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Saturday, October 22, 2011
SaturDame Southern Cal 10-22-11
GEORGE ATKINSON Y'ALL (I had to move that to the top. Cause it was awesome).
The end of the game was disgusting. What are you saving your timeouts for? The defense is openly trying to strip the ball and get it back. There is no difference in losing to SC by 1, 14 or 21. Who cares? At least pretend you care about getting the ball back.
Matt Barkley >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tommy Rees. Everyone knows that.
Not getting Michael Floyd the ball.
Remember that PI call on Michael Floyd. Yeah, me neither because it didn't happen. Which is trash.
Crist fumble.
Jonas Gray Everthing.
Cierre Wood likes dancing too much. Whoever let him see the Footloose remake gets fired.
Robert Woods is good. I hope I don't have to see Barkley to Woods next year or my Thanksgiving dinner will be awful.
Gary Gray has decided no one will beat him to the endzone ever again. No matter where the field position is Gary is going to give them as much as they need.
WHY IS LO WOOD COVERING ROBERT WOODS?
Robert Blanton won a battle with a FB that kept ND in the game.
Hendrix was THISCLOSE to tying the game. THISCLOSE.
Tyler Eifert is super good, glad he got the ball. Eventually.
Sorry I haven't posted one of these in a while. But the Pitt game was terrible and the blowout wins didn't say much.
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The end of the game was disgusting. What are you saving your timeouts for? The defense is openly trying to strip the ball and get it back. There is no difference in losing to SC by 1, 14 or 21. Who cares? At least pretend you care about getting the ball back.
Matt Barkley >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tommy Rees. Everyone knows that.
Not getting Michael Floyd the ball.
Remember that PI call on Michael Floyd. Yeah, me neither because it didn't happen. Which is trash.
Crist fumble.
Jonas Gray Everthing.
Cierre Wood likes dancing too much. Whoever let him see the Footloose remake gets fired.
Robert Woods is good. I hope I don't have to see Barkley to Woods next year or my Thanksgiving dinner will be awful.
Gary Gray has decided no one will beat him to the endzone ever again. No matter where the field position is Gary is going to give them as much as they need.
WHY IS LO WOOD COVERING ROBERT WOODS?
Robert Blanton won a battle with a FB that kept ND in the game.
Hendrix was THISCLOSE to tying the game. THISCLOSE.
Tyler Eifert is super good, glad he got the ball. Eventually.
Sorry I haven't posted one of these in a while. But the Pitt game was terrible and the blowout wins didn't say much.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
SaturDame Aaron Lynch's Coming Out Party 9-17-11
So apparently Aaron Lynch is going to play a lot against less mobile quarterbacks.
I hope Cousins felt privileged to get beat up by the freshman.
George Atkinson. The Third. Incredible ball skills. (Decided by twitter).
Thanks to @ndeddiemac for allowing me to witness the game first hand.
Gary Gray turned his back on a pass in the second quarter and all I heard in the stands were shouts of "TURN AROUND" myself included.
An 18 point win over the number 15 team in the country. That's refreshing.
Two plays away from a 3-0 start for the second year around. Less refreshing.
Robert Blanton is a man. That guy has really stepped his game up.
I don't know the perfect time to run a fake field goal but I'm guessing less than optimal conditions are: against a team you beat with a fake field goal the year before, anytime Louis Nix is on the field and you want to run a play near the middle of the field and after calling a time out.
I liked the John Goodman that always fair caught and never fumbled more than the John Goodman that runs backwards and fumbles.
Cierre Wood continues to impress.
Five possessions went unused by the offense which explains the "lack of offense:" KR TD, QB sneaks after Dantonio's Dumbass Decsion, QB sneaks to set up the field goal, Goodman's fumble and VICTORY FORMATION.
Michael Floyd.
On Tai-ler Jones's touchdown every down field receiver was open. Every one. And that was a helluva catch and throw.
Freshmen everywhere and contributing.
Wouldn't mind seeing Robby Toma a little more.
Tommy "Turnover" Rees. Is that official yet?
Everyone in the stadium had the same feeling on Goodman's fumble and it wasn't positive.
Ishaq Williams out ran every player on the field looking to block someone and then got cheapshotted by failed QB Keith Nicols after Blanton's pick.
So running the Wildcat at Robert Blanton is the new throwing screen passes toward Manti?
Beat Pitt.
I hope Cousins felt privileged to get beat up by the freshman.
