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OCIrish said:
Being from LaPorte county, tailgating anywhere is a blessing!!!
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Oh no... getting cracked on by someone from Fort Wayne. What has become of my life? If you ever drive through the town of Long Beach let me know if you still feel that way about LaPorte Co.
 
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Andy in Sactown said:
Yet, what is noticeably absent is the theme of us having less "team speed" than our opponents. I cannot tell you how hard that used to make me gag.

"Clearly the Irish are a step slower..."

"And that's SEC speed right there..."

"Just kicked it into another gear and that secondary just lacks the top end to pursue..."

I don't hear that shit anymore. If there was a kernel of truth to not possessing elite team speed, the pundits would not hesitate. Quite the contrary.
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Maybe we should revisit Kelly's recruiting?

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NDCrusader said:
I don't know how you kids tailgate nowadays but we start at least 4 hours before kickoff. I haven't had to tailgate this early since the Navy game in Dublin.
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I don't know how you oldenheimers count, but Noon(12) - 4 = 8AM, not 9am.

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NDCrusader said:
Attention K-Mart shoppers. I AM IN CALIFORNIA.
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So you have to start tailgating at 5AM? Hell, you old guys are always up by then, anyway. And the bonus is that the game will be over in time for the 4pm trip to Golden Corral!

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Irish Insanity said:
Flying across the country and playing an early game doesn't affect the team, so getting up early to tailgate for an east coast game when on the west coast shouldn't either. Man up.
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The Irish are playing in their own time zone and "across the country" in this case is a 1hr flight to Pitt on Thursday.

I on the other hand have to leave the bar at 2am PST, get something to eat and drive 30 min home which makes it 3am PST. I then walk the dogs, shower, apply liberal amounts of Irish swag to my sobering carcass. It's now 4am PST. l then watch the pre-College Game Day show on ESPN till 5:15am PST then it's 30 min back to the bar to get the generator & TV set up in the parking lot to catch College Game Day which starts at 6am PST. So in a dark chilly parking lot, in a sweatshirt, cargo shorts and flip flops. I'll be there with some expired Stone Enjoy by 10-31-15 IPA watching CGD and throwing bags with some other highly devoted, long time ND fans in the heart of enemy territory.... waiting for a 9am PST kick off.

That's all I'm saying in typical run on fashion. Go Irish!
 
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kmoose said:
So you have to start tailgating at 5AM? Hell, you old guys are always up by then, anyway. And the bonus is that the game will be over in time for the 4pm trip to Golden Corral!

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Mmmmmmmm Chocolaaaaaate fountaaaaaaain (in my best Homer Simpson voice)

Never been. Haven't received my AARP card yet.
 
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NDCrusader said:
The Irish are playing in their own time zone and "across the country" in this case is a 1hr flight to Pitt on Thursday.

I on the other hand have to leave the bar at 2am PST, get something to eat and drive 30 min home which makes it 3am PST. I then walk the dogs, shower, apply liberal amounts of Irish swag to my sobering carcass. It's now 4am PST. l then watch the pre-College Game Day show on ESPN till 5:15am PST then it's 30 min back to the bar to get the generator & TV set up in the parking lot to catch College Game Day which starts at 6am PST. So in a dark chilly parking lot, in a sweatshirt, cargo shorts and flip flops. I'll be there with some expired Stone Enjoy by 10-31-15 IPA watching CGD and throwing bags with some other highly devoted, long time ND fans in the heart of enemy territory.... waiting for a 9am PST kick off.

That's all I'm saying in typical run on fashion. Go Irish!
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“Living the life of Riley”!

NDCrusader said:
Mmmmmmmm Chocolaaaaaate fountaaaaaaain (in my best Homer Simpson voice)

kmoose said:
So you have to start tailgating at 5AM? Hell, you old guys are always up by then, anyway. And the bonus is that the game will be over in time for the 4pm trip to Golden Corral!

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Never been. Haven't received my AARP card yet.
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I have mine. What's in your wallet? Laugh if you want, but present it at a gentlemen's club, or the right high velocity pickup joint & watering hole, and see what kind of response you get!

I will never leave home without mine!

I take my AARP card everywhere.
 
