Comments on: Irish Use Nine Lives to go 9-0

By: paddymac

paddymac — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:33:20 +0000

I think the 2002 Ohio State/Miami analogy is a good one. OhioState had a mediocre/barely above average offense and won several games in miraculous fashion same as this ND. It does seem when a team gets that many fortuitous breaks then maybe they are a team of destiny. ND is no doubt making a lot of it happen, but wow, the Luck of the Irish is in full effect. Even when ND players are making spectacular plays in clutch, it still seems unbelievably lucky. Remember the Stanford game. Several 4th down conversions with absolutely outrageous catches to keep the team alive. There was a series of 4 or 5 catches culminating in a touchdown catch by TJ Jones behind his back that were all extremely low percentage plays but they made everyone. Then this Pitt game. Wow, it was one of the most miraculous series of breaks (and plays made) Hell, even the Pitt missed field goal in OT could /should have been overturned. The Eifert 4th down pass interference…same thing. If ND doesn;t get those calls, they don;t win the game.
Anywasy, Glad we are getting some referee decisions and breaks; because we’ve had to endure 10 years of sickening calls on home field with Big East officials. Team of Destiny baby!!

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:41:52 +0000

By no means do I say we are Ohio State!! I love everything ND!! Just saying this season has similarities to that 2002 season…

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:38:51 +0000

I have been a ND fan since i was 9 years old in 1987. I tried to compare this team to a team not notre dame but to a similar team. I remember 2002 when Miami Hurricanes were a team that was so good that they could beat an NFL team and they had a Hiesman QB and all these players would be going to the NFL from the Hurricanes and then They met up with a team that was winning games ugly by pounding the ball and good defense and limited mistakes.. Don’t hate me cause I hate everything Ohio state but this season in many ways reminds me of that season.. I put Ohio states schedule below and I remember a number of games won ugly but u know what.. Who cares.. A win is a win and who knows what will happen if u win out.. Just saying Alabama reminds me of Miamiami in 2002 and Nd is on a mission!!

2002 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
RECORD: 14-0 SCORES
8-24-02 PIGSKIN CLASSIC
TEXAS TECH @Columbus, OH WON 45-21
9-7-02 KENT STATE WON 51-17
9-14-02 WASHINGTON STATE WON 25-7
9-21-02 at Cincinnati @Paul Brown Stadium WON 23-19
9-28-02 INDIANA WON 45-17
10-5-02 at Northwestern WON 27-16
10-12-02 SAN JOSE STATE (HC) WON 50-7
10-19-02 at Wisconsin WON 19-14
10-26-02 PENN STATE WON 13-7
11-2-02 MINNESOTA WON 34-3
11-9-02 at Purdue WON 10-6
11-16-02 at Illinois WON 23-16 (OT)
11-23-02 MICHIGAN WON 14-9
FIESTA BOWL @Tempe, AZ
1-3-03 Miami FL WON 31-24 (2OT)

By: chaz

chaz — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:44:50 +0000

Some great and relevant comments here…
ND has gotten to this point of being undefeated by a defense that is truly unbelievable given the loss of key players in the secondary. That being said our offense shows positive signs of a redshirt freshman QB in short spurts …having some great success. Bk may be the man behind this in his 3rd year at the helm. Diaco has been unbelievable in getting the defense to this point.

But lets be realistic…in year 3 we would not have believed we would be in the mix for a NC run. Games like Pitt and BYU and Pudue do not happen with BCS bowl potential teams. BK is in year 3 and we should understand that. Build for the future means getting the best team we can to the best bowl game we can and winning it. That is a complete season in year 3…success and ready to move on to the next years of relevance and ultimately domminace. BCS talk is way to early in this program…unless we want to see another blow-out bowl game loss because of our rankings. Last thing we need right now on our way back.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:21:25 +0000

In reply to Dan.

I think the music is the same stuff they had last year, and it certainly just as bad. Maybe I’m getting old, but does the team and anyone in the crowd actually get fired up hearing that epetitive bass riff from “Seven Nation Army”? Kind of boring. The same goes for Ozzy’s “All aboard! Ha-ha-ha. Etc…”. Loud, but hardly exciting. Oh well, go Irish!

By: SUBWAYALUM69

SUBWAYALUM69 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:37:41 +0000

We keep finding away to win, great teams do this. Great to be 9-0,. but lets beat the living shit out of Boston College. I need a easy game this Saturday.
Go Irish

By: SubwayAlum_2012

SubwayAlum_2012 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:35:33 +0000

To the punt return team ill say this. If its 4th and under 5 kelly leaves the d on the field. I doubt tuitt and nix can jam cover guys. And honestly we’re getting the ball back after every kick. Would it be better if we went for blocks and gave up a td to a msu dantonio style fake? And several times nd had wide open returns but we did not field the punt. That is frustrating yeah but we have a freshman back there. Do you think an 18 year old has the confidence to take too many chances with an undefeated season on the line? Its a bummer but we havent lost possession on a punt yet at the trade off of getting horrid field position. I posted earlier and i threw cam mcdaniels name out for punt returns… what is ndn’s thoughts on our most underutilized talent?
Still UNDEFEATED!

By: SubwayAlum_2012

SubwayAlum_2012 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:13:20 +0000

In reply to martinjordan. Agreed GAIII would be nice returner but what about cam mcdaniels? That kid can play. Ill throw out a bold prediction and say he could rival zibbys tenacity.

By: Tom D.

Tom D. — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:20:20 +0000

Well, my reply to those who defend not having front line players on special teams is this: There is about 10 minutes between a kick-off and the start of the next play due to TV commercials. If a 21 year old cannot catch his breath in that time after 12 seconds of exertion then maybe he needs to work on his conditioning. The special teams stink and I have not heard a believable reply on this board as to why.
That said, I think BK is a terrific coach and I’m thrilled we got him. But the special teams still stink.

By: Tim V

Tim V — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:34:35 +0000

In reply to flirish. Think the big chane alreadt occured when EG rallied the team to the win! Thank was a comeback that ranks up there with vintage Montana...