Notre Dame at Pitt

• rocket31

  sjmvsfscs08 wrote: I wasn't a fan of the wildcat plays being used back-to-back, but I understand that every time Golden Tate touches the ball it's a potential touchdown. I didn't think Weis called a conservative game this time around. I could honestly see where killer_ewok was coming from with the previous games, but they took their shots down the field this game, and didn't have much success.
  
  I still believe the best option for Notre Dame would be to replace Jon Tenuta (and maybe Corwin Brown). I thought Notre Dame would come out fired up and pull out a victory. This game started to "snowball" on them in the second half and unfortunately Notre Dame came out on the short end. Golden Tate proved once again he's the man; whereas Clausen took a slight step back, Golden Tate continues to march forward toward New York.
  
  I thought Weis' offensive game plan was just fine. I continue to think he's one of the best offensive minds in the country. I continue to think Weis' needs to replace Jon Tenuta. I continue to think it would be a mistake to fire Weis without prior commitment from a coach they believe to be superior Weis. It would be horrific to watch Notre Dame can Weis to pick up some other project of a coach.
  
  I know it's too early, but is a 9-4 season too terrible? 8-5?

  
  great post.
  
  ftr, i am not a weis "fan" per se but i do think he has a brilliant offensive mind and it has showed throughout the season. yeah, yeah, he makes a few calls i dont agree with but what coach doesn't? i dont know if i have ever seen a perfectly called game, by any coach!
  
  point being, the offense is not the issue. to criticize the best offense, arguably, in school history is being nothing but a hater with an agenda. and that agenda being taking pride in the "i told ya so" on a message board. you are a sad, lonely individual when your whole self concept comes down to "see, i was right for two years!!1, weis needs to gone!!!1" statements.
  
  criticizing the team in the fourth quarter down by 5 with a chance to win on the road to a top ten team is not a fan i would ever want to associate myself with.
  
  like numerous people have said already, tenuta and the defense are the issues. this defense is one of the worst fundamental defenses in the entire country, IN THE ENTIRE country. it was sickening to watch the team*try* to make tackles. not to mention they have consistently been out of position the entire season. its disgusting.
• killer_ewok

  

  rocket31 wrote:

  sjmvsfscs08 wrote: I wasn't a fan of the wildcat plays being used back-to-back, but I understand that every time Golden Tate touches the ball it's a potential touchdown. I didn't think Weis called a conservative game this time around. I could honestly see where killer_ewok was coming from with the previous games, but they took their shots down the field this game, and didn't have much success.
  
  I still believe the best option for Notre Dame would be to replace Jon Tenuta (and maybe Corwin Brown). I thought Notre Dame would come out fired up and pull out a victory. This game started to "snowball" on them in the second half and unfortunately Notre Dame came out on the short end. Golden Tate proved once again he's the man; whereas Clausen took a slight step back, Golden Tate continues to march forward toward New York.
  
  I thought Weis' offensive game plan was just fine. I continue to think he's one of the best offensive minds in the country. I continue to think Weis' needs to replace Jon Tenuta. I continue to think it would be a mistake to fire Weis without prior commitment from a coach they believe to be superior Weis. It would be horrific to watch Notre Dame can Weis to pick up some other project of a coach.
  
  I know it's too early, but is a 9-4 season too terrible? 8-5?

  
  great post.
  
  ftr, i am not a weis "fan" per se but i do think he has a brilliant offensive mind and it has showed throughout the season. yeah, yeah, he makes a few calls i dont agree with but what coach doesn't? i dont know if i have ever seen a perfectly called game, by any coach!
  
  point being, the offense is not the issue. to criticize the best offense, arguably, in school history is being nothing but a hater with an agenda. and that agenda being taking pride in the "i told ya so" on a message board. you are a sad, lonely individual when your whole self concept comes down to "see, i was right for two years!!1, weis needs to gone!!!1" statements.
  
  criticizing the team in the fourth quarter down by 5 with a chance to win on the road to a top ten team is not a fan i would ever want to associate myself with.
  
  like numerous people have said already, tenuta and the defense are the issues. this defense is one of the worst fundamental defenses in the entire country, IN THE ENTIRE country. it was sickening to watch the team*try* to make tackles and have consistently been out of position the entire season. its disgusting.

  I've been going around saying "I told ya' so!" and "I've been right for 2 years!"???? Really? That's news to me. I have no agenda. I've defended Weis before when fellow ND fans were criticizing him (after this year's UM game). So I have no idea where you get this agenda stuff from. All the stats in the world haven't equaled sufficient wins. I've taken the defense to task but we knew they stunk going in. And so did Weis. The offense was going to have to win shootouts but he's been calling the game conservatively early on for most of the season and he waits until it's too late to start taking shots downfield. He wasn't as bad last night but he fell into that mindset again. I guess Herbstreit had an agenda too when he pointed out that Pitt's DB's were sitting on 10-15 yard routes and ND was going to have to throw the ball downfield.......
  
