Rally Sons of Notre Dame - Jrex's ND Dynasty

[Knickerbocker91]

Tough loss, it's been a tough schedule for the Irish. Hopefully you can grab some running backs on the recruiting trail that will help even out the offensive output.

[jrex1112]

Notre Dame received two more verbal commitments after week 8.

Recruiting Profile – Jerrell Davis
	Jerrell Davis | FS Poultney Blue Devils, High School Senior, Poultney, VT
	Height: 6'1"	Caliber:
	Weight: 183	Considered: Penn St, Wisconsin
	Position Rank: 8	Overall Rank: 452
	EVENT 40 YD BENCH SQUAT SPARQ High School Workout 4.52 345 330 67.00
Scouting Report Jerrell is a good pickup for the Irish recruiting class. He has good speed for a safety and that alone could get him playing time next season as the current Irish secondary has struggled to prevent the big play. Davis also excels on the baseball diamond for the Blue Devils, playing centerfield for the varsity team all four years. He is also a good student and wants to major in finance. The Notre Dame coaching staff are really high on this kid and hope that he is able to develop into a real leader for this team going forward.

Recruiting Profile – Joe Fitzpatrick
	Joe Fitzpatrick | C Lincoln Golden Lions, High School Senior, Gahanna, OH
	Height: 6'5"	Caliber:
	Weight: 311	Considered: Iowa
	Position Rank: 19	Overall Rank: 477
	EVENT 40 YD BENCH SQUAT SPARQ High School Workout 4.84 430 595 57.00
Scouting Report Joe Fitzpatrick has the perfect size for an offensive lineman, tall and over 300 lbs. Where he has to improve is on his technique. He is a good run blocker as he can use his sheer size to create a hole, but pass blocking and picking up complex blitzes are where he will need coaching. He will most likely red-shirt his freshman year to learn and develop more as a blocker, but the Notre Dame coaching staff think that he has a very high ceiling. If they can improve his technique to match his size, the Irish may have a real gem on the line for a few years.

[jrex1112]

Tigers Take Down Irish

BATON ROUGE, La. - In the match-up of two 2-5 storied programs, LSU was able to get the W and hopefully salvage a disappointing season by becoming bowl-eligible. For the losers Saturday, the Irish, this drops them to 2-6 and will need to win-out if they hope to go bowling.

Another tough loss for Irish first year Head Coach John Bax who had this to say after the game, "We fought hard, but LSU just wanted it more. I don't understand how a team that is that good is 3-5. They have a great defense that didn't give up a first down until the second quarter. They also had a running back (Jeremy Jefferson) run for 140 and a TD in the first quarter. Congrats to the Tigers and I hope they have a successful rest of their season."

The Irish will get some relief in their schedule as the next three opponents Navy, Pitt, and Minnesota look to winnable games. Hopefully Notre Dame can put together a few wins and end the season on a high note.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at LSU Tigers
Oct 26, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-6)	0	7	0	13	20
LSU Tigers (3-5)	14	14	0	10	38

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	LSU
Total Offense	280	427
Rushing Yards	36	278
Passing Yards	244	149
First Downs	16	19
Punt Return Yards	13	84
Kick Return Yards	67	58
Total Yards	360	569
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-19	3-11
4th Down Conversion	2-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-0	7-3-1
Penalties	3-20	1-5
Posession Time	20:15	15:45

[jrex1112]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knickerbocker91

Tough loss, it's been a tough schedule for the Irish. Hopefully you can grab some running backs on the recruiting trail that will help even out the offensive output.

Thanks! Yeah, always a tough schedule at Notre Dame haha.

I have one that I am going after, but mostly trying to get stronger in the trenches by recruiting a lot of offensive and defensive linemen.

Thanks for posting!

