You read my mind, Jack. We all love ND, but are tired of the excuses. We are simply not competitive and haven’t been for a long time. Could you imagine if Saban, Meyer, or even Harbaugh had been at the helm for eight, going on nine seasons with these results? Like yourself, I have been a BK supporter for most of his tenure, however objectivity demands that we face facts rather than hoping for “next year” to rationalize our angst.

“I live in ATL and the local reporters that got access were gushing at the historical significance of standing on the field at Notre Dame prior to the game.”

Good point, which begs the question – “historical significance” – based on what? The answer – Based on things that happened years ago, not on anything in the recent past.

If people were willing to come all the way from Georgia and spend all that money to see their team play at Notre Dame- more power to them, and I’ll bet the merchants in S.B. would second that.

Mike the problem of the GA “red stadium” and “ND being our house” conflict is homegrown and the University’s fault. Read these posts from above:
goirish1988 says:
September 10, 2017 at 4:57 pm
Sell them back to ND through the ticket exchange program or sell them at face value to a fellow Domer, but making them available to an opponent’s fans on a secondary market is disgraceful.

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sluredandstumbly says:
September 11, 2017 at 10:15 am
You mean like the University itself does through the new Vivid Seats partnership?

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Fulk’s Ghost says:
September 12, 2017 at 9:46 am
ND has been gouging us for years. I have no loyalty to them. If they can make me back some money to replace some of the tuition I spent there, hooray for me – I’d sell my ticket to the devil.

It’s a sad state at our ND family when my alumni son and his class can no longer get tickets for a game at face value. We have sold our alumni ticket exchange and at this point our soul to third parties for more revenue? Where in the hell is the true Notre Dame My family has loved forever and the institution my Son and his classmates busted their behinds to get admission into the a place they all loved.

Coach Kelly handled WELL the reporter’s superfluous question. Quit’yer bitchin’!

Seriously?? Not that I am 100% enamored with BK at this point (personally, I’d like to meet him again and slug him one in the mouth for lying to me when he was hired), but you’re wrong in this point.

DEAD wrong…

1) The point of the question was definitely valid (and legitimate). However, the manner in which the question was asked was totally wrong. The media is there to report stories, ask questions, etc., in an IMPARTIAL manner, without dropping 20 thoughts prior to each question they ask. Just ask the damn question already! I am tired of reporters giving their perspective and then asking the question. We all know what happened in 2016. This is 2017, so just ask the damn question and keep your opinion to yourself.

2) Now, I do agree that BK should have known better.The media is no friend to him as many are more than eager to cast him in a bad light because he is Notre Dame’s coach. All he did was help the endeavor here when he should have just took the high ground.

3) There are those in the media (er, um… Pat Forde) who are the biggest hypocrites alive. They paint Kelly as a bully and a jerk for saying what he means in public to their face. Meanwhile, the reporters (er, um…. Pat Forde) have an agenda – to continually write one negative story after another, call for coaching jobs, talk nonsensically about YOUR SEAT IS SO HOT, and do this all in the public light without saying as much to the coach. This is like being somewhat cordial to someone you have as a Facebook friend, but then every week posting an update about how awful that person is.

Certainly a reasonable question. I suppose I have more of an issue with people who bought the tix as a one-off and then went to sell them than I do with season ticket holders who have to buy it as part of their package.

Having said that, I was shocked at how poorly the offensive line played. The middle of the field was clogged the entire game (for both teams) and the play calling on the Irish side didn’t ameliorate the offense in any way. In contrast, UGA was able to adjust and get to the edge. That Georgia sweep was effective for most of the night.

I felt bad for Wimbush. Neither of the two fumbles were his fault and he was running for his life the entire second half. Really difficult to establish a rhythm.

I don’t want to rehash too much that’s already been brought up but all in all, I am happy I made the trip and it was an overall pleasant experience. The UGA fans were classy and quite enjoyable to be around – even in the tense moments. I had multiple groups of UGA fans ask me why nobody was trash talking them or being rude. Welcome to Notre Dame. At least we have that to hang our hat on.

Comment of the day as I am walking into the stadium from a UGA fan: “y’alls campus is awesome! I’ve been taking pictures of grass all day!”

Go Irish