11-21-2013, 08:16 PM
Star defensive tackle/actual hypergiant star Louis Nix is out for the season, which significantly reduces the bite of the N.D. defense: https://twitter.com/BFeldmanCBS/status/4...6784846848
Today in opponent attrition: Irish
Star defensive tackle/actual hypergiant star Louis Nix is out for the season, which significantly reduces the bite of the N.D. defense: https://twitter.com/BFeldmanCBS/status/4...6784846848
11-21-2013, 10:14 PM
Nix was the reason Te'o looked so good last year. If he's out, it's a brobdingnagian, brobdingnagian blow to their DL.
11-21-2013, 10:54 PM
Nah, Te'o looked good because of his "girlfriend."Â Â Behind every successful Domer stands a fake, dead girlfriend!
11-28-2013, 10:49 PM
This is not yet confirmed.
http://www.domerdomain.com/forum/showthr...p?p=545065
Quote:Shumate and Hardy are out for Stanford due to violating team rules.....
http://www.domerdomain.com/forum/showthr...p?p=545065
If I had a dollar every time I was distracted, I wish I had some ice cream.
This is not yet confirmed.
http://www.domerdomain.com/forum/showthr...p?p=545065
Quote:Shumate and Hardy are out for Stanford due to violating team rules.....
http://www.domerdomain.com/forum/showthr...p?p=545065
If I had a dollar every time I was distracted, I wish I had some ice cream.
11-29-2013, 06:52 AM
Interesting to see this referred to as the "biggest game of the year" in the thread. This is a team in search of a rival. Really strange given their long history. Also one of the penalties of being "independent" versus in a conference.Â
DIE LUFT DER FREIHEIT WEHT
Interesting to see this referred to as the "biggest game of the year" in the thread. This is a team in search of a rival. Really strange given their long history. Also one of the penalties of being "independent" versus in a conference.Â
DIE LUFT DER FREIHEIT WEHT
11-29-2013, 09:20 AM
(11-29-2013, 06:52 AM)hurlburt88 link Wrote:Interesting to see this referred to as the "biggest game of the year" in the thread. This is a team in search of a rival. Really strange given their long history. Also one of the penalties of being "independent" versus in a conference.
That's what happens when you jettison traditional rivalries for more lucrative ones elsewhere. Though you'd think that they'd pick SC before us...
(11-29-2013, 06:52 AM)hurlburt88 link Wrote:Interesting to see this referred to as the "biggest game of the year" in the thread. This is a team in search of a rival. Really strange given their long history. Also one of the penalties of being "independent" versus in a conference.
That's what happens when you jettison traditional rivalries for more lucrative ones elsewhere. Though you'd think that they'd pick SC before us...
11-29-2013, 10:03 AM
(11-29-2013, 06:52 AM)hurlburt88 link Wrote:Interesting to see this referred to as the "biggest game of the year" in the thread. This is a team in search of a rival. Really strange given their long history. Also one of the penalties of being "independent" versus in a conference.
Well, we are their "aspirational peer" :)
To be fair, that comment is likely a reference to the fact that we are the highest ranked team on their schedule this year. Much like how Oregon was for us. From a pure football rivalry perspective, I'm guessing most Domers would probably pick SC or Michigan before us.
(11-29-2013, 06:52 AM)hurlburt88 link Wrote:Interesting to see this referred to as the "biggest game of the year" in the thread. This is a team in search of a rival. Really strange given their long history. Also one of the penalties of being "independent" versus in a conference.
Well, we are their "aspirational peer" :)
To be fair, that comment is likely a reference to the fact that we are the highest ranked team on their schedule this year. Much like how Oregon was for us. From a pure football rivalry perspective, I'm guessing most Domers would probably pick SC or Michigan before us.
11-29-2013, 10:48 AM
Reading NDNation.com, the faithful concede they may lose this game, but they think that Stanford's years of glory are about to fade into the sunset.
Where have we heard this before?
Where have we heard this before?
Reading NDNation.com, the faithful concede they may lose this game, but they think that Stanford's years of glory are about to fade into the sunset.
Where have we heard this before?
Where have we heard this before?
11-29-2013, 11:20 AM
(11-29-2013, 10:48 AM)JPRI link Wrote:Reading NDNation.com, the faithful concede they may lose this game, but they think that Stanford's years of glory are about to fade into the sunset.
Where have we heard this before?
We heard it when Toby left, when Harbaugh left, when Luck left. . . .
(11-29-2013, 10:48 AM)JPRI link Wrote:Reading NDNation.com, the faithful concede they may lose this game, but they think that Stanford's years of glory are about to fade into the sunset.
Where have we heard this before?
We heard it when Toby left, when Harbaugh left, when Luck left. . . .
11-29-2013, 11:34 AM
(11-28-2013, 10:49 PM)PrinceLightfoot link Wrote:This is not yet confirmed.
Quote:Shumate and Hardy are out for Stanford due to violating team rules.....
http://www.domerdomain.com/forum/showthr...p?p=545065
Has this been confirmed, or is it just message board chatter?
How significant would this be? Are they starters? Does ND have adequate depth without them?
(11-28-2013, 10:49 PM)PrinceLightfoot link Wrote:This is not yet confirmed.
