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Purdue Looms as Gut Check for Notre Dame After 0-2 Start [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 10:38pm 9/17/25 (0) [View All]
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Purdue didn’t look horrible last weekend. What will Ash bring strategically? [NT] - LanceManion - 9:37pm 9/17/25 (0) [View All]
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Speed kills. - koreasam - 8:22pm 9/17/25 (1) [View All]
- Throw to Greathouse and Faison, NOT Raridon and Fields. It's really that easy. [NT] - oldirish - 10:29pm 9/17/25
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Per PFF: ND's Defense: Tackling 103rd, Pass Rush 117th, Coverage 129th (Hobbs - 81Brown - 6:32pm 9/17/25 (3) [View All]
- In fairness, their competition was light years more difficult than the others they were compared to - BaronVonZemo - 9:25pm 9/17/25
- By November we could be top 75 with some practice [NT] - ndphysics - 7:58pm 9/17/25
- Ash needs time to sculpt these lads. Into what? God only knows. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:21pm 9/17/25
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Did anybody even remotely think this D would be this bad? Or even close to this bad? - DiscoRick - 4:45pm 9/17/25 (13) [View All]
- I expected a slight drop off given the players we lost and scheme change - NDWisconsin - 6:59pm 9/17/25
  - Right, the fundamentals are even piss poor. Never mind the scheme and play calling. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:53pm 9/17/25
- I thought there would be some backsliding and slippage due to transition, but this is unprecedented. - LanceManion - 6:58pm 9/17/25
  - Yeah, a transition period maybe then get better. - DiscoRick - 7:50pm 9/17/25
- Not by the reports we were getting out of Fall camp. [NT] - ELP - 6:43pm 9/17/25
  - Outside of injury, does anything negative ever come out of Fall came? That's the downside of eternal - oldirish - 8:03pm 9/17/25
  - Right? You wonder if they accidentally strolled into another teams practice. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:49pm 9/17/25
- I was surprised by the Ash hiring simply because he wasn’t working as a DC anywhere. That said, I - jray - 6:01pm 9/17/25
  - Yep, I hear ya [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:51pm 9/17/25
- No way in hell Ash could f$%^ it up in one offseason. - Clem - 5:43pm 9/17/25
  - It's like he had a plan to destroy it. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:52pm 9/17/25
- hell no. capital HELL NO [NT] - KWIRISH - 5:38pm 9/17/25
  - It seemed impossible. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:53pm 9/17/25
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what other coaching names were mentioned when the defennsive coordinator job opened up at nd? [NT] - brian irish - 2:33pm 9/17/25 (11) [View All]
- Mickens, Tyson Veidt, Bryant Haines, Chris Marve, [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:47pm 9/17/25
  - Looks like Haines was a whiff. In fairness, looking at his track he wasn't leaving Cignetti until - oldirish - 4:30pm 9/17/25
    - I really thought it'd be Mickens. It appears he couldn't have done any worse. - DiscoRick - 4:38pm 9/17/25
      - Is it too late? [NT] - oldirish - 4:42pm 9/17/25
        I'm thinking no. I'd do it now. - DiscoRick - 4:48pm 9/17/25
        I humbly disagree. There are family considerations w/ these coaches. - ELP - 6:53pm 9/17/25
        Hold on. Lots of people are let go I the first 90 days because of incompetence. - ndphysics - 8:07pm 9/17/25
        VT, UCLA, and some small TN school already fired their coaches. [NT] - oldirish - 10:31pm 9/17/25
        I understand other schools do it but I'm not sure ND would. - ELP - 11:06pm 9/17/25
        
        If he's really that bad, it's on MF for making the hire. [NT] - ELP - 9:24pm 9/17/25
        
        Don't need to fire him. Just take away play calling and oversight responsibilities. - DiscoRick - 7:47pm 9/17/25
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Maybe 8-4 type aeason is more realistic at this point [NT] - DonMiller - 11:41am 9/17/25 (15) [View All]
- It would be a major disappointment, Don. Let's hope rise from the Ash-es. [NT] - Hensou - 2:01pm 9/17/25
- What is it with all these overreactions? - D2 - 1:57pm 9/17/25
  - So you're sayin' you didn't watch the defense at all. Got it. - oldirish - 4:32pm 9/17/25
    - I shudder to think of an Ash led defense against Navy. - Clem - 5:59pm 9/17/25
      - Ohhhhhhhhh, shut your cake hole. [NT] - Frankx - 6:06pm 9/17/25
    - I hate it when he calls us out for expressing our emotions. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:39pm 9/17/25
      - Dang it. Did it again. [NT] - DiscoRick - 5:00pm 9/17/25
  - Emotional analysis, their 12-0 prediction dreams were crushed, who to blame? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:27pm 9/17/25
  - No one told you that narrative is the new real. [NT] - lacan - 2:10pm 9/17/25
- Someone call 911, I think Don is having a stroke. [NT] - Clem - 1:01pm 9/17/25
  - Certainly not "of genius"... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:10pm 9/17/25
    - Bwaaahaaaahaaa, you're the gift that keeps on giving. Keep it up!!! [NT] - Clem - 5:45pm 9/17/25
      - IMHO 10-2 would have been considered a bit of a disappointment. 9-3 definitely. [NT] - ELP - 6:45pm 9/17/25
