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Today in Domer implosions - washingtonismoney - 04-13-2012

Touted freshman DE Aaron Lynch announces intention to transfer, NDNation is now a wasteland of anger, pain, fear, etc. Big loss for South Bend.

Re: Today in Domer implosions - fullmetal - 04-13-2012

I touched NDNation for the second time in my life.  They are despairingly pragmatic about the situation.  Only a few are toeing the company line...and I still can't believe Brian Kelly's parting comments (my emphasis):

Quote:“Aaron recently approached me about his desire to leave Notre Dame and return to Florida,” Kelly said. “I’ve always known and appreciated the affinity Aaron has for his home in Florida. However, the stark reality is you can’t make it at Notre Dame if your head and heart are not here. I am proud of the effort Aaron made in the classroom and on the field at Notre Dame. I wish him all the best in the future.”


Re: Today in Domer implosions - fullmetal - 04-13-2012

ND scuttlebutt on their board says that Kelly did not treat Lynch very well and that's what ran Lynch off.

Re: Today in Domer implosions - StannyBoy - 04-13-2012

this is great news since Lynch is a future first round pick if you've ever seen him play.

Re: Today in Domer implosions - ChicagoCard - 04-13-2012

When I read the various stories about players changing their minds about ND, I always think back to the color of Kelly's face during their first game of 2011, whenever it was that he blew up about his team's play. In the Stanford game last year it seemed that Herbstreit let slip some of the same sentiment when he referred to Kelly's sideline communication or posturing with his players as scary.

Re: Today in Domer implosions - socalstanfan1 - 04-13-2012

(04-13-2012, 09:10 AM)garvin link Wrote:A lot of people are dumping on Kelly for that, but I don't really see why. He's just saying, if you don't really want to be here, it's not going to work out well for anybody, so leaving is probably the best thing. I'd say the same thing about Stanford.

Agreed.  I don't see much particularly damning in those comments.  He doesn't sugar coat anything, but I don't think of them as particularly harsh, either, unless you are squinting hard and trying to read something into them.

I wonder, too, about the position of some ND fans that Kelly somehow ran Lynch out of town by treating him badly.  Really?  Kelly may lose it at times on the sidelines, but are we thinking he is really the Bobby Knight of football?  I doubt it, personally.  He certainly has blown up at players, but usually when they obviously screwed up on the field, and given Lynch's quality of play as a freshman I would doubt  that he often received that type of treatment.  The kid flipped three times between FSU and ND before going to South Bend.  Sounds like he really couldn't stand the overwhelming night life of the small midwestern town, to go along with missing family and friends.

Re: Today in Domer implosions - fullmetal - 04-13-2012

The ND fans said that Kelly directed frequent verbal outbursts at Lynch during practice.  I'm pretty sure the rumors are not without substance unless you think domers have good reason to slander their own coach.

Re: Today in Domer implosions - needle - 04-13-2012

Why would Kelly do a press conference and field so many questions (and talk so much) about a freshman transferring?

Watching it, it seemed clear that doing so was a mistake. Kelly kept talking about random things like how he has to have his head and heart into things as a head coach, about the challenges in the classroom and on the field at Notre Dame, about his experiences at Central Michigan and other schools...just a really awkward and strange talk that seemed completely unnecessary. Maybe he felt the need to defend himself, somehow?

If a star freshman transfers from Stanford, I hope the school and coaches just put out a two-paragraph news release and wish the kid well.


Re: Today in Domer implosions - OutsiderFan - 04-13-2012

I don't think you can compare N.D. and Stanford in the same way.  No matter how mediocre the Domers have been recently, they still have a brobdingnagian following and garner incredible media attention.  Could Luck have put out a two sentence press release if he was at N.D. as the presumptive #1 overall pick in 2011?  Maybe, but that kind of low key approach fits Stanford because it doesn't have the same kind of zealous following as N.D.

Aaron Lynch was a significant recruit and player for that team.  On the heels of losing Tee Shepherd and Deontay Greenberry, the media and fan scrutiny will be significant as well, so the presser is done as a way of showing the school acknowledges it is a big deal to lose Lynch in these circumstances.  It seems reasonable to suggest that if Shepherd and Greenberry didn't bail on the Irish, there would have been no presser for Lynch.  That said, it's also Spring practice time.  It may have been that there was a presser to discuss that, and the Lynch transfer news dominated.

If Barry J. Sanders were to transfer from Stanford after an impressive Frosh year, and it happened during Spring practice, I'm pretty sure David Shaw would be facing a ton of questions about the topic.  What stands out with Kelly is that him talking about it as he did suggested maybe he was dwelling on it and letting it bother him.  I'm fairly certain David Shaw wouldn't bat an eye or in any way show losing a great player to transfer bothers him in any way.  He'd say something like "We play with the guys we have. No excuses."


Re: Today in Domer implosions - washingtonismoney - 04-13-2012

(04-13-2012, 12:27 PM)garvin link Wrote:I think Outsider Fan has nailed it. There've been a series of transfers/withdrawals/decommits from the University of South Bend. Kelly was almost certainly trying to dispel any budding notion that there's something in the program driving players away from it. It doesn't seem to have worked, though.

And it shouldn't. The Irish have, like, four corners on the roster, none of whom have played much at all. Their best pass rusher is gone. It might be tough next year, and with the impending Te'o graduation, you wonder who, if any, will be the playmakers on defense in 2013 and beyond.

One hopes this puts a dent in ND recruiting--I'd guess, without going over specifically with every recruit, that ND is our biggest recruiting rival in football.