In fact, during warm ups and when the team enetered the field for the NIU game, I sensed the exact same thing. You could feel it and see it, Is that how they practiced leading up to the Miami game? Did the staff feel a lack of fire too? We can point to Don Schuler's non play and say what the heck was that, but, truth is, that was just one play in many. They inexplicitly couldn't cover a WR who actually should still be in HS. OL getting embarassingly twisted and turned around trying to block. Anyway, there's a lot to this lack of fire observation.
Replies to: "Lack of fire. I've heard more than one ND beat writer who was there say the same."
- Playing not to lose ( long). - salbam - 8:39am 9/2/25
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- How is our QB going to throw downfield passes when has roughly - IrishChristopher - 4:58pm 9/2/25
- In 59 minutes Carr was sacked once. Twice in the hurried final minute. - salbam - 10:14pm 9/2/25
- Absolutely agree. The OC plan showed ZERO confidence in the QB and the DC plan lacked confidence - oldirish - 1:33pm 9/2/25
- Agree generally especially the tight man to man with a blitz to make the QB throw quickly before - THEISMANCARR - 9:46am 9/2/25
- Especially against a QB who is notoriously bad under pressure. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:48am 9/2/25
- It was a very conservative and often confusing gameplan. Biggest concern, IMHO, lack of fire. - LanceManion - 9:00am 9/2/25
- Yes. No one on the team had fire other than Faison on the first drive or two. [NT] - oldirish - 1:34pm 9/2/25
- Lack of fire. I've heard more than one ND beat writer who was there say the same. - ELP - 9:40am 9/2/25
- Watching the D - it’s night and day last year to this year - LanceManion - 11:50am 9/2/25
- Appeared to me they just didnt trust their decision to go with a frosh QB. So they tried to keep it - DiscoRick - 9:38am 9/2/25
- Interesting. Maybe you are right about Carr. If so, then MF is team Carr and Denbrock ain’t [NT]
- LanceManion - 11:51am 9/2/25
- Denbrock would almost have to be team Carr now you'd think. He looked great. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:12pm 9/2/25
- Agreed. Freeman mouthing "told you" after a TD indicates there was serious debate about who to start [NT] - NDblues - 9:59am 9/2/25
- Interesting. Maybe you are right about Carr. If so, then MF is team Carr and Denbrock ain’t [NT]
- LanceManion - 11:51am 9/2/25
- Whatever you do don't Tressel it up, and give your advantage away. It's difficult to find worse - DiscoRick - 8:56am 9/2/25
- Couldn't agree with you more. If you have talent use it. Dictate the game to them. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:52am 9/2/25
- How is our QB going to throw downfield passes when has roughly - IrishChristopher - 4:58pm 9/2/25