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Can we all agree a bye week after a loss sucks? No idea if it’s better for team or not.

ndphysics 6 replies View All
I don't think we could have a more advantageous schedule this year, and we still lost to BYU. LanceManion ·
I think its good to have a game before Miami. Work the kinks out DiscoRick ·
What sucks even more is having to play the Midshipmen. Curly1918 ·
It's not about you. Hensou ·
It's not as bad now that they can't cut block and take out a few players each time you play them.NTDiscoRick ·
In this case I would say yes. Evaluate everything. Then have time for Navy prep.ELP ·
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If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we get a few more pop up ads on my cell phone here?

BaronVonZemo 4 replies View All
Mine are all ED ads. Hmmm...NTMannyboy ·
Only had to punch through Visit Florida and Biktarvy to like your post.NTTakethetrainKnute ·
…and lots of waving blue Cologuard Plus boxes…NTTakethetrainKnute ·
That little Cologuard guy is creepy…like he’s signaling, “see you there”.NTBaronVonZemo ·
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BYU and the "Bear" awefully quiet this week. No more "receipts cashed"...LMFAO

KWIRISH 5 replies View All
they do have scoreboardNTWestCoastIrishFan ·
Bach Brewmeister proved that teams ranked #2 play like Number TwoNThumbaba ·
He, and his family, hadn't been dissed by UCF. Makes all the difference.NTClem ·
Re: BYU and the "Bear" awefully quiet this week. No more "receipts cashed"...LMFAOWoodstockIrish ·
Not in regulation.NTHensou ·
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Marcus just had a press conference. It did not instill hope.

Irishize 25 replies View All
Give me a break do you expect him to be upbeat about talking about a loss. Marcus isTHEISMANCARR ·
He said they spent the week identifying what went wrong at BYU. AlbanyIRISH ·
Don’t they get paid to keep that from happening in the first place? ndphysics ·
I think a coach can set the tone with play calls. Passive zone. Doesnt do it. Of course it can...DiscoRick ·
Ah hell no. It's an emotion that is not always within the coaches control. Even with a greatfaircatchcorby ·
Well you are full of it too. Exactly for the same reasons I gave above. How many really thinkTHEISMANCARR ·
When you have 2 games that matter, no conference championship, you need to split them. We'll see.NTDiscoRick ·
U can’t win them all. But u cant lose them all the same way. ndphysics ·
We wil find out Nov 7th. The only test that matters at this point. I assume the staff realizes thisNT ndphysics ·
Bullshit all the games matter, do you think SMU will be a piece of cake? Maybe butTHEISMANCARR ·
If they lose to Miami then SMU does not matter. They're out. Last year proved that.NTDiscoRick ·
Honestly, I thought it looked about like his typical demeanor.murph78 ·
Some of you guys really need to back away from the ledge.NTmtthawk1 ·
He was humble and on point. A rah-rah speech would have been hilarious. Hensou ·
Exactly, we have so many illogical unrealistic fans here who expect perfection or successTHEISMANCARR ·
You have assumed the role of the board apologist for our coaching failures. Irishize ·
They were the underdog who ran a few trick plays that worked, if they screwed up it wouldTHEISMANCARR ·
I’m sorry, who did you say is the board apologist?NTBaronVonZemo ·
If freeman is still willing that’s a bad sign. Team gets that vibeNT ndphysics ·
Stick to physics.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
You are being ridiculous, evasive and comically innaccurate Hensou ·
The problem with our crowd is we are never the loudest and even opposing players have THEISMANCARR ·
Yep, the tea and crumpets Chaz and Biff crowd at ND sucks the energy out of the place.NTDiscoRick ·
It's like...DiscoRick ·
We do have some internal barriers. This one is interesting. It may never change.ndphysics ·
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ND v. Navy...instrumental value is zero...

SteveM 14 replies View All
100%! End this now!NTNigel Tufnel ·
Unintended Reverse Psychology to Continue Unabated!NTSteveM ·
Beg to differ...I think they both have great bands...NTTakethetrainKnute ·
Chuck Mangione was better than Kenny G.NTmtthawk1 ·
And we gauge nothing about our team this year from the game. We Beat up on them and it means nothingndphysics ·
You must be a subalum. You don't care about anything but football.Hensou ·
Well, this IS a Football Board. Maybe we should create a new Board/Forum. Name contest...fredyo ·
I like it.NTBaronVonZemo ·
"The Football Bored"?NTTakethetrainKnute ·
Zactly!NTfredyo ·
The whining has become incessant.Hensou ·
We have one play left.NTDiscoRick ·
...Fire Denbrock....Drop Navy." Support 2 out of the 5 whines.NTSteveM ·
Agreed. We still have all of our goals ahead of us.mtthawk1 ·
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It irks me Walton, Dunham, Premer, and oddly KVA not getting more usage.

