The UND student paper also has a poll questioning how many Heisman trophies Golden Tate will win (1-4?). Funny- when Selwyn Lymon torched UND with "garbage yards" in 2006, I didn't hear any Purdue fans asking how many Heisman Trophies Selwyn would be taking back to his hometown of Fort Wayne. I guess realism is what differentiates UND from Purdue. While we enjoyed Lymon's performance, we still understood our Boilers lost the game...so it mattered little.
Weeks ago we heard ESPN compare Clausen to Lebron James and Tiger Woods. Well, Lebron didn't start his first NBA season 0-35...and Tiger's first season on the tour didn't result in him being cut on the second day of his first 6 tournaments. This week, UND's observer isn't talking about Clausen's immense talent, they're talking about his heart. I've got bad news for them- Brady Quinn had more heart...and it brought his Irish ZERO bowl wins, and no Heisman Trophies. Further, while BQ got b*tch-slapped all day versus Purdue in 2003 as a Sophomore, he never pulled himself from the game. Conversely, Pickles pulled himself three times. Even Kyle Orton (who many fans question his heart) suffered from a severe hip injury in 2004 versus UW and played two more games before the coaches told him he was done.
Domer fans, if you're reading this (which you're probably not because you're off talking trash to UCLA fans about your heart-filled 0-5 team) understand that your team is as bad as their record states...It doesn't matter which teams you played the first five games. You had the crap beaten out of you by an un-ranked GT team, a beleaguered Michigan squad, an over-rated (later disappointing) Penn State team, an OK MSU team and now an unproven Purdue team.This time three seasons ago, Domers were running Willingham out of town after Purdue made the Irish 3-2...Ty led your favorite team to a bowl in which you lost. The good news is, you won't have to be embarrassed by any of those pesky bowl losses this season. I guess you can be proud- While this coach may not "win" he does bring moral victories in the form of a "Nasty" football team. They're nasty alright- nasty to the tune of stupid personal foul penalties cheap shots on the opposition's quarterback when you're down by more than three touchdowns (watch the tape). I honestly have no clue why when UND was losing under Willingham, Domers blamed Ty's golf game and his "horrible" recruiting (Brady Quinn, Jeff Smardgjza et. al) and demanded him fired...Oh wait, the two coaches do have one obvious difference; I'll let the reader figure it out.
Congrats on your team's moral victories!!! Also, congratulations on running a good coach (his team has two wins with the number ONE most difficult schedule in America) and a better man out of town for No-Win Chuck!
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Outdone yourself again Dowd. Well done. It is amazing how the papers are claiming a moral victory when Purdue played as bad as they did. The offense stopped itself time and time again this past weekend. But I guess when you are 0-5 you look for any and everything that you might think is a possitive. I also love the part in the Star where "The Big Manatee" said he was going for 2 for the win if they got in. Question...Don't you actually have to be going for the win, to actually go for the win? It wasn't like Notre Dame was driving with the ball on the last possession of the game and couldn't capitalize. They didn't have a shot at the end of the game because they were down 14. I can't explain how proud I am to say that we aren't ND and they are.
Thanks for stopping by and checking in, Big Daddy.
I loved that line from Fat Charlie, too.... the way he tossed it out there, like he's some kind of gambler. I'm curious what kind of 15-point plays they have the playbook...
Just read ESPN in the weekend wrapup and it's about Notre Dame 'won' the 2nd half. Wow! Using that 'logic' I think Colletto should be in the Hall of Fame.
Watching ESPN on Saturday, Mark May was the only one saying how bad the Irish were because they lost to a team that had a "porous defense". He questioned the Manatee on a number of calls as well. Everyone else just wanted to focus on the good. Oh, and Holtz isn't still in love with his old job, not one bit...
Wow, I never knew there was so much ND hatred going on. Way to kick a program when they're lying on the floor, choking on their own vomit.
Jon, ND brought it on themselves.
ESPND, NDC, Notre Dame and its fans can talk all they want about moral victories, but those victories still go in the right hand column.
Great point about Coletto, 96...I think if one is going to argue about winning halves or quarters could the stupidity be taken the next step...You know, "If they played five quarters, you would have lost."
No matter. Final score is final. Hypothetical is all but imaginary...I'm holding a reality Domers don't understand as they grasp at false hope...and I still don't know when UND will win a game.
I'll keep piling on UND as long as Notre Dame fans continue to talk about history, tradition and other things that most of them don't even remember. Also, I hope UND fans continue to call Purdue subordinate to their lowly program. In the last five years (or two coaches for UND). Purdue is 3-2; it doesn't sound like my Boilers are buying in to that idea.
We don't and won't pile on Minnesota because they know what they are...UND needs to be told truths ad nauseum so they get it. Maybe it'll sink in soon.
In that picture of Charlie Weis... is that Hilary Swank standing behind him?
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