Notre Dame Football Message Board

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How is it that Irish played 2 horrific games to 2 ranked teams & kept both close to the end? - ELP - 12:19pm 9/14/25 (2) [View All]
- We had them on the ropes early with the blocked punt and in 3rd and long until that poorly tackled - THEISMANCARR - 3:32pm 9/15/25
- Muscle Milk and Gorp. [NT] - mtthawk1 - 12:28pm 9/14/25
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Love is a good back. But no need for the SaySay Barkley hurdling. He ain't him YET! [NT] - irishslovak - 12:18pm 9/14/25 (6) [View All]
- It seems Love is a marked man by the defense - D2 - 2:32pm 9/14/25
  - Sorry that is wrong. Love has to be a running back and he and Price will be NFL players and maybe - THEISMANCARR - 3:34pm 9/15/25
- Both Price & Love demonstrated Saquon style skills last year... - SteveM - 12:35pm 9/14/25
  - Re: Both Price & Love. . . . - abalamma - 2:08pm 9/14/25
  - Both are very explosive. [NT] - jray - 12:42pm 9/14/25
- What about Charles Barkley? [NT] - mtthawk1 - 12:29pm 9/14/25
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Kiss My Ash - IrishFD - 12:07pm 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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What SEC ref has the guts to call that last TD hold with Greg Sankey in the stands. Job security [NT] - salbam - 11:19am 9/14/25 (3) [View All]
- ND never should have been in that position - NDNEIL - 12:32pm 9/14/25
  - That is exactly why against quality opposition the reffing has to be perfect. Shuler was attempting - THEISMANCARR - 3:37pm 9/15/25
- Very true. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:07pm 9/14/25
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What SEC ref has the guts to call that last TD hold with Greg Sankey in the stands. Job security [NT] - salbam - 10:48am 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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DB Play... - SteveM - 10:06am 9/14/25 (6) [View All]
- Their QB completed less than 50 % of his passes with pretty much no - MuskyTommy - 10:24am 9/14/25
  - The lack of pass rush in back to back games is very concerning. ND D was supposed to be loaded. - jray - 12:55pm 9/14/25
    - Not saying DB play was great by any means but if they put a few hits on him back - MuskyTommy - 1:36pm 9/14/25
    - The confusion is internet message board chatter vs. reality. ND hasn't been loaded at DL in decades - oldirish - 1:16pm 9/14/25
  - Over 20 yds a catch. [NT] - salbam - 10:45am 9/14/25
    - No pressure, zone defense, poor tackling - AlbanyIRISH - 11:51am 9/14/25
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On O: Love, Price, Carr, Raridon and Fields all had respectable games. - LanceManion - 9:53am 9/14/25 (14) [View All]
- faison pitched in admirably, too. [NT] - und67 - 10:30am 9/14/25
- And Raridon may be developing into a prototypical ND Tight End U. player. [NT] - SteveM - 10:23am 9/14/25
  - After getting excoriotaed by some on this - ColeyO - 11:40am 9/14/25
    - I never said he was a washout but until yesterday he dropped too many passes. I hope he stays - THEISMANCARR - 3:39pm 9/15/25
    - He is. He's also the only person Carr seems to look at. It's alarming he's not finding Greathouse [NT] - oldirish - 1:18pm 9/14/25
- CJ will be a pretty good QB by Thanksgiving - AlbanyIRISH - 9:59am 9/14/25
  - Unfortunately, looks like a rebuilding year, goal s/b to win out - LanceManion - 10:04am 9/14/25
    - 2 “good” losses early in the season is not fatal in the current system. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 12:05pm 9/14/25
- Carr is the real deal. Coaching needs to be better. [NT] - NDWisconsin - 9:58am 9/14/25
  - I think he has the best arm since Brady Quinn (Better than Clausen) [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 12:02pm 9/14/25
    - He is more accurate than Brady was but not as accurate as Clausen was, yet. But he is way more - THEISMANCARR - 3:48pm 9/15/25
  - Improvement from game 1 to 2 was noticeable and rookie screwups were minimal [NT] - LanceManion - 10:05am 9/14/25
    - I kind expected a few mistakes with him, but he is every bit the player he was made out to be - NDWisconsin - 10:10am 9/14/25
      - Agree on both Rudolph and Wildcat. O doesn’t seem broken. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:19am 9/14/25
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Maybe the Press previously asked this question to MF, but I would love to hear his response to -- - NEPA Irish - 9:21am 9/14/25 (5) [View All]
- The best leaders put their people in positions to succeed - NDWisconsin - 9:55am 9/14/25
- I would disagree that the "core" of the defense is back. - D2 - 9:52am 9/14/25
  - Don’t disagree with your point. Would we have seen a similar product if Golden was still here? - LanceManion - 9:57am 9/14/25
