Comments on: The Wonder of the Imaginary Internet

By: Xavier90

Xavier90 — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:24:24 +0000

Whoa–after you just posted a defense of your administration of reasonable posts, you now admit that you unilaterally interpret Notre Dame’s”mission statement” regarding conference affiliation as “beyond disagreement” when even the ND admins have acknowledged that options have been considered? You seem to be turning past practice into a mission statement, yet even the University has avoided that. That is censorship based on an irrational premise, and NedofTheHill seems to have a point.

There seems to be an arbitrary labeling of differing opinions (” I don’t believe I’ve read any serious posts by any serious people ” or “If when I read a post, I can picture it being said in a high-pitched voice by an overly-wide-eyed person, chances are it’s going in the circular file. If you’re doing the Spartan Cheerleader Perfect Cheer in message board form, you’re going to get shit-canned”) that requires a knowledge of your definitions of “serious” or “fanboy.”

If you aspire to be nothing more than a message board, these aren’t concerned. If you purport to approach ND sports from all angles, attitudes such as these undermine your credibility.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:07:24 +0000

Wow, you guys take criticism worse than the Communist Party of China. As someone else said, if you guys want to do selective information control instead of a free exchange of ideas, that’s your choice.

Generally, history has shown that people prefer to voice their own opinions rather than be told what to think and do. We’ll see what happens with NDN.

Good luck

By: terry

terry — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:21:34 +0000

3 games into the season and they are 1-2. They lost to Michigan because they couldn’t contain Denard Robinson.

Who can?

They lost to Michigan State because they were fooled.

This is a young team and they are learning to win the hard way. There will come a game – or maybe a single play – when everything suddenly clicks. (Personally I would prefer that that happen on Saturday November 27, 2010 in Los Angeles California.)

But because this is Notre Dame everyone in the whole darn (?) world has an opinion and when this thing turns around – and it will – these first three games will become “remember when?” Kelly is the right man for the job and the players he has there and the players on the way will TURN THIS AROUND WITHIN THREE SEASONS.

This will pass – just be patient. Kelly is the RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB.

By: PJC #11

PJC #11 — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:13:30 +0000

This Notre Dame squad reminds me of my youth lax league growing up in Huntington. Solid crew of guyz, having fun, sweating and working hard. Good luck to all!

PJC

By: Paul James Cappelli

Paul James Cappelli — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:05:27 +0000

In reply to mpsND'72. mpsND'72, i'm not saying there is any guarantee i am just of the opinion that Kelly will succeed here at ND. He could learn a thing or two about class from Kevin Corrigan

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:45:21 +0000

Personally, I think it’s fair to question Brian Kelly for his coaching. I fail to see any merit in calling 2 times out before punting at midfield. During the Michigan game, I was screaming my head off to call a time out after we were intercepted in our own territory. That’s when a time out is NEEDED. To help the defense get oriented. They’re young. One of the things that Davie could not do was run a 2 minute drill. We lost a game because he didn’t practice it. Yet, the team went out and lost again the following week (or two) because of the same thing – suggesting he did not practice and fix that issue. Here, our defense has been put in some tight spots, but it doesn’t use times out. Personally, I think the defense should be encouraged to use times out, because Kelly purposefully leaves them on the field too long (it’s part of his strategy). I don’t see any merit in avoiding a five yard penalty when punting from midfield. If that’s negativism, so be it. But, I think that’s fair criticism. (And, I, for one, wanted Kelly more than anyone as our coach. I just hope that he adjusts his scheme to account for his players.)

By: Christopher J. Cochran

Christopher J. Cochran — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:43:49 +0000

I read the board occasionally, especially this time of the year. I review opinions, both pro and con, positive and negative – but mainly I look for facts that may not (yet) have been reported by the major news agencies, ie. who transferred, who committed, etc. I have never applied for “membership” because of what I believe to be an overly-censored message board. Hey, it’s your board – run it as you see fit – but I won’t join it. I see the entitlement issue is being worked by Kelly, et al, for the benefit of the football players – maybe y’all should consider working it from within for the benefit of NDNation.

Thanks for the opportunity to comment.

By: The Piper

The Piper — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:22:39 +0000

I think the fact that people are even talking about Brian Kelly positive/negative after THREE GAMES says all we need to know.

He’s coached THREE GAMES. There is no way in the world that anyone would be able to make an educated prediction of his success/failure after THREE GAMES. No one.

By: Steve Ashby

Steve Ashby — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:14:41 +0000

I am not as displeased with the 1-2 start as I was with Charlie Weis running the ship. Charlie’s vision was of himself, not of building a program. A program that’s been down for several years cannot rise up overnight and we are naive to think otherwise. What we need to see is if the building blocks of a successful program are being laid. You can see early on in Kelly’s tenure that he’s laying a foundation for the future. Be patient Irish nation, baby steps before we can run.

By: Bobby Greene

Bobby Greene — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:37:43 +0000

I have frequented NDNation for 7-8 years now. While I do think there are many knowledgable posters here (which is why I continue to visit), it feels a lot different now than it did 5-6 years ago. I think there used to be a good balance of points of view. More recently if feels like the majority of posters seem to dwell in the negative aspects of our football team. I’m not saying fans shouldn’t analyze what is wrong with the program. Being an armchair QB is kinda what message boards are all about. It just feels like the negative posts far outnumber the optimistic posts, which makes the board unpleasant to read at times. Now to be clear, I don’t want to read a sunshine and flowers board where all we do is talk about the good things. I just look for more balance between the negative and positive.

All that being said, I do appreciate the site. I really enjoy some of the other boards as well, including the political board.

Go Irish!