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Apparently it sounds like an execution issue on defense not a scheme problem [NT] - DonMiller - 11:35am 9/17/25 (9) [View All]
- It's both...I'm most worried about the personnel packages...like Bowen being in on passing downs, - 81Brown - 6:29pm 9/17/25
- ^^^^Yes, correct. There was a major flaw in the hiring process. We now see the execution issue. [NT] - oldirish - 4:45pm 9/17/25
- Don, you never cease to amaze me. [NT] - mtthawk1 - 12:50pm 9/17/25
- I think it's both. Ash is not putting his players in the best positions, and they are dorking up - Turkish - 12:21pm 9/17/25
  - I'm with you, time to move on. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:44pm 9/17/25
- Source? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:16pm 9/17/25
  - Listening to his Monday press conference, the head coach, I think. [LINK] - lacan - 4:42pm 9/17/25
  - Alittlebirdietoldme.com [NT] - Hensou - 1:11pm 9/17/25
- Quite the opposite. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:09pm 9/17/25
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Marcus Freeman says he'll spend more time with Notre Dame's defense 'if that's what's necessary' [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 8:26am 9/17/25 (28) [View All]
- Pull the Band-Aid off already the guy stinks - sweetbobbyg - 12:47pm 9/17/25
  - Preach!!!! [NT] - Clem - 6:01pm 9/17/25
- Is this an open question? [NT] - LanceManion - 10:20am 9/17/25
  - Fan vote? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:39am 9/17/25
    - I vote no. Can't do it. [NT] - ELP - 6:55pm 9/17/25
    - I'll get the survey monkey set up [NT] - LanceManion - 11:16am 9/17/25
- What's necessary is you have some clue what your DCoord. is doing with a top ranked defense. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:25am 9/17/25
- If? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:04am 9/17/25
  - I too had hope that MF had turned a corner after last year's playoff run. But these two losses are - irish93 - 11:14am 9/17/25
    - Brian Kelly would regularly get blown out in these losses. Marcus Freeman has never lost by >13 pts - Turkish - 12:51pm 9/17/25
      - Not entirely accurate. Both Georgia regular season games under Kelly were one score games. One was - irish93 - 12:59pm 9/17/25
        I never said he only lost by >13 points. MF has never been blown out. BK was almost annually - Turkish - 1:03pm 9/17/25
        True [NT] - irish93 - 1:15pm 9/17/25
  - MF would probably be a decent guy to work for, but he’s unaware as a politician [NT] - LanceManion - 10:23am 9/17/25
    - He's the HC. "As I deem necessary"...or something along those lines would be more fitting. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:41am 9/17/25
      - Servant leaders are great but don't instill confidence when there are problems [NT] - LanceManion - 11:16am 9/17/25
  - Right. That's the problem in a nutshell. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:19am 9/17/25
    - Doubt it. He just won’t say more publicly. He had to do it mid year w/ OC Jarad Parker as well and - BaronVonZemo - 9:21am 9/17/25
      - I do think it was phrased to offer (a little) cover for Ash… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:24am 9/17/25
        I agree, Freeman has been through this before. [NT] - PaND - 11:08am 9/17/25
- Yes Marcus, that seems to be what's necessary. Probably was necessary since Fall camp. [NT] - ELP - 8:46am 9/17/25
- Now I know why earlier this year, Forbes noted that UND was - NEPA Irish - 8:30am 9/17/25
  - I am curious, what would happen to a faculty member that didn’t do a good job - ndphysics - 9:11am 9/17/25
    - Tenured? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:07am 9/17/25
      - That would matter wouldn’t it. [NT] - ndphysics - 2:05pm 9/17/25
    - But faculty members don't get paid millions of dollars per year. - DiscoRick - 9:17am 9/17/25
      - What a dichotomous world we live in.....professors w/advanced degrees in math, science, economics.. - NEPA Irish - 11:19am 9/17/25
        I guess it's better than ancient Rome. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:51pm 9/17/25
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The pressure is both off and on... and that's good, - Curly1918 - 7:57am 9/17/25 (1) [View All]
- One at a time. The team needs to stay positive. I think our players are resilient. The goal needs to - THEISMANCARR - 9:35am 9/17/25
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I do think ND will be fine IF they go 10-0 while improving each week AND Miami and TAMU - IrishFan82 - 8:48pm 9/16/25 (8) [View All]
- USC's & Arkansas' qbs will have their Hesiman moments when they play ND. [NT] - NEPA Irish - 8:26am 9/17/25
- Maybe, but quality of wins seems like it will be increasingly important [NT] - LanceManion - 8:23am 9/17/25
- Agreed. Even if only one of the 2 teams that beat ND finish Top 10 [NT] - Turkish - 6:59am 9/17/25
- I argued with almost everyone on here last year that thought we were out after NIU. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 10:05pm 9/16/25
  - I didn’t think we were out after NIU. I did not think we would win out after NIU. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:10pm 9/16/25
    - We were always going to be in at 11-1, whether we'd get there was indeed a question. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:53pm 9/16/25
- One game at a time [NT] - ndunabomber - 9:58pm 9/16/25
