NDNation: it's unfair that Michigan didn't travel as much as us
These guys never fail to deliver unintentional comedy.
Apparently, the "competitive imbalance" caused by the fact that Notre Dame took one of those aeroplane machines to California in November, which we did not do, was too much for them to overcome when they played us.
http://ndnation.com/boards/showpost.php?b=football;pid=280640;d=this
November 27th, 2011 at 2:55 PM ^
Join a conference and save on airfare?
November 27th, 2011 at 3:03 PM ^
Exactly. Can't bitch about playing a national schedule when they're scheduling all their games themselves.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:58 PM ^
They claim to be useful when you are feeling bad like that poster.
November 27th, 2011 at 4:18 PM ^
Unfortunately, its not just the fans. The delusion is with the players as well. Did anybody see Jonas Gray's tweets after the game?
" jgray_ND25 : Michigan has gotten the most breaks in College Football I've ever seen! All those tough HOME GAMES LOL. I will never respect that program."
" jgray_ND25 : Spiked it on 3rd Down c'mon man! Give Mich some credit tho...actually they don't deserve ANY credit they beat a down OSU team at HOME!"
I don't understand what he's getting at. 1. How can you hate a team because they get breaks? and 2. what breaks is he referring to? The first touchdown that got called back or the second? Unbelievable...
November 27th, 2011 at 4:26 PM ^
Your tears are delicious, Jonas Gray.
Losing three years in a row late in the 4th quarter must be a horrible, horrible legacy to live down..
November 27th, 2011 at 6:28 PM ^
this is my favorite line ever....I like it...I'll have to borrow and apply that one on Monday when the tears and excuses start rolling in...good times...
November 27th, 2011 at 4:30 PM ^
lol, win a jumpball and then talk.
November 27th, 2011 at 4:37 PM ^
He's still crying about not getting offered by Michigan super early? Get over it, it was 4 years ago. Plus he STILL got offered. I guess you just can't please some people...
November 27th, 2011 at 6:00 PM ^
You'd think with a Notre Dame education that one would realize the University of Michigan has basically no control over how many home games we have yearly (outside of OOC scheduling, obviously). Join a conference if you don't like it, until then, continue to wallow in your own ignorance.
November 27th, 2011 at 7:29 PM ^
I love it. He knows that we play Ohio State on the road every other year right? Meanwhile Notre Dame lost 2 HOME GAMES this year, including one to the last place Big East team.
November 27th, 2011 at 2:56 PM ^
Well, it's expected that we aren't going to travel as much as them. We play in a conference where everyone is located in the same region. Maybe they should look into it.
November 27th, 2011 at 2:57 PM ^
Here is a bright idea..join a conference. Until then stop crying.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:35 PM ^
I was telling my fiancee about this thread and she goes, "They can't complain, they're not in a conference!"
Reason #1948403 why we're getting married.
November 27th, 2011 at 2:58 PM ^
This is a fan base that believes bc they beat themselves in all of their losses, that they are better than us and our 2 losses...In fact, some say they beat us.....
November 27th, 2011 at 3:18 PM ^
November 27th, 2011 at 2:56 PM ^
Michigan Nation: HAHAHAHAHA YOU LIKE NOTRE DAME
November 27th, 2011 at 2:56 PM ^
November 27th, 2011 at 3:09 PM ^
I wonder will he yell as much when he gets "his players" there.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:13 PM ^
Last night was just further proof that Kelly doesn't have a fucking clue. First Dayne Crist wins the tough QB competition that went on all offseason, then he gets benched after throwing one INT in the first half against USF. Then Tommy Rees is hailed as the guy who "gets it", who is 12-2 at a starter, the guy who is just a winner. After a poor half on the road at Stanford, he gets pulled for a running QB who can't seem to run (1.7 ypc against the Cardinal), the offense continues to sputter and a nice defensive turnaround (holding Stanford to 7 second half points) is squandered.
If this guy has a plan I sure as hell can't see what it is.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:29 PM ^
won't let him put Crist back in. If Crist does well, the fanbase will ask why he spent all season on the bench. Hence, Hendrix is the "next guy in."
November 27th, 2011 at 3:39 PM ^
Crist is gone after this season, Rees and Hendrix will both be juniors. I don't think either one is that good and Kelly can't seem to decide between them. Do we get anothe yearlong QB battle? How long does Kelly stay with the guy he picks if/when that guy struggles next year? How do they develop anybody else behind those guys so that somebody is ready to take the team to a higher level by year 4 or 5?
