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[Brown]

No, he would have caught the ball. The defender, on the other hand, used skill to catch the ball and was prepared to be in the right position to make the play. The defender would also have been concentrating on the play and breaking to where the ball was thrown in order to be in the area.

lol

 

[kmoose]

I believe my quote was 'on its way to being back.' I did not say that a victory over UNC meant that we were back. Semantics, perhaps, so no offense taken.

You're right. That's my bad. I think a win over NC will say that ND is well on it's way to being competitive. But I won't believe that they are on their way to being back until they play with, and beat, the teams like USC.

 

[kmoose]

So if the WR would've concentrated/prepared more, he would've been able to use jedi mind tricks to prevent the deflected pass from landing right into the defenders hands, with a wide open angle to the endzone?

Brown,

You've heard of the "tip drill", right? Why do you think coaches, who are limited to 20 hrs of practice a week, take the time to run tip drills in practice? It's not because an INT off of a tipped ball is pure dumb luck. They practice it so that the DBS develop the skills related to catching a football, and to prepare the DBs to be in the right place, and not to panic and lose focus if the ball bounces right to them.

 

[Brown]

I know what the tip drill is, and frankly, I think it's a waste of time.

 

[ACamp1900]

Camper is a smart ass man. As much as i love ND football i want them to go 9-3 at best. We do not deserve a BCS birth.

yeah I respect people's opinons here but those who are wanting to charge into another BCS game remind me of cool hand luke getting pounded in a fist fight but refusing to admit obvious defeat until pelted unconscious

 

[ACamp1900]

I do agree though that 10-2 will not get us into a BCS game... but those same posters who made that nice point stated we are looking too far ahead, yet have us at to finish the season 10-2 and not 11-1 or worse than 10-2...

point is we are all guilty of the same thought process here, just different stances on bowl wins and loses

Also, I believe one of my original points was over looked when I mentioned bowls game to begin with, we will indeed have a hard fight on our hands this weekend... if I had a gun to my head and were forced, I'd prob. bet UNC to win

 

[NDMontana]

I know what the tip drill is, and frankly, I think it's a waste of time.

Did you ever play football?

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

Wow. No.

The passing game has been fucking magnificent. That's why we've won. The running game was great against Purdue....who is 108 out 119 FBS teams in rushing defense. If we run into a really good secondary than we're in deep shit. JC and the receivers will still perform, they're that good, but not the way they have the last two weeks.

You seem like a good fan but you're wildly unrealistic (or optomistic).

I posted somewhere that I am only comparing this team to last year's team, and I see improvement all across the board. I have said that 4 wins this season is a possibility. I have extremely guarded optimism. I do not at this moment think they are anywhere near a top 25 ranking, nor do I think they will get there this year. I still think the o line is too weak and eating the wrong foods. I was stunned when NBC actually listed and mentioned what the o line eats during the week, especially the no veggies part. I posted somewhere last week that they need to hire a dietician and eat more vegetables. I wonder if Haden reads this site. You Haden! Quit calling it against ND so often!

I don't believe the d is as bad as many posters on here are saying. I should add that I completely slept through the MSU game, so I don't have a full picture of this team. I did wake up only long enough to see the entire ND scoring drive, so that is my impression of the MSU game - that, and my little nephew's opinion who still sounded optimistic about the season despite the loss. He said they look like a better team, but they made crucial mistakes. That came from a 13 year old who, I am told, sits through entire ND telecasts without taking his eye off the screen (give or take).

Bottom line, I think this team is vastly improved (3-1 vs. 0-4 with no touchdowns). I really see a bright future for this team. I think the rest of the season will be a tough challenge.

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

When you shit your pants up where you live, does it just freeze? And then is it at all similar to when you touch your tongue to a frozen flag pole? I wouldn't want to pour warm water down my ass crack to remove my underwear from my crevasse!

Sorry for being crass, I am a little intoxicated.

freegin LOL

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

I really don't care which bowl we get into or who we play. My only focus of this season is on improvement!! I am more concerned about the long term health of the program, not some somewhat trivial stat like bowl losing streak. If we are the best choice for a BCS game, then I say "Great!". If we are relegated to a lesser bowl, I will still say "Great!".

I have felt, from before the season started, it was important for the Irish to regain the focus and swagger of the teams in the first two seasons of the CW era showed. They aren't completely there yet, but we seem to be making serious strides in that direction.

I won't lie in saying I would love to stop hearing the Irish-haters babble on about the bowl losing streak. I just don't feel it is important enough to worry about considering where the program is at right now.

Exactly my thinking right about now.

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

yeah I respect people's opinons here but those who are wanting to charge into another BCS game remind me of cool hand luke getting pounded in a fist fight but refusing to admit obvious defeat until pelted unconscious

It was just a flesh wound. He called it a draw.