Comments on: Irish Crush Sloppy Spartans

By: IrishGreen

IrishGreen — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:54:07 +0000

Hard to add much that hasn’t been said already. Good win! It feels like we can compete because we finally tackle better and limit those huge plays. Having a competent defense makes all the difference. The coaches poll is a joke but until the get rid of pre-season rankings you will see things like 0-2 FSU ranked. Doesn’t matter- lets just continue to win the games we should, upset USC and see if that Miami/ND game in November turns into a game with playoff implications.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:33:17 +0000

In reply to Aaron Koproski. #4.... I watched until the End for the off chance we would put a real dagger ( flag ) in MSU. Great win, better morals but it would have been a beautiful sight! GO IRISH!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 01:07:09 +0000

Nice win, but I agree with a previous post that MSU will be an average team at best this year. I’ll be more impressed if the Irish come out and dominate Miami, Ohio from the opening kickoff. Good teams like Alabama jump on inferior opponents (like Vandy) and keep them down.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:24:30 +0000

The only thing that provides hope that we actually can compete at an elite level is that Georgia, kicking the living crap out of a highly touted Mississippi State squad, could be an indication that we’re better than I think. We could have easily won the UGA game, scoring five times and only putting up 19 points. Though play calling was markedly better, I continue to have at least a salad plate of skepticism when it comes to being able to be effective when facing a top notch defense. And look, at this point if anyone seriously thinks there’s a team who can compete with Alabama, he’s nuts. I will be at both UNC (we should kill them) and USC. Prior to the season I almost had them penciled in as L’s. But they both now seem vulnerable, particularly Carolina. What I love most about what’s happened thus far is that we’ve been super in the red zone. Something that was missing last year. And how great is it that instead of coughing up the ball, we were taking it away to immediately capitalize.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:44:22 +0000

In reply to a68domer. Ankle was tight. Had precautionary X-ray that came back clean. Kelly decided he is too important to risk it with the game well in hand. McIntosh was superb in relief.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:42:39 +0000

In reply to Farsdahl. The strip at the one was pure skill as well. Watch the replay.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:33:08 +0000

In reply to Terry McManus. I get so sick of hearing "Alabama, look at that defense causing havoc and turnovers!!" and then to ND, "Michigan State beat themselves more than the Irish beat them." This is shaping up to a great team! By season's end, if they continue to head in their current direction, this will be an unstoppable force.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:29:48 +0000

In reply to AlumniDawg97. My sentiments exactly! Well said.

By: GOND88

GOND88 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:26:51 +0000

The best part is we will tie our win total from last year this week against Miami, OH and the season isn’t even at the midway point.

By: Drasail2

Drasail2 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:24:57 +0000

In reply to irishhawk50.

College football is the world’s most exciting sport.
It is also plagued by the Observer-Expectancy effect as AP preseason rankings contaminate the entire season with spurious signal to noise. The answer to this absurd statistical situation is the captain obvious, that the BCS ranking released starting October 31 be the only one considered by reasonable educated people. Which brings up the amazing nonlinear properties of emotion, ESPN and money…
Go Irish 11 wins and a bowl!