DiscoRick 9 replies View All
It irks me that Coconut Dr. Pepper is hard to find.NTmtthawk1 ·
This isn't Trinidad and Tobago, Holmes.NTLanceManion ·
I've been to Tobago a dozen times.AlbanyIRISH ·
You need to move to...Fansville...NTTakethetrainKnute ·
The Boz runs a tight ship there.NTmtthawk1 ·
...and here...NTLinkfredyo ·
OMG that is him.NTDiscoRick ·
Great point. ND needs the emotional support fan with the emotional support drinkNTwhatsamataU ·
I had no idea it existed. Wow!NTDiscoRick ·
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Funny, we drop after a BYE....

81Brown 35 replies View All
After BYU...and BYE...it's BYOB.NTTakethetrainKnute ·
We were sitting at home eating cheeseburgers with Charlie WeisNTImWearingJeanShorts ·
OSU is #2 and they don't have a QB.NTAlbanyIRISH ·
In their defense, they didn't have much of a QB when Sayin was healthy.NTClem ·
Now that, is ??? Bizarre??NTFrankx ·
That's how the committee dumped us last year.NTDiscoRick ·
Beat mediocre B12 BYU and this discussion never takes place. ELP ·
I'm just tired of the execute better stuff. No college team, ND especially, will ever have enough WestCoastIrishFan ·
We shouldn’t be in this position after year 3&1/2. And the team put itself in into the whatsamataU ·
Let's fire Freeman and hire Marv Levy or Dave Wannstedt.NTmtthawk1 ·
I'm not suggesting that, at all, but 10 wins and continued losses against top teams is Kelly 2.0.NT WestCoastIrishFan ·
This is spot on. The 2024 playoff run is becoming a one time thing if we don’t beat Miami.ndphysics ·
Good insight. Like it or not, ND is now included in the ACC/Big12 Mix in relative power. SteveM ·
Heather Dinich (ESPN mouthpiece) just uttered the newest catch phrase against NDBaronVonZemo ·
Heather stuck up for us last year. Then all of ESPN was obviously told to keep the partyTHEISMANCARR ·
Heather is from Pottsville Pa (my town). Politically connected, not well liked!NTirishslovak ·
Heather is correct, unfortunately.hipND ·
The game is all about hype now. Beat Miami and we can't be excluded. Lose, and it's anyone's guess.LanceManion ·
What drastic action could ND take?NTAlbanyIRISH ·
Anti-trust lawsuit. CFB is on pretty thin ice on whatever exemption it is using. Also tax-exemptionLanceManion ·
We shouldn't have lost.NTZander ·
There were no excuses for this year except for BYU who exposed severalNTwhatsamataU ·
This is correct. A Miami loss…and 13 will be a hard ceiling…NTTakethetrainKnute ·
It depends on how bad we lose. We need smu and Wisconsin to win outndphysics ·
Once again it’s in someone’s else’s hands!NTwhatsamataU ·
Don’t really believe that here. Last year was orchestrated and will be reprised with a second lossTakethetrainKnute ·
There are a lot more losses for a lot of teams out there. Hopefully we won't lose another.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
Just talking about the effect. From your lips to God’s ears.NTTakethetrainKnute ·
who did Georgia lose to? Auburn?NTKWIRISH ·
The polls don't matter.AlbanyIRISH ·
the polls make the season more exciting...Brings out all of the TROLLSNTKWIRISH ·
Doesn't matter if we take care of businessndunabomber ·
They do play better with no margin for error.NTDiscoRick ·
"There are lessons in losing"...MF in today's presser. There's also lessons in winning. ELP ·
No question but Saban only had two undefeated seasons and Holtz had one.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
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AP #5, Coaches #6, Massey Composite #3, Sagarin #2

jrdjr84 7 replies View All
For the 'ND plays no one crowd'....Nigel Tufnel ·
The SEC rankings are a joke.AlbanyIRISH ·
Yep. Despite the L we are only marginally worse for wear. Just W baby.NTLanceManion ·
Leave No Doubt, Let Em Know you are There and Leave Mario's Boobs for Marcus to beat down!NTKWIRISH ·
New tradition, the pasties trophy.NTDiscoRick ·
instead of "Bra" we call it the "bro" the Mario U BRANT KWIRISH ·
Maybe we could get a mold of it. For the trophy.NTDiscoRick ·
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Baylor just fired their HC, Dave Aranda…Aranda has an impressive resume as a DC. Assuming MF remains

