Notre Dame football insider reveals TRUE STORIES from the program's GLORY DAYS
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- Notre Dame football is defined by its storied tradition, and few people have been able to witness it up close like Tim Prister, Senior Editor of Irish Illustrated. Tim joins Tyler Wojciak for part two of a special edition interview in which they reflect on Tim’s 40+ years on the Notre Dame football beat.
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I never followed college football until my brother entered ND in 64. I was only 10 and suddenly ND football was my life - words can’t express it. If you love Notre Dame you know what I’m talking about
I did not attend ND although I was born and raised in South Bend (Rockne Drive). Always a big fan and so was my son. When my son was 10 he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. We were devastated. Before his surgery we wrote a letter to Lou asking if he would send Mike a note. He sent a letter in the ND football envelope with the gold helmet on the upper left corner and said that while they think football is the most important thing in life he said that he and the entire ND football team would say a prayer for Mike in his battle. It was signed by Lou, not a secretary. I think it was instrumental in Mike's recovery. God bless Lou!
Awesome job, Tyler. Having Tim on the show was awesome. I love hearing all the old Notre Dame stories! Go Irish ☘️
91 Was the Tennessee game, where Notre Dame was up 31-7 and The Volunteers came back to win.
That was awesome! Thank you!!
Tim Prister is a ND treasure.
Best interview!
I'm not a Weis fan, BUT, in his third year is when Ty's last two classes were Juniors and Seniors...it was known going into '07 that would be a down year because of how poor Ty's recruiting was.
Whatever do you mean, sir!? I'll have you know that Ty Willie had "2 5 star QBs" from one particular cycle "on lock". In fact, Ty was such an elite recruiter that he did not feel the need to even show up to campus for the Mark Sanchez(#1 overall recruit that particular cycle). It must have been those "2 5 star QBs" who were already in the bag and who also made Ty feel indifferently regarding Brady Quinn..? 🤔😁
@@FrosteeTheNoMan lol..I thought you were being serious at first, guess I should check my batteries.
Agreed I knew when he got the job the third season was going to be rough. Unfortunately for him he had 2 more years after that and couldn't produce
I have mixed feelings about Brian Kelly to this day, but I never begrudged him accepting the huge offer that he received from LSU. He was and is a very good coach, and there is little doubt that he elevated ND's football program. I didn't think Kelly was the best public face for the university as head coach in terms of his demeanor. To me at least, he often came across as arrogant and smug. I don't think he was particularly well-liked even inside the athletic department. He did have trouble winning some big games. The portable lift death during practice was also a negative mark during his tenure, but that mark attached to the university as well. Some complained that he didn't work as hard as he needed to in recruiting. But, in the broader perspective, if you look at the history of ND coaches, Kelly was pretty successful if the ultimate criterion is winning games. Anyway, I am so glad we now have Marcus Freeman as coach. He is still a work in progress as an in-game coach, but he is extremely motivated and I am sure that he will improve in that regard.
Just keep in mind about Kelly, if he had gotten the offer he would have been gone "during" NC preptime in the 2012 season...he also spent the first 11 years of his time at ND with a lower win % at ND than our all time average win %. ...so, context.
First 7 years: 8-5, 8-5, 12-1, 9-4, 8-5, 10-3, 4-8....then he was forced to change assistants by Jack and discovered Ian Book and had his first sustained success. Not a bad HC, but not this really really good HC he is credited with either. Of all HCs we've hired with prior HC experience, he had the second "LOWEST" win % with the only one worse being Ty...let that sink in.
Then how he have most wins in notre dame history your math not mathing
@@cheetahturner4576 The math does match. The answer to your question is common sense...how does he also have the most losses in Notre Dame history? Answer is he was given the most time. Prior to him only one HC was given more than 5 years without a NC and that HC had an .850 win % and was let go after 7 seasons and no NC. Kelly got 12 years and walked with a .730 win % and no NCs
@@chrisboyer2077 when freeman get to nc game then rag on kelly until then be thankful before him notre dame was laughing stock
@@cheetahturner4576 I give Kelly all the credit in the world for how much he improved the overall program...that was his strength, shoulda been an AD, just not that good of a football coach. But my main point was, he tried to bounce in year 3 but didn't get the offer...next time his stock was high he bounced. The loyalty still shown to a man that had no love for ND is what bugs me.
No Qb’s, No WR. Had the easiest schedule his last year. Tried getting freeman and other coaches to follow him to LSU which would have dismantled ND… Kelly left the program just how he found it… except it was freeman that recruited the great defense we have now. Kelly never recruited or developed
Stop hating dude kelly has most wins in ND history so what that make other coaches. Freeman will not win as much as kelly 2yrs in im proven right
@@cheetahturner4576 are you serious? He has the MOST LOSSES as well… and the most blowout losses… 🤣🤣🤣 Freeman’s first two years had a tougher schedule and still won more games the 4&8 Kelly 💀 read a book
@@bvgshouldbecoach sir u fool freeman got better team feom kelly than kelly from weis stop bs freeman lost ohio state game couldnt count an marshall game lol
@@cheetahturner4576 are you drunk?