  - It’s now two games at a time. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:14am 9/17/25
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Woa... Steve Angeli leading the nation in passing yards 1,072 [NT] [LINK] - oldirish - 8:35pm 9/16/25 (7) [View All]
- Also bottom 10 in sacks through the first 2 games. Colgate is a toothpaste, not football prog. - Turkish - 12:04pm 9/17/25
- Good for him. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 9:37am 9/17/25
- He should throw for 500 against ND. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:46am 9/17/25
  - In the 1st half [NT] - NEPA Irish - 11:21am 9/17/25
- He did great job for us whenever he was asked - ColeyO - 8:53pm 9/16/25
  - He plays at Clemson this weekend. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:53am 9/17/25
- Colgate .... UCONN ... :) I like Steve. I am glad he is having success! [NT] - IrishFan82 - 8:45pm 9/16/25
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This was the year that nd needed to make another good run - beefy78 - 8:31pm 9/16/25 (8) [View All]
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Defense Rank from Elko to Golden. Surprise, MF D was 3 points short of the worst. - oldirish - 8:31pm 9/16/25 (8) [View All]
- Total defense is a garbage stat. They were 11th in scoring D in 2021 - Turkish - 7:57am 9/17/25
  - See 11:30 or 11:40 min mark... [LINK] - oldirish - 10:40pm 9/17/25
  - Kind of tells a simple story. [NT] - oldirish - 4:52pm 9/17/25
- * [NT] - Clem - 5:33am 9/17/25
- Ultimately, Freeman is a great front man. I have concerns he has a solid plan of - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:28pm 9/16/25
- I think Freeman was the 4th…i rank them Golden, Lea, Elko, Freeman. I thought Lea was the best at - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:21pm 9/16/25
  - agreed. [NT] - oldirish - 4:51pm 9/17/25
- They pretty much hit on 4 straight d coordinators..Ash - beefy78 - 8:35pm 9/16/25
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I disagree with Freeman on this. [LINK] [IMAGE] - koreasam - 8:20pm 9/16/25 (0) [View All]
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ND had some ugly games on defense last year. - lacan - 2:50pm 9/16/25 (4) [View All]
- I said this earlier - IrishNC - 9:32pm 9/16/25
  - "USC showed the blueprint for beating that defense". You mean have your QB have the game of his - Clem - 6:08am 9/17/25
- Defense stood out in all the playoff games except OSU, where we looked outclassed - LanceManion - 7:19pm 9/16/25
- How dare you besmirch Al Golden! [NT] - Turkish - 2:55pm 9/16/25
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The first 11 teams in the Big 10 (sic) are undefeated. Early season scheduling matters... - Curly1918 - 2:49pm 9/16/25 (0) [View All]
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Has anyone watched PU this year. It seems like they throw the ball fairly effectively. Which makes [NT] - brian irish - 2:47pm 9/16/25 (3) [View All]
- They didn't roll over and die vs. USC - AlbanyIRISH - 3:35pm 9/16/25
  - U$C didn’t punt once [NT] - ThePaleHorseman - 9:49pm 9/16/25
    - 2 teams out of many so far this year where we don't know how good or bad they are yet. - Clem - 6:30am 9/17/25
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ND was 0--2 in 1978 before beating Purdue 10-6 - cubsfanin16 - 2:18pm 9/16/25 (6) [View All]
- A mini win streak is possible due to the crap schedule. - humbaba - 2:47pm 9/16/25
  - A crap schedule? I disagree [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 3:45pm 9/16/25
    - Wouldn't sweat it, some "fans" want to see top 20 opponents every week or the schedule is crap. [NT] - Clem - 5:46pm 9/16/25
      - they do , they don't understand that's why the best NFL? - cubsfanin16 - 6:06pm 9/16/25
    - Tied for 34th per SI at the moment... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:46pm 9/16/25
- Does anyone from the '78 team have any eligibility left? Boilers had a solid team that year. [NT] - ELP - 2:40pm 9/16/25
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Best case scenario - MarkHarman - 1:59pm 9/16/25 (2) [View All]
- MF won't fire Ash publicly but he may demote him behind the scenes - Clem - 5:44pm 9/16/25
- Don't think Ash will be fired this season. I do think MF will become heavily involved with the D. - ELP - 2:36pm 9/16/25
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I wonder if they Ash hire, and it being uninspiring doesn't stem from when Golden left. - DiscoRick - 12:36pm 9/16/25 (4) [View All]
- OSU hired Patricia in February. There were still DC's out there, whether they had gigs or not. - Clem - 5:24pm 9/16/25
  - I'd have skipped on Patricia as well. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:06pm 9/16/25
    - I, as well. OSU's D is once again loaded, so he'll do well there. [NT] - Clem - 5:36am 9/17/25
      - Yeah, no brainer. Only Ash could VanGorder that up. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:34am 9/17/25
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Whew, some scathing Ash articles out there. Seems like KVA and Tae Johnson need to start. - DiscoRick - 12:24pm 9/16/25 (0) [View All]
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Matchups: Notre Dame’s Must-Win Clashes with Purdue [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 12:56am 9/16/25 (0) [View All]
