Comments on: Finally, Someone Gets It: Thanks to the Dash http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/ The Worst Thing To Ever Happen To ND Football Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Biscuit http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Biscuit Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:14:59 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/#comment-456 Ndukwe Nudge is good, except that he's not on the O. Ndukwe Nudge is good, except that he’s not on the O.

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]]> By: JVH http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/comment-page-1/#comment-455 JVH Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:49:10 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/#comment-455 How about "Damn aren't cha" Samardzija, as in "Damn, aren't cha" glad he just carried that guy over the goal line. No? Then I'll go with the Schwapp Pop. Or the Ndukwe Nudge. How about “Damn aren’t cha” Samardzija, as in “Damn, aren’t cha” glad he just carried that guy over the goal line. No? Then I’ll go with the Schwapp Pop. Or the Ndukwe Nudge.

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]]> By: domer.mq http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/comment-page-1/#comment-452 domer.mq Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:50:20 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/#comment-452 That's what happens when English leaves. That’s what happens when English leaves.

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]]> By: Deep TeaKup http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Deep TeaKup Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:07:48 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/#comment-451 can't believe I used there instead of their can’t believe I used there instead of their

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]]> By: Deep TeaKup http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Deep TeaKup Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:01:59 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/#comment-450 Domer, English leaving is a ral concern, the one consolation I have is that I don't think (or hope anyway) he would be leaving for an MSU-type job. To a certian extent I even understand the frustration about the poll rankings but I would offer two alternate theories. One, you squeaked by UCLA at home with their backup QB, UT beat a "heated" rival. Two, some people are punishing you guys for making there lofty preseason poll look bad. But seriously, in the end it does not matter where you are ranked right now. Win out and you are in the BCS as at an large team. I don't see any way for ND to get to the title game. Domer,

English leaving is a ral concern, the one consolation I have is that I don’t think (or hope anyway) he would be leaving for an MSU-type job.

To a certian extent I even understand the frustration about the poll rankings but I would offer two alternate theories. One, you squeaked by UCLA at home with their backup QB, UT beat a “heated” rival. Two, some people are punishing you guys for making there lofty preseason poll look bad.

But seriously, in the end it does not matter where you are ranked right now. Win out and you are in the BCS as at an large team. I don’t see any way for ND to get to the title game.

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]]> By: The Biscuit http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/comment-page-1/#comment-439 The Biscuit Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:43:52 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/#comment-439 And I was not trying to 'explain away' the loss to Michigan. We got our asses handed to us, we got outplayed, all the things you'd want to say. What I was saying is that ND should not be penalized any WORSE than ANYONE ELSE in the polls because of that loss. Others have been crushed by UNRANKED OPPONENTS (Auburn) and still remain above ND. We were beat by #2 in a blowout, but in a blowout that looked like more of a blowout than it actually was a blowout by the final score. Others move UP when they barely beat an unranked foe in the last minute (and not in the amazing way we did), but ND drops 2 spots. It's a question of relative reporting. Like the journalists that talked about the amazing pick on our opening drive returned for 6. What amazing pick? Carlson whiffed, that's it. And I like that Forde finally squared it up and made it a bit less unbiased (or biased in our favor, if you want). And I was not trying to ‘explain away’ the loss to Michigan. We got our asses handed to us, we got outplayed, all the things you’d want to say.

What I was saying is that ND should not be penalized any WORSE than ANYONE ELSE in the polls because of that loss. Others have been crushed by UNRANKED OPPONENTS (Auburn) and still remain above ND. We were beat by #2 in a blowout, but in a blowout that looked like more of a blowout than it actually was a blowout by the final score. Others move UP when they barely beat an unranked foe in the last minute (and not in the amazing way we did), but ND drops 2 spots.

It’s a question of relative reporting. Like the journalists that talked about the amazing pick on our opening drive returned for 6. What amazing pick? Carlson whiffed, that’s it. And I like that Forde finally squared it up and made it a bit less unbiased (or biased in our favor, if you want).

