Tommy Rees - Offensive Coordinator

[tko]

Milroe looked beyond lost, but the OL was getting worked. They should’ve run a screen 😂😂

 

[Calabrese's People]

Based on what we know about Tommy...

1) Committed to ND as part of Brian Kelly's first class, when no decent QBs were interested
2) Willing to play as a "place holder" starter, while BK tried to replace him for 3 years.
3) Took the fall with the SB cops in 2012, when it looked like Carlos Calabrese and possibly all his people were going down
4) Came back to ND as QB coach after Kelly's putrid 2016 season
5) Did not fake back injury, like Coach K at Duke, when Buchner got hurt and Drew Pyne was his QB

. . . It seem like the most likely explanation is that we went undercover to Tuscaloosa to kill that program once and for all.

Personally, I wish him nothing but the best.

Lies.

Tommy audibled into a QB keeper out of nowhere. Completely misread the coverage.

Carlo was just casually chit-chatting with the officer, discussing form tackling improvement ideas.
Carlo invited the officer to St.Barts Unico with the cousins but he already had plans.

Storm in a teacup.

Retract your comment and issue a public apology.

 

[Irishdrunk]

He did win 9 games last year with Arizona State's third string QB.

He also helped us lose 4 games as well. So happy Saban took Boy Genius off our hands.

 

[BeatSC]

Explain how he gave ND the double bird on the way out?

He left the offense in the best shape it's been in a long, long time. There are NO discernable holes at any position and we're witnessing an explosion of production between our experienced starters he recruited and coached up along with the addition of Hartman.
He stuck around for a year when he had the option to make more money and follow BK.
How long did you think he was going to hang around? He's given 1/3 of his life to ND at this point and he likely has dreams of coaching in the NFL or becoming a HC. Neither of those things he can achieve at ND at this time.

Some of you "fans" are the sorriest lot I've ever seen. He may not be deserving of a statue on campus, but the guy gave a lot back to this university and some people just want to spit on him. You'd think he ran over your cat. As a player he helped break the losing streak to USC, he helped get us back to the national championship, he gave MSU their only loss in 2013 and he won 2 of the 3 bowl games he started. As an OC he knocked off Clemson twice, once when they were ranked #1, got to the playoff, and beat a majority of the ranked teams he faced with half of the losses coming to playoff teams.

I'm sorry, but this is just a shitty ass take toward a former alumni that has only worked to try and help the team succeed. The fact is he's given back to the university more than any of us ever will. Criticize his playcalling or athletic limitations if you want, but if you're going to attack his character or contributions that's just ridiculous.

I think he got a scholarship as a low rated 3 star and then a very early opportunity by Brian Kelly. Without Kelly he wouldn’t have seen a D1 field. I also think he got paid more money than he ever dreamed of again thanks to Kelly. I would think he would have shown Kelly more loyalty actually. He is the little engine that could and has been beyond lucky to be at ND when we had no legit QBs on the roster. Only QB worse then Rees at ND was Evan Sharpley. I do appreciate him handing the ball off against USC. The bar was set low for Tommy. If he does well at Bama more power to him. If he doesn’t he might make enough to retire and coach a decent HS football team.

 

[BeatSC]

He did win 9 games last year with Arizona State's third string QB.

He also lost to a terrible Stanford team and a decent Marshall team. Both at home. That’s at best a wash. ND had a ton of quality players and only needed a game manager. Pyne wasn’t even that though.

 

[BeatSC]

Yep, but at some point in time age catches up with you mentally. We may be seeing the start of the decline.

I would say his AFLAC commercials have been getting better though….

 

[ulukinatme]

Lies.

Tommy audibled into a QB keeper out of nowhere. Completely misread the coverage.

Carlo was just casually chit-chatting with the officer, discussing form tackling improvement ideas.
Carlo invited the officer to St.Barts Unico with the cousins but he already had plans.

Storm in a teacup.

Retract your comment and issue a public apology.

This is a beautiful callback.
Also username checks out.

 

[stlnd01]

. He is the little engine that could and has been beyond lucky to be at ND when we had no legit QBs on the roster. Only QB worse then Rees at ND was Evan Sharpley.

He had Dayne Crist ahead of him and Everett Golson behind him. Also Gunner Kiel in there. All three of those guys had vastly more God-given talent than Rees, but who won us the most games?

You’re exactly what I’m talking about. Shitting on Rees for almost a decade and a half now for not being good enough for this football program when the reality is only a few have been better for it. No wonder he left, with fans like that.

 

[ulukinatme]

I think he got a scholarship as a low rated 3 star and then a very early opportunity by Brian Kelly. Without Kelly he wouldn’t have seen a D1 field. I also think he got paid more money than he ever dreamed of again thanks to Kelly. I would think he would have shown Kelly more loyalty actually. He is the little engine that could and has been beyond lucky to be at ND when we had no legit QBs on the roster. Only QB worse then Rees at ND was Evan Sharpley. I do appreciate him handing the ball off against USC. The bar was set low for Tommy. If he does well at Bama more power to him. If he doesn’t he might make enough to retire and coach a decent HS football team.

