Nix and Ishaq Williams did not play. One of the subs at one point is a true freshman

By late in the fourth quarter, Tuitt was playing nose tackle, with four starters in the game out.

Watt and Lombard did not play.

No excuses but take away 6 of Bama’s starters and have them play with McCarron’s backup (recall, Rees is Goulson’s backup) and what is the result?

1 Navy is better coached than we are.. Period.. Did you see the head coach encouraging his
players on the sideline after they went up three late in the game. Kelly should take a look at that.

2 Our special teams are anything but special.. I can’t believe how “slow” we look… After fours
years, it’s truly unacceptable.

3 Diaco is overrated.. Teo, Motta, and Kappy Moore bailed him out last year.

4 It’s time to turn the ball over to our talented freshmen back.. He’s the real deal..

5 Kelly talks a big game.. but at end of the day, we’re not BCS worthy.. Has anyone seen
Fresno State’s offense?

Agree. Diaco’s body of work at ND is not very impressive. I thought he was key last year but its looking like that was Teo. Coming from where the defense was in 2009 we were gald to have him but I think most of the improvement can be attributed to having a legit head coach.

2. The officiating in the first half was terrible but better in the second half when they kept the flags in their pockets.

3. Rees overthrew a wide open Troy Niklaus in the end zone for a TD which would have put ND up 14-7. Instead they had to settle for a FG and a 10-7 lead.

4. On the drive after ND stopped Navy Rees threw a horrible pass on a perfectly set up screen play to Amir Carlisle which would have gone for a huge gain. On the very next play Rees threw the interception that changed the momentum. ND should have been up 21-7 but Navy went down the field and took a 14-10 lead.

5. With a good two minute drill ND could have taken a lead into half time or at least been tied but Rees threw another interception.

6. The defense was disappointing but had three stops – not including the one at the end of the first half. It looked to me as if the defensive lineman were lining up about a half yard off the line of scrimmage rather than right on it.

7. ND’s kick off coverage has been bad all year but it really stunk against Navy and almost cost them the game.

8. Tarean Folsten looked GREAT in the second half.

9. Rees had a good second half and made a big throw on a third and long in the last drive.

10. This team does not belong in a BCS bowl. The only way they get to one is if they win out. That would include a win at Stanford. We’ll see.

Jack McGee

By the way, did anyone see that Michigan State held Michigan to something like minus 47 yards rushing. Sorry, but I am still not sold on Diaco.

I will be interested in what the outcome of that review of that call turns out to be on the clean hit by Farley (?) in bounds on Reynolds (?). I think that may top the Air Force forward pass fumble call.