Talking about the D. And Freeman seems to have approved of this hire and scheme.

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Talking about the D. And Freeman seems to have approved of this hire and scheme.

Author: DiscoRick (1668 Posts - Joined: Sep 15, 2021)

Posted at 5:28 pm on Sep 15, 2025

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If not, my guess is they'd not be playing it, nor hired Ash. And this defense sure seems like a bend don't break. And they're certainly not running Golden's scheme, or style.

Tressel's defense was conservative, a "bend-but-don't-break" approach. He focused on minimizing mistakes, but the problem here is ND isn't even fundamentally sound defensively. So it's a poor man's Tressel ball.

Replies to: "Talking about the D. And Freeman seems to have approved of this hire and scheme."

"it’s not the call, it’s the execution" - AlbanyIRISH - 11:51am 9/15/25 (30) [View All]
- 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
      - 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
  - 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