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kmoose said:
I don't know how you oldenheimers count, but Noon(12) - 4 = 8AM, not 9am.

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This is from a friend and fan much more eloquent than I :

An ND Fan's Brian Kelly Lament.

At 6-6 he's gone, where's the replacement's interview line?

At 7-5 , they may allow him to still carry-on for a time.

8-4 ? The domers may want him to stay a " little more";

At 9-3, the Irish may be knocking on the playoff door !

At 1O-2, the critics will be but a few;

And at 11-1, the NFL will be watching, too !

At 12-1, knocking at the door, for the 1st national championship 27 years;

Any more would bring the most seasoned fan to tears !

Alas, the flag-waivers , the sidewalk fans will have their lame excuses and reason;

To minimize and pigeon-hole the effort of every season !

Though broken bones and torn ligaments are no excuse,

Nothing but bad can happen; it's no use !​
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That mock has the Bears taking Myles Garrett at 8...even though Myles Garrett isn't eligible for the draft this year, as he's a true sophomore. Fail.
 
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Per Todd McShay

ND has 4 DEF studs. DL Rochell +Day =menacing. CB Luke sticks like glue. LB Smith-instincts still incons. but great range + more pwr this yr
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Glad to see Rochell getting some love. Mentions Luke's coverage, but no mention KVR which is not surprising.
 
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am going to post this in about three zillion places.

Opponents are not targeting Joe Schmidt; they are targeting a defensive backfield guaranteed to fail if they see something that makes them have to rely on the system they have in place. Sound funny? The DB in particular cannot run the scheme they have been given. Not because it is two complex, but because they just don't hold the discipline. And it isn't everyone.

I talked to someone very knowledgeable on the topic, someone who has forgotten more than I will ever know and they stated this thesis when I asked. So what did I do? Get mad at them and argue against their point! Futilely!

Then I saw this article :

OFD Films: Chaos in the Notre Dame Secondary - One Foot Down

Final Thoughts

You want to know why the Notre Dame defense has been giving up big plays? The primary culprit has been a secondary that has too many mental errors and hasn't lived up to their potential. The plays featured here aren't the result of a scheme that's too complex or a former walk-on at middle linebacker. They are the result of errors from players that should know better.
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Just a snippet! Read the rest, he compares the play of a couple safeties to that of Gong Show Contestants, and he had about as big of bone to pick over KVR's prima donna swan song, a la Pitt :

I have no idea why Max Redfield (yellow circle and question mark) would abandon his deep coverage responsibility on this play. No idea whatsoever. I simply don't have an explanation. Hence the question mark.

KVR is in my opinion, even worse (blue box). When he sees Boyd blow by him, he doesn't try and chase. Instead, he turns and starts pointing at Redfield (green arrow). I don't think I've ever seen that from a player. Are you kidding me?

There's no question Redfield screwed up. He should have stayed deep. But Russell should have been deep as well. More importantly, when he sees that Redfield is gone and the best receiver on the other team is running free, KVR should be putting his head down and sprinting to try and make a play. At least make an effort. Instead, he decides to literally point the finger at a teammate mid-play. Wow.
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And it is interesting because Larz does weigh in on Schmidt, also : Verdict? A step slower this year, but look at the defensive backfield!

This is an even more important read for Irish fans :

OFD Films: Joe Schmidt Iso Cam - One Foot Down
 
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Notre Dame=Excellence.

Even back in my day, we put quality performers out there [win or lose] in everything we did. Sports and all else.

Someone once said that intelligence and creativity and quality could be viewed as shining light; if that was seeable, one spot in South Bend Indiana would be able to be seen from the nearest star.

Love my old school......

(now I'll leave it to some of our IE "friends" to dissect why none of this is clearly a good thing)
 
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ISD questioning our S/C program because of our injuries compared to other teams today on power hour. God bless America.
 
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PANDFAN said:
that was a terrible mock draft in reviewing it
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Lol the best part was Myles Garrett isn't even draft eligible.

Connor Cook top 10 pick LOL. Dude has a career completion percentage of 56% and Deshone Kizer already has more touchdowns then Cook ever had in his best year at MSU. Also Jaleny Ramsey is a top 10 pick
 
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