ND offensive depth chart
September 4th, 2011 at 6:00 PM ^
Thanks for posting this Irish. Its cool of you to give us your insight into the ND depth chart.
September 4th, 2011 at 6:12 PM ^
I'm not a Notre Dame fan, but I'm becoming a big fan of the poster Irish. Great job of posting usefull info and insights! It also takes balls to show up in an opponents forum the day after a disaster like that and keep level headed. +1 to you sir.
September 4th, 2011 at 6:29 PM ^
It will be very interesting to see if Mattison's blitzes can get through. ND's O Line is obviously much better than WMU's. We'll have a hard time winning if we can't get to Crist/Rees.
September 4th, 2011 at 6:44 PM ^
Thanks for posting. You never hide just because your team lost. Funny that damefan doesn't have the cojones or integrity to even post on his own blog yet. I'm guessing he just makes another shitty post about Michigan this Thursday or Friday.
September 4th, 2011 at 6:49 PM ^
I really strongly dislike everything associated with Notre Dame.
September 4th, 2011 at 7:11 PM ^
You and me both!!! It's tough being a Michigan fan and living so close to ND but it's great every time we whip their ass and when anyone else does. Their excuses are the thing of legend.
September 4th, 2011 at 7:00 PM ^
he might be the best color commentator going right now. His ability to legitimately criticize terrible play without being hyperbolic is awesome.
Nice post, Irish. Do ND fans have any idea what the deal with Crist was? I expected him to be awesome this year.
September 4th, 2011 at 7:30 PM ^
The thing last year was how well he would play in practice but it wouldn't translate to the field. That was the source of a lot of Kelly's yelling on the field team wide. If they had been doing this poorly in camp he wouldn't have been that angry during the game.
September 4th, 2011 at 9:19 PM ^
So Kelly's behavior on the sideline was justified?
September 4th, 2011 at 7:06 PM ^
Thanks for the insight!
September 4th, 2011 at 7:40 PM ^
I hate Notre Dame with an obsessive passion but I do appreciate your insights and the level-headness of your posts. Unfortunate you are a Notre Dame fan; we could have been friends.
(Ironically my best friend growing up is a Notre Dame fan, and he got me started on hating them so badly.)
September 4th, 2011 at 7:58 PM ^
I'll hang up and listen.
September 4th, 2011 at 8:35 PM ^
I know you aren't asking me, but I've never really hated Notre Dame -- found them annoying but respected their school, fans, and tradition. I didn't even hate Weis -- found him undeservedly cocky but felt bad about all of the stupid fat jokes that people made.
<br>With Kelly, that's all changing for me. He just seems like one of those "win at all costs" types that I hate in college football and really hate at a school like ND. It'll be interesting to see if that rivalry gets a little more heated during the Kelly years. Part of me hopes that it won't, just because we already have that with OSU and MSU and I liked having a rival that I respected.
September 5th, 2011 at 10:55 AM ^
You nailed my sentiments exactly. I don't like Kelly's demeanor/mentality for ND.
September 5th, 2011 at 8:43 AM ^
He understands the position he is in, or what the head coach at ND needs to be. He must demand efficiency and quality play from the 11 players on the field. I haven't talked to a ND fan that is unhappy about his yelling or language or anything else from the game, they're mad about how the players executed on the field, same as Kelly.
To see him that mad really put me at ease. He gets it, now can he fix it? we will just have to see.
September 5th, 2011 at 9:15 AM ^
"Put you at ease"? Really? Would you want your teenage son to take that kind of verbal abuse if he didn't play well? (don't know if you have kids but you get the point)
September 5th, 2011 at 4:52 PM ^
You've been nothing but gracious and intelligent (as is the case for every Domer I know personally), but it's not just Kelly's anger Saturday that's unsettling. It's the totality of the last 12 months that leads Turd (very nice, by the way) to think that your guy is win-at-all-costs. Two front page off the field incidents (with two deaths), playing a QB who couldn't see after getting a head shot, the display Saturday--there's just a lot of smoke there to say that Kelly's priorities are skewed.