George Atkinson. The Third. Incredible ball skills. (Decided by twitter).
Thanks to @ndeddiemac for allowing me to witness the game first hand.
Gary Gray turned his back on a pass in the second quarter and all I heard in the stands were shouts of "TURN AROUND" myself included.
An 18 point win over the number 15 team in the country. That's refreshing.
Two plays away from a 3-0 start for the second year around. Less refreshing.
Robert Blanton is a man. That guy has really stepped his game up.
I don't know the perfect time to run a fake field goal but I'm guessing less than optimal conditions are: against a team you beat with a fake field goal the year before, anytime Louis Nix is on the field and you want to run a play near the middle of the field and after calling a time out.
I liked the John Goodman that always fair caught and never fumbled more than the John Goodman that runs backwards and fumbles.
Cierre Wood continues to impress.
Five possessions went unused by the offense which explains the "lack of offense:" KR TD, QB sneaks after Dantonio's Dumbass Decsion, QB sneaks to set up the field goal, Goodman's fumble and VICTORY FORMATION.
Michael Floyd.
On Tai-ler Jones's touchdown every down field receiver was open. Every one. And that was a helluva catch and throw.
Freshmen everywhere and contributing.
Wouldn't mind seeing Robby Toma a little more.
Tommy "Turnover" Rees. Is that official yet?
Everyone in the stadium had the same feeling on Goodman's fumble and it wasn't positive.
Ishaq Williams out ran every player on the field looking to block someone and then got cheapshotted by failed QB Keith Nicols after Blanton's pick.
So running the Wildcat at Robert Blanton is the new throwing screen passes toward Manti?
Beat Pitt.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
SaturDame How Denard Broke My Heart 9-10-11
What just happened?
When a team is in desperate need of a break Notre Dame just shows up and allows it to happen.
The awful zone coverage on the pass before the final ND touchdown is only the fourth worst coverage mishap of the game.
I really think Denard Robinson should be returning kicks for Michigan. Yeah, injury blah blah blah, get the dude in space.
He still isn't a good passer, he might be adequate just because the defense has to be worried constantly about his ability to run.
Gary Gray played the worst game by a defensive back I can remember. I don't understand how he constantly face guarded, illegal in college football and not very effective.
It's pretty cool how Denard can throw a back shoulder pass on every play. And they're so high in the air.
Michael Floyd all he does is everything.
Tommy Rees is going to make damn sure someone catches his passes, he doesn't even care what jersey they're wearing.
I kind of wish Michael Floyd had caught the invisible pass Tommy tried to throw to him.
His was an amazing fumble but not as amazing as Michigan's fumble for a touchdown.
The run game on plays that weren't third and short is really good.
It was really cool that Michigan has one of the best players in college football and they took a knee with 1:40 left in the half.
Besides the turnovers Tommy played really well. Which means he didn't.
The offensive line was really pretty good. Third and short running plays being the exception.
I really like you Tyler Eifert.
Fever Dog Dan Fox played really well.
All but one of Michigan's passing touchdowns were passes that the defender didn't see.
Cierre Wood and Jonas Gray everybody. Nice games by both.
If this team stops shooting themselves in the feet they could win a couple of games.
Although by now they're shooting themselves in the thigh Plaxico style.
Hey, David Ruffer made a field goal.
Love Kyle Brindza kicking off. Now if they would just give him a chance to punt. Although he's supposedly slow getting them away. Combined with the long snapping issues that might be a problem.
A fully confident Michigan State team on Saturday. Great. Although if they've seen their pro combat jerseys that will dampen their spirits a bit.
Beat Sparty.
When a team is in desperate need of a break Notre Dame just shows up and allows it to happen.
The awful zone coverage on the pass before the final ND touchdown is only the fourth worst coverage mishap of the game.
I really think Denard Robinson should be returning kicks for Michigan. Yeah, injury blah blah blah, get the dude in space.
He still isn't a good passer, he might be adequate just because the defense has to be worried constantly about his ability to run.
Gary Gray played the worst game by a defensive back I can remember. I don't understand how he constantly face guarded, illegal in college football and not very effective.
It's pretty cool how Denard can throw a back shoulder pass on every play. And they're so high in the air.
Michael Floyd all he does is everything.
Tommy Rees is going to make damn sure someone catches his passes, he doesn't even care what jersey they're wearing.
I kind of wish Michael Floyd had caught the invisible pass Tommy tried to throw to him.
