Comments on: Irish Put Wake to Sleep

By: albert

albert — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:03:57 +0000

I live in NJ and my first game in South Bend was with my Dad for the BC contest in 1993 when I was 11 years old. Since then, I was back for Texas in 95, WVU in 97, LSU in 98, Purdue in 04, and USC in 2009. In that same span I went to Navy at RFK 95ish and MetLife 2010, Maryland at Giants Stadium 2002 and FedEx Field 2011, BC at Chestnut Hill 2010, UCLA at the Rose Bowl in 2007, Ohio State in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl in Tempe and maybe another couple that I can’t or don’t want to remember. My dad and I finally made it back to South Bend this past Saturday to take in an absolutely gorgeous weekend of weather and Notre Dame football. After seeing the Irish go 11-0, we sat in Legends to watch Kansas State and then Oregon lose to push the Irish back atop the polls. I have watched 99% of Notre Dame games on TV for as long as I can remember. Off the top of my head, like most of us can, I can name the gut wrenching defeats: Florida State, Oregon State, NC state, LSU and GA Tech bowl game losses, losing to Ohio State in the regular season in the 90s, losing to Nebraska in OT to start the 2000 season, the recent debacles against Syracuse, UConn, Tulsa, and Navy…on and on and on. In some twisted alternate reality, I think that my Dad and I officially closed the book on mediocre Notre Dame football this past weekend. We were in the stadium the last time they were number 1 and were on campus again the next time they became number 1. 60 minutes are left between us and a shot at immortality. What though the odds. Go Irish

By: Fitz

Fitz — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:22:28 +0000

I LOVE this team and I LOVE Notre Dame being #1 again. The fact that we’re an unexpected #1 makes me love this team even more. Kelly has silenced the doubters. Fighting Irish fans: we are only 2 wins away from championship number 14! Ironically we may get to beat Bama in the big game and break our tie of 13 national championship with Bama. But first let’s go make mince meat out of the struggling Trojans. Payback is a #####. GO IRISH!!

By: Dave88

Dave88 — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:23:48 +0000

A great win to cap the home schedule. It’s been a very special year and I never would have predicted 11-0 heading to L.A.

Thanks to Charlie Weis and Brian Polian for bringing Manti Teo to South Bend. Can’t imagine him wearing cardinal and gold. Thanks to a great senior class and finally, thanks to Brian Kelly and the coaching staff for righting the ship of state and laying the foundation for long term success.

By: ND '47

ND '47 — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:35:15 +0000

In reply to irishhawk50. Amen to that. I detest $oCal even more than I do the skunkbears. I think ND does not have the most talented team in the country. But they may very well be the best Team. I'd love to see them show up in LA intent on business and put the wood to SC.

By: irishhawk50

irishhawk50 — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:53:48 +0000

I think we are finally seeing that Kelly is the coach we all hoped he would be when he was hired three years ago. Notre Dame is back among the elites, but its funny how many times in my lifetime the ND administration tried to reinvent the wheel. Just hire a real coach with proven head coaching abilities and see what happens. DUH! It’s a good feeling to see ND can have a 99% graduation rate and still get to # 1.

Over the decades I’ve seen USC spoil my Fall too many times. Keep the pedal to the medal and crush them. Go Irish!

By: ND '47

ND '47 — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:00:43 +0000

Mark May can suck it.

I am amped for the $oCal game. I believe the Irish will get it done. Then Alan Grant can suck it too. Yes, Alan, I have a long memory.

By: Ryan from Omaha

Ryan from Omaha — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:51:16 +0000

What’s better than having a girlfriend take you to senior day and watch the Irish shutout an oppenent? Finding out on the way home that the teams ahead of us got beat and we’d be Number 1 in the morning. Go IRISH.

By: 403Howard_68

403Howard_68 — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:19:40 +0000

64 – we went to USC 9-0-0 and lost on a holding call.
66 – we went to USC 8-0-1 and won 55-0, a National Championship, but no bowl game.
12 – we go to USC 11-0-0 – and I feel good. The game just might ease the heartbreak of the 64 season.

Senior trip was to Miami – I hope to make the trip again to watch the newest National Champions claim thier title.

GO IRISH

By: terry

terry — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:56:07 +0000

Good game.

Get way ahead fast – 31-0 at the half, almost 600 yards offense total.
Shutout for the D.
Don’t run up the score, but leave NO doubt that you could have.
Get the seniors on the field, the recruits must have been impressed, not to mention some who might have been watching on the tube.

Their best game yet – they have been getting better every week.

Hate to repeat myself but – Kelly’s the right guy for the job.

By: terry

terry — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:48:46 +0000

In reply to Joe Ray. I'm going to assume that your last sentence was a typo.