Luv ya old, but take off the blinders...we don't have ONE problem, we have many

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Luv ya old, but take off the blinders...we don't have ONE problem, we have many

Author: Chrisb (16401 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 9:42 am on Sep 12, 2022

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And the defensive play, considering the wealth of experience and talent we have on that side of the ball, has been putrid compared to expectations. This was expected to be one of the best defenses in the nation, they have vastly underperformed. Does this mean they are terrible? No, but to pretend there isn't a problem on that side is just short sighted.

Yes, the offense (most specifically the OL) is a MAJOR problem, but they also entered the season (other than the OL) as a major question mark.

As bad as the offense has been, they aren't underperforming by as large a margin as the D vs expectations.

In my eyes if I was forced to center in on just two things, it would be this...our OL and DL have both played very soft. This leads me to question either motivation or strength and conditioning.

Something in that area {motivation or strength and conditioning} is missing.

"Notre Dame by a million..Go Irish!" -Shane Gillis

Replies to: "Luv ya old, but take off the blinders...we don't have ONE problem, we have many"

PSA: 90+ yard drives are optically bad. They ARE NOT THE PROBLEM at ND. THE OFFENSE IS THE PROBLEM. [NT] - oldirish - 9:22am 9/12/22 (24) [View All]
- Just stop, oldirirish. Giving up back breaking 4th quarter TDs is a problem, a very big problem. [NT] - FinnMcCool - 2:36pm 9/12/22
  - https://forum.uhnd.com/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=6&msgid=495838 [NT] [LINK] - oldirish - 8:00pm 9/12/22
- I agree, the defense is good enough to win all the games, the offense is not [NT] - holybull101 - 1:01pm 9/12/22
  - Glaringly obvious. D has some holes but what D doesn't in CFB now. [NT] - oldirish - 9:22pm 9/13/22
- The offense is the problem, but giving up 2 95 yard drives in the 4th when the game is on the - Frank L - 9:58am 9/12/22
  - See below -> link [NT] [LINK] - oldirish - 9:59am 9/12/22
- Luv ya old, but take off the blinders...we don't have ONE problem, we have many - Chrisb - 9:42am 9/12/22
  - btw. I do appreciate your logic / analysis too. [NT] - oldirish - 10:40am 9/12/22
  - No blinders. Strictly what would it take to be 2 and 0. We wouldn't have needed to score even 30. - oldirish - 9:44am 9/12/22
    - But you don't know that, our D has shown against 3 teams in a row (since Freeman took over) - Chrisb - 9:52am 9/12/22
      - Yes. it is A problem. Not THE problem. You create solutions for THE problem first. [NT] - oldirish - 9:58am 9/12/22
- The offense is 80% of the problem - OklahomaIrishman - 9:39am 9/12/22
- I agree the offense is the bigger problem. The defense is not good however. You described it as... - TakethetrainKnute - 9:29am 9/12/22
  - If you told me. Your offense only needs to score about 24pts to win. I'd say, that's phenominal. I - oldirish - 9:37am 9/12/22
    - And thanks for proving my point... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:26am 9/12/22
      - so mad you deleted your post below. Then reused my line on me. [NT] - oldirish - 10:44am 9/12/22
        Mad? Post below was deleted because it was out of position and was re-posted below yours... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:52am 9/12/22
        You you decided to steal my response and use it on another thread +++ [LINK] - oldirish - 8:05pm 9/12/22
    - But you can't say that, because if the O scored 24 - Chrisb - 9:47am 9/12/22
      - I can under the belief that if the O could consistently score 24-31. The D would not be gassed in [LINK] - oldirish - 9:57am 9/12/22
        D outperforming by 28% and O underperforming by 44% of expected total. [NT] - oldirish - 10:05am 9/12/22
        
        I agree with this. [NT] - Frank L - 9:59am 9/12/22
        Thanks. It's the glaring evidence that's being overlooked. [NT] - oldirish - 10:01am 9/12/22
  - He's not the sharpest tool in the shed by any means. [NT] - notredame678 - 9:37am 9/12/22