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]]> By: domer.mq http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/comment-page-1/#comment-438 domer.mq Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:47:18 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/#comment-438 Well, at least we could finally get that Gator Bowl monkey off our backs. I'm not trying to explain away anything. I can explain what happened though. That doesn't make it magically go "poof." I leave you, DTK, with these 2 thoughts... 1) How much will you stroke when Ron English leaves UM for a HC job this year, and... 2) I wonder how many other tongues touched that poll before his. Well, at least we could finally get that Gator Bowl monkey off our backs.
I’m not trying to explain away anything. I can explain what happened though. That doesn’t make it magically go “poof.”
I leave you, DTK, with these 2 thoughts…
1) How much will you stroke when Ron English leaves UM for a HC job this year, and…
2) I wonder how many other tongues touched that poll before his.

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]]> By: Deep TeaKup http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Deep TeaKup Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:40:00 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/#comment-437 That is the nature of college football though, there are no do-overs. UM ND will not meet in the first round of the Midwest Regional NCAA football tourney will they? Cliche I know, but you have to be the best every week. You can't just say that ND has looked good lately so everyone shold forget that they lost badly at home. Believe me, as a Michigan fan I have gone through the following exercise every year "if Florida beats Auburn and ASU beats USC and OSU loses to Northwestern, then UM has to get into the title game". To make it worse, I ususally have to do it in Sept. Bottom line, you just can't explain away a loss like that though. ND is a decent team this year, the schedule makes it tough to tell though (not a shot at you guys, can't control how many teams will suck before the year starts). Beat USC and you'll be in the BCS , if you don't then you deserve the Gator and nothing more. That is the nature of college football though, there are no do-overs. UM ND will not meet in the first round of the Midwest Regional NCAA football tourney will they? Cliche I know, but you have to be the best every week.

You can’t just say that ND has looked good lately so everyone shold forget that they lost badly at home. Believe me, as a Michigan fan I have gone through the following exercise every year “if Florida beats Auburn and ASU beats USC and OSU loses to Northwestern, then UM has to get into the title game”. To make it worse, I ususally have to do it in Sept.
Bottom line, you just can’t explain away a loss like that though. ND is a decent team this year, the schedule makes it tough to tell though (not a shot at you guys, can’t control how many teams will suck before the year starts). Beat USC and you’ll be in the BCS , if you don’t then you deserve the Gator and nothing more.

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]]> By: domer.mq http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/comment-page-1/#comment-436 domer.mq Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:27:48 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/#comment-436 DTK, It was a whipping. But would you argue that it was a whipping by one team playing it's best on another team playing it's best. That game was the pefect storm of ND playing as bad as it has in 2 years and UM playing better than it had (or has since) in 2 years. DTK,
It was a whipping. But would you argue that it was a whipping by one team playing it’s best on another team playing it’s best.
That game was the pefect storm of ND playing as bad as it has in 2 years and UM playing better than it had (or has since) in 2 years.

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]]> By: Deep TeaKup http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Deep TeaKup Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:55:54 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2006/10/25/finally-someone-gets-it-thanks-to-the-dash/#comment-435 Are you freaking kidding me? Are we going to really try to revise history on the Michigan game now? As a UM fan I know I am biased but come on, let's be honest, it was a whipping. You can't have it both ways guys, if we're going to play the "if" game on the final score on that game can we also throw out ND's 4 yard TD drive? Can we also throw out the end of the first half where UM went into a prevent, incidentally the DC did end up blaming himself for that one. We might as well also throw out the TD that ND scored when it was 40-14, garbage time all the way. So if we subtract those scores and UM's two defensive TD's (clearly they were not earned), we end up with a 26-0 score. Actually make that 27-0, you shouldn't even have to try PAT's. Sounds about right. Are you freaking kidding me? Are we going to really try to revise history on the Michigan game now? As a UM fan I know I am biased but come on, let’s be honest, it was a whipping.

You can’t have it both ways guys, if we’re going to play the “if” game on the final score on that game can we also throw out ND’s 4 yard TD drive? Can we also throw out the end of the first half where UM went into a prevent, incidentally the DC did end up blaming himself for that one. We might as well also throw out the TD that ND scored when it was 40-14, garbage time all the way.

So if we subtract those scores and UM’s two defensive TD’s (clearly they were not earned), we end up with a 26-0 score. Actually make that 27-0, you shouldn’t even have to try PAT’s. Sounds about right.

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