'11 FL DE Aaron Lynch (USF Transfer)

[Kaneyoufeelit]

Remember when this thread was locked for a long time because we couldn't handle it?

Apparently time doesn't heal some wounds


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[irishmarine]

as a redskin fan i could totally see them taking him with their second round pick. I already have an ulcer from the thought of it.

 

[SaltyND24]

If he gets drafted by anyone outside of the state of Florida, his girlfriend will tell him not to sign. He'll demand a trade to Fins or Bucs. Good luck joker.

hahaha this made me chuckle...a lot...didn't they divorce though?

 

[ACamp1900]

... some of these freaking comments...


anyway,... wish him the best. It'll be interesting to see where this goes.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

Just...wow

1) Bad move by him. Again.

2) Worse than that are some of the comments on here. I have a feeling a lot of you guys got picked last in gym class in 7th grade and are still lashing out. Good Lord...

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Realistically Aaron should be picked in the second round. But, if Bruce Irvin went in the first, Aaron will also go in the first.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Some of you guys are salty as hell

Your fathers should have shot you out into a Puffs plus..

Good grief.

 

[Rhode Irish]

I'm having a hard time finding the inappropriate comment in this thread. I see a lot of comments commenting about how bad the comments are, but are there that many? I feel like it was just about universally acknowledged at the time that his leaving ND was stupid, and fast forward to today and we see (1) another stupid decision, (2) support for the idea that his previous stupid decision wasn't an aberration and (3) support for WHY his leaving ND was stupid. I'm not rooting for the kid to get hit by a bus. I actually hope he makes it. But that doesn't mean we can't observe that he has made some strange decisions along the way. Hell I am all about not crushing college kids on these boards, but he is a pro now so he will have to put his big boy pants on and handle the criticism.

 

[IrishLax]

Sure, it crosses a line if someone says "I hope he gets run over by a bus." But exactly why would we root for someone like him to succeed?

I hope he fails. There is nothing wrong with that. I rooted for Lane Kiffin to fail well before he got to USC because I didn't want to see someone like him succeed. I rooted for LeBron to fail after he left Cleveland. Does that make me a bad person? I know lots of people who root for Tiger Woods to fail, is there something wrong with that?

I hope he never plays a down in the NFL because I don't think people that act the way he does should succeed in life. I really hope his decisions and attitude aren't rewarded, and instead a better person who has earned the opportunity through hard work gets their shot.

#truth

 

[IrishLion]

I saw Burfict as high as #4/#5 on some boards heading into his junior year. He imploded on and off the field culminating with a 5.1 40-yard dash and failed drug test at the combine.

As a Bengals fan, I'm certainly glad he lost motivation and failed that drug test haha. I just hope he keeps his head on straight for the long run now.

 

[nsideirish]

I'm having a hard time finding the inappropriate comment in this thread. I see a lot of comments commenting about how bad the comments are, but are there that many? I feel like it was just about universally acknowledged at the time that his leaving ND was stupid, and fast forward to today and we see (1) another stupid decision, (2) support for the idea that his previous stupid decision wasn't an aberration and (3) support for WHY his leaving ND was stupid. I'm not rooting for the kid to get hit by a bus. I actually hope he makes it. But that doesn't mean we can't observe that he has made some strange decisions along the way. Hell I am all about not crushing college kids on these boards, but he is a pro now so he will have to put his big boy pants on and handle the criticism.

e.g.:
#2682
#2699

 

[GreenSox04]

i will find gratification when irish chocolate goes ahead of him.

and maybe some bonus gratification when tuitt does,

or even MORE when tuitt comes back and gets his degree then goes top 10 next year.

2nd worse decision of his life.

hope you can get it done in football.. cause thats the only door you seem to see open..

god speed AL.

 

[Cackalacky]

e.g.:
#2682
#2699

Really? Below is more offensive than those two posts.

If he gets drafted by anyone outside of the state of Florida, his girlfriend will tell him not to sign. He'll demand a trade to Fins or Bucs. Good luck joker.