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Notre Dame Football Primer: Defenseless Irish Host In-State Rival Purdue [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 12:40am 9/16/25 (28) [View All]
- i’m sensing a 2016 year. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:59am 9/16/25
  - A bit of an overreaction? - D2 - 3:15pm 9/16/25
    - time will tell. some similarities to that year. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:21pm 9/16/25
      - What exactly are they? - D2 - 5:36pm 9/16/25
        lost some big leadership from prior year, dc giving up loads of yards, early - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:20pm 9/16/25
        DC in his 3rd year, QB was experienced starter from 2015, quality of 1st two opponent less - D2 - 8:32pm 9/16/25
        on that, we agree. The Malik/Kizer issue caused problems into the season. Haven’t seen two - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:09pm 9/16/25
  - There are similarities. [LINK] - lacan - 2:18pm 9/16/25
  - I don't envision Freeman wholesale quitting the way Kelly did... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:14am 9/16/25
    - He won’t. And I think he is open to feedback & course correction. - LanceManion - 12:00pm 9/16/25
      - I agree. I think he is far from the stubborn horse's ass Kelly was... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:48pm 9/16/25
- How does a program with all the resources and commitment to the gold standard hire - ndphysics - 6:36am 9/16/25
  - Let’s not forget that MF wasn’t a swing for the fences hire - he was convenient - it’s a pattern [NT] - LanceManion - 11:54am 9/16/25
  - How do you know they didn't try to get somebody better? [NT] - mtthawk1 - 9:55am 9/16/25
    - What?!!! That has never happened and certainly not recently at ND [NT] - LanceManion - 11:56am 9/16/25
    - That would be very bad if we had to settle for anyone. - ndphysics - 10:16am 9/16/25
  - This crappy hire stuff goes all the way back to Faust! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 8:01am 9/16/25
    - Faust was ridiculous and the result of pure institutional hubris... - TakethetrainKnute - 9:57am 9/16/25
      - The real outrage post-Holtz was that they failed to learn the definition of insanity [NT] - humbaba - 11:59am 9/16/25
  - Perhaps he’ll turn it around - WoodstockIrish - 7:25am 9/16/25
    - I'm afraid that MF is becoming ND's version of James Franklin.... - NEPA Irish - 8:13am 9/16/25
      - Franklin is a choker, Freeman is a nube and regularly makes nube mistakes [NT] - LanceManion - 11:58am 9/16/25
      - You need to get out of PA more. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 10:42am 9/16/25
      - Nah. Freeman is a nice guy. Franklin is a prick.... [NT] - irishslovak - 10:36am 9/16/25
      - Quit emoting. He already has more big game wins than Franklin. [NT] - mtthawk1 - 9:53am 9/16/25
        He is better than Franklin in that regard at the moment. Thought he was progressing towards... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:14am 9/16/25
      - Are you nuts? Go take a look at our road to the Natty runner up again. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:38am 9/16/25
      - Re: I'm afraid that MF is becoming ND's version of James Franklin.... [NT] - NEPA Irish - 8:13am 9/16/25
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How was the holding NOT called on the 4th and 11? It was right in front of the ball/QB. [LINK] - captaincoyle - 11:21pm 9/15/25 (9) [View All]
- The 3rd down scramble earlier in the drive was also a hold. - NDNEIL - 9:41am 9/16/25
- Again, when you're not affiliated w/a conference, you'll never get those calls [NT] - NEPA Irish - 8:09am 9/16/25
- FSU 2014, Colorado Orange Bowl Rocket 91. When have we gotten a call/no call to win a game? [NT] - salbam - 7:31am 9/16/25
  - Navy 4th down spot 1.5 yds forward is only one I can remember. [NT] - salbam - 7:32am 9/16/25
    - And Rudy really was offsides. [NT] - salbam - 7:33am 9/16/25
      - ...talk about impacting the outcome... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:10am 9/16/25
        Not the outcome of the game but the cultural influence was huge. Flag on the play and no movie [NT] - salbam - 4:20pm 9/16/25
        Certainly...and I'm in the crowd scenes of that movie...somewhere... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:48am 9/17/25
- Typical, same way no call against USC for the "Push", 2014 PI against FSU, Phantom clip '91 etc [NT] - Rocketman84 - 12:34am 9/16/25
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Freeman is first ND HC to ever have two 0-2 starts. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:46pm 9/15/25 (46) [View All]
- And there have been some pretty bad coaches at Notre Dame before [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 7:30pm 9/16/25
- Freeman also decided to hire a guy who's past defenses allowed 38, 29, 31, 37 & 29ppg - Rocketman84 - 12:21am 9/16/25
  - Wondering if MF's mentor, Jim Tressel urged him to hire Ash?? [NT] - NEPA Irish - 8:05am 9/16/25
    - oh great he can’t think on his own! [NT] - whatsamataU - 7:33pm 9/16/25
    - The word is Meyer sold him on Ash. - AlbanyIRISH - 11:43am 9/16/25
      - There is certainly no question that Meyer is an Ashman... [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:56am 9/16/25
        It all becomes clear, MF asked for UM's recommendation over the phone and thought - Clem - 12:19pm 9/16/25