  I'm not sad nor am I lonely. If criticizing Charlie Weis' playcalling when it's warranted makes me sad and lonely in your mind - so be it. And you'd be doing me a favor by not associating yourself with a fan like me. You're one of the worst ND posters I've seen. Your old signature was laughable at best. Poking fun at OSU fans while you claim to be an ND fan. What leg do you have to stand on in an argument with OSU fans? You were looking for trouble and trying to stir things up. I honestly question that you're an ND fan because what ND fan in their right mind would try to rip OSU without first being provoked? You're not fooling anybody. You've got some axe to grind with me because others make similar statements and you just say "we can agree to disagree" but when I say it you start your name-calling and insults, etc. That's pretty sad. I'm not sure what I've done to you....but it's probably time to let it go. If not, just wallow in your hateful little world.
• sjmvsfscs08

  I don't share rocket31's animosity for people that are no longer Weis fans. killer_ewok was there in the Nevada game giving praise to Weis, he wants to see Notre Dame succeed. I do too. I don't care is it's Charlie Weis of ccrunner coaching the irish. As long as a respectable coach (that eliminated ccrunner) can lead the Irish to victory in a classy manner, I'm content.
  
  For what it's worth, the spread for the Southern Cal game was +10.5, and Notre Dame lost by 7. The spread for the Pittsburgh game was +7, and Notre Dame lost by 5. Now I've never defended a coach by saying he beats the spread, but in the two biggest games of the year Weis had done better than the professional gamblers thought he would've. These were not blowout losses that have embarrassed Notre Dame like the debacles last year against Boston College of Southern Cal; so in that regard I do believe this Notre Dame program is taking another step in the right direction, albeit not a leap that we would like. I do think Weis out-coached Carroll this season, and the game plan for Pittsburgh was not the reason we lost. Wannstedt didn't out-coach Weis.
  
  Still though, if Weis loses to Connecticut, stick a fork in him.
• dwccrew

  

  steel_curtain wrote: I'm sick of this crap, ND needs to go, but that was not a fumble, that wa a god damn forward pass, and the fact that they called that a fumble is complete and utter bullshit.

  I am far from an Irish fan, but I agree. That looked like a forward pass to me.
  
  However, it wouldn't make much of a difference. ND isn't good and hasn't been in years.
  
  They need to get a new coach. Weis is not allowed to cheat like he did in New England. So he can't win.
  
  Brian Kelly could get ND where they should be.
• steel_curtain

  dwccrew wrote:

  steel_curtain wrote: I'm sick of this crap, ND needs to go, but that was not a fumble, that wa a god damn forward pass, and the fact that they called that a fumble is complete and utter bullshit.

  I am far from an Irish fan, but I agree. That looked like a forward pass to me.
  
  However, it wouldn't make much of a difference. ND isn't good and hasn't been in years.
  
  They need to get a new coach. Weis is not allowed to cheat like he did in New England. So he can't win.
  
  Brian Kelly could get ND where they should be.

  Charlie Weis was gone after the Navy game, so i want to see ND win out and that call was shit.
• dwccrew

  

  steel_curtain wrote:

  dwccrew wrote:

  steel_curtain wrote: I'm sick of this crap, ND needs to go, but that was not a fumble, that wa a god damn forward pass, and the fact that they called that a fumble is complete and utter bullshit.

  I am far from an Irish fan, but I agree. That looked like a forward pass to me.
  
  However, it wouldn't make much of a difference. ND isn't good and hasn't been in years.
  
  They need to get a new coach. Weis is not allowed to cheat like he did in New England. So he can't win.
  
  Brian Kelly could get ND where they should be.

  Charlie Weis was gone after the Navy game, so i want to see ND win out and that call was shit.

  Yea, I am agreeing with you.
• Mr Pat

  That is unbelievable, I still can't believe that call. It may or may not have made a difference but seriously, come on! The call is ruled an incomplete, you can see three refs waving their arms to say incomplete pass so no ND guy goes for it, Notre Dame calls time out, it gets reviewed, overturned (unbelievable), and Notre Dame loses their time out?!
  
  Oh well, at least Notre Dame beat Purdue.
• dwccrew

  

  Mr Pat wrote: Oh well, at least Notre Dame beat Purdue.

  This was meant as an insult, I am assuming, towards OSU and Michigan? LOL, that is insulting to ND that that is what you guys have to hang your hats on.
• Swamp Fox

  I also concur that the fumble call that overruled the forward pass call on the field was complete you know what. I am glad, however that Notre Dame dropped out of the top 25 because they just don't deserve to be there. their schedule was essentially soft this year, and they just haven't played anything like a national contender. I'm not totally convinced that Coach Weis is responsible for the average year the Irish are having but he is the head coach so he has to take the heat. (Of course I'm not saying he wasn't responsible for the year either!)
• Mr Pat

  It was towards the cross country runner. It might be all Notre Dame has to hang its hat on, but hey, they still beat Purdue.
• newarkcatholicfan

  

  I am gald to see a big call against N.D.
• dwccrew

  

  Mr Pat wrote: It was towards the cross country runner. It might be all Notre Dame has to hang its hat on, but hey, they still beat Purdue.

  LOL, yes they did.
• steel_curtain

  newarkcatholicfan wrote: I am gald to see a big call against N.D.

  I bet you are....
• killer_ewok

  

  SJ-Not just the Nevada game but after the Michigan game. Many ND fans were chopping up Weis and I was one of the few defending him and his decisions after the Michigan loss. If I hated the guy and had an axe to grind.....I would've just puled on then. Of course I wanted him to succeed. I've said before that I applaud his tireless efforts on the recruiting trail and the hard work that the man has put in. His philanthropic work should be commended as well. But winning is part of the deal. In fact, it's the big part of the deal. Weis hasn't done that nearly enough.