Comments on NDNation Features: On The Job Training

The ND offensive line troubles are a result of "Th...

2008-11-22T19:03:00.000-05:00

The ND offensive line troubles are a result of "The curse of Joe Moore"!

"Yes, the talent pipeline is stocked and Notre Dam...

2008-11-16T12:40:00.000-05:00

"Yes, the talent pipeline is stocked and Notre Dame will be a power two years from now..."

Charlie's been living off that line for way too long. Every year, the team has one of the highest ranked recruiting classes. By now, they should be stocked with A1 recruits, trained by the Genius himself.

No coach has done so little with so much.

And to the delusional

Ray,You're another panicked whiny fool. A member o...

2008-11-16T12:04:00.000-05:00

Ray,

You're another panicked whiny fool.

A member of the hurried mob carrying torches and pitch forks on a hunt for blood.

Twitchy guys like you would have the football program in a constant tail-spin destined to crash and burn if you actually had to make the decisions.

Yeah, I know what you're going to say, "but, but, it's crashing and burning now!!" Wrong.

For the person who claimed this "mob" scene would ...

2008-11-15T10:26:00.000-05:00

For the person who claimed this "mob" scene would go after Meyer, Carroll, Mark etc. for their ONE trip up per season, what a useless analogy. If this program was on a clear ramp up, and Charlie was merely suffering one or two (or even three!) slipups per year, that analogy would hold some water.

CW is nowhere close to that. This mob scene is "mobbing" because he allowed an ND team to

New Mexico scoring 70 on SDSU had to be a direct r...

2008-11-14T23:00:00.000-05:00

New Mexico scoring 70 on SDSU had to be a direct result of the physical and mental beating SDSU suffered in South Bend.

Is AJ Green really 20? That's hilarious.

Not making excuses but it's awfully hard to talk of firing CWubs with so many Sophmore and Freshman starting. Take a look on the top 20 depth charts and you're hard pressed to find one that has made it to the 3rd

I don't think you realize...Michael Floyd is only ...

2008-11-14T22:22:00.000-05:00

I don't think you realize...Michael Floyd is only 18 YEARS OLD!!!

Sure, AJ Green is having a big year. He's also a 20 year-old freshman with a top NFL prospect throwing to him. Michael Crabtree is another exception to the rule. He's a freak of nature and happens to be playing in the best offensive system for arguably one of the top 5 coaches in the country.

As far as the

Ummm... We can score a touchdown and pressure the ...

2008-11-14T21:31:00.000-05:00

Ummm... We can score a touchdown and pressure the other teams QB.

Julio Jones
A.J. Green
Michael Crabtree(last year)

Most freshman recruits on top 15 teams.

Suffer? That's what you call it? Suffer would be like golf on a 70 degree fall day compared to how I feel.

It's obvious that our OL needs improvement, but not sure you can get much more out of

I always like when someone hops right on here and ...

2008-11-14T21:04:00.000-05:00

I always like when someone hops right on here and proves my point.

Fair weather fan? I suffer through every game like the rest of us. The comments I've made about Weis and Clausen have been the same comments I've made since both of their arrivals. Listen, when you strut onto South Bend campus for your introduction and start to make guarantees about a return to greatness, you open

Enough is enough, the team is much improved from l...

2008-11-14T20:29:00.000-05:00

Enough is enough, the team is much improved from last year, but it isn't close to being acceptable.

With this mob mentality I think you could make arguments for Urban to be fired for losing to Mississippi, Mark released for getting pasted by Alabama and Florida, Pete to be disbarred for losing to Oregon St., someone PSU obliterated, not to mention Joe's banishment loss to Iowa. All of

After reading all these comments, I wonder if some...

2008-11-14T19:07:00.000-05:00

After reading all these comments, I wonder if some people are watching the same games as the rest of us. Some of you die-hard fans believe if we don't have "blind faith", we're not supporting our team. Well, there's a difference between being foolish and using common sense. You're the same people who a few weeks ago believed that 21 year-old sophomore Jimmy Clausen was comparable to Brady

Angry,You continue to prove what 200 points lower ...

2008-11-14T18:07:00.000-05:00

Angry,

You continue to prove what 200 points lower (on the old SAT anyway) gets BC grads vs ND grads (and it looks like this apparent Brown Grad too.) I'm starting to put the pieces together; you didn't get in to ND did you?! This whole blog thing is 20 years of repressed inferiority complex and resentment. HA HA, that's it!.

Now, your Mom's calling you for dinner, dont' be

Angry,it's still sad you know all these big word's...

2008-11-14T11:16:00.000-05:00

Angry,it's still sad you know all these big word's and still can't be humble. It's funny listening to you now. Gimme another big word...plz!

