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Comments on: Irish Try to Right the Ship vs. Navy https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/ The Independent Voice of Notre Dame Athletics Fri, 11 May 2018 16:41:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mike Coffey https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/#comment-22209 Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:00:36 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=6308#comment-22209 In reply to Dick.

Whoops.

]]> By: Doc Savage https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/#comment-22171 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 23:46:58 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=6308#comment-22171 I’m not letting up on my initial comment (see above) because ND should not have waited until the 4th quarter to snatch the game away…just barely! The Irish will not be able to play Stanford like this next week. I feel bad for Navy because those guys played their hearts out, ND did not IMO! I have now decided its time to jump on the “lets get rid of Kelly” band wagon but its doubtful considering the school’s leader is an old, tired priest and its AD a jerk-O ex-lawyer whose more of a politician than an athletic director!

]]> By: Doc Savage https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/#comment-22170 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 22:12:59 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=6308#comment-22170 Its halftime now and the game is tied 10-10. As I sit and watch the hapless Irish being manhandled by the titans of football (Navy) I think to myself, the Irish are not and never again will be an elite team. If the Irish win this game it will not be by much and the days of a great QB (Wimbush) and heisman hopeful (Adams) are over. I perish the thought to think of what Stanford will do to ND next Saturday. Oh well, AFTER THOUGHT Bowl here we come!

]]> By: GOND88 https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/#comment-22168 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 17:54:55 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=6308#comment-22168 I think the score prediction is pretty accurate and if ND wins 45-31 it will probably feel closer than that and I wouldn’t be surprised in Navy gashes us for 300 yards rushing. The main thing is to win the final two games however they can and rest up for a good bowl game against a quality team.

If ND loses at Stanford this will mark the the fifth straight loss at Stanford with Kelly owning four of those five losses. Not good and it shouldn’t be acceptable given that Stanford has even tougher academic standards, but it will be to Swarbrick.

]]> By: Coach https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/#comment-22167 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:35:37 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=6308#comment-22167 I was at the Navy game last Saturday. They were up 25 on SMU at halftime and won on a field goal at the buzzer. It was Veterans Day and Senior Day. There are 20 huge plaques at the one end zone describing Navy’s engagement in battles. It took me an hour to read them all. The place oozes patriotism. I love that ND plays them every year. We should expect a tough game albeit Navy is beat up. I met Roger Staubach in his suite. As a Notre Dane grad, I’ve had a lot of great days in ND Stadium but this day was one I’ll always remember. Go Irish. Beat Navy.

]]> By: Dick https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/#comment-22166 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 10:20:21 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=6308#comment-22166 Finke is back to receive punts because he does not fumble.

]]> By: ND Chaz https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/#comment-22165 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 06:39:57 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=6308#comment-22165 If we have to worry about Navy then we should take a long look at where the program is in year eight of BK. If we are hoping to win out and make an appearance in a big bowl game then a deciding factor must be …Do we get blown again on national tv or do we sit back again and let this. guy and administration coach another year. Win the rest and a big bowl game or get out now BK! Hope I am not this alone on thinking

]]> By: Christopher GH https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/#comment-22164 Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:36:42 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=6308#comment-22164 Nice writeup.

Enough emphasis cannot be put on special teams and the lack of the production from that unit.

I still don’t understand why Finke “returns” punts. Granted that most times no one blocks for him, but even if they did, I don’t think he could return a punt for a TD (unless the opposing team totally whiffed on making a tackle)

This has been driving me crazy all season, but last Saturday was the worst. I get that Finke is reliable in that he won’t drop a punt, but when he watched the ball roll past him to the 9 yard line instead of running up and making his usual fair catch, I just about lost it. This was at a critical time in the game and with a QB that was struggling, his mistake gave ND horrible field position. I believe Winbush threw an INT on the first play of that drive.

This is just the punt return situation. I could go on and on with other aspects of the special teams squad that has hurt ND this year.

I really hope Polian gets a 5 star, out of this world prospect to commit to ND in February, b/c if he can’t excel at recruiting, why the hell is he even a part of the coaching staff?

]]> By: Opie https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/#comment-22163 Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:51:22 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=6308#comment-22163 With our power running offense being so successful this year, I expect to run over Navy, which we’ve been doing in most recent match-ups. The big question is how well our defense plays. I wonder how our new D-coordinator has done against the option? I know Wake plays Ga Tech each year, so he should have some background from those games.

]]> By: Austinirish https://dev.ndnation.com/irish-try-to-right-the-ship-vs-navy/#comment-22161 Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:53:37 +0000 https://dev.ndnation.com/?p=6308#comment-22161 Run. The. Ball. And if we win the toss, please, please, please defer. Irish 38-24.

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