    - Golden was also a part of the "core" of the defense. - D2 - 10:26am 9/14/25
      - I agree. Double whammy of sorts with Golden leaving & personnel issues. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:22am 9/14/25
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I’ve never understood the defensive scheme of no pressure on QB and leave receivers wide open. [NT] - salbam - 9:20am 9/14/25 (1) [View All]
- I can’t think of a single championship team that ran that scheme [NT] - LanceManion - 9:22am 9/14/25
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Ash is a major letdown but Freeman should get a lot of blame. - NDQuebec - 9:16am 9/14/25 (5) [View All]
- I sense Freeman is "Head Coach" in name only - clements2 - 10:07am 9/14/25
  - Hey Bud, it's good to see you around these parts. - mtthawk1 - 11:11am 9/14/25
    - Thanks bud. [NT] - clements2 - 1:46pm 9/14/25
- There's a lot of pre-snap confusion on D. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:56am 9/14/25
- If D failed to execute the scheme they’ve practiced for 2 weeks, why wd something else fare better? - LanceManion - 9:39am 9/14/25
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To rephrase a quote from Mark Twain for many, “I am an old man and have known a great many - whatsamataU - 8:56am 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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John Gruden would be very interested in this ND job [NT] - IrishFanFD - 8:47am 9/14/25 (7) [View All]
- You're not a very good provocateur. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:08pm 9/14/25
- How about Wayne Fontes? Wade Phillips? Jason Garrett? [NT] - mtthawk1 - 9:34am 9/14/25
- This must be trolling [NT] - NY3 - 9:21am 9/14/25
- The only guys that were successful at both the collegian & NFL levels were Jimmy Johnson &..... - NEPA Irish - 8:57am 9/14/25
  - Technically Barry Switzer won a SB and 3 CFB championships. [NT] - salbam - 11:23am 9/14/25
- Ugh. - TakethetrainKnute - 8:53am 9/14/25
- stop [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:49am 9/14/25
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Hinish was tackled on the TD play - spiff72nd - 8:35am 9/14/25 (4) [View All]
- Horrible non call - OCIrish - 10:32am 9/14/25
  - 100% agreed on both [NT] - KWIRISH - 4:37pm 9/14/25
- And the targeting call was BS - guess what? ND lost and won’t do anything about it. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:53am 9/14/25
- Yep. Right in the middle where it should have been seen by a ref. Would have been 4th and goal - MuskyTommy - 8:40am 9/14/25
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The line driven program mantra needs to die. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:24am 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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Fair to say the defense is in a deep Ash hole right now? - MarkHarman - 7:49am 9/14/25 (2) [View All]
- In his heart, MF has to know he made a mistake hiring Ash. [NT] - garryowen - 8:32am 9/14/25
- Takes a special kind of coaching talent to take what was one of the best in the country - Clem - 7:57am 9/14/25
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Freeman Points to Execution, But Chris Ash's Defense is the Real Problem [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 7:29am 9/14/25 (11) [View All]
- The coaching vs execution “debate” only happens when you have bad coaching [NT] - LanceManion - 9:20am 9/14/25
- Partly, but we all should know that losing X Watts comes with a price. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:38am 9/14/25
- MF will own this hire - AlbanyIRISH - 8:21am 9/14/25
- Can’t figure out what Freeman saw in Ash to offer him. Unless he’s really not running the show. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:09am 9/14/25
  - Re: Can’t figure out what Freeman saw in Ash to offer him. Unless he’s really not running the show. - IrishBier - 8:19am 9/14/25
    - And then there is the O scheme… [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:56am 9/14/25
- MF can protect Ash all he wants, but the eyes say that D is a mess. Too many returning players - Clem - 7:49am 9/14/25
- Dismissal is warranted. Execution seems a little harsh… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:45am 9/14/25
  - Coach McCay, how do you feel about your team's execution? "I'm in favor of it!" [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:22am 9/14/25
  - You getting soft? [NT] - Clem - 7:46am 9/14/25
- The players aren't even executing bad game planning. It's coaching. It's technique. It's execution. [NT] - ELP - 7:33am 9/14/25
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Carr can really play and freeman has the look back. How could this - ndphysics - 6:56am 9/14/25 (4) [View All]
- what look is that? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:02am 9/14/25
