If the Irish’s loss to the Midshipmen wasn’t enough embarrassment, Brown criticized Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo’s postgame comments and blasted Navy’s blocking.
“I think the one thing that helped us, and I really hope this doesn’t come across wrong, but I think the thing that helped us this year was last year because we knew that they’d line up the same way,” Niumatalolo said about Notre Dame’s similar defensive scheme in 2008.
Brown took offense to the comments.
“In all the classy guys I’ve watched and played under, they would never say something like that,” he said.
Really? Your boss is the arrogant Charlie Weis. And “classless” is the last word associated with anyone from the Navy.
Notre Dame had the same defensive principals as last year, so what. Maybe next year the Irish will better prepare to defend the fullback dive and be ready for those two times Navy drops back to pass.
Also, Brown had an issue with the way Navy players block — referencing an illegal cut block from last season that injured a Notre Dame player and a personal foul on a Navy receiver on Saturday.
“Very malicious,” Brown said. “In this game, which we’re supposed to be playing for our kids and we’re working for our kids, you don’t let your players do something like that.”
Yeah, Navy should take notes on how Notre Dame treats their scholarship, high-profile athletes.
A nice bitter rant by the Notre Dame associate head coach on Veterans Day.