        Needs to take that phone number and burn it. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:26pm 9/16/25
    - I'd worry...about his vested interest... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:31am 9/16/25
    - Then he needs a new mentor. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:40am 9/16/25
  - On the bright side, this is the best way to force the offense to catch up w/ the times: score often [NT] - oldirish - 7:13am 9/16/25
    - Good point!!! It's about the only thing that could do it. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:58am 9/16/25
  - And clearly expects his results to be much better than they've been everywhere else. - Clem - 6:57am 9/16/25
- The asinine scheduling isn't helping him. - clements2 - 11:01pm 9/15/25
  - That's price you pay when you want to remain an Independent [NT] - NEPA Irish - 8:07am 9/16/25
  - If you are truly good, you win both games without any real struggle. Neither team is great. [NT] - oldirish - 7:15am 9/16/25
    - That's an outdated way of thinking - clements2 - 2:19pm 9/16/25
      - It's the only way of thinking. Otherwise you are a loser sitting home at 0-2. - oldirish - 8:21pm 9/16/25
  - Don’t disagree, but win one of 2 then win out & we’re in the playoffs [NT] - LanceManion - 11:07pm 9/15/25
    - No other team does this shit. - clements2 - 11:12pm 9/15/25
      - Two buzz saws because we aren’t very good? - WoodstockIrish - 7:29am 9/16/25
      - It’s completely idiotic but front-loaded schedules may be the cost of independence - LanceManion - 11:18pm 9/15/25
        Yep, or get a better conference affiliation. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:00pm 9/16/25
        
        Texas A&M is a far cry from a Top SEC team [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 7:33am 9/16/25
        Top modified ACC not SEC - point taken & my fault [NT] - LanceManion - 12:02pm 9/16/25
        
        I don't buy that. - clements2 - 11:28pm 9/15/25
        Most teams want big out of conference games early. USC is trying to do it too. - ndphysics - 5:36am 9/16/25
        Or we need to schedule a week zero patsy like most teams do. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:01pm 9/16/25
        
        Last year was relatively easy schedule then we lost to NIU [NT] - LanceManion - 12:02am 9/16/25
        they opened at A&M - clements2 - 12:43am 9/16/25
        Front load that schedule with SEC juggernauts. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:12pm 9/16/25
        
        And A&M lost 5 games last year, so what? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 7:34am 9/16/25
- He seems to recognize & address mistakes but the mistakes w/b avoided by an experienced coach [NT] - LanceManion - 10:57pm 9/15/25
  - Agreed, his inexperience is showing. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:03pm 9/16/25
  - In MF's tenure there is a lot of niavete. A lot of self inflicted unforced errors. A lot of lack of - oldirish - 7:17am 9/16/25
- I think you can win with Freeman, but he needs the right coordinators. - DiscoRick - 10:06pm 9/15/25
  - There isn't a coach out there that doesn't need elite coordinators. Saban had former HCs as analyst - Turkish - 3:00pm 9/16/25
  - Freeman needs to be managed, not because he is reckless but because he lacks experience - LanceManion - 11:00pm 9/15/25
    - Agreed, and he's the polar opposite of reckless. Very conservative. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:04pm 9/16/25
    - ^^^^^^^ [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:06am 9/16/25
    - The hire of Chris ASS is about as reckless as it gets... inexcusable [NT] - Rocketman84 - 12:23am 9/16/25
      - 100% failure of a hire, but he naively relied on Urban Meyer’s endorsement - LanceManion - 12:30am 9/16/25
        He's learning on the job. Needs experience coords and good ones, not re'treads. And an AD's help. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:09pm 9/16/25
- He also has record for most Top 25 wins his first 3 years [NT] - Turkish - 9:26pm 9/15/25
  - ...and losses to NIU and Marshall. - clements2 - 11:22pm 9/15/25
    - Inventing ways to beat yourself is the nerve wrecking part - Rocketman84 - 12:29am 9/16/25
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On defensive schemes - NDWisconsin - 4:10pm 9/15/25 (5) [View All]
- Ash is VanGorder without the porn 'stache [NT] - ND521 - 6:36pm 9/15/25
  - Maybe he should grow an "Ash 'Stache" at this point... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:12pm 9/15/25
    - At least VanGorder's stache was worth watching. [NT] - DiscoRick - 10:03pm 9/15/25
- There is obvious confusion right now - NDNEIL - 5:40pm 9/15/25
- Whatever the corners were doing by patting the back of their head to signal to the other DBs... No - oldirish - 4:38pm 9/15/25
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Shuler's targeting call was the most egregious of the whole game. He looked like he was attempting - THEISMANCARR - 3:57pm 9/15/25 (8) [View All]
- Well the holding on Hinish was very egregious too. I just watched it. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 1:11am 9/16/25
- ND still should have won but that call, the hold on the TD, and also a hold on the scramble for 1st - NDNEIL - 8:16pm 9/15/25
- it was clearly not targeting,,Replay officials. - cubsfanin16 - 8:04pm 9/15/25
