Rally Sons of Notre Dame - Jrex's ND Dynasty

[Cheese2121]

How bout them Hokies?! I am loving seeing Virginia Tech at number one!

Definitely a tough season for you all but you knew it would be to start. It looks like you are bringing in some solid recruits.

They layouts are looking top notch. You are doing some really nice work with the HTML.

[jrex1112]

Irish Steal One in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The win was there for the taking, but Pitt just couldn't help themselves out when it mattered most. Panther Freshman (RS) QB Adam Mitchell (who was starting for the injured Senior Ryan Brown) threw three interceptions including a pick-six that sealed Pitt's fate. Panther Head Coach Paul Chryst said, "We out played them in all phases of the game today, expect for turnovers and of course points."

The Irish head coach John Bax had this to say, "We certainly didn't play the way we wanted to out there today, but we did just enough to come away victorious. Yes, I would agree that Pitt lost the game more than we won it, but sometimes that happens and a win is a win."

Notre Dame will be more than pleased to have pulled out the rivalry win on the road. This moves their record to 4-6 and still in the hunt for a bowl bid. Up next is the final home game of the season against an under-performing 1-8 Minnesota. The Irish are already favored by 6. After that is a bye week before the season finale at #9 Stanford (7-2). If Notre Dame can pull off the upset and doesn't get tripped up by the Golden Gophers, then they will be 6-6 and may receive a bowl bid. For how difficult the schedule was and how far Notre Dame has fallen, that would be a very good year.

Many in the media have been discussing just how irrelevant Notre Dame has become over the past few years and continuing this season. Head Coach John Bax really has to turn the program around quickly as the past glory is fading farther and farther away. Sure Notre Dame still sells a lot of tickets come gameday, but it has turned into more of a visit for nostalgia than to go see a mighty college football team. Is John Bax the man for the job and will he be able to 'Wake up the Echoes'?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers
Nov 9, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-6)	3	12	6	0	21
Pittsburgh Panthers (2-7)	14	0	6	0	20

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	PITT
Total Offense	282	369
Rushing Yards	126	102
Passing Yards	156	267
First Downs	17	18
Punt Return Yards	0	4
Kick Return Yards	21	64
Total Yards	303	437
Turnovers	0	3
3rd Down Converstion	9-17	6-10
4th Down Conversion	2-3	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-2	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-1	4-3-0
Penalties	2-18	1-5
Posession Time	19:46	16:14

[jrex1112]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cheese2121

How bout them Hokies?! I am loving seeing Virginia Tech at number one! Definitely a tough season for you all but you knew it would be to start. It looks like you are bringing in some solid recruits. They layouts are looking top notch. You are doing some really nice work with the HTML.

Yeah, VT is rolling right along. We'll see if they can keep it up.

Yes, very difficult schedule, but fun in its own way. I'm enjoying the difficulty and the realism that has come from it. Recruiting exploded after the Navy win and we have 23 commits now. I'm a bit overwhelmed to try and do a recruiting profile for each of them, so I may just pick out the top ones and do a post on them soon.

Sorry about the delay between posts recently, just haven't had time. I am hoping to get another few posts out before the weekend. I should have time over the weekend to play and post and might even get to the off-season. I'm getting really excited to start year 2 and begin integrating my recruits with the team and hopefully building story lines with them.

[Cheese2121]

Nice win over Pitt. Getting bowl eligible will be tough, especially with Stanford looming...but any given Saturday....

[jrex1112]

Week 11 NCAA Recap

News	Top 25
Gameday: #7 Texas A&M whoops #2 Miss St 45-14	1. Virginia Tech (9-0) 2. Ohio State (9-0) 3. Michigan (9-0) 4. USC (9-0) 5. Texas A&M (9-1) 6. Alabama (8-1) 7. Oklahoma (8-1) 8. Miss State (8-1) 9. Stanford (7-2) 10. Clemson (8-1) 11. Texas (6-2) 12. Georgia (6-3) 13. Baylor (8-1) 14. Fresno State (8-1) 15. Kansas State (7-2) 16. Nebraska (6-3) 17. Michigan St (7-2) 18. Louisville (6-2) 19. Wisconsin (8-1) 20. Washington (7-2) 21. Tennessee (7-3) 22. Wake Forest (8-2) 23. Ole Miss (5-4) 24. UCLA (6-3) 25. Florida State (6-4)
Navy (6-4) upsets #9 Kansas St in Manhattan
#4 Michigan (9-0) beats #16 Nebraska 18-14
Florida St enters Top-25 after road win over #19 Wake Forest
Arizona (4-5) beats #15 UCLA 21-17
#1 Virginia Tech wins rivalry game over Miami 34-7