NEPA Irish 8 replies View All
How's Kelly's Texas drawl?NThumbaba ·
Denbrock would be a great fit.PaND ·
And who ever tries to recruit WR’s…NTwhatsamataU ·
That would be a gift from heavenD2 ·
I'd take Aranda in a second but Denbrock is the weakest linkNTD2 ·
Re: I'd take Aranda in a second but Denbrock is the weakest linkFloridaIrishFan0586 ·
This is where I'll mea culpa. jakers ·
Without digging too far into the weeds, the 2026 Bear D was respectable.ELP ·
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Why I think Ash, not Freeman, is calling all the shots on defense.

MarkHarman 7 replies View All
What does Billy Joe Tolliver say?NTmtthawk1 ·
Not a chance that Freeman does not have any input to the game plan McIrish ·
Your last sentence reflects what I was conveyingMarkHarman ·
Yeah, I agree. Ash seems to be given free reign on down to down play calling perhaps with a veto.DiscoRick ·
I think MF’s success is dependent on his coordinators.sweetbobbyg ·
Do u think they proved their worth before the byu game? Despite our lofty ranking ndphysics ·
That’s an excellent point. And I’d add that truth be toldsweetbobbyg ·
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Notre Dame football defense called “vanilla” by BYU after Chris Ash avoids heavy pressureNTLink

whatsamataU 6 replies View All
If its a big game they always roll out the same game plan. Heavy passive zoneDiscoRick ·
Re: Notre Dame football defense called “vanilla” by BYU after Chris Ash avoids heavy pressure sweetbobbyg ·
👍👍👍NTjimbasil ·
i don’t believe vanilla is the right term, passive is betterNTWestCoastIrishFan ·
Agreed, perhaps “prevent-like” is more aptNTsweetbobbyg ·
Frankly, I think that's accurate. Bachmeier was way too comfortable back there.NTfaircatchcorby ·
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Does ND get ranked above BYU this week?NT

DadUdaMan4 12 replies View All
This topic is what’s wrong with rankings. BYU beat us head to head and then lost to a poor teamndphysics ·
Re: This topic is what’s wrong with rankings. BYU beat us head to head and then lost to a poor teamFloridaIrishFan0586 ·
Re: This topic is what’s wrong with rankings. BYU beat us head to head and then lost to a poor teamFloridaIrishFan0586 ·
Doubt it but if we keep winning we will be highly ranked.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
Swami says ND 3; BYU 7NTLanceManion ·
That sounds about rightNTOCIrish ·
No way. That would look foolish so soon after the loss. Maybe in a few weeks.NTNDQuebec ·
so let's put UCF above BYU...LMFAONTKWIRISH ·
100% overall body of work, record ND = more impressive!NTKWIRISH ·
I propose BYU & ND reconvene to finish that one second left on the clock.ELP ·
From the two yard lineNTMcIrish ·
Agreed from the 1 yard line. I will go $100,000 HELOC they will be our 1 yard BITCHNTKWIRISH ·
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I'm more upset today than last week after UCF win

MarkHarman 16 replies View All
This was line Boston college in 1993OCIrish ·
Agree 100%. UCF is a decent team and they showed much more creativity on both offense and defenseDadUdaMan4 ·
Would it be accurate to say that ND’s best win in two seasons with Carr at QB is USC last year?NTjray ·
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Re: Agree 100%. UCF is a decent team and they showed much more creativity on both offense and defenseWoodstockIrish ·
Exactly what I noticed also. We MUST be more creative lest we become predictable.NTfaircatchcorby ·
Coach Derangement Syndrome?Hensou ·
So if Ash sets up with no one within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage, it's on the players?MarkHarman ·
Not what happened. You are deranged.NTHensou ·
BYU’s loss yesterday exposed us ( coaches)also. We might move up to 5 in the pollNTwhatsamataU ·
This late in the season, if we bring a conservative gameplan to Miami and start slow, we're cooked.LanceManion ·
Re: This late in the season, if we bring a conservative gameplan to Miami and start slow, we're cooked.WoodstockIrish ·
And us.NTwhatsamataU ·
Need to play like we did against Clemson when we blew them outndphysics ·
Common denominator is Chris Ash. He's just not good. Period.NTMarkHarman ·
He's not top tier. Average. Cant be expected to beat good teams. Poor mans Tony DungyNTDiscoRick ·
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Watch out for BC. They've played some decent football.NT

