Divine Diatribes (Irish & Titans)

Well, at least the Titans played hard and had a chance to win the game in the end against a great opponent. Being an Irish fan right now is not just painful, but excruciating. Its difficult to focus at work honestly.

Here is a comparison of the two games, Notre Dame @ Michigan and Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts:

• The Titans played hard every snap of the game, making some key plays to keep the game winnable. The Irish made many key plays, but for the other team.
  
• The Titans are coached by stud, Jeff Fisher, who typically always has his team ready to play. The Irish looked like they were coached by Ty Willingham for the first time in Charlie Weis's tenure.
  
• The Titans converted on third downs, and stopped a few third downs on defense. The Irish barely made it to third down, on offense or defense, as our offense would fumble and our defense went ahead and gave Michigan first downs on second down.


• The Titans made me proud to be a Titans fan, although disappointed by the outcome of the game. The Irish made me embarrassed to be an ND fan, dreading work Monday morning or any public interaction with people.

For the Titans, we need to keep getting better and focus on running the ball, which will keep us in every game. For the Irish, I am utterly clueless as to what we should do. Coach Weis has them back in training camp mode, so hopefully they will respond to getting beat down in practice by the coach. That better work, or we will be heading for 0-12.