Michigan State at Notre Dame: All Day Thread of Angst and Excitement
by CW on Sep 19, 2009 12:30 PM EDT
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Michigan St. Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Sep 19, 2009 3:30 PM EDT
It only seems fitting that this is where we end up in week three. Two old foes, both coming off bitter, heart-breaking losses and attempting to avoid a 1-2 hole to start the season. How the Irish are a double digit favorite, I have no idea, but I'm certainly confident in this bunch to recover from last week's stunner in Ann Arbor.
Kickoff is just after 3:30pm Eastern on NBC, and the entirety of this site's proprietors will be in attendance. That probably means no formal recap until Monday (Springsteen in Chicago on Sunday night pushes this into definite long weekend status), but you'll have details from a wild weekend in beautiful South Bend.
Go Irish, Beat Spartans.
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Come on, Irish!
Let’s get this thing going!
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 2:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So if we can't talk John Gruden into it,
how about Butch Davis? He seems to have worked miracles in NC…
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 19, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not going to be easy
to just get people to leave places for ND at this point. I fear these Weis years have put the Irish further back than they were under Willingham.
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
big bounce back game
Let’s get back in the W column
by long time listener on Sep 19, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Some real poor execution on
Special Teams this year.
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it looked like none of those guys on the front line even saw the ball was kicked short.
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That offside kick...
Is the kind of play we need to be running… not having run against us
by SuperNewb on Sep 19, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
offside kicks would be a penalty
so why would ND want to do that?
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren
by lookingdeadred on Sep 21, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bad last series for H. Smith - late hit and then blown coverage on the td
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Sep 19, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh...
and that PA miss is looming really large right now
by SuperNewb on Sep 19, 2009 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
another year, another crap-ass kicker for the Irish…it’s getting old.
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weis just flipped over his play sheet...
“Oh, there ARE running plays on this thing…cool… now somebody get me a donut!”
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not usually one to complain about the refs...
BUT REALLY? What game are they watching?
(Regarding that Floyd TD grab…)
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They're awful
I’m not sure how Floyd could be any more in bounds.
by Urbanfury on Sep 19, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
somehow...
a blowout is becoming a loss
sickening
by Will McDonald on Sep 19, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
floyd hurt, clausen hurt
terrible coaching, terrible special teams
we’ll be lucky to lose by 10
i am suicidal right now
by Will McDonald on Sep 19, 2009 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
come off the ledge, friend...
you’re a royals fan for chrissake..
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i need one good team in my life
by Will McDonald on Sep 19, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dare i say,
there’s always next year?
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice to see you have your priorities right
If you are Royals fan, I can safely say you have seen a lot worse.
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren
by lookingdeadred on Sep 21, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
please don't tell me that we're going to lose to this team
This might be the day that sealed Charlie Weiss’s fate.
by long time listener on Sep 19, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i keep waiting for the defense to be worth a damn...
and it never happens
by Will McDonald on Sep 19, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
all we need is allen to get hurt and we'll have the trifecta
worst quarter ever
Weis killed the momentum with pointlessly bringing out the wildcat. Clausen and Floyd get injured. Team basically loses its mind on defense. Terrible call on Floyd play. On and on.
The destruction of a season.
by Will McDonald on Sep 19, 2009 5:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"The destruction of a season."
Charlie’s coaching philosophy.
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate Weis
He makes it difficult for me to cheer for the team
by 815Sox on Sep 19, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My game summary ... Floyd WAS a TD, defense cant stop anyone last 2 wks, penalties why.
I cannot believe the refs didnt call a TD, penalties are sad, defense MUST play better OR we lose … again. This is not good. … please, GO Irish !!!
by MFMcFadden-fromSW-PA on Sep 19, 2009 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't like the wildcat
But I’ve got to admit, they pulled out the pass at just the right time. They set it up with the runs from that formation too. Now let’s never run it again.
by long time listener on Sep 19, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
especially since Jimmy is hobbled...
spreading him out wide is not the best thing probably
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prayer answered ... for now.
ND has an awesome team, player wise, they are good, yes.
by MFMcFadden-fromSW-PA on Sep 19, 2009 5:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, it was a TD.
Very bad call there. What’s the story with Clausen’s foot?
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 5:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
right toe...
hurt earlier on a sack
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you.
I had missed the explanation.
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh god
Floyd’s got a broken collarbone. We are screwed.
by long time listener on Sep 19, 2009 6:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, no.
Floyd has a broken collarbone. That is very bad news.
