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No, I think we were all hopeful.

Author: sweetbobbyg (204 Posts - Joined: Oct 30, 2022)
Posted at 12:32 am on Sep 18, 2025
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But this has been a bumpy ride.

On FNS (football never sleeps) both said if we still had Golden as DC we’d likely be 2-0 (for the record, it’s an awesome question one we all ask ourselves as we lie awake at night, but no one knows for sure)

What we do know is that when Golden was here we had an elite defense.

It is my hope that maybe ND can try to get Golden to return somehow.

I do think this in today’s college football coordinators are more important than ever. With recruiting, portal, NIL, media commitments, the HC has a ton on his plate.

Also, might I add, you probably want to hire someone who’s doing the job you are trying to fill, aka coaching at XYZ U or NFL team.

Also, I add that at a place like ND, or other big programs, if you have someone who’s got it rolling like Golden, do everything you can to keep them, my guess is they tried, but he wanted a new challenge.

Just my 2 cents, as always I could be wrong 🍀🍀🍀


Replies to: "No, I think we were all hopeful."

  • Did anybody even remotely think this D would be this bad? Or even close to this bad? - DiscoRick - 4:45pm 9/17/25 (14) [View All]
    • No, I think we were all hopeful. - sweetbobbyg - 12:32am 9/18/25
    • 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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