Quote:Shumate and Hardy are out for Stanford due to violating team rules.....
http://www.domerdomain.com/forum/showthr...p?p=545065
Has this been confirmed, or is it just message board chatter?
How significant would this be? Are they starters? Does ND have adequate depth without them?
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11-29-2013, 11:35 AM
...the Irish be it. I mean, the calls to fire Kelly have only gotten louder since he was hired.  Their last nat. championship was 25 years ago. (And ours? 74-ish).
...the Irish be it. I mean, the calls to fire Kelly have only gotten louder since he was hired.  Their last nat. championship was 25 years ago. (And ours? 74-ish).
11-29-2013, 12:05 PM
(11-29-2013, 11:34 AM)terry link Wrote:Has this been confirmed, or is it just message board chatter?
How significant would this be? Are they starters? Does ND have adequate depth without them?
Hasn't been confirmed, but one of the fan site beat writers thinks there might be something to it. EDIT: Confirmed: https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/status/40...3259036672
The two-deep N.D. released has the two as co-starters at safety, though the consensus among Irish fans is that the position's been some sort of all-purpose cluster this year.
(11-29-2013, 11:34 AM)terry link Wrote:Has this been confirmed, or is it just message board chatter?
How significant would this be? Are they starters? Does ND have adequate depth without them?
Hasn't been confirmed, but one of the fan site beat writers thinks there might be something to it. EDIT: Confirmed: https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/status/40...3259036672
The two-deep N.D. released has the two as co-starters at safety, though the consensus among Irish fans is that the position's been some sort of all-purpose cluster this year.
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11-29-2013, 03:03 PM
I, too, read that thread. True, as Terry writes, they have predicted this a few times before,: Toby departure, Harbaugh departure, Luck departure...
For once, though, I think the wheel of fortune is turning their way. This time the graduation of 5th year seniors, regular senior starters and key reserves will take a trainload of experience out the door, notably on defense. The only question is whether our recent recruiting still has and will identify true talent regardless of star-ratings.
Does Shittu mature fast enough (or at all) to be a credible replacement for Murphy? If we squint when we look at Martinez, does he look like the next Skov @ MLB?  A drop in our record in 2014 is not a hard prediction to make. The Domers think that will be enough to destroy our recruiting momentum. The real test will be 2015. The last of our great wave of defense recruits will be gone, and maybe Peat, Garnett, Murphy and others off the OL. By then, will Nwafor, Lohn and Kaumatele be championship caliber DL? Of course, we and the Domers can't know the results either way, but this might be their best high-percentage bet...such as it is.
For once, though, I think the wheel of fortune is turning their way. This time the graduation of 5th year seniors, regular senior starters and key reserves will take a trainload of experience out the door, notably on defense. The only question is whether our recent recruiting still has and will identify true talent regardless of star-ratings.
Does Shittu mature fast enough (or at all) to be a credible replacement for Murphy? If we squint when we look at Martinez, does he look like the next Skov @ MLB?  A drop in our record in 2014 is not a hard prediction to make. The Domers think that will be enough to destroy our recruiting momentum. The real test will be 2015. The last of our great wave of defense recruits will be gone, and maybe Peat, Garnett, Murphy and others off the OL. By then, will Nwafor, Lohn and Kaumatele be championship caliber DL? Of course, we and the Domers can't know the results either way, but this might be their best high-percentage bet...such as it is.
I, too, read that thread. True, as Terry writes, they have predicted this a few times before,: Toby departure, Harbaugh departure, Luck departure...
For once, though, I think the wheel of fortune is turning their way. This time the graduation of 5th year seniors, regular senior starters and key reserves will take a trainload of experience out the door, notably on defense. The only question is whether our recent recruiting still has and will identify true talent regardless of star-ratings.
Does Shittu mature fast enough (or at all) to be a credible replacement for Murphy? If we squint when we look at Martinez, does he look like the next Skov @ MLB?  A drop in our record in 2014 is not a hard prediction to make. The Domers think that will be enough to destroy our recruiting momentum. The real test will be 2015. The last of our great wave of defense recruits will be gone, and maybe Peat, Garnett, Murphy and others off the OL. By then, will Nwafor, Lohn and Kaumatele be championship caliber DL? Of course, we and the Domers can't know the results either way, but this might be their best high-percentage bet...such as it is.
For once, though, I think the wheel of fortune is turning their way. This time the graduation of 5th year seniors, regular senior starters and key reserves will take a trainload of experience out the door, notably on defense. The only question is whether our recent recruiting still has and will identify true talent regardless of star-ratings.
Does Shittu mature fast enough (or at all) to be a credible replacement for Murphy? If we squint when we look at Martinez, does he look like the next Skov @ MLB?  A drop in our record in 2014 is not a hard prediction to make. The Domers think that will be enough to destroy our recruiting momentum. The real test will be 2015. The last of our great wave of defense recruits will be gone, and maybe Peat, Garnett, Murphy and others off the OL. By then, will Nwafor, Lohn and Kaumatele be championship caliber DL? Of course, we and the Domers can't know the results either way, but this might be their best high-percentage bet...such as it is.
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