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Comments on: Finally, Some Offensive Toughness in the Irish https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/ The Independent Voice of Notre Dame Athletics Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:31:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: NCHDomer https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/#comment-7706 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:31:19 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=3058#comment-7706 Agree with most comments. The team is playing more like the old ND teams – confident and expecting to win. Maybe I am wrong but the mistakes don’t seem to be of the “snake bit” variety we have seen over the past several years. They are simply mistakes, correctable mistakes. I expect to see the team get better every game, with each unit showing improvement over the course of the season. For the first time in a long time they are fun to watch again. They play hard and seem to be enjoying the game – not waiting to be yelled at or criticized on the sideline. I hope I still feel this way a month from now!

]]> By: SEE https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/#comment-7703 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:57:14 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=3058#comment-7703 In reply to JDriveSth.

We had 260 yards passing vs. 182 yards rushing in 2011.
We had 293 yards rushing vs. 144 yards passing in 2012.

]]> By: JDriveSth https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/#comment-7702 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:08:46 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=3058#comment-7702 While I agree mostly with a lot of your points, you can hardly say the 2011 game was won mostly through the air when we rushed for nearly 200 yards and 7 TD.

]]> By: squeeze77 https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/#comment-7701 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:38:32 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=3058#comment-7701 The culture of O-line toughness that is developing is key to playing at the highest level. And just look at those behemoth recruits coming in next year. A good reason to be optimistic.

]]> By: Jimbo https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/#comment-7699 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:03:45 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=3058#comment-7699 Probably best win under Kelly so far. And now ND should be able to continue to roll vs Purdue. Then the fun stars with the rest of the schedule. Let’s not forget, ND is expected and should always be expected to beat Purdue and Navy. I still say 8-4.

]]> By: Jdub https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/#comment-7692 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:38:23 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=3058#comment-7692 I was really impressed with the toughness of this team on Saturday. They looked more confident than ever and it is great to see that the comments are now more concerned about the makeup of the player uniforms rather than lackluster play. Now, let’s kick the crap out of Purdue. Go Irish!

]]> By: John Cocktoastin https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/#comment-7691 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:49:51 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=3058#comment-7691 One thing I note about 3 of the 5 pics above is Devaris Daniels is in position to block downfield. The 93 team had guys like Lake Dawson who did just that…the left side of this line reminds me alot of 93.

]]> By: flirish https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/#comment-7690 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:09:58 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=3058#comment-7690 I was at the game and happy to see the Irish win the way they should against an opponent with lesser talent. There were many positive things and toughness is one of them. I am very concerned however that the special teams are still horrific. Two missed extra points, poor punting, poor punt return and kick off return yardage and inconsistent kick offs. There is no way a team can beat a quality team with special team play like ND has. This must get fixed. I was shocked that it seemed as though nothing changed since last year

]]> By: RockMcD https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/#comment-7684 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:01:35 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=3058#comment-7684 I’m as delighted with Saturday’s outcome as anyone else, but I disagree with the term “suddenly”. I’ve seen an increase in toughness the past 2 years, and Saturday’s game was just a continuation of that. I think the change in the run/pass ratio has more to do with Michael Floyd’s departure. I’m sure there’s an alternate universe where last year’s ND team goes 8-4, or maybe even 9-3 by running the crap out of the ball, and the fanbase is furious because the coach has stubbornly wasted the talents of the 2nd greatest WR in the country.

My other thought on Saturday’s game is that I was glad we didn’t have to show off Golson’s legs. If we have the luxury of keeping that weapon in our back pocket until the Michigan St game that will help us.

]]> By: Felipe https://dev.ndnation.com/finally-some-offensive-toughness-in-the-irish/#comment-7683 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:17:20 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=3058#comment-7683 So those weren’t the standard 2012 pants? What will ND be wearing against Purdue?

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