Post Game Observations

[kmoose]

I didn;t mean to step on Kmoose's toes. I honestly didn't know one person made all of the post-games threads.

Have mercy.

It's not a big deal. I sometimes can't do it for various reasons. I started the first "Post Game Observations" thread, back in 2007, although it was actually titled "Thoughts on the BC game". I usually am a little behind, because I try to wait until they post the post game stats on und.com. That way, I can go through and take the strictly emotional observations out.

 

[TheRealLynch51]

So, I heard we won against a top 25 team tonight. That's pretty cool, right?!

 

[4irishnation]

 

[IrishJayhawk]

I just love the activity of this board when we win. It's so much calmer.

We beat a ranked team tonight who was supposed to beat us by a touchdown and held one of the most prolific offenses in the country to a reasonable output. Where are the Diaco haters? Where are the Longo haters (we won the 2nd half again, by the way)? It's baffling!

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Another couple of things that I noticed........

Corey Robinson is an outstanding athlete who could end up being something very special.

The offensive line started the game pretty shaky. There were a lot of defenders in the backfield, on the first couple of possessions. But they got it right, and did a fine job the rest of the game, with a few rare exceptions. Congrats to them.

Our offensive line put it all together, all night! Nobody in the country brings the outside pressure ASU does, this with the All PAC defensive player of the year on the line! I was so proud of Christian. He pulled right every time. The backs all missed the hole every time except Cam. And he missed it once.

 

[Kanye West]

Rees is average
If Mcdaniel and Atkinson switched brains Atkinson would win a heisman
Our Oline and TEs are good
DLine went back into the killer bee swarm mode of 2012
MLB played well but Grace getting hurt will sting
Our cbs are good our Safeties are average, Redfield can't be worse than Farley.
Brindza won us the game in the 4th
and Bud Light Lime is amazing.

 

[koonja]

When we pulled a guard we had a ton of success running the football I thought. I'll have to re-watch to be sure, but it seemed every time we'd have a nice gain.

 

[Woneone]

I'll say this the best I can after quite a few "drinks"...

Tommy Reese is an absolute warrior. Yea, I said it. If you disagree, screw you. You're wrong.

I watched the game today next to an ND "fan", HS coach, former MSU "player" (he was apparently only there for a year). He yammered on and on about how this offense is completely opposite of what a Tommy Reese offense should be. About how he's just a stop-gap between mobile quarterbacks, how he's a fill-in.

And I realized, he's damn right.

I get so mad at Reese, but I'll defend him until the end. He battles. He calms others down. He helps players out.

It's funny. When you read a recruiting thread, you see all these posts about how we don't "want" a guy unless he's really a RKG.

You have a RKG playing QB, and all the sudden, that isn't good enough. Tommy Reese is a Notre Dame guy through and through. He could have left when he left when he lost the starter role (I believe I remember some interview questions along that line, and he explicitly said he was an ND guy), but no, he stayed.

We're 4-2 with 2 losses to top 15'ish teams in a transition year.

You got a problem with Reese?

Let's arm wrestle.

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

Rees is average
If Mcdaniel and Atkinson switched brains Atkinson would win a heisman
Our Oline and TEs are good
DLine went back into the killer bee swarm mode of 2012
MLB played well but Grace getting hurt will sting
Our cbs are good our Safeties are average, Redfield can't be worse than Farley.
Brindza won us the game in the 4th
and Bud Light Lime is amazing.

Post of the year.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

Rees is average
If Mcdaniel and Atkinson switched brains Atkinson would win a heisman
Our Oline and TEs are good
DLine went back into the killer bee swarm mode of 2012
MLB played well but Grace getting hurt will sting
Our cbs are good our Safeties are average, Redfield can't be worse than Farley.
Brindza won us the game in the 4th
and Bud Light Lime is amazing.

I accept your apology.

 

[Jebediah Springfield]

We won when few thought we would so lets make sure we talk about that...

