Making it tough

[phgreek]

WoW...so much for next man in. Our 2a and 2b QBs are making it tough on our D.

not shocked Robinson just toasted us. Kelly needs to get these guys squared away in a hurry.

Dbacks are so-so, LBs look pretty good...just on the field too much.

lets pray for an unreal 2nd half

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

yes we need to stop the bleeding....I still have hope...one thing I do not like seeing is ND fans turning on each other...

 

[Riddickulous]

Without Crist, this game is over. We don't have enough on offense without him to keep up the pace.

 

[irishfan]

Besides Michigan's 2nd td drive, the D has looked good. Just let up two big plays.

If Crist is back, I think we have a good chance. All it would take is an early stop, and then a drive like our first one and the momentum is completely ours. If not, we're gonna have to pray for a lucky turnover or a special teams boost from AA to get us back in it.

 

[mgriff]

There is no way we win with the backups in. It's not a knock, they just don't have enough experience or composure at this point. While DC started his first game last week, he's been in the program for two years, learning, preparing, and even playing some. The defense can't keep holding them forever. They did a very good job, but we didn't get a first down for three possessions after Crist went out. We all knew what would happen if Crist went down, he did, and it's happening.

 

[ACamp1900]

Kelly sucks at calling plays ... Third and long, run ... First and 3 with 3 seconds left? --- pass, with empty backfield and a bad QB ... Kelly can't call plays, period.

maybe you should have submitted an application

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

Chill dude.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Right about now, I'm wishing Kelly kicked the FG before half.

 

[GowerND11]

Those three points wouldn't matter. What would matter are a lot of what ifs. Why in the world would Crist throw the ball out of the endzone? Why couldn't we stop denard Rodinson?

 

[Ancient Hunter]

I hate everything.

 

[phgreek]

I hate everything.

I second that...

guys fought hard, the D somehow found a way to shut them down in the second half...

DC did a nice job on the first couple drives back in the second half...

my only criticism is that our big guys did not do what it took to keep Mo...Floyd dropped balls, Rudolph dropped balls, Rudolph stumbled on a possible breakaway, AA found a way to step out on a possible breakaway, Teo missed a sure Int, DC missed too often on long balls (MI's vulnerability), had an INT, and of course the hail mary to end the game speaks for itself...

Don't get me wrong, they all did well in their own right throughout the game...I refer you back to the killer instinct comment Kelly made...its another way of saying championship teams find a way to get and keep Mo.

we had crap circumstances, but we had PLENTY of chances to close this thing out. To steel Denny Green...our team is "who we thought they were"...a talented, hard working, work in progress...I'm beyond angry right now...but I'm proud they fought as hard as they did.

As for the field goal in the first half...being unsure if DC was coming back, I can't second guess that...too soon for me to start that routine...if we execute the plays where we had an advantage we win...so playcalling must have been OK.