 

[Rhode Irish]

e.g.:
#2682
#2699

I can't get all worked up about those comments, but even if you do....that is two comments. That's it? So there were far more comments taking the board to task than there were bad comments?

 

[charlyp123]

Sure, it crosses a line if someone says "I hope he gets run over by a bus." But exactly why would we root for someone like him to succeed?

I hope he fails. There is nothing wrong with that. I rooted for Lane Kiffin to fail well before he got to USC because I didn't want to see someone like him succeed. I rooted for LeBron to fail after he left Cleveland. Does that make me a bad person? I know lots of people who root for Tiger Woods to fail, is there something wrong with that?

I hope he never plays a down in the NFL because I don't think people that act the way he does should succeed in life. I really hope his decisions and attitude aren't rewarded, and instead a better person who has earned the opportunity through hard work gets their shot.

#truth

Well, it definitely doesn't make you a good person. Wishing ill on someone you don't really know but dislike because of their public actions is pretty low. Negativity is toxic. It dilutes good. You drop black ink into water and ALL the water turns black. For your own sake you might want to rethink how you look at the world. God bless brother, Merry Christmas, and Go Irish!

 

[irishog77]

His mom is a felon?

 

[nsideirish]

I can't get all worked up about those comments, but even if you do....that is two comments. That's it? So there were far more comments taking the board to task than there were bad comments?

Three or four bad comments, imo, deserve that kind of response. That isn't what the Notre Dame fanbase should be about. That isn't what any fanbase should be about. Hell, that isn't what any person, in general, should be about.

I have trouble truly wishing ill on people. Guess it was the whole Catholic upbringing and schooling.

 

[JughedJones]

Maybe it's time for you to go blaze another one. This kid made a dumb decision but in no way does it affect your life. If it does you might want to rethink your priorities.

OK, guy with 2700 posts on a ND message board talking in a thread about a guy that you're telling me to calm down about................

Project much?

 

[IrishLax]

Well, it definitely doesn't make you a good person. Wishing ill on someone you don't really know but dislike because of their public actions is pretty low. Negativity is toxic. It dilutes good. You drop black ink into water and ALL the water turns black. For your own sake you might want to rethink how you look at the world. God bless brother, Merry Christmas, and Go Irish!

First of all, the reason I will not root for Aaron Lynch has everything to do with his un-public actions.

You might want to rethink how you look at the world... and same thing goes to all of those wishing him success at the next level. It's not pragmatic to wish for everyone to "succeed." The truth of the matter is that there are a finite number of NFL jobs, and a finite amount of player salary to go around. Rooting for Aaron Lynch -- an immature, woman-beating, selfish person on top of all the poor decisions he has made -- to succeed at the NFL means that someone else will not get that spot. Considering that, I'm rooting for the other guy to get that spot and get that money 100 out of 100 times. And I'll sleep fine at night doing so.

 

[Cackalacky]

Unless that somebody is like Aaron Hernandez and then it might be a net negative.

 

[gkIrish]

First of all, the reason I will not root for Aaron Lynch has everything to do with his un-public actions.

You might want to rethink how you look at the world... and same thing goes to all of those wishing him success at the next level. It's not pragmatic to wish for everyone to "succeed." The truth of the matter is that there are a finite number of NFL jobs, and a finite amount of player salary to go around. Rooting for Aaron Lynch -- an immature, woman-beating, selfish person on top of all the poor decisions he has made -- to succeed at the NFL means that someone else will not get that spot. Considering that, I'm rooting for the other guy to get that spot and get that money 100 out of 100 times. And I'll sleep fine at night doing so.

 

[Rhode Irish]

First of all, the reason I will not root for Aaron Lynch has everything to do with his un-public actions.

You might want to rethink how you look at the world... and same thing goes to all of those wishing him success at the next level. It's not pragmatic to wish for everyone to "succeed." The truth of the matter is that there are a finite number of NFL jobs, and a finite amount of player salary to go around. Rooting for Aaron Lynch -- an immature, woman-beating, selfish person on top of all the poor decisions he has made -- to succeed at the NFL means that someone else will not get that spot. Considering that, I'm rooting for the other guy to get that spot and get that money 100 out of 100 times. And I'll sleep fine at night doing so.

