Comments on: Kizer and Fuller Treat Irish to Win

By: GOND88

GOND88 — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:48:36 +0000

In reply to Scott.

According to ESPN, Temple has a recruiting ranking of #79 over the last four years while ND is 10th. How’s the taste of your own foot, genius?

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2015/2/6/7987571/recruiting-rankings-ratings-2015-college-football-teams

By: flirish

flirish — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 22:38:28 +0000

we should all be happy with the number 5 ranking but as many have said we need to play up not down to our competition. the redone offense is horrific and special teams in general are pathetic . It will be hard to make the playoffs and hard to win convincingly without that being corrected.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:57:54 +0000

I guess I have to get use to ND teams being the better team and playing to t
he level of their competition against most teams and having to fight for a victory either late in a game or close yet ran out of time. Its kind of frustrating in the last few years to watch. This is nothing to take away from Temple …they played great! I’m happy for them!

By: Dick

Dick — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 09:44:32 +0000

Excellent points by JT. Temple was undefeated, Irish were in a loud, hostile environment. We escaped with a W. Most teams that get this far have survived near upsets. I see nothing but confidence in the 4th quarter, and most games have come down to that. Kizer is the catalyst for that. Go Irish!

By: JT

JT — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:23:58 +0000

Well I was at the game.

A few points:

— Temple sold out to stop our RBs. That is why Kiser had a huge night running the ball. A more gifted running QB would have had a field day. It is hard to have a power running game out of the read option against 7 and 8 men crowding the line of scrimmage. Stop blaming the offensive line, hard to run when there is one more guy to block than you have blockers.

— The playing surface was a mess. I was on the field. Footing was challenging. It made the fast team play slower. Big Advantage to Temple

— The officials were allowing quite a bit of rough stuff by the secondaries of both sides. It definitely impeded the Irish wideouts ability to get separation. I think a flag could have been thrown at least 5 or 6 more times for defensive holding on Temple. No excuses, but a few more calls would have forced them to back off and opened up the passing game.

— Temple played extremely well on defense. Their Mike linebacker played great. Give them some credit … they are legit.

— You have to get points in the red zone. No excuses. 2 field goals are better than zero points.

By: kjnrun

kjnrun — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:48:06 +0000

Given the amount of injuries this team has endured it is pretty remarkable to be 7-1 with a narrow road loss to a top 5 team. Few teams could lose their starting QB, RB, TE and defensive players like the Irish and still be a top 10 team. Those injuries, and the offensive line being overrated, is why the Irish struggle in nearly every game. It should be expected. Fun games to watch though.

By: 2015

2015 — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:59:11 +0000

Still don’t understand no QB under center when running in red zone. Defense was in backfield on most run plays. Had good control of game till the turnovers, from a pass happy offense on a short field. Take the field goal. D-line was dominant.

By: Kevin Welsh

Kevin Welsh — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:48:50 +0000

In reply to Jack kane. 467 yards of offense against the most prolific unit of a deservedly ranked team does not portend to "terrible" play calling

By: Mike Coffey

Mike Coffey — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:22:57 +0000

In reply to Scott. Talent level isn't necessarily determined by ranking. Teams can play above their talent level.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:04:18 +0000

In reply to GOND88. So, you think a team ranked #23 has talent level outside of the top-40? You're not only clueless, you're absolutely daft. Nothing more to be said.