Notre Dame Football Message Board

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Was good to see Marcus in the Refs grill after the fake punt call - murph92675 - 6:20pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Fla & LSU tied going into the end of 3rd [NT] - whatsamataU - 6:17pm 11/16/24 (1) [View All]
- 20-13 Gators! - AlbanyIRISH - 6:27pm 11/16/24
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Ok guys, no let up.Like dumb penalties. [NT] - garryowen - 6:07pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Is our defense enough to slow down offenses like Oregon? [NT] - ndphysics - 5:56pm 11/16/24 (3) [View All]
- Yes - Ohio State scored 17 last year [NT] - murph92675 - 5:58pm 11/16/24
- I think so, especially if the d-line is healthy. That 41 is tough and the secondary is dang awesome [NT] - bakedogg - 5:58pm 11/16/24
- Hopefully we get the opportunity to find out. [NT] - Chrisb - 5:57pm 11/16/24
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Love is soooooo fast!!! [NT] - jray - 5:52pm 11/16/24 (1) [View All]
- So fast he doesn't even look fast. [NT] - Chrisb - 5:56pm 11/16/24
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Riley isn't a very good QB. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:48pm 11/16/24 (7) [View All]
- Serviceable at best. [NT] - Frank L - 5:57pm 11/16/24
- Playoff defense will expose this shit show offense for what it is. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 5:55pm 11/16/24
  - Our D may do some exposing as well. Our O though is mediocre. [NT] - Frank L - 6:03pm 11/16/24
    - Really hard to tell with most of these teams being so bad. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 6:24pm 11/16/24
  - Like Texas A&M did [NT] - McIrish - 6:03pm 11/16/24
    - We'll see. Had 13 pts late in 4th QT. 23 not exactly an explosion. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 6:23pm 11/16/24
- I assume u aren’t just realizing this. He isn’t very good at all [NT] - ndphysics - 5:55pm 11/16/24
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That was a lazy throw into double coverage..don't like that. [NT] - Chrisb - 5:48pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Riley, you are not that good to force that in. [NT] - garryowen - 5:47pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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And the injuries keep mounting… [NT] - Jerseymick - 5:42pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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EFFF the score. This is brutal to watch and - AranIsles - 5:29pm 11/16/24 (17) [View All]
- They ain’t lookin so big either. No one really looks elite this year. Our D is good. O not so much. [NT] - Frank L - 5:59pm 11/16/24
- I don`t know what ur looking at ACE, this team is dang good, players have an edge on D as well. [NT] - bakedogg - 5:56pm 11/16/24
- Post your resume at ND.com ass kicker [NT] - KWIRISH - 5:48pm 11/16/24
- Here come the Trolls. [NT] - Chrisb - 5:35pm 11/16/24
- Our D will keep us in any game [NT] - McIrish - 5:33pm 11/16/24
  - The ND offense will be the key. The defense is very good, but we can’t expect them to shut out teams - jray - 5:40pm 11/16/24
- Who are the “big boys” that worry you ? [NT] - murph92675 - 5:31pm 11/16/24
  - Football God. [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:56pm 11/16/24
  - Come playoff time anyone ranked better than us. [NT] - AranIsles - 5:33pm 11/16/24
    - Penn State, Indiana, BYU ? Really ? [NT] - murph92675 - 5:37pm 11/16/24
      - NOPE, ND blows all is these team up. [NT] - KWIRISH - 5:51pm 11/16/24
      - Saban said this morning that you need points to win playoff games. [NT] - ELP - 5:47pm 11/16/24
        Usually the team with more points wins [NT] - murph92675 - 5:48pm 11/16/24
        90% of the time [NT] - McIrish - 5:52pm 11/16/24
        Lmaooooo...you never disappoint! [NT] - Chrisb - 6:03pm 11/16/24
        
        You need points. Lots and lots of points. That was his point. [NT] - ELP - 5:55pm 11/16/24
        If you look back at the past NC teams, most of them won shootouts and they were playing against some - jray - 5:57pm 11/16/24
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When is the last time you saw two back to back 70+ yard TDs called back? [NT] - McIrish - 5:24pm 11/16/24 (3) [View All]
- Wild [NT] - Jerseymick - 5:42pm 11/16/24
- When was the last time we had a team, where we could kinda stink it up.. - Chrisb - 5:41pm 11/16/24
- Great observation. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before. [NT] - jray - 5:28pm 11/16/24
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Pour it on we need the style points [NT] - DonMiller - 5:17pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Love the response after the ACC arsehole officials called back the best fake punt play ever. [NT] - Frank L - 5:06pm 11/16/24 (5) [View All]
- Pissed em off. [NT] - DiscoRick - 5:08pm 11/16/24
