Comments on: Confidence Game

By: Irish Mike

Irish Mike — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:10:38 +0000

what i wrote at 11am EST could not be true. was hoping to be 100% wrong. the loss still has not sunk in. suspect 3rd down play calling and rogue turnovers haunt irish again

By: jmichael

jmichael — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:46:08 +0000

All y’all coachesand writers were untruthful iin preseason. The fat boys can’t play football they are slow do not tackle and do not understand the game…unbelievable.
Throw the ball to Gary Gray every play if you want to really blow out this team. How can you play three years and not know how to cover a receiver? Tell me some more about the great defensive ends and corners (maybe the best in the country) maybe not.

By: tim3

tim3 — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:15:39 +0000

In reply to terry. Notre Dame didn't lose to Western Michigan, but I agree with everything you just said.

By: Scranton Dave

Scranton Dave — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:39:30 +0000

ESPN does anything they can to try to make Notre Dame look bad, as they are taking it too far in their scrutiny of Kellys behavior. Did he go a bit too far, I guess but I dont have a big problem with it, as last week performance was unaccpetable. I agree with Piper in that this game should be a handy ND win, but I’m not sure where the team is at emotionally.

By: jmichael

jmichael — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:19:26 +0000

Prediction: Michigan throw short on Gray and Motta all night.
I hope these two react.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:46:53 +0000

I just caught part of College Game Day, a section devoted to the behavior of the Irish coach last week. Yes, they are buffoons, but they place the focus on the spoiled brat behavior of Kelly and not on the team. It only now occurs to me that one consequence of Kelly’s behavior is yet increased pressure on the players.

It would be a tremendous relief if the main plot line was the play of the team. It is a real shame that they face not only UM but also the antics of their supposed leader.

By: Irish Mike

Irish Mike — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:11:53 +0000

Love the irish all my life, and hate to be negative here, but I do not see the Irish pulling this one off. I really hope I am wrong, however. I see turnovers becoming an unwelcome theme of this years team. Combine the intangibles which are totally against us and our poor luck lately, and i see the Irish losing yet another game.

By: terry

terry — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:52:00 +0000

Football is not a contact sport, it is a COLLISION sport. It is a game of physical domination and intimidation. Notre Dame used to strike fear into other teams, but that is no longer the case and it has not been so for about 20 years. When the likes of Syracuse, Connecticut, Tulsa, Western Michigan, South Florida et. al can come to NOTRE DAME STADIUM and come away with a win – not an upset – a WIN, something is really wrong.

On game day @ ND – isolate the team. After Mass just go straight to the stadium to the dressing room and that’s it. Forget mixing with the public, the other students, family, the press – anybody. Get in the dressing room with your team mates and that’s IT – they are going to be your whole family for the next few hours. ALL COACHES – no contact with the press after 12 o’clock. Will that upset the press? Probably but it will give them something to talk about for years.

(Skip Alec and her halftime interview – PLEASE!)

Away games – basically the same thing. Get off the bus and go straight to the dressing room and that’s it. No press, no family, no other students, NOTHING. Just TEAM.

Then just sit and think about one thing – pounding the s..t out of the guy in the different outfit across from you. Spare us the chest pounding after you do it once – just start thinking about how much fun it will be when you do it AGAIN.

And AGAIN.

1st thing you gotta do is to get the respect back for Notre Dame. After that start working on the fear.

By: Scott Irish

Scott Irish — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:39:32 +0000

I like the confidence, Tim. But I agree with the sentiment that this game is often closer than it should be in the Big House, so that worries me.

But never mind that. The Irish come out motivated and show maturity in bouncing back from last week. ND 34, Michigan 17. GO IRISH.

By: Richard Irish

Richard Irish — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:19:21 +0000

I am certainly expecting an Irish redemption tonight.