Junkhead Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I thought he did a good job, was as impartial as he could be, and seemed to have done his homework. He surprised me actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donjuan Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 He's still a boob though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest irishrick Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 i agree, he was pretty good , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDJoe06 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 he said that just coaching at stanford, ND, and washington was a great coaching career..... um ok davie. actually coaching at nd is pretty sweet... wait a second davie coached at ND... that makes his coaching career special!!!! what an arse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domeanddomer Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 he said that just coaching at stanford, ND, and washington was a great coaching career..... um ok davie. actually coaching at nd is pretty sweet... wait a second davie coached at ND... that makes his coaching career special!!!! what an arse I heard him say that and, to be honest I actually agreed. For ANY coach to not only make it to a D1 coaching position, but also to coach at two football powers and the trees...I'd have to say that's an accomplishment that not many have obtained. We all know that Ty sucks as a coach, but Bob never claimed he was good. He was simply stating the fact that to reach the head coaching position at ND and UW was an impressive career accomplishment. I really never understood the hatred for Davie. He actually was a really nice guy and worked at recruiting. His tenure here as a head coach was unacceptable and he was treated VERY poorly by the faithful, yet he has never once had anything bad to say about ND or the fans. Also, I never understood how his name became pluralized by the majority of people who mention him. There must be more than one of him because, more often than not, he becomes Bob Davies instead of Bob Davie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donjuan Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I heard him say that and, to be honest I actually agreed. For ANY coach to not only make it to a D1 coaching position, but also to coach at two football powers and the trees...I'd have to say that's an accomplishment that not many have obtained. We all know that Ty sucks as a coach, but Bob never claimed he was good. He was simply stating the fact that to reach the head coaching position at ND and UW was an impressive career accomplishment. I really never understood the hatred for Davie. He actually was a really nice guy and worked at recruiting. His tenure here as a head coach was unacceptable and he was treated VERY poorly by the faithful, yet he has never once had anything bad to say about ND or the fans. Also, I never understood how his name became pluralized by the majority of people who mention him. There must be more than one of him because, more often than not, he becomes Bob Davies instead of Bob Davie. Can somebody say mancrush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanyDomer Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I heard him say that and, to be honest I actually agreed. For ANY coach to not only make it to a D1 coaching position, but also to coach at two football powers and the trees...I'd have to say that's an accomplishment that not many have obtained. We all know that Ty sucks as a coach, but Bob never claimed he was good. He was simply stating the fact that to reach the head coaching position at ND and UW was an impressive career accomplishment. I really never understood the hatred for Davie. He actually was a really nice guy and worked at recruiting. His tenure here as a head coach was unacceptable and he was treated VERY poorly by the faithful, yet he has never once had anything bad to say about ND or the fans. Also, I never understood how his name became pluralized by the majority of people who mention him. There must be more than one of him because, more often than not, he becomes Bob Davies instead of Bob Davie. Im not a Davie basher either and I actually knew the guy. I talked to him after ND and he never once said anythig bad, in fact it was all praise for the team and school. We shouldve actually kept him because that wouldve meant the whole Ty mess wouldnt have happened. But its a free world and people can say what they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiiirish Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 the dislike for davie had little to do with his coaching although far from stellar--i think there was a feeling with some evidence-- that during lou"s tough time with his neck injury and his wife's illness that davie was doing what he could to squeeze him out--- anyhow its all history-- as far as yesterday it was obvious that davie was looking to get back on the good side of ND--to be fair he was more then impartial-- especially for espn-- he went on and on about the future is bright about how our skill players are as good as any in the country about charlies recruiting and the effort to even go to hawaii--mentioning every skill player and the year they were in to make his point about the youth-- to be frank i was pleasantly surprised that he was so anxious to heap alot love on us-- as for ty i had such mixed feelings-- i was so angry with ty his last year as coach and then all the crap afterward-- but human nature its hard not too feel some sympathy for a guy being humiliated like that- i did feel bad for him-- then again washingtons program was destined to be ours if we were even one year slower in dumping him-- and geez he did get rich causing so much pain and disappointment to two programs-- MIXED FEELINGS-- but so happy we have charlie and such a great future ahead!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackIrish42 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 (edited) Im not a Davie basher either and I actually knew the guy. I talked to him after ND and he never once said anythig bad, in fact it was all praise for the team and school. We shouldve actually kept him because that wouldve meant the whole Ty mess wouldnt have happened. But its a free world and people can say what they want. i bear him no real ill will except for the whole joe moore situation. he was a pretty good recruiter but a terrible game day coach and he wasted a *lot* of talent, like david givens to just mention one. BUT i will say he has never bad-mouthed ND at all; quite the contrary, he's actually gone out of his way to praise it both as a school and as football program. good on him... Edited October 26, 2008 by BlackIrish42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gold Helmets Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I like Bob Davie. He is a good coach and knows football he is just not a head coach. He certainly isn't Notre Dame head coaching material. Aside from that however I don't have anything bad to say about him. He is very very complimentary to Notre Dame and Charlie Weis. I actually like him as an announcer too even though I know some will disagree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domeanddomer Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 There's no doubt he was a formidable defensive coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyglue Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I swear he said "Notre Dame" no less then 4 million times. I was going to start counting but after a few adult beverages they started running together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddThomas Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I've always hesistated posting here to any thread about Davie. I'll say this upfront, Bob and his wife are two of the neatest people I've ever had the privilege to know irrespective of his relationship with Notre Dame and his coaching skills. I've had the pleasure over the years to play golf with several ND coaches, interact with them on a professional level so I have a wee bit background interaction with the college and their coaches. I do not make the comment about him lightly and with no other agenda then to just express what my feelings and experiences have been. After Bob got the job at ESPN I was a little disappointed that some of his bitterness crept in but I understand how difficult it was for it not to. The details are unimportant and would probably get criticized here anyway. I listened to his broadcast very closely and I have to say I was proud of him and he justified my personal opinion of him. He is a class guy and handled the broadcast well. It showed that he's moved past at least on air his bitter feelings. I would only suggest that if you didn't know Bob and his family that you think twice about posting negative personal opinions about him. He is one of the good guys out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanyDomer Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I've always hesistated posting here to any thread about Davie. I'll say this upfront, Bob and his wife are two of the neatest people I've ever had the privilege to know irrespective of his relationship with Notre Dame and his coaching skills. I've had the pleasure over the years to play golf with several ND coaches, interact with them on a professional level so I have a wee bit background interaction with the college and their coaches. I do not make the comment about him lightly and with no other agenda then to just express what my feelings and experiences have been. After Bob got the job at ESPN I was a little disappointed that some of his bitterness crept in but I understand how difficult it was for it not to. The details are unimportant and would probably get criticized here anyway. I listened to his broadcast very closely and I have to say I was proud of him and he justified my personal opinion of him. He is a class guy and handled the broadcast well. It showed that he's moved past at least on air his bitter feelings. I would only suggest that if you didn't know Bob and his family that you think twice about posting negative personal opinions about him. He is one of the good guys out there. Well said. He probably was a little bitter at first but appears to be over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGuy Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I've always hesistated posting here to any thread about Davie. I'll say this upfront, Bob and his wife are two of the neatest people I've ever had the privilege to know irrespective of his relationship with Notre Dame and his coaching skills. I've had the pleasure over the years to play golf with several ND coaches, interact with them on a professional level so I have a wee bit background interaction with the college and their coaches. I do not make the comment about him lightly and with no other agenda then to just express what my feelings and experiences have been. After Bob got the job at ESPN I was a little disappointed that some of his bitterness crept in but I understand how difficult it was for it not to. The details are unimportant and would probably get criticized here anyway. I listened to his broadcast very closely and I have to say I was proud of him and he justified my personal opinion of him. He is a class guy and handled the broadcast well. It showed that he's moved past at least on air his bitter feelings. I would only suggest that if you didn't know Bob and his family that you think twice about posting negative personal opinions about him. He is one of the good guys out there. TW is a nice guy too. The point people tend to make with Bob is that he wasn't a very good head coach. He was a decent coordinator on D, but being the head guy at ND was clearly not something he was ready for. When it comes to coaches, I really could care less if they are "one of the good guys". They are hired to win football games, and graduate players. There are exceptions, but historically most of the great coahes are pricks. Bob is doing really well calling games. He has good insight, and understands the game. He dd a really good job Saturday, and seemed to have gotten over his hard feelings towards ND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGuy Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Also, hearing not-Davie mention that a lot of ND fans made the 4-hour flight from South Bend was another stupefying quote. Is he really that clueless about the ND fan base? I laughed when I heard him say that. Does he really think South Bend is the only spot where you will find an ND fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioIrish Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Sadly, he was much more positive about ND than either Hammond or Hayden. Yeah, what is it with those guys? On every close play for a first down, if ND is on offense they didn't pick it up (according to H & H) and if they're on defense, it's clearly a first down. ND only gets penalized about half what they should, and the opponents are routinely penalized unfairly. Not saying they should be blatant homers, but would objectivity be too much to ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest irishlaw77 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I laughed when I heard him say that. Does he really think South Bend is the only spot where you will find an ND fan? I gave up a long time ago trying to figure out what Bob Davie thinks during games (hey guys, let's try the run up the middle!), but as a person on a SW flight from Chicago to Seattle this weekend, there were quite a few students that did make the trip up. It's possible that's what he meant, but who can really tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domeanddomer Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Yeah, what is it with those guys? On every close play for a first down, if ND is on offense they didn't pick it up (according to H & H) and if they're on defense, it's clearly a first down. ND only gets penalized about half what they should, and the opponents are routinely penalized unfairly. Not saying they should be blatant homers, but would objectivity be too much to ask? Hayden's an SC QB for crying out loud. I can't stand those two. Tom Hammond looks like a clown with no make up on. It is funny to me however that fans from other teams bitch that we have our own TV contract....and we bitch about the announcers on our own TV contract. That just shows how different ND is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SirJohn Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Tom looks like he had a ??? facelift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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