Jimmy to turn Pro!,….based on what?
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Jimmy-Jimmy Clausen will decide in the next few days, whether or not to forgo his Senior season at Notre Dame, and go Pro. He has that choice! He has the choice, but what is it based on?….Horrible career record?, ZERO big wins?,….bringing his team back against far inferior competition? Failing on his promises? Or maybe, getting his ass bitch-slapped by a fan in his own town?….Wait, maybe its Losing 2 of his last 3 against a team The Irish had beat 43 straight times before he got on campuss?…Possibly it was losing twice (back-to-back) AT home, on Senior Day? All that means GREAT PRO in my book (note sarcasm)!
Really, where is the substance here?….This kid’s mother agreed to swallow a QB Coach 8 weeks into her pregnancy so that “Jimmy” could be trained as a fetus!…I’m not kidding! This kid’s had opportunity other kids, who out-play him every day, never knew existed! Yet this “Super Star” has won absolutely SH.T in College! OK, let’s qualify that a bit, he’s done well for an average QB playing in a non-BCS conference who goes through his career with little to no mention. Compared to big time recruits, playing at what is suppose to be a “big-time” program?….He’s done less than nothing!. Hell, even UC-Davis picks up a memorable win now and again. How is it “Jimmy”-boy made it 3 years at Notre Dame, and never ONCE beat anyone of merit?(OK, so there were only a few opportunities due to the easy schedule, still…) You can only blame the defense for so much of a pathetic game against Navy, where they scored NOTHING until the final minutes. Or Syracuse, AT HOME, on Senior day when Jimmy’s offense scored a whopping 23 points against a team that gave up 42 to Akron that year! 23 points, btw, was the 3rd lowest points total given up by Syracuse ALL year!, in 2008. Yeah, they went 3-9 (including the Irish win) and were destroyed by everyone!! OK, so you’re going to say “Jimmy was just a Sophomore then….well yeah, a 21 year old Sophomore!
Yet, Jimmy has had NONE of those type games in HIS career! None! He didn’t even win 1/2 the games he was suppose to, much less direct even ONE “big” win!
As the younger brother of two former Division I quarterbacks—Casey and Rick Clausen, who both played at Tennessee—Jimmy Clausen gained media attention very early. Beginning in eighth grade, his parents paid his tutelage under professional quarterbacks coach Steve Clarkson. During his junior season, a Sports Illustrated feature dubbed him “The Kid with The Golden Arm”. Recruiting analysts considered him a “once in a decade” quarterback talent and ranked him as the #1 overall prospect of the 2007 high school class. Because of his quick release, some in the media compared him to Joe Namath.
Critics have questioned whether Clausen’s success in high school was largely a product of his team—containing almost a dozen players that went on to play for NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision teams, including a highly-ranked running back, Marc Tyler—and the inferior talent level of its opponents. Many of these critics pointed to the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowlin which Clausen was outplayed by fellow 2007 quarterback recruit, Ryan Mallett. Further, Clausen’s age is a subject of criticism: he started kindergarten at six and repeated sixth grade, thus he was 19 years old at the time of his “early” graduation.
On April 22, 2006, Clausen verbally committed to the University of Notre Dame. He was the most highly touted recruit for the Fighting Irish since the arrival of Ron Powlus in 1993. Clausen announced his oral commitment at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana, after arriving in a stretch Hummer limousine. He also said his goal was to win multiple national titles with the Irish.
This year, “Jimmy-Jimmy” has logged 23 TD’s to only 4 INT’s, and thrown for 3382 yards. This is, I hope, what his advisers are banking an NFL future on…but again, what’s it mean? His defense “allowed” him to be ON the field a lot, and often in a position where he HAD to hurl the ball,….He played against an absolutely horrible schedule – all three years, and of those teams they played, most were soft defensively! Of the 23 TD’s he’s thrown this year, nearly a third of them (7) came in the first two weeks of this season; –against Nevada (117th worst pass defense) and hapless Michigan (in a game he lost; to a team that finished 5-7 !). He cant even boast that he managed his games well, as fumbles, a throw off a wr’s back, and keys sacks taken have plaugued him as well! Not even having two(2) of the best Wide-Outs the school has seen in 25 years, could ensure a .500 record! This, once again, against a schedule that would have had Idaho State licking their chops in anticipation! “Jimmy and the Fat Man” failed, failed, FAILED! Failed to get the wins deserving of their hype (and Coaches salary), FAILED to get even that one signature win, and failed to finish above .500! (assuming they’ll lose today). Oh, they also failed to return to any “worthy” Bowl Game!
