Please---No Excuses!

[Granite45]

No way ND should lose this game. "Win one for Sark" is great and all but football is still a lot about the X's & O's. Losing you HC in the middle of the season is going to have a huge impact on how they prepare for this game.

I disagree that losing HC will have that much impact on those parts of the game. Much of the Xs and Ox come from the coordinators and the coaching is predominantly from position coaches. One of most crucial set of decisions made by the HC is the hiring of assistants.

What likely will change is more philosophical, such as aggressiveness in the play calling.

 

[Syd4ND]

Notre Dame is going to beat up USC ! They (USC) are going to freeze their butts off and dream of getting back to their warm motels to play video games,
BVG is going to devise a plan to rock the true freshman USC Quarterback Cody Kessler into oblivion !! Cody has a weak arm he can not throw well deep !
The Irish need to stuff USC's RUNNING GAME !! They do that like I know they will they win !!
Quit all your whimpering and cowering !! ND is going to crush the Trojans !! A statement game !!

Uhhhhh.Huh! Kessler is a senior.

 

[cgvr]

so in your mind all the dropped passes and turnovers barely contributed to the loss to Clemson. it was all on Kelly.

Keep building your straw man crap.
I have accurately stated that everyone from kelly on down contributed to the clemson loss.
That is a fact.
Also, the purple faced disloyal vulgar lying "Colin Montgomerie breasted" gnome admitted it.
Nice try though.....
PS When are you going to point out the best game of kelly's undefeated nc season...? You won't believe the schools he beat.... obviously you are not very proud of touting/validating the accomplishment. Comical.....

 

[cgvr]

Stoned cold douche bag

Why thank you.
Sisboombah!!!!
PS I believe you meant to write "stone"....

 

[Bodizephax]

Uhhhhh.Huh! Kessler is a senior.

I was thinking of Josh Rosen for some reason. Sorry,

 

[Bodizephax]

BVG is creating a game plan that fits his personnel. And right now that game plan is developing for a defense that can't tackle, get to the QB, create turnovers, and gives up the big play, not to mention that there is still this nagging question about the Secondary's ability to cover. USC has NFL ability and speed at the skilled positions and a QB who shines in prime time. Does anyone think the Trojans are going to come strolling into the stadium and take this game lying down? Not me. I bet not the staff.

Man Irish Jack, you are pretty hard on the Irish. They are not as horrible as you say they are. Sure they can improve ..The defense has made plays. I bet you think USC is perfect.

 

[Bodizephax]

^^^^^^
I wouldn't call Irishjack a moron. He is just a little negative. IMO.

 

[kellyirish35]

Not quite sure what " yr 6 no excuses " means

 

[SALittleGiant513]

I was thinking of Josh Rosen for some reason. Sorry,

Bodi no excuses... change back to Bevis avi

 

[cgvr]

Pathetic stoned cold douche bag

Thanks!!!!! Obviously you can never refute a word I write...
Hopefully the vulgar purple gnome can dial one up on Saturday....the season's on thin ice....

 

[Toby Smart]

IJ is not negative. Cautious is more like it. I'll be there. Wearing my ND gear. Standing the whole game and yelling my guts out. No shortage of that. 7:30PM game and I will be in the parking lot about 9AM. 80k fans and most of them will also be cautious. It's easy to go after me here, but not one single person is countering why the ND defense can and will stop USC. I talked about the pass rush, the lack of turnovers created, bad angles, giving up the big play, pass coverage, and bad tackling. No one is countering why none of this will magically happen vs USC.

 

[perseverare]

Jack: who you explaining this to? as if you are not entitled to express your opinions

I hope your no intimidated by our resident 'jackass' the continuously biatch Bodi.

 

[Bodizephax]

IJ is not negative. Cautious is more like it. I'll be there. Wearing my ND gear. Standing the whole game and yelling my guts out. No shortage of that. 7:30PM game and I will be in the parking lot about 9AM. 80k fans and most of them will also be cautious. It's easy to go after me here, but not one single person is countering why the ND defense can and will stop USC. I talked about the pass rush, the lack of turnovers created, bad angles, giving up the big play, pass coverage, and bad tackling. No one is countering why none of this will magically happen vs USC.