Quite the revisionist history you have there. Tommy was part of the winningest class in ND history I think before Book's class, and Tommy was the starter for most of those games. He did more than just hand the ball off, he's #4 all time in career passing yards behind Book, Clausen, and Quinn. #5 in passing yards for a season. #3 in passing TDs at 61. #6 in TDs thrown in a season at 27. Tied for 2nd in TDs in a game at 5. He did that while getting death threats and vitriol from weak ass fans. He very likely saved BK's ass because if he didn't step up to the plate we probably lose a lot more games in 2010 and 2011, then BK would have probably been shown the door because Crist wasn't the same after the injury. You have it mixed up. The fact of the matter is the only QB that was better in BK's tenure was Book.

 

[Old Man Mike]

 

[T-Boone]

I’ve got no beef with Rees. It was sensible of him to move on to Alabama. Good opportunity for him.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

He also helped us lose 4 games as well. So happy Saban took Boy Genius off our hands.

Fuck I hate kind of agreeing with you.

 

[Irishman77]

Quite the revisionist history you have there. Tommy was part of the winningest class in ND history I think before Book's class, and Tommy was the starter for most of those games. He did more than just hand the ball off, he's #4 all time in career passing yards behind Book, Clausen, and Quinn. #5 in passing yards for a season. #3 in passing TDs at 61. #6 in TDs thrown in a season at 27. Tied for 2nd in TDs in a game at 5. He did that while getting death threats and vitriol from weak ass fans. He very likely saved BK's ass because if he didn't step up to the plate we probably lose a lot more games in 2010 and 2011, then BK would have probably been shown the door because Crist wasn't the same after the injury. You have it mixed up. The fact of the matter is the only QB that was better in BK's tenure was Book.

Imagine what Notre Dame football could have been then without a noodle arm statue at QB

Rees sucked as a player and even worse as a coach.

What a joy to be a Notre Dame fan these days!

GO IRISH

 

[ulukinatme]

Imagine what Notre Dame football could have been then without a noodle arm statue at QB

Rees sucked as a player and even worse as a coach.

What a joy to be a Notre Dame fan these days!

GO IRISH

Yeah, I saw when noodle arm had us poised to beat USC in 2011, he got dinged up briefly for a play and Crist fumbled away our chance to win. Same thing happened against South Florida too.
I saw when Rees got knocked out of the USC game in 2013 too after getting us the lead, and Hendrix came in and went 0/4 and ran 6 times for 5 yards. It's amazing the defense was able to hold out the 2nd half and preserve the win Tommy built.
I saw when Rees helped bail Golson out in 2012 against Purdue and helped us win in overtime against Stanford.
Yeah, Rees sucked so much he was the only QB to beat Michigan State in 2013.
I remember Rees was so bad he scored the only TD in the 2012 game against Michigan...with his feet.

You have no idea how bad our record would have been if Tommy had really stunk up the field like our backups did. You should thank Rees for that and a lot more. The offense we're enjoying today doesn't happen without his recruiting and efforts.

 

[Irishman77]

Yeah, I saw when noodle arm had us poised to beat USC in 2011, he got dinged up briefly for a play and Crist fumbled away our chance to win. Same thing happened against South Florida too.
I saw when Rees got knocked out of the USC game in 2013 too after getting us the lead, and Hendrix came in and went 0/4 and ran 6 times for 5 yards. It's amazing the defense was able to hold out the 2nd half and preserve the win Tommy built.
I saw when Rees helped bail Golson out in 2012 against Purdue and helped us win in overtime against Stanford.
Yeah, Rees sucked so much he was the only QB to beat Michigan State in 2013.
I remember Rees was so bad he scored the only TD in the 2012 game against Michigan...with his feet.

You have no idea how bad our record would have been if Tommy had really stunk up the field like our backups did. You should thank Rees for that and a lot more. The offense we're enjoying today doesn't happen without his recruiting and efforts.

Nah… Freeman gets all the credit. Hartman isn’t here without him.

Rees would be rolling with another MAC QB (Angeli) and have him playing scared and overthinking everything.

All the privileges Tommy boy was given at Notre Dame that disguised his inadequacies for some of the delusional Rees apologists are over…

GO IRISH!!!

 

[StPaul_Irish]

Tommy (like BK) certainly did some good things for Notre Dame, just as Notre Dame did plenty of good things for him. He had his strengths and weaknesses. However, I think it’s also reasonable for a Notre Dame fan to be unimpressed that he went to Alabama. Competition is what makes the game fun. Yet, people also should remember that he wasn’t quite beloved when he was here, especially during low moments last season, and he took a lot of heat for QB play and playcalling (sometimes justifiably, other times not). If you look at ND’s team this year, the majority of coaches from the Kelly era are gone. You don’t think he heard rumors about Freeman needing to assert himself and take over this team? There was somewhat of a power struggle (being rumored) with word of Jack making Tommy’s hire mandatory. There may have been some internal struggle, although I can’t confirm this. Just speculating. Alabama provided him with a fresh start at a premiere football program without following Kelly to the SEC. It was his big move. It was likely a way for him to cleanly reestablish himself. In fact, I don’t even recall much of a goodbye to Notre Dame. He didn’t drag out the leave or bad mouth ND. He just did it. I can respect that.

