Comments on: Time for Point C

By: qb2333

qb2333 — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:03:56 +0000

In reply to Boomer80. no he meant xavier alright

By: ED

ED — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:03:18 +0000

Mike Brey’s best job ever.Very proud of the team Too bad they could not seal the deal.However, this does make your point.When do we go to the next level?Every year the movie has the same ending regardless of the cast.

By: RVLambo

RVLambo — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:07:26 +0000

Just an FYI – Matt Doherty just got fired again. From SMU.
Wonder if he misses Notre Dame now . . .

By: martinjordan

martinjordan — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:12:05 +0000

In reply to jimmygates.

I’d love to see Abro back! It’s ND that is not opitimistic. I don’t really know the criteria the NCAA uses to grant sixth years. I can only compare it to the Ron Powlus situation. Powlus missed his entire Freshman year do to injury but played 8 games in his 5th year before being injured against Navy. Even though Abro only played in two games of his 5th year he sat out his Freshman year voluntarily. Would it make a difference with the NCAA that he voluntarily sat out his Freshman year?

I know he’s a highly rated scorer but is Biedscheid good enough to unseat a starter? I could see him moving into the sixth man spot.

By: jimmygates

jimmygates — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:37:19 +0000

In reply to martinjordan. a friend of mine talked to abro and he said its looking good for a 6th season and i think you are underestimating biedschied hes the 30 overrall recruit and hes 6'7

By: mpsND'72

mpsND'72 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:00:52 +0000

Mike Brey has the best “major sport” coaching job at Notre Dame. The program has no great expectations; never has, never will. Basketball at Notre Dame is a nice Winter diversion, until that other really-major sport at ND kicks-off Spring practice. That’s the way it always has been and will always be. Amen.

By: Boomer80

Boomer80 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:21:28 +0000

In reply to terry. Xavier? I think you meant Duke.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:36:07 +0000

“we can’t expect to make th sweet 16 every year”. From 1970 to 1979 ND made it 8 out of ten including 6 straight from 74′ to 79′.
“realistic expectations are once every 5 yrs”. Reality is ND made it to the sweet 16 once in the last 25 yrs.
I understand this isn’t the 70’s and I am not completely bashing Brey ( I think he’s a great coach) but I do not think its asking to much from this program for more post season success then we’ve had. The “little enginge that could” and “look where we were in Nov.” stories have been all to common lately. We need to start adding success in March chapters to these season stories.

Also, to everyone saying ND is not a bBall powerhouse and never will be I offer this fact: ND is in the top 10 all time in tournament appearances and they are the only school in the top 10 that never won an NCAA bBall championship. The list is literally the royal roundtable of college bBall and ND.
We’ve historically under achieved in the post season.

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:09:19 +0000

In reply to Geoffrey ’73.

Both are acceptable. In fact, they may have actually used Duck Brand Duck Tape. Anyways. Originally, it was called duck tape as it was designed for amphibious vehicles in world war two. They needed strong, durable, malleable and waterproof tape…Like duck feathers.

After WWII, it was used in the duct industry and name was changed after that.

By: frank carpin

frank carpin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:14:35 +0000

if brey happy with nd, we should be happy with him…doubt we get another coach that can match his achievements…the question is what can brey accomplish in another setting? probably more ..