Thank Tommy

[Irish8248]

He should go immediately after Nix, this way any Douche who decides to boo will sound like a carryover from "Lou"

 

[D-BOE34]

Celebrate the players on their day. That is how ND should do it when it not a mid game call that is blow by TR. Tommy made a lot of memorable BAD experiences for us all. People can torch him for that. YOU'RE THE QB OF ND FOR CHRIST SAKES!!! He should be applauded on this day at this time for everything else though. I agree with that. So should all other Seniors.

If he does throw a pick that looks ridiculous, yes, I will BOO the hell out of him in my living room. I can do that.

In the end... Thank You Seniors.. You brought ND back with Tommy as your QB in the worst, and the BEST!!!

You could have had amuch worse experience if Tommy wasn't around... Just Sayin

 

[Rudy89]

****in right! Let's send Tommy out of ND stadium a winner! Love that article!

 

[Rudy89]

If Hendrix was starting?

Based on what we have seen from Hendrix, this year: 1-9, at best.

I would like to think Malik wouldve gotten some snaps if all we had was him and Hendrix. Like after coach Kelly saw Hendrix suck he would have put Malik in.

 

[Graybeard52]

Tommy has been much maligned but we aren't undefeated last year without him. He's an average QB but he leaves it all out on the field and wants to win.

His performance has been maddening at times but I hope our fans demonstrate their appreciation for what he has accomplished as a major college QB.

 

[Buster Bluth]

Without Tommy Rees Notre Dame goes 1-2 to end 2010 without a bowl appearance and with a 5-7 record. With Dayne Crist in 2011, let's just assume they drop one of the close games they won, and finish 7-6. In 2012, who fills in for Golson against Purdue, Stanford, and BYU? No one, and 9-4 happens. Without Tommy Rees in 2012, either Hendrix of the true freshmen who has never played in a spread starts and Notre Dame goes something like 2-10 on the year.

2010: 5-7
2011: 7-6
2012: 9-3
2013: 2-10

Think about that when you think about booing Tommy Rees.

 

[rocket66]

Thank Tommy

Without Tommy Rees Notre Dame goes 1-2 to end 2010 without a bowl appearance and with a 5-7 record. With Dayne Crist in 2011, let's just assume they drop one of the close games they won, and finish 7-6. In 2012, who fills in for Golson against Purdue, Stanford, and BYU? No one, and 9-4 happens. Without Tommy Rees in 2012, either Hendrix of the true freshmen who has never played in a spread starts and Notre Dame goes something like 2-10 on the year.

2010: 5-7
2011: 7-6
2012: 9-3
2013: 2-10

Think about that when you think about booing Tommy Rees.

2-10 this year? A lot of assumptions there. I like Rees a lot but I'd also argue Hendrix would have had decent success had he been "the guy" and gotten the reps Rees gets. Hell, 2 years ago Rees got jerked at Stanford and Hendrix settled in and moved the ball and we all wanted him to be the guy going forward. Tommy has done a lot for ND, but I think we're over-glorifying here a bit. JMO.

Also, nobody is going to boo a player being announced during his entrance on senior day. It's ridiculous to even think it. He'll get booed if he throws some terrible picks during the game, but no way during the announcement ceremony.

 

[Irish#1]

Who??

My fingers got carried away. I fixed it just for you AC!

 

[palinurus]

Sorry, but I think this is sort of an odd thread. Personally, I don't boo any college kid, unless they exhibit arrogance/poor sportsmanship/dirty play (Manziell, e.g.) or a clear lack of effort. So booing Rees anytime is just inappropriate, though in the heat of the moment, I can forgive it as an emotional outburst.

But to single him out for thanks strikes me as odd; he hasn't done anything extraordinary, he hasn't done more with less, and he hasn't brought any particular honor to his team or his school. He's played hard, been a good team player, and been more or less successful, just like most or all of the seniors. In fact, the premise of the thread is "let's thank him because he has absorbed a lot of abuse because he sometimes played very poorly at the worst possible moment." I say that this is the premise because if we were thanking him for the big relief performances last year, e.g. (which I agree were clutch and for which he deserved, and received, praise), well, he'd be in the same category as most of the other seniors, who have also had their moments of glory, too. But no one is saying we should specifically thank them.

No, the premise here is that the fans have been unfairly hard on Tom and he deserved better, so now let's apologize. But if you look inside, I bet most of you are kind of glad to see him go. It's not personal, but -- again, be honest -- we need to be better and deeper at quarterback. And that's on -- not Tommy, who did his best -- but on Kelly.

So in the end, I applaud all the seniors, including Tommy, but he doesn't get special praise from me, the way a Manti or a Nix (who has played hurt) or even a walk-on like Will Salvi would.

 

[rikkitikki08]

Sorry, but I think this is sort of an odd thread. Personally, I don't boo any college kid, unless they exhibit arrogance/poor sportsmanship/dirty play (Manziell, e.g.) or a clear lack of effort. So booing Rees anytime is just inappropriate, though in the heat of the moment, I can forgive it as an emotional outburst.

