'11 FL DE Aaron Lynch (USF Transfer)

[IrishLion]

3 Tackles
1 Assist
10 Penalties
2 Temper Tantrums
1 Big Regret

*Not official

Seems a bit reserved.

 

[enrico514]

Lost to Florida Atlantic 28-10. Does anyone have his stats from this game?

Florida Atlantic Owls vs. South Florida Bulls - Play By Play - September 14, 2013 - ESPN

Jaquez Johnson rush for a loss of 4 yards to the FlAtl 34, tackled by Aaron Lynch and Tevin Mims.

SOUTH FLORIDA penalty 15 yard face mask on Aaron Lynch accepted.

SOUTH FLORIDA penalty 15 yard face mask on Aaron Lynch accepted.

SOUTH FLORIDA penalty 5 yard offside on Aaron Lynch accepted.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

One assist and 35 yards of penalties. Am I reading that correctly?

 

[IrishMoore1]

Florida Atlantic Owls vs. South Florida Bulls - Play By Play - September 14, 2013 - ESPN

Jaquez Johnson rush for a loss of 4 yards to the FlAtl 34, tackled by Aaron Lynch and Tevin Mims.

SOUTH FLORIDA penalty 15 yard face mask on Aaron Lynch accepted.

SOUTH FLORIDA penalty 15 yard face mask on Aaron Lynch accepted.

SOUTH FLORIDA penalty 5 yard offside on Aaron Lynch accepted.

WOW

 

[Irish#1]

This kid won't play in the NFL.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Is this thread honestly going to get bumped after every game USF plays?

I mean, come on guys, just let it go already. All I've seen in this thread since the season started is fellow board members taking jabs at Aaron's previous issues and current play on the field.

Just let it go, **** me. Unbelieveable.

 

[DCIrish]

Is this thread honestly going to get bumped after every game USF plays?

I mean, come on guys, just let it go already. All I've seen in this thread since the season started is fellow board members taking jabs at Aaron's previous issues and current play on the field.

Just let it go, **** me. Unbelieveable.

Really sad that they get joy out of seeing this kid fail. I can honestly say I haven't cared what Lynch does since he left ND.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

I cannot speak for myself, but to translate my buddy IrishMoore's WOW, it actually means, "I feel so bad for Aaron and what a precipitous fall from grace! Who would have thought giving up and quitting would have that kind of affect on a person?"

Irish#1, another friend and fellow travelers comment, "This kid won't play in the NFL," means that this kid won't play in the NFL!

Nobody is getting any pleasure out of this. It is common for people to look at a horrific accident. This qualifies as that.

 

[Irishnuke]

I cannot speak for myself, but to translate my buddy IrishMoore's WOW, it actually means, "I feel so bad for Aaron and what a precipitous fall from grace! Who would have thought giving up and quitting would have that kind of affect on a person?"

Irish#1, another friend and fellow travelers comment, "This kid won't play in the NFL," means that this kid won't play in the NFL!

Nobody is getting any pleasure out of this. It is common for people to look at a horrific accident. This qualifies as that.

Come on dude, we all know that's bullshits. If people weren't getting pleasure out of this they wouldn't bump this thread every weekend. Same thing will happen when Gunner takes snaps at Cincy. People are bitter, butthurt, and unforgiving. I'm not a Lynch fan by any means but damn, just let it go people. It was for the better.

 

[Irish YJ]

Come on dude, we all know that's bullshits. If people weren't getting pleasure out of this they wouldn't bump this thread every weekend. Same thing will happen when Gunner takes snaps at Cincy. People are bitter, butthurt, and unforgiving. I'm not a Lynch fan by any means but damn, just let it go people. It was for the better.

I'm sure some people are bumping for spite, but honestly for me,,,, I'm watching with sadness for this kid. It is like a bad accident you can't stop watching. A super bright future, stud of the Irish, clear NFL 1st round pick..... now this. Hard to watch. Hard not to watch at the same time.

 

[johnnycando]

My vote is this: it's a GD free country.

If those folks that want to talk about how far he's regressed care to divulge those things, then so be it.

If those folks that want to bitch about those people want to, then so be it.

Or they may elect not to open the said thread. Perhaps it's bad energy they waste by griping.

Or maybe they need to unload. Perhaps on those talking about Aaron's regression...?

Lmao.

Kid will need to improve greatly. But more than likely, teams are running away from Aaron. I would.

 

[BGIF]

Is this thread honestly going to get bumped after every game USF plays?

I mean, come on guys, just let it go already. All I've seen in this thread since the season started is fellow board members taking jabs at Aaron's previous issues and current play on the field.