SteveM 5 replies View All
If ND beats Miami, that becomes a huge let down game.NTAlbanyIRISH ·
We have to watch out for everybody now. I think SMU is very underrated their QB isTHEISMANCARR ·
No kidding.right now we really need to leave no doubt. Slogan or notNTndphysics ·
BC has a history of destruction to an Irish football season.ELP ·
Especially when the game is played in South Bend...!NTNEPA Irish ·
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Karma is real...

NDHoops1 13 replies View All
Who does BYU have left? Whatever we need to win. This is so screwed up, it seemed likeTHEISMANCARR ·
Re: Who does BYU have left? Whatever we need to win. This is so screwed up, it seemed likeWoodstockIrish ·
Beaten by a 4 &3 team. Makes even worse for us…NTwhatsamataU ·
Sure does. Not entirely unexpected…unfortunately.NTTakethetrainKnute ·
Seemed like they got some pretty good calls to me.NTDiscoRick ·
I just watched the last few minutes plus overtime. That other QB kept plays alive when BYUTHEISMANCARR ·
Yeah, he did. He played well.NTDiscoRick ·
Re: Who does BYU have left? UtahNTSteveM ·
If Utah beats Houston tonight, they'll be top 10.NTAlbanyIRISH ·
Re: If Utah beats Houston...they'll be top 10. Utah #6 Good Call...NTSteveM ·
Bear must not have felt disrespected by UCFNTDiscoRick ·
Good one.NTmurph78 ·
Re: Bear must not have felt disrespected by UCFNDHoops1 ·
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Bear 🐻 shit in the woods! BYU loses! 🤣NT

Irishize 16 replies View All
Wow. #2 for a week. Know the feeling.NTDiscoRick ·
5 of the top 7 seven teams lost last week. Again, I hope we hang 70 on Navy.NTfaircatchcorby ·
That game was insaneNTMuskyTommy ·
I know it won’t matter if we beat Miami but this makes us look like shitNTndphysics ·
Beat Miami. Win out. ND will make the playoff.NTSanJoseCAFan ·
Not really it is a game to game thing. Texas lost twice but I don't think they're #19.THEISMANCARR ·
Yep, keeps the embarassing BYU loss alive longer. And makes the loss worse.NTDiscoRick ·
Re: Yep, keeps the embarassing BYU loss alive longer. And makes the loss worse.FloridaIrishFan0586 ·
Hopefully.NTDiscoRick ·
I'm glad everyone in the ND football program gets to sit and watch thisNThumbaba ·
Somebody ought to ask Freeman what UCF did differently? Do you think you guys could compete?NTDiscoRick ·
I won't go that far.AlbanyIRISH ·
how about, it makes us look like a middling Big12 team?NT SteveM ·
If you think we are a meddling Big 12 team based on one loss you have a lot of learningTHEISMANCARR ·
He said look like not are.NTDiscoRick ·
OK, sorry.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
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BYU caught a huge breakNT

ndphysics 14 replies View All
UCF should have just rushed the field.NTiairishcheeks ·
BYU sucks.AlbanyIRISH ·
Apparently today. No excuse for usNTwhatsamataU ·
Re: BYU sucks.FloridaIrishFan0586 ·
So if byu loses so they stay ahead of us due to head to head? They would lose to a shit teamNTndphysics ·
Re: BYU sucksNTHensou ·
Do you like any team or anything?Hensou ·
Why would I like BYU?AlbanyIRISH ·
Stupid comment. You are a miserable person.Hensou ·
We all know who you really are.NTAlbanyIRISH ·
Doesn’t make you less miserable.NTHensou ·
There is a lot of misery on this board. Do you think that all these teams that have lossesTHEISMANCARR ·
I thought that the offended team had the right to decline a 10-second runoff.NTSteveM ·
Why do you go for the TD instead of the FG on the 4th and Goal?NTnotredame678 ·
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Word is ND vs. Oregon on Labor Day @ SoFi next year.

