Okay....take it easy....CALM DOWN!....

First things first...

CALM DOWN!

Okay...Okay...Okay...Was it good?

Yeah!...

Was there some dominant moments?

Yeah!...

Was there some SCREW UPS?

Yeah!...

Are we there yet?...
NO! 

Let's start with the obvious...

BIG PLAYS!....

Notre Dame has always had our share of "Big Plays" 

but for the past?...oh...20 years, not many of them 

have been on the defensive side of the ball...

Welcome to KELLYGEDDON!

We FINALLY have a coach that understands the need 

for DEFENSIVE balance...and SIZE!...

This defensive line IF and yeah I said IF they continue

 to progress at the rate they displayed the last 

two seasons....could be the part of this team that 

paves the path back to the "golden years" of ND!

Sheldon Day-Ishaq Williams-KLM-Tuitt

This is not your fathers Oldsmobile!

Now don't get upset...our O Line was Incredible

but it was Navy...Push Purdue around the same 

way...you'll get yours!..

Moving on...

SPEED!...nasty...greasy...hard to get a hand on SPEED!

And not just at the skill positions!...Go back and watch 

the O line get to the second level and block the linebackers!

Watch our 6'7 Tight End LUMBER down field for 30 yards on 

a boot leg....or our 6'6 DE take a fumble 77 yards and actually 

be pulling away as he ran!...

This next one might explain our CURRENT recruiting classes 

excitement....

YOUTH...

We are playing an INCREDIBLE amount of players and they 

are stepping up to the plate making an IMPACT!

We have Daniels...Neal...Russell...Brown...Ferguson...

The list goes on and on...and the YOUTH 

are not looking "youthful"...they are an assest 

and not a liability!...

Show me another team playing as many freshman/redshirt freshman 

as Notre Dame and winning by 40 points in their opener!

So is there a reason for excitement!...YEAH...

Is it justified?....NO!...

It was NAVY....

YOUR SUPPOSED TO BEAT NAVY!...

What are you gonna tell me next?.....

I'm happy, don't get me wrong...let's jump up and down 

and buy curtains when we beat OKLAHOMA!...

Let's just calm down...and breath and look at 

PURDUE!...

Cause I'll tell you right NOW...you don't beat 

Purdue..and beat them WELL!....

By like 20 points or more?...

It's gonna be a long

hard season...and we'll be looking back saying...

"Remember how excited we were over  that Navy game?"

So what are we up against?....

WHO THE HELL KNOWS?

This Purdue team is a mystery right now..

Last week they played...

Eastern Kentucky FIGHTING 

Colonel Sanders from KFC!

Who are HORRIBLE!...I have NO CLUE 

how Purdue can sleep at night scheduling a team 

that went 7-5 last year and their toughest win was 

verses UT Martin?...

Just embarrassing!....Now next question...How do you 

lose a game when Purdue had 5 TURNOVERS?...

You lose because you are HORRIBLE!...

Now with that being said...Purdue is not Navy!..

They are a little bit:

Bigger

Faster

Stronger

More Talented

and have not lost to OSU in 3 Years!

Now like'em or hate'em O$U is a decent 

little program!

So what does that mean...? 

We will see Saturday!

Passing?...

Will be all about the safeties and the 

pass rush...I expect Tuitt and Williams to 

LIVE in Purdue's back field...and expect 

WAY more LB blitzing with Purdue's lack of a 

dominant rushing game....Purdue averaged less than 

4.5 yards per carry and only 2 TDs on the ground...

If we are going to give up big plays...they are going to be 

BROKEN big plays!...

The only TD vs Navy had WAY more to do with Slaughter 

biting on the wingback thinking he was taking the pitch 

and letting the receiver behind him..

We aren't seeing the triple option again 

this season!...

We are starting to realize our potential...but one 

bad quarter vs Purdue...and old ghosts come 

flying back at us!...

Hope is playing 3 Quarterbacks....I remember 

Lou Holz saying once...

"If you play 2 QBs it's 

because you don't have 1!"

We know who Purdue is somewhat...

They are not as difficult to scheme against as a 

Navy team....We know that!

But if we aren't careful...We will end up looking like an 

IDIOT!

Let's do the work and get to 2-0!...

Before I close I'd like to give out the

FIRST EVER 

DAMEFAN 
ROCK AND ROLL
BROTHER!

 TROPHY

To my good buddy and one of the only

HONEST radio hosts....

ALLEN PINKETT

Glad you said it brother!....GIVE ME A BREAK!

You can't fight sinners with saints!...

What he said was the TRUTH!...

Should he be punished?...Yeah...I guess...

If he said "THUG" instead of "CRIMINAL"

no biggie!...but it doesn't change the fact 

that he who recruits the biggest THUG wins!...

Now can we do it without criminals?...sure!...

Is it harder to do with kids that can spell their name?...Yeah!

But let's just be real and realize that JUCO and this arrest

and that arrest...etc...that's what most programs 

have a very easy time living with....

Hell, you can get caught RED HANDED and still 

come Saturday....play like nothing happend!

So even the playing field?...or stop accepting criminals?

Until the rules are the same for everyone...

PREECH ON 

BROTHER PINKETT!

GO IRISH and GOD BLESS!...

BEAT PURDUE'S ASS!