Comments on: IBG: Forest for the Trees

By: BinCA

BinCA — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 22:42:41 +0000

I watched the USC v. Stanford game and saw two teams that looked beatable by our squad this year. I see our defense making some big plays against Hogan this weekend and our offense playing a sharper game than they did against the Orange. Last week’s game almost felt like a gimmick fest against a less talented squad, as we simply kept throwing little screen passes and letting our more skilled athletes go one on one on the edges. I think Kelly rolls out some more complicated plays if we find ourselves in need of some extra fire power this weekend against Stanford.

With respect to Shaw, he is a great coach for Stanford. Decent guy, not the best game manager, great recruiter for their situation, but not quite in the top echelon of college coaches. He certainly should NOT jump to the NFL if he has any clue what’s good for him. With him at the helm, Stanford will maintain its attitude and team standards along with remaining in the hunt for a Pac12 title every year. They will certainly go to a bowl game each year with him there.

By: flirish

flirish — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:22:26 +0000

The real question for this game is along Aaron’s lines. Which team shows up. Is it the team with newe and improved special teams or the team with aveage to below average special teams. The team with a few five star running backs or the team that cant run. The team that can pressure the QB or the team that cant. Is it the team that can score quickly or the team with the worst looking two minute drill in college football (last week). Are we doing to be poised or use a time out on the first drive.
the point is that we often dont play to our potential but if we do we can win this game. After five years I expect the preparation to be outstanding from Kelly. I think this is one area of huge disappointment for me over the past four years–prepation and execution especially early in the game
Go Irish

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 01:11:56 +0000

Which ND team is going to show up vs. Stanford….the one who dominated Rice and that team Up North or the ND team that showed up against Purdue and Syracuse!?! Either way this will define our season!

By: bocceman2

bocceman2 — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:53:53 +0000

He appears to able to recruit as well as Harbaugh based his last two classes. I do not think he is as good a head coach. A Harbaugh coached team would not have missed 7 scoring opportunities against USC,

By: The Piper

The Piper — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:44:06 +0000

Shaw can coach, and he will keep his team in the top 3/4 of the Pac12 year in and year out. That said, I don’t like how much of a cry baby he is.

Shaw regarding their last visit to ND – “just before our last field goal down there, we had a third and 2 and there was a whistle that came from the crowd. That’s why our guys stopped playing. It was verified. It was heard. The play did not stop…That one hurt. The whistle came from the crowd. I don’t know what can be done about it. I’ve heard from many people that it’s happened here a few times….” Thats just not true. All 11 of his players played the game to completion and only complained after they were stopped for a 7yd loss. It’s called video evidence.

If we limit mistakes, and create field position off of special teams, we’ll be fine.

I think the pressure will be on our guys