- He didn't even hit the head or neck area. He hit the shoulder. The ONLY thing they could go on is he - oldirish - 4:34pm 9/15/25
- There was no intent nor was there helmet to helmet - horrid call [NT] - LanceManion - 4:34pm 9/15/25
- It's even worse because it was reviewed. I think it was influenced by the QB getting injured. - Turkish - 4:13pm 9/15/25
  - Yep. Bought it because of the "injury". Out one play... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:53pm 9/15/25
- Said it at the time. Pure BS. Was not close. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:01pm 9/15/25
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ND had zero sacks and 2 TFL's on Saturday. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:48pm 9/15/25 (3) [View All]
- Last year avg 5.44 TFL/per game. 4 Total in two games this year [NT] - 81Brown - 4:52pm 9/15/25
- The DL has been poor, mediocre at best for many years. We have small flashes of something good but - oldirish - 4:33pm 9/15/25
  - My guess is they're told not to get home. At least last game. [NT] - DiscoRick - 5:14pm 9/15/25
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ChrisB... Where are you? Assumed you would have some fuming input on YTD performance. Thoughts? [NT] - oldirish - 3:35pm 9/15/25 (0) [View All]
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Injury report (so far) - ndunabomber - 2:43pm 9/15/25 (7) [View All]
- Moore played the game out after the injury. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:26pm 9/15/25
- How do our kicker's keep getting hurt? [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 3:06pm 9/15/25
  - Two chicks at the same time. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 3:27pm 9/15/25
    - The spirit is willing but the flesh is swollen and bruised. [NT] - NDWisconsin - 4:12pm 9/15/25
      - The spirit is willing but...the positions are demanding. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:18am 9/16/25
    - Kickers now too? NIL really has improved things for everybody... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:03pm 9/15/25
    - Really I never experienced that and am a mediocre athlete too. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 3:51pm 9/15/25
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Transfer portal guys, Week 3 - ndunabomber - 12:24pm 9/15/25 (1) [View All]
- Thanks Bomber! [NT] - 81Brown - 3:47pm 9/15/25
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At this point, one can only hope. [NT] [LINK] - faircatchcorby - 11:58am 9/15/25 (3) [View All]
- You're hoping Golden gets fired? Why? He would be very unlikely to return to ND, if that's your hope [NT] - Irish_Demon - 3:17pm 9/15/25
  - He's 2-0 and the star QB goes down. He's not even getting fired. This is way far-fetched... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:04pm 9/15/25
    - I agree. It's a very poorly written article. [NT] - Irish_Demon - 8:11pm 9/15/25
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"it’s not the call, it’s the execution" - AlbanyIRISH - 11:51am 9/15/25 (34) [View All]
- Whole lotta returning players playing a step or two slower than they did last year. - Clem - 7:05am 9/16/25
- If the call is right, but the players can't execute the call, the call is not right. [NT] - DiscoRick - 10:29pm 9/15/25
- Freeman's version of: "Get used to it" [NT] - clements2 - 3:15pm 9/15/25
- Sounds Kellyesque. Almost like absolving the coaches and blaming the players. [NT] - NDQuebec - 1:58pm 9/15/25
  - Playcalls don't matter when fundamentals slip. Missed Tackles, blown assignments reflect coaching - Turkish - 3:57pm 9/15/25
    - He was more nuanced today but when he says it's a lack of execution, sounds like blaming players [NT] - NDQuebec - 5:44pm 9/15/25
      - Understand the feeling. I hear play calls are not problem when fundamentals poor - Turkish - 8:26pm 9/15/25
- A & M hit their dig route over and over - Mark - 1:39pm 9/15/25
- If you look at still photos of plays of the D During the game - salbam - 1:05pm 9/15/25
- he's repeating that mantra at today's presser [NT] - irish93 - 12:50pm 9/15/25
  - Coaches speak, coach speak, blah blah, blah. He needs to get off his rump and do something about his - DiscoRick - 2:00pm 9/15/25
    - And the media needs to stop acting like fan boys and ask - DiscoRick - 2:01pm 9/15/25
      - These are the only questions they ever ask. Press conferences are super boring once you pick up on - oldirish - 4:36pm 9/15/25
      - ... [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:04pm 9/15/25
- . [NT] - ndphysics - 12:31pm 9/15/25
- Is he channeling his inner Brian Kelly? [NT] - ndphysics - 12:31pm 9/15/25
- Scheme is great but D is out of position, gets no penetration and can’t tackle - still coaching [NT] - LanceManion - 12:03pm 9/15/25
  - Yes yes yes. Players who could learn last year's D suddenly can't learn this year's? [NT] - jrdjr84 - 2:03pm 9/15/25
  - Yep, sure is. Can't blame the kids if the coaches let them get away with not executing properly. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:58pm 9/15/25
- Privately, it's, "Get your shiite together or I take over the D and hit the bricks." Pathetic. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 11:54am 9/15/25
  - I'm betting it's not. Freeman seems to like Tressel ball. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:56pm 9/15/25
    - I don't get this remark. If he liked "Tressel ball" Love would have had more carries vs. Miami - Turkish - 3:59pm 9/15/25
