Winning in the court of public opinion... GO IRISH!

Being right in the public eye...doesn't always translate to 

being right when it matters..

Good examples: 

Bill Clinton

OJ Simpson

Any Catholic Priest

Now...When I list those names, they sound 

like a joke, that has "Walked into a bar" in

it somewhere!

But the point of that is...Legacy..Don't let the 

court of public opinion determine your legacy!

Bill Clinton...Balance budget, great economy

and I'm not a dem!...But will he be remembered

for that...or the cigar? 

OJ Simpson, pretty sure we don't immediately 

think Heisman winner? 

And...Not every Priest is bad guy!

The "Court of Public Opinion" is what 

Notre Dame is fighting against...

Now the court can hurt ya...or 

help ya!

"Those pious Notre Dame fans!"

"Those Catholics!"

Or

We dropped 2 spots in the AP?

Why...The "court of public opinion" showed

Notre Dame out played FSU and got 

caught behind enemy lines and with

a flag, our game was stolen!

(that and the stats!) 

Good example...Ohio State played
Penn State last week...They went on the road

played an unranked team, and without the same 

type of assistance would have lost....But 

they did..in the "Court of Public Opinion" they

did lose!

Hence dropping in the AP with a victory..

And being 16th to the committee..

So now..it's our job to recognize the court  

we are playing in...The court that has:

A: ex head coach Notre Dame fired 

B:   A former ND broadcaster that 

was fired and is now our 

oldest and biggest rival's AD

C.   A former ND defensive Cord

My point here is, we are NOT going to 

get the benefit of the doubt...We are not going 

to win the "coin toss" vs other teams close to 

us, and we are for sure, as an independent, not going 

to be viewed in a positive light!

It's the
SEleCtion

Committee 

Hence the "biggest difference between the 

AP and the committee rankings?" 

NOTRE DAME 

AP :6th 

Committee: 10th

We have to realize that the only way to get what 

we want...is to DOMINATE on the field!

To REMOVE all doubt that Notre Dame 

DESERVES it's spot among the top teams!

We need to just focus on what we do, and 

who's in front of us....Then...DESTROY THEM!

We need to establish ourselves within the 

"Court of Public Opinion", that we 

cannot be left out of this mix...And you know 

how to do that?...Simple!

Just WIN!

That's all we need to do...it's not "If this team 

does this" or "If they beat them"

Just WIN!

Don't think they aren't' seeing FSU putting 

damn near 600 yards on the "No.1 Defense"

in the country in their house, when they

 barely went over 

300 on Notre Dame's D at FSU!

Just WIN!

They are paying attention....but lose one game,

over look one team....Not show up one night!

And it's all for nothing!

Just....WIN!

So...Who's next?

NAVY

The always respected...sometimes hated, 

for the game, at least...

Mid Shipmen!

This is a bit of a surprise to me...I sorta expected Navy to 

be better than they are...Now with that being said it's not 

the normal Navy team...They are, well just not that good!

They are 4-4 

They've not really played any "BIG BOY" defenses!

They beat Temple by 7?

But who hasn't?

They beat Texas...wait for it..STATE!

yeah...exactly!

They beat Virginia Military?

Who I didn't know existed? 

And...a 3 loss horrible San Jose State!

Who happens to have the 119th ranked

rush D!!! 

They give up almost 30 points a game!

They are 75th in Rush D!

They are 74th in pass D!

So their defense is very balanced

 at being bad!

Still no. 1 in rushing over 352 yards per game

But that due to touching 3 teams 

for huge yards....

Ohio State

San Jose

Western Kentucky 

Oh..and by the way their pass Offense?

123rd in the country!

So this is our 

FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR!

This is our first week, to make our 

first entry, into the ledgers of:

So all Kelly has to do the rest of the season 

is take this one game at a time!

Make one STATEMENT at a time!

UNLEASH HELL and let the chips fall 

where they may...and when the smoke clears

and the nay sayers are done bitching...