#4 USC (9-0) host #9 Stanford (7-2) USC looks to remain undefeated against rivals Stanford. USC's dominant offense against Stanford's strong defense will be the matchup to watch. Kirk's Pick: Stanford

[jrex1112]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cheese2121

Nice win over Pitt. Getting bowl eligible will be tough, especially with Stanford looming...but any given Saturday....

Thank you. It was definitely more a Pitt loss than a ND win haha. If they wouldn't have thrown three picks they probably would have won.

Yeah, should be able to take care of Minnesota on Senior Day, but Stanford will be tough. They play in the Game of the Week this week at USC. If they lose maybe they won't have anything to play for when they play us

[jrex1112]

Gophers Ruin Irish's Day

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Minnesota has had a disappointing season, but they picked up a nice win in South Bend. The Gophers had only one other win all season and were looking to get a win and begin building towards next year. The Irish however were caught looking past Minnesota to their end-of-season matchup with Stanford. With todays loss, Notre Dame will not be bowl eligible for the first time since 2007.

The Golden Gophers have struggled on both sides of the ball all season, and that continued today being out-gained in total offense. They did however score 5 TDs in the red zone and capitalized off of the two Notre Dame turnovers.

The Irish just couldn't get it done today and looked like a team that had already counted this as a win and was looking ahead to Stanford. It will be a huge learning opportunity for both players and coaches to never look past any team, especially when you are Notre Dame and everyone wants to have a win against you.

Many in the media are again questioning if head coach John Bax is going to be able to bring Notre Dame back to the elite status in college football. With his first season being a losing one, many are wondering if he is more like Gerry Faust, or will he prove to be more like Lou Holtz. Time will tell and after talking with the Irish AD, it sounds like Bax is not under any job security warnings yet.

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Nov 16, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-8)	14	7	7	7	35
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-7)	14	7	3	2	26

Team Stats Comparison
	MINN	ND
Total Offense	310	421
Rushing Yards	152	151
Passing Yards	158	270
First Downs	14	21
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	64	71
Total Yards	374	492
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Converstion	5-11	5-15
4th Down Conversion	0-0	3-6
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	8-5-0	6-3-1
Penalties	4-36	1-10
Posession Time	15:53	23:12

[jrex1112]

Week 12 NCAA Recap

News	Top 25
Gameday: #4 USC (10-0) tops #9 Stanford (7-3) 38-20	1. Virginia Tech (10-0) 2. USC (10-0) 3. Ohio State (10-0) 4. Alabama (9-1) 5. Texas A&M (9-1) 6. Oklahoma (9-1) 7. Texas (7-2) 8. Georgia (7-3) 9. Baylor (9-1) 10. Fresno State (9-1) 11. Michigan (9-1) 12. Miss State (8-2) 13. Kansas State (8-2) 14. Nebraska (7-3) 15. Stanford (7-3) 16. Clemson (8-2) 17. Louisville (7-2) 18. Wisconsin (9-1) 19. Washington (8-2) 20. Tennessee (7-3) 21. Wake Forest (8-2) 22. Georgia Tech (7-3) 23. Ole Miss (6-4) 24. Michigan St (7-3) 25. Florida State (7-4)
Northwestern (5-5) upsets #3 Michigan 38-31 in Evanston
#6 Alabama demolishes #8 Miss St 34-3
#16 Nebraska bounces back with home victory over #17 Mich St
Georgia Tech (7-3) upsets #10 Clemson 28-22
#20 Washington takes care of #24 UCLA 35-21 in Westwood

#7 Texas (7-2) hosts #9 Baylor (9-1) The winner of this game will likely represent the Big 12 South in the Conference Championship Game. Kirk's Pick: Texas