I mostly agree with this, and I guess I am not so much "rooting for" Aaron to succeed as I am not rooting against him, just because I think a lot of his issues may be due to a lack of maturity and foresight and I will always hold out hope that anyone can grow and get better as a person. But yeah, he really isn't worth a whole lot of support from the ND community based on our interactions with the public- and private- Aaron Lynch.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

I just don't understand the ripping. I know we like Notre Dame football a lot. But it's not like he wronged us personally. He's a kid who has been confused a lot and went back on some decisions he made. He just happens to have been in the national spotlight when he did.

 

[woolybug25]

First of all, the reason I will not root for Aaron Lynch has everything to do with his un-public actions.

You might want to rethink how you look at the world... and same thing goes to all of those wishing him success at the next level. It's not pragmatic to wish for everyone to "succeed." The truth of the matter is that there are a finite number of NFL jobs, and a finite amount of player salary to go around. Rooting for Aaron Lynch -- an immature, woman-beating, selfish person on top of all the poor decisions he has made -- to succeed at the NFL means that someone else will not get that spot. Considering that, I'm rooting for the other guy to get that spot and get that money 100 out of 100 times. And I'll sleep fine at night doing so.

I agree, but there is a huge difference between "not rooting for him" and "rooting for him to fail and ripping on his mom".

As Nuke said earlier, if someone wants to publicly blast a kid for no other reason them leaving ND, then they may have their priorities out of whack.

 

[Irishnuke]

OK, guy with 2700 posts on a ND message board talking in a thread about a guy that you're telling me to calm down about................

Project much?

You're very worked up about a guy that hasn't played a down of football for Notre Dame in over two years. You act like he stole your weed. Is it really necessary for you to say "fuck him?" What did he do to YOU?

The guy left and the team became better because of it. You still want that guy on your team? He didn't do himself any favors by leaving but he sure did a huge favor for ND.

I'm not sure what my post count has to do with any of this. If I had 10,000 posts or one post, you're still the one being resentful, childish, and whining like a 15 year old girl.

 

[IrishLax]

I agree, but there is a huge difference between "not rooting for him" and "rooting for him to fail and ripping on his mom".

As Nuke said earlier, if someone wants to publicly blast a kid for no other reason them leaving ND, then they may have their priorities out of whack.

Really good point wooly. I guess I phrased it pretty bad in my earlier post... I'm not waking up in the morning with an Aaron Lynch dartboard and actively putting energy into rooting against him.

I'm more ambivalent but will never root for him under any circumstance and really hope the pro teams I like stay far away from him. And if he doesn't end up making it and someone with a better head on their shoulders makes it instead, I'll be happier than I would be if he turned out to be an All-Pro.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

Really good point wooly. I guess I phrased it pretty bad in my earlier post... I'm not waking up in the morning with an Aaron Lynch dartboard and actively putting energy into rooting against him.

I'm more ambivalent but will never root for him under any circumstance and really hope the pro teams I like stay far away from him. And if he doesn't end up making it and someone with a better head on their shoulders makes it instead, I'll be happier than I would be if he turned out to be an All-Pro.

Not much wrong with most of that.

But I'd like to posit that maybe he'll grow as a person (and possibly already has) since his choices at Notre Dame. He's literally only 20 years old right now. It's been said, but I'm delighted that most people don't judge me now based on my decisions when I was in early college.

 

[ACamp1900]

It's been said, but I'm delighted that most people don't judge me now based on my decisions when I was in early college.

I can assure you, I judge you purely on your poor choices in the present day......

 

[IrishJayhawk]

I can assure you, I judge you purely on your poor choices in the present day......

THANK you.

 

[Irish#1]

This is turning into a cute little cat fight!

I don't care if anyone wants to rip AL for his decisions, that's their prerogative. I personally have moved on from him a while back. The bottom line is AL has made bad decision after bad decision and most of them appear to have been for selfish reasons. He is one of those guys that doesn't "get it" and never will.