Semi-OT: Notre Dame has Predictive Trading Cards for Recruits
Man, these are awesome. I want one. Great idea by Notre Dame.
h/t Isaiah Hole
The trading card is the new hot item for recruiting mail. Great style points for @NDFootball! pic.twitter.com/J5fP1zyJ44
— In The Trenches (@inthetrenches30) June 2, 2016
in SB, whether it's Kelly or someone else. I do know they were quick to follow suit as to Coach and his willingness to try any and everything within the rules, with their equipment trucks, etc. They realized anything bringing their program publicity was a good thing, instead of bitching, and maybe losing recruits, i.e., Franklin & Co., at PSU where Dwumfour, for one, didn't like their choice of "laughing at others instead of trying things to make their school more appealing."
Doesn't sound like Kelly, but doesn't matter. Someone in SB is on top of it and their program will benefit.
They need to be careful with the wording though. On the card that shows the writeup (Robertson I believe) it talks about going pro after his Junior year yet it shows "4 year statistics". Attention to detail, yo!
Also it talks about starting his Freshman year. What will he say when they approach him to Redshirt? But, but, but... my Pokemon card says I make all these tackles and interceptions, and the girls all like me!?!?!?
Excellent point, AND, what about the other LBs that Notre Dame will be recruiting (as well as every other position where they recruit more than 1 kid), will his card say the same stats and accolades, or worse or better???
Kids will no doubt talk with each other about what ND thinks of them versus the other kids. May backfire, but that would good.
No matter what, they'll all think Notre Dame is oversigning.
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more unique than just a twitter poster edit, which I'm sure their recruits still get too.
cereal boxes that they'll be printing them on comes in.
But - being Rutgers - they'll fuck it up by putting the recruits in a "Have You Seen Me?" missing kids panel on the side of the box, while the front will simply remain the "Kroger Fruit Rings" logo, and the back will be a word search and a maze.
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congrats on escaping from East Lansing and your 2016 national championship. Sorry that you will have to share the sandbox now...
at the "pot of gold" collection. I know that's their thing and all, but it's just so Lucky Charms.
With the hair. Just so Notre Dame.
I have trading cards of the 1989 UM Mens basketball team. I bought the whole team (15 cards) for like $5 at a card show about 20 years ago.
and it turned out in your favor. Who the hell, even if a Seton Hall fan could have turned that down?
looks like arabian knights
NCAA bylaws would prohibit you from sending a stick of gum with these cards?
But in 4 years when the player's actual bio reads:
2017: Redshirted as a freshman.
2018: Saw limited game action as a sophomore on special teams.
2019: Adds depth to the secondary.
2020: Dismissed from team as a result of violation of team rules.
All of the sudden these cards are going to seem AWWWKWARD...
Get them on campus and let them write their own bio.
Does Charlie Weis get one as a currently paid Notre Dame employee?
1. How many captains can they predict? How many Heisnmans? Does every kids card say the same thing? If not, do they get jealous of each others fake accolades?
2. Seems like the type of thing that will either bring unrealistic expectations of seeing the field or just plain shame when the stats don't pan out.
I like the idea of trading cards, but the predictive stats seem like a bad addition.
You honsetly don't think in this age where you have a social networking app of such a wide variety these recruits aren't already sharing their stories with others now? You don't think two to the top wrs, for instance, who met at a certain camp and became quick friends, aren't exchanging info with one another to see what would benefit them and what, would be, predictably, a poor choice on their part?
And remember at ND they can produce a Heisman out of a lineman with the name of Leon Michael Hart and at Michigan we can't do so with the best rb in the BIG. Things are different there. One of the reasons I really hope Leinhart was short or didn't get the snap off in time, or for any other reason irish hearts were not smiling.
Completely agree with this.
I can't imagine an 16, 17, 18 year old giving one damn about trading cards. I'm not sure they would even know what one was.
I will say that I kind of miss actively collecting trading cards and I think these are kind of a neat idea actually, even if it is Notre Dame.
It would be neat for a team to do this for baseball just for nostalgia sake, although even if they had been doing it a generation ago, I am sure Dave Kingman's still said he would be a lifetime .236 hitter and Reggie Jackson's would said he would strike out at a frightening clip.
Wonder what would Manti's card have read
"You will have an awesome girlfriend who you will never meet"
My son got a set of MICHIGAN football cards this past Xmas from MDen but it's all former players.
And the concept is decades old - rather than mock up trading cards, it would be your name on the scoreboard ..a 'highlight reel' or another simulated event.
Hell, they did it in Blue Chips and that movie came out in 1994.
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