Kelly's Game Face To Get More Face Time
The Notre Dame-Pittsburgh game upcoming is about the coaches, as well.. No, not that Brian Kelly has become 'top thread' on the sidelines with a new design sweater each weekend or that Dave Wannstedt's gloomy face would scare a vulture off a gut wagon, thus he's always ducking his head.
After Kelly was shown multiple times dressing down his players during the Boston College game, individually and collectively, you can bet the camera and the booth conversation will be on the Irish coach and his demeaner after a failed play. It was a joy, in our opinion, to see BK going ballistic, almost near cardiac arrest. There was no polite, calm chat like, "Hi, Mr. Ruffer, could you in the future kick the ball so our opponent can gather it in on the playing field. He looks pained because you opted to sail it wide left to the water boy standing out of bounds."
And, keep your eye on Wannstedt, whose going to get the same treatment from an equal opportunity camera, hoping he can one-up Kelly's homicidal tendencies with some major blasts to his players' ears. Stay Tuned. There will be two contests in South Bend saturday. There are no manners in mentoring!
The other, featuring two teams still struggling to be taken seriously as good football squads. Notre Dame showed signs of improvement, but not enough to place big bucks in favor of the Irish. If Dayne Crist really wants to get on Brian Kelly's good side and not the butt of his outrage on the sidelines, the young signal-caller will be in sync with his receivers. He's had five games to make the adjustments. It's time.
Also, The pass defense, especially at the line of scrimmage, needs to shut down an opponent's aerial game, once and for all. Prince Shembo looks to be a great grunt needed to rush the passer, something Ethan Johnson and Kapron Lewis-Moore seem shy at doing. There is absolutely no punch to Ethan.
Pitt, which was supposed to have perched in the Top 25 and run away with the Big East Title, has been sluggish over-all, although showing signs of a volatile running game---something the Irish have proved they can stop effectively. Frank Cigarette (or something like that) is the Panther offensive coordinator, who loves to have his charges in a full-battle-mode for rushing yards. We don't blame him, since the passing game is so-so, that is to say: so, so mediocre. If the Irish can't contain QB Tiny Sunset (or whatever his names are), then not only will they have blown running the table set for five (games), ND has some real problems the rest of the way, especially with two of the last three--and one of those is not Army!
The Pitt game is the season "Definer."
Watch the camera pan to Kelly. He sure as hell is not running a Confessional on the sidelines, so don't expect to hear absolutions when he is face-to-face with a player. It's more like judgement at an Inquisition, "shut up and say one-hundred Our Father's, fifty Hail Mary's, and get your ass out of my sight."
Now that's a coach who wants to win.
--ScottB
After Kelly was shown multiple times dressing down his players during the Boston College game, individually and collectively, you can bet the camera and the booth conversation will be on the Irish coach and his demeaner after a failed play. It was a joy, in our opinion, to see BK going ballistic, almost near cardiac arrest. There was no polite, calm chat like, "Hi, Mr. Ruffer, could you in the future kick the ball so our opponent can gather it in on the playing field. He looks pained because you opted to sail it wide left to the water boy standing out of bounds."
And, keep your eye on Wannstedt, whose going to get the same treatment from an equal opportunity camera, hoping he can one-up Kelly's homicidal tendencies with some major blasts to his players' ears. Stay Tuned. There will be two contests in South Bend saturday. There are no manners in mentoring!
The other, featuring two teams still struggling to be taken seriously as good football squads. Notre Dame showed signs of improvement, but not enough to place big bucks in favor of the Irish. If Dayne Crist really wants to get on Brian Kelly's good side and not the butt of his outrage on the sidelines, the young signal-caller will be in sync with his receivers. He's had five games to make the adjustments. It's time.
Also, The pass defense, especially at the line of scrimmage, needs to shut down an opponent's aerial game, once and for all. Prince Shembo looks to be a great grunt needed to rush the passer, something Ethan Johnson and Kapron Lewis-Moore seem shy at doing. There is absolutely no punch to Ethan.
Pitt, which was supposed to have perched in the Top 25 and run away with the Big East Title, has been sluggish over-all, although showing signs of a volatile running game---something the Irish have proved they can stop effectively. Frank Cigarette (or something like that) is the Panther offensive coordinator, who loves to have his charges in a full-battle-mode for rushing yards. We don't blame him, since the passing game is so-so, that is to say: so, so mediocre. If the Irish can't contain QB Tiny Sunset (or whatever his names are), then not only will they have blown running the table set for five (games), ND has some real problems the rest of the way, especially with two of the last three--and one of those is not Army!
The Pitt game is the season "Definer."
Watch the camera pan to Kelly. He sure as hell is not running a Confessional on the sidelines, so don't expect to hear absolutions when he is face-to-face with a player. It's more like judgement at an Inquisition, "shut up and say one-hundred Our Father's, fifty Hail Mary's, and get your ass out of my sight."
Now that's a coach who wants to win.
--ScottB
posted by OLD SHILLELAGH at 11:47 PM
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