His was an amazing fumble but not as amazing as Michigan's fumble for a touchdown.
The run game on plays that weren't third and short is really good.
It was really cool that Michigan has one of the best players in college football and they took a knee with 1:40 left in the half.
Besides the turnovers Tommy played really well. Which means he didn't.
The offensive line was really pretty good. Third and short running plays being the exception.
I really like you Tyler Eifert.
Fever Dog Dan Fox played really well.
All but one of Michigan's passing touchdowns were passes that the defender didn't see.
Cierre Wood and Jonas Gray everybody. Nice games by both.
If this team stops shooting themselves in the feet they could win a couple of games.
Although by now they're shooting themselves in the thigh Plaxico style.
Hey, David Ruffer made a field goal.
Love Kyle Brindza kicking off. Now if they would just give him a chance to punt. Although he's supposedly slow getting them away. Combined with the long snapping issues that might be a problem.
A fully confident Michigan State team on Saturday. Great. Although if they've seen their pro combat jerseys that will dampen their spirits a bit.
Beat Sparty.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
SaturDame USF 9-3-11
That is literally the longest game I've ever watched.
I don't understand naming a starting QB if you're only giving him one half of football.
I do however understand the switch, so maybe he felt Dayne Crist still needed some more confidence which means you start Tommy.
Kyle Brindza for everything.
You guys, ND finally had a 100 yard rusher under Brian Kelly.
I love when defensive players never look for the ball in the endzone. That's probably my favorite type of defending.
Michael Floyd is amazing at offense. But we knew that.
Really glad Theo Riddick is (attempting to) return punts. Literal game changer.
Loved the emotion from Tommy Rees as he threw a game clinching interception into everyone ever.
I don't have much to say about the defense. They played well, but missed chances to turn the game around.
Really wish Floyd would have jumped for that onside kick.
When you get the ball a yard and a half away from the endzone as opposed to three yards away on a two point conversion and your running back has been pretty damn good, you might want to at least run a play action pass or actually run the ball. Just a thought.
If Floyd lets go of the hold in time and Wood scores, Crist never throws the pick and who knows what happens. Literal game changer.
What happens to Golson if Rees is the QB? Because Rees is the QB. Do we have another QB competition next year that Rees loses?
Brian Kelly sure does get fired up.
So the field looked awful, I think it's Swarbrick trying to get less complaints about Field Turf.
The Jonas Gray fumble never should have happened, but the refs should have blown their whistles as forward progress was stopped.
Guys, USF might be really good.
Rematch in the BCS?
I think that's it. The game took too long for me to keep everything memorized. See you next week after a night game in Ann Arbor is a whore.
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I don't understand naming a starting QB if you're only giving him one half of football.
I do however understand the switch, so maybe he felt Dayne Crist still needed some more confidence which means you start Tommy.
Kyle Brindza for everything.
You guys, ND finally had a 100 yard rusher under Brian Kelly.
I love when defensive players never look for the ball in the endzone. That's probably my favorite type of defending.
Michael Floyd is amazing at offense. But we knew that.
Really glad Theo Riddick is (attempting to) return punts. Literal game changer.
Loved the emotion from Tommy Rees as he threw a game clinching interception into everyone ever.
I don't have much to say about the defense. They played well, but missed chances to turn the game around.
Really wish Floyd would have jumped for that onside kick.
When you get the ball a yard and a half away from the endzone as opposed to three yards away on a two point conversion and your running back has been pretty damn good, you might want to at least run a play action pass or actually run the ball. Just a thought.
If Floyd lets go of the hold in time and Wood scores, Crist never throws the pick and who knows what happens. Literal game changer.
What happens to Golson if Rees is the QB? Because Rees is the QB. Do we have another QB competition next year that Rees loses?
Brian Kelly sure does get fired up.
So the field looked awful, I think it's Swarbrick trying to get less complaints about Field Turf.
The Jonas Gray fumble never should have happened, but the refs should have blown their whistles as forward progress was stopped.
Guys, USF might be really good.
Rematch in the BCS?
I think that's it. The game took too long for me to keep everything memorized. See you next week after a night game in Ann Arbor is a whore.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Is It Easter Sunday?
