Comments on: Announced or not: Golson is the man for the job

By: Patrick Hannegan

Patrick Hannegan — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:12:36 +0000

Thank you BK for making it official. I thought he was just going to consider it a “competition” until the end. Now we can just focus on Navy.

By: grattanstanford

grattanstanford — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:47:59 +0000

Aaand it’s official

By: cpfirish

cpfirish — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:30:04 +0000

EG is the key to ND’s success hands down end of story!
Go Irish. Beat Navy!

By: 1historian

1historian — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:59:05 +0000

nudie – you have been standing alone on your little mountain for ever so long saying that Hendrix should be moved to safety next year, and for the most part you have been subjected to withering scorn from all the genii (plural of genius) who seem to cluster around this site.

Now at long last someone – The distinguished Mr. Patrick Hannegan – has come forth to agree with you. I congratulate him on his courage and to you, YOU GO GIRL!!!

By: nudeman

nudeman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:50:44 +0000

Disagree.
He knows who the QB will be. The QBs know. The team knows.
Why not make them keep grinding and competing for another week?
Announcing now, while offering us some short term gratification, is essentially meaningless

By: 1historian

1historian — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:32:54 +0000

“we were so confident last year with Crist”

YOU were confident with Crist. I said about a year before that he looks like a deer in the headlights. From all accounts he is a fine young man but the QB for ND he was NOT.

Because this silly debate is STILL going on and Kelly has STILL not made his choice tells me that whomever he picks – he doesn’t have a whole lot of faith in him.

And that is not good

By: Patrick Hannegan

Patrick Hannegan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:27:08 +0000

Just watching 2:50-2:55 got me pumped

By: Patrick Hannegan

Patrick Hannegan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:22:05 +0000

Yeah, I know that he won’t transfer because he wants to be at ND. I just find it a shame that he will never get to show the nation his real ability.

By: nudeman

nudeman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:58:27 +0000

“Once, I ran a marathon … just because it was on my way”

By: dickasman

dickasman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:39:23 +0000

Joey n terry were on the same “team”. Wow parcells was way ahead of the game. How did he know they were both gay? Pure genius that guy

By: kleinick

kleinick — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:38:08 +0000

10 days out. I just watched Golson’s Sr. year highlight real and got pretty amped. The kid is a playmaker and with our solid O-line and run game, I think he’s gonna have a great season.

By: dickasman

dickasman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:23:09 +0000

Nude, good guess but I’m not Mexican.

By: dickasman

dickasman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:21:38 +0000

Almost I’m junior now. Im trying to graduate but they keep flunking me in my African American studies classes and I need it to graduate.

By: nudeman

nudeman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:57:09 +0000

You are not alone in that opinion and might be right.
I just see a guy who is a tremendously gifted athlete (threw 95 MPH as a pitcher in HS) with a ton of passion; and a great teammate who seems to be miscast at QB.

He’s not terrible at all, but not good enough to get them to the next level either. This year he’s behind Golson; next year he’s likely behind Golson and Kiel.

So what a shame it would be if a guy like this spends his entire ND career mostly on the bench. I’d be surprised if this has not been discussed to some degree among the staff.

By: irish4006

irish4006 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:35:47 +0000

“Gloom and doom is reserved for losing Te’o, Eifert, Tuitt, Z Martin, etc.”

Dude, don’t even say it.

By: bernhtp

bernhtp — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:22:09 +0000

They lost perspective. Lo didn’t make it into anyone’s top 25 players for the year.

Lo is a great kid, and obviously made great strides in camp this summer, but he is among several others with no-little experience that have a chance to step up big.

Gloom and doom is reserved for losing Te’o, Eifert, Tuitt, Z Martin, etc.

By: bearcatirishfan

bearcatirishfan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:03:04 +0000

Anybody watch college football live last night. Apparently in the eyes of Calloway and pollack the loss of lo wood men’s gloom and doom for the season since ND has no ability to put pressure on or rush the passer.

By: cameronemclaughlin

cameronemclaughlin — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:38:01 +0000

If Hendrix moves to safety we’ll have an entire season looking that the 2007 Sugar Bowl. Hendrix is a mobile QB, but does not possess the athleticism to play secondary in D-I football.

By: 1historian

1historian — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:24:07 +0000

big 10-4 on that one

By: 1historian

1historian — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:20:57 +0000

Nice post but Hendrix is in pre-med @ ND and I don’t think he’s going anywhere.

By: 1historian

1historian — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:19:00 +0000

and you’re transmitting from WHAT planet?

By: 1historian

1historian — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:13:34 +0000

sophomore humor? I thought you clowns had graduated

By: mayo1010

mayo1010 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:27:55 +0000

dickasman….Parcells called Terry Glenn a “SHE”!

By: danirish

danirish — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:06:28 +0000

Maybe Rees can punt?

By: danirish

danirish — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:04:41 +0000

I don’t see anything wrong with Kelly’s demeanor – I live down in SEC country and I see Saben and Miles constantly yelling and screaming – Heck, Steve Spurrier throws absolute tantrums and visors and the medis smiles and hucks it up an calls him the “Ole Ball Coach.” I love the fact that Kelly is animated after “Gomer Pyle Davie, Stoic Willingham, and lost in the clouds Weis. I guess Notre Dame coaches are suppossed to be complete gentlemen. I do remember Holtz dragging a lineman off the field by his facemask.

Kelly brings an energy, a stuborn energy and that is what drives us crazy – he is going to shape the team. I expect this team will be special.

By: irishbornraised

irishbornraised — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:33:12 +0000

Username says it all

By: irishbornraised

irishbornraised — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:19:02 +0000

Gunner actually went pretty fast, faster than Golson if I remember. Truth be told, it probably has a little to do with race, but a lot more to do with his slight build and running nature. If you’re aware of possibilities to run, it makes the defense respect your legs.

By: jrct2450yahoo

jrct2450yahoo — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:06:59 +0000

fnc111, at last an intelligent commentary. Too many contributors to this forum think with their hearts and not their heads.

By: loadofwash

loadofwash — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:52:59 +0000

Snore…… ND sucks anyway you slice it

By: nudeman

nudeman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:48:01 +0000

On Hendrix to safety, I am a lone voice on that, but want to be clear: That is a NEXT year thing. They actually need him this year for the reasons you cite: Golson with his slight frame most likely can’t last the whole year without getting knocked around pretty hard. A rib here, a stinger there, etc.

Hendrix can and should be used for ~10-15 snaps every game to mitigate the possibility of injury to Golson, and also because he can add value on his own.
I don’t think he’s a bum.
I just don’t believe he is a #1 start-every-game-QB for a team that wants to be in the BCS conversation.