Comments on: Tigers Stand Between Notre Dame and Elusive 10th win

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 03:59:13 +0000

In reply to Lonnie.

Lonnie,

You shouldn’t drink.. It makes you look stupid. I stand by my comments.

We looked terrible today.. Lucky LSU couldn’t finish any of their drives..

By: PC

PC — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 02:07:34 +0000

Well I was right about Wimbush but Book gave them a spark and the D played well enough. Incredible play by Boykin! Needed a win like that to calm the fan base and create momentum in the offseason. I don’t think Kelly is the answer but as long as he recruits well and they win 10 every few years Swarbrick won’t make a change. For better or worse we are stuck with him so I’ll hope the culture changes are real, Swarbrick helps with scheduling (highly unlikely) and they find a QB for next season.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:14:09 +0000

In reply to irishhawk50. Didn't play Syracuse

By: Irish Ed

Irish Ed — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 21:58:05 +0000

Gritty win by the Irish. The defense showed a lot of heart. Kudos to Elko for turning things around on that side of the ball this year. They should only be better in year 2. Wimbush looked no better than he had all season, so Kelly made the logical move to give Book a chance. He looked good out there, except for the horrible decision on the interception.
It looks like we have a major quarterback competition/controversy on our hands now. I could see any of the four (including Davis and Jurkovec) leading the team next year. Let’s hope Kelly handles that decision better than he has in the past. It will be interesting.
Go Irish.

By: irishhawk50

irishhawk50 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 21:46:42 +0000

Those who follow this site know I’ve called for Book all year. He gives ND the versatility on the pass game that opens up the running game. Glad to see Kelly finally woke up and made the right move before the game got away from him.

By: AlumniDawg97

AlumniDawg97 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 21:43:04 +0000

And with that, Coffey is vindicated! Sure didn’t make that look easy but a great win against a great opponent! Great way to start 2018.
So about this QB situation…clearly more drama awaits.

By: Bernard Long

Bernard Long — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 21:13:23 +0000

ND never wins big bowl games. All Kelly’s QB’s get worse not better.

By: James Schulze

James Schulze — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 19:10:59 +0000

Wow, we have two all American linemen on the left side of the O line, and we don’t even try to establish the run. Flea flickers. Wide receive passes. The worst play calling I’ve ever seen. This is atrocious.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 18:29:54 +0000

Hoping the Irish aren’t Tiger Bait. That said, for all I care maybe BK will be Tiger Bait. Almost game time–I have game on delay– ‘ cause I wanted to read Mr. Coffey’s pregame. Happy New Year– we will see ?

By: More Noise

More Noise — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 17:36:50 +0000

Nice write up Mike, and thanks. Hope Vannie is fine and having a nice break.
Thanks also for all you do for the ND fan base with this site, and have done for years. I am more determinedly optimistic and positive minded than most of your commentariat and so have never tried to join your various discussion sites, but having been around since Leahy (OK I was a very teeny fan) I can appreciate the enormous effort you have put into this effort, so… merci beaucoup ( live in France).
As for the outcome… we’ll see which teams show up, and whether LSU’s surge at the end of the season had to do some with the turmoil their last three opponents were undergoing… and like you say, is Josh really back to full speed (Dexter and Tony would be nice as well!)