My 100%-Guaranteed, Take-It-To-The Bank Lock Prediction on Duke-ND

[grc5]

The date the football team breaks its winless record?

November 17th

Circle the date on your calendar folks, the Blue Devils are going to march into South Bend and take down the Fighting Irish, putting the finishing touches on ND's miserable season and ending Charlie Weiss' tenure under the Golden Dome.



In all serious, I know I'm dreaming, but if I were a football player, I would be chomping at the bit to take on a ND team that will have a target on its back all season long.

[NW Indiana Dukie]

That would be GREAT. I am going to the game with a bunch of ND fans.

[SoCalDukeFan]

The date the football team breaks its winless record?

November 17th

Circle the date on your calendar folks, the Blue Devils are going to march into South Bend and take down the Fighting Irish, putting the finishing touches on ND's miserable season and ending Charlie Weiss' tenure under the Golden Dome.



In all serious, I know I'm dreaming, but if I were a football player, I would be chomping at the bit to take on a ND team that will have a target on its back all season long.

I am that the losing streak is broken before the Notre Dame game.

SoCal

[mapei]

I'm not sure that ND will have a target on its back in November. They may be largely irrelevant by then. I'm a fan, but this is shaping up like a down year.

[madscavenger]

Notre Dame/ Michigan this weekend

Last one out of the parking lot has to go back and clean up the vomit (not to mention watch the halftime show).

[SilkyJ]

Notre Dame/ Michigan this weekend

Last one out of the parking lot has to go back and clean up the vomit (not to mention watch the halftime show).

you can take this to the bank: we will set the div 1 record for most consecutive loses.

[jimsumner]

Call me an incurable optimist but I'm looking for a win this month.

[madscavenger]

[JasonEvans]

you can take this to the bank: we will set the div 1 record for most consecutive loses.

I'll give you a pass on this because you posted it before Jumbo's note went up. But I want posters to be warned... excessive negativity will not be tolerated. If you cannot frame your criticism and observations in a constructive and supportive fashion then take your posts elsewhere.

-Jason "I am serious, this kind of negativity will not be tolerated" Evans

[TheTrain]

Easy killer, that was far from excessively negative. There are a lot of people including myself that believe that we will be staring at NW's futility record in 2008. There is room for more than one point of view here.

[Jumbo]

Easy killer, that was far from excessively negative. There are a lot of people including myself that believe that we will be staring at NW's futility record in 2008. There is room for more than one point of view here.

Of course there's room for more than one point of view. But is it necessary to constantly harp on this losing streak? It's not a point of view -- it's piling on. What did the post in question add to the conversation? [Insert sound of crickets chirping...]

[Wander]

Of course there's room for more than one point of view. But is it necessary to constantly harp on this losing streak? It's not a point of view -- it's piling on. What did the post in question add to the conversation? [Insert sound of crickets chirping...]

The entire thread is about Duke's losing streak. The original poster implied we're going to lose our next 7 games, but noone's complained about that. I hate the fact that Dukies are terrible football fans, but I don't see why this post in question needs to be targeted.

[JasonEvans]

The entire thread is about Duke's losing streak. The original poster implied we're going to lose our next 7 games, but noone's complained about that. I hate the fact that Dukies are terrible football fans, but I don't see why this post in question needs to be targeted.

If you have nothing but negative things to say about Duke football, if you cannot at least be thoughtful and constructive in your criticism, then the DBR and the moderators ask that you don't bother to post your negative comments here.

I was merely taking Silky's post and using it as a reminder to everyone.

--Jason "before you write about football, pretend you are at a podium with Roof and the team staring back at you-- maybe that will temper some of the negativity" Evans

[captmojo]

That Bob Hopeistic (my new word) signature line is your best, Jason.

[Ima Facultiwyfe]

That's a great suggestion....that "on the podium with Roof" thing. We should carry that over to other sports commentaries, too.
Bless your heart. Love. Ima

[arnie]

If we continue to lose every week, posters are going to have trouble finding anything positive to say about football. If we want to keep things positive on this board, maybe football conversation should move to its own board. Just a suggestion.

[Jumbo]

If we continue to lose every week, posters are going to have trouble finding anything positive to say about football. If we want to keep things positive on this board, maybe football conversation should move to its own board. Just a suggestion.

It's not just this board. Every board has to improve in its tone. And it's not that everything has to be "positive." We just need to get out of the trap of being repetitively destructively negative. We all know exactly how bad the situation is with football right now. So unless someone has something new to add, what's the point in whining about the same thing, over and over?

[throatybeard]

So unless someone has something new to add, what's the point in whining about the same thing, over and over?

Oooh, oooh, I know!

It gives me more material for the Handy Pocket Reference.

[Bluedawg]

The date the football team breaks its winless record?

November 17th

Circle the date on your calendar folks, the Blue Devils are going to march into South Bend and take down the Fighting Irish, putting the finishing touches on ND's miserable season and ending Charlie Weiss' tenure under the Golden Dome.



In all serious, I know I'm dreaming, but if I were a football player, I would be chomping at the bit to take on a ND team that will have a target on its back all season long.

All though I think ND is beatable by Duke I still say they break it today!

[grc5]

All though I think ND is beatable by Duke I still say they break it today!

That's the crux of my arguement. Although I hope Duke wins tonight, I know they can take on ND, especially after the laugher they put up today. If a crummy team like Michigan can shut them out...