      - Talking about the D. And Freeman seems to have approved of this hire and scheme. - DiscoRick - 5:28pm 9/15/25
        Even D only, pretty aggressive under both MF and Golden - Turkish - 8:30pm 9/15/25
        I agree Golden was aggressive. Not so sure Freeman is. Don't think Tressel would win one in 2025. - DiscoRick - 9:56pm 9/15/25
      - Also, 2023 was ND's highest PPG in history, and we just scored 40 points (7 from ST, but still) - Turkish - 4:04pm 9/15/25
        Again, talking about defense. And the Miami game sure didn't look like - DiscoRick - 5:31pm 9/15/25
        Offense has only been really “run forward” last year - Turkish - 8:31pm 9/15/25
        That's fair. He had Pyne/Buchner then Hartman. - DiscoRick - 10:01pm 9/15/25
  - At some point somebody on D has to make a play. There were opportunities. - ELP - 12:39pm 9/15/25
    - You are right but coaches have to drill the fundamentals and put the players in position to make - NDQuebec - 2:10pm 9/15/25
      - I'm thinking MF gets heavily involved in the defense. Meetings, scheming, maybe even calling defense - ELP - 4:12pm 9/15/25
      - Speaking of tackling, I think Shuler got screwed and was attempting to make the same type tackle he - THEISMANCARR - 2:37pm 9/15/25
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Totally Different Defensive Philosophy - Ash vs. Golden - murph92675 - 11:32am 9/15/25 (9) [View All]
- Freeman doesn't like to blitz - D2 - 3:07pm 9/15/25
  - What he likes and wants isn't a reality right now, ND HAS to blitz to get pressure. - Clem - 7:46am 9/16/25
  - Don't forget Gray's holding call on the 3rd and 16 incompletion during their last drive [NT] - McIrish - 12:24am 9/16/25
- Freeman might not be for much longer. I do wonder what Mickens things of this cluster. He will be - ndphysics - 11:43am 9/15/25
  - Good luck. His DBs are one of the sloppier units on the team. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:59am 9/15/25
    - Explain to me how one of the better position coaches in college could be at fault here? Seriously. - ndphysics - 12:33pm 9/15/25
      - If he is one of the better position coaches in college... - AlbanyIRISH - 3:44pm 9/15/25
        I will give u that but he is a damn good coach [NT] - ndphysics - 3:57pm 9/15/25
      - It’s the scheme, but his DBs regressing and missing tackles doesn’t help him [NT] - LanceManion - 12:48pm 9/15/25
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Purdue can't get here soon enough. - AlbanyIRISH - 11:02am 9/15/25 (7) [View All]
- Honestly I’m more worried for Purdue given what has happened the last two games - NDWisconsin - 11:39am 9/15/25
  - I expect the offense to excel. - AlbanyIRISH - 11:40am 9/15/25
    - interestingly enough...... - und67 - 1:18pm 9/15/25
      - I wonder what the % playoff chances were after we lost to NIU because I see they are 8% now. We have - THEISMANCARR - 2:46pm 9/15/25
        Need to now root for A&M and Miami the rest of the way too... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:05pm 9/15/25
        Miami should win the ACC. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:32pm 9/15/25
        Agree on all counts. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:18pm 9/15/25
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Mondays are the worst after a loss - NDWisconsin - 10:26am 9/15/25 (5) [View All]
- Not really. I have stopped the heavy drinking by then [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:12am 9/15/25
  - But what of the hangover? [NT] - NDWisconsin - 11:33am 9/15/25
    - So far so good today. Two bloody Mary’s and no shakes just the possible realization of - whatsamataU - 11:58am 9/15/25
      - Hair of the Dog. I take it it wasn’t an over the top Bloody Mary.. - NDWisconsin - 2:54pm 9/15/25
- Agreed.Especially now that we are on a three game losing streak. [NT] - garryowen - 10:35am 9/15/25
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Would love to know why kva wasn’t in the field for the last play and Bowen was. - ndphysics - 9:59am 9/15/25 (7) [View All]
- KVA should be starting. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:49pm 9/15/25
- Bowen is our 4th best LB right now and his snaps should show it going forward. Inexcusable for - 81Brown - 11:32am 9/15/25
  - Bowen's coverage on the TD was not that bad, pass was perfect and their tight end made a good catch. - THEISMANCARR - 2:49pm 9/15/25
    - Very wrong. He said he knew the route and he still flipped his hips to the outside. He was out of - 81Brown - 3:43pm 9/15/25
      - It looked good in the stands but I was seated low on opposite side so I couldn't see all that. I'll - THEISMANCARR - 7:16pm 9/15/25
- Because the DC sucks. - AlbanyIRISH - 11:04am 9/15/25
- I was wondering the same thing. Probably should have rushed him and had KVA drop into coverage. - NDWisconsin - 10:23am 9/15/25
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Mike Goolsby “Ash is terrible” on X [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:40am 9/15/25 (1) [View All]
- Why in his opinion? Did he rubber stamp the hire? I'm interested in his thoughts. [NT] - ELP - 9:51am 9/15/25
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The Chiefs are 0 and 2 and the Irish remain in the top 25. - Curly1918 - 8:43am 9/15/25 (3) [View All]
- Most of the country hates the Chiefs! ND will still make the playoffs! IMO [NT] - irishslovak - 8:57am 9/15/25
