Oct 29 | Navy

[GO IRISH!!!]

I wish I had your enthusiasm. Here's mine:

"It's a new saturday, and ND is going to lose AGAIN"

Sorry bro but I just can't be as positive as you are. I have been watching ND since 84 when I was 7 years old. They were good. Dominant. Nasty. Tough. Intimidating football team to play.

Now it's 2011 and ND football is just another game on someone's schedule. Nobody fears us anymore. and it's pretty simple to come into ND stadium and win. Until I see MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR change I'm just going to continue to accept the fact that we really aren't much better than the Sun Belt/MAC teams.

I find myself agreeing more and more regularly with my buddy NDOM. This pain that I allow myself to feel on these Saturdays is getting to be too frequent. I too look back on the ND teams I grew up with, but I also look at other teams around the country today and the products I am seeing compared to the 2011 Irish are quite different.

I don't know what the future holds of course, but I would not be surprised to see this program devolve to the level of the Army's and Harvards of the world. Teams that used to be at the top of the mountain in the days of yore. We might look back on the '88 Irish squad and show old VHS highlights to our grandchildren. The video will look all grainy and weird because it isn't 3D and the kid will just roll his eyes and think, "Here he goes AGAIN! Rambling on about some football team that was good 50 years ago."

Hopefully, it won't come to that. I think if anyone can resurrect this program, it is Kelly. However, it just feels like we are teetering on the brink. I know that might be an exaggeration, but that is what it feels like to me.

Now, with all that being said, I am still going to rock my Irish gear today and yell and scream that we kick some Midshipmen arse!!! In order to move forward, we need to first pick ourselves up out of the muck and the mire and I hope this is the game the team does just that.

 

[Domer4ever]

If Notre Dame loses this game, do the wheels start to fall off? I think it could with the whole Brian Kelly comment this week and players grumbling with coaches. It's been a tough week after the USC loss and if they follow it up by laying an egg against a well coached Navy team that has spanked ND the last few years, things could go real bad, real quick.

Count me as worried starting three young players along that defensive line against the triple option attack. It's so important for Notre Dame to get off to a quick start in this game.

 

[goldentate23]

This game really scares me. They have beaten us pretty bad in the past, and I wouldn't be surprised if it happens again today. This team has a knack to fold in big games.

 

[WhoDeyIrish]

The line on this game has really shot up since it opened in Vegas. 17.5-23.5

 

[Black Irish]

I had a pretty specific nightmare about today's game last night. I was watching the game with family & friends. ND's 1st offensive play, they ran a WR reverse and lost about 5 yards. On the next play, Rees ran the ball, actually got about 5 yards, then fumbled. Notre Dame really needs to win today for many reasons, but also because having them in my sub-conscious & messing up my sleep is freaking weird. Go Irish!

 

[Rudy89]

everyone has a rudy mentality now.....it scares me

 

[footballinsiders]

If Notre Dame loses this game, do the wheels start to fall off? I think it could with the whole Brian Kelly comment this week and players grumbling with coaches. It's been a tough week after the USC loss and if they follow it up by laying an egg against a well coached Navy team that has spanked ND the last few years, things could go real bad, real quick.

Count me as worried starting three young players along that defensive line against the triple option attack. It's so important for Notre Dame to get off to a quick start in this game.

I agree with this. If the Irish lose today to Navy things become much worse for the program and the players. I have a feeling the Irish come out strong today and win big.

 

[AllGoldEverything]

Game time! LETS GO ND!

 

[Riddickulous]

Team looked fired up.

 

[TerryTate]

Fired. up.

 

[mgriff]

I hope so, I have a bad feeling about this game. I'm never a negative Nancy but it's just my feeling. Maybe it's conditioning from the last few year's, I'm Pavlov's dog. In any event, I hope I'm wrong and let's go Irish!

 

[enrico514]

NBC once again focussing on the negative and giving our opponents props!

 

[mgriff]

I hate that tranny.

 

[AllGoldEverything]

I hope so, I have a bad feeling about this game. I'm never a negative Nancy but it's just my feeling. Maybe it's conditioning from the last few year's, I'm Pavlov's dog. In any event, I hope I'm wrong and let's go Irish![/QUOTE

Im kinda worried about this one too.

 

[mgriff]

Shippin' up to Boston! Nice!

 

[IrishJayhawk]

NBC once again focussing on the negative and giving our opponents props!

Well...they have bested us in this series, Kelly's comments were the big story this week, and we're coming off of a bad loss. I think that's just responsible journalism.

 

[DonnieNarco]

Climbing up the topsail, I lost my leg!

 

[Ironman8]

Daniel Smith is back, and on the field for the kickoff. Nice to see him back healthy.

 

[WabashFalcon]

And here we go.

We get the ball off a fumble?

 

[Riddickulous]

Good start.

 

[mgriff]

Overturned imo

*That's before the replay too.

 

[Ironman8]

Boom!!!

 

[Old North State Irish]

YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DonnieNarco]

Least enthusiastic signal ever!

 

[Irish Fam]

thats a great way to start.

 

[goldentate23]

Is anybody else having problems with NBC so far?

 

[WabashFalcon]

Not our ball. Ground casued the fumble.

 

[Riddickulous]

He's down. This will be overturned.

 

[Ironman8]

He was down.

 

[Old North State Irish]

He's down!