Ok, we all saw the same game and we all know what happened. I'm not buying it. I refuse to buy that we are a team that is capable of losing by 30 points to any given team. That is not the Notre Dame team I have watched for the last 26 years.
If there were ever a wake-up call game (if that makes sense) then it just happened against Georgia Tech. We have to score points to win games. Our defense had their back against the wall the entire game. The only stat that came close to matching was the time of possession and the number of players on the field at the same time.
Plain and simple, this Notre Dame team was not prepared to play against a good opponent, ANY good opponent. Now that we have the circus event (the ND quarterback situation) out of the way we can concentrate on what we have to do next: Get Armando Allen the ball as much as possible and take control of the line of scrimmage by our offensive lineman. Armando Allen only carried 3 times but averaged 8.3 yards per carry! Get the ball in his hands. As for the offensive line, what a pathetic display. Sullivan and Young looked good, but the rest of the line looked confused and overwhelmed the whole game. At one point, Duncan was back peddling and looking for someone to block (a linebacker was on a delayed blitz) and he tripped and fell to his backside. Are you kidding me? Are you really blocking the blindside for any of the 3 quarterbacks that are going to throw the ball. Get it together, you go to the most storied football tradition in the nation for a reason, you are the best.
I have no doubt that this is a wake-up call for this year's team. Charlie, run your offense. Not West Virginia's offense or Purdue's offense, but the offense that you know and can adapt regardless of who the signal caller is (Clausen! Clausen! Clausen! sorry D. Jones, you had your chance with me).
I have faith and I am more excited for the explosion that is going to take place this upcoming weekend in Happy Valley. Be ready for the real 2007 Fighting Irish!
And for a side note, I know ND lost but the Spartans wrecked house and the most interesting fact of the days is that Appalachian State now leads the all-time series with Michigan 1-0! I am now a Mountaineer fan! Wooooo-hhooooooo!!
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So you are jumping the the Jimmy-Wagon huh? I figured you to be a Sharply fan myself. You are correct that it should be Clausen though. Lets the throw the kid in there and get him started, it cant get any worse.
I have to get a couple things off my chest real quick...I will be brief:
I have one word for the O-line "DAMN!"
I have two words for the linebackers "RUN FASTER!"
I have three words for Travis Thomas "ARE YOU SERIOUS?!"
I have four words for Justin Brown "DONT DO IT AGAIN!"
And finally I have five words for coach "CAN WE THROW IT NOW?"
I was not impressed with the play calling on defense. I think we need to either be aggressive, or not. I think our DB's were better, our line was weak, and our LB's cant move.
There were some good things. Allen could be a game changer. Robby Parris looks alot like some other reciever I know. Darrin Walls is a good corner......thats about all I got, its something though. Oh, and Jimmy can throw the ball more than 30 yards, who knew?
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