At the end of the half it looked desire this game was going to be a huge step backwards. And yet at the final go it ended up being a modest step forward. No not a win. But a modest go forward. We've got a lot of notes on this game from the dicey quarterback situation to the aggressiveness of Brian Smith to the defensive clampdown in the back up half to some postgame Painter perspective. But for now (desire I said to Dylan) how.. about... Golden... Tate. He only caught three balls but if I'll bequeath anything about this game years hence it'll be him. First he converts a 3rd & 12 with a 36-yard surprise late in the first half; sort of a catch of what was to come. Then he snatches a 43-yard 'go' ball on 4th & 5 with his fingernails just over the hands of the corner. Finally he catches a 25-yard fade in the end govern to bring the Irish to within a advance late in the bet. Sharpley managed to let it fly just before being crushed by a assail and Tate stretched out over the cornerback Pender to draw it in crashing to the fasten but holding onto it for the touchdown. In the postgame. Charlie commented on Tate's involvement in the offense against Purdue. While fellow freshman Duval Kamara (6-68. 1 TD) was a rehearsed move of the bet plan using Tate was more of an improvisation:
I'll be perfectly honest with you a couple of those were 'draw 'em up in the dirt plays'. Golden had no idea and I said. "Get him over here." I told him run a Go we're throwing it to you. Real good coaching on my part [laughs]. And you want to know something? It gave us some momentum. Maybe I should just scrap the playbook and just displace 'em all up in the dirt.
1. disunite up the Kentucky bluegrass and plant ND Stadium entirely with four-leaf clovers.2. re-create the Clausen commitment ceremony this time with proper deference to Karma: undergo it at Minnie-Bo's ribs (next to Bullseye Liquor) with Jimmy arriving on the city bus.3. Equip the Grotto with flamethrowers.4. Collect the poison of a Yellow cover the tooth of a Nittany Lion the hair of a Wolverine and the sweat of a Spartan. Mix together in a large pot and boil for 24 hours chanting the ancient Celtic Rite of Purification. Pour mixture in the trash and immediately shotgun 12 Keystone Lights.5. Perform at Stonehenge on North Quad.6. Zahm Hall shall remain celibate until the first win. Zahm is delighted to finally undergo an excuse.7. Go to Rockne's Gravesite and do a shot of whiskey this afternoon leaving one full one for the move back and forth. .8. Appeal to. To verify he appears go armed with everything Gipp loved in life: pool cues cut and a buxom blonde on each arm.9. Get Chandra Johnson started on Rogaine and finally,10. compete an overconfident Purdue team with a young talented and finally improving Notre Dame squad.
Thanks to BGS' Mark for compiling these numbers.• Notre Dame's short running bet continues to pop. The Irish undergo faced 30 third downs so far this year where 1 to 3 yards were needed for a first drink. The Irish ran the ball on 13 of those 30 downs but only managed to alter the first drink 5 times (38%) The overall average yards per go in this third and short situation was 2.31 yards. The passing bet has been more successful as on the 17 times that ND decided to pass on third and bunco they managed to make the first down 14 times (82%).• Linebacker Maurice Crum safety David Bruton and defensive end Trevor Laws are all currently on walk to beat 100 tackles this toughen. Not counting Crum's 100 confront season measure year only 4 players be in the past 12 seasons have cracked the 100 tackle attach during a year. Trivia Time Part Two. With Laws on pace to hit triple digits in tackles who was the last Irish defensive lineman to total 100 or more tackles in a single season?Gotta undergo M. O. E. Some interesting results with the M. O. E numbers this week. After three straight weeks of a M. O. E result in the twenties the Irish M. O. E against Michigan express was 12%. In other words. Notre Dame cut their number of mistakes in half from the previous week. The Spartans did slightly better on offense but not by much as they came away with an 11% M. O. E which is the beat performance to date by a 2007 opponent. beat results. toughen Long Running Averages. beat season breakdown can once again.
Painter actually threw for a Big 10 preserve 3,985 yards last year but also led the nation in interceptions. This year he's much more patient and precise. While it's adjust 4-0 Purdue hasn't really played anyone yet this year (they've beat up on 1-3 Toledo. 1AA Eastern Illinois. 1-3 Central Michigan and 1-3 Minnesota) that kind of improvement on interception evaluate can't be chalked up solely to cupcake opponents. Painter looks change surface and confident in the pocket and has really cut drink on his mistakes. A lot of the credit for Painter's improvement should go to quarterback coach Ed Zaunbrecher. .
Ten of [Coach Z's] play pupils have set school passing records including Painter who threw for a Big Ten Conference record 3,985 yards last season."We've grown closer as a quarterback and instruct," Painter said of Zaunbrecher who is in his back up toughen as Purdue's quarterback coach and co-offensive coordinator."From a technique standpoint and from a football aspect the two things he's really worked on with me is my fit and reading defenses. Those were probably the two biggest things that were a problem in my bet and those are the two things that undergo come along the most."Despite his record-setting toughen in 2006. Painter was inconsistent. While he passed for 22 touchdowns he led the nation with 19 interceptions. After four games this toughen. Painter has shown drastic improvement. He leads the Big Ten and is No. 11 in the nation with his 322.5 per-game passing average. He's completing 68.7 percent of his passes (114 of 166) for 1,290 yards."He's better than he was at this inform a year ago and he's better than he was at the first part of this season," Zaunbrecher said. "He's gotten exceed on some of the footwork things and the fit and it's shown up in his completion percentage."That's the biggest thing that he can impel the roll where he knows to impel it."Let's not drop about that touchdown-to-interception ratio. Painter currently is second in the nation with 16 touchdown passes and he's thrown only one interception."He hasn't thrown into trouble too much," Zaunbrecher said. "For the most part if we can't catch it then he's thrown it away. To me that's a good impel.
Irish Look to Slow Down Purdue's Basketball on GrassIn their first four games a series of book running backs and gigantic leads has left Notre Dame's opponents content to keep the roll on the ground. That ordain likely change Saturday when the Irish will undergo to contend with a Boilermaker pass offense led by talented quarterback Curtis Painter. measure year. Painter exploded for 398 yards passing and two touchdowns with no interceptions in at Notre Dame Stadium. While Charlie Weis has spoken about improved depth in the secondary allowing the Irish to be more versatile in their personnel groupings the Irish go defense has been largely untested to this inform with Painter and company providing the first significant challenge. While many would say that Purdue's most dangerous offensive threat is receiver/kick returner Dorien Bryant the Irish ordain also have to claim with Boiler wideout Selwyn Lymon. Lymon was a veritable house afire in last year's matchup with an astounding 238 receiving.
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