Tag: Purdue

Brian Kelly, Chuck Martin and Broyles Award winner Bob Diaco (did I mention Broyles Award) better get their head phones checked for tampering – it’s either that or opposing coaches are living inside their heads. Everything is just so predictable on both sides of the ball and to consistently run the ball against 8 in the box is madness – no matter how many 5 star RB’s on the roster.

Sooner or later and I predict sooner, some team is going to blast ND right out of the stadium. Another poster said Tuitt belongs on a milk carton – I like that, so true. Is he still injured or just still out of shape?

Well, enough compliments – a win is a win and we can all thank Tommy Rees who again threw for 300 yards. Memo to receivers – when the ball hits your hands, the whole idea is to catch it. Where the hell would we be without Tommy? Try 0-3.

WR D. Daniels had a great game and TJ Jones was clutch. Cam McDaniel, despite limitations is a tough kid and hard runner. Frosh RB’s had no room to run at all – don’t be surprised if Bryant and Folston hop a jet to Florida if things do not improve in the running game – and the snow arrives.

Lackluster effort for the most part. ND simply cannot play Night Games, in prime time and on national TV – scaring the hell out of recruits. The good news is the Michigan State game is a day game at ND – the bad news is that they found a QB, 4 TD passes against Youngstown State and MSU had 547 yards total offense. Time for Bob Broyles to spring into action – move a few guys around, just for the hell of it.

Items of further interest ;

Temple( 0-3) lost to Fordham!!! 30-29, we only scored 28 against Temple. I didn’t even know that Fordham had a football team.

Next opponents in a row – Mich. State, Oklahoma, Arizona State and USC – last 2 are night games and once you get past them we finish the season with BYU and Stanford. That’s 6 potential losses unless we have drastic improvement in all aspects of this football program.

Don’t mean to be a downer but I see no improvement in this team from game 1 to 3.

This game, every year is THE most important game for Purdue. Purdue, traditionally, has always played ND tough and last year it took a last minute FG to beat a rather poor Boiler team.

I expect that Notre Dame, as they usually do, will play down to the competition level. When you look at the athletic superiority of ND they should easily put up 40 pts and just coast with the subs getting plenty of playing time – I doubt it will work out that way.

What I would like to see in this game for ND:

• Jarrett Grace – time to see if this kid can play Manti’s position–he’s been waiting 2 years and Dan Fox belongs backing up Calabrese.
• Bryant & Folston – time to see what they can do–freshman for other teams playing and running all over the place. Not clean up but touches in every quarter. I suspect that both of them know they are the best RB’s on this team
• TJ Jones – I would not play him in this game.
• Amir Carlisle – want him in space–slot receiver –quick hits to him.
• OL – back ups need quality time, especially Elmer, Hanratty and Hegarty.
• Hendrix – inside the 15 let him be Tebow. If he still can’t cut it then it’s Zaire time.
• Defense – do something in this game.

I hope I’m wrong but I expect a Temple like game.

I’ve added Kelly presser from Sept 12 provided by watchnd.tv – Kelly said – well this week we decided to get the coaching staff more involved and we made them rerun plays until they got them right – shades of Vince Lombardi.

Notre Dame 33 Purdue 17