Comments on: Irish Playoff Road Goes Through Stanford

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 05:13:36 +0000

What else did you expect? The fumble at the end of the first half was HORRIBLE! Cost them the game and was pathetic. What was also pathetic was so many stalled drives against a defense that you are faster and stronger than. What confuses me is how hard the passing game is for a spread offense that has a good running game, to this day BK can’t coach a QB! The 2-point conversion was a joke, instead of keeping the play alive he threw it away, lol. What gets me the most is the fact that Kizer’s head is so confused he doesn’t know when to scramble or throw it away, even how to scramble! He used to stay in the pocket, but after the BC game, I think he lost a lot of his confidence. He definitely needs to hit the weight room harder, not be able to go through a DB that he outweighed by 25 pounds on the last offensive play. It would have been better had they not counted the TD after the replay, and ND had scamble to the line and run a play with 20 seconds left, then gotten stopped and scored with 15 or 10. What really disappointed me was that they couldn’t get any pressure on the QB. The linebackers were supposed to be good, but their blitzes were so weak and readable and ineffective, plus the D-Line should have gotten more pressure, especially when 5-6 men were rushing. The missed tackle for a loss on Standford’s pass on the right flat was a complete choke, the receiver didn’t even hardly move, the DB just had no confidence and didn’t wrap-up. Typical ND game from the past 20 years, the players are very nonchalant; I don’t think they trust BK because he doesn’t instill confidence in them so they buy in and pay attention to detail; not one ND QB over his futile reign has really looked sharp, and once again ND has not one a big game.

By: dan

dan — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:38:33 +0000

In reply to bocceman2. Look at ND performance in the red zone today. Pitiful. We can do better than Kelly but 99% of the fans and the administration will stick to him like glue. I hope both Kelly and Les Miles are email pals. Both are a brick shy of a load when it comes to coaching big league teams.

By: Viktor racz

Viktor racz — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:37:50 +0000

Someone please fire that idiot Van Gorder. 2 years without any semblance of a defense

By: dan

dan — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:35:01 +0000

In reply to Jake in California. Kelly is unable to optimally inspire the team and to win the big ones. The facemask penalty during Stanford's last drive is the perfect example.

By: dan

dan — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:32:43 +0000

In reply to Josh. What a joke!

By: dan

dan — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:31:26 +0000

In reply to canuck75. Kelly is the weak link in ND's football program with he and his coaching staff's inept play calling. It was all very evident in the loss to Stanford. A few great big plays but in the trenches very uninspiring compared to the Cardinal.

By: Joe B

Joe B — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:26:41 +0000

Thought it was a mistake to call timeout on that first and goal and not letting any clock run, and it turned out to be the killer. That being said, a playoff caliber team can keep an average offense from going 50 yards in 20 seconds. Should get a nice bowl (please don’t let it be OSU), and should be top 5 entering next year with all the talent coming back. Hopefully the safeties use the offseason to learn how to read play action and spot a trick play for once.

By: Chuckie

Chuckie — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:15:46 +0000

Lost by one point. They fought the good fight, hobbled with injuries, and almost completed the mission. The valiant Irish will be back.

By: irishhawk50

irishhawk50 — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:15:14 +0000

Trying to remember if the secondary broke up any passes? Bend but don’t break with a 3 man rush didn’t do much in the end. Could have had all 11 in the secondary still couldn’t break up a pass. Nice wrap up by Butler on the 12 yard line of that score. Couldn’t have asked any more of the offense. Front seven stopped the run. Did I mention the secondary…..

By: NDBonecrusher

NDBonecrusher — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:01:24 +0000

Ugh. Right score, wrong sides. The boys got heart, no mistake. Will get a nice bowl, but no playoffs.