Notre Dame Football 2010.......The Brian Kelly Era Begins

• sjmvsfscs08

  hahah I am (that is, what I'm not dealing with the Buckeye Blowhards on this site). Look what I walked out of the Schottenstein Center yesterday with:
  
  
• karen lotz

  

  Not bad, I'm trying to round up some ND/Mich tickets for the 11th. Might be going just to tailgate if I can't find any.
• dat dude

  Wow, Rivals is pretty high on Navy this year. I don't think they even got a vote in the top 25 poll.
  
  Edit: They actually got 12 points.
  
  I think Stanford should be about 10 spots higher, too.
• karen lotz

  

  I'm kind of surprised Navy is that high too but not shocked. They have beaten ND twice in the last 3 years (I know, I know) and were in the game with OSU at the Shoe last year. They've been to a bowl game every year since 2003 and are coming off a 10-4 season. Ricky Dobbs is going to cause a lot of problems for teams this fall and looking at their schedule, they should be favored in every game except Notre Dame (HOPEFULLY) and maybe at East Carolina depending on what kind of shape Skip Holtz left that program.
• sjmvsfscs08

  I would trade anyone my Ohio State-Miami ticket for a Notre Dame-Michigan ticket of equal value! haha But those folks in Tiffin have my license for a few months so getting there would be difficult haha
• sjmvsfscs08

  Found this posted on another site:
  

  Want a reason to get excited for Brian Kelly? How about this?
  
  Browsing DomerDomain, I found a topic where a poster put up the recruiting rankings of Kelly's Cincinatti team from 2006-2009. My mind blown, I decided to go back further and add to it with Central Michigan.
  
  Central Michigan University:
  
  Brian Kelly coached at Central Michigan from 2004-2006. In those seasons, his teams went 4-7, 6-5 and 10-4, respectively (the 2006 team won their 10th game in a bowl and were not coached by Kelly, who had already left for Cincinatti. Despite having some of the worst rated talent in the Mid-American Conference, Kelly's 2006 team were conference champions, led by a true freshman quarterback. Let's take a look at the recruiting classes that made up his teams. Rankings are from Rivals.com.
  
  2002 (Seniors during Kelly's 6-5 2005 season):
  
  National Ranking: 96 (no recruits rated three stars or higher)
  Conference Ranking: 6
  
  2003 (Seniors during Kelly's 9-4 MAC championship run in 2006):
  
  National Ranking: #105 (two recruits rated three stars or higher)
  Conference Ranking: #10
  
  2004 (Juniors during 2006 season):
  
  National Ranking: #109 (no recruits rated three stars or higher)
  Conference Ranking: #12
  
  2005 (Sophomores during 2006 season):
  
  National Ranking: #94 (one recruit rated three stars or higher)
  Conference Ranking: #6
  
  2006 (Freshmen during 2006 season):
  
  National Ranking: #107 (no recruit recruits rated three stars or higher)
  Conference Ranking: #11
  
  The junior and senior classes at Central Michigan during the 2006 season had an average ranking of NINTH in the Mid-American Conference. Yet they lost all but conference game (three OOC losses to Michigan, Kentucky and Boston College). Great work by Kelly. But that's nothing.
  
  
  Cincinatti Bearcats, 2006-2009 recruiting rankings:
  
  2006 (Seniors on 2009 12-1 team):
  
  National Ranking: #108 (one three-star recruit)
  Conference Ranking: #8 (DEAD LAST)
  
  2007 (Juniors on 2009 team):
  
  National Ranking: #94 (six three-stars)
  Conference Ranking: #8 (Again, dead last)
  
  2008 (Sophomores on 2009 team):
  
  National Ranking: #67 (six three-stars)
  Conference Ranking: #7
  
  2009 (Freshmen on 2009 team):
  
  National Ranking: #60 (two four-stars, eight three-stars)
  Conference Ranking: #5
  
  That's right. There were seven three-stars COMBINED in Kelly's junior and senior classes. Seven! And despite all of that, they won the Big East title and went undefeated in the regular season!
  
  
  Now, finally, Notre Dame's rankings:
  
  2007 (Seniors): #8
  2008 (Juniors): #2
  2009 (Sophomores): #21
  2010 (Freshmen): #14
  
  Five-star recruits: 5
  Four-star recruits: 47
  
  Notre Dame has 50 more four-star or five-star recruits (according to Rivals.com) than Cincinatti had on their 12-1, BCS-bowling 2009 football team.
  
  Get excited for Kelly.