AlbanyIRISH 11 replies View All
I wonder if they'll schedule a 10:30PM kickoff which is popular now for West Coast teams?SteveM ·
that would be awesome. SMACK the Oregon $70MM Payroll in the mouth...NTKWIRISH ·
If ND didn't consistently fail to show up year after year, with different players, making... DiscoRick ·
Exactly. Wonder if our staffs makes the game too cerebralndphysics ·
I honesty think its the opposite. No deception vanilla O and D.DiscoRick ·
As much as I hatev questioning plays from our o coordinator, I am beginning tov weakenTHEISMANCARR ·
It'd be nice to have one of each. But we'd never be that creative. But IDiscoRick ·
So we just expect perfect execution to win the day?NTndphysics ·
I think you're right in that they over scheme and dont play to their strengths.DiscoRick ·
We don’t dictate anything. We pick at the edges and hope it worksNTndphysics ·
That $70MM Payroll just went down to Illinois 21-10, 3rd loss of the season.NTlacan ·
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Thank God we dont play UCF. Can't imagine what kind of genius our coordinators would scheme up.NT

DiscoRick 41 replies View All
Re: Thank God we dont play UCF. Can't imagine what kind of genius our coordinators would scheme up.FloridaIrishFan0586 ·
And pressuring QB. With less talent. And more aggression.NTDiscoRick ·
Our coaches might ‘over’ coach and control too much andndphysics ·
Saw this coming…from many miles away…NTTakethetrainKnute ·
BYU needs the REFS to make UP a few more plays for them...NTKWIRISH ·
Scott Frost fielded really tough UCF teams in his first stint there.NTSteveM ·
Zorich had an interesting take on thatHensou ·
I agree our star cornerback for one does not tackle well.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
No but preparing players to block, tackle, should have been done eons ago.NTDiscoRick ·
It was. You know that. Execution is on the playersHensou ·
I'd say it was a complete failure. They looked bad calling plays, scheme, blocking, tackling.DiscoRick ·
Re: I'd say it was a complete failure. They looked bad calling plays, scheme, blocking, tackling.WoodstockIrish ·
And beating them, a team with 3 losses. I wonder if was basd coaching or scheme orTHEISMANCARR ·
Nonsense. ND had more total yards and more TOP.Hensou ·
U do know kicking 3 FGs and not scoring inside the 10 twice makesndphysics ·
ND was illegally denied a chance to win the game.Hensou ·
Carr fumbled. Period. I will give u the last play with 1 secondndphysics ·
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So just run the same play over and over perfectly and you win. Wonder why they have more than 1?NTDiscoRick ·
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Blame the players, not the coaches. Right. Got it.NTlacan ·
Are you suggesting the players are blameless because of scheme?Hensou ·
I would suggest simply doing/scheming what you do well. Would have won the game.DiscoRick ·
Yes, when players are confused and not playing freely, on the coaches. Yes. Yes.lacan ·
“Confused and not playing freely”?Hensou ·
Keeping it simple, they suck at zone. They played zone nearly exclusively for a half.NTDiscoRick ·
Once Traore checked out things changed.Hensou ·
Yes. Did it 2nd half and held them.NTDiscoRick ·
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Speaking of confused.lacan ·
Nah. Block. Tackle. Don’t blow your assignment. Execute.Hensou ·
I dunno, when other teams know your plays its an advantage. We've seen that result. That translatesDiscoRick ·
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Need them to win. Just hurts our SOS to lose to a 3-3 UCFNTWoodstockIrish ·
They don't matter.AlbanyIRISH ·
The original Tecmo Bowl has better schemes than ND coordinators.NT ThatIrishGuy ·
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The Skunkbears lose 13-6! 👏NT

Irishize 7 replies View All
3 struggle wins (Northwestern, Nebraska, Michigan) and a loss (OSU) so far for Indiana.NTlacan ·
IU has some issues of their own. 2 TDs and 2 FGs in eight Quarters of play.ELP ·
The D looks great, the O not like last year but 7 & 1 ?NTwhatsamataU ·
Michigan could be headed for the Pop Farts bowl.NTIrishize ·
Excuse me while I whistle past the graveyardNThumbaba ·
ND skips lesser bowl games now.AlbanyIRISH ·
Portnoy weeps.NTLanceManion ·