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Karma is real...

NDHoops1 11 replies View All
Who does BYU have left? Whatever we need to win. This is so screwed up, it seemed likeTHEISMANCARR ·
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 ·
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 15 replies View All
Wow. #2 for a week. Know the feeling.NTDiscoRick ·
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 9 replies View All
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 ·
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 40 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 ·
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Michigan's Tommy Carr looks terrible so far.NT

ghostwriter 12 replies View All
Indiana looks like the OSU game drained all the life out of themNThumbaba ·
They scheduled OSU-UM back to back when IU suckedLanceManion ·
CJ, his brother, is at the Big House cheering him on.NTIrishize ·
And this has what to do with ND? GO IRISH ☘️!NT Frankx ·
It's a football board and other teams get commented on sometimes or haven't you noticed.NTghostwriter ·
It was a DIK POST, my apologies. GO IRISH ☘️!NTFrankx ·
It's Michigan.AlbanyIRISH ·
Ya got me. DIK Post. Had my last treatment for a while Thursday and celebrated by watching CollegeFrankx ·
True freshman. Also was committed to Miami, OH until UM flipped him.LanceManion ·
I'm going to cut Tommy a ton of slack, especially after that show ND put on last week.NTELP ·
He’s more mobile than CJ. Might develop into a solid QB.LanceManion ·
Yup, Tommy is no CJ, talent-wise.AlbanyIRISH ·
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I'm doubting that we'll see Leonard Moore back to being "Leonard Moore" prior to his concussion. IMO

NEPA Irish 5 replies View All
He covers extremely well, I am not sure about his tackling though.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
How about Shuler before who knows what.AlbanyIRISH ·
Yeah he usually gets some knockout hits but lately he is missing tackles.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
Maybe he needs to sit for Navy. He still might not be right.NTELP ·
I'm sure MF will - Navy's WRs are any threat; won't need Moore's coverage skills in this gameNTNEPA Irish ·
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Dear Santa: Chip Kelly for OC, Golden for DC.

sweetbobbyg 12 replies View All
Bobby Petrino for OC and Rick Pitino for basketball coach. See how forgiving I am?NTTHEISMANCARR ·
The people on this board would have a meltdown with the crazy plays he comes up with.NTProtagonist ·
Variety is the spice of life. Better that than having a guy who called the same 5 plays.sweetbobbyg ·
Absolutely stupid comment.NTHensou ·
That’s your opinion & you are entitled to it.sweetbobbyg ·
Same 5 plays? I don’t think so.NTHensou ·
Come on, man, go watch the tape. He didn’t switch up anything.sweetbobbyg ·
79 offensive plays. You saying only 5 different plays?Hensou ·
If u watch the games, u don’t know which of the handful it plays we are runningndphysics ·
Same basic play, same formation, and pretty much the dane personnel grouping.sweetbobbyg ·
Historical aside: That was Joe Gibbs' Counter Trey offense with his SuperBowl Redskins.SteveM ·
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This guy basically says how I feel. No idea if he is reasonable but he is spot onLink

ndphysics 24 replies View All
This is the kind of passion we've been looking for at the games.ELP ·
This guy's a jerk. Player and coaching effort were not lacking MarkHarman ·
Re: This guy's a jerk. Player and coaching effort were not lackingWoodstockIrish ·
I don't agree that it is an "effort" thing D2 ·
Well said.NTjray ·
Please specify how they got “out-schemed”NTHensou ·
Typical lame post from youD2 ·
You can’t explain shit because you are a HS guidance counselorHensou ·
In fairness…there was probably a blonde sitting on Urban’s lap when he said that…NTTakethetrainKnute ·
I agree with this 100%NTndphysics ·
His post-game rants following a L are exponentially worse than Chat. He's passionate.NTLanceManion ·
Every fan reacts differently to wins & losses. Don't have to be an ND alum to be passionate.ELP ·
Great work, buddy.NTLanceManion ·
Re: This guy basically says how I feel. No idea if he is reasonable but he is spot onThatIrishGuy ·
This guy is loud mouthed and full of it. Any team can have a bad day which we did and THEISMANCARR ·
Re: This guy is loud mouthed and full of it. Any team can have a bad day which we did andWoodstockIrish ·
Once again, Thize, you are the voice of reason. The guy in the video, though passionatefaircatchcorby ·
Excellent splenetic arm-waving. The grand distallation is that ND should never lose to Mormon BYU.SteveM ·
I am not happy but everyone knows in sports there are not many undefeated teams orTHEISMANCARR ·
"...One game at a time." Agree, but the splenetic concern is that...SteveM ·
The only thing that loss does to us is put more pressure on us. I don't believe it means weTHEISMANCARR ·
Re: The only thing that loss does to us is put more pressure on us. I don't believe it means weWoodstockIrish ·
What don't you get about us having a bad game? I see in our team a team capable winningTHEISMANCARR ·
Re: What don't you get about us having a bad game? I see in our team a team capable winningWoodstockIrish ·
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Five suggestions revolving around our pre-snap;snap;post-snap:

