All the chicken little, betas have disappeared into the woodwork for another week I see. ND wins an important game convincingly and the arrogance of an entitled fan base that expect to never lose shows up again. Rather than ND fans starting a plethora of threads talking about the positives of the game, a good majority of the fans on this board are choking on crow because the coaching staff did a good job this week.
People were trashing on Wimbush because he didn't look like Joe Montana in his second and third start, but this week he comes out and shows much better mechanics and command of the offense and the passing game looks much better. That's called measured improvement. Both Wimbush as a passer and hisncoaches in their ability to teach the dynamics of the offense.
Others were trashing the offensive line as soft and overrated, yet for the third time in 4 games they crushed their opposition at the line of scrimmage and controlled the game. The only time they lost a battle was against an absolutely elite Georgia front 7, who simply outplayed them. A front 7 that features 6 or 7 futures NFL'ers, a number of which will be first and second round picks. I started a thread about how elite they were and people responded that Georgia would be an 8-4 or 7-5 team and that that would be a trash loss. Anyone still feel that they suck after completely annihilating a good Miss State team today, surrendering only 3 points?. Guess, what? Notre Dame and Georgia are both good football teams.
How about the defense? They are growing up in a hurry. I'll I've heard about for weeks is that ND still struggles to rush the passer, gives up too many big plays and misses tackles. They aren't the 85 Bears so they are trash in some people's distorted realities. In the winter I said this would be a top 30-35 defense that would give ND a chance to turn it around. They haven't played any great offensive teams yet but they are getting noticeably better every week and the haters are getting quieter and quieter.
I could continue this rant, but what's the point? I'll see the chicken little, bandwagon fans when a projected 9-3'ish Irish team lose their next game and ND Nation appears shocked that the Irish lost a game.
FWIW, I've went on record in saying that Kelly is being transitioned out of Notre Dame and I'm certainly not delusional in thinking he's going to be around forever or that he's the second coming of Ara Parseghian... That said, this board has become straight up depressing. As I said earlier this week, so many people have lost their objectivity.
In conclusion, I'm well aware that calling the board out isn't winning me any friends. I could care less. Those of us who have been around for along time have seen the chicken littles get bored and leave. The bandwagon fans always leave to attach themselves to the next in vogue winner. So bring on the hate. I welcome it... But the Irish played a damn good game tonight. I'm going to live in the now and not obsess over the past... Irish kicked Sparty's ass tonight. Let's get to 5-1 and welcome a very good USC team to town and battle the hell out of them.
You're supposed to be fans of the University of Notre Dame. Act like you've been there before. This team is far from perfect, but the kids and the coaches are working their asses off and they have been nothing short of tough and competitive.
People were trashing on Wimbush because he didn't look like Joe Montana in his second and third start, but this week he comes out and shows much better mechanics and command of the offense and the passing game looks much better. That's called measured improvement. Both Wimbush as a passer and hisncoaches in their ability to teach the dynamics of the offense.
Others were trashing the offensive line as soft and overrated, yet for the third time in 4 games they crushed their opposition at the line of scrimmage and controlled the game. The only time they lost a battle was against an absolutely elite Georgia front 7, who simply outplayed them. A front 7 that features 6 or 7 futures NFL'ers, a number of which will be first and second round picks. I started a thread about how elite they were and people responded that Georgia would be an 8-4 or 7-5 team and that that would be a trash loss. Anyone still feel that they suck after completely annihilating a good Miss State team today, surrendering only 3 points?. Guess, what? Notre Dame and Georgia are both good football teams.
How about the defense? They are growing up in a hurry. I'll I've heard about for weeks is that ND still struggles to rush the passer, gives up too many big plays and misses tackles. They aren't the 85 Bears so they are trash in some people's distorted realities. In the winter I said this would be a top 30-35 defense that would give ND a chance to turn it around. They haven't played any great offensive teams yet but they are getting noticeably better every week and the haters are getting quieter and quieter.
I could continue this rant, but what's the point? I'll see the chicken little, bandwagon fans when a projected 9-3'ish Irish team lose their next game and ND Nation appears shocked that the Irish lost a game.
FWIW, I've went on record in saying that Kelly is being transitioned out of Notre Dame and I'm certainly not delusional in thinking he's going to be around forever or that he's the second coming of Ara Parseghian... That said, this board has become straight up depressing. As I said earlier this week, so many people have lost their objectivity.
In conclusion, I'm well aware that calling the board out isn't winning me any friends. I could care less. Those of us who have been around for along time have seen the chicken littles get bored and leave. The bandwagon fans always leave to attach themselves to the next in vogue winner. So bring on the hate. I welcome it... But the Irish played a damn good game tonight. I'm going to live in the now and not obsess over the past... Irish kicked Sparty's ass tonight. Let's get to 5-1 and welcome a very good USC team to town and battle the hell out of them.
You're supposed to be fans of the University of Notre Dame. Act like you've been there before. This team is far from perfect, but the kids and the coaches are working their asses off and they have been nothing short of tough and competitive.