But to single him out for thanks strikes me as odd; he hasn't done anything extraordinary, he hasn't done more with less, and he hasn't brought any particular honor to his team or his school. He's played hard, been a good team player, and been more or less successful, just like most or all of the seniors. In fact, the premise of the thread is "let's thank him because he has absorbed a lot of abuse because he sometimes played very poorly at the worst possible moment." I say that this is the premise because if we were thanking him for the big relief performances last year, e.g. (which I agree were clutch and for which he deserved, and received, praise), well, he'd be in the same category as most of the other seniors, who have also had their moments of glory, too. But no one is saying we should specifically thank them.

No, the premise here is that the fans have been unfairly hard on Tom and he deserved better, so now let's apologize. But if you look inside, I bet most of you are kind of glad to see him go. It's not personal, but -- again, be honest -- we need to be better and deeper at quarterback. And that's on -- not Tommy, who did his best -- but on Kelly.

So in the end, I applaud all the seniors, including Tommy, but he doesn't get special praise from me, the way a Manti or a Nix (who has played hurt) or even a walk-on like Will Salvi would.

Not true, how many QB's would have set aside their ego and allowed a red shirt freshman to upend his starting job and furthermore how many QB's would be completely silent about it? He has done plenty of extraordinary things on the field and helped ND win more than theY have lost. As a group ND fans need to realize this kid was a three star prospect coming out of high school, has he played bad in games? Sure what QB hasnt? Has he helped ND win lots of ball games? Absolutely.

Tommy Rees did not fail as ND's quarterback.

 

[Buster Bluth]

2-10 this year? A lot of assumptions there.

Of course there are assumptions, but I don't think he'd have what it takes to beat any teams outside of Temple and Air Force (with how everything else played out), regardless of how he looked against Stanford. That fellow from Texas looked alright against Alabama in the 2009 championship too, but then what? We've seen one good game from Hendrix, and then a boatload of Crist-like nervousness and mediocre play the rest of the time...

 

[rocket66]

Of course there are assumptions, but I don't think he'd have what it takes to beat any teams outside of Temple and Air Force (with how everything else played out), regardless of how he looked against Stanford. That fellow from Texas looked alright against Alabama in the 2009 championship too, but then what? We've seen one good game from Hendrix, and then a boatload of Crist-like nervousness and mediocre play the rest of the time...

With all of the talent ND has, I highly doubt Hendrix only leads them to 2 wins. He looked off against USC this year, but what other times has he looked Crist-like? I have more memories (albeit just a few) of him coming in and changing the profile of the offense with his running abilities in a good way. And he actually threw some decent passes when he got in rhythm. I just don't think it's any more fair to slight Hendrix (with little rep opportunities) in order to give Rees a pat on the back. The over-glorifying of Tommy is getting out of hand.

 

[palinurus]

Not true, how many QB's would have set aside their ego and allowed a red shirt freshman to upend his starting job and furthermore how many QB's would be completely silent about it? He has done plenty of extraordinary things on the field and helped ND win more than theY have lost. As a group ND fans need to realize this kid was a three star prospect coming out of high school, has he played bad in games? Sure what QB hasnt? Has he helped ND win lots of ball games? Absolutely.

Tommy Rees did not fail as ND's quarterback.

I didn't say he "failed;" I said he was "more or less successful." To answer your question, I think most ND players would have done the same thing in his position; Notre Dame tends to recruit quality kids. As I've said many times, Rees isn't awful, he's awfully inconsistent, from play to play, pass to pass. He's made some great passes and some ridiculous ones. He's by no means a loser; but I just don't see heroic status here.

 

[kmoose]

I would like to think Malik wouldve gotten some snaps if all we had was him and Hendrix. Like after coach Kelly saw Hendrix suck he would have put Malik in.

You're probably right.

I amend my prediction to "we would be LUCKY to be 1-9", with Hendrix and a true freshman QB starting.

 

[irisheyes]

Bump for gameday

#thanktommy

 

[philipm31]

There needs to a new hashtag, you know, like #ThankSeniors, because I really do think that we are going WAY overboard on the praise of just ONE man.

Has ANY player in the Senior class been singled out for praise in this thread OTHER than Tommy?

No, and I think that is where the thread has taken on a life of its own, one that palinrus explained very well. Today is NOT about Tommy Rees ANY MORE than it is about any other senior, and I think we really, truly need to stop praising him like he was Paul Hornung, or even Rick Mirer.

Has he been integral to the success of the team? Not really. Other than spot duty for the team last year, he has been pretty much the embodiment of mediocrity at the QB position, and as palinrus also pointed out, that is MORE on BK and his staff than Tommy, because if ND were developing better signalcallers, we would not be in the same situation two years later.

So I will be happy for ALL the seniors, not just for Tommy, because EVERY one of them deserves their fair share of praise, not just Tommy.

 

[D-BOE34]

There needs to a new hashtag, you know, like #ThankSeniors, because I really do think that we are going WAY overboard on the praise of just ONE man.

Has ANY player in the Senior class been singled out for praise in this thread OTHER than Tommy?

No, and I think that is where the thread has taken on a life of its own, one that palinrus explained very well. Tommy is NOT about Tommy Rees ANY MORE than it is about any other senior, and I think we really, truly need to stop praising him like he was Paul Hornung, or even Rick Mirer.

