Gotta disagree – with the talent on this roster there have to be a lot of coaches out there who would jump at the chance.

As I said, great depth. Everyone said so going into the season.

If not this season, when? What happens next year when a lot of this talent leaves and the iffy recruiting of the last couple seasons hits us harder?

This was the no-excuses year. I’m not interested in excuses. The tank is empty.

MIke Coffey

I would challenge any team to lose their top 4 offensive weapons and still compete. Golson, Zaire, Folston and Bryant all gone. Yet the team shows up and competes. Next man in.

That is due to good recruiting, better player development and excellent coaching. Good enough? No. But pretty incredible considering the situation.

Some credit to Coach Kelly for testing Prosis at RB in the spring otherwise we would have a true frosh at running back. And moving Jerry Tillery to tackle before Jarron Jones went down. This team is resilent and that comes from good coaching.

The program is at its highest point since the Holtz heydays…. and I think it is built to compete year-after-year.

I for one have been impressed with what Coach Kelly has built at ND. Would I like to see another National Championship, you bet. Could it be this year? We shall see.

Are we an excellent program with him at the helm? I think so. Time will tell.

“Kelly waited until down 21-3 to start throwing. Should have done that early and often but he was determined to run the ball even though our line was getting stuffed.”

If they had started throwing earlier, that would have softened their front and then the running lanes would have opened. But, since I am not a coach, what do I know, right?

30 years? Um, 1988?? How about every season under Lou? 1994 was the only real season where they weren’t seriously contending. I would agree with 20 years of mediocre seasons. No way I agree with 30.

Yeah, they’re all probably worried that Kelly might blow a cerebral artery if they make a mistake. So, they play tight. If he would just relax a little and let them play, he might find that these guys can play with anyone.

“I also agree with those who say the Irish are not in the same class as an Alabama or Baylor”

Really??? I happen to disagree. I think they can play with anyone in the country and proved that with the comeback they put up in the 4th quarter.

LOU HOLTZ took every loss on himself. Do you ever recall Lou pointing the finger at anybody but himself?? Get real, man. Sure, Robinson dropped a pass. However, Robinson shouldn’t have even been in that situation to drop the pass with 14:13 left in the game. Even if he had made the catch, I still wouldn’t have agreed with the call at that point.