It appears that Crist is on his way to Wisconsin
Seems like a great move for Crist. He has the offensive system where he doesn't have to be the focus of the offense and can rely on the running game that Wisconsin has established.
Things could get ugly if Crist is heading to a BCS game with Wisconsin while we fiddle our way to another 8-4 season next year. Maybe Crist is a total bust, maybe he wasn't given a chance this season (seriously, one half?), but we're going to see what he has next year.
I wish him the best of luck and hope he has a successful year.
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Lucky guy. Winning football and access to New Glarus beer.
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South Bend is actually closer to three superior microbreweries.
Three Floyds in Munster IN, Bells in Kalamazoo MI, and Founders in Grand Rapids MI are fantastic.
BeerAdvocate.com's Top 100 Beers in the World
3. Founders CBS Imperial Stout, Founders Brewing Company
5. Vanilla Bean Aged Dark Lord, Three Floyds Brewing Co.
8. Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout, Founders Brewing Company
20. Oak Age Dark Lord Imperial Stout, Three Floyds Brewing Co.
21. Bell's Hopslam Ale, Bell's Brewery Inc.
26. Zombie Dust American Pale Ale, Three Floyds Brewing Co.
27. Founders Breakfast Stout, Founders Brewing Company
28. Bell's Black Note Stout, Bell's Brewery Inc.
42. Dreadnaught IPA, Three Floyds Brewing Co.
72. Dark Lord Imperial Stout, Three Floyds Brewing Co.
78. Wisconsin Belgian Red, New Glarus Brewing Company
85. Founders Black Biscuit, Founders Brewing Company
89. Raspberry Tart, New Glarus Brewing Company
You, sir, have fine taste in good ale
Mrs. Lion and I are the authors of Michigan Breweries, and are big fans of Founders Brewing in particular. Drink Michigan beer!
Three Floyds isn't a Michigan brewery, by we try to swing by for a pint if our travels take us to Chicagoland and west. RateBeer.com ranked FFF number-one in the world for a while, and I highly recommend the brewery.
My sister lives in Portland and regularly smuggles some micros back to the Midwest.
She also flies home every spring with the Kalamazoo bluegrass band Green Sky specifically for the opening of the Bell's beer garden.
For whatever reason I've never come away quite as impressed by Founders as everyone else. It seems like beer gurus generally regard it to be a shade superior to Bell's, but my palate likes Bell's better. My one beef with BeerAdvocate is that it skews so heavily to the stouts, double IPAs, etc. They tend to turn up their noses when it comes to great warm-weather beers like Bell's Oberon--my #1 summer beer by a mile--and Three Floyd's Gumball Head.
A newcomer to the micro market that I can't recommend enough is Sun King out of Indianapolis, particularly their Sunlight Cream Ale and Wee Mac.
Link: Sun King Brewery
Re: It appears that Crist is on his way to Wisconsin
Can you link to an article on this? I'm finding nothing.
That's b/c there is nothing...baseless rumor
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man, yea if he was more decisive he'd been great. could run too.
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and yes, sadly 8-4 would be not bad looking at next yrs sched. way less TOs for 10-2
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Kelly needed Crist to be a leader.
He got his job taken away and never appeared to be pissed off enough to get it back.
No, Kelly needed Crist to play up to his ability and not get down in the dumps any time something
went wrong. If you really want to reach, you can connect the dots on that to leadership but it's not accurate.
Dayne just needed to play better football.
Crist is a team player and a leader. He came to ND as a 5* HS recruit, played very little..........
for three years while JC was the QB, was never coached-up like other QBs, injured twice, and never bitched, complained or bad-mouthed anyone when he was benched for a 2* HS recruit. He organized a group of players to visit a local charity, and helped signal-in plays to TR. Crist tried to help the team even though he wasn't playing. IMO, Crist is a ND RKG and I wish him the best in life.
Wrong. Wrong. You do not understand. He is even now the leader of the locker room.
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This might be the most BS statement ever uttered on this board.
Crist not a leader? A leader doesn't bitch. He supports other teammates. He keeps recruiting classes together (which he did with the current senior class). Go F yourself.
Huh??
Lance, not that I disagree it is a BS statement, but you must have a whole bunch of these tards on ignore if you think that qualifies as extreme BS around here these days.
The monkeys have been flinging poo like it's going outta style lately.
Our lack of an Animal Husbandry degree program haunts us again.....
