Comments on: Irish Host BYU on Senior Day

By: Kevin Welsh

Kevin Welsh — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:58:02 +0000

In reply to MJJR. You may have lost faith in the coaching staff, but we now see that didn't mean anything. You had ND losing by 13 and the result was a 10 point win. Nice down in the mouth call.

By: Kevin Welsh

Kevin Welsh — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:56:08 +0000

In reply to Jim Kress. Do you still think 7-5 looms?

By: mrm

mrm — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 00:52:53 +0000

My instincts were correct. ND by 10. Jarron Jones emerges with big plays………….and as expected Farley misses another big tackle. Go Irish!

By: Dave88

Dave88 — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 19:06:08 +0000

I don’t blame Tommy Rees for ND’s on field struggles this year as there are many factors which led to their disappointing ledger. Kelly is either too arrogant or too dense to realize Tommy’s limitations and game plan around them. Instead he thinks Tommy is Andre Ware or Johnny Manziel and puts the game in his hands when TR does not have the skill set to takeover a game. And this vaunted spread offense goes 3 and out around 66-75% of the time.

I hope ND beats BYU, but similar to the Vannie/Stachler game prediction and echoing the comments of others I believe it will go down to the wire. I just hope the home field counts for something today. If a looming bid to the Pinstripe bowl doesn’t light a fire under these guys then I don’t know what can.

By: SubGenius

SubGenius — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:53:07 +0000

In reply to Robert. If a guy can't do something, don't ask him to do it 51 times. It's not Rees' fault. If Kelly had played to his strengths of presnap reads and game management, and made this the run-first team the talent screamed it should be, we'd be entering this game 10-0. And Rees would be the same hard-working, team-first guy with limited arms and legs he is now.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:50:03 +0000

Another Saturday, another day of praying that ND will display the talent that they possess on the field of play. Alas, they won’t. Their coaching staff has no clue how to get these kids, talented as they are, thinking in the same manner as the kids at Bama. The coaching staff refuses to play to the strengths of the offense which is running the ball (New Mexico gained 213 yards against Pitt when they played. We ran it a total of six times in the entire second half two weeks ago.). And Rees’ Pieces will once again show why he is more suited to QB’ing a Pop Warner team than starting on a major Div-1 team by waiting until the most inopportune time to hand the ball over to BYU.

I can recall in May saying that I was already hoping for this season to be over. Rees’ greatest moment at ND will be the moment he has completed his final game at ND. And I don’t care about the refrain of “he’s given his all for this team.” His “all” has resulted in losing games that should be counted as victories. His “all” has resulted in competitions for top recruits between other schools going against us. His “all” has done nothing but damage and set back ND’s slow climb from where it fell way back in 92, you know that last time we were ranked number 1 AFTER beating the number 1 team. But Rees isn’t the only culprit. Brian Kelly has done just as much damage with his stupid dedication to doing nothing but throw the damned ball. Let me restate: SIX TIMES RUNNING IN THE SECOND HALF AGAINST PITT!!! What. The. Hell!!! I am sick and damned tired of this crap. If the AD at ND can’t find a coach that at the very least recognizes what ND does well and sticks with it, then the AD needs to be fired too.

This is a team that has talent all over the place, but it has not lived up to that talent since Holtz left. Is this really what we ND fans have to look forward too for the rest of our lives? Teams with leadership deficiencies that leave these kids doubting their abilities and losing to teams that should be a warmup for them? I feel sorry for these kids, I really do. I know they want to win, but they have been led to believe that it is hopeless due to an inept QB and a head coach that should have stayed his ass in Cincy. Hell, we would have been better off boarding up our football program after Holtz left. I mean given the past twenty freaking years how would it have been any different?

God bless Notre Dame and Go Irish!!

By: mrm

mrm — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:25:54 +0000

My instincts tell me the Irish win by 10 or more. Diaco abandons bend don’t break and plays a more aggressive defense. New players on ND defense emerge. Big game for Folston.

By: Benjamin Turin

Benjamin Turin — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:47:12 +0000

“Senior quarterback Tommy Rees has been the leader of the offense.”

By: Bryan Taylor

Bryan Taylor — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 02:35:53 +0000

You guys are giving BYU and Bronco Mendenhall too much credit. BYU and Bronco are choke artists. I’ve followed the program since the Ty Detmer days and I don’t expect BYU to win any game against a decent team such as Notre Dame until Bronco Mendenhall is no longer our coach.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 00:28:17 +0000

In reply to Jim Kress. AGREED. With you on the 7-5 record. I ll go even farther and say 7-6 record with you a Pinstripe Bowl LOSS against Rutgers.