Notre Dame got three turnovers last week a fumble recovery by the special teams another fumble recovery by Jaylon Smith and a interception by Elijah Shumate. Not a lack of turnovers created like you suggest. Maybe if you watched the game at home on tv like I do you would not miss these plays. TV has instant replay. And there is only one screaming fan (me) so you can't get distracted.

 

[cgvr]

Notre Dame got three turnovers last week a fumble recovery by the special teams another fumble recovery by Jaylon Smith and a interception by Elijah Shumate. Not a lack of turnovers created like you suggest. Maybe if you watched the game at home on tv like I do you would not miss these plays. TV has instant replay. And there is only one screaming fan (me) so you can't get distracted.

It's Navy.....Navy.....

 

[Syd4ND]

It's Navy.....Navy.....

Navy would be 4-1 playing USC schedule. I would be interested to see the outcome of an SC Navy game. Navy will probably win 10 games. THIS Navy team is by far better than anything they have had in easily 10 years. Too many people base their opinions on the logo on the Uni rather than the quality they see on the field.

 

[Toby Smart]

I do DVR the game then watch it on Sunday so I am well aware of the Navy turnovers. It's a start. Let's see if the Irish can parlay that into the USC game. Even with those turnovers, the Irish are still 77th in turnover margin. BK himself has mentioned the big plays, missed tackles, and bad angles so all this isn't coming just from me. It's apparent that no one here can argue these concerns but that's fine. As long as the staff continues to work on it and all that work translate to improved performance on the field. That's what matters. Not what we think here. Navy and USC were mentioned. I believe that the Middies would not be able to slow down the USC passing game, at all. It would be interesting to see if the Trojan defense could stop Navy's triple option. I doubt it.

 

[cgvr]

Navy would be 4-1 playing USC schedule. I would be interested to see the outcome of an SC Navy game. Navy will probably win 10 games. THIS Navy team is by far better than anything they have had in easily 10 years. Too many people base their opinions on the logo on the Uni rather than the quality they see on the field.

They were unimpressive. I saw what they did and tried to do. We walloped them without our best stuff. Name the last 2 times they've been ranked in the top 25. I wish we didn't play those knee hunters.....paging Robert Blanton...

 

[Syd4ND]

They were unimpressive. I saw what they did and tried to do. We walloped them without our best stuff. Name the last 2 times they've been ranked in the top 25. I wish we didn't play those knee hunters.....paging Robert Blanton...

Okay I stand corrected. Navy is complete horseshit. ND is just okay and SC will win 50-0.

 

[Pazuzu]

Yeah, because then ND will be 5-2 and that's disastrous. That's your logic on every thread.

Hire a new coach and ND will be undefeated and win the National Championship every year!!!!! Right?

Worked for USC when they hired Pete

 

[Pazuzu]

Jack: who you explaining this to? as if you are not entitled to express your opinions

I hope your no intimidated by our resident 'jackass' the continuously biatch Bodi.

Because you called him a moron. I don't get you. You seem to be flip flopping a lot.

 

[schadenfreude]

Navy would be 4-1 playing USC schedule. I would be interested to see the outcome of an SC Navy game. Navy will probably win 10 games. THIS Navy team is by far better than anything they have had in easily 10 years. Too many people base their opinions on the logo on the Uni rather than the quality they see on the field.

I don't see how you can say Navy would be 4-1 after playing USC's schedule. Navy would be fortunate to be 3-2 playing Stanford, Arizona State and Washington.

USC is undisciplined mess at the moment. But if for some reason they pull together, they have more than enough talent to beat ND.

 

[cgvr]

Okay I stand corrected. Navy is complete horseshit. ND is just okay and SC will win 50-0.

I wrote they were "unimpressive". What was impressive about Navy's effort? They had 2 long runs (22/45 yds) that were great.... They threw 6 passes and were intercepted once. They lost 2 fumbles. They had 3 penalties which is unusual. They were 2 for 11 on third down and 4 for 4 on 4th (didn't realize that) . 0 for 1 on field goals.... I thought they played a sloppy game...

