Ouch! Two losses to Navy in 3 years, really embarrassing. The Irish were out of synch all day yesterday. The defense looked like the option was something just invented and the offense made enough mistakes to cost us the game. Maybe they were looking ahead to Pittsburgh, don't know. But it was really a poor performance on the field.
Of course a good Navy team deserves credit for playing well but we really should have beaten them even when they play their best. The defense looked confused all day but in the the end only gave up 3 touchdowns. We should be able to score more points against Navy than we did against USC right? Do you realize we did not punt at all in that game? The offense set all kinds of passing records but could not convert. Two missed field goals on a day we really needed them. Just a bad day with a couple key turnovers becoming killers at the wrong time. When that pass bounced off of Floyd's back right to Navy I figured the fates were against us. Bummer.
But hey, the weather was fantastic! We kept reciting that mantra on the drive home as it was one of the few positive thoughts we could muster. ND Band did a very nice job with a salute to the military half time show featuring a nice mirror formation throughout. We could actually enjoy all the music on the visitor side for a change. Finally got a 2 jet fly over at the beginning, very loud as usual.
Well Charlie is in big trouble again. Once again he shows us he is probably never going to be great coach, just a good one. We better beat Pitt next week (no easy task) or he should start packing his bags. We know this team is very good and I hope yesterday was just a letdown and that heart we have seen comes back for a big upset next week. We have 3 tough games ahead and need to play our best.
Go Irish! Beat Panthers!
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I must say it was a disappointing day. My consolation was I got rid of my tickets and didn't spend a fortune on plane tickets to be in South Bend. That's pretty sad.
I did watch the game; I'm anxious to see the Colonel's analysis of the game but it seemed like the play calling was less than inspired for the Irish. Navy came in on a mission; we looked like we were sleepwalking.
Once again, the team woke up toward the end of the 4th quarter; that's not winning games for us!
Now we face Pitt, and Pitt just swabbed their stadium with Syracuse. They're on a roll and will be a tough match for us. It will be close, but will we win? I can't make that call at this point.
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