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Rees pleads guilty to two charges

  • It seems all the cards are lining up perfectly for Rees to start again. We just can't get rid of him can we?

    nd4life4

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  • Why would we get rid of him? So much negative crap is posted on here.

    Mr Hoopy76020

  • Mr. Hoopy said...

    Why would we get rid of him? So much negative crap is posted on here.

    No need to get rid of him just not to start.

    nd4life4

  • I have sympathy for Tommy and hope all goes well for him as a Notre Dame graduate and that he has success in future endeavors.

    I hope Golson, Hendrix and Kiel play ahead of Tommy (because they prove themselves to be better), and Tommy becomes a stable back-up and leader from the sidelines for the next two years.

    This post was edited by FBFAN on 7/24/2012 at 12:37 AM

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  • Good for Rees - it's bad enough that it should make him think twice about drinking too much...even when he's 21, but it's not so bad that it will alter his future. Hope he learns his lesson and gets his degree.

    Still don't want him starting though.

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  • In my humble opinion, TR is a good QB. Not a great one but a good one. He certainly has the mental and technique aspects of the offense down, limited only by his athletic ability ceiling. As for the offense, his punishment was more than fair and I'm in agreement that on this first offense Res Life and BK will not be too harsh. I do see TR missing the trip to Ireland but unless Res Life falls back on its draconian ways, that should be the limit of his punishment.

    As for being the starting QB, if it's TR than it's because the other QBs couldn't rise to the occasion and BK feels TR is our best option to win. If that scenario unfolds, I'll still be rooting for TR and my beloved Irish.
    Don't be hating so much. TR is a true junior who did his best. Would you not ask that of any player? As for the turnovers, he definitely needs to cut down on the interceptions and have better ball control. Do you honestly believe that he hasn't worked on both since the season ended? Yes, the QBs in waiting are exciting and have tons of potential but in the end, I'll take the guy that leads us to victory, regardless of his skill set. Remember, TR had several game winning (or should have been) drives these last two years.

    All I'm saying is: TR does his best. If his best is not good enough and someone rises to take the job away so be it. If not, I believe TR can do the job. I also believe that a running package should be installed for TR. After all, he doesn't have to have huge gains. He just needs to have the defense account for the possibility and open up avenues for the other skilled players. In the end, he has done nothing but represent the university (minus the incident) well. Does he not deserve our support?

    I'll leave you with this thought. If everybody in your community and your coworkers kept telling you how lousy you are at your job, wrote hurtful things in the media for all to see, and called for less qualified co-workers to step up and take your job away, for months on end, how would you react?

    TR continues to work on his game and represent the university and ND community to the best of his ability. I can not ask anyone to do more. Maybe you shouldn't either.

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    Hodges

  • As notre dame fans we have high expectations to win every year, and we can suceed 2012. But its gonna take more than one (Qb) Even if rees starts, there will be a rotation, rees can not handle this schedule by him self. With that being said. I was at the B@G game and Goldson is hands down the best of the bunch.

    pollack

  • davejlewis said...

    Opening sentence: "The junior pleaded to charges of illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor and resisting law enforcement "

    Pretty clear to me!

    That wasn't the opening sentence and I read them several times. I don't recall the second sentence reading the way it does now. That's why I asked for clarification.

    We're al just dust in the wind.

    KingSolomon

  • CarterND said...

    Kid is extremely fortunate to first have the felony charge reduced then the misdemeanor battery charge dropped. He got off pretty easy.

    have'nt alot of us "been there and done that"? granted, being a (starter?) qb at notre dame you gotta be aware of situations you are better off avoiding. but, drinking at a college campus party is'nt exactly deserving of ostracizing him. let the first of us living in said glass house begin throwing said stones......

    Run the ball. Stop the run. You win, or lose, up front.

    Coach_Clancy

  • I'm done bashing Rees. I'm glad everything worked out for him and if Kelly says he's the starter then I'm fine with that. It's his livelihood so I'm sure he knows what he's doing.

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  • 19BlueAndGold85 said...

    I'm done bashing Rees. I'm glad everything worked out for him and if Kelly says he's the starter then I'm fine with that. It's his livelihood so I'm sure he knows what he's doing.

    No kidding. Talk about going all in. QB is ND's only real issue this year, besides some secondary depth. Total hit or miss season.

    SDWolverine