Because Crist is back as Notre Dame's starting quarterback. In a press conference today Brian Kelly announced that the team had sundae's on Sunday to celebrate the end of training camp. He then announced that Dayne Crist would replace incumbent Tommy Rees to begin the season (in two Saturdays. I'm actually surprised it was this difficult of a decision for Kelly, but I'm glad that it was because Dayne Crist has been injured in the past. Kelly feels that all four quarterbacks are good enough to play which is a bit different from last year. Hopefully Everett Golson redshirts (or surpasses Andrew Hendrix) and we can spread out the quarterbacks a bit as it doesn't look like a new QB will be coming in February.
Other depth chart moves; Dan Fox is starting ahead of Carlo Calabrese, but this might have more to do with running quarterbacks the first two weeks and Carlo's lack of being fast. Jamoris Slaughter has regained the starting safety spot from Zeke Motta.
9 more days until South Florida. Hopefully post explosion before then. We'll see.
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Other depth chart moves; Dan Fox is starting ahead of Carlo Calabrese, but this might have more to do with running quarterbacks the first two weeks and Carlo's lack of being fast. Jamoris Slaughter has regained the starting safety spot from Zeke Motta.
9 more days until South Florida. Hopefully post explosion before then. We'll see.
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
SaturDame: 2011 Season Preview
My third attempt at writing one of these.
A win over USC (thanks Ron Johnson), a beat'em down of Miami in the bowl game and a bonanza on National Signing Day, things appear to be looking up at ND. A coach, with National Championships on his resume along with BCS Bowls, has taken actual control of the program unlike Charlie who just thought he had control. He is building a program that may need a year or two to win Notre Dame's 12th National Championship, but weirder things have happened, right?
The team is led on offense but binge touchdown scorer Michael Floyd and on defense by an All-Everything candidate in Manti T'eo. The defense could be as good as any in the country and the offense should be much improved with Cierre Wood and Theo Riddick breaking out this year. I think the QB is less important in the Kelly offense than in the Weis offense (as we saw when Tommy Rees went 4-1 last year). The second year in the system is probably a bigger deal than who actually is the starter ( I was Team Hendrix, just because I wanted to blast Voodoo Chile after TD passes).
The schedule doesn't feature many teams that would be up for playing road games in the SEC without a return engagement but it doesn't feature many (possibly any) teams that will be playing in a BCS bowl game.
S03 SOUTH FLORIDA 3:30pm NBC
Mobile QB. Return of a Skip. Blow out win. At least he looks like a football player.
S10 @ Michigan 8pm ABC/ESPN
Mobile QB that doesn't tie his shoes. First night game at the stadium ever. Old people not used to staying up late. I don't think Brady Hoke is a magician and ND owes this team a couple. Win by 10. Hopefully they don't score too fast, again.
S17 MICHIGAN STATE 3:30pm NBC
Then comes the most beloved QB in college football because he gave a speech that featured the word "p-r-i-v-e-l-e-g-e" 2,500 times. And his drama queen of a head coach. A fake field goal. Ugh. Still mad bro. Win by 7.
S24 @ Pittsburgh Noon ABC/ESPN
A match-up with former ND offensive coordinator Mike Haywood who is the new Pitt head coach. Wait, what? Okay then, a re-match with Todd Graham the former Tulsa coach. You might remember him. You may also remember this play, from the last time ND visited Heinz Field. Notre Dame wins by 18.
O01 @ Purdue 8pm ABC/ESPN
Purdue has been decimated by being Purdue. Notre Dame wins by 3 touchdowns.
O08 AIR FORCE 3:30pm NBC
First trap game on the schedule. Also Air Force is good. And triple option. Notre Dame wins by 4.
O22 SOUTHERN CAL 7:30pm NBC
Guess who is coming into this game with a loss in the series? Two is a streak, right? Matt Barkley might be the 2nd best QB ND faces this year, but I don't think it's enough. ND wins by 10.
O29 NAVY 3:30pm NBC
Brian Kelly is not losing to Navy two years in a row. But coming off the emotion that is USC means this game is close into the second half before winning by 14.
N05 @ Wake Forest TBA
Blowout win that 30,000 fans will see in person. Notre Dame by 40.
N12 MARYLAND (FedEx) 7:30pm NBC
This is a game that scares me, it's basically a home game for Maryland and they have a good QB. Also Randy Edsall knows how to beat ND. ND wins by 6.
N19 BOSTON COLLEGE 4pm NBC
Notre Dame is taking control of this series. Like they should. Lots of BC kicker and Ty Willingham green jersey game highlights. But all for naught as ND wins by 14.
