Irish Safety Austin Collinsworth Out For 2-4 Weeks (MCL)
Hello folks,
Here's the link: http://www.wsbt.com/sports/breaking-notre-dame-captain-austin-collinswo…
Best wishes to the young man on his recovery, but I believe this is really bad news for ND's secondary (and D, generally).
Edit: Posted wrong link AND wrong info. Link:
August 31st, 2014 at 4:07 AM ^
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August 31st, 2014 at 4:14 AM ^
but they are gonna get carved up Saturday. PS it only mentioned he was out for the opener, but may miss more games
August 31st, 2014 at 4:11 AM ^
Best of luck to Mr. Collinsworth.
Fuck Notre Dame. Fuck them fuckers
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August 31st, 2014 at 2:53 PM ^
Just went through Sherman Oaks down to Santa Monica. Beautiful place. Almost beats Columbus.
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August 31st, 2014 at 5:40 AM ^
I think that Elijah Shumate will start as his replacement. Shumate was a high school teammate of the infamous Yuri Wright.
August 31st, 2014 at 5:59 AM ^
Shumate started some games last year (including UTL 2), so there shouldn't be a huge drop off. Nonetheless, anything that hurts ND I'll happily take.
August 31st, 2014 at 11:29 AM ^
August 31st, 2014 at 5:59 AM ^
Sweet. Hope the academic fraud 5 will be banned too...
August 31st, 2014 at 7:09 AM ^
Well, I would hardly say "sweet" in reply to anyone's injury (hopefully, that's not what you meant), and I do wish Collinsworth a speedy recovery. What it does do, of course, is deplete a very depleted defense, and that makes our game next week seem that much less stressful somehow.
As for the academic fraud investigation, a few articles out there in the Chicago media mainly are making it seem as if we won't get a meaningful update on this until sometime in the middle of this coming week. There is supposed to be some sort of meeting about it between Swarbrick and Kelly and other parties then.
August 31st, 2014 at 9:55 AM ^
that the suspended players have been suspended from all program activities. So even if the suspension was to be lifted Tuesday AM, could they reasonably be expected to be ready to play on Saturday?
August 31st, 2014 at 10:38 AM ^
2 paragraphs, 9-11 lines. As the sun rises!
We need to beat ND but I, and I assume many others, feel like the villagers after the little boy cried wolf one too many times. If we beat ND, the hype train will start once again, Michigan will go 6-0 or so, and we'll be in a familiar place. All I care about this year is how we finish the season, not so much how we start it. Tired of the same song and dance - fast start, slow finish. This year needs to be different, and ND is just small part of that.
Beating them in South Bend after their not very Catholic stunt of ending the series to their home field advantage, would be very, very sweet though.
August 31st, 2014 at 7:26 AM ^
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August 31st, 2014 at 9:08 AM ^
Being happy that a kid is injured is not okay.
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August 31st, 2014 at 9:35 AM ^
you have to draw a line somewhere. Comments that appear to be celebrating the severity of an injury cross that line. They show a lack of class from the poster and from a board that tolerates it.
August 31st, 2014 at 9:47 AM ^
August 31st, 2014 at 1:07 PM ^
When it comes to being PC, you're not allowed to be nuanced in your perspective. This is the internet, we have to care for people's feelings... Guh.
I'm with you 100%, if my sarcasm wasn't clear.
August 31st, 2014 at 8:34 AM ^
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Oh how I'll miss Tommy Rees.
August 31st, 2014 at 10:25 AM ^
Without Rees, they might be on a five-game losing streak to us. He bailed out Golson in the 2012 game.
August 31st, 2014 at 10:27 AM ^
August 31st, 2014 at 9:06 AM ^
from what I saw. He can beat you with his feet, he can fit the ball into fairly tight windows, and he can fire it a LONG way down the field. He seems to have patience in the pocket and evades pressure pretty well to extend a play or break a receiver open. So I think he deserves some definite respect
Jersey #1 RB - Bryant also looked to have a few good runs and #33 McDaniel is always there to run into solid objects.