Our O line got the job done. Nick Martin struggled a bit but I don't remember him messing up in the 2nd half?

Tommy. Man oh man... can be frustrating to watch but he didn't lose the game.

Something is going on with Daniels. I don't what it is but he needs to take care of it.

TJ comes through as a senior should

Our D really came through today. Grace is going to be missed big time in the coming weeks.

* For those calling for Redfield, look at Jaylon... He makes plays but also makes mistakes. If Redfield makes mistakes in the back it will be a TD everytime.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Has ND thrown even 1 play action pass this season? Talk about missed opportunities.

Yes, one. The extra three hundred and twenty seven touchdowns we could have had were the ones we didn't run. Good nigh everyone!

(The previous was a degree of hyperbole.)

 

[stlnd01]

Our offensive line put it all together, all night! Nobody in the country brings the outside pressure ASU does, this with the All PAC defensive player of the year on the line! I was so proud of Christian. He pulled right every time. The backs all missed the hole every time except Cam. And he missed it once.

Both our lines played great games tonight. We protected Rees against aggressive pressure, and blew running holes. We brought lots of pressure without blitzing and generally stuffed their run and contained on the edge. I'll take it, any time.

 

[Junkhead]

Rees is average
If Mcdaniel and Atkinson switched brains Atkinson would win a heisman
Our Oline and TEs are good
DLine went back into the killer bee swarm mode of 2012
MLB played well but Grace getting hurt will sting
Our cbs are good our Safeties are average, Redfield can't be worse than Farley.
Brindza won us the game in the 4th
and Bud Light Lime is amazing.

Agree with everything until the last line.

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

I'll say this the best I can after quite a few "drinks"...

Tommy Reese is an absolute warrior. Yea, I said it. If you disagree, screw you. You're wrong.

I watched the game today next to an ND "fan", HS coach, former MSU "player" (he was apparently only there for a year). He yammered on and on about how this offense is completely opposite of what a Tommy Reese offense should be. About how he's just a stop-gap between mobile quarterbacks, how he's a fill-in.

And I realized, he's damn right.

I get so mad at Reese, but I'll defend him until the end. He battles. He calms others down. He helps players out.

It's funny. When you read a recruiting thread, you see all these posts about how we don't "want" a guy unless he's really a RKG.

You have a RKG playing QB, and all the sudden, that isn't good enough. Tommy Reese is a Notre Dame guy through and through. He could have left when he left when he lost the starter role (I believe I remember some interview questions along that line, and he explicitly said he was an ND guy), but no, he stayed.

We're 4-2 with 2 losses to top 15'ish teams in a transition year.

You got a problem with Reese?

Let's arm wrestle.

Might have spoke too soon on the post of the year...

I don't even really blame Tommy too much on the INT. I'm expecting some at this point. The ball should have been on the ground. Another empty back set.

 

[koonja]

I'll say this the best I can after quite a few "drinks"...

Tommy Reese is an absolute warrior. Yea, I said it. If you disagree, screw you. You're wrong.

I watched the game today next to an ND "fan", HS coach, former MSU "player" (he was apparently only there for a year). He yammered on and on about how this offense is completely opposite of what a Tommy Reese offense should be. About how he's just a stop-gap between mobile quarterbacks, how he's a fill-in.

And I realized, he's damn right.

I get so mad at Reese, but I'll defend him until the end. He battles. He calms others down. He helps players out.

It's funny. When you read a recruiting thread, you see all these posts about how we don't "want" a guy unless he's really a RKG.

You have a RKG playing QB, and all the sudden, that isn't good enough. Tommy Reese is a Notre Dame guy through and through. He could have left when he left when he lost the starter role (I believe I remember some interview questions along that line, and he explicitly said he was an ND guy), but no, he stayed.

We're 4-2 with 2 losses to top 15'ish teams in a transition year.

You got a problem with Reese?

Let's arm wrestle.

No one's questioning Tommy's heart, but just because he has a low ceiling doesn't excuse him from criticism.