  - The deer in the headlight lost look…helpless look [NT] - ndphysics - 7:08am 9/14/25
    - Not yet the look of the “ what’s that on the edge of the road ?” [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:15am 9/14/25
    - MF is on top of the blame pyramid. His team. His players. His staff. - ELP - 7:28am 9/14/25
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By the Numbers: Notre Dame Stumbles to 0–2 After 41-40 Loss to Texas A&M [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:37am 9/14/25 (7) [View All]
- Fixed the headline [NT] - Frankie V - 11:20am 9/14/25
- 31-24 loss? Did I watch the wrong game? [NT] - MuskyTommy - 7:15am 9/14/25
  - Fake news? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:25am 9/14/25
    - It was getting late with a planned early morning. Nobody will notice. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:36am 9/14/25
    - Here's the numbers. Irish D has given up 68 points in two games. [NT] - ELP - 7:31am 9/14/25
      - Fix the Defense and this team could and should be better than last years - WoodstockIrish - 12:11pm 9/14/25
      - Wish that one wasn’t real. Sadly…it is. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:43am 9/14/25
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Notre Dame's Defense Fails Again as Freeman Points to Execution Issues [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:27am 9/14/25 (4) [View All]
- Wow. Is the players coach blaming the players? [NT] - ndphysics - 6:59am 9/14/25
  - Does everybody still want our coach? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:31am 9/14/25
    - I do. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:09pm 9/14/25
    - Those folks have faded into the bushes like Homer Simpson! [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:31am 9/14/25
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Why Do We Care So Much? - Irishize - 5:59am 9/14/25 (1) [View All]
- I feel the same way. To me, this is on our coaching staff 100%. Maybe I am - ndphysics - 6:51am 9/14/25
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That last drive I felt like I’d seen that movie a hundred times. [NT] - salbam - 5:26am 9/14/25 (2) [View All]
- Once we Missed that extra point u knew it was coming [NT] - ndphysics - 6:52am 9/14/25
  - It was coming whether we hit the PAT or not. How confident was anyone going into OT? I wasn't. [NT] - ELP - 7:38am 9/14/25
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That DC is sad, but that secondary is the SHITS! They couldn`t jam that TE with an end at the LOS? [NT] - bakedogg - 1:43am 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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This is even more confusing now after seeing the defense… - kgirish - 12:58am 9/14/25 (1) [View All]
- Maybe they were concerned that he'd hit the portal if not named [NT] - JarHead4ND - 3:51am 9/14/25
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Running against A&M proves Denbrock had his head up his arse v Miami. - NDblues - 12:49am 9/14/25 (13) [View All]
- The O and D coordinators are fully to blame for this shitshow. - clements2 - 12:57am 9/14/25
  - Can u imagine we hired Ash instead of Mickens? I get try no experience - ndphysics - 7:18am 9/14/25
  - Greater demonstration of coaching incompetence today: ND or TN? [NT] - LanceManion - 1:08am 9/14/25
    - Didn't see much of the TN game - clements2 - 1:14am 9/14/25
      - It’s a hard call. One monolithic blunder versus a consistent underperformance w/similar outcome. - LanceManion - 1:19am 9/14/25
        I haven't gotten over the Miami game. - clements2 - 1:25am 9/14/25
        Freeman just used up all his good will in 120 mins of footballl. I feel for him but - LanceManion - 1:28am 9/14/25
        Had really hoped last year was the sign he turned a corner. He hasn’t… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:49am 9/14/25
        
        100%. This is all on the coaches. And he is the head coach, so… [NT] - ndphysics - 6:53am 9/14/25
        
        completely agree. - clements2 - 1:37am 9/14/25
    - Yes [NT] - humbaba - 1:13am 9/14/25
  - If both coordinators suck that’s not the coordinator’s fault… [NT] - kgirish - 12:59am 9/14/25
    - I'll break it down even further for you... - clements2 - 1:03am 9/14/25
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I’ll say it again - Ash is in way over his head. And a few of you owe me an apology. [NT] - jimbasil - 12:43am 9/14/25 (9) [View All]
- The last time I saw 41 points against ND was Nov 10, 1993 [NT] - JarHead4ND - 3:33am 9/14/25
- He used his Mulligan w/Miami & had 2 weeks to prepare. He’s trash. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:56am 9/14/25
  - Good point [NT] - humbaba - 1:05am 9/14/25
- Ash sucks [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:50am 9/14/25