Irishize 5 replies View All
I agree with you particularly on the snap. Every catch of it is a challenge and the timing is THEISMANCARR ·
Interesting point on the clap snap. Do we use an audible snap at all for shotgun?LanceManion ·
The audible snap has largely been replaced by the clap.Irishize ·
Avoid the clap - Jimmy Doogan.NTLanceManion ·
Good one! Watch this, CJ!NTLink Irishize ·
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really hate to post this, but Freeman ain’t the guy. I don’t care what the mantra is

WestCoastIrishFan 32 replies View All
We had a bad day collectively. That's it. Happens to ALL teams. End of story.NTfaircatchcorby ·
Who would you prefer and why?Curly1918 ·
my woman performs when the lights are brightestNTWestCoastIrishFan ·
Marcus Freeman is our guy.NTBaronVonZemo ·
Freeman is the guy. AlbanyIRISH ·
Hold on. This is the same crap as last year. Now we have to wait for Miami. I call BSNTndphysics ·
Miami is the next test.AlbanyIRISH ·
I agree with Curly. Suggest a viable replacement.NTHensou ·
That’s the ADs job. I am not saying freeman has to go but his feet need to bendphysics ·
Then let the AD do his job.NTHensou ·
we’re seeing a lot of the same issues this year we saw last yearNTWestCoastIrishFan ·
Remember when Kelly had that one craptastic season and was forced to change coordinators (BVG)?LanceManion ·
2016. What a nightmare!TakethetrainKnute ·
The list of colleges that would take MF off our hands is basically almost all of them.iairishcheeks ·
Let's see how he does at a college without the drawing power of NDhumbaba ·
We’ve vented our frustration with Denbrock, but what still frustrates me is the defense and stilljray ·
Premature at this point, but the promise of the 2024 playoff run is approaching overdue.NTlacan ·
I dunno. I look back at Holtz and he had a few clunkersNDWisconsin ·
All do. Some of those seasons were true gauntlets though.TakethetrainKnute ·
Didn't hate it quite enough though? TakethetrainKnute ·
Yeah let’s get Kirby Smart and his 58% graduation rateHensou ·
He doesn’t just stand there with a lost lookNTwhatsamataU ·
Re: He doesn’t just stand there with a lost lookWoodstockIrish ·
Neither does Freeman. Kirby doesn’t graduate players.Hensou ·
So it’s ridiculous to mention his name since they wouldn’t hire him anyway. Isn’t he a GA grad inwhatsamataU ·
Then mention somebody else.NTHensou ·
Let’s hope it doesn’t take two ranked losses for him to kick it in gearLanceManion ·
I'm hoping he's not not worried about being everyone's nice guy.ELP ·
I think he inserted himself last year after the two losses, so I think he can do it.LanceManion ·
Fixing stuff after it happens is easy. Doing it before is why u get paidNTndphysics ·
It's sort of like his teams' game performance. They need a kick in the ass to get going.LanceManion ·
We play with no fire. That’s by design. It’s been like that forever. That’s coaching and attitude.ndphysics ·
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Name a college coach who does not have fans criticizing him like crazy.NT

Curly1918 8 replies View All
David Braun, Kalani Sitake, Kirby Smart, Cig.NTELP ·
I know some UGA fans. They are not pleased w losing at home to unranked stinky Auburn.NTmurph78 ·
Are those couple of fans happy about two titles in the last five years? ELP ·
I agree with your pointmurph78 ·
Kirby struggled for awhile. He was Kirby "not so Smart" down there for that time period.THEISMANCARR ·
Kirb went 8-5 his first year, after that his teams have been solid.ELP ·
That’s not fair. You named more than one.NTwhatsamataU ·
Bob ChesneyNThumbaba ·
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Dumb “continuous action” college rule allowed spike fumble

