Sth Bend, IN Notre Dame Football: 2007 Season

Let this be a gathering for all discussions about ND Football



I'll start things off.

Who will Coach Weis play at QB1? Evan Sharply? Demetrius Jones? Jimmy Clausen?

 

2007-2007 season? do we need the dash?

 

Bowl games!

 

Insider info for the ND quarterback situation. Take it for what it is worth, I heard the info from a radio guy who does some pre-game stuff for ND and watched the Irish all spring.

Starting QB is going to be Jones. According to the guy Sharpley does not appear to be at the same level as the other two and is only being told he is in the race so he doesn't transfer like the other QB did this spring. Clausen does not have the arm strength to be competive yet. They do relate he is accurate, but takes forever to get the ball there.

The only concern with Jones is his being pulled over in a car that had marijuna. I know it was not his, but still with ND losing the basketball player last year, they want to make sure they are covered.

So I hope I can contribute to this board

 

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Click image to see 2007 schedule (not including bowl games

but this link seems just as good,

http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nd-m-footbl-sched.html

 

i heard the claussen has a great arm, jones is very fast....but sharpley has the combine skills of both claussen and jones..


its up in the air..


I hope we have a great season...GO IRISH!!!

 

does it matter who's throwing when there's nobody out there to catch the ball?

 

we have a very young receiving core, but we can do it with tight ends and half backs

 

Not to mention we have Travis Thomas returning to running back.

 

I think he should have stayed in the middle linebacker...he was better there...let use Alridge and Allen....use the younger guys

 

Aldridge still hasn't proven himself. I think with Walker out of the picture, Thomas will shine.

 

Thomas needs to really prove himself!!!

 

SportsIllustrated ranked the irish as 42.
Purdue is even ahead of them at 36.

 

the irish really have to prove themselves this year because they are a young team..

reports are saying that claussen is having problems throwing pass 15 yds.

oh boy

 

I guess it just depends on the poll you look at:

USA Today Poll
1. USC (45) 0-0 1,481
2. LSU (4) 0-0 1,372
3. Florida (9) 0-0 1,278
4. Texas 0-0 1,231
5. Michigan (2) 0-0 1,218
6. West Virginia 0-0 1,205
7. Wisconsin 0-0 1,114
8. Oklahoma 0-0 1,026
9. Virginia Tech 0-0 1,005
10. Ohio State 0-0 919
11. Louisville 0-0 836
12. California 0-0 763
13. Georgia 0-0 604
14. Auburn 0-0 595
15. Tennessee 0-0 583
16. Rutgers 0-0 466
17. UCLA 0-0 454
18. Penn State 0-0 440
19. Nebraska 0-0 388
20. Arkansas 0-0 360
21. Florida State 0-0 301
22. TCU 0-0 233
23. Boise State 0-0 222
24. Hawaii 0-0 214
25. Texas A&M 0-0 209
Others Recieving Votes
Boston College 150, Georgia Tech 150, Miami (FL) 91, Notre Dame 90, South Carolina 90, Wake Forest 71, Missouri 58, Oregon State 52, Brigham Young 47, Clemson 30, Oregon 30, South Florida 26, Texas Tech 20, Alabama 16, Oklahoma State 15, Southern Miss 14, Iowa 12, Kansas State 8, Memphis 5, Houston 4, Arizona 1, Duke 1, Kentucky 1, Washington State 1.

Purdue isn't even on this list, ND is tied for 29th.

 

SI isn't a poll. it is how the editors/writers of SI feel.

 

So... they polled the writers to find out, right?


Or did they extract the information from their brains by way of some gnomish contraption?

 

no idea, i'll read the details of the article tonight.

 

Wow. I was really hoping for a more creative answer than that.

 

i've been meaning to read the article, but i haven't made it that far in the magazine yet.

 

MUCH Better! Thank you!

 

After reviewing the ND schedule this year, I see a rough year for the Irish. Clausen again is not ready, and Sharpley is not very sharp. I see the Irish losing there first 4 games and dropping to 8th in the AP poll.

 

Thanks for the sarcasm, John L.

 

gotta admit that was pretty hilarious

look for a 7-5 year from the Irish, but that will be the worst year for Charlie, will always get better after this

 

AP pre season poll was released, with the irish unranked. This has only happened 11 times before:

ND Unranked to Start the Season
Year Coach Previous Year
Final Record
1957 BRENNAN 2-8 7-3
1959 KUHARICH * 6-4 5-5
1960 KUHARICH 5-5 2-8
1961 KUHARICH 2-8 5-5
1962 KUHARICH 5-5 5-5
1963 DEVORE ** 5-5 2-7
1964 PARSEGHIAN * 2-7 9-1
1986 HOLTZ * 5-6 5-6
2000 DAVIE 5-7 9-3
2004 WILLINGHAM 5-7 6-6
2005 WEIS * 6-6 9-3
2007 WEIS 10-3 ?
* first year as coach
** Devore was a 1-year interim in '63