General team info

[dublinirish]

Messed up on his "O's", that is the Buckeyes, before it is even played, not Oregon State, Ohio State.

1st link is for the oregon State game, it wont allow me embed it

 

[NDdomer2]

I think (ie: praying like hell) he sees the value of an ND degree and stays all four.

i think he gets his degree, i just don't see him playing four years. i would certainly love it if he did.

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>ND announces it will play at least 6 games in pro sports stadiums from 2014-16. Curious use of “professional” instead of “NFL” <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Fenway&src=hash">#Fenway</a></p>— Irish Illustrated (@NDatRivals) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/statuses/414046797833584640">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>10 different teams that are found in <a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball">@NDFootball</a>'s 2014-2016 schedules have finished #1 in <a href="https://twitter.com/AP_Top25">@AP_Top25</a> on 24 combined occasions. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NDFBSchedule&src=hash">#NDFBSchedule</a></p>— Leigh Torbin (@LTorbin) <a href="https://twitter.com/LTorbin/statuses/414045226055905280">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[dublinirish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en data-scribe-reduced-action-queue="><p>In the 2014-2016 schedules, <a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball">@NDFootball</a> will play at least 6 games in professional sports stadiums in 5 different States <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NDFBSchedule&src=hash">#NDFBSchedule</a></p>— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball/statuses/414046311206641664">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[PANDFAN]

4g in america

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>1 hour until <a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball">@NDFootball</a>'s 2014-2016 schedules are released.

Tune in to <a href="https://twitter.com/WatchND">@WatchND</a> at 11am ET- <a href="http://t.co/wKy11lA7po">http://t.co/wKy11lA7po</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoIrish&src=hash">#GoIrish</a></p>— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) <a href="https://twitter.com/FightingIrish/statuses/414047852412010496">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>-<a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball">@NDFootball</a> will play 9 teams for the 1st time in 10 years or more in the 2014-2016 campaigns. 3 teams will be faced 1st time <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NDFBSchedule&src=hash">#NDFBSchedule</a></p>— Aaron Horvath (@NDSportsBlogger) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDSportsBlogger/statuses/414047274923089921">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[NDBoiler]

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Someone help me out with this please - What is the significance of the celebration where the player swipes his hand across the turf after a big play? I've seen Jaylon do it a couple times in games and now in this video.

 

[dublinirish]

Someone help me out with this please - What is the significance of the celebration where the player swipes his hand across the turf after a big play? I've seen Jaylon do it a couple times in games and now in this video.

Bowling?

 

[#1rish]

Someone help me out with this please - What is the significance of the celebration where the player swipes his hand across the turf after a big play? I've seen Jaylon do it a couple times in games and now in this video.

Sweeping = "Cleaning up"


At least that's what I think

 

[Pachuco]

Someone help me out with this please - What is the significance of the celebration where the player swipes his hand across the turf after a big play? I've seen Jaylon do it a couple times in games and now in this video.

Line you can't cross without the big hurt?

 

[gkIrish]

Well at least we will have something to talk about today besides ducks, pizza, and the DT from Kentucky.

 

[dublinirish]

we need to talk about Dan Fox's celebration after his int, was this the whitest white guy celebration of all time?

 

[Voltaire]

we need to talk about Dan Fox's celebration after his int, was this the whitest white guy celebration of all time?

I think Mark Madsen still clearly has the championship belt.

 

[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Jack Swarbrick says he did not initiate termination of Michigan series by handing AD David Brandon a letter on the sideline.</p>— Irish Illustrated (@NDatRivals) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/statuses/414074720183521280">December 20, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[KyfightingIrish36]

https://twitter.com/ndatrivals/status/415595013733494785

 

[Rack Em]

https://twitter.com/ndatrivals/status/415595013733494785

Redfield has been taking snaps with the 1s during practice Monday. He's alongside Collinsworth.

 

[NCND]

YES!.. watch Farley get all the snaps on game day. Haha

 

[NDdomer2]

YES!.. watch Farley get all the snaps on game day. Haha

even if he does these are meaningful reps for redfield going into next season. hopefully some motivation for farley too.

 

[PANDFAN]

Cornerbacks coach Kerry Cooks took over the vacant defensive coordinator’s chair when Diaco left for a head coaching position at UConn earlier this month. Diaco took with him a reputation for his overflowing “energy bucket” and a militant attention to detail. Part of Diaco’s parting advice to Cooks was to be true to his own personality in the new job — advice, players say, that he has taken to heart.

