Official Notre Dame Football Thread

[FirstTimer]

Fuck Tommy Rees.

Honestly Jay, outside of the complete lack of QB play last night I didn't see anything that screamed "lack of coaching" to me. Tommy Rees just doesn't have the tools to be a very good college QB against upper tier talent and makes fucking awful choices with the football, Hendrix is really raw though he oozes talent, and Everett Golson is primed and ready to take over college football :smug:

Notre Dame was competant QB play away from winning that game last night pretty easily. Especailly with the way the defense played. Instead Rees is missing Floyd open down the field, throwing two more red zone picks, and Hendrix drilled a pass into the stomach of an FSU linebacker.

That's not coaching that's just Rees being fuicin bad and stupid with the football and Hendrix being raw and not a very good passer to begin with.

Get ready for Golson/Hendrix next year in a Chris Leak/Tim Tebow-esque rotation. Rees can hold a clipboard and go to hell.

I'm done with him. The last pass to Goodman was absurdly bad. Even the circus Floyd catch was piss poor, luckily Floyd went nuts and made the play....and Rees got him pretty much killed twice. How the fuck you underthrow a fade route with about 15 yards of open endzone behind Michael fucking Floyd is beyond comprehension.

 

[padman59]

It's the stupid shit like having to call a timeout after a punt. I will never be able to wrap my mind around that. And when you're coaching your 26th game and having the 26th straight argument, screaming at your quarterback, you'd think you'd figure it out. There is absolutely no excuse for going 8-5 this year. None. Kelly hasn't been a good closer at ND. I also feel like the man doesn't adjust at halftime. Jimbo did. Instead, I think Kelly goes into the locker room and tries to tell them what they were doing wrong and how to fix it, rather than completely adjusting to what happened in the first half.

But ND did adjust at halftime. They decided to sit back on defense instead of continuing to get after EJ Manuel. Hardly any stunts or blitzes in the second half until it was too late.

 

[Irish]

I don't want Tommy Rees to ever see the field again. The team is ready to move up but there is one thing holding them back, the QB.

 

[Irish]

And with the football season ending, we enter one of my favorite times of the season outside of the season, RECRUITING!

 

[Sportsbuck]

Bill Greene reporting Tim Hinton to tOSU as TE's coach...

 

[padman59]

Bill Greene reporting Tim Hinton to tOSU as TE's coach...

If that's the case, I hope Alford will be moved back to coaching the running backs. I don't think he's doing very good of a good job with the receivers.

 

[padman59]

Is there a good reason why the defensive backs coach is now the offensive coordinator/QB coach? This seems like a bad idea.

Also, Hinton and Warriner are officially gone.

http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010212aab.html

 

[FirstTimer]

Is there a good reason why the defensive backs coach is now the offensive coordinator/QB coach? This seems like a bad idea.

Also, Hinton and Warriner are officially gone.

http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010212aab.html

The Martin move is curious at best although he was an OC under Kelly at GVSU wasn't he?

Sounds like both Hinton and Warriner are going to OSU.

 

[padman59]

The Martin move is curious at best although he was an OC under Kelly at GVSU wasn't he?

Sounds like both Hinton and Warriner are going to OSU.

He was Kelly's DC per his UND bio. He did call plays on offense when he was the HC at GVSU though.

This move really concerns me given the QB performance under Kelly.

 

[FirstTimer]

He was Kelly's DC per his UND bio. He did call plays on offense when he was the HC at GVSU though.

This move really concerns me given the QB performance under Kelly.

Do not worry my son

 

[Irish]

Martin was the OC and called plays with Kelly at GVSU, where I think he always had the offense ranked in the top 25 in D2.

I don't have a problem with the move as it give Diaco more responsibility on defense, who I believe to be the best coach at ND.

 

[Sportsbuck]

Take it FWIW... but hearing that Taylor Decker may be joining Hinton and Werriner in coming to Ohio State.

 

[Irish]

I doubt Decker goes anywhere besides ND. He has been solid if not the most solid "highly rated" commit this season.

ND is in the running for a lot of guys and it's hard to see where some of these guys will go right now. Guys like Agholor, Armstead, Poole, Neal, Ifeadi, Fuller, and McNamara(really this list can go on for days), are all keeping ND around but none have had ND as the favorite.