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 6:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he’s been so money up until these last two games…
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus God...
an ND field goal… wonders never cease.
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Defense
how do these teasm, Mich & St, make it look so easy?
by MFMcFadden-fromSW-PA on Sep 19, 2009 6:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no pass rush
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren
by lookingdeadred on Sep 21, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tate catches one?
Next you’ll tell me our defense will make a play.
BTW, Wash. just kicked a field goal, up 16-13 v. USC with :03 to play.
by long time listener on Sep 19, 2009 6:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
boo yah...
on all fronts…
here’s hoping the D shows up.
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
game over
Washington beat USC 16-13. Would that we could do the same
by long time listener on Sep 19, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great game there.
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow!
What a pass! What a catch!!
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 6:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Washington just beat USC!!!
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 6:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Opponents
… are not exceptionally good, this is the yr, hopefukky.
by MFMcFadden-fromSW-PA on Sep 19, 2009 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Some nice defense on this series.
Now just hold on, Irish!
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hopefully, typyeing is bad.
by MFMcFadden-fromSW-PA on Sep 19, 2009 6:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I was wondering!?!
LOL
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if last-second losses make you mad
prepare to be furious
by long time listener on Sep 19, 2009 7:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Are they capable of stopping the pass in crucial situations?
by Urbanfury on Sep 19, 2009 7:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yes
They’re also incapable of making a tackle, apparently.
by long time listener on Sep 19, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come ON, defense!!!
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well well well
It looks our defense CAN make a play when it counts.
by long time listener on Sep 19, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And the defense comes through.
I’m exhausted.
Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 19, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You're defense is very impressive...
holding teams to 30 or so points per game. That’ll take you far.
Zed: You could be my right-hand man.
Oh: I've seen what you do with your right hand. No, thank you.
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 19, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by jdh90 on Sep 19, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I get it...
You’re saying the defense ISN’T good, even though you were actually saying the opposite. Very clever. VERY clever… We were all under the impression that this defense was doing it’s job- thank you SOOO much for making it abundantly clear that they aren’t. Appreciate it.
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha!
grammar police in the house!! lol, royals…
by NumberSeven on Sep 21, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clausen
i’d say he’s following Quinn’s career curve… third year = stardom.
69% completion pct., 951 yards, 9 TD, 0 INT.
by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Sep 19, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And I say he has receivers that are extremely talented
they’ve saved his ass plenty of times already.
by jdh90 on Sep 19, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not arguing that
but you have to admit, that winning throw to Tate was a thing of beauty.
he’s improved tremendously from ’07 and ’08.
by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Sep 19, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately I was at work
while the game was in progress. ESPN hasn’t uploaded highlights either.
Still though, if this defense improves, this team is capable of doing good things.
by jdh90 on Sep 19, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
big "if"
they looked like dogshit (excuse the language) today.
i still think 9-10 wins is a remote possibility. i’m glad that some of the other challenging games on the schedule (i.e. at Purdue, BC) don’t look as tough after watching those teams play today.
by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Sep 19, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's better than quinn
i don’t even think its very close at this point
by Will McDonald on Sep 20, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugly game, good win.
This offense is really top notch, and if they can run it consistantly, things look good. Even without Michael Floyd, which is a huge loss obviously.
But the defense has got to step it up- as good as the offense is, they can not count on scoring 35 points a game.
My only fear is that this team will do just enough to keep Charlie in his place, and I’m not sure that’s the best thing for this program.
Pur-don’t nest next week, then upstart Washington… both winnable games… let’s go boys.
by NumberSeven on Sep 19, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree
We need to fire Charlie and hire one of
Urban Meyer
Pete Carroll
Bill Belicheck
George Halas
Vince Lombardi
Then have Charlie pay back all of his salary
Then get Tebow to transfer here
Then we might have something.
Or we can just root for the exciting team we have right now. Thats the route i’m going to go.
" Tell me something Steve, How does a guy from Puerto Rico loose a ball in the Sun? "
by aaronb on Sep 21, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would seek out Gruden...
you’ll love him and his act get’s tired with pros but college guys turnover and he’ll be a rock star. just wonder if he wants to college coach…i think the ND job would be a special one he would have to consider. he would not be CW, whose arrogance is so unlike, say, Rex Ryans. RR is a players coach. CW…I don’t know who really likes him?
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. --Albert Einstein
by StoopsMyAss on Sep 23, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Say, does anyone know where I can get some Propecia without a prescription?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 19, 2009 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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