Comments on: New Look Irish Host Temple

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 15:06:24 +0000

Irish win 35-13 in a mostly dominating fashion.

By: AlumniDawg97

AlumniDawg97 — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 13:09:39 +0000

Aaaah, Vannie. It’s September, the season starts today, the fridge if full of solid beer selections, and you are once again giving us awesome intel. I love the Fall.
If this past year has taught me anything, it’s that predictions run the strong risk of making one look like a knucklehead. So here’s what I would *like* to see:
1-A “W”.
2-No injuries.
3-Pound the rock for like a bajillion yards with all 3 backs plus BW. I don’t care if they only pass 5 times. Pound that $#i+.
4-D doesn’t look like complete garbage.
5-New coaches coaching well.
Perhaps it’s a sorry state of affairs that I will be satisfied with the above, but there it is. Good riddance 2016. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass. GO IRISH.

By: 2017

2017 — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 00:31:22 +0000

Real curious to see if all the preparation will pay off. Record aside, just want to see solid fundamentals. Being in the picture on pass plays. Good pursuit angles and tacking. Making yards and points difficult for opposing offenses. ND offense, for the most part, has been decent last few years.

By: steve

steve — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 00:28:17 +0000

Temple owls aint got no class

By: irishhawk50

irishhawk50 — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 20:41:02 +0000

As I have said in the past Kelly is an 8-4 type coach. I expect this to be one of the eight. Too much new at Temple without the depth that new Notre Dame has.

By the way, I know the Cleveland Browns are just the Cleveland Browns, but interesting Kelly couldn’t decide between Kizer and Zaire last year and now Kizer is set to start for the Browns and Zaire might get into the Florida game.

By: SP3

SP3 — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:24:29 +0000

JV,

Thanks for a well-written article.

As an alum, I too hope for results this season that are better than expected. However, I have to be honest: I have already done multiple google searches this summer for “Future ND Football Head Coaching Candidates.” That can’t say much positive about my true, inner-feelings about how I think the season will play out…

I have come to believe that as long as Mr. Swarbrick is the AD, he will want to stick with “his guy,” (aka the coach that he selected). I think Mr. Swarbrick will do everything he can to try to make sure that this coaching staff has at least one more opportunity–after this season–to show results. After that, I think he will be out of justifiable reasons.

So, as much as I truly do want to see the team do well (and will be shouting my lungs out for them all season), I can’t help but feeling as though we as fans have two more middling seasons ahead before there will be any light at the end of the tunnel.

I don’t like being wrong, but I wouldn’t mind being completely wrong in this assessment.

By: LGC

LGC — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:35:40 +0000

Good analysis, though a little on the negative side. Last year’s record cannot be undone and no sense in constantly referring to it. Kelly is a proven winner and has shown he can coach ND, what he needs is consistency. He needs to prove this to the fans with a solid start to this year beginning with Temple. There is plenty of talent on the team and the new asst coaches will bring more aggressiveness to the field. D-line and LBs will need to generate a pass rush and not leave secondary covering for 4-5 seconds of time. Offense will be able to score points. Jury is out of special teams, particularly the return threat. It was been too long the Irish have been without a serious threat, one that can quickly flip field position.Looking forward to putting last year in the drawer and seeing a solid game on Saturday.

By: Bernie

Bernie — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 02:15:04 +0000

I have no confidence in Kelly ability to coach. how could you has regressed. You know his biggest flaw is coaching QB’s. Crist, Reese, Golson, Kiser all got worse rather than better. All so prone to turnovers.

By: Hatz

Hatz — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 02:13:12 +0000

JV,

I am very impressed by your thorough assessment and ability to block out 99% of the threads in Rocks House regarding the direction/expectations of the 2017 season and program. It is a tough position to be able to predict this game based on all the new coaches and starters on both sides. As an alum I am hopeful for a solid win with evidence the new coordinators and S&C program shows noticeable benefits. While I have concerns about the ability of the leadership to be ultimately successful I am a domer through and through. Go Irish. Beat Owls.
Hatz

By: Bagiackas

Bagiackas — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:52:59 +0000

I called ND’s record last year from the day they couldn’t name a starting QB (flipped Miami and Duke though). They lost all their talent in the Draft and didn’t have the depth to replace them or the leadership.
Notre Dame is going demolish defenses this year as long as Brian Kelly turns the offence over to Chip Long. Let Kelly do what he actually does well; ice the kicker and manage the team. He picked up some of the best assistants in the country and needs to show some humility and let them do their job. If they can find a way to not be stubborn and let Adams and Williams run the ball they will win. If they can do that they will give the wide outs the 1:1s like they want. And it will be TD after TD after TD. Notre Dame will own the highlight reel.
They do not have a bad defense. They will have turnovers and they will have sacks. This is not the same defense. They have decent depth. The team is healthy. #bodybuiltbybalis
They should have 10 wins; everyone but USC and Stanford. They need some luck for them.
If Notre Dame does not route Temple by at least 30 it will be the same old from the Irish. They will beat all the teams they are supposed to. They will end up 8-4, get to a bowl game they shouldn’t and finish 8-5.
My prediction
ND-45 Temple-13