  - Re: Pissed em off. [NT] - DiscoRick - 5:08pm 11/16/24
- It fired the team up! [NT] - jray - 5:07pm 11/16/24
  - Apparently, MF showed the refs the formation & numbering before the game & got the ok. - ELP - 5:34pm 11/16/24
    - Might have told them about the formation but doubt he covered uniform numbers [NT] - McIrish - 6:19pm 11/16/24
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Love that call for TD [NT] - ndphysics - 5:02pm 11/16/24 (2) [View All]
- Yeah, fooled the planet Earth on that one. [NT] - Chrisb - 5:05pm 11/16/24
  - That was like an Andy Reid play call. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:24pm 11/16/24
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This is the craziest first half of a ND football game. [NT] - jray - 5:00pm 11/16/24 (1) [View All]
- Even crazier at the end - ndunabomber - 5:12pm 11/16/24
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I didn't realize fecal matter could animate as NCAA refs. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:59pm 11/16/24 (1) [View All]
- Re: I didn't realize fecal matter could animate as NCAA refs. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:59pm 11/16/24
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Gee whiz-ACC officials and our sloppiness.Get me my Xanax! [NT] - garryowen - 4:57pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Harrison is a major upgrade from Greathouse as a slot receiver. Gamebreaker. [NT] - Irishize - 4:52pm 11/16/24 (1) [View All]
- This is the type of speed we’ve needed for a while. [NT] - jray - 5:02pm 11/16/24
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Leonard’s best throw [NT] - irish93 - 4:51pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Defensive holding on a run play? ...ACC refs do some weird shit. [NT] - Chrisb - 4:39pm 11/16/24 (4) [View All]
- ACC refs by far the worst every season. I watched Pitt/Clemson earlier. Horrible officiated game. [NT] - jray - 4:42pm 11/16/24
  - This wasn't even a call against us, it was against them...just weird. [NT] - Chrisb - 4:45pm 11/16/24
    - On defense, especially on running plays, you can’t grab an O lineman to prevent him from reaching - jray - 4:56pm 11/16/24
      - I know it can be, it's just rare o a quick hitter run play like that. [NT] - Chrisb - 5:08pm 11/16/24
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Watts gets credit for the recovery, but really nice play by Rod Heard causing it. [NT] - Chrisb - 4:38pm 11/16/24 (5) [View All]
- He led with his head. I was wondering if that could have been reviewed for targeting. - ndphysics - 4:39pm 11/16/24
  - That wasn't a targeting hit...dropped down to put face on football (perfectly) - Chrisb - 4:44pm 11/16/24
    - I only suggested it due the crown.it wasnt violent at all. Agree [NT] - ndphysics - 4:49pm 11/16/24
  - I thought he got lower than the ball carrier. [NT] - ghostwriter - 4:43pm 11/16/24
    - He did, that's exactly how you coach kids to tackle: get low, keep eyes up, put nose on the ball. [NT] - Chrisb - 4:49pm 11/16/24
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Once again a Freeman team playing down to our competition at home, on senior day no less. [NT] - garryowen - 4:36pm 11/16/24 (1) [View All]
- This didn't age well [NT] - MarkHarman - 5:16pm 11/16/24
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Typical senior day performance [NT] - 14nd - 4:32pm 11/16/24 (3) [View All]
- Too many distractions. [NT] - ghostwriter - 4:40pm 11/16/24
- Yep. Maybe our worst tradition and I am an alumni. Play the damn game [NT] - ndphysics - 4:36pm 11/16/24
  - What have been the final scores of our Senior day games over the past years? [NT] - ELP - 4:45pm 11/16/24
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Oof [NT] - Jerseymick - 4:29pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Nice having an elite defense when you get into games like this and the opponents Getting shut down [NT] - DonMiller - 4:21pm 11/16/24 (3) [View All]
- LMAO Clemson and UNC only scored 48 and 41 against this stout bunch [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 4:25pm 11/16/24
- Arn't we supposed to be? [NT] - garryowen - 4:23pm 11/16/24
  - Selectively physical. lol! [NT] - Chrisb - 4:26pm 11/16/24
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O line getting beat up today. [NT] - garryowen - 4:20pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Big game Brian down 7-0 in the swamp [NT] - DonMiller - 4:15pm 11/16/24 (1) [View All]
- Where are the shovels? - AranIsles - 4:32pm 11/16/24
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That was awful. Only 1st down in a penalty. 3 3 and outs. Ouch [NT] - ndphysics - 4:14pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Curious, do these refs know they are allowed to call holding on both teams? [NT] - Chrisb - 4:14pm 11/16/24 (4) [View All]
- We start playing poorly so it’s time to blame the refs? Wow [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 4:22pm 11/16/24
