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[Golden_Domer88]

Nobody is PERFECT!

I will be the first to admit that I get on the negative side during the games but why is it everytime we win....everyone goes straight to the negatives?

From what Michigan has done the past three years to ND, I am full of POSITIVITY!

This team has done nothing but impress and amaze me so far this season. I didnt think much of the season honestly. Maybe 8 wins if we got lucky. WE ARE 4-0!!!!!

Yes we all know that the offense isnt elite and has alot of work to do to be even good! But they found ways to win and they have. Yes, kelly had a conservative play calling which sucked, but after Golsons turnovers, he went to the experience and made play calls to not lose the game. If he made a bunch of pass play calls and they were intercepted all night....ND fans would be calling for his head.

Look at our schedule so far, compared to other top teams.....theirs dont even come close to ours.

So lets just enjoy the win and let the coaches get the problems fixed, because they have done so, so far!

WE ARE ND!

 

[scUM Hater]

Nice post. Totally agree. Defense wins championships. Sucks we have a week off before Miami. GO IRISH.

 

[North Buffalo Irish]

I'm usually a pessimist, but I can't agree enough.

Let's worry about how good the offense really is when they are pushed in a game. Kelly has been extremely conservative in his playcalling all year. When we needed the drive against Purdue, the offense made the plays to set Brindza up. When we needed to run the clock out at MSU, we ran the ball down the field and got Brindza in position to seal the game again. When we needed to hold Michigan off in the 4th quarter, we had a nice little FG drive and then ran the clock out with a first down at the end.

All I'm saying is, we aren't really playing to score a lot of points. The offense must get better as the season goes on, but it has been there when we've needed it.

 

[ACamp1900]

I'm always a realist... Happy to escape 4-0. That. Is. All.

 

[RallySonsOfND]

I again would like to point out that we held them to LESS POINTS than #1 ALABAMA did.

Go Irish!

 

[AllGoldEverything]

Great post.

For the first time since I can remember we are finding ways to win games. It may not be pretty but Kelly is finding ways to win. This team is showing TOUGHNESS, which is something we havent seen at ND in a long time.

I have to admit I wasnt expecting much from this season either, but wow I am impressed with what I have seen so far. This team is special.

Everyone enjoy the win we are 4-0! Beat the hurricanes!

 

[JoeyGetherall]

Nobody is PERFECT!

I will be the first to admit that I get on the negative side during the games but why is it everytime we win....everyone goes straight to the negatives?

From what Michigan has done the past three years to ND, I am full of POSITIVITY!

This team has done nothing but impress and amaze me so far this season. I didnt think much of the season honestly. Maybe 8 wins if we got lucky. WE ARE 4-0!!!!!

Yes we all know that the offense isnt elite and has alot of work to do to be even good! But they found ways to win and they have. Yes, kelly had a conservative play calling which sucked, but after Golsons turnovers, he went to the experience and made play calls to not lose the game. If he made a bunch of pass play calls and they were intercepted all night....ND fans would be calling for his head.

Look at our schedule so far, compared to other top teams.....theirs dont even come close to ours.

So lets just enjoy the win and let the coaches get the problems fixed, because they have done so, so far!

WE ARE ND!

Ya everyone watches teams like Alabama and has this inflated sense of what a good team is or what a top 10 teams looks like. Truth is no one is as good as they seem and it is very early.... Enjoy the 4-0 boys.

 

[JoeyGetherall]

Great post.

For the first time since I can remember we are finding ways to win games. It may not be pretty but Kelly is finding ways to win. This team is showing TOUGHNESS, which is something we havent seen at ND in a long time.

I have to admit I wasnt expecting much from this season either, but wow I am impressed with what I have seen so far. This team is special.

Everyone enjoy the win we are 4-0! Beat the hurricanes!

Ya at some point this year I might start thinking that our defense will hold and we won't give up late 4th comebacks. This has to be beaten out of me though.

 

[NDhoosier]

too bad none of the people who need to see this have responded yet...

Great post... too many negative posts after a WIN over Michigan... we are 4-0!

 

[irishff1014]

It was flat a terrible game for the offense. The defense was nothing shy of AMAZING. I love that call to take Golson out and i was not the biggest fan of Tommy but the team needed change of pace. I was negative about the play calling. It wasn't that good nor is our rushing offense. I love the fact that we are 4-0 and that we won any time you win its good however it shows we still have alot to improve on the offense. I did see this thread last night that but didn't know what i wanted to say so there it is.

 

[Golden_Domer88]

They can keep praising the top teams for blowing the doors off of high school teams all they want. All I want to see if the irish win! Fault and Oregon are the only teams that deserve to ranked that high honestly. Go irish!

 

[EifertPower]

I for one enjoyed the Weis' offenses a great deal and thought those teams were thrilling to watch and root for. But the fact is those teams weren't good because the offensive lines were never good and the defenses were average at best.

I don't think our defense is a Top 5 or Top 10 defense like some people say, but we are a darn good defense. And while a conservative offensive team who has a QB that is still learning may not be the sexiest or most fun to watch, the fact is our defense is very good.

And bottom line is good offenses might be fun and sexy, but good, hard-nosed defenses win you games.

The great start in 2002 was for similar reasons--a tough defense and an offense that did just enough.

Part of the reason for our lack of firepower on offense these past 2 games may be because we've gotten the early lead and our defense has been so dominant that there isn't a need to pull off all these trick plays and big plays.

We won't always be in the lead, so i think when we trail we'll see a different offensive look