Saturday’s debacle wasn’t the result of an “execution problem” or a “turnover problem”, it was the result of a game plan that made execution hard and put ND at risk of turnovers. Two simple points: Point 1. Wimbush, for all of his talent, has been erratic, late with reads and been sailing passes all year. …
Jack Swarbrick threw around the word “Reboot” liberally this off-season which many jokingly (and to some extent justifiably) compared to what college students engage in the day after a binge weekend… just the college football coaching version. What’s clear now is that the reboot has had a marked impact that has lifted the team from…
I’m reasonably certain Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” On the other hand, I know I said on Rock’s House I would have a measure of this team by Halloween, once the fluffier first half of the season was over and the meatier…
It’s hard not like some of the off-season moves by Brian Kelly, but hell, any moves look good next to a 4-8 debacle and three years of terrible defense. What’s apparent from all sources is that Longo and Booker have been a problem for years. Brian Van Gorder, from the FSU game on, has been…
There’s nothing like a 2-5 start to supercharge discussions of a coach’s future. Will he stay or won’t he? Which assistants will stay, and who will be let go? Who can they get? How can they improve? What can they do? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but under Brian Kelly’s leadership,…