  - ND vs. Clemson in the first ever play-in game for the final spot. - ELP - 9:48am 9/15/25
  - Your lips to God’s ears. - TakethetrainKnute - 9:09am 9/15/25
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Great NFL safety eval of X Watts on Falcons podcast. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 7:22am 9/15/25 (2) [View All]
- I suspect that we are missing his on field leadership. [NT] - Curly1918 - 10:11am 9/15/25
  - ^^^^^^^^^^^This!!! [NT] - jrdjr84 - 2:07pm 9/15/25
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The crazy thing is they were worried about Carr, & not the rest of the team. - DiscoRick - 12:53am 9/15/25 (11) [View All]
- Was thinking the same thing during the game. Maybe Carr and minchey are very good. For how bad - ndphysics - 6:53am 9/15/25
  - It's just disturbingly bad. That this wasn't detected in practice is a bad sign. - DiscoRick - 8:09am 9/15/25
    - We were told that the defense was a lock down D against our ones. [NT] - ELP - 9:49am 9/15/25
      - Well, maybe this is the defense they were looking for then. Figured they could spot 40 and keep the - DiscoRick - 1:54pm 9/15/25
    - Fully agree. [NT] - ndphysics - 8:43am 9/15/25
      - . [NT] - ndphysics - 8:43am 9/15/25
- Yep. There were questions about Ash.in the bloosphrre. - notalegacy - 2:01am 9/15/25
  - Literally all he had to do is not change anything and teach fundamentals. - DiscoRick - 8:16am 9/15/25
    - Exactly. The question I have is, "Now what?" - notalegacy - 8:32pm 9/15/25
      - Marcus takes over the D. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:43pm 9/16/25
  - A good coach makes a move for the good of the organization. - DiscoRick - 8:00am 9/15/25
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X Watts 1st career INT against SCUM cheater JJ McCarthy [NT] - LanceManion - 11:19pm 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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Freeman is a great recruiter , jury is out on the coach part - OklahomaIrishman - 10:34pm 9/14/25 (4) [View All]
- Didn't the old AD hire Golden? [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:54am 9/15/25
- Great coaches hire great coaches, especially in their area of focus. Mediocre coaches don’t. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:12am 9/15/25
  - Can't argue with that [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 8:56am 9/15/25
- Marshall, NIU. An egregious off-sides call against Cal and who knows where that season ends up. [NT] - NDblues - 10:39pm 9/14/25
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2 former Domer K with GW FGs in the NFL today- Aubrey & Shrader for Dallas & Indy - IrishChristopher - 10:00pm 9/14/25 (2) [View All]
- It's ashamed they kicked a grand total of one season for us. Would have loved to had Aubrey for 4 - 81Brown - 11:38am 9/15/25
  - Aubrey was playing the boring sport in college. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:54pm 9/15/25
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The repeated direct snaps to Love were ridiculous - ccb - 9:59pm 9/14/25 (6) [View All]
- Everybody in the stands would gasp when they saw that and what happened when CJ was walking - THEISMANCARR - 2:57pm 9/15/25
- Agree. Instantly gives D the #’s advantage w no pass to worry about. QB’s worthless as blocker - BaronVonZemo - 7:25am 9/15/25
  - If you think you have to do it, put another blocker in, instead of the QB [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 8:57am 9/15/25
    - Put love and price in the backfield and keep them guessing. [NT] - ndphysics - 9:57am 9/15/25
- Against talented teams, I don't think its great - OklahomaIrishman - 10:35pm 9/14/25
- Pathetic grab bag. Why was it never tried v. Miami? [NT] - NDblues - 10:33pm 9/14/25
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Not making excuses, but the officiating was dog shit [NT] - Jerseymick - 9:16pm 9/14/25 (2) [View All]
- Yes, not an excuse but it certainly makes a difference in a close game. We should have won and could - THEISMANCARR - 2:59pm 9/15/25
- Blatantly corrupt at the end. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:47am 9/15/25
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So on a long miserable flight home - IrishNC - 9:10pm 9/14/25 (3) [View All]
- Said somewhat of the same thing above. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 3:03pm 9/15/25
  - Re: Said somewhat of the same thing above. It's hard to dislike the play of number 6, he was heroic - THEISMANCARR - 3:04pm 9/15/25
- Indiana ripped off a few big plays in garbage time. [NT] - NDblues - 10:35pm 9/14/25
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So if Ash changed nothing, just exactly why do they now suck? Is he just that bad a coach? It looks. - DiscoRick - 8:05pm 9/14/25 (2) [View All]
- Re: So if Ash changed nothing, just exactly why do they now suck? Is he just that bad a coach? It looks. - IrishChristopher - 8:39pm 9/14/25
  - Yep, all the fundamentals across the board look undeveloped. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:13am 9/15/25
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Texas A&M knew if ND. Was going to pass or run - oldpops - 7:06pm 9/14/25 (2) [View All]
- Empty backfield and wildcat were tipoffs... [NT] - ND521 - 11:59pm 9/14/25
- And yet ND still scored 40 on Elko’s D. With the crap wildcat, too! [NT] - NDblues - 10:37pm 9/14/25