Where is ND Going From Here?

Do you know a way that I can un-watch it?

LMFAO, it is guys like this that make saturdays win even more satisfying. What a monumental douche bag. Thanks for the education you clown!

Well I for one am thanking God that they did not have to kick Tate like a dog. I was worried that they would and he would get scared and cower in a corner and all that but WHEEEWH! glad that was not the case. OK everyone wipe the sweat off your foreheads, loosen up a little, they did not have to kick him. I guess the whole lasagna noodle thing was just a facade too, WOW who knew. Yeah anyway does anyone else out there think this guy wrestles against pillows and then talks shit to them as he walks away and flexes his muscles in front of a mirror while having a conversation with imaginary women about how cool he is.

I'll just bet there are some new holes in that guy's walls after Saturday. Let this be a lesson Kids, don't do the 'ROIDS,

Not this clown!! According to his youtube profile he's 37!!!! Yet still clearly juicing, cutting incoherent WWE promos as if he's the Ultimate Warrior and best of all trying to relive the glory days of high school football and picking on freshmen. WOW a social worker would have a field day with this fella. As a result of his obvious child like mentality I will need to quote the great philosopher of our time Shaquille O'Neal in saying: "Tell me how my ass tastes?" GO BLUE!

It's amazing that this wasn't made as a joke. Simply amazing. I'm incredulous that there are homers out there this big. And another thing. He wants to "puff his chest" at ND (which he is obviously not part of) beating Nevada (ranked by rivals as #57) but he thinks that Michigan's victory over WMU (ranked at #58) is inconsequential?

How on earth were you able to listen to over NINE MINUTES of this moron? I'm with you on one thing, though; his douchebaggery is definitely hilarious. I just can't take that kind of hilarity in doses over a minute.

This guy has entirely too many printouts of manly football players lying around. And references to Mark May hot-tubbing and oiling up some other dude? The homoeroticism is so thick you could cut it with a big gay knife.

Irish - What do you think of ND being unranked? I can't stand Charlie Weis but, due to your consistent classiness, I'll say this: ND is really good and it's a joke that a team like Cincinnati is ranked ahead of them.

about what ND players need to do to prepare for next week.
I think the frustration from M fans is that C Weis, who is now 2-3 against the Maize and Blue, is never the least bit gracious in defeat.

...is straight over and through MSU. Batter 'em for us.

I'll give some reasons that I see as legit. First of all, the taunting penalty that was called and a few more that should have been but weren't. One of the oldest adages in football is that when you make it into the end zone, act like you've been there before. ND players act like they are at a big dance party and it's their turn to dance across the floor. That is a blatant, abject failure on the part of the coach to maintain discipline on his team and instill a "team-first" attitude. The last time I checked, that coach was indeed one Charlie Weis. The brilliant playcalling with the two passes in his own end when he should have been running out the clock is almost as criminal. If we weren't talking about ND, I would feel sorry for the players and their parents for believing the load of bullshit he dumped in their living rooms during recruiting. Crying about the officiating when it was so obviously he who cost his team the game on Saturday was something I would expect out of Lane Kiffin and Tennessee, not a great program like Notre Dame. Weis is as qualified to represent a program with Notre Dame's storied tradition as he is to represent Nutri-slim. Weis is a great example of a career assistant who has fallen victim to the Peter Principle; he has been promoted to the level of his own incompetence. Victim might be the wrong word, though, because he is making enough money on his contract to buy a small country when he inevitably gets fired. Weis and Kiffin are 1 and 1A on my list of coaches who should be fired for the good of college football, followed closely by Bobby Bowden. I just hope that Notre Dame doesn't have the smarts and resources to pry Urban Meyer out of Florida.

I think they'll keep it close against USC. Notre Dame doesn't play the part of a team who can't score points this year. As for your second point, agreed. Yes, it's highly improbable anything national title-able (sp?) will happen this year. However, the schedule (Sparty, Iowa, Penn State, Illinois, Wisconsin, even tOSU) doesn't look as formidable as it did 15 days ago. I am not predicting 12-0, not by a long shot (I did, however, predict 8-9 wins and I think that's attainable). But, now that we've beaten ND, it's in our best interests that they go 11-1 so that if the highly improbable happened, Michigan would benefit from beating a very successful Irish team, and also benefit from USC having lost to ND.

SC is not the overwhelming favorite they have been in previous years. That offense looked pretty unimpressive against OSU. Granted ND's defense is not OSU but the game against ND is in South Bend so that will help. A lot of it will hinge on Barkley's progress over the next month and especially how they fare against Cal. If they lose to Cal (and Cal looks damn good) they are gonna have an off week to dwell on that loss and that will suck. ND can score points that is for certain. USC's offense is still a question mark in my mind.

THey are a solid team. Good QB and great receivers. I think they're gonna dominate State next Sat and all the sting from last Sat will eventually die down- well maybe not completely.

....and on the note of Brian's current UV, Michael Floyd went to one of those Catholic schools in Minnesota where a certain Seantrel Henderson currently is in attendance: Cretin-Derham Hall (also where Paul Molitor, Joe Mauer, Steve Walsh and Chris Weinke went to school). I think it's fair to say that if Tim Brewster would have kept Floyd in state and could have paired him up with Eric Decker, Minnesota would have been a legitimate threat for the conference title this year.

ND's OL needs to clean up its technique when it comes to holding. They will continue to shoot themselves in the foot with their current approach. But having said that, they will likely be favored in each of the remaining games, other than USC. And frankly, USC is vulnerable this year. 10-2 is not out of the question for ND. And that offense will keep them in every game they play.

cakewalk, though. At Pitt, at Stanford, at Purdue (which looked like a laugher a couple weeks ago, but as of today, should be competitive). BC at home. Navy almost took OSU to overtime in the 'Shoe. Washington hung with LSU. Sparty may be closer to Sparty of old, but even Sparty of old has had Dame's number for a while. ND's schedule looked a lot easier a couple weeks ago. I agree they should win these, but beyond Wazzu, I don't see many Saturdays that they can relax. UConn maybe? It's possible they beat USC (though SoCal has a open week the week before, so not bloody likely) and still end up 10-2 or 9-3.

If ND goes 10-2 and reaches a BCS game he will be around 1 more year at least. To get rid of him, unless they completely collapse this year, with Clausen coming back for his senior season would be pretty foolish.

ND's administration isn't as demanding as people seem to think. My understanding is that they basically don't care about football and just want to keep making money off it. A 10-2 ND team is unlikely to cause season-ticket holders to cancel.

Wow.