I know you don't agree, but had to say it.
September 4th, 2011 at 8:46 PM ^
I noticed Dan Hicks was calling the play-by-play yesterday. Did the Notre Dame Broadcasting Network (fka NBC) get rid of Tom "Devil Eyes" Hammond? Please let the answer be, "Yes."
September 4th, 2011 at 8:49 PM ^
I don't think so, Hammond was broadcasting the World Track Championships on NBC.
Usain Bolt is fast.
September 5th, 2011 at 8:45 AM ^
We knew going in that Hammond wasn't going to do USF but haven't heard anything for games after. I am still hoping it was a bit of an on the job tryout, he isn't the best at it but he is not Hammond which is an improvement
September 4th, 2011 at 8:52 PM ^
great stuff, appreciate your honest evaluation. I think we all thought ND had turned the corner with the win streak to close out the season last year. then this debacle at home even. left to wonder which ND team will show up under the lights. i expect their best effort and would not be surprised if they bounce back with a victory. that being said, they could very well wilt under the pressure/ high expectations and start 0 - 2. Mich for all their flaws that were evident Sat, could bring their A game and take it to the irish. game could be won/lost in 4th qtr (which mich has not played yet this year). Going to interesting, can't wait ! Go Blue !
September 4th, 2011 at 9:25 PM ^
The name is Michigan, University of Michigan or even U of M but definitely NOT Mich.
September 4th, 2011 at 9:05 PM ^
The last time Michigan beat ND three times in a row was 1900, 1902, 1908, a bit before my time. I so want this to happen.
September 4th, 2011 at 9:13 PM ^
Could you please post the video, I missed those games as well.
September 4th, 2011 at 11:26 PM ^
love it how they play in 3 piece suits and on grid squares on the playing field. oh the good ole' days!
September 11th, 2011 at 12:57 PM ^
Note that the stands are full. I guess nothing changes. Probably had to buy an overpriced scalped student ticket for a buck !
September 6th, 2011 at 10:16 AM ^
They had video in 1903? Amazing! Football has definately come a long way since then. I wonder how many concussions took place in those games?
September 11th, 2011 at 12:55 PM ^
Hey that was great ! Both "where is the vid ? " and your response. LOL LOL !
September 4th, 2011 at 9:54 PM ^
Those "purple fits" he threw yesterday were over the top. He looked out of control. When Lou Holtz would "let loose" on a player, you could tell it was a measured amount of anger, and he never looked like he was about to cold-cock the guy who'd just made a mistake (although I did seem him once drag one of his guys off the field by the face mask).
I can imagine that display didn't make Fr. Jenkins too happy. And you have to wonder how many parents of recuits are having second thoughts.
September 4th, 2011 at 10:47 PM ^
I hear Michael Floyd and Darryl Stonum are going out on the town Friday night? Can anyone confirm?
September 5th, 2011 at 12:07 AM ^
Irish- good stuff. Will be waiting to hear updates throughout the week from you, assuming that Rees is taking over as starter?
September 5th, 2011 at 8:47 AM ^
They will announce the starter officialy today
September 5th, 2011 at 9:49 AM ^
where was the sound on the 1903 clip? They need to mic the QB next time, you know the guy you never see !
September 5th, 2011 at 2:33 PM ^
start at QB this week?
September 6th, 2011 at 10:18 AM ^
Why does Norte Dame always seem to have drama surrounding their head coach? Bring back Lou. He may be crazy, but at least he coached respectable teams.
September 6th, 2011 at 6:08 PM ^
Its Notre Dame
September 11th, 2011 at 1:02 PM ^
No don't bring back Lou, he had class and made me respect them. Especially after yesterday I do not need to respect ND for another year. Now if little brother can spank them too. Or, do we respect little brother so little with Dartanian coaching that we root for ND ? These are the questions that keep philosophers awake at night.
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