I just don't see any way that the guy keeps his job after the next two years.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:49 PM ^
His solution will be to recruit some really good talent, starting with Kiel, and then hope someone has an amazing freshman year before he gets fired.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:49 PM ^
Brian Kelly is a good coach. He develops QBs quickly and can win games even when they are inadequate in many ways (Cincinatti anyone?). He wins everywhere he goes. It may take a few years, but ND would be stupid to get rid of the guy. He just throws Hendrix in there out of nowhere and he does decent. Seriously, Rees winning games last year? How did that happen? ND is a team that has competed with everyone this year except SC. They beat MSU handily. I hate to say it, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a 10/11 win ND team next year.
November 27th, 2011 at 4:04 PM ^
they win at least 10 games next year. They are losing their best player on offense, 3 starting OL, and up to 7 starters on defense. I think 7-8 wins is realistic.
November 27th, 2011 at 4:28 PM ^
I remember a certain someone else that could win in the big east but not at a certain major program...
November 27th, 2011 at 4:42 PM ^
Rodriguez built a team that clearly can and did just win in the Big Ten. For all the bitching about the size of his players and the system he ran, we just put up 45 against Nebraska and 40 against OSU with guys he recruited running a zone-read, shotgun offense for most of the game. The teams he built at WVU also had no trouble when taking on big conference opponents.
The question I have is, Who are the guys Kelly is bringing in that are going to be better than what he's got right now? Also, what exactly does he want his team, especially on offense to look like? He keeps talking about running the ball but never runs it, despite having a veteran line and two talented backs. He can't decide on a quarterback and has no one in the pipeline who will be older than a true freshman next year waiting in the wings if Rees/Hendrix don't work out (not a recipe for winning games). We didn't really see what he could build at Cincinnati, he won right away with Dantonio's guys and moved on before his first recruits reached their junior season. Two years in, I've heard Kelly complain about the lack of talent but I haven't seen him play any of the young guys he has brought in. I also see a bunch of NFL caliber players, again especially on the offensive side of the ball.
November 27th, 2011 at 6:08 PM ^
Zing.
November 27th, 2011 at 2:58 PM ^
It's unfair that ND plays Big East teams, the Armed Forces teams, and Minnesota and gets ranked every preseason. Why don't you start playing Harvard and Yale and brag about your tough road schedule?
/s
November 27th, 2011 at 2:58 PM ^
So, they took the plane to play Stanford before they played us and were still jet-lagged when they got to Ann Arbor.
LOL
November 27th, 2011 at 2:58 PM ^
They're so cute when they make up ever more imaginative excuses....
November 27th, 2011 at 2:59 PM ^
BOO FREAKING HOOO
November 27th, 2011 at 3:00 PM ^
November 27th, 2011 at 4:59 PM ^
are suggesting their schedule is weak aren't exactly paying attention.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:00 PM ^
Because if it's a bus, I'd venture to guess that that trip would take much longer than a flight to California.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:19 PM ^
I think we fly everywhere in the Big Ten except MSU and OSU. I'm not sure about ND. Apparently, unlike those poor, suffering Fighting Irish, our conference membership gives us enough money to pay for comfortable travel arrangements.
November 27th, 2011 at 4:56 PM ^
According to T&O, we drive to ND. Purdue also seems like they might drive, but I have no idea and I don't recall reading anything about it.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:00 PM ^
hmmmmm... really?... really?
November 27th, 2011 at 3:01 PM ^
I'm just going to go ahead and assume the person who posted that has a mental disability.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:02 PM ^
That is quite possibly the most annoying site to navigate that I have ever seen.
November 27th, 2011 at 7:24 PM ^
Yes it is. Bucknuts is the same. Its the old list-serve message board format. Its an abomination of the laziest kind.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:04 PM ^
If Michigan plays all their out-of-conference games at home against patsies and NCAA D-II teams, then this should be reflected in their BCS ranking and then UM as well as other schools will stop doing this in order to improve their ranking.
I agree. Time to drop ND from the schedule and get a team that doens't suck.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:22 PM ^
I was about to post that myself but I see I was beaten to the punch. Pretty smart fanbase those Domers are.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^
That's hilarious. Especially considering every year 2 of our non conference teams play in Bowl Games. SDSU, ND, UConn, Alabama, Air Force...
November 27th, 2011 at 3:06 PM ^
Notre Dame chooses who they want to schedule and they're complaing about it.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:06 PM ^
schedule road games with USC and Stanford? I don't know what else to tell you.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:06 PM ^
I upvoted everyone in this thread.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:06 PM ^
Or, it's unfair that ND sucks and the rest of us have to listen to ND fans whine about. How long until they fire the coach and bring in the next savior?
November 27th, 2011 at 3:08 PM ^
How long until NDNation's board stops looking very 1998?
November 27th, 2011 at 3:07 PM ^
ND lost to USF in South Bend. Did they take a plane to that game? GO BLUE!