  - The defense looked like Ash… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:29am 9/14/25
- He sucks. I just saw that ND now only has an 8% chance to make the playoffs. Basically have to run - jray - 12:47am 9/14/25
  - This isn't a playoff team. Ash has destroyed the defense that Golden bult. [NT] - notalegacy - 12:53am 9/14/25
    - Faster than humanly imaginable [NT] - ndphysics - 6:54am 9/14/25
- He sucks. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:44am 9/14/25
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Do you think when Carr walked away from the center and clapped his hands that was to be a trick play - ghostwriter - 12:41am 9/14/25 (2) [View All]
- Our center thought it was! [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:40am 9/14/25
- Maybe, we tricked ourselves. No way our unimaginative OC comes up with that [NT] - ndphysics - 7:02am 9/14/25
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Guys, finished my Jamesons, off to bed. [NT] - garryowen - 12:39am 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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How do other power programs stay strong year-to-year while we're all over the map? [NT] - humbaba - 12:35am 9/14/25 (5) [View All]
- They don’t replace their top coordinators w/ incompetents [NT] - IrishChristopher - 12:25pm 9/24/25
- Re: How do other power programs stay strong year-to-year while we're all over the map? - IrishBier - 8:23am 9/14/25
- Better coaches? Recruiting? - notalegacy - 12:38am 9/14/25
- They do not tolerate incompetence. [NT] - garryowen - 12:38am 9/14/25
  - Strong & responsive head coach. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:39am 9/14/25
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When are the reporters going to quit fawning over Freeman and sk him hard questions? [NT] - garryowen - 12:27am 9/14/25 (1) [View All]
- Very good question. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:41am 9/14/25
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That was the most points ND has given up since the Michigan game in 2019. [NT] - jray - 12:25am 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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Captain Obvious: Al Golden would not have given up 41 - MarkHarman - 12:25am 9/14/25 (3) [View All]
- The problem is Ash.Fire him now, and let Freeman take over the defense. [NT] - garryowen - 12:33am 9/14/25
  - Agreed. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:33am 9/14/25
- Why stop sending another rusher when it's working? And keep playing zone when it's not? [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:27am 9/14/25
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So maybe we need to hold the ball to protect our defense, not our QB. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:24am 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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The thing that pissed me off the most, Buchner on the sideline giggling like a school girl... - Chrisb - 12:23am 9/14/25 (2) [View All]
- Oh stop. Seriously you must be a complete loser. - NY3 - 9:25am 9/14/25
  - If you don't realize there is a VAST ocean of different sideline demeanors in between - Chrisb - 9:46am 9/14/25
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We have now lost three in a row row, and cannot defend our home turf. [NT] - garryowen - 12:22am 9/14/25 (1) [View All]
- For the 2nd time in Marcus’ tenure. - NDWisconsin - 12:38am 9/14/25
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Why the hell were we killing time at the end of the game when we hadn't stopped them all day? - DiscoRick - 12:21am 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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Why use SEC refs vs SEC Teams? They literally pay them. [NT] - salbam - 12:18am 9/14/25 (0) [View All]
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Hinish was held; the call on Shuler was trash - OCIrish - 12:15am 9/14/25 (1) [View All]
- Obvious hold on TD not called. Pathetic [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:21am 9/14/25
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ND Freeman Mantra, if it works do it once. If it doesn't run it till it does [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:12am 9/14/25 (1) [View All]
- Oh and tackle like a cheerleader. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:13am 9/14/25
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Hey, at least there were 11 guys on the field for the game winning TD [NT] - Slacker - 12:07am 9/14/25 (3) [View All]
- And not one stepped up to make a play. [NT] - garryowen - 12:11am 9/14/25
  - We can't trust this defense to actually win any games. [NT] - ELP - 12:13am 9/14/25
  - They tackled one of them so he had no chance [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 12:13am 9/14/25
