[October 7, 2006] Stanford (0-5) @ #12 Notre Dame (4-1)

[BGIF]

Prince's best run of the season. Nice things happens when the line opens holes.

 

[luckofirish8]

psu 28 minnesota 27

 

[BGIF]

Hello Rhema! Whack!

 

[NDgettysburg]

#2 Auburn was a 14 point favorite and lost by 17.

will be interesting to see how far they drop......will they drop 10 spots like ND did after UM? ND was 2/3 in the polls when they lost at home to a RANKED (and undefeated) Michigan. Auburn is 2/3 in the polls and lost at home to an UNRANKED 1 loss (ok, it was USC) Arkansas.

Should be very interesting to see...

 

[Vince Young]

Nice catch by Carlson. He's filled in nicely for Fasano this year, very dependable.

 

[NDgettysburg]

Makes sense, actually. With Zibby out, who has the best hands combined with the best speed? Shark. I like it.

and if he got his clock cleaned and was out for the game or worse, the season? now you're back to last year when Rhema went out. Sorry, it ain't worth the risk.

 

[luckofirish8]

and if he got his clock cleaned and was out for the game or worse, the season? now you're back to last year when Rhema went out. Sorry, it ain't worth the risk.

yeah and walls has had a good return called back in this game if I'm not mistaken (which very well may be the case)

 

[Vince Young]

and if he got his clock cleaned and was out for the game or worse, the season? now you're back to last year when Rhema went out. Sorry, it ain't worth the risk.

By that logic, Zibby shouldn't be returning punts either.

Injuries happen. At some point, you just have to take that risk. If you're not gonna let your best players play, why have 'em out there at all?

That said, I do understand that fear. Losing Shark on a punt return would be awful.

 

[BGIF]

Nicely defended!

 

[Vince Young]

Going for it on 4th...

 

[NDgettysburg]

we're making this team look good

 

[BGIF]

Stanford has MO!

 

[NDgettysburg]

By that logic, Zibby shouldn't be returning punts either.

yeah, so what? his hands suck....never liked him back there either.

Injuries happen. At some point, you just have to take that risk. If you're not gonna let your best players play, why have 'em out there at all?

you cant tell me there's no one else on the team that can field a punt as well as your best WR. It's not a neccessary risk. I bet Quinn has pretty good hands....why not put him back there? Different story?

 

[Vince Young]

Crud... Walt picked up a few things from the Purdue tape. Looks like he figured out that Charlie would want to establish the run and is stacking up the D accordingly.

I don't think we can give up on the ground game yet, though. Stanford is going to wear down eventually. We should keep pounding it.

OOH! SACKINATION! YES!

 

[BGIF]

Victor!

 

[Vince Young]

I bet Quinn has pretty good hands....why not put him back there? Different story?

Yes. Shark's faster than Quinn.

 

[BGIF]

dee-fense!

 

[Stealingshrimp]

Um, notre dame has for the last 10 years made awful teams look pretty good.
Why can't we open up the offense, these 2-3 yard screen passes are miserable. This is so boring to watch.

 

[BGIF]

Victor was double teamed on the drop.

 

[Vince Young]

See that, Stanford? That's Big Mo's back, walkin' away from you. Oops.

 

[irishtexan]

Jesus Christ. If Purdue, Penn State and Stanfors has caught passes they were supposed to our record might not look so good. We are fortunate many teams have been dropping balls.

 

[Stealingshrimp]

Is it because 1. quinn is not dependable over 10 yards, or 2. weis wants just want 3-4 yard gains our offense is like this?

 

[NDgettysburg]

know what....I think CW sent the shark out there to fair catch and nothing more. he did fair catch, right? it was deep in our end and I wonder if Weis didnt want to risk a turnover so he sent a great pair of hands out to FC and make sure we got the ball. Whadda ya think? In that case its not such a bad thing though he was still open for an idiot who ignores the FC signal.

 

[Vince Young]

Have faith, guys... it's just a matter of time. This offense is PRIMED to explode.

Nice catch Rhema!

 

[BGIF]

Walker's block wasn't pretty but it gave Quinn just enough time.

 

[NDgettysburg]

Is it because 1. quinn is not dependable over 10 yards, or 2. weis wants just want 3-4 yard gains our offense is like this?

he's done ok on the past 2 passes

 

[luckofirish8]

Is it because 1. quinn is not dependable over 10 yards, or 2. weis wants just want 3-4 yard gains our offense is like this?

He is doing this in an effort to keep the defense off the field as much as possible.

 

[Vince Young]

know what....I think CW sent the shark out there to fair catch and nothing more. he did fair catch, right? it was deep in our end and I wonder if Weis didnt want to risk a turnover so he sent a great pair of hands out to FC and make sure we got the ball. Whadda ya think? In that case its not such a bad thing though he was still open for an idiot who ignores the FC signal.

That's possible... that punt was from inside ND territory, and he knew it was gonna be a short kick that would probably be a fair catch.

Yeah, that makes more and more sense the more I think about it.

Damn! That Charlie Weis guy is crafty!

 

[Stealingshrimp]

sigh

 

[Stealingshrimp]

He is doing this in an effort to keep the defense off the field as much as possible.

this is stanford for godsake- we aren't even putting pressure on edwards and he's been sacked 15 times in the last 2 games?