One: Having drunk the post-press conference Kool-Aid, some sobering thoughts over at ND Nation:
The left side, particularly at tackle, is downright scary. Neither Paul Duncan nor backup Mike Turkovich is ideally suited for the position, but there is no one else available. Duncan does not have the requisite agility and footwork to neutralize opposing pass rushers, so he had better be able to yell, “Look out, Jimmy” at the appropriate times.
More things to help convince you that a loss against San Diego State is imminent here. (ND Nation - News and Views from the Board Ops)
Two: Some Sunday practice observations, including this tidbit on the grass:
Seeing the Notre Dame field up close, the new sod project seems to have taken well. The grass, unlike in previous years, is actually green now.
No word on the actual length (probably has something to do with USC being an away game this year). (Irish Insights)
Three: Some more thoughts on the open practice:
Weis got all over Golden Tate for not immediately running faster out of his stance on a deep ball thrown down the sideline. George West, David Grimes and Robbie Parris caught whatever was thrown to them. West had a chance to make a spectacular grab and Weis kidded him that catching it or not was the difference between him being on the front page of the sports page.
Lots more thoughts over there, some good, some not so good. (uhnd.com)
Four: An in-depth look at the scary special teams performance last year:
Notre Dame opponents averaged 10.25 touchbacks though the season last year. Notre Dame didn’t record a single touchback. That’s 10 times during the season that ND’s opponents didn’t have to worry about their opposition getting great field position. 10 times that ND opponents didn’t give their defenses craptastic circumstances. And 10 times ND didn’t do their own defense any favors.
Don't worry, it gets worse. (Her Loyal Sons)
Five: Lastly, not leastly, here is the link to all of the pre-season practice goodness, courtesy of Notre Dame. Only 26 days to go... (und.com)
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