JUST WIN, and sit back and laugh!

Cause there are no "moral" victories, FSU showed 

us that....but the "COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION" 

showed us that IMMORAL victories don't hurt

the victims quite as bad!

MAKE YOUR LEGACY!

AND FIGHT LIKE HELL!

GO IRISH 

& 

GOD BLESS!

Pro-active vs Re-active...GO IRISH!

One of my favorite saying in financial planning is...

"Past performance is not indicative of future results." 

Yet our entire life we've been taught that..."Those

who choose to forget history are doomed to repeat it!" 

So what've I seen the past week...an IRISH team 

that loves the "noise"...Loves the role they've played

so many times, not only just this season...but all the way 

back to the beginning of another season, a season where

 we couldn't  possibly beat an Oklahoma team at home..

What I loved about that game was Kelly's ability 

to be "pro-active" in going after another team!

The IRISH this season are not "counter punchers",

they set the tone for the fight!

They want to punch you in the mouth!

They want to get you on your heels...Now that

hasn't happened in every game..but the premise 

is still the same, GO AFTER THEM!

Now there are a lot of people that have already 

chalked this game up to FSU!

That the "noise" will not affect the Seminoles.

That we are just not evenly matched to compete!

And you know what...They are right!

Florida State does't match the IRISH!

FSU                                     ND

Rush Offense

95th                                     67th

Pass Offense

13th                                     34th

Total Yards Per Game

462                                       444

Points scored per game

39                                        34

Now...FSU has played more, they've 

had to go to OT...and yet only 18 more

yards per game? 

So offensively we are pretty evenly matched?

So what about our defense?

FSU                                        ND

        Rush Defense     

54th                                        19th

 Pass Defense

40th                                        67th

Total Yards given

up per game

359                                         348

Points allowed  

21                                          17

Now...I'm even more confused?

Who's Florida State beaten?

Clemson

Wait...Clemson can't be good they 

were taken to the wire with North Carolina?

wink...wink!

NC State

Well NC State did hang 525 YARDS on FSU!

Then got shut out by Clemson?

Okie State

Who have they beaten?

Iowa State and Kansas?

  Well looks like we will have to compare

 common opponents. 

Who has FSU and ND both played?

Syracuse

FSU                                        ND

3rd down 

6-10                                       9-14 

Rush

165                                       161

Pass

294                                      362

Total points

allowed 

 20                                       15

So...We rushed for more yards?

We were more efficient on 3rd down?

We passed for more yards?

We held them to less points?

Oh..and we played their starting QB not

their 2nd string freshmen!

And we turned the ball over 5 TIMES!!

Cuse also threw 3 PICKS vs FSU!

So there it is...We turn the ball over too much!

ND has 11 turnovers on the year!

WAIT!

FSU has 12 turnovers on the year!

What seems wrong about this?

Why in the hell are WE the ones worried?

This will be the best D that FSU has faced 

all year!

"With the most complex blitz package in 

college football." -Trevor Matich

This game is ours to win!

And the difference...We are peaking in the

 important areas!

Or D line is becoming the strength of this defense!

Our corners are realizing their ability to play

"pro-active" and go after the ball!

Our LBs are seeing the plays develop, not just

reacting to developing plays!

VanGorder is going to BRING the 

house vs FSU!

I hope they've studied HOURS of tape of

our defense...Cause from what I'm hearing

they will have watched NOTHING they 

will see come Saturday!

Blitz...yes...wait no!

Zone...yep...no wait.. man!

Blitz three?...no wait FIVE!

Drop eight...no...wait?

"What the hell is going on"...in my opinion

is the thought, that will be going over and over

through Winston's head...

This is our stage!

This is our moment to show the world!

This is our game to win!

Notre Dame will rise up and will

give FSU all they can handle!

And when the smoke clears...The big message to 

Jimbo and Florida State University?