[jrex1112]

Week 9 NCAA Recap

News	Top 25
Gameday: #8 Alabama wins big over Tennessee 34-14, Win streak at 7	1. Virginia Tech (7-0) 2. Miss State (7-0) 3. Ohio State (8-0) 4. Michigan (7-0) 5. Boise State (7-0) 6. USC (7-0) 7. Fresno State (8-0) 8. Alabama (7-1) 9. Texas A&M (7-1) 10. UCLA (6-1) 11. Oklahoma (7-1) 12. Kansas State (6-1) 13. Stanford (6-2) 14. Clemson (7-1) 15. Texas (4-2) 16. Georgia (4-3) 17. Baylor (7-1) 18. Arkansas (6-2) 19. Nebraska (5-2) 20. Michigan St (7-1) 21. UCF (5-1) 22. Auburn (4-3) 23. Wake Forest (7-1) 24. UAB (8-0) 25. Louisville (4-2)
5 ranked teams upset in the ACC including former #2 Clemson
#6 Michigan (7-0) beats Utah St to stay perfect
#9 Texas A&M (7-1) blanks Vanderbilt 56-0
Cal upsets former #17 Washington in Seattle 42-30
#11 Fresno St (8-0) squeaks by San Diego St 34-31 in OT

#20 Michigan State (7-1) hosts #4 Michigan (7-0) Both teams have top 15 total offenses and total defenses. Michigan has won 7 in a row and Michigan St has won 5. Experts Pick: Michigan St by 1

[jrex1112]

Irish Win in OT

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame ends its losing streak with a home victory over rival Navy in OT, 34-27. The Irish really needed a win and they fought hard all game to get it against a scrappy Navy team. The Irish were finally able to balance their offense and ran for nearly 200 yards to go with over 250 passing yards.

Head Coach John Bax was pleased with how the game went. Notre Dame focused on stopping the outside runs from the triple option and made the Midshipmen run between the tackles. The reason this game went to overtime was that early in the game Navy got two passing touchdowns. The Irish defenders were caught looking into the backfield and got burned on big passing plays.

The Irish fought back and were able to tie the game in the fourth to force overtime. In OT, Notre Dame found the endzone and held Navy on fourth down for the win. Navy's fourth down attempt was a pass in the endzone that was caught, but the receiver was hit and dropped the ball before his feet touched the ground.

Notre Dame goes on the road to face Pittsburgh (2-6) next week. Both teams will be fighting to keep their bowl eligibility alive.

Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Nov 2, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Navy Midshipmen (5-4)	10	7	0	10	0	27
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-6)	3	7	3	14	7	34

Team Stats Comparison
	NAVY	ND
Total Offense	371	459
Rushing Yards	187	193
Passing Yards	184	266
First Downs	12	25
Punt Return Yards	14	10
Kick Return Yards	83	115
Total Yards	468	584
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	5-13	8-17
4th Down Conversion	0-1	2-3
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-1-2	6-3-2
Penalties	1-5	1-5
Posession Time	11:49	24:11

[jrex1112]

Week 10 NCAA Recap

News	Top 25
Gameday: #4 Michigan wins on the road 41-20 over Michigan St	1. Virginia Tech (8-0) 2. Miss State (8-0) 3. Ohio State (9-0) 4. Michigan (8-0) 5. USC (8-0) 6. Alabama (7-1) 7. Texas A&M (8-1) 8. Oklahoma (8-1) 9. Kansas State (7-1) 10. Stanford (6-2) 11. Clemson (8-1) 12. Texas (5-2) 13. Georgia (5-3) 14. Baylor (7-1) 15. UCLA (6-2) 16. Nebraska (6-2) 17. Auburn (5-3) 18. Boise State (7-1) 19. Wake Forest (8-1) 20. UAB (9-0) 21. Fresno State (8-1) 22. Colorado (6-2) 23. Michigan St (7-2) 24. Louisville (5-2) 25. Wisconsin (8-1)
Colorado beats then #10 UCLA 21-18
Nevada upsets #7 Fresno State 24-19
Colorado St upsets #5 Boise St on the road, 19-3
#1 Virginia Tech wins in Boston 31-21 over BC
#3 Ohio State continues to win, 42-14 over Purdue

#7 Texas A&M (8-1) hosts #2 Miss St (8-0) Both teams have top 5 total offenses, so expect to see a lot of points in this one. Experts Pick: Texas A&M by 6

[Knickerbocker91]

Nice win to end the losing streak, looks like you had them beat in every statistical category. Plus option teams get no love on the field in NCAA 14, just when their game is simmed. I always found that weird.