• Hamp89

  sjmvsfscs08;456782 wrote:Rankings from Rivals.com
  
  Week by week:
  
  #79 Marshall.............................................#62 Purdue
  #16 Miami (Fl.).........................................#41 Michigan
  #73 Ohio.................................................#47 Michigan State
  #117 Eastern Michigan................................#33 Stanford
  #84 Illinois..................................................#35 Boston College
  #97 Indiana.................................................#14 Pittsburgh
  #11 Wisconsin.............................................#87 Western Michigan
  #62 Purdue................................................#23 Navy
  #76 Minnesota............................................#55 Tulsa
  #19 Penn State...................................#26 Utah
  #8 Iowa.....................................................#95 Army
  #41 Michigan...........................................#12 Southern Cal
  
  But let's stack them up against comparable teams. If they're within ten places I'll call it a push; within five and I'll italicize and and agree maybe one is slightly better than the other.
  
  #117 Eastern Michigan............#95 Army
  #97 Indiana............................#87 Western Michigan
  #84 Illinois...............................#62 Purdue
  #79 Marshall............................#55 Tulsa
  #76 Minnesota.........................#47 Michigan State
  #73 Ohio.................................#41 Michigan
  #62 Purdue..............................#35 Boston College
  #41 Michigan...........................#33 Stanford
  #19 Penn State........................#26 Utah
  #16 Miami (Fl.)........................#23 Navy
  #11 Wisconsin.........................#14 Pittsburgh
  #8 Iowa..................................#12 Southern Cal
  
  I can make a valid argument Notre Dame's schedule is better, go ahead and make one that Ohio State's is better.

  
  Good research, it's pretty hard to argue the facts. I'm sure vball won't be back.
  
  Also, didn't realize Purdue is rated that low.
• vball10set

  sjmvsfscs08;456762 wrote: Dude seriously go fuck yourself if all you have to bring to the table is that weak response. That's what is laughable.

  no wonder you bounced around three high schools in four years--were you diagnosed with Tourette's or did your parents just try and hide it by passing you from school to school? btw,we all know you couldn't get into Notre Dame and were barely fortunate enough to get into OSU,so stop disrespecting the school you're hoping to call your alma mater someday....being a fan of Notre Dame is great,but trashing the school you're at doesn't make you any more of one--stay classy.....haha-haha-haha
• vball10set

  sjmvsfscs08;456762 wrote:You're right! What was I thinking?! Notre Dame sucks! Ohio State is the best!
  
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GO BUCKEYES!!
  
  Dude seriously go fuck yourself if all you have to bring to the table is that weak response. That's what is laughable.

  LOL--wow---I sure hope you remember to take your meds today....thanks for validating,and have a great day!!!
• sjmvsfscs08

  Well for the "go fuck yourself" or "provide a sufficient response" choice, it is clear what path you took. You are a joke.
• vball10set

  LMAO--"what path I took"???---you know,I'm really beginning to question if you attend OSU at all---my money says you go to Owens Community College---and you know I'm right.
• vball10set

  sjmvsfscs08;456789 wrote:hahah I am (that is, what I'm not dealing with the Buckeye Blowhards on this site). Look what I walked out of the Schottenstein Center yesterday with:
  
  

  it's one thing for people to think you're stupid,but by posting pics of your tix,complete with your exact seating location,you're removing all doubt....well played,sj--well played :rolleyes:
• killer_ewok

  

  Come on, guys. You're both pretty good posters.
• vball10set

  sorry,ewok-I couldn't resist---he makes it so easy....GO BUCKS and IRISH!!!
• killer_ewok

  

  I hear ya'. Eff the trolls but you both are typically knowledgeable and logical. You're both better than this.
• sjmvsfscs08

  vball if you think I'm actually going to go to the game and not sell the ticket......come on now.
• vball10set

  ^^^touche'--I'll give you credit for that then,sj....I think (hope) you're going to miss a heckuva' game,though
• karen lotz

  

  Kelly will hold his weekly press conference starting at noon.
  
  http://www.und.com/allaccess/?media=187262
• karen lotz

  

  Kelly said in his press conference that Cierre Wood will be the number 2 RB behind Armando.
• sjmvsfscs08

  http://www.blueandgold.com/content/?aid=9618
  
  Deano Cook thinks pretty highly of the Irish.....probably too highly.
• karen lotz

  

  lol good old Beano.
  

  The (Notre Dame) schedule is more manageable this year — and it’s still tougher than what any Big Ten school plays.

• Hamp89

  ^ That will go over well on here
• dat dude

  Tougher than Penn State?
• karen lotz

  

  according to Beano, yes.
• vball10set

  "The other is that he predicted Notre Dame quarterback Ron Powlus would win not one but two Hesimans after Powlus debuted in a 42-15 victory versus Northwestern by completing 18 of 24 passes for 291 yards and four touchdowns."
  
  'nuff said