This morn he said the Irish were the most surprising team over the weekend. He talked about how well Kelly utilized Ga3 and he did a great job with the offense. He likes Notre Dame alot. Good to have that performance after the beating the media gave them last week.

Most experts thought it'd be a 30something-high teens/20 affair. They didn't see the rushing game, pass rush and rush d dominating.

Hmm. I wasn't surprised at all. Actually closer than I guessed.

 

Nice to see ND in a positive light after week 1 vs. last year though, that is for sure.

I like Jesse Palmer, when we start winning games, he will be the first of the "college experts" to join the pro-ND bandwagon led by Lou Holtz.

 

Mark May is leading the anti-ND bandwagon, he will never join.

Mark May is leading the anti-ND bandwagon, he will never join.

 

Anyone catch his little comment that the late TD was an unnecessary cheap shot against the academy. He's a joke, he's the first to call us out if we dont win by enough points i know its a shtick but still hes beyond agitating.

Anyone catch his little comment that the late TD was an unnecessary cheap shot against the academy. He's a joke, he's the first to call us out if we dont win by enough points i know its a shtick but still hes beyond agitating.

 

Did he really say that? Did he notice our Oline and QB and Manti were out of the game?

Anyone catch his little comment that the late TD was an unnecessary cheap shot against the academy. He's a joke, he's the first to call us out if we dont win by enough points i know its a shtick but still hes beyond agitating.

 

It is the schtick. Lou had a few jabs about Pitt losing as well.

Palmer used to be one of those guys thinking ND would be good---but he gave up on us last year , i guess after too much disappointment. I heard his pre-season assessments for us and it was not very sage---he went on about REES gone--on about Floyd gone--on about the schedule---I am not surprised he was surprised--- he did not expect much & hanging out with those ESPN buddies of his didn't help our cause-- --palmer would be happy to see us do well though i believe.

 

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Anyone catch his little comment that the late TD was an unnecessary cheap shot against the academy. He's a joke, he's the first to call us out if we dont win by enough points i know its a shtick but still hes beyond agitating.

 

That's crazy talk. I looked back at SI's play-by-play: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/gameflash/2012/09/01/49661/index.html#playbyplay

 

Hendrix came in with 3:00 left in the 3rd quarter.

 

On that last drive, Hendrix threw a 9 yard pass to DaVaris. On 2nd and 11 from the ND 44, he threw a 23 yarder to Koyack. Otherwise it was all runs.

 

Despite what some people are claiming, ND did not call a TO on that last drive. We got up to the line of scrimmage quickly a couple times, but on the second-to-last play we ran 0:51 off the clock. If Toma did not score from 9 yards out on a run up the middle with the second stringers in on that play, the game was probably over.

 

Hendrix needed more meaningful snaps, especially considering that he did not do well on his first couple drives. This was his second successful drive.

 

Mayday just wanted people to forget that he predicted a Navy upset. That was stupid, so he compounds it by saying something even more stupid.

 

I will say, however, that the handshake between Coach Kelly and Navy's HC Ken Niumatalolo was noteworthy in its brevity and lack of warmth. And it seemed to me that it was Coach Kelly who slid by, so I would not be surprised to hear that there is some bad blood between the coaches, maybe even going back to that 2010 shellacking.

Edited September 3, 201212 yr by 2lakes

I certainly think Kelly wanted to let Ken know that the days of Navy beating ND are over for a while.

 

I did find the May comment amusing. When you know it is his M.O., it is easier to take.

 

Funny though that he didn't mention Ok. St. throwing for TD's up 63-0 and then 70-0 (in the 4th quarter), plus scoring with just over a minute left to win 84-0. That is far worse than what ND did

I like Jesse Palmer, when we start winning games, he will be the first of the "college experts" to join the pro-ND bandwagon led by Lou Holtz.

 

Mark May is leading the anti-ND bandwagon, he will never join.

 

Mark May was the one that said we'd win 10 games in 2010 and 2011

 

Anyone catch his little comment that the late TD was an unnecessary cheap shot against the academy. He's a joke, he's the first to call us out if we dont win by enough points i know its a shtick but still hes beyond agitating.

