Weis has a chance to become a Notre Dame legend

ESPN.COM ^ | Oct.14,2005 | Pat Forde

[scott says]

I just checked USC schedule, last game against UCLA !
That could be awesome, lets hope it is.

[connectthedots]

I don't think Reggie Bush nor Matt Lienert were at full speed today. The USC defense is not nearly as good as last year, especially the backfield.

[nuconvert]

okay

[nickcarraway]

Forward progess stopped at the one yard line

If that is true, then the clock should have continues to run.

[raptor29]

Hey Nick,

You guys lost. Just like the other 28 teams that have played these guys over the past 2+ years. Notre Dame converted almost every third down play, got a punt return for a touchdown, had 5 different SC receivers drop wide open passes, had a lead with less than two minutes left, had USC 4th and 9 on their own 20 with a minute left, and still they lost. 28 in a row. At Notre Dame, with all the hype and with all the support. And if they had spotted the ball at the 3 (which would not have been correct), then Bush would have just taken it in from there. USC is good and they stepped up against huge obstacles. Be happy you stayed that close.

[raptor29]

The other thing is, I hope Notre Dame is happy with the knee injuries (two of their guys, one of SC's guys, Desmond Reed) after they let the grass grow so long in the hopes it would reduce SC's speed advantage over Notre Dame. Great "gamesmanship" Coach Weis, go see those players in the hospital next week when they have their surgeries. And by the way, your 0-1 becomes 0-2 when you come out here next year to get waxed in the Coliseum.

[Joe_October]

Lamers wore the green jerseys. They knew better but the coach had hubris and thought he could break the jinx.

Otherwise, they would have won.

[scott says]

DAMN GREEN JERSEYS!!! Fun game, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.

[Paleo Conservative]

If that is true, then the clock should have continues to run.

Are there replays at Notre Dame home games the way there are at Big 10 and Big 12 games? If so, what rules apply to their use?

[scott says]

umm, not sure I understand the question, as , I have been drinking and the damn blinking lights and LOUD siren noises are just, well...annoying.
As I understand it, which, by most people's accounts, doesn't mean much.....the head coaches agree to an "instant replay" rule.USC opted out, so , there was none.In the before mentioned conferences,yes, there is "instant"replay,but in this game, and for all in question calls--it doesn't matter, the game wasn't infected by any "bad" calls...just ND defense play call on 4th and 9...clowns.

[nickcarraway]

In nonconference games (Notre Dame is independent), the visiting team gets to decide if their will be a replay crew. Pete Carroll does not like replays, so he opted to decline.

[Paleo Conservative]

In nonconference games (Notre Dame is independent), the visiting team gets to decide if their will be a replay crew. Pete Carroll does not like replays, so he opted to decline.

Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure if the decision to put the time back up the scoreboard was made by the officials on the field or by replay officials. I didn't tune in till the end of the first half of the Colorado v Texas game which was about 2:30 before the end of the first half of the USC v Notre Dame game. When I saw USC coaches signaling timeout, I thought it was really strange, because they were out of timeouts.

[GOPyouth]

When I saw USC coaches signaling timeout, I thought it was really strange, because they were out of timeouts.

It's my understanding that they should have been penalized for that time-out call.

[connectthedots]

The other thing is, I hope Notre Dame is happy with the knee injuries (two of their guys, one of SC's guys, Desmond Reed) after they let the grass grow so long in the hopes it would reduce SC's speed advantage over Notre Dame. Great "gamesmanship" Coach Weis, go see those players in the hospital next week when they have their surgeries. And by the way, your 0-1 becomes 0-2 when you come out here next year to get waxed in the Coliseum.

I thought letting the grass grow so long was kind of a chicken shit tactic by ND. It was about as bad as the rough for the us Open Golf Championship.

[raptor29]

The USC coaches were trying to get the point across that the clock should not still be running, and the guy used a time-out type signal to make the point. If you watch the tape, you can see by the coach's actions that he is not making a definitive time-out request, but making the point about the clock.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Nope, NCAA rules call for the ref's to just ignore a request for a time out when a team has none. No penalty is warranted.

[Accygirl]

I'm glad that Notre Dame lost as well. Notre Dame represents the epitome of all that is EVIL in the world (pretenious liberal snobs/ pretend Catholics), and I'm always happy when they lose. Perhaps, Weiss yelled at his players after the game like he did when they lost to MSU.

[Fiji Hill]

Rejoice! We conquer!

Yesterday's win was arguably USC's most dramatic victory at Notre Dame Stadium since November 21, 1931, when with about a minute to go in the game, Johnny Baker kicked a field goal to power the Trojans over the Domers, 16-14.

[Xphantasos]

He also had the benefit of Pac10 crew giving the "no call" on the Bush Push... helping Matt over the goal line with 3 seconds to go. That should have cost Souther Cal a 5 yard penalty.

[Michael.SF.]

Good pics. Your right USC got away with one on that. Usually it seems that the Irish are on the receiving end of the breaks, so I cannot feel too bad for them.