if someone says we have a football scholarship, he’s going to listen. It has to be the right fit, though.”
Also, he sounds like a ‘late riser’, and a guy who relies on his legs to be most effective. Not ideal situation, of course, but I’d much rather take a flier on a guy than leave the position empty.
Watch out Alabama! Fitz is bringing out the recruiting big guns
ND football visited Brother Rice today, presumably to keep the hard sell on Lausch. A friend close to the situation says he’d be shocked if Lausch takes the NU offer, and thinks ND might be promising a schollie after one year as a PWO. Tough to pry those Southside Catholics away from ND.
Maybe we could have a "system quarterback" if, you know, we had a system? Wouldn't it feel so wonderful if people discounted a highly successful NU quarterback's pro prospects because they were just a product of the Northwestern system.
At this rate, our system is going to be the Wing T.
Wishbone.
Minitron, backed by Clair, Hull, Porter.
If I keep writing it enough, maybe it’ll happen.
Im cautiously optimistic w this kid. He played in a big conference and made crazy incredible plays that felt like he just willed into the endzone or past the sticks. He definitely has "It" and plus I dont mind going back to just recruiting tough football players instead of 5 star QBs who NEVER put their body on the line to pick up that extra yard for a first down (marty excepted). Loved watching Persa, Baz, or even CJs running TD where he needed an OL to pick him up off the ground. Its called football and I havent seen it on this "technique, lets be careful" team.
I also think Riley Lees would have been a helluva college QB for us but being a wr in this awful scheme is sad.
Counterpoint: his Dad is loaded and money is zero object.
His dad is so loaded that a $400-500k scholarship is no object? What’s his net worth and income?
Partner at Kirkland and Ellis for a long time, now US attorney for the Chicago area. Wouldn’t say “no object,” but imagine they’re doing fine financially.
Interesting. How much do partners there typically make, and how long was he a partner? Do we know if he lived within his means and invested wisely, as high income does not necessarily equate to high net worth as a lot of people spend too much? Does he have any siblings that the parents will also have to put through college?
I imagine US Attorney’s make much less than what he was accustomed to.
If he was an equity partner at Kirkland then he was pulling down on the order of $2-3MM/year, maybe more. If he was a non-equity partner, $500-800k/year.
They’re absolutely fine.
I don’t think you’ve missed it as we haven’t announced any transfer committing to NU. Maybe you should pay closer attention?
I need a guide to which of the posters here were up crazy last year and are down crazy this year and are just NFL style short term talk radio influenced fans vs which ones are down on the team where we’re good and even more down where we’re bad and are just negative Nancys.
If I was setting a betting line, I'd put the over/under at 8.5. I'm an optimist.
I try to be as objective as possible. I give Fitz every benefit of the doubt I think he's earned, but I also have to acknowledge the reality of what we saw this year.
Yesterday you're throwing out Seinfeld quotes, today The Simpsons. Nice.