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Freeman needs a come to Jesus meeting with his staff. [NT] - garryowen - 12:05am 9/14/25 (9) [View All]
- The pressure is off, so he should focus on developing Carr & looking for a quality DC [NT] - LanceManion - 12:12am 9/14/25
  - Carr can be great. Isn’t Freenan supposed to know Defense? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:34am 9/14/25
  - Good points. [NT] - garryowen - 12:14am 9/14/25
  - ..... [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:14am 9/14/25
    - Re: Yep, Ash should just be fired. And like next week. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:14am 9/14/25
- Developmental year. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:11am 9/14/25
- The painful part is that we had thought we'd turned some kind of corner after last year - humbaba - 12:07am 9/14/25
  - There are no corners. The maze rearranges itself every year with the portal. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:29am 9/14/25
- Why the season is over [NT] - Slacker - 12:05am 9/14/25
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While last year was a great season, it was just that, a great season. You are what your record says - jray - 12:04am 9/14/25 (4) [View All]
- A&M was slow last year at WR. So they went out and bought a track team. Miami bought a WWE O&D line. [NT] - irishslovak - 12:13am 9/14/25
  - You called it when you said we would miss Golden. ND better pony up money for a great DC. [NT] - jray - 12:18am 9/14/25
- Agreed, cannot imagine what he was thinking when he hired Ash. [NT] - garryowen - 12:08am 9/14/25
- It took 2 games to realize this team is not good & they aren't even close to being good. [NT] - ELP - 12:07am 9/14/25
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Ash is Gary darnell..a blast from the past [NT] - beefy78 - 12:04am 9/14/25 (1) [View All]
- Dick Jauron. The game has passed this defense style by. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:16am 9/14/25
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Why is some tough guy who hides behind a keyboard and tells kids to themselves on this board? - murph78 - 12:02am 9/14/25 (1) [View All]
- His posts have been removed. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:27am 9/14/25
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Irony is Buckner missed the wide open guy by 3 yards [NT] - beefy78 - 12:02am 9/14/25 (3) [View All]
- He's getting better. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:29am 9/14/25
- That was my feeling too. Make the throw its an 8 point game we may have won ! [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 12:10am 9/14/25
- Yep, the dude was open. Still can’t believe the defense gave up so many points. [NT] - jray - 12:10am 9/14/25
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NDNation is complaining about Denbrock… - kgirish - 12:01am 9/14/25 (5) [View All]
- He wasn't great, but this was not his fault [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:17am 9/14/25
  - Ash, yeah back to high school. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:18am 9/14/25
- The defense has regressed. [NT] - jray - 12:17am 9/14/25
- There was some dumb shit such as the wildcat, but secondary problem (literally & figuratively) [NT] - LanceManion - 12:02am 9/14/25
  - But it worked when it mattered and his offense scored 40. 40. 40 points. - kgirish - 12:46am 9/14/25
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Ash is the new VanGorder! Minus the cool ‘stache [NT] - DakIrish - 11:59pm 9/13/25 (1) [View All]
- Baer trap [NT] - Slacker - 12:00am 9/14/25
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The ND team of old is back! Way too many issues with this team which also encompass Freeman. [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:58pm 9/13/25 (5) [View All]
- Been a while since we flushed a season by game 2 [NT] - LanceManion - 12:03am 9/14/25
- The long march in the desert continues [NT] - humbaba - 12:01am 9/14/25
- Freeman is a figure head - he needs top tier assistants not retreads [NT] - LanceManion - 12:01am 9/14/25
- Is Freeman a one hit wonder? Seems like it. [NT] - garryowen - 11:59pm 9/13/25
  - Looks and smells like it. [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:03am 9/14/25
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Can ND just schedule a cupcake or two to start the season from here on out? - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 11:55pm 9/13/25 (5) [View All]
- Yeah, they may end up having scheduled back to back top 10 teams to start the season. - volgairish - 12:17am 9/14/25
- Stupid scheduling for sure [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 12:11am 9/14/25
- They already did this season, Miami and TAM won’t sniff the playoffs [NT] - Slacker - 11:56pm 9/13/25