May he lead Wisconsin to a Big Ten title and BCS bowl victory.
Good luck Dayne!
I seem to remember another Dayne who had some success at Wisconsin.
I trust Kelly's judgment....but I can't help but think he could have been better than Rees
He has a rocket arm, which at the very least would have given the Irish the threat of a vertical passing game, which they were completely without all year.
I was a Rees supporter for most of the year, but it hard to believe how unathletic he has
looked in some of these games - Stanford, BC, Pitt. he can't run and has no pocket mobility...this is a horrible combination. Also, he appears to lack any athletic strength which is why the ball is fumbled so easily. I thought BK should have taken Rees out of these games...you can almost tell right away that he is in a fog. Rees has either hit his ceiling on significant development or his development is so incremental and slow it will not make a difference.
I was a Rees supporter for most of the year, but it hard to believe how unathletic he has
looked in some of these games - Stanford, BC, Pitt. he can't run and has no pocket mobility...this is a horrible combination. Also, he appears to lack any athletic strength which is why the ball is fumbled so easily. I thought BK should have taken Rees out of these games...you can almost tell right away that he is in a fog. Rees has either hit his ceiling on significant development or his development is so incremental and slow it will not make a difference.
Rope to Goodman vs. Wash St. was precursor to what might have been
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After 1st game I hoped Kelly use 2-QB system, the way Cooper used in ohio state in late 1990s
With Crist as Stanley Jackson, Rees as Joe Germaine. I agree with Herbstreit’s comments on Rees, the best thing about Rees is he has no memory, which makes him an ideal backup QB in term of mentality to stand up for a fresh start if something goes wrong in first half.
But clearly, like 99% of coaches, Kelly is 1-QB system coach.
Re: I trust Kelly's judgment....but I can't help but think he could have been better than Rees
he couldn't make a sideline throw and when the pressure was on, he folded like a cheap tent. On top of that, he falls down without anyone touching him and tears a friggin knee. Yeah, we will miss him!
If by vertical passing game you mean completions into section 5 row 19 seat 4
I would agree with you, we certainly did not see a lot of that this year.
Hendrix throws to section 9 row 42 seat 3
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BS, from the little we've seen Hendrix is more accurate than Crist.
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Yea he was really accurate on Saturday....
Dude sits back there then fires a Nolan Ryan fastball at his first option.
Uhh, more accurate than Crist, yeah!! Throwing the ball too hard is not accuracy issue, it's touch..
which Crist also struggled with. You are spot on to critique his touch because he does put too much on some of them. But his accuracy looked pretty good Sat night even with the OL doing a shitty job of protecting him.
Hendrix might not be the final answer at QB, but IMO Hendrix > Rees > Crist, from what I've seen of each.
I'm not saying Hendrix doesn't need work and I realize it was just one half. But that's why I preface it with from what we've seen.
I also liked the way Hendrix bounced back from his pick and the way he jumped on that fumble to prevent the turnover (you know, how you're coached to from Pop Warner on up...Crist should take notes).
Again you thought he was an accurate passer last week?
It was later and you had way too many drinks.
Dude was so off it was comedy.
Again, "more" accurate than Crist. Absolutely!
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Re: If by vertical passing game you mean completions into section 5 row 19 seat 4
Crist could not take the pressure of playing for a big-time (well, former big-time) program. It doesn't mean he is a bad kid, just not the right fit for ND. Maybe he will be a better fit at a smaller program. Go Hendrix!
I thought he was TX bound.
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Wouldn't make sense
Not knocking Crist but he just isn't a difference maker and I have a hard time believing that Wisconsin is going to kiss off the other qbs on the roster for a 2nd year in a row.
Russell Wilson made sense because none of injuries and inexperience with Wisc qbs this year. In 2012, I have a hard time believing that Crist will be so much better that the guys they have there.
Where is this info coming from?
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Cwynar tweeted cryptic message about being Wisc fan next season
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He could be referring to any ND 5th year player, including himself.
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Re: He could be referring to any ND 5th year player, including himself.
I don't see the tweet, maybe he deleted it.
Could be a good fit.
Assuming he can take a snap from under center...
If he starts, it's a much better position than starting for ND..
Wisconsin should be very strong next season as well. They always have a great OL and running game that will help Crist look good.
remember the QB that went to Northwestern? was it Kustak?*
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Yes Zak
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