Personally where the class is now, I really love what has been put together. The only guys I think we need, but haven't gotten are Yuri Wright and Shumate. It's no surprise that the weakest part of the team is secondary. In the bowl game Jackson played some and looked lost thru most of it. Wood never saw the field. Jamoris probably needs to be a nickel db instead of safety because he is so strong off the edge. And this leaves Zeke Motta as the most experienced and probably best db on the roster. YIKES! I have high hopes for guys like Hardy and Brown but they are inexperienced and young. Holding onto Tee, Darby, and landing Yuri and Shumate would do wonders for the defense.

Dline is solid with Day as Nix's backup, and Jones as Tuitt's. Armstead would be jackpot winning to have him cycle with Lynch/Tuitt. I really think the Dline is the strongest on the team.

LB was mostly solidified last year, but I wished we couldve landed a ILB in this cycle. Carlo and Fox are pretty much what they are, and Grace is pretty much Diaco's option in the middle. Apparently he loves the kid. Okwara will be good for the depth.

I love the WR position if we can hold onto Deontay. Deontay with Daniels seem very young and talented and will probably start next year. Brown and Ferguson are great guys to cycle in and out with TJ. Neal would be a nice get for slot position.

I also like the depth at RB with Mahone and now Russell. But I hope Roberson comes back healthy because I think he is what ND needs as a compliment to Wood. I really want GA3 at WR because I don't think he has what it takes at RB. I think the coaches feel the same way too. He has straight line speed, and can't break tackles. Practice catching balls George.

I've said before I am really clueless about how the Oline works, but if Golic never sees the field again that would be just fine. Decker and Stanley are great additions.

Like I said I am mostly set on landing Yuri and Shumate, with maybe Neal as a prize, plus the current class all sticking around.

 

[Sportsbuck]

I doubt Decker goes anywhere besides ND. He has been solid if not the most solid "highly rated" commit this season.

It doesn't really matter how solid his commitment has been all season... the point man on his recruitment (Hinton) and his future position coach (Warriner) are both gone from ND and at Ohio State now.

 

[FirstTimer]

I doubt Decker goes anywhere besides ND. He has been solid if not the most solid "highly rated" commit this season.

ND is in the running for a lot of guys and it's hard to see where some of these guys will go right now. Guys like Agholor, Armstead, Poole, Neal, Ifeadi, Fuller, and McNamara(really this list can go on for days), are all keeping ND around but none have had ND as the favorite.

Personally where the class is now, I really love what has been put together. The only guys I think we need, but haven't gotten are Yuri Wright and Shumate. It's no surprise that the weakest part of the team is secondary. In the bowl game Jackson played some and looked lost thru most of it. Wood never saw the field. Jamoris probably needs to be a nickel db instead of safety because he is so strong off the edge. And this leaves Zeke Motta as the most experienced and probably best db on the roster. YIKES! I have high hopes for guys like Hardy and Brown but they are inexperienced and young. Holding onto Tee, Darby, and landing Yuri and Shumate would do wonders for the defense.

Chris Badger will be in the mix too.

 

[FirstTimer]

It doesn't really matter how solid his commitment has been all season... the point man on his recruitment (Hinton) and his future position coach (Warriner) are both gone from ND and at Ohio State now.

We will see. he reaffirmed the commit even with the Hinton to OSU initial rumors swirling. Who knows.

If he goes to OSU good luck. Whatver.

 

[Irish]

Chris Badger will be in the mix too.

It will be interesting to see what weight he comes in at. I wouldn't be surprised if he redshirts so guys like Collinsworth get some playing time.

 

[FirstTimer]

Waiting for April 21st

:yeah:

I believe you mean "The Start of the Everett Golson Era"

 

[Irish]

It will be interesting to see the Hendrix-Golson battle with Tommy taking 3rd string snaps. I wonder if Kelly will invite Goodman back for his 5th year so Rees can try to hit him in double coverage some more on a first down in the final drive of the game.

:smh:

 

[FirstTimer]

It will be interesting to see the Hendrix-Golson battle with Tommy taking 3rd string snaps. I wonder if Kelly will invite Goodman back for his 5th year so Rees can try to hit him in double coverage some more on a first down in the final drive of the game.

:smh:

There will be no battle.

Golson for president.