 

[hvillebill]

Worked for USC when they hired Pete

Well, I could have sworn Texas beat them in the NC game one year.

What else happened under his watch? Sanctions and the forfeiture of a HEISMAN TROPHY.

 

[twalsh]

I don't see how you can say Navy would be 4-1 after playing USC's schedule. Navy would be fortunate to be 3-2 playing Stanford, Arizona State and Washington.

USC is undisciplined mess at the moment. But if for some reason they pull together, they have more than enough talent to beat ND.

Only a total moron would doubt that.

 

[cgvr]

Well, I could have sworn Texas beat them in the NC game one year.

What else happened under his watch? Sanctions and the forfeiture of a HEISMAN TROPHY.

A lot more than that happened... take a look at 2004 and 2005....

http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/2000-2004_yearly_results.php

 

[schadenfreude]

Only a total moron would doubt that.

There seem to be a lot of posters here who think the game is already in the bag.

 

[Pazuzu]

Well, I could have sworn Texas beat them in the NC game one year.

What else happened under his watch? Sanctions and the forfeiture of a HEISMAN TROPHY.

Well, as the 30 for 30 (Trojan War) show participants pointed out, they would never have traded that experience even if they new that Bush would have been caught taking money. I would take 10 years of dominance for a couple of years of sanctions. Yes, Texas did beat them but USC should have won which would have made it a 3-peat. When Carroll took over they were 16-2 against ND and UCLA over his tenure their and it only took 2 1/2 years to do it. We are in year 6 and we got the same old same old.

 

[cgvr]

There seem to be a lot of posters here who think the game is already in the bag.

There's a Golden opportunity to make a statement. We cannot afford another slip up...
Kessler is a resilient leader. He's on his 4th HC..... His arm needs to be contained. We better be ready to man up.... Russell is due.....

 

[schadenfreude]

There's a Golden opportunity to make a statement. We cannot afford another slip up...
Kessler is a resilient leader. He's on his 4th HC..... His arm needs to be contained. We better be ready to man up.... Russell is due.....

IMO this will be more like the Clemson game than any of your other contests. Once again, home team wins a close one.

 

[Toby Smart]

Pers: I'm not addressing my comments to anyone but to everyone. It's only my opinion peppered by a couple of stats and comments from BK himself. As a fan, I am nervous as hell about this game. I detest USC dating back to 1964. I hate their colors. I hate that stupid horse. I hate their band. I hate their stadium and I have never even been there before. I really hate that never ending idiotic song. (I love their song girls but don't tell anyone). I hate the fact that they allow a drug smoking porno making tool on the sideline as an example of what USC students should strive for. Even at the worst of the Miami Hurricanes, I hated USC more. I don't hold USC responsible for OJ but I do hold them responsible for inviting him to their practice. With all that, I still feel college football and the PAC 10, or whatever it is now, needs a strong USC and I am 100% certain that the Trojans will give ND its best effort on Saturday. That makes me nervous because this isn't a MAC team giving the lads their best shot, it is a team of high profile, speedy, skilled, elite college athletes and I hope BK has the defense ready.

 

[perseverare]

Jack

like you, for me, the success or failure of any season is measured by 2 games: UM and USC.

If ND wins this year, Kelly will be 4-2 vs USC; that means success to me. It would be grand if he could win 9 other games but - beating USC, is the real seasonal measuring stick!

 

[Syd4ND]

I don't see how you can say Navy would be 4-1 after playing USC's schedule. Navy would be fortunate to be 3-2 playing Stanford, Arizona State and Washington.

USC is undisciplined mess at the moment. But if for some reason they pull together, they have more than enough talent to beat ND.

You really think UW and ASU would stop Navy? It is by no means a stretch to say Navy could beat them both.

 

[schadenfreude]

You really think UW and ASU would stop Navy? It is by no means a stretch to say Navy could beat them both.

Washington has a legit defense. They are not any great team but I am confident they would win. WRT ASU, it would depend on which Sun Devil team showed up. So IMO, 50-50 there.