 

Yea...we put in all of our 2nd stringers by I think a third of the way through the 3rd quarter; and some 3rd stringers as well...I mean, Roby Toma isn't even on the RB depth chart.

 

We need as many live reps as possible...

 

I didn't hear him say anything when OSU put up 92 points on the hapless FCS school they faced...Or calling out USC for keeping in their 1st stringers in halfway through the 4th

I remember several years ago Palmer was anti Notre Dame. He said he had a brother that was a big Notre Dame fan. I t seems that he started being friendly towards us last year.

 

Mark May is either stupid or just a Notre Dame hater. In 05 he said we would be 0 and 6. We should have been 6 and 0 if you remember what the refs did to us against Michigan State. We never have really had our day against Mark May. Maybe it is time. Maybe we beat them by 50. (Pitt)

I remember several years ago Palmer was anti Notre Dame. He said he had a brother that was a big Notre Dame fan. I t seems that he started being friendly towards us last year.

 

Mark May is either stupid or just a Notre Dame hater. In 05 he said we would be 0 and 6. We should have been 6 and 0 if you remember what the refs did to us against Michigan State. We never have really had our day against Mark May. Maybe it is time. Maybe we beat them by 50. (Pitt)

 

Mark May's job is to be the anti-Lou when it comes to Notre Dame. I really doubt he thought Navy would beat ND, but that is his job. Lou gives him plenty of flak about Pitt as well.

we are going to surprise a lot of people this year. We were literally self-inflicted wounds away from being 10-2 last year.

 

And only one team really handled us, and that was Stanford with a QB who is a day one NFL starter leading the way.

 

We were inside the five ready to tie USC in the third quarter when we shot ourselves in the foot in that game.

We should have won eleven. Blew it against Michigan, South Florida and Rees lost the game against Fl State with that pathetic performance.

I know Mark May is the anti Notre Dame person, but it comes naturally. He doesn't have to work at it!

It's funny that some of you continue to take Mark May seriously. He's a really good friend of Lou Holtz and has hosted several former ND players in his golf tournament. He actually DOES like ND contrary to his weekend musings yet fans continue to form their opinions on what schtick is said on gamedays. I hate to see how some of you gather your 'facts' when determining a president. Bet CNN and Fox Friends is your template...

lol, I am pretty sure when it comes to many things regarding Holtz and Mark May, a lot of it is just entertainment.

I like Jesse Palmer, when we start winning games, he will be the first of the "college experts" to join the pro-ND bandwagon led by Lou Holtz.

 

Mark May is leading the anti-ND bandwagon, he will never join.

 

 

HAHAHAHA....oh soooo true!

Palmer used to be one of those guys thinking ND would be good---but he gave up on us last year , i guess after too much disappointment.

 

his brother played for the irish and he has been a bit of a homer for them in the past. quite frankly anyone who has stuck up for us for the last 10-15 years should have their head examined. the only exception is probably lou who has made a lot of money off of his homerism.

It's funny that some of you continue to take Mark May seriously. He's a really good friend of Lou Holtz and has hosted several former ND players in his golf tournament. He actually DOES like ND contrary to his weekend musings yet fans continue to form their opinions on what schtick is said on gamedays. I hate to see how some of you gather your 'facts' when determining a president. Bet CNN and Fox Friends is your template...

 

Good post buddy.

 

I don't know why sports makes people so crazy, but I guess it's just easier to hate people than to figure out they just happen to be our opponent wearing a different uniform but in reality are no different than you or I.

 

Or in Mark's case a guy just doing his job

 

And in every case I know our opponents have the utmost respect for us. And in 99.9999999999999999 percent of the case with Notre Dame we show that respect right back.

 

Knowing completely and fully we want to go out on Saturday afternoon and beat the living daylights out of them.

 

But shake hands afterward.

 

It's a beautiful thing that way. And much more enjoyable.

 

But some fans wanna take it to another level and hate on people and say terrible things about our opponents, and that is kinda sad.

 

But whatever.

 

I do think there are people like Rick Reilly who are desperate for attention and write a ridiculously ignorant article to get some attention, but whatever.