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notre dame joe

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  1. Did Brees marry somewhat late in life?
  2. FWIW we went through this in 2004. The rumors said UM wanted 10 exemptions from ND's somewhat strict admissions standards and a vague 'have a say' in disciplinary decisions. Neither one of those was realistic so many felt Urban was not negotiation in good faith. andtherestishistory
  3. That's what we should have had under the bowl system. Notre Dame vs A&M would have been one of those Cotton Bowl classics before Playoff Mongers distorted everything. A&M had a dramatic victory over a UNC team that had some starters sitting out. ND stepped on those Tar Heels at full strength.
  4. to my knowledge the assistants aren't allowed near the Bama recruiting machine. Of course they meet the players but don't get the intel on their personal network. Likewise in NE there was a separate department of analysts for choosing free agents which was the real money shot of the Belichek dynasty.
  5. That would mean more G5 teams who really really want to play Oklahoma. Historically you can find a few examples of big bowls where one team was unmotivated because they were not playing for a national title. Or before 1973 when the title was voted on before the bowls, which were treated as a football vacation for good teams.
  6. You don't want to hear it here, but this is why the bowls are good. Many teams can end the year happily as opposed to the pros.
  7. I didn't think O'Brien was a bad coach. He certainly found himself in bad situations.
  8. Damn that;s scary good. I guess the Texas Bowl had streaks where little brother won a bit.
  9. I wonder if Bama's defense was getting a dose of . . . Big12 Syndrome? It's hard to look dominant when the offense keeps sending you back on the field every 90 seconds of gametime.
  10. We had a bidding war with LSU for ND's new DC Freeman. I think it boils down to that Freeman got the right to hire his own defensive staff. Freeman had worked with Mickens but not T Joseph. dems fightin words!
  11. i think you made a good hire. Not hearing much from fan boards. TJ recruited Kyle Hamilton out of Atlanta and got him to come to South Bend IN, now our D anchor. TJ had some disagreements with former ND Star Todd Lyte, which is likely why TL is gone. TJ was in charge of safeties, they played fine. The corners were the problem. So of course we kept the CB coach Mickens and let UT get Joseph. I'm not sure any coaching could have made them fast enough to keep up with Clemson/Bama. Right now everyone in Irishland is gaga that we got Marcus Freeman from U Cincy (LSU wanted him). Mickens worked with Freeman before so mayyybe TJ thought he would be an outsider. As I said not much . Looks like many up and coming assistants are playing on the carousel.
  12. I'm scratching my head too. He coached Kyle Hamilton into a star but ND whiffed on many many CB targets which bit us when we finally played teams that could throw the ball.
  13. From memory it was that Urban was telling recruits not to worry about academics because football players would always pass their classes. You don't have to be angry, maybe Urban didn't know he was clairvoyant.
  14. the stories about Urban Meyer start from when he was an assistant at Notre Dame in the late 90s. Meyer told 'recruiting myths' that went far beyond what the school was comfortable with. Much later players who chose ND over anOSU related that Meyer had told them most ridiculous lies about how horrible UM felt at ND.
  15. I came to laud those Big12 Defenses! Team Stats Oregon Iowa State First downs 17 25 Rushing 4 14 Passing 13 10 Penalty 0 1 Total Net Yards 311 381 Net Yards Rushing 86 228 Rushing Plays 18 56 Average Gain 4.8 4.1 Net Yards Passing 225 153 Att - Comp - Int 28-19-1 29-20-0 Sacked - Yds Lost 1-1 1-3 Gross Yards Passing 226 156 Avg. Yds/Att 8.1 5.4 Does 311 total yards count as a stifling? The turnovers made UO seem much worse. I guess the important stat is 1 2 3 4 Total Oregon (4-3) 7 10 0 0 17 Iowa State (9-3) 7 21 3 3 34
  16. Thank you Texas, you saved Brian Kelly's career!
  17. Seriously it would have been a clash of styles. A&M looks small and fast. Like UNC we tend to stare at speedy running backs in obvious running situations. The Aggie defense looked likewise small and fast. We wouldn't have dropped those sure TD passes because QB Book would never attempt them. instead ND smacks them with 5 yd runs all night, waiting on who would fumble first.
  18. Notre Dame has had some memorable Cotton Bowl clashes with Texas A&M. And we should have had another one. But the dumb playoff needed a #4 team to be the fall guy. ND-A&M would have been just as good a bowl game.
  19. This 4th qtr is like a list of my football pet peeves. Can't stop the run in an obvious running situation. Can't even attempt a pass longer than 10 yards during the 2 minute drill. (UNC went four downs without trying one)
  20. And then UNC throws it short of the sticks? How did Mac Brown last that long?
  21. meh. this is 2012 all over again. That year A&M played OU in the Cotton. OU looked better but completely collapsed in the 2nd half.
  22. UNC drops about 10 points worth of equity and then collapses on a running play.
  23. HCs feel a lot better when the WR drops the deep pass. that way it's not the coach's fault. Unless you ask whether that WR could ever catch it. OMG UNC.
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