 

[hvillebill]

Well, as the 30 for 30 (Trojan War) show participants pointed out, they would never have traded that experience even if they new that Bush would have been caught taking money. I would take 10 years of dominance for a couple of years of sanctions. Yes, Texas did beat them but USC should have won which would have made it a 3-peat. When Carroll took over they were 16-2 against ND and UCLA over his tenure their and it only took 2 1/2 years to do it. We are in year 6 and we got the same old same old.

Wow. Just wow. I don't know how to respond to anything like that.

So, you would be fine with cheating as long as your team wins. I can't believe any ND fan would feel that way. More like a fan of some SEC team.

That statement alone tells me everything about you. No character; no integrity.

 

[perseverare]

Wow. Just wow. I don't know how to respond to anything like that.

So, you would be fine with cheating as long as your team wins. I can't believe any ND fan would feel that way. More like a fan of some SEC team.

That statement alone tells me everything about you. No character; no integrity.

hbill
I used to think that fans of teams that cheat but Win would feel that the victory and glory was tainted and the joy would seems somewhat tarnished! You and I must look at things from an era of morality and sportsmanship that has been passed by quite a while ago! The new sports fan can overlook any impropriety if the reward comes with victory and they will celebrate it no different than if it was legitimately earned!

This is a different generation. The Al Davis generation spawned by, 'just win baby!'

 

[Pazuzu]

Wow. Just wow. I don't know how to respond to anything like that.

So, you would be fine with cheating as long as your team wins. I can't believe any ND fan would feel that way. More like a fan of some SEC team.

That statement alone tells me everything about you. No character; no integrity.

From what I have read, Bush accepted money because his family was poor. Was it a great judgement call...no. But to say that USC in the 2000-2009 era was cheating on a grand scale is nonsense. It is not like the entire team was engaged in academic fraud. Therefore, don't challenge me on integrity my friend.

 

[Pennick4]

Wow. Just wow. I don't know how to respond to anything like that.

So, you would be fine with cheating as long as your team wins. I can't believe any ND fan would feel that way. More like a fan of some SEC team.

That statement alone tells me everything about you. No character; no integrity.

No sense arguing with the fool. His parents put lead paint in his frosted flakes.

 

[hvillebill]

From what I have read, Bush accepted money because his family was poor. Was it a great judgement call...no. But to say that USC in the 2000-2009 era was cheating on a grand scale is nonsense. It is not like the entire team was engaged in academic fraud. Therefore, don't challenge me on integrity you moron.

Name calling now? What ever happened to the heartfelt apologetic post that you had a couple of weeks back?

As for Bush taking money because "his family was poor", you do know that his parents were traveling all over the country to see him play, right? So, that money that should have been used for rent, food, or other bills was used to live the high life.

Nonetheless, that doesn't make it okay. That's like saying it's okay to steal from a store because you can't afford it.

 

[Pazuzu]

No sense arguing with the fool. His parents put lead paint in his frosted flakes.

Another insulting post with no basis to back it up. Besides Bush accepting money, what else did USC do wrong? What does Bush have to do with my argument that Hville is wrong when he sarcastically stated that hiring a new coach would result in a NC (as if it could not happen). It happened when USC hired Carroll and they were considered irrelevant at the time after 10 years of mediocrity. Grow up.

 

[Pazuzu]

Name calling now? What ever happened to the heartfelt apologetic post that you had a couple of weeks back?

As for Bush taking money because "his family was poor", you do know that his parents were traveling all over the country to see him play, right? So, that money that should have been used for rent, food, or other bills was used to live the high life.

Nonetheless, that doesn't make it okay. That's like saying it's okay to steal from a store because you can't afford it.

And you did not call me a name by saying I have no integrity or character? At least I have the guts to apologize when I am wrong. Many posters on this board say disgusting things and no one dare question them. It takes more of a man to apologize than someone who accuses another of having no integrity or character, than switches it around as if they are the victim.

As far as cheating, I don't agree that Bush accepting money invalidates the fact that a school can hire an unknown coach and they can bring multiple championships.