Kelly had on offense:
2011 QB: Tommy Reese, Dwayne Crist, Evert Golson, Andrew Hendrix
RB: Cierra wood, Cam McDaniel, George Atkinson
Wr: Deion Walker, MICHAEL FLOYD, The Redick, TJ Jones, Roby Toma (and about 8 other wr)
Tight End: Tyler Eiffert, Ben Koyak, Alex Welch with like 4 other Tight ends
A solid and stout Oline
And inherited absolutely LOADED defense (including Manti Te’o (the best linebacker of my lifteime, and most decorated defensive player of all time) including Harrison Smith…
He LOST to NAVY, TULSA, SOUTH FLORIDA in his first two years.
2010-8&5
2011-8&5
2012- When Weiss’s recruits were juniors/seniors 12&1 (embarrassing loss and all wins vacated)
2013-9&4
2014-8&5
2015-10&3 (completely embarrassed by OSU)
2016 (his 7th year at ND!!!!)- 4&8 lost to DUKE AT HOME, NCS, NAVY, Virginia Tech and ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSED by USC
2017- 10&3 EMBARRASSING BLOW OUT LOSS TO MIAMI
2018-12&1 ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSED by Clemson
2019- Absolutely embarrassed by Michigan
2020-10&2 EMBARRASSED BY CLEMSON AND ALABAMA
2021- lost to his only toughest opponent Cincinnati at home…
He’s had more or just about the same amount 9-8 win seasons as 10 + win seasons.
The team he inherited wasn’t that bad as people make it out to be.
The team he left us was worse than what people make it out to be (NO WR OR QBS). His good years were due to defensive coordinators. The only bowl games he won were the camping world bowl or pinstripe bowl (which he did lose a small bowl), any big bowl and he got blown out. He only beat teams that they should beat and lost to a lot of teams they should beat.
You need to compare the first two seasons of Kelly with the first two season of Freaman. Kelly’s were FAR easier and had multiple lost games to teams who shouldn’t touch ND. All that said with HC experience and went 4&8 his 7 th year!!! 4&8!!!!
Any decent year and he got his back blown out in front of the nation by 4+ scores!!!!
He tried taking freeman when he left before he told any body about his acceptance to LSU (if freeman left we would be dead).
Speaking of dead, he also killed a guy…
I'm from CT, but was at the Orange Bowl when Rocket returned the punt against the Buffs. The headline in the paper the next day was, as I remember, "A Tip and a Clip", as I remember ND had a FG blocked and Rocket's return called back. I was also at the Orange Bowl for ND vs Miami in 1989 as described by TP. It really was a hostile environment for ND fans and the team really came out flat after Holtz broke up a pre-game showdown that could have erupted into a brawl. ND just didn't have it that day and the Miami fans were brutal.
We have talked about this here before. Kelly, like Kiffin, is/was uncharismatic, and a middling to uninspired recruiter (Kiffin of course with the unmitigateed advantage of being located IN Mississippi). While Freeman is very much the opposite, the value of Kelly to the program as you guys pointed out, was the stabilization of a program in freefall.
In those years, Kelly, who (like Kiffin) is and was a consummate _gameday_ coach, won for ND a number of games we wouldn't have won without him on the sidedline, games he won _despite_ the roster. Freeman, who, unlike those guys, didn't get to hone his HC chops for years at programs nobody watched, won the games he won BECAUSE of the Roster: The _gameday_ part he is still learning is the reason he _lost_ those games we would have won had Kelly still been here, although we would not have the roster he and we are now going to take advantage of, with his highly positive second derivative learning curve!
LMAO! Holtz running down the sideline, almost somehow keeping pace... shouting at Ismail, " GO OUT - GO OUT! _DON'T_ _YOU_ _CROSS_ _THAT_ _LINE_ !!! "
Holtz believed in respect for other programs, their fans and their players and refused to run up the score when it was eminently possible to do so. He represented a gentlemanly sporting instinct that was already probably 30 or more years out of date even then, and would have been more appropriateely filmed in black and white, than in color. Like Phil Fulmer at Tenessee, it was a side of him, and something that matched ND in a way that was notable _because_ it was already out of fashion even as it maddened some of our own fans.
Stop hating i bet freeman never go without losing a game
Zero credit to Kelly so glad he is gone won nothing
What have notre dame won since kelly lol love chips yall stacked last 2yrs damn fools
Don't mind showing your ignorance do ya. L