Tag: Tom Rees

Notre Dame’s Rees: Tom or Tommy?

When he was Notre Dame’s quarterback it was Tommy Rees but when he moved to the coaching staff he apparently grew up and became Tom.

Former Notre Dame quarterback Rees from 2010-2013 returned to campus in 2017 as quarterbacks coach before being promoted Tuesday to offensive coordinator at the school.

When he was Notre Dame’s quarterback it was Tommy Rees but when he moved to the coaching staff he apparently grew up and became Tom. Or at least some people in more powerful positions or something wanted him to be.

What has happened is that we’ve entered to one of the hottest debates of our time: is it Tom or Tommy Rees?

Because I first heard of him as Tommy he has always been Tommy Rees to me.

Just like one of my best friends from childhood – I grew up calling him Ronnie. Just because we’re in our thirties now and he’s married doesn’t mean I’m going to call him Ron, even if he calls himself that now. You were Ronnie when I first met you and you’re Ronnie now, dammit.

But back to Rees. I have been a Tommy loyalist like I said. When others went with Tom, I’ve stayed with Tommy. Had he made some formal request to be called Tom I suppose I would have changed it, but I never got that memo.

The good news is this great debate that has captivated Notre Dame nation of whatever you want to call it can be officially put to rest because the man himself has spoken.

It doesn’t get much more official than that. Now get changing and fixing all your press releases, Notre Dame!

Good start.

Notre Dame Football: Kirk Herbstreit Weighs in on Tommy Rees Promotion

Now one of the biggest names in College Football media has weighed in on the Rees promotion as Kirk Herbstreit shared his thoughts on Twitter Monday morning.

Yesterday’s news didn’t come as much of a surprise to Notre Dame football fans but it was news nonetheless as Tommy Rees was promoted from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator.

One of the first to endorse the move was Notre Dame legend and two-time All-Pro offensive guard for the Indianpolis Colts, Quenton Nelson, who spoke up the former Fighting Irish quarterback.

Now one of the biggest names in College Football media has weighed in on the Rees promotion as Kirk Herbstreit shared his thoughts on Twitter Monday morning.

Herbstriet says that players will love playing for him, a sentiment that has been echoed by several former Notre Dame players on Twitter over the last 24 hours.

Let’s hope that beyond players loving him, that points are scored with regularity against the toughest opponents in 2020 unlike over the last two seasons.

Notre Dame Football: Tommy Rees to Call Plays for Camping World Bowl

We thought we had a pretty good idea as to who would call plays a few weeks ago when Chip Long was removed as Notre Dame’s offensive coordinator and on Thursday, Brian Kelly made things official before practice.

We thought we had a pretty good idea as to who would call plays a few weeks ago when Chip Long was removed as Notre Dame’s offensive coordinator and on Thursday, Brian Kelly made things official before practice.

Former Notre Dame quarterback and current quarterbacks coach Tommy Rees will handle the play-calling duties in Saturday’s Camping World Bowl versus Iowa State.

It’s hardly surprising as his was the first name mentioned the second we found out about the Long news.

Rees was given an interview for the Northwestern O-C opening earlier this month but didn’t make the second round of interviews with Pat Fitzgerald.

Is this an actual audition or is it a “just don’t mess entirely up and the job is yours” type of thing?  I’m curious to know.

What I do know is that earlier today Texas hired Ohio State’s passing game coordinator Matt Yurcich to be their new offensive coordinator.  I know stars make plays but that offense has been pretty much entirely unstoppable all season long, making the transition from Urban Meyer to Ryan Day even smoother than the biggest Ohio State fans in the land could have missed.

This is purely feel and based on nothing I’ve heard but I would be pretty surprised if Rees doesn’t have the O-C title come next August so I’m not walking away today stunned or shocked by any means, I’d be more-so if they did go on a national search for their next O-C like Kelly has said they’re going to do.