Comments on: Legacy?

By: fill the world

fill the world — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:39:30 +0000

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By: Bad Kermit

Bad Kermit — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:29:25 +0000

HEK,

Faust also wasn’t dealing with the “instant gratification” generation of today. I think ND was still able to do a lot of recruiting for itself back in Faust’s days, particularly since they had a far more recent NC under their belts.

By: domer.mq

domer.mq — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:46:03 +0000

I’m sick of it too. And I’m sick of losing bowl games.

The monkeys will die.

By: HEK

HEK — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:41:08 +0000

You’re right. Lou had a few tough games, but at least he beat SC consistently. I’m really getting sick of this losing streak. Next year they go down!

By: domer.mq

domer.mq — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:25:41 +0000

HEK,
While Faust was a horrid coach, he was a far better recruiter than Ty. He actually put a lot of heart and soul into recruiting. Lou didn’t have near the dire talent issue that Charlie does.
And as much as I love Lou, and he’s a legend, he also had his share of blowouts in big games. Go take a look at his record. And that with all the top-shelf talent he had.

By: HEK

HEK — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:11:18 +0000

While blaming Ty for the problem the team has of not beating “top” schools you can’t compare Charlie to Lou. Gerry Faust was much worse than Ty ever was and Lou did great things even in his first year at ND. I believe ND was the only team ever ranked in the AP poll with a losing record 0-1 vs. Michigan(he also beat USC that year). That was his first year, by his third year he won a national championship (once again, beating a #2 ranked USC team). Once again I fail to see much a similarity between Lou and Charlie. Time will tell though.

By: gwzimm

gwzimm — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:59:36 +0000

I don’t want to beat the Minter thing to death, but my point is that over the past 2 years there have been MANY long gains against ND’s defense; gains of 40 yards or more….too many. Of course, talent, or the lack of it, is part of the problem. But SO MANY play like that calls coaching into question.

By: domer.mq

domer.mq — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:31:55 +0000

Yeah, that pass play at the end of USC 2005 wasn’t on the coaches. Either ND or USC was gonna make the play there, and it favored USC.

If you look at that play (I think the guys at BGS broke it down), the only question is “where was the safety help?” to keep that play from breaking for 67 yards rather than, say, a harmless 20. I believe the issue was that the safety got tangled up in trying to keep track of Bush. I’ll have to go back and look at that.

By: The Biscuit

The Biscuit — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:17:26 +0000

I think you have a point on big plays JVH, and that is something we all know. But 67 yards on that one play was not the coaches’ fault.

They had the right D called, and the coverage was there. Our CB was about 1/20th of an inch from knocking that ball down and Matty L. had to put it perfectly in the right spot, and I mean perfectly, to even complete it.

Finally, I don’t think you can put all the blame on Minter. He has been working to implement a system, just like Charlie. It just turns out that CW inherited a sweet offensive team with a few superstars and Minter inherited some young and talented, but slightly overmatched Defensive players. That side of the ball will come around, through recruiting and development, as well.

By: gwzimm

gwzimm — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:03:10 +0000

JVH,

Nothing I can say about Rick Minter alters the public perception of his coaching prowess. All you need do is look at the defense’s performance over the past two years. How many big plays have they given up; plays 40 yards or more? Has any other team done the same? I mean, when North Carolina can decimate the secondary, let alone Michigan or USC, is there any lingering doubt that something is wrong?

I can’t get past 4th and 9 from inside the 10 yard line in the USC game last year. There is no excuse for someone completing a 67 yard pass in that situation.