Hensou 9 replies View All
Are we putting this on Denbrock, Ash or Freeman?iairishcheeks ·
All of them w/ MF assuming most of the heat. He's a statue on the sidelines.ELP ·
I would like to see Freeman work the Refs a little more during the game.NTjray ·
He was caught on camera going off on one official very early in the game.Clem ·
None of the above. The refs were incompetent.Hensou ·
The refs were biased, the coaching and execution made it a problem.NTiairishcheeks ·
Very generous interpretation of the word "immediate".Clem ·
Considering the ball sat there not moving at all .............OklahomaIrishman ·
Agree. It’s a bad rule.Hensou ·
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Coach Purple Face "a name to watch" for the Maryland job.NT

faircatchcorby 7 replies View All
Eggplant may do it for the money, but Maryland & Rutgers will never compete/win in the Big10SteveM ·
I can see BK at BC, Rutgers, or Maryland. I think he can bring some Ws back to those programs.ELP ·
Maryland fired alum HC Ralph Friedgen for going 9-4, while keeping train-wreck Locksley. Go figure.NTSteveM ·
Would love to hear his fake Jersey accent at Rutgers.NTHensou ·
Have an idea what he'd model it after already...TakethetrainKnute ·
Will he dance with a Rutgers recruit?NTfaircatchcorby ·
In NJ someone might file charges for what he did…NTTakethetrainKnute ·
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Would Ash and Denbrock do better in the press box instead of on the sideline?

MarkHarman 6 replies View All
IMHO, ND has a Chris Ash problem. 0-3 vs Top 10 opponents. Miami, A&M, BYU.ELP ·
I have no data to back it upNDNEIL ·
I don’t think anything changes unless Marcus starts to demand changesNDWisconsin ·
Hear, hear!NTELP ·
Denbrock up in the press box, blindfolded with earplugs.SteveM ·
IMO, yes, but, but they may feel like a fish out of water. They may have help upstairsfaircatchcorby ·
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The frosh at TE at USC has 21 catches for over 200 yds, not quite as highly ranked as PremerNT

brian irish 5 replies View All
Have you seen him play or just reading stuff? He might be their best playerNTFrankx ·
Bowman was the #2 TE in the country but was #1 for most of his recruitmentNTRocketman84 ·
How good of an athlete is Ian Premer? Check his H.S. BB dunks!LinkIrishize ·
That's incredible. Play him now!NTMarkHarman ·
Throwing to the TE has to be hardwired into the QB progression sequence at practice.SteveM ·
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One loss is not a mortal sin, a lot of very good teams have 1 loss and some 2 right now.

THEISMANCARR 19 replies View All
Thize, I have always enjoyed your enthusiasm and positivity, especially when our guys,faircatchcorby ·
It's better to correct glaring problems after a close win than an unnecessary loss.ELP ·
That is very true.NTTHEISMANCARR ·
It's been so damned long...Zander ·
It is the annoying FACT that we have now lost to the 3 best teams on our scheduleD2 ·
Additionally, should this year’s team lose the two “big games” on the schedule it will provide…TakethetrainKnute ·
Re: It is the annoying FACT that we have now lost to the 3 best teams on our scheduleWoodstockIrish ·
Schedule was designed for success and those stiffs got a big red "F"humbaba ·
Depends on your schedule and the strength thereof. Two losses was a mortal sin against last year'sTakethetrainKnute ·
It's not the loss in the context of this season but in the broader context of play in big gamesoldirish ·
You are omitting two big top-10 winsMarkHarman ·
Re: You are omitting two big top-10 winsWoodstockIrish ·
Additionally, the entire slogan for '26 was "Leave No Doubt". In the first instance we ensured doubtNToldirish ·
Has been amended to..."Don't Let The Doubt Exceed Acceptable Levels!"NTTakethetrainKnute ·
Problem isnt a loss, its crap strength of schedule and a loss to one of the best teams on it.NTDiscoRick ·
It only matters what ND does. No one else matters. It's a big deal.ELP ·
Re: It only matters what ND does. No one else matters. It's a big deal.WoodstockIrish ·
Well...Navy may be more like the Poconos...TakethetrainKnute ·
"...and a loss to one of the best teams on it." From the suspect Big12NTSteveM ·