Has he been integral to the success of the team? Not really. Other than spot duty for the team last year, he has been pretty much the embodiment of mediocrity at the QB position, and as palinrus also pointed out, that is MORE on BK and his staff than Tommy, because if ND were developing better signalcallers, we would not be in the same situation two years later.

So I will be happy for ALL the seniors, not just for Tommy, because EVERY one of them deserves their fair share of praise, not just Tommy.

I will agree. I will Thank Tommy for being a bigger person than most expected when he was boo'd. Welcome to the college of your choice. If anyone on here isn't happy Tommy was a part of this team, they are nuts! However, I thank the class that stayed together and worked their ass off for 4 years like anyone else. QB is always glorified but on this day, ALL seniors get their recognition.

 

[arrowryan]

There needs to a new hashtag, you know, like #ThankSeniors, because I really do think that we are going WAY overboard on the praise of just ONE man.

Has ANY player in the Senior class been singled out for praise in this thread OTHER than Tommy?

No, and I think that is where the thread has taken on a life of its own, one that palinrus explained very well. Today is NOT about Tommy Rees ANY MORE than it is about any other senior, and I think we really, truly need to stop praising him like he was Paul Hornung, or even Rick Mirer.

Has he been integral to the success of the team? Not really. Other than spot duty for the team last year, he has been pretty much the embodiment of mediocrity at the QB position, and as palinrus also pointed out, that is MORE on BK and his staff than Tommy, because if ND were developing better signalcallers, we would not be in the same situation two years later.

So I will be happy for ALL the seniors, not just for Tommy, because EVERY one of them deserves their fair share of praise, not just Tommy.

I was saying the same thing last year when everyone decided to wear leis on senior night

 

[Irish Insanity]

2-10 this year? A lot of assumptions there. I like Rees a lot but I'd also argue Hendrix would have had decent success had he been "the guy" and gotten the reps Rees gets. Hell, 2 years ago Rees got jerked at Stanford and Hendrix settled in and moved the ball and we all wanted him to be the guy going forward. Tommy has done a lot for ND, but I think we're over-glorifying here a bit. JMO.

Also, nobody is going to boo a player being announced during his entrance on senior day. It's ridiculous to even think it. He'll get booed if he throws some terrible picks during the game, but no way during the announcement ceremony.

I think he was generous. I'd say 1 win. AF. We didn't look good to start the season against Temple or Purdue. I don't think we win either of those w/o Rees. Then MSU, ASU, USC, and Navy were all close games that we don't win w/o him.

But someone can't write a 'Thank Tommy' letter w/o it being a fucking issue. Nobody said don't thank the rest of the seniors. Anyone who can't see the odd (for lack of a better descriptive word) path Tommy has had at ND, and all that he's done for this program even with his limited ability, then they are fucking blind (nothing wrong with being blind in the literal sense.) Start one year, be replaced the next. Come in for clean up duty to the guy that replaced you. Start the next year after the person who replaced you that you baby sat the previous year committed a school violation and was suspended. All while being overly criticized and helping the team to a NC game. Not to many, if any, QBs that could go thru what he did in regards to playing time and place within the team would still succeed in the manor he did, and accomplish all he has.

Hell this was a thread started based on the 'Thank Tommy' letter to celebrate him. Instead it gets turned into a discussion on if he should be celebrated, what his worth was, how good or bad he was. Pathetic.

 

[aubeirish]

Go get them Tom. One last dance in ND stadium, make it a superb one.

 

[irisheyes]

There needs to a new hashtag, you know, like #ThankSeniors, because I really do think that we are going WAY overboard on the praise of just ONE man.

Has ANY player in the Senior class been singled out for praise in this thread OTHER than Tommy?

No, and I think that is where the thread has taken on a life of its own, one that palinrus explained very well. Today is NOT about Tommy Rees ANY MORE than it is about any other senior, and I think we really, truly need to stop praising him like he was Paul Hornung, or even Rick Mirer.

Has he been integral to the success of the team? Not really. Other than spot duty for the team last year, he has been pretty much the embodiment of mediocrity at the QB position, and as palinrus also pointed out, that is MORE on BK and his staff than Tommy, because if ND were developing better signalcallers, we would not be in the same situation two years later.

So I will be happy for ALL the seniors, not just for Tommy, because EVERY one of them deserves their fair share of praise, not just Tommy.

This thread isnt saying tommy is any better than any other senior. But im going to guess tommy is the only one walking on the field today who has people tweeting him to kill himself after losing. Or being boo'd when he walks on the field. Of course all the seniors deserve a huge round of applause. If you dont think tommy has been integral to the success of this team than where were you last year? year? Hell countdown to kick off just suggested he might be boo'd coming onto the field today. Im sure that would be a great feeling, running on the field to your parents under a chorus of boos. We are suppose to be fans of notre dame, yet a lot of us kick players when they are down. Today is our time to try and make up for it.

 

[Cackalacky]

Go ahead Tommy. Rooting for you. Get you one last home win!

 

[GreenSox04]

Salute to tommy football and thank you, especially for last year.