Sunday, November 29, 2009

I am a Notre Dame Fan

I watched the Stanford game last night.  Of course, my beloved Irish fell by seven points to the Cardinals. 

I have three points for the readers....or those who may care to share my pain....

1.  Notre Dame lost to Michigan, USC, Navy, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, and Stanford.  With the exception of Michigan and Connecticut, all of those teams are bowl-bound.  Their combined records are 33-13.  Including Michigan and UConn, the record of the teams that Notre Dame lost to is 44-25. 

2.  There was nothing wrong with the Notre Dame offense.  It was all about defense.  This is Weis’ fault, of course, but give the guy credit for the offense.  They scored 31 points a game and scored 43 touchdowns.  Jimmy Clausen had a passer rating of 161.4. 

3.  The team lost 6 games by a total of 25 points, or 4.2 friggin’ points per game. 

Of course, Weis is GONE.  His winning percentage is less than Ty Willingham’s and Bob Davie’s, so the ND Administration and Sports Department have no choice but to get rid of him.  I hope the guy they bring in to replace him is a good coach and can reclaim the echoes and thunder. 

But I’m allowed to be sad about it.