I think its going to be a real test for our defense. Obviously a much bigger stronger team than what we faced yesterday.
August 31st, 2014 at 2:48 PM ^
I still think his passing is suspect, i hope we force him to beat us with his arm.
August 31st, 2014 at 9:17 AM ^
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August 31st, 2014 at 2:47 PM ^
how that man still has a job is beyond me. So biased and can't understand half the things he says.
August 31st, 2014 at 9:25 AM ^
Keys:
Contain Golson - he will get his plays in but a 40 yard TD scramble or a 50 yard bomb - avoid those things. DEs keeping contain is going to be key on this one and LBs filling in behind the DT. Ryan is going to need to be a lot more involved as some spy type.
Have competent OL - this is actually not a bad matchup for UM. Other than Day this is not an imposing DL from ND. Their DEs are almost as green as our tackles. It's a bunch of underclassmen as their DEs so I think Cole and Braden (if that's the 2) should be ok at neutralizing. The interior is going to be the key.
Gardner playing within himself and finding 2nd options - Funchess is going to be at the top of their defense scouting report so I assume a safety will be cheating his way all game. Need to see a lot more Darboh and Chesson (and any Canteen?) next week to offset that. I also expect Gardner to run a lot more next week - one luxury of yesterday's game was the complete lack of need for hero ball QB which was awesome to see. 2007 was the last time we saw such a thing!
Should be an interesting game - ND certaintly does not have a weapon like Funchess but both QBs present big headaches for the opposing team. Impossible to determine what type of run game we currently have until we play a team with actual athletes. I do think we have the better defense. This is a road game that is set up for us to win versus a similar level of team but with more holes in it than we currently have.
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August 31st, 2014 at 9:31 AM ^
I hope we go full AIr Raid against ND. 3 WR and a RB out of shotgun formation all game long
August 31st, 2014 at 9:35 AM ^
August 31st, 2014 at 9:50 AM ^
Doubt with that tire-fire of a secondary that ND will be playing press.
There will be lots of 5-10 yard passes open, with the ability to break tackles for long ones.
August 31st, 2014 at 2:50 PM ^
I think our slot guys will have a field day. Norfleet may finally bust off a big one.
August 31st, 2014 at 9:42 AM ^
The key to next week is getting Jake Ryan hair extensions.
August 31st, 2014 at 10:01 AM ^
appear to have a lingering effect. More important than Ryan, the entire front seven seems to be very vulnerable to the run for the second straight year.
August 31st, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^
To put it simply, I think we win if we can run the ball enough so that we're not entirely one dimensional.
Notre Dame has questions on both OL and DL, and their entire secondary is a concern. They know that they need to defend Funchess closely, so that will open opportunities for our other receivers.
If Green and Smith can run the ball moderately well, I don't think Notre Dame will be able to keep up. Their defense isn't going to be the strength of the team, at least in the early season.
August 31st, 2014 at 10:13 AM ^
August 31st, 2014 at 10:23 AM ^
Gardner to Funchess is definitely a problem for them. I think that, in addition to making some big plays, he opens up the rest of the field next week. There will be chances for Darboh, Chesson, Norfleet, and company next week.
Similar to yesterday, I think we use the passing game to open up the running game. If their linebackers are wondering where Gardner is going to throw next, Green and Smith will find room.
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The key to the game for us will be to establish the running game. I know every coach/fan in the country says that every week, but it's especially true here. ND wants to hurry up, spread us out, and tire out our defense on every drive they get. DG and the boys need long, clock consuming drives to let our defense rest between series, and the only way to do that is to eat clock with the ground game. The second benefit of that is that it will help contain the home field momentum ND will be looking to build. I'll certainly take the explosive plays to Funchess and the other receivers, but this game will be won on the ground, no doubt about it.
Also, on a sidenote, does anyone doubt there will be at least 3 situations where Funchess is interfered with so blatantly without a PI call that you throw your beer through the TV? It's going to happen, prepare for it now.