Comments on: Golson Leads Irish Romp Over Rice

By: Jerrod

Jerrod — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:09:34 +0000

Coffey or Vannie – can you do a write up on the ridculousness of Michigans recent “claims” to 11 National Championships?

By: a68domer

a68domer — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:56:25 +0000

In reply to Florida Dan. FYI. A68domer is also a Dan, and I live in SoFlo. Do you have the T-shirt with Notre Dame on the Florida state silhouette, yet?

By: mrm

mrm — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 20:01:50 +0000

With field turf retaining heat, do you think the Irish would ever consider wearing home white on
a hot Saturday???

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 16:43:22 +0000

In reply to martinjordan. He was not suspended for an entire academic year. He missed the 2013 fall semester only. Please name one player who was eligible for a fifth year and didn't take it, unless they weren't welcomed back by the coaching staff.

By: TC'69

TC'69 — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:54:15 +0000

In reply to Mike.

I totally agree…Unless he screws up again, Golson will have the opportunity to return for a 5th year….
Impressive overall performance by the Irish, but our Safety play has me worried….especially against a scrambling QB who buys time with his feet…..

By: martinjordan

martinjordan — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:31:41 +0000

In reply to Mike. 3. The media mistakenly calls Golson a redshirt. Notre Dame doesn’t do it that way. In order to redshirt at ND one has to graduate in four years and be accepted into graduate school. He is eligible for a redshirt year but ND probably won’t grant it due to his academic suspension. I stated that he was eligible. I stated ND's criteria for granting a fifth year. He was suspended for an entire academic year. My opinion is based on ND's recent track record.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:54:35 +0000

In reply to martinjordan. Golson has another year because of he sat out his freshman season, not because he missed a semester. If you don't think he will be offered a fifth year, you're high.

By: irishhawk50

irishhawk50 — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:44:08 +0000

Agree with most of the post. The obvious weakness was the secondary and I did see a lot of missed tackles. The offense is explosive as we thought it would be. The secondary is weak and depleted and will have to improve greatly to stop Michigan who are a step or two above Rice. Look forward to next week.
Go Irish!

By: NDBonecrusher

NDBonecrusher — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:22:17 +0000

I dunno about you John, but I didn’t expect THAT!

In terms of the D I think there are 2 possibilities for my pleasant surprise, both of which may be true. 1-Rice is not as strong a running team as they were last year, or 2-ND’s front 7 is better than I give them credit for.

Things to be happy about:1-Opening the season with a big fat decisive “W”. 2-Welcome back Mr. Golson and Mr. Bryant. 3-Punt return. We have one. 4-Malik Zaire. 5-Good defensive effort (see above). 6-Nice running game. 7-The feeling of being “on the attack” in all 3 phases.

Things to be concerned about: 1-Relatively slow start. 2-Austin Collinsworth. Oy veh the hits just keep on coming! 3-Dropped balls resulting in points left on the field. 4-A BIG defensive hiccup which has likely already been remedied.

In terms of negatives that’s all I got. Way, way, way better than I anticipated. Let’s give Big Blue an IRISH welcome into the playoff era!

By: Chuckie

Chuckie — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:41:38 +0000

The Fighting Irish looked very promising to handle the difficult schedule ahead.