Comments on: No Sooner Welcome Wagon for Irish

By: chaz

chaz — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 05:25:47 +0000

Fitz I agree with you on what we need to do versus OK. The other posters are spot-on with the comments to come out and play with a desperation..like it is our last game do or die.

However I do not ever want to see the cursed green jerseys or single-game uniform BS with the helmets and the “once or twice in a season” ND new look. Bring on ND in the way it has won the big games on the road in the past with the white and gold.

That being said whatever the Irish dress for this weekend… If Golsen and Kelly are not ready, not on the same page to do battle offensively then our D will have to pay the price. Unfair as it may sound the D can not win every game or be held accountable as we move up the ladder in talent against very good teams like OK and USC.

Remember early on how we thought the secondary was so weak because of injuries and how it would be such a major exposure for us with powerful passing game opponents…that is gone now – thanks D and the likes of Tuitt and Teo and many more stepping up. But will it be revisited as we move up and play against the top of the lineup against the likes of OK, USC and in a bowl game with Oregon, LSU and Alabama.

My hope is that we win the rest of the season with a strong offense and defense…and most importantly win whatever bowl we get into. The rest is irrelevant at this point. This program needs to turn around with a bowl win…lets table National Championship talk for a time next January when we can look back and talk about a convincing and powerful bowl victory this year.

By: Bob Howsam, Jr.

Bob Howsam, Jr. — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 02:07:09 +0000

In reply to Bill Rueter. Several members of the media? Brian Kelly has publicly stated he's one recruiting class short to play competitively on Saturday. Waiving the white flag before kickoff to cover your butt has to be resonating throughout the locker room.

By: Fitz

Fitz — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:58:44 +0000

In reply to Ryan from Omaha. Agreed. That play is a beaut!

By: Fitz

Fitz — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:50:47 +0000

This week the Irish reverse roles with the underdogs who come into South Bend trying to “hang in the game and be close, come the 4th quarter.” If we’re still in this game in the 2nd half I see an Irish victory. It’s time for Kelly to tap some of that Notre Dame magic. I wanna see a reverse or 2 involving Atkinson. Maybe a fake punt. How about Goodman catching a back pass and letting a bomb rip down the field. On the other side, I want to see a couple of goal line stands. I want to see a turnover turned, not only into good field position, but taken all the way back for the score. Has anybody thought about the green jerseys? I know it’s on the road, so it’d be white jerseys with green numbers, but still, this feels like the kind of game the green was made for?!

Irish 28 OKlahoma 27. A battle for the ages.

By: Ryan from Omaha

Ryan from Omaha — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:46:10 +0000

In reply to Ryan from Omaha.

http://youtu.be/34O6uCh4MoQ?t=1m5s THIS IS THE PLAY I’M TALKING ABOUT!

By: Ryan from Omaha

Ryan from Omaha — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:30:55 +0000

We’ve all been talking about how Kelly’s been keeping some plays in his back pocket for when he needs it, will our hunch be confirmed or is this the offense we have for this year? I’d love to see more read option and what happened to that counter that we ran (was it against Mich? I know it was early in the year) if someone who’s had more time to re-watch film knows the play I’m talking about I’d love to know which game, fooled the D, was beautiful.

By: flynn

flynn — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:14:04 +0000

Agree with all the comments above. Would love to see the team play with nothing to lose. Diaco to blitz, Golson to play loose, and continued solidarity amongst the team. Nobody wants to let each other down (best moment last weekend was when Lewis-Moore went over to talk w/ Nicklas’ personal foul penalty). A lot of good football to come…

“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.” – Vince Lombardi

ND 17
OU 14

By: Bob Howsam, Jr.

Bob Howsam, Jr. — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:11:45 +0000

In reply to Irishone. Opening up the playbook "a little more" won't cut it against the Sooners. Oklahoma has been playing with a vengeance since they got destroyed by KSU at home. To win this game Kelly has got to take the training wheels off the offense, spread the field and increase the tempo. It also be nice to see Knute Rocket (Davonte Neal) somehow get some touches on offenses. When you have a lamborghini, you don't leave it in the garage on game day. Neal's done nothing on punts because the punt team can't block to save their lives. But Kelly could run a reverse or two with Neal and if he got into space he could take it to the house and Kelly will need all the game-changers he can find.

By: Frank NDMBA

Frank NDMBA — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:09:08 +0000

Irish defense plays as if it had 14 players on the field, all with quickness and heart. Defense will have to keep ND in game until 4th Q, when Tommy Rees takes over for 1 TD and a field goal for win. OU D-line will have been worn down enough by running game to give Rees more time to pass

Golson is still learning and while far more athletic than Rees, lacks the almost robotic composure that Tommy displays. Kelly’s early play calling, especially tendency to pass on the very first O play, makes it more difficult for Golson to settle into a rhythm. ND 27 OU 24.

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:45:27 +0000

The Irish defense again will win. Jones is shaky under pressure and the Irish are a bigger harder hitting team.Golson must protect the ball when he runs. If he plays like he did against Miami, and doesnt turn the ball over, Irish win. No mindless penalties.

ND 24–Sonners 18