Notre Dame (football only discussion)

[Steve19]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeNation27

That's when he suposedly started roiding up. I see a lot of Charlie Weis coming out of him when he talks. That's never a good thing.

If that's true, wouldn't his nuts be the size of peas by now? Also, never a good thing.

[Steve19]

Originally Posted by Thump

Who else would you have #1?

I personally have no problem with it.

I'd look for someone like the Lions to snag him at 1 or 2 if they get the chance.

Don't know if he goes #1 or not, but I do know that if Mel Kiper thinks Brady Quinn is at his best under pressure, then he hasn't seen him under pressure.

[Dryden]

A number of Kiper's player comments on the Big Board are funny, like this one:

Leon Hall -- Great anticipation and awareness in coverage.

[Bleed S & G]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeNation27

he strikes me as an asshole, and I believe the guy from here who said he takes roids (just because I want to )

he is an asshole, smarajda is a cool guy.. smokes 2 packs of menthols a day

brady really is 'hey, i'm like brady quinn' and smarazagagja is the opposite

we met them at a bar on campus last december

[Cornerback6]

FWIW an Indiana State Trooper told my girlfriend the other day that ND was indeed "God's team" and that they play for something "more".

[Jaxbuck]

Originally Posted by Cornerback6

FWIW an Indiana State Trooper told my girlfriend the other day that ND was indeed "God's team" and that they play for something "more".

Wasn't this guy was it?

[Cornerback6]

BN27...that was me that Brady worked for. EVerything you think you remember is true. He was an ABSOLUTELY worthless piece of flesh.

[NOTREDAMECHIEF]

Originally Posted by Cornerback6

BN27...that was me that Brady worked for. EVerything you think you remember is true. He was an ABSOLUTELY worthless piece of flesh.

And you would never tell him that face to face.

[23Skidoo]

Originally Posted by NOTREDAMECHIEF

And you would never tell him that face to face.

I know I wouldn't... too scared of that roid rage.

j/k (sorry NDC, but it was too hard to resist...)

[nickofthewoods]

I wrote something similar on the Laurinatis thread, but it bears
repeating. There ought to be a greater willingness on this
discussion board to concede excellence in players who are not
Buckeyes. Go ahead and hate ND, but why extend that to
Quinn? I don't see the logic. He has never publicly said anything
to provoke the Buckeyes, so why begrudge him whatever success
otherwise comes his way? The marriage of passion with reason
is what should separate this board from BN and others.

In short, I agree with Thump.

[23Skidoo]

Originally Posted by nickofthewoods

I wrote something similar on the Laurinatis thread, but it bears
repeating. There ought to be a greater willingness on this
discussion board to concede excellence in players who are not
Buckeyes. Go ahead and hate ND, but why extend that to
Quinn? I don't see the logic. He has never publicly said anything
to provoke the Buckeyes, so why begrudge him whatever success
otherwise comes his way? The marriage of passion with reason
is what should separate this board from BN and others.

In short, I agree with Thump.

Fair enough. I'm guilty as charged.

[ulukinatme]

Thats a good point, nickofthewoods. Quinn played pretty horribly his Freshmen and Sophmore years, then he puts up some decent stats and a lot of unncessary hate comes out. I hate a rival team as much as the next guy, but to project that towards any one player just never made sense to me, despite any hype the media gives them or not.
Besides, the Quinn family can't be that bad, AJ Hawk found something to like about 'em I've heard AJ and Brady are pretty cool with each other too.

[BuckBackHome]

I think this is pretty funny. They have started banning all OSU fans on the nd scout site.

http://mb31.scout.com/fnotredamefrm1...ID=15304.topic

[jwinslow]

HornFans board

Far too little attention has been given to Notre Dame 's bid for a bowl record of historical magnitude. The Fighting Irish prep for the Sugar Bowl game with LSU having lost eight bowl games in succession. They currently share the record for most consecutive bowl losses in college football history with South Carolina. But the Irish attained in only 12 years what the '[censored] needed the better part of half a century to accomplish.

Some of my favorite bowl memories are included in this run. Who can possibly forget the merciless thrashing at the hands of the Oregon State Beavers, 41-9, on that 1st of January, 2001? What a grand and glorious way to welcome in the new millennium! And the game was not nearly as close as the final score would indicate. Oh, you just know that the Irish were bent on revenge when matched again with Oregon State following the 2004 season. But alas, another butt-kicking (slapping?) by the Beavers was in store, this time by a 38-21 score.

Notre Dame has come within two touchdowns in only two of the eight losses. The last of those came in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day, 1999, in a 35-28 loss to Georgia Tech. Since then, the Fighting Irish have lost four bowl games by
an average score of 35-14, the closest of those, last year's 34-20 drubbing by Ohio State.

Yes, yes, Irish fans, we know that under current rules of engagement (BCS, your own network, etc.), the only reason you don't hold the record outright is that you somehow failed to get into a bowl game following the 1999, 2001 and 2003 seasons. Just one more victory somewhere in there, and certainly the record would be yours, alone.

But, take heart and consider the opportunity that lies ahead in New Orleans. Many knowledgeable fans think there are few teams, very few, in college football with as many big, strong, fast and agile athetes as the LSU Tigers. I think you have an excellent chance to march right into the history books. If you should happen to stumble in this quest, we will all know and agree that you richly deserved it, but fate intervened.

Cheers, Notre Dame.

[Steve19]

Originally Posted by ulukinatme

Thats a good point, nickofthewoods. Quinn played pretty horribly his Freshmen and Sophmore years, then he puts up some decent stats and a lot of unncessary hate comes out. I hate a rival team as much as the next guy, but to project that towards any one player just never made sense to me, despite any hype the media gives them or not.
Besides, the Quinn family can't be that bad, A.J. Hawk found something to like about 'em I've heard AJ and Brady are pretty cool with each other too.

Well, I say its absolute nonsense. I don't dislike Brady Quinn. I dislike a media that blows up his performances against the service academies and awards him the Heisman on the basis of that.

It is simply a fact that Quinn has not played well in big games. Blame it on the coaching, blame it on the line, or blame it on Quinn--it is a fact. Personally, I think it is Quinn and I am not a buyer of the idea that he is going to be a huge pro sensation. I think he will have some success in the pros if he gets into the right offense but I don't think we are talking Joe Montana here.

That said, I think he will get punked again against LSU. If I'm wrong, then come back and call me out on it. If not, then come back and acknowledge it.