I hope it was worth it....cause the last coach 

that lied to keep players eligible...Didn't end well!

GO IRISH 

& 

GOD BLESS!

Your who now?...Cause I knew who you were last week... GO IRISH!

We've all got that one story about a girl or guy that was...

Well..Bi-Polar or just plain old nuts!

One second she was talking about how happy she was

then next...BAM!...Here comes the head-case!!

As football fans we are very similar to this, struggle one 

week and the sky if falling, dominate the next and 

bring on the crystal trophy!

This season, across the landscape of college football

most teams are....Bi-Polar!

We don't know who's good and who's not,

from one week till the next...But the one

guarantee?

Whoever we beat, was over rated!

You have to step back and take a look at the situation

from the outside to really determine

how things are going!

2014

So far so good...

We've beat who we should, and how we should!

We've had that "Shut your mouth" hater game

with our victory over Stanford!

Golson has proven he's not only got

a short memory when he makes errors,

but also he's go ice in his veins!

The O line is finally starting to come together!

FINALLY...but baby steps!

The wide outs are showing their HUGE variety 

of talent, and skill sets, that it is very hard 

to control for opposing defenses...

And...when you finally start looking...I mean 

really looking, there are signs of the nation taking

notice of the IRISH!

1. Vegas: ND was a 14pt fav to beat Syracuse 

on a neutral site!

This week Florida State is a 20 pt 

favorite at cuse!

So the IRISH are only 6pts less favorite than 

the reigning National Champs?

2. ESPN: The talking heads are showing their 

doubt, is becoming respect!

3. The team: This team is starting to BELIEVE they 

can make noise.... They see they can bang with 

ANYONE who lines up across from them!

They know they can score whenever and 

against whoever! 

This young talented team gets all guns 

blazing in the same direction?

LOOK OUT!

Oh...and all of this with 5 suspended players

3 of which were preseason HUGE parts of 

this team...and don't hold your breath on 

seeing any of them play for ND again..

Makes me sad!...

So what has the Frozen 5 taught us?

When the smoke clears...The nation will have to 

take notice that Notre Dame doing it the right way!

Show me ONE school that would kick out their

starting QB, that took them to the natty, for grades?

Show me ONE school that would suspend 5 

players for academics??

Show me ONE school that has played in the 

National Championship with a 99% graduation rate!

All the things that drive you NUTS about ND,

are all the things that make you love ND!

Ethics

Kids are getting caught with coke and 

not sitting one game at other programs!

NOTE DAME IS SETTING THE EXAMPLE!

You can do this the right way and still win!

NOW TAKE NOTICE BIT#HES!

XM-Radio-ESPN-FOX Sports

All have complimented ND on the handling 

of student issues and applauded the ETHICS of 

doing it right! 

Don't think parents of recruits are paying attention!

So.....stay calm...On to the next victim!

The 2-3 Tar-heels of North Carolina

Okay...I know this is not Stanford...but embrace the

ability to take another step forward in EVERY

aspect of our game!

Embrace the ability to get this O line more 

experience and time together!

Embrace the game and enjoy the show!

North Carolina:

Unranked and for good reason!

Not a strong team!

They can score!

They average 36 pts per game scoring..

Problem is they average allowing 36 pts per game!

Expect Riggs to cover the slot and the D

to get after the QB regularly!

They have two wins vs...Well, AIR!

Liberty 56-29

Before you go..."They scored 56!" 

Ask your self "How did Liberty score 29?" 

San Diego State 31-27 

Now their D is the BIG ISSUE!

They are 121st in the country in pass Defense!

Allowing over 320 yards per game!

They are 92nd in rush D!

Allowing almost 200 yards per game!

This game is all about our run game!

It's about getting prepared and ironing out 

the kinks and doing work!

We need to put this away fast and then get the 

loose ends worked out cause we all know 

what's next!

Sit back and watch the chips fall where they may my

IRISH family....The next few weeks are gonna

be very interesting!

