TheNDleprechaun's picks:
Overall MVP: Kyle Rudolph
Offensive MVP: Kyle Rudolph
Defensive MVP: Manti Te'o
Special Teams MVP: Patrick Coughlin
Breakout Player: Carlo Calabrese
Best Play: Kyle Rudolph's 95 yd TD
tendomer's picks:
Overall MVP: Dayne Crist
Offensive MVP: Armando Allen
Defensive MVP: Kapron Lewis-Moore
Special Teams MVP: David Ruffer
Breakout Player: Carlo Calabrese
Best Play: Kyle Rudolph's 95 yd TD
FightinIrish1313's picks:
Overall MVP: Dayne Crist
Offensive MVP: Armando Allen
Defensive MVP: Coach Diaco
Special Teams MVP: David Ruffer
Breakout Player: Carlo Calabrese
Best Play: Kyle Rudolph's 95 yd TD
While the sting of our defeat in Week 2 is still tough to bear, several players offered glimpses of greatness that Kelly's Fighting Irish will surely build upon as his first season progresses. In addition, Kyle Rudolph sent the student section into hysteria with his 95 yd TD reception, the second longest in Notre Dame history. It seemed like the luck of the Irish was destined to shine down at that point as the sun broke through the clouds and a rainbow appeared over Notre Dame Stadium, but the Fighting Irish Faithful were forced to live with heartbreak at the hands of our longtime enemy once again. Alas, an opportunity to vent our frustrations presents itself in Week 3 as we set off to stomp out sparty.
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| A rainbow attempts to break through the gloom hanging over Notre Dame Stadium |
Elongated Responses:
ReplyDeleteOverall MVP: Dayne Crist... we had no offense without him.
Offensive MVP: Armando Allen - really coming into his own; breaking tackles and doing whatever it takes to get up field, not just concerned with being cute.
Defensive MVP: Bob Diaco - sans the final drive, it was the first time in recent history that a Notre Dame coach made solid halftime adjustments.
Special Teams MVP: David Ruffer - finally a kicker consistently getting the ball in the end zone and allowing the coverage unit to get down field.
Breakout Player: Carlo Calabrese... shout out to his cousin Joey who told me we had a star when he was still in high school.
Best Play: Rudy's td - second longest play in Notre Dame history.
Full Responses:
ReplyDeleteOverall MVP: Kyle Rudolph - looked like a men among boys out there
Offensive MVP: Kyle Rudolph - we really needed that catch and run
Defensive MVP: Manti Te'o - now 2 for 2 leading the team in tackles
Special Teams MVP: Patrick Coughlin - walk on wideout made two solid tackles on kick coverage
Breakout Player: Carlo Calabrese - most noticeable big hitter on defense other than number five
Best Play: Kyle Rudolph's 95 yd TD - second longest play of all time for our storied program