 

[BGIF]

I don't understand why it was frustrating.

South Carolina barely beat unranked Kentucky.
Oklahoma had a rough time with unranked TCU.
Oklahoma State just about lost to unranked Kansas State.
It took Georgia overtime to beat unranked Tennessee.
UCLA had big trouble with unranked Utah.

But unranked Notre Dame beating #22 Arizona State (the 6.5 point favorite) is frustrating?

Byes, because the emotiposters had their day ruined. All week long they posted about the ASU blowout:

Kelly can't coach. Diaco can't coach. Martin can't coach. Rees has no arm, feet, etc, etc. Bryant should start because Atkinson goes down too easy, Tuitt is fat, Shembo isn't trying, Tuitt won't get drafted. ASU is going to expose ND on both sides of the ball. Blah, blah, blah!

Rees is now less than 100 Yds behind Mirer for #5 on the All-Time Yardage List but he can't throw.

Rees is a half dozen TD passes behind Powlus for #3 on the All-Time TD List but Tommy can't throw.

Rees is now 18-6 as a starter, one game different less than Montana's 19-5 but Tommy isn't a Division I QB.

"ND can't win if Rees plays half the game.!"

Kelly will blow another game by not playing Hendrix just like he refused to play Crist.

This week was an avalanche of negativity by a group that posts with the same accuracy that Hammond calls a game.

The frustrating part to them is ND won and they can't fathom how.

Didn't Kelly and the players read their posts and realize they were not just supposed to lose, they were supposed to get blown out.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

I'll say this the best I can after quite a few "drinks"...

Tommy Reese is an absolute warrior. Yea, I said it. If you disagree, screw you. You're wrong.

I watched the game today next to an ND "fan", HS coach, former MSU "player" (he was apparently only there for a year). He yammered on and on about how this offense is completely opposite of what a Tommy Reese offense should be. About how he's just a stop-gap between mobile quarterbacks, how he's a fill-in.

And I realized, he's damn right.

I get so mad at Reese, but I'll defend him until the end. He battles. He calms others down. He helps players out.

It's funny. When you read a recruiting thread, you see all these posts about how we don't "want" a guy unless he's really a RKG.

You have a RKG playing QB, and all the sudden, that isn't good enough. Tommy Reese is a Notre Dame guy through and through. He could have left when he left when he lost the starter role (I believe I remember some interview questions along that line, and he explicitly said he was an ND guy), but no, he stayed.

We're 4-2 with 2 losses to top 15'ish teams in a transition year.

You got a problem with Reese?

Let's arm wrestle.

I like a lot of what you have to say. But our QB is Tommy Rees.

 

[Irish Insanity]

I just love the activity of this board when we win. It's so much calmer.

We beat a ranked team tonight who was supposed to beat us by a touchdown and held one of the most prolific offenses in the country to a reasonable output. Where are the Diaco haters? Where are the Longo haters (we won the 2nd half again, by the way)? It's baffling!

That is understated. One TD was on D for them, and one in garbage time prevent D. Our D gave up 20 points if you take those out. Thats phenomenal for a team averaging 45 points a game. And we held them around 100 less yards than they average and thats including the last prevent D drive. This D played phenomenal. Thats not even debatable. And J Smith played a large part in that.

 

[stlnd01]

I'll say this the best I can after quite a few "drinks"...

Tommy Reese is an absolute warrior. Yea, I said it. If you disagree, screw you. You're wrong.

I watched the game today next to an ND "fan", HS coach, former MSU "player" (he was apparently only there for a year). He yammered on and on about how this offense is completely opposite of what a Tommy Reese offense should be. About how he's just a stop-gap between mobile quarterbacks, how he's a fill-in.

And I realized, he's damn right.

I get so mad at Reese, but I'll defend him until the end. He battles. He calms others down. He helps players out.

It's funny. When you read a recruiting thread, you see all these posts about how we don't "want" a guy unless he's really a RKG.