I couldn't agree more 1000%.

but...

F- You Timmy Reese

 

[Domina Nostra]

It's a funny post, but the point that we should wish Tommy the best is uncontroversial. He's an alum and desperately needed real coordinating experience under a true master, which is to say outside the Kelly bubble. This is a best case scenario for him and no one with any sense thinks he should have turned it down.

I like Tommy a lot and I do wish him the best, but this is in no way a best case scenario for him and I do think he should have turned it down for a number of reasons.

If Tommy needed anything to further his college career, it was a good QB. He was about to have it at ND. Like Buchner and Pyne, I think he made a poor choice based on Alabama's QB room.

Also, Alabama is an absolute pressure cooker with zero room for error, not a learning environment--especially on the offensive side of the ball. And what has worked for Saban at Alabama is not easily translatable outside of a few SEC schools; it may not be anywhere now that the NIL has stolen his money advantage.

Personally, I think Tommy, like Weis, might have a little more pro-football in him than college football. I think Tommy could probably be a great college coach, but his highest and best use is the NFL where the players have time to learn the scheme. IMO, Rees should have taken a QB coaching job in the NFL under a OC that is known as a QB coach.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Imagine what Notre Dame football could have been then without a noodle arm statue at QB

Rees sucked as a player and even worse as a coach.

What a joy to be a Notre Dame fan these days!

GO IRISH

You are an asshole, plain and simple. Notre Dame had no other options, Tommy rose up and became the best possible hope during his time. He did everything he could and he wasn't gifted like Lawrence. He just gave us everything he had after our promising 5 star showed he couldn't operate in the bright lights. He kept ND from falling off a cliff when the other QBs around him fell apart.

 

[anarin]

Nah… Freeman gets all the credit. Hartman isn’t here without him.

Rees would be rolling with another MAC QB (Angeli) and have him playing scared and overthinking everything.

All the privileges Tommy boy was given at Notre Dame that disguised his inadequacies for some of the delusional Rees apologists are over…

GO IRISH!!!

Shitting on a former and current player, and then following up with a Go Irish. SMH

 

[Free Manera]

ROLL SCAN OFFENSE

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Imagine what Notre Dame football could have been then without a noodle arm statue at QB

Rees sucked as a player and even worse as a coach.

What a joy to be a Notre Dame fan these days!

GO IRISH

Nah… Freeman gets all the credit. Hartman isn’t here without him.

Rees would be rolling with another MAC QB (Angeli) and have him playing scared and overthinking everything.

All the privileges Tommy boy was given at Notre Dame that disguised his inadequacies for some of the delusional Rees apologists are over…

GO IRISH!!!

It's an absolute shame that all fanbases have rotten eggs like you, and have to share their fandom with people who can tarnish other people's perceptions of a team and their fans.

Read the room....your takes are terrible.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

He also lost to a terrible Stanford team and a decent Marshall team. Both at home. That’s at best a wash. ND had a ton of quality players and only needed a game manager. Pyne wasn’t even that though.

I used italic font, Count Chocula.

 

[Green Mountains]

Everyone....please. Just let go. It's ok.

TR was heart and soul Irish as a player and as a OC. Now he's gone. He's left the nest of ND football. Maybe he grows into a remarkable talent and a future head coach. Maybe he's already there. And maybe he get eaten up by the SEC.

Regardless of the answer, he's gone and we can stop handwringing. He didn't leave the cupboard bare....it's pretty well stocked.

I wish him luck and success as I think that reflects back positively on ND and it's football program. But if you don't, then he's gone...it's ok, let it go.

 

[Old Man Mike]

The moron poster is simply a troll, fellas ... probably a drunk troll who gets his laughs in this way feeble enough to not task his talent level.

I'd say that no one else on IE is like this whatever-he-is but I know better than to overestimate us.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

The only thing I can't forget about Tommy is the phantom fumble under the lights.
But he played great that game and it took a miracle to lose.

I'm glad has was Irish.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

They’ll still have a 10-win season

Yeah. Bama is certainly capable of winning the SEC West, and while they probably wouldn't be favored to beat Georgia, it's hardly unimaginable that they could, which puts them in the CFP. They're not dead yet, they just have less margin for error than they did a week ago.

 

[T-Boone]

They’ll still have a 10-win season

They will probably get beat by LSU and A&M from here. 9-3. No soup.

 

[ulukinatme]

The only thing I can't forget about Tommy is the phantom fumble under the lights.
But he played great that game and it took a miracle to lose.

I'm glad has was Irish.

Up 24-7 going into the 4th quarter the defense surrendered 28 points. Tommy played well enough to win in the Big House. That loss was on Diaco.

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

Maybe Tommy just likes to try to wax shine on shit. He finally gets a QB in South Bend and he heads to Tuscaloosa to the QB toilet.

 

[PutuporShutup]

Maybe Tommy just likes to try to wax shine on shit. He finally gets a QB in South Bend and he heads to Tuscaloosa to the QB toilet.

Or he always needs to have an excuse for underperforming