Comments on: Bye weeks have been kind to Irish

By: Issac Maez

Issac Maez — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:18:23 +0000

Hey! Awesome site! I will definatley be coming back in the near future =)

By: Blouie

Blouie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:52:42 +0000

IrishSuck- why do you spend your time on Notre Dame websites if you are so sure of your own team. Kinda stupid if you are really as good as you say. By the way nice loss to washington.

By: BANSHEE

BANSHEE — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:07:19 +0000

As a long time (1960′s) ND follower I have had my faith tested since the days of Ara, Dan Devine, and Lou . We’ve had to put up with a few mediocre head coaches and thus non descript teams in between. This Saturday will be a challenge as to whether we move forward in the footsteps of the aforementioned coaches or fall back into the shadows of whats his names. GO IRISH !

By: jan

jan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:34:58 +0000

Thanks for an enjoyable post, Keith. Like Lou, Devine, Ara, Leahy, Knute, etc. before him, I hope Charlie & staff have a surprise wrinkle for this big game (please NOT green jerseys). Seems to me that in each of the “legendary” wins, the truly great coaches have found a special little twist to gain the edge. Call it fan(atic) optimism but, other than the injury to Floyd, it feels like things are aligning well for the Irish for this ND-USC battle: players steping up, valuable playing time, timing of injuries being healed, tweaking of the blitzing defense after 5 games of evaluating personnel, etc. I do believe that this one WILL come down to who outcoached who; beyond the obvious execution-turnover-penalty impacts on the game. I’m pleased to see that the forecast is for clear weather in the 40s; and would love to see some nice artic air come blowing down from Canada in time to greet our foes from So. Cal.

By: kejji

kejji — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:17:58 +0000

WOW…robertg, you are exactly what I thought you were from the disingenuous claptrap you have posted on other sites about USC…I said you were “just a disgruntled fan of a team that has been regularly slapped down by USC”….now I see that that team is Notre Dame.
I tell you what…you better get ‘SC this year while Barkley is a freshman, because he is making huge strides game to game, and by the time you see him next year it will be lights out.
You are serious about bringing civil suits against the refs for your preceived slights? Ha Ha Ha!!!
Then it would be proper for Pete Carroll to consider a slander suit against you for the crazy accusations you make about him and his staff.
Trying to post personal info of refs?? you are a true piece of work.

By: megat muzaffar

megat muzaffar — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:49:37 +0000

1988 ND-Miami was an epic game, a two-week emotional build up not just for the players but for the student body as well. Catholics vs Convicts, Green vs Orange etc. Zorich, Stonebreaker, Rocket, Rice and the rest of the team had that wicked grin all week long; the “we will kick their a**” grin. We still had visions of Jimmy Johnson (the forgotten Miami coach??) throwing his baseball cap to the ground in disgust during the final seconds of the game. Coach Lou, he had laid the emotional strategy not just for the players, he had strategies well beyond the boundaries of his team and student body; he tricked the minds of a Miami Hurricanes coach into believing he could win it all with a two-point conversion; Jimmy got greedy, Jimmy went for it!! OOOh Jimmeey!! Such a “Stonebreaker”!!! The Irish won 31-30!! GO IREEESHHH! Go LOU>>>

By: goldendomer

goldendomer — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:34:19 +0000

Lets go irish. I believe we CAN win. But will we? I can see another shoot out, but i will say this, if we score 30 i believe we will win because i do no think that USC has the offense to match us. they have not looked like the trojans of past. They scored 18 against the bucks what 13 against the huskies (i know with a back-up) and they only put up 26 against wash st. We have been putting up points against every one. should be interesting

By: NDBrian

NDBrian — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:58:26 +0000

I’ve been listening to Irish fans and there are some that don’t believe! To those I say SHAME ON YA’LL! What isn’t there to believe? R we not due? This team consists of members that know how it feels to get EMBARRASSED by the Trojans. We have experience, motivation, home-field, and the most efficient QB in the nation. The D-fense…well I’ve seen better play and smarter schemes the past couple games. Therefore, we haven’t peaked and the potential can come out this week. Pessimism is understood, but Coach Weis WILL have this team ready. This game will be the start of a special year. Be ready, get PUMPED and GO IREESSHH!

By: Keith Arnold

Keith Arnold — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:14:53 +0000

RobertG – Do me a favor and please DON’T post any personal information on our website. You comments are growing legendary status here, but I’ll be quick to delete any information about officials and their contact information. Even if you think the refs are crooked, I’d much rather have you post a 30 point postulate than deal with you giving home phone numbers. Thanks, Keith

By: scoobjr

scoobjr — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:14:26 +0000

wow… crazy much?

By: IrishSuck

IrishSuck — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:37:35 +0000

What are you babbling about robertg? The Irish will get crushed like always. Charlie Weis should be fired. All that supposedly great recruiting, but you still suck! That’s what mediocre coaching will do…

By: robertg

robertg — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:18:24 +0000

keith,
1.we thank you and your staff for the most excellent background information on preparations for previous notre dame/usc games.
2. we understand that charlie and his staff and the student athletes who are members of notre dame’s 2009 football team have been preparing for this usc game much more extensively, with the washington game being additional preparation for the usc game because washington’s head coach was usc’s offensive coordinator and qb coach for the past several years, as was washington’s current defensive coordinator.
3. that chemistry and confidence which are key to notre dame’s very talented, but relatively inexperienced, d line and the blending of that chemistry with the rest of notre dame’s defense took many quantum leaps foward during that washington game.
4. we look back at 2005 and we find a notre dame offense and defense which had much less talent at many positions and virtually zero depth of talent compared to notre dame’s 2009 team.
5. notre dame’s 2005 team faced and beat a usc team which was significantly better, from a talent and depth point of view, that usc’s 2009 offense and defense and especially the offense which has been one dimensional(run game only) this season and a usc defense which has not been effective against the only opposing team that had both passing and running games-washington.
6. however, we are not coaches and we are certainly not going to be playing on the field on saturday.
7. for those preparations, in charlie and his staff and in notre dame’s student athletes we place our full faith and trust.
8. looking back at the 2005 game and at the knowledge that we have accumulated since then, we know the one area of the 2009 notre dame/usc game in which those of us who love notre dame can be of assistance.
9. that area is putting the economic pressure on the right individuals at the pac 10 conference, which will supply the officials on the field, and the big east conference, which will supply the tech review officials, in order to minimize the chances that a notre dame win in 2009 gets stolen by dishonest officials, as obviouisly occurred in 2005.
10. while all of the necessary contact information is availble online at the pac 10 conference and big east conference websites and, with respect to home residences, can be purchased at intelius.com, we will post that contact information for each individual at notre dame central, along with specific examples of dishonest officiating by pac 10 and big east crews.
11. in the meantime, we sure would appreciate it if you and your staff would post the nbc video and audio of the 2005 notre dame/usc game at nd central for viewing by those who love notre dame and need to be reminded what happened in 2005 and to let the rest of the world know that every notre dame fan around the world will be watching the officiating at the 2009 notre dame/usc game very closely and will take action in the civil courts against every official who makes a dishonest call or non call or who cheats with the play or game clocks and every individual at the pac 10 and big east conferences responsible for assigning those officials to this game.
12. by dishonest, we do not mean conduct by officials which falls into any legitimate gray area, but only blatantly dishonest conduct, for which there is no justification in the rules or on the field or on the game film, of which there were numerous instances in the 2005 notre dame/usc game, in addition to the bush bush and putting time back on the game clock after the 2005 game was over.
GO IRISH!!!