Teabagger;891799 wrote:so go ahead and tell us who in the country had tougher games to start. alabama with ksu? osu with akron, and toledo?

DeyDurkie5;890033 wrote:Who he coaches for is the big deal. You are all knowing when it comes to sports lslep, you should know this.

Little Danny;892563 wrote:Back to the OP, times sure have changed. I remember when people loved it when guys like Mike Ditka or Bill Cowher got into player's faces on the sidelines. Granted, those guys were pro coaches but you always heard the respect and admiration people had for them. Secondly, when a team has a "players coach" and they have poor results, you always hear people clamor for a new coach who will light a fire under these guy's arse.

I did not play college football, but I played from 7th grade through high school. Granted this was back in the 80s and up to 1990, but I had had coaches who were not shy about dropping blue language. I had coaches who had no problem grabbing a guy by the facemask and telling them what was up. Times are different I guess.

centralbucksfan;891874 wrote:Oh, and as far as ND schedule is concerned, the first two games were decent games, no question. But enough of the excuses. Thats all we have heard for years, about their schedule. Get it done. They have lost 3 straight to Michigan. And the last 3yrs, this is the worst Michigan teams in YEARS. If they can't beat UM the past 3yrs...good luck beating them in the future as UM continues to get MUCH better under Hoke.

centralbucksfan;891865 wrote:I've said it once, I'll say it again. There is a time and place when you can go nuts on ur team and players. But during a game, when the adversity is at its peak, thats not the time. That is a time you stay calm and instill confidence in your players. I very much believe, much of ND mistakes/turnovers are because the players are playing afraid to make mistakes because Kelly will go nuts on them, or pull them.
As OSU fans, we often wanted to Tressel to show emotion. Which i wish he had at times. But that calm/confident demeanor went a long way in how OSU played with confidence, and played to win. Just my two cents. I know, thats all its worth.

0311sdp;892804 wrote:That #4 in the secondary, is that the best that ND has? he is awful.

Tobias Fünke;891794 wrote:You make it seem like you don't know **** about football either with Brian Kelly "can't coach with the big boys" comments. The game plans for these two games were both excellent. 1023 yards of offense in two games (10th in the country), holding USF to one touchdown and 254 yards (13th best in the country), and a perfect performance against Michigan through three quarters...before the bottom absolutely fell out. You seriously look like a buffoon questioning his ability to coach; if you can't see the improvements in the team's overall play and performance this year verses 2007/2008/2009 then you are blind.

Does anyone else see a tremendous flaw in your argument that Notre Dame's schedule is weak and yet you call them "the big boys?"

Teabagger;891799 wrote:so go ahead and tell us who in the country had tougher games to start. alabama with ksu? osu with akron, and toledo?

dwccrew;892831 wrote:Funny to see some ND fans get so defensive when I just state my opinion. Fact is ND has shit down their leg in the last 2 games. They have the talent, so why so many mistakes? I attribute it to the coaches not having them mentally prepared.

Also, never did I say that there has been no improvement. What I said is that this team has underperformed. They have now lost to two teams that are inferior. This I also attribute to coaching.

Tobias Fünke;892840 wrote:You say defensive, I say angry because soooo many clowns are actually calling for Kelly's head right now.

I get that ultimately everything is on the coach. But I can't say that Brian Kelly is ultimately at fault for Tommy Rees dropping the ball, or TJ Jones not turning towards the QB, etc. His strategy has been excellent.

Let's wait to see some improvement or not before we judge him.

Mortgagestar1;892943 wrote:The Irish recruits STUDENT athletes at the academics are just to tough for the average and sub par athlete.