During the game, we were suggesting the same “Buerlein-Holtz” strategy for the benched holder and for Golson. Let the experienced benched holder back in after the botch. Let Golson watch the game for a series or two from the sideline if he looks a mess or creates an ugly turnover. Get everyone settled down and focused. Does not seem overly hard.

Actually, my wife, an ND alum, was walking around campus during the game’s third quarter and was quite startled to see a good crowd of students, including someone we knew, in the north dining hall. The symptoms are there. That interest in football is slipping has been documented in Nebraska and Michigan. Might be Brian-Kelly-like hubris to think Notre Dame can completely avoid the possibility, especially if the product is not competitive. When we were there in the late 1970’s, football was surely full (though only 60,000) and basketball was routinely full. Today? Different world.

I still believe in ND and even in BK…reality of this season has just set in. Hopefully we can muster up at least 1 win out of these last 2 now. 8-4 should be a minimum for this team (Northwestern has taken us off schedule). Let’s get it all fixed for next year!

Go Irish!

Probably on the Pontificator’s short leash.

Thanks a lot. You have ruined ND football for me. I can only hope i can get that image out my head.

If BVG is such a great motivator what the hell is he saving it for???

Any competent AD has a working list of potential replacement coaches that fit the school’s criteria. I’m sure Swarbrick does as well. It’s part of his job description. Kelly could leave for the NFL tomorrow or get hit by a bus. Hell, the bus might even “go for two” by backing up and running over him again.

Precisely. And anyone who disagrees is simply drinking too much of the ND Kool Aid.