GO IRISH & GOD BLESS!

Guess what kids...Monsters aren't real!..GO IRISH!

As parents we've all had "that" talk..

NO!!!...not "THAT" talk..The talk about "monsters".

The talk that no matter what you see on TV, or 

read in books, monsters are just not real!

Well the talking heads this week have been in 

going crazy trying to create a monster that's 

just not real!

That monster?

STANFORD

The mighty Tree....or Cardinal..or whatever the 

hell they are calling themselves these days!

Well guess what folks...HARBAUGH is in San Fran!

This is not your fathers Oldsmobile!

Now look I get it with your little "act" your bit of

"tom foolery" so to speak..The epic:

PRETENDER

or 

CONTENDER

Well guess what folks...ND hasn't struggled with 

it's cupcakes!

You can hate and deny the progress Notre Dame has 

made on the field...You can say "look what Bama did to them" 

..."They didn't deserve to be in that game!"

So..you hold LSU to nothing, and push them 

around....still a "CONTENDER"!

You destroy the Buckeyes TWICE and 

they are still "DESERVING"!

You can get beat TWO years in a row,

by an UNRANKED Arizona and your

still a "Mighty Duck" ? 

Saban get's ass raped by OU and they

"Didn't really want to be there!"

And we are the "pretenders"...Welcome to the

world of double standards!

That's why the old Damefan is here to interject 

with some REAL research and knowledge!

So let's break down some numbers!

STANFORD:

They've played the 65th 

Strength of Schedule!

They've played 4 games!

2 cupcakes!

1 UNRANKED struggle!

1 LOSS!

Let's talk about the cupcakes...Which is 

where 90% of the "monster" stats come from!

They beat UC Davis...The fighting..uh Mailmen? 

They did what anyone else would have done to 

them...They beat the hell outta them 45 to ZIP!

Rushed for 150 yards

Passed for 312

On to USC

Now I'll be the first to tell you they got 

jobbed vs the Trojans!

A "cut block" call cost them the TD that would 

have won them the game..But the bottom line 

is, they couldn't score!

USC held them to 10 pts?

UNRANKED Boston College didn't seem 

to have that issue? 

On to ARMY!....

Yeah..the 1-3 Army, that just lost to YALE!!

Now...two shutouts?
UC Davis and Army?

Really?

Then comes a night game at oh..no!

WASHINGTON

Cause that's a "tough place to play" unless

it's ND playing there...Then it's not!

The "mighty" Washington D held them to 

ONE TD in the 2nd half and lost by 7!

UNRANKED WASHINGTON!

The same Washington that Eastern Washington 

scored 52 points on!

So Eastern Washington was able to score

32 more points than STANFORD???

Yet...Stanford is a CONTENDER 

And ND who's won by taking a knee in almost every 

game by a margin of victory of over two TDs per game is

a "PRETENDER" ? 

Stanford has played one good team...and LOST!

So...Thanks Army and UC Davis for our 

#1 scoring Defense ranking!

Thanks USC for being OVERRATED and

making that loss look respectable!

Thanks Washington for SUDDENLY being 

someone?...Even though you almost lost

to HAWAII!!!

17-16

This MONSTER is not real!

STANFORD:

118th in RED ZONE SCORING

ND-14th 

Not even top 50 in turn over margin!

ND-16th

78th in scoring offense!

ND-47th averaging over 35 pts per game!

This is a classic case of....Sorry boys you've not

watched the games! 

This dog can't hunt!

So Griese...Time to start drinking again!

Cause sober your not very good at breaking 

down big games!

Bottom line is it's time for Notre Dame to 

demand respect and...
TAKE IT!

It's time to
TAKE

it's place in the college football

landscape!

It's time to
TAKE IT

it to the Stanford team and 

SHUT THE TALKING HEADS
THE F UP!

You want respect?

You want them to know who you are?

WIN!

GO IRISH AND GOD BLESS!