What do say to this team?

[Wray77]

Man this is a heck of a start, is it going to get worse? Mich. St., Purdue, UCLA, and USC. All of em' doing well this year. We have no offensive line to speak of. The D is worn out already. What do say to this team come saturday? Coach has his work cut out for him. I found myself rebuking these guys like I do with the Eagles. I'm originally from S. Jersey, and A Philly fan as long as I've been a Irish fan, a little longer actually.
I know we are all a little bit more than frustrated. This is such a long way from Irish football. Will we be 0 and 6 when we face USC? Living down here in SEC land has been rough.

What do you say?

GO IRISH!!! I Bleed Blue And Gold!!!

 

[Junkhead]

Man this is a heck of a start, is it going to get worse? Mich. St., Purdue, UCLA, and USC. All of em' doing well this year. We have no offensive line to speak of. The D is worn out already. What do say to this team come saturday? Coach has his work cut out for him. I found myself rebuking these guys like I do with the Eagles. I'm originally from S. Jersey, and A Philly fan as long as I've been a Irish fan, a little longer actually.
I know we are all a little bit more than frustrated. This is such a long way from Irish football. Will we be 0 and 6 when we face USC? Living down here in SEC land has been rough.

What do you say?

GO IRISH!!! I Bleed Blue And Gold!!!

Welcome. Who know what happens now. We can either progress and look to next year, or give up and be the worst offense in the history of CFB. I'm hoping for the former.

 

[portlaNDgal]

Every game is a new start, a chance to redeem a previous performance. The past performance can't be erased; it's in the record books. But there is always redemption. Lost the last game? That's OK. You can still win the next one, and your previous loss doesn't make the victory any better or any worse. Just like every new play is a chance to redeem a previous mistake. Penalty on the last play? Whiffed your block? That's OK. The next play is a chance to do it right. Nose tackle owned you on the last drive? That's OK. You can still look him in the eyes and nail his *ss on the next one.

Does it sometimes seem like this isn't really true? Sure. When you're down by 30, when they've sacked you 8 times, when your teammate bales in the dead of night, it might seem like there's nowhere to go. But you can always move forward. You can always get the play right next time. Even after the final gun sounds, you can learn from your mistakes. But never, never, never, never stop putting one foot in front of the other. Never.

 

[jimnightshade]

god i hope so

 

[GoIrish41]

I think you say, "Guys, waive goodbye to Coach Latina. He won't be finishing the year with us."

 

[wallym]

Nice GoIrish41! Something has to change with the "O" line.

 

[Bubba]

For what it's worth, here's my opinion.

For one thing, you can't kick a horse while it's down. That'll produce no good results. I like the training camp mentality, but if it's all about "you guys suck" it ain't going to work.

These guys need motivation and they need to know the coaching staff believes in and cares for them. Weis needs to own up to his responsibility to them in private, not in the media. With topics like No Heart and Has this Team Given Up on this site, it's obvious we feel this team has no motivation.

What I think doesn't matter, but the coaching staff needs to get into what brought these kids to ND. They need to remind these kids why they came here and help them remember where they want to go. They need to remind them that anyone can seem successful when everything goes right, but it takes character to stick with it when things get tough. The people who turn it around when all looks deparate are the true success stories. They need to dig into that "us against the world" mentality that brings out the best in people when they're at their lowest.

If Weis truly has lost this team, I'm not sure what he can do to regain their respect. It may take someone from outside the program to provide some support to the current staff and give one of those speeches like Lou can give to get them fired up. Myself, I haven't given up on Weis, but how I feel doesn't have anything to do with how this team will respond in the next few weeks. I hope that somewhere along the line this week, they learn, as Jimmy V. put it best.....Don't give up, don't ever give up.

One more part I loved of that Jimmy V. speech.....
It's so important to know where you are. And I know where I am right now. How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.

I'm sure they have a dream or they wouldn't be where they are. I just hope they're willing to work for it.

 

[piyachi]

I think they will fight for it, I just hope it doesn't take too long to pay dividends.

Anyone who has made it here as a recruit is someone who has worked their ass off for years to get to the point of even being recruited to play at ND (hopefully this is true of the TW recuits...I think it is). I can't imagine anyone insane enough to give up after a couple games on years worth of work.

 

[The Fly]

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Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough........the tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go!

What the f@#$ happened to the Irish I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? Ooh, we're afraid to go with you Chuck, we might get in trouble. Well just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Culcrick, he's a dead man! Hoyer, dead! Ringer...

We're just the guys to do it. LET'S DO IT!

 

[The Polish Irishman]

I would take the offense to the Stadium and walk them in the end zone and tell them it is just that easy...of course I would have an easy button

 

[connor_in]

Every game is a new start, a chance to redeem a previous performance. The past performance can't be erased; it's in the record books. But there is always redemption. Lost the last game? That's OK. You can still win the next one, and your previous loss doesn't make the victory any better or any worse. Just like every new play is a chance to redeem a previous mistake. Penalty on the last play? Whiffed your block? That's OK. The next play is a chance to do it right. Nose tackle owned you on the last drive? That's OK. You can still look him in the eyes and nail his *ss on the next one.

Does it sometimes seem like this isn't really true? Sure. When you're down by 30, when they've sacked you 8 times, when your teammate bales in the dead of night, it might seem like there's nowhere to go. But you can always move forward. You can always get the play right next time. Even after the final gun sounds, you can learn from your mistakes. But never, never, never, never stop putting one foot in front of the other. Never.

Great sentiment....all I can say is AMEN


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ROCKNE:

Well, boys ... I haven't a thing to say.
Played a great game...all of you. Great game.
(He tries to smile.)
I guess we just can't expect to win ‘em all.
(Rockne pauses and says quietly.)
I'm going to tell you something I've kept to myself for years --
None of you ever knew George Gipp.
It was long before your time.
But you know what a tradition he is at Notre Dame...
(There is gentle, faraway look in his eyes as he recalls the boy's words.)
And the last thing he said to me -- "Rock," he said -
"sometime, when the team is up against it -- and the
breaks are beating the boys -- tell them to go out there
with all they got and win just one for the Gipper...
(Knute's eyes become misty and his voice is unsteady as he finishes.)
I don't know where I'll be then, Rock", he said - "but
I'll know about it - and I'll be happy."

 

[CLEARWALL]

Where is Coach Holtz when you need him? Personally, I wouldnt say anything. I would have every one of these kids accompany the coaching staff to work with special needs kids and elementary school after-care programs. Let the kids who see you as heros do the talking for you. Maybe if the team realizes there actually IS someone to play for, theyll give a little effort.