"Charlie Weis is a good coach and also a Domer. Th...

2008-11-14T09:49:00.000-05:00

"Charlie Weis is a good coach and also a Domer. That makes him extra special in my book.

The team will start to gel and we're going to a bowl game. We may even beat USC,"

Well, I will concede that Charlie is a Domer.

He has coached the Irish to one victory over a TOP 25 team in four years. One. That was number 19 Penn State in 2006.

He has coached the Irish

Charlie Weis is a good coach and also a Domer. Th...

2008-11-13T22:12:00.000-05:00

Charlie Weis is a good coach and also a Domer. That makes him extra special in my book.

The team will start to gel and we're going to a bowl game. We may even beat USC,

"I didn't think there corners last year were much ...

2008-11-13T21:25:00.000-05:00

"I didn't think there corners last year were much taller or faster either."

Agreed, but I didn't see anyone on the other side of the ball that they should have been concerned with.

I think this Saturday it will be a little different.

"By the way ND should roll on Saturday, I don't ex...

2008-11-13T21:05:00.000-05:00

"By the way ND should roll on Saturday, I don't expect anything less."

See, there in lies the problem, you may not expect anything less, but you may certainly get a lot less. I didn't think there corners last year were much taller or faster either.

Stop whining.Weis isn't a veteran college head coa...

2008-11-13T21:03:00.000-05:00

Stop whining.

Weis isn't a veteran college head coach yet--he never was. He's a man training for a job he already has, and is under pressure to do. Period.

This is what you guys get when you get someone with only NFL experience-- a guy who's training on the job. Deal with it.

Weis loves Notre Dame, the job, the kids, and he needs more time.

If it were up to you

Seriously, it's been the same for years. You can'...

2008-11-13T20:10:00.000-05:00

Seriously, it's been the same for years. You can't cover a 6'3" receiver that runs a 4.3 with a 5'10" corner who runs a 4.6. Charlie has the best talent in the country returning to South Bend and it's only a matter of time before everyone shuts their mouths and ceases to sound like May and Saunders.

By the way ND should roll on Saturday, I don't expect anything less.

Like

My fater went to Notre Dame and has not missed a h...

2008-11-13T18:32:00.000-05:00

My fater went to Notre Dame and has not missed a home game in 60 + years. Last year was the first ime he ever left a game eary and not just once. With all of the resources and high profile that ND brings to the table, I think that ever Gerry Faust could do better that we've see the last 1 1/2 years. A true leader is one that can position players to capitalize on their strengths and talents so

"I don't think anyone has accepted mediocrity as a...

2008-11-13T14:44:00.000-05:00

"I don't think anyone has accepted mediocrity as a standard, nor will that mentality ever grow roots at ND."

So all those who are just hoping we can beat Navy this weekend haven't accepted mediocrity? All those hoping we are 7-5 at year's end, have not accepted mediocrity?

If I had said four years ago, I'll bring in a coach and guarantee at the end of the 2008 season, he'll be

Maybe I do have my head in the sand of denial. But...

2008-11-13T14:18:00.000-05:00

Maybe I do have my head in the sand of denial. But, I still have some faith left. The offensive line is not living up to expectations. It is obvious, they can not pass block against 3 down linemen. They are also not opening up holes for our backs! We have the horses in the backfield. When the line moves people ie. Washington, Aldridge gets 89yards splitting carries. When the line fails against a

"Go try to compete at something yourself and see h...

2008-11-13T12:55:00.000-05:00

"Go try to compete at something yourself and see how that goes."

Uh, most of us do compete every day, at our jobs and at making the best life we can for our families. And most of us don't do it for $4.2 million a year. Just because we don't "compete" at football doesn't mean we can't criticize a coach who hasn't shown that he can coach at this level. Weis has done a nice job recruiting

The solution is obvious: bring back Lou for a 2 ye...

2008-11-13T12:35:00.000-05:00

The solution is obvious: bring back Lou for a 2 year gig to stabilize and energize the program with the intention of hiring Skip as permanent

You can watch past Irish games w/o the commercials...

2008-11-13T12:04:00.000-05:00

You can watch past Irish games w/o the commercials here. It's pretty sweet.

http://www.hulu.com/videos/search?query=Notre+Dame

Poor Irish Ladd, clinging to those Heismans and NC...

2008-11-13T11:01:00.000-05:00

Poor Irish Ladd, clinging to those Heismans and NCs from 40 and 50 years ago. Whatta joke. PhillyBoy is absolutely right, you folks have this curious superiority complex. I lived in Great Britain in the 1980s, and it was kinds similar. They talked about their empire days of yore like it was yesterday, ignoring the fact that they had lost all their power after WWII and colonies were dropping