“I’d say he adds a little bit more swag, if I can say that in a professional way,” senior cornerback Bennett Jackson said. “I would say it is definitely a little bit looser. Coach Diaco is a very intense man. A lot of the guys, I wouldn’t say fear him, but definitely if he wants you to run off the field, they’re going to run off the field.”

Jackson said his teammates may have been a little less afraid to drop to a slow jog for that last step or two on their way to the sideline in practice. Playing with a little less rigidity under Cooks has given the team a different attitude during the past couple weeks, he said.

Fifth-year linebacker Dan Fox noticed the difference in how each coach dealt with mistakes. After a mental slip in practice, there was no one jumping and screaming to point out the mistakes, just a guilt-producing glare that fits well with the confident “swag” personality of Cooks.

“You just feel him peering at you,” Fox said. “You make a mistake and he’ll just come up and say, ‘Why’d you do that?’ And while you’re explaining it you’re like, ‘Wow, that was stupid.’ You kind of taught yourself about a certain mistake. You fix your mistakes on your own.”

Cooks has coached both linebackers and the secondary since arriving at Notre Dame in 2010. He was promoted to co-defensive coordinator after the 2011 season at the same time that Diaco was promoted to associate head coach. Head coach Brian Kelly said Diaco’s new title was designed to help groom him for an eventual head job. Cooks didn’t see his role as co-defensive coordinator as an obvious stepping stone to take over when Diaco left.

Kelly did not say yet if he plans to hire from within his staff or bring in a new coordinator. He won’t make a new hire until the weeks after Saturday’s bowl game in New York City. Cooks has tried to keep that pending decision out of his mind in the past couple weeks.

“People have asked if you’re looking at this as an audition. I look at this as an opportunity to have 15 more practices with our guys, to send the seniors out the right way with a win in this bowl,” he said. “Any of that other stuff about grooming and the expectation of will I remain in this role, will I not remain in this role is not even on my mind.”

Cooks, like Diaco, played under Hayden Fry at Iowa and was an All-Big Ten pick as a senior. He said he’s never had any problem delivering energy like his predecessor, he just prefers a different approach.

“It’s not a tight environment,” he said. “I want the kids to be able to express themselves in the ways that are in line with what we want, but there’s a little bit more of not relaxation allowing those guys to be themselves and not putting them in such tight quarters. That’s a little bit of a change.”

On Saturday, Cooks said there will be no dramatic personality changes in the Irish defense itself. There may be a few new twists, he said, but that’s more a function of having a month to address issues on film and game plan for Rutgers than it is a result of having a new man calling the shots.

reminds me of my dad...i was always so afraid of messing up that it made me nervous helping him w/ things because if you did, u got that dreaded screaming at...looking fwd to a more loose group

 

[peoriairish]

I think this is really good for us based on this article due to the incredible athletes we have back there. Sometimes, a coach can be too rigid with these crazy talented athletes and it takes their skills away from them. What they may need is to play a little more loose and just do what they do. Staying within the scheme, obviously, but just go buck wild. I think it will be most interesting to see Ishaq with this new 'looseness'. To me, it always looks like he's thinking too much. Like running through his assignments in his head pre-snap. If he can just get up there and play, it may do him wonders. (Yes, I know he played fairly well this season, but I still don't think up to anyone's expectations)

 

[NDdomer2]

i really like the "inquiring about why they made the mistake." allows some good conversation (big trust builder) and the players to learn in a way that makes sense and sticks (actual understanding vs robotic i was told).

i personally want him to get the dc nod and we hire a badass recruiting monster lb coach.

 

[pumpdog20]

Cornerbacks coach Kerry Cooks took over the vacant defensive coordinator’s chair when Diaco left for a head coaching position at UConn earlier this month. Diaco took with him a reputation for his overflowing “energy bucket” and a militant attention to detail. Part of Diaco’s parting advice to Cooks was to be true to his own personality in the new job — advice, players say, that he has taken to heart.

“I’d say he adds a little bit more swag, if I can say that in a professional way,” senior cornerback Bennett Jackson said. “I would say it is definitely a little bit looser. Coach Diaco is a very intense man. A lot of the guys, I wouldn’t say fear him, but definitely if he wants you to run off the field, they’re going to run off the field.”

