Only one of the ints was a true mistake. The other was on a wr that is terrible at winning his position.
1 turnover was his bad, the other was poor officiating when Fuller got mugged.
I do agree, Fuller got molested there, but the int's in the red zone can't happen. You can't just suppose the refs are going to call a penalty. Forcing the ball in there usually turns out bad, well at least for ND lol. Even still you guys are right, I just have watched too many ND games to know this shut is going to be I happen lol. I actually was cringing on both played down there anticipated that something bad was about to happen. Dump it down, or throw it away, but at the very least come away with 3 when down that close.
Balki Johnson and Yankee T-Town Johnson are right! That defensive back had his right arm on him the whole play, (not the left which reached around and made a nice deflection,) BECAUSE the defensive back was flat out impeding Will from running his route WHILE THE BALL WAS IN THE AIR. I don't care if the db had his eyes on the ball. The interference started before the ball could even be contested.
Will was getting raped on calls all night, except the two times they called it. Did you see those? Had they not been called the officials would have been suspended pending an investigation, and fired thereafter. As it was they shouldn't be allowed to ref Pop Warner!
Also, on the other red zone interception, the receiver was destroyed while the ball was in the air, but what is important is that he was held on the line. Held.
Re-watch those couple of plays in particular.
(Fuck watching Temple's O-line on almost every play [holding, hands to the face], etc.!)
Wow! I needed a deep breath of fresh air!
Loved his game and he played lights out. However, those 2 missed screen plays - 1 where he whiffed on the throw and then the other where he threw it too low (a good DL play tho) - coupled with his arm flapping in the end zone. I have to think the arm flapping really lit a fire in Temple. If "ifs and buts" were candy and nuts and all that... Overall a great game by him-the real INT, IMO, is no big deal.
DK still has to remember his footwork, no doubt. He has that funny tendency to throw with an exaggerated baseball-like motion without his feet all the way under him. He is getting better, but it still comes back. Except when he throws on a roll out. That is a thing of beauty.
To your point : I have to say, as I watched closely, Temple had been reaching out all night, when they were too late to record a solid hit, on the sidelines and out of bounds, and after the touchdown had been scored. Earlier De Shone had been pommeled on the sidelines, out of bounds, by the second player and you could see him spring up and ready. The Temple player looked at him. Right he should.
DeShone looks like a nice young student athlete, regular features, sunny disposition, obviously intelligent. But don't be fooled; this kid is a force of nature physically. And he has a real warriors mentality.
I don't know if you remember the play and its aftermath, but the Irish were driving and DK was doing well with his feet. He ran to the right side on a designed run, and Matakevich moved across the field to get in position before Kizer made it to the goal line, ready to put on a 'hit.' Kizer dropped his shoulder and put Matakevich on his back! Hard. You could tell, because it was one of those when the 'hit-ee' bounced right up automatically to show he was really okay. You could see the look on Matakevich's face. He had a whole new understand about De Shone Kizer. Kizer can HIT, I am telling you!
Here is where I would normally say I told you so to everybody, (because I am so rarely right about anything!)
DK took it to a whole new level last night. He took the team on his back. He was what, responsible for 94% of the offensive production?
And if I have made any error recently on this site, the most grievous as well as obvious was underrating Temple's team speed. Yet a 6'5", 235 lb., quarterback outran an (that) entire defense, including three defensive back that all had a decent shot at him, for a 79 yard score? Please note, that unlike some other great quarterback runs, DK never let off the jets or ran out of gas!
You are right. Maybe DK does try to win the game on every play. But with his infectious spirit, doesn't that have a positive effort moving forward with this team? I mean a few other players seemingly could benefit from that problem!
Postscript : Herbie had an interesting comment about DK. He mentioned how DK had two (almost three) come from behind wins in his first seven games played. (Counting UVA where he took over.) He said that was more than some quarterbacks have in a career. (Think about how many ND quarterbacks recently have mastered that.) Herbie's final statement was that as a quarterback, a guy either has it, or he doesn't. Herbie went out of his way to make it clear that not only did DK have a load of it, but that it was in his DNA, and spreading to the DNA of the team.
