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Craic Back Atcha by Kayo
What a thriller!
Brian Kelly is no Linda Lovelace.
Is that good or bad for recruiting?
Other Hazard #3: Changing to a three man front with soft coverage against a team that can’t complete two passes in a row.
The 3-3-5 defense is a relatively unusual defense that contains many intricacies and nuances. It combines an ineffective pass rush with the inability to stop the run while at the same time giving up big plays in the passing game---a true triple threat.
I hope we don’t have a five tool defensive coaching staff.
Florida State kicker Ryan Fitzgerald’s new nickname is Heimlich.
A guy named Ryan Fitzgerald missed a field goal that essentially gave the game to the Irish? That sounds more rigged than an ACC officiating crew.
He’s from one of many sleeper cells.
Jack Coan played the most unspectacular 366 yard, 4 touchdown game I’ve ever seen; and it would have been even better but for key drops or bobbles that killed drives on the edge of scoring territory. He’s welcome to duplicate his performance any time.
I agree, with the caveat they he learns how to audible out of shitty playcalls.
If anyone should know not to call a run for a slow quarterback, it’s Tommy Rees.
Michael Mayer had 9 catches for 120 yards and still had a bad game as a receiver.
Leaving room for Baby Gronk to grow up to Toddler Gronk.
I don’t want a full year of the terrible twos.
Kyle Hamilton… Still covers a lot of ground.
Hamilton has talent that even Freeman can’t hide.
But it isn’t the scheme. It’s the execution that’s lacking.
Any Notre Dame defensive player who made more tackles than he missed should get a game ball this week. I think that means there will be extras to distribute next week.
No game balls should be distributed against Toledo. On principle.
Unless the players pay for them.
Chris Tyree… Still really fast.
That kind of speed will come in handy on kick returns. Hypothetically.
I’m willing to maintain the hypothetical kick returns while the Irish work on their hypothetical tackling.
Supposed ACC contenders Clemson, North Carolina, and Miami lost in Week 1.
I think they can still win the AAC, though.
Kyren Williams… Still really tough.
I rewatched KW’s TD catch and run over and over again until my wife came in and told me, “I thought you gave up watching porn!”
Well… Did you?
Pinkel Award regular Nebraska deserves this week’s nomination for the honor. Desperate to pad Scott Frost’s winning percentage, Athletics Director Trev Alberts paid more than a few bucks to cover Fordham’s 1,300 mile trip, and he sweetened the compensation package with a promise that Fordham could practice on an actual football field for a few days before the game.
If Nebraska ever gives them a return game, Fordham can promise Cornhusker players authentic Bronx pizza and cashless bail. My Pinkel nomination goes to Auburn. Not only did the Tigers throttle a patsy in their 60-10 win over hapless Akron, but they showed poor form by horning in on Ohio State’s action.
Ohio State doesn’t pay its prostitute enough for an exclusive relationship.
Saturday’s Fox broadcast duo earned this week’s Hardin Award nominee for citing a nominally true but worthless statistic. Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman were mighty impressed with the Louisiana OL starters’ amazing amount of experience... 7,200+ snaps played going into this season. “Crystallized intelligence” is what Spencer Tillman called it. Hmmm. The Ragin’ Cajuns ran 739 plays in 2020 and 987 in 2019. If all 5 starters played every down the last two years, they would have combined to play 8,630 snaps; so they average less than two years of experience. Nice, but hardly a reason to call for a drool bucket.
My Hardin Award nomination goes to Wisconsin’s longtime “Brand Communication” staffer, Andy Baggot. The Badgers’ bagman notes pridefully that Wisconsin lost its home opener for the first time since 1995, snapping the nation’s second longest such winning streak. Unmentioned is that the list of victims of Wiscy dominance is littered with Great Lakes area directional schools and weaklings like Murray State and Akron (twice). Only two Power 5 schools trekked to open Camp Randall in 25 years, and neither were ranked. On Wisconsin!
Badgers are short-legged omnivores mostly in the family Mustelidae. They are a polyphyletic grouping, united by their squat bodies, adapted for fossorial activity. They always regret it when they pick on someone their own size in a home opener.
Braden Lenzy… Still alive.
His two proof-of-life receptions were welcome additions to the stat sheet.
His speed is a welcome addition to the lineup.
Brian Kelly didn’t tell the joke very well. He needs to work on his execution.
Evidence of Kelly’s comedic genius is as elusive as evidence of his offensive genius.
Next week: A priest, a rabbi, and a minister… You’ll have to subscribe to the Peacock Network to hear the rest. I promise, it’s a hoot.
Jonathan Doerer had the first chance of his career to make a game winning kick. Welcome to the club, young man.
All the clutch performance with none of the comorbidities.
Nevertheless, Nestor Higuera is the stronger candidate for a NIL deal.
West Virginia’s kicker is named Casey Legg. His nickname is Casey Leg.
Still not as impressive as the reputed nickname of former TE Greg “Third Leg” Olson..
I thought he was G-Reg, but maybe it was T-Leg.
If it’s true that teams make the most improvement from game #1 to game #2, Toledo is in big trouble next Saturday.
The Irish won’t have a better shot at a Pinkel award all year.
West Virginia is a lock to get it next week.
Kayo
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