You have a RKG playing QB, and all the sudden, that isn't good enough. Tommy Reese is a Notre Dame guy through and through. He could have left when he left when he lost the starter role (I believe I remember some interview questions along that line, and he explicitly said he was an ND guy), but no, he stayed.

We're 4-2 with 2 losses to top 15'ish teams in a transition year.

You got a problem with Reese?

Let's arm wrestle.

Yes.
Post of the week. Month? Year?

But it's Rees.

 

[NCDomer]

I'll say this the best I can after quite a few "drinks"...

Tommy Reese is an absolute warrior. Yea, I said it. If you disagree, screw you. You're wrong.

I watched the game today next to an ND "fan", HS coach, former MSU "player" (he was apparently only there for a year). He yammered on and on about how this offense is completely opposite of what a Tommy Reese offense should be. About how he's just a stop-gap between mobile quarterbacks, how he's a fill-in.

And I realized, he's damn right.

I get so mad at Reese, but I'll defend him until the end. He battles. He calms others down. He helps players out.

It's funny. When you read a recruiting thread, you see all these posts about how we don't "want" a guy unless he's really a RKG.

You have a RKG playing QB, and all the sudden, that isn't good enough. Tommy Reese is a Notre Dame guy through and through. He could have left when he left when he lost the starter role (I believe I remember some interview questions along that line, and he explicitly said he was an ND guy), but no, he stayed.

We're 4-2 with 2 losses to top 15'ish teams in a transition year.

You got a problem with Reese?

Let's arm wrestle.

Fair. I hate on Rees because of his lackluster play. Instead, I should hate on the coaching staff for playing Rees.

 

[Kanye West]

Agree with everything until the last line.

I'm a broke college boy, its certainly better than the normal Natty or Keith Stone lite.

 

[arrowryan]

I'm a broke college boy, its certainly better than the normal Natty or Keith Stone lite.

Natty Lite has def grown on me this year. That's really all I have had to drink while partying this fall lol

 

[Irish Insanity]

Yes.
Post of the week. Month? Year?

But it's Rees.

I gave him a pass because he opened with saying he was drinking. Lol.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

That is understated. One TD was on D for them, and one in garbage time prevent D. Our D gave up 20 points if you take those out. Thats phenomenal for a team averaging 45 points a game. And we held them around 100 less yards than they average and thats including the last prevent D drive. This D played phenomenal. Thats not even debatable. And J Smith played a large part in that.

But Diaco still sucks, right?

 

[Ironman8]

I'm a broke college boy, its certainly better than the normal Natty or Keith Stone lite.

Don't you dare bash Natty. Natty kegs were my college experience, and it was phenomenal.

 

[koonja]

Byes, because the emotiposters had their day ruined. All week long they posted about the ASU blowout:



Rees is now less than 100 Yds behind Mirer for #5 on the All-Time Yardage List but he can't throw.

Rees is a half dozen TD passes behind Powlus for #3 on the All-Time TD List but Tommy can't throw.

Rees is now 18-6 as a starter, one game different less than Montana's 19-5 but Tommy isn't a Division I QB.

"ND can't win if Rees plays half the game.!"

Kelly will blow another game by not playing Hendrix just like he refused to play Crist.

This week was an avalanche of negativity by a group that posts with the same accuracy that Hammond calls a game.

The frustrating part to them is ND won and they can't fathom how.

Didn't Kelly and the players read their posts and realize they were not just supposed to lose, they were supposed to get blown out.

Rees also has twice as many passing attempts as Rick Mirer had at ND.

I understand your perspective, but using stats and records from an era of football that is completely different than today's game is pointless.

 

[Irish Insanity]

But Diaco still sucks, right?

Let me check with Kuehnja.

 

[BGIF]

Rees also has twice as many passing attempts as Rick Mirer had at ND.

I understand your perspective, but using stats and records from an era of football that is completely different than today's game is pointless.

Q.E.D.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

Let me check with Kuehnja.

That's not going to go well.