next seasons prognosis.

[wicket]

Since our season is over I thought it would be sice to see what you guys though we would do next season. I'm gonna run my expectations by you realising that it's way early and on any given saturday anything could happen.

2009 Schedule
Sept. 5 Nevada
Dispite a talented Qb in Kaepernick that i really think is underrated this nevada team shouldn't be a problem. But then again i thought the same (except the qb part) of SDSU this season so lets just say we are not near good enough to win games halfhearted.
Prognosis: Win (relatively easy)

Sept. 12 at Michigan
Michigan is gonna play that game with as much emotion as we played them with this season. We are just a better team though and no ND player will not play 100% against those damn puppydogs. But the level of emotion of the puppydogs need to be flattened quickly with a couple of quick scores or it could be a nasty nasty tough game.
Prognosis: Win (kinda tough)

Sept. 19 Michigan State
With their main threat gone in Ringer the Spartan offense shouldnt be overwhelming for us at all. As long as we dont lose the turnover battle we should have a decent chance here.
Prognosis: Win (kinda tough)

Sept. 26 at Purdue
Purdue is by no means gonna be the pushover they were this year. It's gonna be a tough fought match but A match i have difficulty seeing us lose.
Prognoisis: Win (relatively easy)

Oct. 3 Washington
This could be the easiest game on the scedule and the game where I'd like to see Jake Heaps visiting south bend. He could like it as well seeing us play his homestate team. CW just can't afford to blow this game and he wont allow our team to do so.
Prognosis: Win (easy)

Oct. 17 USC
Well I know this game is gonna be in South Bend and the trojans lose about their entire defense and receiving corps to sunday but I just cant see us beating them yet. We will give them a run for their money and I'm not saying we can't pull an upset but it would by all means be an upset. USC is in my mind as much of a favourite over us as we will be over Michigan in this situation.
Prognosis: Loss (close one)

Oct. 24 Boston College
Of the rest of the games I'm most scared of this one. It might be tough for the team to get as much emotion on the field as they did a weak ago and they will have one hell of a game. I'm just not calling this game due to the scedule(Herzlich coming out might change things).
Prognosis: To close to call

Oct. 31 Washington State (San Antonio, TX)
Like their state rival Washington State has flirted with Lion-like suckitude although they just managed to miss that level. We should however completely outmatch them and pull an easy win against a mediocre opponent.
Prognosis: Win (easy)

Nov. 7 Navy
Navy aint gonna be as good as they are this year. They are gonna lose a bunch of difference making seniors and with our team getting better (at least I hope so) another upset is just not gonna happen against the midshipmen.
Prognosis: Win (never easy against a SA)

Nov. 14 at Pittsburgh
A part of the equation is whether LeSean McCoy comes out but I really believe he will so I'm gonna assume he does. We should be able to restrain them defensively although we might have a tough time matching up in the trenches. Our superior skill position players on both sides of the ball however will pull us through a tough one. Besides that the team has something to prove against the team that kinda broke them this season.
Prognosis: Win (really tough one)

Nov. 21 Connecticut
By all means we should be able to handle UConn. It's not that its gonna be easy or anything but it kinda feels like the Spartan Matchup. We will be vulnerable for the upset but we should just flat out win this game.
Prognosis: Win (kinda tough)

Nov. 28 at Stanford
If we come in this game with a dissappointing record this game will be easy because we are the superior team but Stanford has a sort of habit of upsetting big teams playing well. And although i dont expect that will happen the posibility just wonders through my mind. It's that kinda game where we could blow our good season.
Prognosis: Win (really tough one)

our record on the end (10.5-1.5) should be enough to get us in a nice bowl game and when USC goes undefeated and we beat BC we could (should) end up in a BCS game. I see us going at least 8-4 with the most likely losses then coming to USC BC Pitt and one of stanford michigan state michigan or UConn.
I know I might be a tad optimistic but you are a fan for a reason right.

 

[phork]

Nevada runs the ball really well, thats an issue for us.
I see hard games with MSU, USC and maybe BC.

If we aren't 11-1 then I would consider the season a disappointment.

 

[NDOM]

8-4 is my guess. Until we beat someone of significance I just cant predict anything better.

 

[IrishAddiction]

Michigan, Michigan St., Pitt and BC will be the games that determine the success of next year, and all those games ND should win. We should NOT have trouble with any other teams. Charlie is 4-8 going against these teams in his career, which is pathetic IMO. We have a larger home field advantage, larger line, better athletes, but we have yet to prove we can outplay and outcoach them. BC is starting to prove they are not the second best catholic football school, and ND is starting to prove it is not the top program in college football HISTORY.(now 3rd all time winning percentage, 4th if you count Boise St.) Charlie better be ready because if we win less than 10 games against this schedule, many members of the ND nation (including myself) will be calling for him to be fired.

NOTE* If he wins 9 games and beats USC, who he is now 0-4 against, i might not want him to be fired.

 

[WeisWeisBaby]

I think the above poster is unrealistic and is an idiot, ND will show more progress and will be a better football team, but to demand is just childish

 

[wicket]

who demanded?