Jackson said his teammates may have been a little less afraid to drop to a slow jog for that last step or two on their way to the sideline in practice. Playing with a little less rigidity under Cooks has given the team a different attitude during the past couple weeks, he said.

Fifth-year linebacker Dan Fox noticed the difference in how each coach dealt with mistakes. After a mental slip in practice, there was no one jumping and screaming to point out the mistakes, just a guilt-producing glare that fits well with the confident “swag” personality of Cooks.

“You just feel him peering at you,” Fox said. “You make a mistake and he’ll just come up and say, ‘Why’d you do that?’ And while you’re explaining it you’re like, ‘Wow, that was stupid.’ You kind of taught yourself about a certain mistake. You fix your mistakes on your own.”

Cooks has coached both linebackers and the secondary since arriving at Notre Dame in 2010. He was promoted to co-defensive coordinator after the 2011 season at the same time that Diaco was promoted to associate head coach. Head coach Brian Kelly said Diaco’s new title was designed to help groom him for an eventual head job. Cooks didn’t see his role as co-defensive coordinator as an obvious stepping stone to take over when Diaco left.

Kelly did not say yet if he plans to hire from within his staff or bring in a new coordinator. He won’t make a new hire until the weeks after Saturday’s bowl game in New York City. Cooks has tried to keep that pending decision out of his mind in the past couple weeks.

“People have asked if you’re looking at this as an audition. I look at this as an opportunity to have 15 more practices with our guys, to send the seniors out the right way with a win in this bowl,” he said. “Any of that other stuff about grooming and the expectation of will I remain in this role, will I not remain in this role is not even on my mind.”

Cooks, like Diaco, played under Hayden Fry at Iowa and was an All-Big Ten pick as a senior. He said he’s never had any problem delivering energy like his predecessor, he just prefers a different approach.

“It’s not a tight environment,” he said. “I want the kids to be able to express themselves in the ways that are in line with what we want, but there’s a little bit more of not relaxation allowing those guys to be themselves and not putting them in such tight quarters. That’s a little bit of a change.”

On Saturday, Cooks said there will be no dramatic personality changes in the Irish defense itself. There may be a few new twists, he said, but that’s more a function of having a month to address issues on film and game plan for Rutgers than it is a result of having a new man calling the shots.

reminds me of my dad...i was always so afraid of messing up that it made me nervous helping him w/ things because if you did, u got that dreaded screaming at...looking fwd to a more loose group

Well, when they make a mistake and Kelly goes all purple face on them, I guess they'll go in the shitter again. Is this what's being implied, that they're now going to play better because Cooks doesn't yell? Diaco had a "militant attention to detail" and Cooks doesn't? This article is stupid.

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

Reminds me of when Bama came out of the tunnel doing jumping jacks and we were frozen stiff. Would love to see a looser defense but also a smarter one.

 

[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>BK on getting to double-digit wins consistently: We're very close to being able put double-digit wins each year. That's really the goal</p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/statuses/416625517173825536">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Kelly on future: Now it will be about getting this program to the playoffs every year.</p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/statuses/416625661654990848">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NotreDame&src=hash">#NotreDame</a> HC Brian Kelly: "We were probably as close to being an eight-win team last year as a 12-win team."</p>— Dan Murphy (@BGI_DanMurphy) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_DanMurphy/statuses/416625575978348545">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[IrishBlood81]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NotreDame&src=hash">#NotreDame</a> HC Brian Kelly: "We were probably as close to being an eight-win team last year as a 12-win team."</p>— Dan Murphy (@BGI_DanMurphy) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_DanMurphy/statuses/416625575978348545">December 27, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Don't get this comment…whats the point of saying that? Feed the hater fuel?

 

[gkIrish]

Don't get this comment…whats the point of saying that? Feed the hater fuel?

I should have provided more context. He made the above statement and also said we could easily have been 10 win team this year.

 

[NDohio]

Reminds me of when Bama came out of the tunnel doing jumping jacks and we were frozen stiff. Would love to see a looser defense but also a smarter one.

Yep - let the athletes make plays!!

 

[irishog77]

I'm not sure letting guys like Collinsworth, Farley, Fox, and Calabrese loose and going out to make plays is a strong coaching tactic.