Comments on: Navy Deals Irish Another Embarrassment

By: Mikeyoc83

Mikeyoc83 — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 21:54:31 +0000

Re: ND mystique, it does not exist. Arrogance does. This year, I am sleeping thru the 2nd half, DVRing it and watching later. Strongly suspected we’d lose to Navy. Maybe the anticipated destruction in LA will have the same result as the Miami game at the end of the Faust era.

The dancing on the sidelines is embarrassing. Want to have fun? Kick your opponent’s ass. I won’t hold my breath.

I’m told fans were throwing stuff on the field after the Navy game. This is where we’re at.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 18:00:02 +0000

The only way to change this downward spiral is for fans to stop donating money, stop attending games, and stop buying the ND logo. Money talks, and sad to say, ND loves money.

By: PF Steve

PF Steve — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 14:24:40 +0000

In reply to Felipe Cardenas. Hire the Navy coach? Niumatalolo and his staff take the entire summer off. Not going to work at ND.

By: Hoss

Hoss — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 13:32:20 +0000

In reply to The Hawk '65. It was stunning. There was 7:30 left and Kelly thought they were going to get the ball back; I wondered if he had been watching the same game I had.

By: Mike Coffey

Mike Coffey — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 13:10:55 +0000

In reply to Doc. Keep in mind we don't track handles or names on blog reponses.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 01:19:26 +0000

Where else can you be a complete flop at your job, get paid big bucks and be guaranteed to return next year? We are ND!

By: irish88

irish88 — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 00:18:45 +0000

In reply to Tom D.. When the talent gap is as significant as it is between Notre Dame and teams like Navy and Duke and Notre Dame loses, there is no disputing that the player effort wasn't there. Players with that much talent can will their way to a win against teams like that any day no matter how bad play calling or anything else is. When we hand Navy the ball with more than 7 minutes to go and they're able to run out the clock (something our offense hasn't been able to do for years under Kelly), it's obvious which team has more heart, leadership, and killer instinct.

By: Doc

Doc — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:38:18 +0000

I have commented in the past only on football .There is a imposter Doc who is getting into politics.It is no me .The Real Doc

By: serreno

serreno — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:45:44 +0000

This year…next year…I say open up the checkbook and go get Meyer. Everywhere he goes he wins. Two National Championships at two different schools now…Florida…Ohio State (and two big time programs that demand a winning program..so you know upfront he can handle the pressure). If he came to Notre Dame and coached there and won, he would be the only coach in history to win national titles at three different schools. He is young enough and after he won here, he might take his chance in his later years and win a Super Bowl and be declard the greatest football coach of alltime.

Plus, he has already coached at Notre Dame and loves the Irish and is…Catholic! Finally, it would cost the university less money with Mayflower…which I am afraid the administration at this time would consider a “deal breaker”. The west and east coast..and south…. is just so far. You see…it would cut into their white wine budget too much.

By: Drasail2

Drasail2 — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:10:33 +0000

Nice Summary as usual.
Reading through the comments above…the only point I have to make is that as ND fans sometimes I think we’re watching the game without perspective on the throes of other programs. Alright how many here want to swap for Dantonio, Snoops, Shaw or Miles. Is the answer Lane Kiffin…Orgeron? How do we know that works for the University of Houston or the Navy will work at ND? Is the ND mystique enough to achieve SEC class domination (Alabama shut out for three quarters can win anyway)? At the beginning of the season the 10th ND Nation poll has the statistical average as a 8.9 wins with like nobody (selection bias) predicting a win by the Middies.
https://dev.ndnation.com/archives/5704
Unfortunately predicting the next few games is likely to be easy.
Kelly’s main achievement is restoring relevancy and there are some good wins. But we are still barnstorming (no conference) like the Harlem Globetrotters and the mandate for this has got to be a winning spirit. He needs to fix this above all else.