100% agree, but at the same time....charlie didnn't help matters with his play calling when we had the ball with over 2 mins left.
put the billboard back up.
i have one of the biggest supporters of weis up until now.we've given him his chance.
but there was absolutely no reason for us to lose this game.
yes,the refs fucked us at the end.no question about it.there should still be 3 seconds left on the clock.
but weis cost us this game. there's no reason to be throwing the ball with the lead and 2 minutes left,especially when AA has been running well.
how many points did we leave on the field?about 20?
im as pissed off and upset as anyone.and i really dont know what to think at this moment.
but i will give michigan credit.forcier is a pretty good qb,especially for a frosh.he will be very good if they can develop him well over the next couple years.
but we should not have lost.
This will take expensive therapy - f*cking Republicans need to open up heathcare to all - a lot of people should need therapy after this.
I would rather have our offence try and win the game then our defence. It was the right call to throw. Fuck if it was up to me I would have gone 5 wide. Allen was limping off to the sidelines after that first down run very late in the game.but weis cost us this game. there's no reason to be throwing the ball with the lead and 2 minutes left,especially when AA has been running well.how many points did we leave on the field?about 20?
im as pissed off and upset as anyone.and i really dont know what to think at this moment.
but i will give michigan credit.forcier is a pretty good qb,especially for a frosh.he will be very good if they can develop him well over the next couple years.
but we should not have lost.
I'm wondering that too. Manti was nowhere to be seen in the 2nd half. Don't know what happened. No doubt this loss is going to hurt especially because its to those cocks in ann arbour.the game feels like a sock in the gut....and Floyd is questionable..defense is alot weaker than thought. darius fleming got punked by a true freshman(twice?) ...what happened to manti?
I even too spent to stick up for Weis....who is still the man in my book..
The officiating was criminial. These motherfuckers need to be called out and shot.
The officiating was criminial. These motherfuckers need to be called out and shot.
Just a few friendly reminders:
1.) It's just a game. Yes, I know a lot of you feel passionately for football, and I do too! But to cuss and act like savage animals is sort of ridiculous. It reflects badly on your team, and yourself.
2.) After rewinding and watching in super slo mo on my DVR, it looked as if the ND player in the backfield for the last kickoff-return touched the ball on a bounce. So while Clausen said that a second should be added, there was a brief booth review in which they found that the ND player indeed touched it and that instead of 1 second being taken off the clock, that 2 should be taken off, as another 2 seconds elapsed after the player touched it.
3.) The taunting call against ND was obvious - he was waving the ball in the face of a band member for the other team. That's unsportsmanlike and I'd expect better out of the ND football team, to be honest. However, Michigan kept their celebrating in check (meaning, amongst their players only and behind their white line)
4.) Yes, there were some BS calls made on both sides, but it shouldn't have even gotten that close. Michigan was NOT the favored winner, and the fact that ND lost can't ALL be blamed on the officiating.
I wasn't able to get over that reversed call all day! - I just don't get it; I thought the idea of instant replay was ONLY to overturn calls when there was definitive, conclusive evidence. In the best - and very good - shot of AA's feet, it defintely looked like he stayed inbounds.
Apparently, there is no sort of review process for these officials, because I can't imagine if there were, then their jobs would be retained after something as agregious as that!
A few notes:
1.) THIS IS A GAME. Yes, it's football. Yes, a lot of you are passionate about your football - I am too! But cussing and acting like savage animals is unacceptable. It reflects badly on the ND football franchise and as yourselves as people. ND lost. Yes, it sucks. But the way some of you are carrying on make me embarrassed to say I'm one of you.
2.) Here's what happened with the time clock (after SEVERAL super slo mo's on my home DVR and a lot of discussion with my dad): You'll notice that once the ball bounces in the backfield and an ND player goes for it (sorry, I'm not familiar with all the numbers and names), the time goes down 1 second. The assumption here is that the ND player touched the ball. When Clausen tells the ref to look at the time - the ref talks to some people in the booth. First they add 1 second, but then you see that they deduct two. The field review actually shows that the ND player DID touch it, and so the time should run from when he touched it. Which, from the time he touched it until the end of the play was actually 2 seconds. HENCE the change from 11 to 9 seconds.
3.) The ND taunting call was obvious. The ND player took the ball and waved it into the band member's face from U of M. I was quite disappointed in that player - again, I expect better from the WHOLE ND franchise. To carry themselves/ourselves with respect and dignity and not act so childlike. Yes, it's a heavy rivalry. But we're Notre fucking Dame, people. We are BETTER than that. Seriously. There was no Michigan taunting call because they weren't taunting - they were celebrating with their own teammates and fans. I could see MAYBE excessive celebrating, but certainly not taunting.
4.) The fact of the matter is, this game shouldn't have even BEEN this close - there's a REASON that Michigan was NOT the favorite for this game. It should have been over by the start of the 4th quarter. The fact is, Michigan outplayed us, and we should have ran the ball more.
So Quinntastic what's you expert reasoning behind the AA touchdown that was called back? If you're so embarrassed to call yourself one of us than don't. We're all VERY passionate about our Irish Football and have every right to express our thoughts, if you don't have the balls for it...then tough shit.
You are wrong Quinny. Not a good time to preach.