he looked stiff and slow last year to me, then didn't do anything to change that in the spring game. Thomas albeit far from a burner, looked like he can make some plays.
Again.
Agreed. Amazing how some people don't realize this. They are going to rip the coaches but the coaches had a verbal at a minimum. Why the hell would they continue recruiting other QBs. For those that are upset I would love to know how the staff could've played this different. I'm all ears .
I don't know!!! But dammit this has to be TR's fault somehow!!!
It all stems back to the phantom fumble Under the Lights.
Never liked him since we lost that Tulsa game...
Rees was paid to fumble that ball and throw the game!...It's irrelevant he had the Irish up 24-7 going into the 4th quarter and our defense gave up 28 points in the final 15 minutes.
He did have a couple bad picks before then too including in the red zone.
I woke my neighbors up yelling at the TV
I'll never give up on someone after a true freshman season. He'll probably end up being good
If he works hard, he'll be good.
I really don't get it either. People who are knocking Buchner and/or Colzie....they're true freshman, it's a problem with people tempering their expectations.
The Buchner stuff is a bit much as he’s got the potential to be good. Colzie has been criticized for work ethic. That’s more troubling, particularly if it’s bad enough that the media is dogging you. I can’t imagine what kind of lazy it takes for the media to say stuff. I’d have to believe even giving a decent effort would make you go unnoticed.
That's fair and all but this is still a teenager who might be taking a little longer to catch on to the grind. It's one thing to play HS ball and be blessed with talent and not having to work incredibly hard to be a stud; it's another to learn the ropes of balancing a full semester of academic credits plus a full time job in collegiate football, against kids who were similarly blessed with the same athletic traits as yourself.
Well, no words will fix this angst, just games and wins. I am hopeful.
Carroll is probably a good comparison (in theory).
I am hopeful as well. In fact, in my view, if Freeman can get it done on the field, I think ND is a top 3-4 team annually. And herein may be my angst. It could be a "too good to be true" fear as a long time fan. Because if he gets it done in the win column we WILL be a college football juggernaut once again, and being so close to see it become a mirage would suck. But its better than Kelly's decade of "play it safe approach"
Just remind yourself you don't know anything about football and what you're doing is preparing yourself for a letdown because everything we've seen thus far has been great. It's the Irish way to fret about which pin will pop the balloon. Shake it off and be hopeful while we still can because in a month, we'll have to contend with the reality as it unfolds.