 

[WabashFalcon]

Can't we all just get along!?!?!?!?!!???!!??

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

Michigan, Michigan St., Pitt and BC will be the games that determine the success of next year, and all those games ND should win. We should NOT have trouble with any other teams. Charlie is 4-8 going against these teams in his career, which is pathetic IMO. We have a larger home field advantage, larger line, better athletes, but we have yet to prove we can outplay and outcoach them. BC is starting to prove they are not the second best catholic football school, and ND is starting to prove it is not the top program in college football HISTORY.(now 3rd all time winning percentage, 4th if you count Boise St.) Charlie better be ready because if we win less than 10 games against this schedule, many members of the ND nation (including myself) will be calling for him to be fired.

NOTE* If he wins 9 games and beats USC, who he is now 0-4 against, i might not want him to be fired.

Agree.

Does that make me an idiot?

I get along with nobody. I'm Bambi. Led a sled 'round the world. Dancer and Prancer? They jealous. Wanna kick my ass. Think seniority is an issue.

But they don't have a red nose. And they not cute. Fuckers are ugly.

 

[IrishAddiction]

I think the above poster is unrealistic and is an idiot, ND will show more progress and will be a better football team, but to demand is just childish

First off, glad to see you are a detroit lions fan. Secondly, show me one thing about my post that isnt true. Or maybe you just like to instigate things, which some people might consider.......hmmm childish and idiotic. And as always, reps to neutered, i can always count on his posts for a laugh.

 

[phork]

Agree.

Does that make me an idiot?

I get along with nobody. I'm Bambi. Led a sled 'round the world. Dancer and Prancer? They jealous. Wanna kick my ass. Think seniority is an issue.

But they don't have a red nose. And they not cute. Fuckers are ugly.

Rudolph is a bastard reindeer and is not in the traditional reindeer line up.

 

[The Polish Irishman]

I believe 9-4 is a realistic expectation of next season. This team is still very young and will make mistakes, plus we can't run the ball. Last off season the Oline learned to pass block maybe this season we can learn to run block. I huge problem with this team is lack of pressure on the QB when rushing 4 guys, we have to blitz to get pressure and then we are lucky to hit the QB. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Master Guns]

I think CW will have to post 9 or more wins without any Syracuse type debacles to keep his job in 2010.

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

I believe 9-4 is a realistic expectation of next season. This team is still very young and will make mistakes, plus we can't run the ball. Last off season the Oline learned to pass block maybe this season we can learn to run block. I huge problem with this team is lack of pressure on the QB when rushing 4 guys, we have to blitz to get pressure and then we are lucky to hit the QB. Just my 2 cents.

We lil dogs next year. Not a fan of CW's offense. Need better use of fullback and some misderiction - dummy CW - basic misdirection!

(Sorry NDinLa - I'm dirgressing ...)

But thinkin ND wins maybe a bit more next year.

Thinkin IrishAddiction's post is a good call.

But who cares...

Yo PHORK! JUST FOUND OUT DADDY IS STAR PRINCE. WATCHING OVER ME.

And found out Wabash dude shot Mommy twixt the eyes. At least he "slow cooked" her in several crock pots.

What a dork. "Slow cooking" my mom in a crock pot and stuff...

Kinda pissed bout the "slow cooking" my mom thingy.

So what's your favorite beer?

 

[GO IRISH!!!]

I don't think number of wins is, necessarily, the total benchmark for next year. I think quality of wins is going to say a lot as well. Coach Weis doesn't just need to beat the teams we are supposed to beat, they need to be pummeled into submission and dominated. It is the SDSU game versus the Hawaii game. Sure we got wins in both, but they were vastly different games. Just my opinion. I hope we see a lot more of what we saw on Christmas Eve.

By the way Neutered - saw packages of your mom's jerky on e-Bay going for $10 per pack!

 

[kmoose]

Michigan, Michigan St., Pitt and BC will be the games that determine the success of next year, and all those games ND should win. We should NOT have trouble with any other teams.

ND should NOT have trouble with USC next year? Get real, man.

I think 8-4 is realistic, next year. Until we can run the ball, expecting anything more is foolish.

 

[phork]

ND should NOT have trouble with USC next year? Get real, man.

I think 8-4 is realistic, next year. Until we can run the ball, expecting anything more is foolish.

Or how about stopping the run.

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

By the way Neutered - saw packages of your mom's jerky on e-Bay going for $10 per pack!

Bastage.

Whats you gonnas tells me next? Humped Thumper with (roe formerly kinown as Great Prince of the Forest) watchings?

Dated Faline?

Overpowereds Flower?

Can't.... get over...obsessions....with....letter "S".

Needs to washes my hands. Agains.

 

[IrishAddiction]

ND should NOT have trouble with USC next year? Get real, man.