Yeah, go play another team with a 100-something ranked pass defense in a Bowl game, JIMMY!…pad your stats, so an NFL team picks you. You will fail just like you did given all the advantages you’ve had!….Really, you give Forrest Gump that kind of starting off point, and he’d have beaten Navy all 3 times! Jimmy = Joe Namath…HAHAHAHAHA! …Here’s hoping the dumb ass Cleveland Browns take another Charlie Weis Collegiate ”product”!, and sink their franchise for another 10-12 years! – Charlie, I hope ND retains you for the life of your fat-ass contract! You give a whole lot of people a LOT to laugh about! Either YOU ruined Jimmy, or Jimmy was never that good,…either way, keep it up Chunky!
Sorry Charlie,..aka: “Pear Bryant”, or Mr .593!
Navy dumps The Irish 23-21, maybe spoiling the Irish shot at the big Bowl game payoff. I say “maybe” because, well, when you “ARE” Notre Dame you only suck ass until your next win….regardless!
ITs not like they didn’t have EVERY OP to make it to the BCS level Bowl(s),….being Notre Dame and all. The rules for them are “special”, in that they don’t have to win a conference, play a conference Championship game, and don’t even have to reach the top 12 Like Boise State, TCU and the like. They, ND, only have to finish in the top 14 to “earn” an auto bid to a BCS game, despite what everyone else has to do. Add to that, they they’ve been as successful in Big Bowl games as “Pear’s” lawsuit was against the Doc’s for his failed gastric bypass surgery!, and well….- Apparently Irish fans just love to watch their team lose BIG!
Charlie Weis Notre Dame Record – (35-24)
Ty Willingham winning percentage – (.583)
Bob Davie winning percentage – (.583)
Charlie Weis marquee wins – 0
First loss to Navy since 1964 – (2007)
Second loss to Navy – (2009)
Finished 2007 season last in D-I in offense.
Highest 2 season loss total ever (2007-2008)
First lost ever to an 8 loss team (Syracuse 2008)
Lost Senior Day game at home to a lame duck coach (Syracuse 2008)
Now 0-5 against annual rival USC
Still, Chunky Weis in his 5th season at “The Dame” has yet to have a “BIG” win or finish a season with any level of achievement. His lone Bowl win is against a sub-average Hawai’i team and he has a very Div-Two level success against top 25 teams! Still, his Pear’ness maintains the special status title as; – Head Coach!
Purdue is his “biggie” so far this year ( by 3), and his other conquests have been; Washington (by 7 in OT), Washy State, Nevada, Boston College (by 4), and Michy State (by 3). His losses; USC (again!), UMichy, and Navy (for the 2nd time in 3 years!). No, Notre Dame has gotten EVERYthing and more out of this hire!…Yeah, he didn’t dupe them and then deliver NOTHING!
Games remaining on the schedule include to “away games” against Pitt and Stanford, and a “home game” against UConn. UC rang Uconn up for something like, 4300 yards thru the air in their win over the hapless Huskies. So look for Clausen to get back into the Heisman race after that one (maybe he wont fumble at he goal line in THAT home game)! Five years, and the magic man has failed to deliver ONE signature win…ONE!. How he’s not being sued for malpractice is nothing short of a mini-miracle! Notre Dame fans have become the Chicago Cubs of College Football. The biggest difference being, of course, the Cubs wouldn’t “make” the post season based conclusively on their 1940′s success , TV contract, and Rabid fans who fight tooth and 3-leaf clover for respect, without having beat anyone!
I’m not exactly sure that Florida will make it to the National Title game (again) this year,…I know, tears and sorrow all around,…sure. But one thing IS certain. Five years ago two coaches took over programs that were mostly under achieving,….One has won 2 National Titles and is still in the running for a third, while the other is still struggling to play in one of the 14 post-new Years bowl games– despite top recruiting classes the last 4 years!….Well, and the special considerations ONLY enjoyed by Notre Dame! When will the excuses end, at the “Bend”?….No, wait!….Its Ty Willingham’s fault (still), right!?!?!?