Just let it go, **** me. Unbelieveable.

Deja vu

See, now I haven't seen any Lynch hate in this thread at all. Not caring for the way a person plays the cards they are dealt, and saying so isn't hate. And just because someone doesn't care for the object of your crush, doesn't mean they hate, either.

I only saw one post that was outside the bounds of tast and decorum, and that was directed toward his mom, which I thought was really tacky. But picking apart the b.s. his coach throws, or commenting on his work ethic, is the mainstay of a board like this. Have a drink, or take a chill pill deude-or-onomy!

This is one man's opinion on the saga from months ago. If one goes back through the thread you find similar posts going back a couple of years.

There is some schadenfreude but a lot of the comments are similar but not so succinctly as Irish1958's reference to a Shakespearean tragedy.

A real Shakespearian tragedy. Testosterone made him what he is and it caused his downfall.

Couple that with dshans pearl:

It's an "Irish" trait to not forget, forego or forgive a grudge.

 

[Kanye West]

I think its ok for us to rag on him as he did leave in such a bad way. He could have stayed and gotten coached, but he left in a way that burned bridges. Lynch could have been dominant if he used his head more.

 

[palinurus]

For my part, I sort of follow the guys who left, because I like to look at what might have been, or mightn't have been. I don't hate on these kids, even the ones who I think are immature and made rotten decisions they will regret, imo.

 

[stlnd01]

I'm just astounded at how bad South Florida is.

I still think Lynch will make it to the NFL. Not this spring. Not as a first round pick. But he'll settle down and some team will take a shot on his talent. NFL guys love to think they can fix head cases, and sometimes they're right. Maybe they will be with him.

 

[dublinirish]

Begrudery is definitely an Irish hallmark haha.

"The Land of Spite and Sh1te" - George Bernard Shaw

 

[no.1IrishFan]

I think its ok for us to rag on him as he did leave in such a bad way. He could have stayed and gotten coached, but he left in a way that burned bridges. Lynch could have been dominant if he used his head more.

I don't know how old you are, your profile doesn't say. I can, however, tell you that as a 31 year old man who thought he knew everything at age 19, that I'm extremely fortunate that I didn't have one of the largest collegiate fan bases in the country scrutinizing my poor decisions.

I'm just as disappointed that Aaron transferred as anyone. He's from my hometown and there were a couple times that I even had to change my schedule at the hospital so I could watch him play back when he was at Island Coast(I worked nights).
As much as I hated to see him go, I'll never take pleasure in seeing him do poorly.

It doesn't matter how anyone here feels about what he did. He made a decision and he'll have to live with it, good or bad.

ND was, and will be fine.

I wish him the best.

 

[BleedBlueGold]

I'm an Aaron Lynch fan. I loved his aggression, his intensity, his edge, and what he brought to the DL. In spite of his, at times, boneheaded mistakes, I still enjoyed watching him play.

When he left ND, I was down a bit, but found myself saying, 'I can't wait until his year is up so I can see him back out on the field (even if it's for USF).'

I check this thread because I enjoy watching Aaron play, because I like to keep up on his stats, and because I still wish him well in his career. There's literally no other reason that that.

My .02

 

[rikkitikki08]

His lack of great play could be associated with the coaches who are coaching him. I get he has a lot of raw natural talent but if the coaches are not upto standard then his play will be affected.I have no hard feelings towards the kid, i made plenty of dumb mistakes when i was 18/19 but like others have said its still incredibly sad to watch. This happens in college football every.single.season but it hurts to watch someone with some much talent struggle. Im one of the people that hopes he turns things around, remember at one point must of us spoke very highly of the kid when he was wrecking offensive lines for ND

 

[Old Man Mike]

My instinctual response to Aaron's saga is simply that I am curious as to how he's doing. I have some emotion in it because I invested a lot of emotion in him and his Mom in the recent past. I am hoping that he does well because I instinctively liked his Mom, and felt that he and she deserved some good things to happen for them. Just because Aaron made what was probably a high-pressure decision-error, which he, at his age and emotional development wasn't ready for, has not in the least dampened my hopes for both he and his Mom.

By the way: Alice, if my any chance you still read any of this site, God bless you and "May the Road rise up to meet you".

 

[dublinirish]

its obvious USF is a program in turmoil, Taggert is an up and coming coach but its obvious the team is not made up of "His Guys" yet. They have had problems with discipline and lack of effort. Will take him a few years I think to get things on track. USF has alot going for it just needs the right players buying in to make it work.