I think 8-4 is realistic, next year. Until we can run the ball, expecting anything more is foolish.

yeah, sorry i was meaning to say all the other teams minus USC. actually, SC has pretty much handed us our asses on a silver platter in the Charlie Weis era, minus the first year. i meant we should win at least 10 games with the schedule that we have, that is going to be one of the weakest schedule for a team probably in ND history. 8-4 is a crappy year for ND, if we go 8-4 CW should be fired. u may think expecting 8-4 is realistic, i would say expecting 8-4 is just plan under estimating the talent on this team. If we dont win 10 games with the talent, the problem is....drumroll...........Charlie effing Weis!!!! Seriously, what teams are you expecting to make us 8-4 moose? SC should be the only game we have a problem with....

 

[Irish Rogue]

Should win 10 games if you go by the 4 game improvement. USC, BC, PITT, MICH, STANFORD,MICH ST, I would not call this an easy schedule by any stretch. If the team stays healthy and limits turnovers, 10 wins would be outstanding with a Bowl win. This would require winning 4 of the 6 tough games and winning the so called "gimme games." Certainly attainable, but will not be as easy as people think.

 

[choo choo]

9-3, 10-2 tops - but could be anywhere between 8-4 to 11-1...there, i'm not going out on a limb any further than that

 

[IrishAddiction]

hell im not saying we are going to win 10 games guys. im saying that ND should win 10 games, and if they dont, changes should be made, and this could definately mean charlies job is on the line, especially if we go 8-4, or even 9-3 if we take an ass whooping from SC and another team. This schedule is very easy if you compare it to an SEC,BIG12,or even PAC10 schedule. We have plenty of "cake" teams on this schedule. ND cant play them like they are cake, but should easily handle them none the less. some of you act like i said we are going to win 10, i said i expect this team to with this level of talent. Crappy Coaching can have just as big an effect as crappy players though.

 

[ARALOU]

Hell forget Michigan and Purdue, they are not even bowl teams. UConn and Nevada are, beware of them. The "Schedule" is not as easy as it appears. If Michigan and Purdue find a way to turn it around then it gets tougher.

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

Rudolph is a bastard reindeer and is not in the traditional reindeer line up.

I was a walk-on.

Das right. I'm badass badboy patch wearing goatee sporting Bambi Rudolf Anello dammit.

 

[goldandblue]

8-4 is my guess. Until we beat someone of significance I just cant predict anything better.

Some would say this upcoming season only allows one game to beat someone of significance. and that being USC...

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

Maybe people too stuck on "name" schools and forget that D1 football is full of D1 athletes.

 

[wahoo]

The Irish should have double digit wins next year. I base that on the schedule they have plus the returning letterman. Anything less than 8 wins and I think CW needs to be canned

 

[ARALOU]

Maybe people too stuck on "name" schools and forget that D1 football is full of D1 athletes.

That is it in a nutshell. All these guys in D-1 were pretty much BMOCs in high school. Top shelf athletes. Emotion, preparation, and intimidation are huge factors. Physically they are very comparable. Talent is the biggest factor because you got to have that first. Great games happen when both teams are on their game. Sometimes the other team does not show up. Sometimes the other team is out-manned. Most of the time a team is out-coached or out-motivated. That is why you see some lopsided scores in games that should be close. I admit that some teams have talent heads above others but as a general rule many many of these guys are all capable of putting in a big time performance.

 

[IrishAddiction]

That is it in a nutshell. All these guys in D-1 were pretty much BMOCs in high school. Top shelf athletes. Emotion, preparation, and intimidation are huge factors. Physically they are very comparable. Talent is the biggest factor because you got to have that first. Great games happen when both teams are on their game. Sometimes the other team does not show up. Sometimes the other team is out-manned. Most of the time a team is out-coached or out-motivated. That is why you see some lopsided scores in games that should be close. I admit that some teams have talent heads above others but as a general rule many many of these guys are all capable of putting in a big time performance.

Amen, but we know that the problem isnt talent next season which means much of the problem lies within the coaching staff. No More, "we are a young team". There are other young teams that win games they should win, our team should be no acception. The coaches need to coach and motivate well, or the coaches need to change.

 

[NDMontana]

I predicted that Hawaii would beat us 21-14 and so I came by to give everyone a shot to serve me a nice plate of crow and a glass of shut the hell up to wash it down. That was a good way to end the season; congratulations to the players and coaches.

I also wanted to stop by to wish everyone on the board a happy and blessed 2009. I hope that everyone has a wonderful year!! I'll be stopping by once in a while but my activity will be greatly decreased, to the relief of many I'm sure!!!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

 

[IrishAddiction]

I predicted that Hawaii would beat us 21-14 and so I came by to give everyone a shot to serve me a nice plate of crow and a glass of shut the hell up to wash it down. That was a good way to end the season; congratulations to the players and coaches.

I also wanted to stop by to wish everyone on the board a happy and blessed 2009. I hope that everyone has a wonderful year!! I'll be stopping by once in a while but my activity will be greatly decreased, to the relief of many I'm sure!!!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Hell, im not going to give ya crap, i figured it might have been a close game based on the play/coaching this season. Glad to see the guys kick the crap out of Hawaii, Not glad to see we were playing in the hawaii bowl. And thanks, i Hope you have a great and blessed 2009 as well.