that contributed to ND being able to win out as they hardly gave up many points with the exception of USC. I guess everyone has a bad day but ND still won that game. Fast forward to this season, something is just messed up with Ash. It can't all be lack of execution as MF says because it's all levels of the defense that have been really bad. To me, that falls back on coaching and scheme. For all the guys back on the defense, there's no reason to go from a very good and highly ranked defense last year to one that is near the bottom in every statistical category this season.
To be honest, starting a new QB and all, I really thought that at worst, ND goes 1-1 after the first two games. None of us expected 0-2. And so far based on the eye test of an Ash coached defense, I have no faith the defense is going to play elite enough to the point where ND runs the table because I'm sure there will be a game out there where the offense just has a bad day and will need the defense to help carry them. I still can't believe we are all having this conversation and it's only mid-September!!! Lol.
Replies to: "If you think about last year, Golden had some good schemes and/or made good adjustments during games"
- Seen on X…this is pretty much me - Nigel Tufnel - 8:47am 9/19/25
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- Re: Seen on X…this is pretty much me - IrishChristopher - 6:55pm 9/19/25
- Re: Seen on X…this is pretty much me - nddad98 - 7:48pm 9/19/25
- This is why it is said to never send an email when you are angry - NDWisconsin - 4:45pm 9/19/25
- Freeman is starting to give me Gerry Faust vibes [NT]
- Shadow_of_the_Dome - 2:59pm 9/19/25
- Not even remotely. This comes from within your own head. [NT] - Curly1918 - 7:52pm 9/19/25
- "Oh Ye of little faith." [NT] - irishslovak - 4:44pm 9/19/25
- Is this satire? MF has more wins and Top 25 wins - Turkish - 4:18pm 9/19/25
- Don't think Faust would have ever accomplished what Freeman did last year... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:04pm 9/19/25
- Spot on + hilarious [NT] - KWIRISH - 12:26pm 9/19/25
- I'm far from that - AlbanyIRISH - 12:01pm 9/19/25
- Shut your cake hole. Can’t argue with you but shut that cake hole. 🤣 [NT] - Frankx - 1:21pm 9/19/25
- What did Marcus see that made him think he needed a new D scheme rather than better talent? - LanceManion - 11:40am 9/19/25
- Outsmarted themselves. Yeah, they needed an ability to play zone. - DiscoRick - 12:43pm 9/19/25
- Loser strategy: keep it close & steal it at the end. Winners are dominant. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:29pm 9/19/25
- The whole ball control attitude in today’s game is playing with fire. - ndphysics - 1:02pm 9/19/25
- We would need far better line play on both sides for a ball control strategy [NT]
- LanceManion - 11:30pm 9/19/25
- Yiu would think our staff realizes that. Not a good idea either way. - ndphysics - 6:16am 9/20/25
- Yep, exactly. You can do both. And that's complimentary. - DiscoRick - 6:54pm 9/19/25
- We would need far better line play on both sides for a ball control strategy [NT]
- LanceManion - 11:30pm 9/19/25
- Outsmarted themselves. Yeah, they needed an ability to play zone. - DiscoRick - 12:43pm 9/19/25
- It's not that they lost - it's HOW they lost. - clements2 - 11:37am 9/19/25
- Yep. Agreed. O looked at least competent last week. But could improve [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:37pm 9/19/25
- Here's me: "I'd love to win, but it's Notre Dame so life is great regardless". [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:37am 9/19/25
- This is a mature approach to mourning. - Curly1918 - 9:16am 9/19/25
- Haha…. Yep [NT] - Frankx - 8:52am 9/19/25
- I'm not there yet until something is done with Ash. [NT]
- DiscoRick - 8:48am 9/19/25
- If you think about last year, Golden had some good schemes and/or made good adjustments during games - jray - 11:15am 9/19/25
- They have to go back to a primarily man scheme. - DiscoRick - 12:33pm 9/19/25
- If you think about last year, Golden had some good schemes and/or made good adjustments during games - jray - 11:15am 9/19/25
- Re: Seen on X…this is pretty much me - IrishChristopher - 6:55pm 9/19/25