 

[CHIDomer9]

We look at things through the prism of Notre Dame and the NFL around here a little too much. He is getting an education at USF and he is, presumably, happy. What if Notre Dame didn't mean to him what it means to you and I? What if the chance at playing in the NFL didn't mean to him what it would mean to us if we had the chance?

There is something to be said for being happy with where you are and what you are doing. AL's day-to-day happiness was his priority when he transferred. Sometimes we think the players on the teams we root for should have just as much love for Notre Dame as we do. But that's rarely the case and it is much more enjoyable to watch the competition once you accept that fact.

 

[palinurus]

We look at things through the prism of Notre Dame and the NFL around here a little too much. He is getting an education at USF and he is, presumably, happy. What if Notre Dame didn't mean to him what it means to you and I? What if the chance at playing in the NFL didn't mean to him what it would mean to us if we had the chance?

There is something to be said for being happy with where you are and what you are doing. AL's day-to-day happiness was his priority when he transferred. Sometimes we think the players on the teams we root for should have just as much love for Notre Dame as we do. But that's rarely the case and it is much more enjoyable to watch the competition once you accept that fact.

This is a fair point. I would have given up the chance to be, say Ambassador to Italy, rather than miss a lot of time being around my kids when they were little. So it's true that maybe Lynch is completely satisfied with his choice, based on personal considerations. My only hesitance is that 19 year old judgment and, frankly (to make a generalization), 19 year old "love" aren't things I would generally rely on as key factors to make life-affecting decisions. But, hopefully, he received mature input from family and friends and made the decision with a sensible heart.

 

[PANDFAN]

We look at things through the prism of Notre Dame and the NFL around here a little too much. He is getting an education at USF and he is, presumably, happy. What if Notre Dame didn't mean to him what it means to you and I? What if the chance at playing in the NFL didn't mean to him what it would mean to us if we had the chance?

There is something to be said for being happy with where you are and what you are doing. AL's day-to-day happiness was his priority when he transferred. Sometimes we think the players on the teams we root for should have just as much love for Notre Dame as we do. But that's rarely the case and it is much more enjoyable to watch the competition once you accept that fact.

great post!

 

[Irish Insanity]

For my part, I sort of follow the guys who left, because I like to look at what might have been, or mightn't have been. I don't hate on these kids, even the ones who I think are immature and made rotten decisions they will regret, imo.

I'm an Aaron Lynch fan. I loved his aggression, his intensity, his edge, and what he brought to the DL. In spite of his, at times, boneheaded mistakes, I still enjoyed watching him play.

When he left ND, I was down a bit, but found myself saying, 'I can't wait until his year is up so I can see him back out on the field (even if it's for USF).'

I check this thread because I enjoy watching Aaron play, because I like to keep up on his stats, and because I still wish him well in his career. There's literally no other reason that that.

My .02

Both of the above. Not sure why people feel the need to defend why someones stats are being posted in their thread or give reason why they are fascinated with an ex player. Who cares. I still pay attention because I can. I appreciate those who look up his stats and have enough thought to post them for others of us that are interested. As far as everyone else, your reaction seems more butt hurt than those wanting to know how he's doing.

 

[Junkhead]

I heard he is re-enrolling at ND this week

 

[swole1]

We look at things through the prism of Notre Dame and the NFL around here a little too much. He is getting an education at USF and he is, presumably, happy. What if Notre Dame didn't mean to him what it means to you and I? What if the chance at playing in the NFL didn't mean to him what it would mean to us if we had the chance?

There is something to be said for being happy with where you are and what you are doing. AL's day-to-day happiness was his priority when he transferred. Sometimes we think the players on the teams we root for should have just as much love for Notre Dame as we do. But that's rarely the case and it is much more enjoyable to watch the competition once you accept that fact.

So true

 

[EddytoNow]

My instinctual response to Aaron's saga is simply that I am curious as to how he's doing. I have some emotion in it because I invested a lot of emotion in him and his Mom in the recent past. I am hoping that he does well because I instinctively liked his Mom, and felt that he and she deserved some good things to happen for them. Just because Aaron made what was probably a high-pressure decision-error, which he, at his age and emotional development wasn't ready for, has not in the least dampened my hopes for both he and his Mom.

By the way: Alice, if my any chance you still read any of this site, God bless you and "May the Road rise up to meet you".

This and "May the wind be always at your back."

 

[johnnycando]

This and "May the wind be always at your back."

This and "don't let the doorway hit ya, where the good lord split ya."

 

[dshans]

This and "don't let the doorway hit ya, where the good lord split ya."

Don't let the sill hit you in the still?

Sour mash???

Grapes?

Blame it on the Bossa Nova?