It is Gameday guys and girls! We are hoping to fill the void left by Blue-Gray Sky going away by proving the Irish faithful a place for a gameday thread. So I want to give you a few quick keys to the game, a limerick, and the rest will be provided by you.
Keys to the Game – How to tell how the day will go
This being the first game, it will help to set the tone for the entire season. Below are some things to look for to help judge how the Irish will fair today and what may turn out to be good signs for the rest of the season.
The Good
- The Irish to come out at the start of the game like a runaway freight train.
- South Florida looking average to slow-of-foot (South Florida is a fast team and if can make them seem average it is a good sign the Irish are dictating the pace of the game)
- Big holes in the run game
- The defensive puts pressure on the QB
The Bad
- Short drives on offense (more than one three and out in the first half will spell bad news)
- A disproportionate amount of passes vs. runs
- The inability to contain the Bulls
Gameday Limerick
Florida Bulls, Fighting Irish – it’s here
Kelly’s lads are locked in high gear
Dayne Crist leads the O
The D captained by Te’o
Irish fans filled with excitement…and beer
Gameday thread
That is below and that is up to you! Let’s Go Irish!!
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Looking forward to this game! The campus has been buzzing all week. My player to watch today is maybe an obvious one but it is Michael Floyd.
Go Irish!
I know a lot of people are stopping in before the game. Feel free to leave your “Player to watch” player’s name
Cierre Wood
@CT I would love to see Riddick go off today. Last year everyone was drooling over what we heard in practice. Would LOVE to see that play out on the field. jim masterson What do you think Jim?
@LetsGoIrishjim masterson
Did not notice that you already mentioned FLoyd below. I think Holtz will make stopping the running game a high priority – like his hold man. And this will open up the home run plays to Floyd and Riddick. Again – I think the Nevada season opener may be the template for this game.
Cierre Wood.
Theo Riddick and, hey, why not – Eifert. Go Irish!
Was at the game. Watching the second half from home. Reese is in the game and I question Kelly, not for putting Reese in, that is his prerogative, but for how he handles himself on the sideline.
Second half so far so good no fatalities yet
Nice. First down Irish
Yeah baby…why weren’t we getting Floyd the ball in the first half?
Yeah baby…why weren’t we getting Floyd the ball in the first half?
D is holding strong…back to the grind boys
NICE!! Here we go
Rees is the better QB right now
Here come the Irish. I bet it is bananas in the stadium right now
Still an eternity of time left in this game.
I LOVE how Blanton plays…the most under used DB for the last three years IMO
Wow night and day difference.
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Rees’s pre-snap reads are solid
Throw it here and then kick it if you don’t make it
Wow. Amazing. Talking about making it easy. South Florida couldn’t ask for more breaks.
I give it a 50-50 chance from here. By the way, it looks like there is more rain coming
Keep your heads lads…just keep your head. Still a lot of time left.
Tremendous play by Fleming knocking that down.
Seems like a blown coverage there, too many guys in the same area.
Not good. USF Is no joke
No matter what happens here it remains a two possession game.
Though a field goal would be much preferred.
Big conversion there.
Doing this open thread, now I know what God felt like before he created man
Floyd is in beast mode right now
I don’t like that play call even if he does catch that
Tommy Rees is a testament to not knowing which recruit is going to pan out.
Game over. Not sure I could have scripted a worse game.
Wow, that had to be the worst game I have seen. Nothing was going the Irish’s way today. Let hope these guys get their heads out of their rears and beat the snot out of Michigan.