Comments on: McCarthy Saves Irish, Weis

By: Gipper 78

Gipper 78 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:16:39 +0000

Yes.. i have seen the replay a dozen times and after the review.. the ref signals it a catch pulling his arms down. Not waving it off or the out of bounds signal. That type of confusion is unacceptable and should be delt with for any game-team.

By: Mike Coffey

Mike Coffey — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:19:07 +0000

There's some debate about what happened. The replay crew has alleged they thought the call was a TD and confirmed it. The ref's statement of "it's a catch" on the field contributed to that confusion.

By: usaldt1

usaldt1 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:13:05 +0000

Yes my friend you are correct in that a Big 10 crew was on the field Officiating the game, however up in the press box the "Big East Replay Crew" (in their infinite wisdow)with unlimited time and umpteen views of the play overruled the call on the field thus removing 6 pts for the Irish

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:16:56 +0000

great last comment, great. why do you guys have to put yourself to the forefront and take it on yourself to self promote by your envy of CW or your dislike of CW? crazy, i for 1 think its the lack of self worth and need to be the loud mouth town cryer, the guy that wants to ANNOUNCE bad news and get credit for it- CHARLIE WEIS is the best thing to happen to the scchool of Our Lady since LOU HOLTZ. keep watching. we will win 90% of our games the next 10 years period.

By: Scranton Dave

Scranton Dave — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:45:54 +0000

Love that last anonymous post. Charlie isnt blameless for the last 2 years, but the bottom line is Charlie was dealt a bad hand by Ty's last recruiting (cough) efforts. The Defense should be better no doubt, and I'm not sure how much blame should go where, but there is 4 and 5 star talent on defense. Personally I would like to see Teo and Filer on the field more. As many mistakes as the irish made against Michigan, I completely agree that we beat them and are 3-0 right now if not for the Big 10 officials. however, that doesnt mean this team cant get better cause it can. I also agree that every player should take it upon himself to step up for Floyd. I remember back to the summer talking with friends that are ND fans and talking about all the depth we have and saying how guys like walker and Goodman would be playing at a lot of other schools. Well, here is their chance. No, no one player is going to replace Floyd, but with the improvement of the OLIne, Allen and Clausen, and with Tate, Rudolph and the other talented recievers, we should still have one of the best offenses in the nation. We can still have a great season, lets just take it 1 game at a time starting Saturday night. Go Irish!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:05:47 +0000

If it werent for bad luck, the Irish wouldn't have any luck at all....Man...oh Man...CW comes in with virtually no recruits, but some top talent who hadnt been coached well...see BQ, Shark, Carlson, Sullivan, etc...and he turns them into winners right off the shoot....2 bcs bowls...and then he gets stuck with the death knell in 07 and 08....but rebuilds nicely...4 top tier recruiting classes and momentum...and then he gets blindsided by the Big Ten Officials...doing everything in their power to ensure ND loses the game...and then he loses the best receiver in the nation....

NOW...is the time for others to step up...For Duval and Parris to play like big time recruits they were out of college, for the defense to start hustling on every play...for Kerry Neal to make a tackle...for Tenuta to hand the reigns to Corwin Brown...and for this time to play each GAME AS IF IT WERE AN ELIMINATION game...that's it...play each game as if you want it more than air...play for your coach..play for Floyd...for Jimmy who's on the fast track to the heisman...nows the time for Golden to take extra balls in practice..for this team to wake up and START KICKING SOME TAIL...

NOWS THE TIME TO WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER.....

Well, boys ... I haven't a thing to say.
Played a great game...all of you. Great game.
(He tries to smile.)
I guess we just can't expect to win ‘em all.
(Rockne pauses and says quietly.)
I'm going to tell you something I've kept to myself for years --
None of you ever knew George Gipp.
It was long before your time.
But you know what a tradition he is at Notre Dame...
(There is gentle, faraway look in his eyes as he recalls the boy's words.)
And the last thing he said to me -- "Rock," he said -
"sometime, when the team is up against it -- and the
breaks are beating the boys -- tell them to go out there
with all they got and win just one for the Gipper...
(Knute's eyes become misty and his voice is unsteady as he finishes.)
I don't know where I'll be then, Rock", he said - "but
I'll know about it - and I'll be happy."

GO IRISH

IRISH MIKE

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:02:56 +0000

Raymond,
The talent on defense is there. Ethan Johnson was a top target of USC, Kapron Lewis Moore was recruited by all Big 12 schools, Darius Fleming was a top 150 recruit and was Steve Filer, Darrin Walls was the Pete Carroll's top DB recruit in 2005, Gary Gray was coveted by all SEC schools, Ian Williams was a Univ. of Florida "B" list recruiting prospect, Kerry Neal could have signed with North Carolina or Virginia Tech, Pete Carroll salivated over Manti Teo. Need I go on?

I could go on. The defensive players on the roster aren't exactly recruiting castoffs as I've shown. We don't expect Tenuta to pitch a shutout every game but simply slowing down the opposing offense, some occasional big plays, and a sack or two isn't too much to ask with talent at hand.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:04:21 +0000

Mike -

No offense, but Tenuta was hired in 2008 and didn't become the D coordinator until February. He's been the D coordinator for 3 games.

For the guy who called me a moron...great counterpoint! We have such great talent on defense which is why we're going to have no first round selections in the next 2 NFL drafts...but keep believing whatever propaganda you're being fed.

Nothing would make me happier than winning out, but we need more effort and we need playmakers to emerge.

- Ray

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:41:32 +0000

Vannie, you accomplish your goal with every post you write. The Weis haters love to read your rants, because you are one. While there were a few positives in your message, the underlying theme is always the same…dump Weis. We have played three games and in the last two had two touchdowns called back on questionable judgements. As others have pointed out, there were other calls against ND in the UM game and in our game last Saturday. Try giving credit to Weis when it is due.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:45:03 +0000

Ray:

You are a moron. We are loaded with talent on defense. Especially in the linebackers and secondary where every starter is 3, 4, or 5-star recruit. We have had top recruiting classes for the last three years. Brian Smith, Flemming, and Ethan Johnson would all start at many top programs. Regardless, any shortcomings in the program fall squarely on CW's shoulders as he has been at the helm for four years. Also, we ran the ball on 37 of 71 plays. Seems pretty balanced to me. Moreover, our passing has been extremely effective for three consecutive weeks. Clean it up. You're better than that.