N26 @ Stanford 8pm ABC/ESPN
The most probable problem game on the schedule. On Thanksgiving Weekend. In California. Against a player that should be a Heisman Finalist. UnLucky. Stanford spoils an undefeated season by 10.
11-1 and BCS game. Probably in the Sugar Bowl or the Orange Bowl as Oklahoma will be playing Alabama for all the Tostitos.
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A win over USC (thanks Ron Johnson), a beat'em down of Miami in the bowl game and a bonanza on National Signing Day, things appear to be looking up at ND. A coach, with National Championships on his resume along with BCS Bowls, has taken actual control of the program unlike Charlie who just thought he had control. He is building a program that may need a year or two to win Notre Dame's 12th National Championship, but weirder things have happened, right?
The team is led on offense but binge touchdown scorer Michael Floyd and on defense by an All-Everything candidate in Manti T'eo. The defense could be as good as any in the country and the offense should be much improved with Cierre Wood and Theo Riddick breaking out this year. I think the QB is less important in the Kelly offense than in the Weis offense (as we saw when Tommy Rees went 4-1 last year). The second year in the system is probably a bigger deal than who actually is the starter ( I was Team Hendrix, just because I wanted to blast Voodoo Chile after TD passes).
The schedule doesn't feature many teams that would be up for playing road games in the SEC without a return engagement but it doesn't feature many (possibly any) teams that will be playing in a BCS bowl game.
S03 SOUTH FLORIDA 3:30pm NBC
Mobile QB. Return of a Skip. Blow out win. At least he looks like a football player.
S10 @ Michigan 8pm ABC/ESPN
Mobile QB that doesn't tie his shoes. First night game at the stadium ever. Old people not used to staying up late. I don't think Brady Hoke is a magician and ND owes this team a couple. Win by 10. Hopefully they don't score too fast, again.
S17 MICHIGAN STATE 3:30pm NBC
Then comes the most beloved QB in college football because he gave a speech that featured the word "p-r-i-v-e-l-e-g-e" 2,500 times. And his drama queen of a head coach. A fake field goal. Ugh. Still mad bro. Win by 7.
S24 @ Pittsburgh Noon ABC/ESPN
A match-up with former ND offensive coordinator Mike Haywood who is the new Pitt head coach. Wait, what? Okay then, a re-match with Todd Graham the former Tulsa coach. You might remember him. You may also remember this play, from the last time ND visited Heinz Field. Notre Dame wins by 18.
O01 @ Purdue 8pm ABC/ESPN
Purdue has been decimated by being Purdue. Notre Dame wins by 3 touchdowns.
O08 AIR FORCE 3:30pm NBC
First trap game on the schedule. Also Air Force is good. And triple option. Notre Dame wins by 4.
O22 SOUTHERN CAL 7:30pm NBC
Guess who is coming into this game with a loss in the series? Two is a streak, right? Matt Barkley might be the 2nd best QB ND faces this year, but I don't think it's enough. ND wins by 10.
O29 NAVY 3:30pm NBC
Brian Kelly is not losing to Navy two years in a row. But coming off the emotion that is USC means this game is close into the second half before winning by 14.
N05 @ Wake Forest TBA
Blowout win that 30,000 fans will see in person. Notre Dame by 40.
N12 MARYLAND (FedEx) 7:30pm NBC
This is a game that scares me, it's basically a home game for Maryland and they have a good QB. Also Randy Edsall knows how to beat ND. ND wins by 6.
N19 BOSTON COLLEGE 4pm NBC
Notre Dame is taking control of this series. Like they should. Lots of BC kicker and Ty Willingham green jersey game highlights. But all for naught as ND wins by 14.
N26 @ Stanford 8pm ABC/ESPN
The most probable problem game on the schedule. On Thanksgiving Weekend. In California. Against a player that should be a Heisman Finalist. UnLucky. Stanford spoils an undefeated season by 10.
11-1 and BCS game. Probably in the Sugar Bowl or the Orange Bowl as Oklahoma will be playing Alabama for all the Tostitos.
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Carleton Scott to the NBA
Scott has decided to not come back for his fifth year as a member of the Fighting Irish. This leaves Notre Dame with just Scott Martin and Tim Abromaitis as returning starters. The Irish lose two of their top three rebounders from a 27-7 team and will have to replace them with bench players or freshmen. Eric Katenda a 3 star 6'9 recruit is the most likely to replace Scott with Jack Cooley (I'm guessing) replacing Ty Nash.
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