UTAH WEEK

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ND has had 2 weeks to prepare for this game so there are no excuses.

Still it is difficult to determine how good or bad this team is with all the injuries. But the record is the record-so we go from there.

As previously posted–this group of ND players should be hitting their stride. All of the excellent recruiting by Weis over his last 4 years should now be showing up on the field–it isn’t. How do you get them to play–no one on 2 coaching staffs seems to know. Better in Nov. than Sept.–No.

Okay a good Utah team gets blown out by TCU, so the feeling here is, they will come into ND all pumped up. They will not fall flat–no one else has, and, again this is a good well coached team.

Thus far, of the 5 losses, the winning team put up at least 28 points including Tulsa and Utah is a far better team. With that in mind this observer believes Utah hits 40 or over this Saturday.

Final Score

Utah 42 ND 24

DAYNE CRIST

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If ever a guy was star crossed it’s Dayne. Came to ND to study under Weis and knew he would have to sit and backup Claussen.

He did all that, got injured. Weis leaves and Kelly comes in–square peg in round hole.

Thanks for all you have contributed on and off the field– You are truly a ND man.

Good Luck in your recovery.

TULSA 28 ND 27

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“Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.” Lou Holtz

In this absolutely must win game, Tulsa racked up over 200 yds. rushing and close to 200 yds. passing–that kid’s is 400 yds. You can’t win giving up those numbers week in and week out. ND on the other hand ran for about 120 yds. and over 300 in the air.

The ND sideline is starting to resemble visitors from the surrounding hospital wards.

If you watched the game their is little to say. But I will do my best:

  1. noticed right at the start how hard Tulsa was hitting.
  2. Dayne Crist was literally blasted out of his shoes on the sideline.
  3. Tulsa OL and DLine outplayed ND and I’m still wondering where OLB’s are.
  4. Down to 2 Running Backs.
  5. OL-just don’t get how they can be so bad week in and week out. It doesn’t seem to matter how many OL line coaches we go thru. You will never be a winning team if you can’t consistently run the ball. At the end of the game, just a few good runs would make for a super easy FG.
  6. Rees played well 4tds.
  7. Clausen in game-ok pass to Floyd almost automatic TD but not with a true 2nd string freshman. You just do not do that. Kelly said he will always play aggressive–well that call was just plain stupid, especially for a guy who has been coaching 20 yrs.
  8. Kelly proud how Rees just kept bouncing up after the hits he took. If he keeps getting hit like that-we’ll soon be onto our third QB. Why the hell doesn’t he say-I don’t want my QB touched and we will be working the OL hard for next 2 weeks and replace those not producing.

Final words–It will take a miracle for ND to win next 3 games.

Predicted final record

4 Wins 8 Losses

True Imbecile – Notre Dames Loses To Tulsa 28-27

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Brian Kelly Loses The Game

With the game virtually won, a chip shot for a field goal, with something like 30 seconds left on the clock what does our fearless leader do.

Every coach in any type of division would set up for a FG to ice the game. Not our brilliant leader. With a freshman QB, and all you need do is run one play to line up as close as possible to just set up the winning score. Ruffer has proved he can kick–put it in his foot which has been true so far–no miss situation. But no, our brilliant coach asks a true freshman to throw a TD pass, needlessly, only to be intercepted.

Is this guy insane!!!

Unfortunately–yes.

I want all you bloggers to come out along with your idiots who chip in to defend this Head Coach –You wanted his head on a spike and got it but Charlie Weis would not have lost this game. This is a tough gig for any coach and Brian Kelly is a complete idiot–go ahead and defend him–you can’t. You are just a bunch of elitist assholes. This guy is choking all over the place or dare I say it, not ready for ND football. Sad that a big fat brilliant ND grad is run out by a bunch of no knowledge trolls–you got what you wanted so live with it.

It usually takes 6-10 yrs for a ND coach to burn out–this guy is toast in 8 games.

I want every fat guy joker to comment on your latest hero.

Weis would have taken us to NC game–but too fat and slobby for you ignorant elitist.

You got what you wanted a sideline figure, a little slim but years away from playing in the big leagues. This loss was totally unnecessary. Shame for the players.

More to follow tomorrow….

ND VS Tulsa

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Before I get into this game, I want to comment on 3 things that confounded me(there’s a lot more).

1– Can’t remember the game and I can’t remember ever hearing this before–but the ND defensive coaches wanted the home crowd to quiet down since they couldn’t get their defensive changes in. Every game I ever saw the home crowd goes crazy to help the defense. I find this very strange.

2–BK admitting he knows nothing about triple option but 2 of his defensive coaches do. You would think that what led to CW firing would inspire him to take a crash course on it.

3–Inability to change defense, when what you are doing clearly isn’t working.

There have been times when ND defense looks to side line and gets no answers. I’m going to hand the Navy loss directly on the entire coaching staff. The ND defensive players clearly needed coaching help and received no help at all from the coaches. We were lucky Navy didn’t lay 50 on us. It looked like everyman for himself out there–sorta like the Alamo.

Now onto Tulsa. I don’t care what conference they’re in–they can score points and who the hell knows what our defense will do.

If Western Michigan can score 17 first half points on us these guys can too and maybe 17 in 2nd half. If I’m Tulsa I’d play same defense Navy did. If Navy D-Line could get to Crist Tulsa can too. ND Offensive Line is pretty bad. We need to score at least 40-45 points to win this game.

I believe Kelly is feeling the pressure–sorta like that sinking feeling when–hey this is not at all what I expected.  Kelly coaching scared for first time in his career.  And for Christ sake stop screaming at Crist every time you see him.

Prediction–Upset

Tulsa 35 ND 28

Tulsa Week

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Tulsa comes in with a 4W-3L record and had a bye last week. They got stomped by OKLA State and only lost at SMU by 3. Then they hung 52 on Tulane.

Check out this highlight clip:

http://www.tulsahurricane.com/allaccess/?media=201483

Time to get worried–they look pretty good and my guess is they will be really really fired up– prime time TV at ND stadium. They should be really encouraged with the Navy result.
As you would imagine, most of roster is filled with Okla and Texas kids. Some of best HS football there is–so these guys won’t lay down.
I don’t have a clue what ND will trot out but this has all the makings of a major upset.
Kelly seemed to have lost it psychologically vs. Navy betraying his own words to the team to never quit–when he threw in the towel with 6minutes left ag. Navy.

Yesterday odds were Tulsa down by 8.5–if you can get that–take it.

Sun, Sep 5 at East Carolina L 49-51
Sat, Sep 11 Bowling Green W 33-20
Sat, Sep 18 at Oklahoma State L 28-65
Sat, Sep 25 Central Arkansas W 41-14
Sat, Oct 2 at Memphis W 48-7
Sat, Oct 9 at Southern Methodist L 18-21
Sat, Oct 16 Tulane W 52-24
Sat, Oct 30 at Notre Dame 2:30 pm
Sat, Nov 6 Rice 2:00 pm
Sat, Nov 13 at Houston 8:00 pm
Sat, Nov 20 UTEP TBA
Fri, Nov 26 Southern Miss 6:30 pm