Comments on: Irish Defense Smothers Michigan

By: flirish

flirish — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:40:55 +0000

if they make the qb change to rees then the season will be effectively over as will any progress the irish have made. Ok for a back up once in awhile but he cannot ever start a game that counts

By: irishhawk50

irishhawk50 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:44:48 +0000

Just read via Detroit Free Press that ND is dropping the Michigan game after 2014. A real shame especially if they keep Purdue over Michigan.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:01:44 +0000

In reply to Dan. Well, the OL did control the lines against MSU and Navy. They were unable to control against Purdue (who also has a stellar front defensively) and Michigan (for the same reason).

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:59:59 +0000

In reply to Gary. To add to that... Why are we not seeing more of Atkinson?

By: Bob Howsam, Jr.

Bob Howsam, Jr. — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:05:22 +0000

In reply to irishhawk50. Giving up on Golson would be a huge mistake. Rees is sooooo Friday Night. But what the heck, after two "stellar" 8-5 campaigns, perhaps Kelly thinks folks will find 9-4 and the Go Daddy.com Bowl a "step in the right direction."

By: Bob Howsam, Jr.

Bob Howsam, Jr. — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:01:32 +0000

In reply to Doug.

You’re absolutely richt Kelly puts the harness on Golson, but the harness is the idiotic, frenetic, disorganized play-calling from the sidelines. All that style of communicating plays serves to do is burn the play-clock, take the offense completely out-of-rythym, and destroy any opportunity for the QB to audible. When Rees is QB’ing, you also have to build in 19 additional seconds for the kid’s finger-licks. What’s up with that? But I digress …

By: irishhawk50

irishhawk50 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:44:12 +0000

I just listened to Kelly’s Sunday teleconference and it seems he is not so resolute on Golson as he has been over the last couple weeks. I think he is beginning to have doubts about him. I know I am. Maybe the learning curve will be longer than anticipated for Golson and maybe he is beginning to think a steady Rees with a much improved defense may be a plan B.

By: nwifan

nwifan — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:43:55 +0000

In reply to nwifan. My bad. There was also the FG in the second quarter.

By: nwifan

nwifan — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:36:48 +0000

Poor punting was one of the hidden problems in the game, and that can limit what you are willing to do, especially when the QB is shaky. ND only started 2 drives outside its own 25: at its 39 which resulted in a pickoff. And at its own 48, which resulted in the TD.

By: nwifan

nwifan — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:32:31 +0000

In reply to Doug. We also had that guy who kept going back and forth between TB and flanker in his ND career. What was his name again, Ricky something?