  - I'm not blaming the refs for our slow offensive start, the holds on us were valid.. - Chrisb - 4:25pm 11/16/24
    - Are you at the game? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 4:37pm 11/16/24
      - No...why, are you? [NT] - Chrisb - 4:41pm 11/16/24
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Why does the offense start slow every game? [NT] - 14nd - 4:13pm 11/16/24 (1) [View All]
- Baffling. We seem to take forever to get in a groove. [NT] - garryowen - 4:16pm 11/16/24
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Collins, catch the ball please. [NT] - garryowen - 4:09pm 11/16/24 (1) [View All]
- Agreed but would've been nullified by holding penalty [NT] - Jerseymick - 4:13pm 11/16/24
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Collins is weak. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:53pm 11/16/24 (2) [View All]
- No, Texas is weak - WoodstockIrish - 4:22pm 11/16/24
- A&M 11 weeks ago [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 3:57pm 11/16/24
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Play calling is awful UVA can't stop run and Denbrock thinks Leonard is Elway. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 3:52pm 11/16/24 (3) [View All]
- No shit. Run the damn ball. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 4:02pm 11/16/24
- Not running the ball consistently just baffles me. [NT] - garryowen - 3:57pm 11/16/24
- ND's passing game is so pedestrian. [NT] - ghostwriter - 3:54pm 11/16/24
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Aussy punter sighting. [NT] - Chrisb - 3:51pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Let's pour it on so backups and seniors can play. [NT] - garryowen - 3:40pm 11/16/24 (2) [View All]
- That would be nice. Right now just win out though is my mantra. [NT] - Frank L - 3:43pm 11/16/24
  - Right you are.Excellent point. [NT] - garryowen - 3:46pm 11/16/24
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Thanks, Chris! [NT] - Irishize - 3:34pm 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Tulane 35 Navy 0 - WoodstockIrish - 2:54pm 11/16/24 (3) [View All]
- Navy lost their starting QB [NT] - McIrish - 3:06pm 11/16/24
- Tulane is ranked. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:03pm 11/16/24
  - Jon Sumrall's 3 years as a HC (2 at Troy ... poor Troy) are impressive. If he keeps it up, doubt - lacan - 3:07pm 11/16/24
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Colorado having another good game so far. They appear to have a chance to make the playoff. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 2:19pm 11/16/24 (6) [View All]
- Colorado has super clear path to playoffs...win out and beat BYU in CCG. [NT] - Chrisb - 2:41pm 11/16/24
  - Yeah...not sure I'd want to have to play Colorado at this point. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 3:36pm 11/16/24
    - Wouldn't be my top choice. [NT] - Chrisb - 4:16pm 11/16/24
- And looks like Navy has really come crashing back down to reality [NT] - humbaba - 2:24pm 11/16/24
  - They aren’t good cept for taking knees out. Neither is Army, but we could still lose. [NT] - Frank L - 3:34pm 11/16/24
  - For sure. [NT] - ndphysics - 2:31pm 11/16/24
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Texas is a bunch of soft bitches. - AlbanyIRISH - 1:17pm 11/16/24 (10) [View All]
- Arkansas w the 3Q mo! [NT] - Jerseymick - 2:20pm 11/16/24
- I don't disagree...if we hosted them in Dec I'd feel pretty good about that... - Chrisb - 1:37pm 11/16/24
  - Texas won't even make the playoffs. - AlbanyIRISH - 2:20pm 11/16/24
    - Arkansas beating Texas would have been terrible..we would have had to listen to - Chrisb - 3:19pm 11/16/24
  - December 20th night game in South Bend. Would this game be a sell out? [NT] - ELP - 2:15pm 11/16/24
    - What else is there to do on a Friday night in South Bend? [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 2:21pm 11/16/24
      - Rocco's is where I'll be if this all shakes out. [NT] - Chrisb - 2:36pm 11/16/24
        I may make it out meself if it were to happen. My kid said he’ll drive. [NT] - Frank L - 3:37pm 11/16/24
        Where you driving from? We'll be running on fumes.. - Chrisb - 5:29pm 11/16/24
    - How would it not? [NT] - Chrisb - 2:17pm 11/16/24
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Notre Dame was never the problem, Brian Kelly was [LINK] - SteveM - 12:08pm 11/16/24 (7) [View All]
- "He was bad luck anyway." Even that Golden Retriever didn't like him! [NT] - irishslovak - 2:15pm 11/16/24
- Kelly was a good coach, just not a great one - cubsfanin16 - 12:32pm 11/16/24
- Both were the problem. ND was a shitshow when Jellytits took over and he did restore a measure of - Frank L - 12:28pm 11/16/24
  - I’m not a Kelly fan. I’ll give him credit for building back up the program to respectability as you - jray - 12:38pm 11/16/24
    - 100% This literally WAS his strength...he would probably make a GREAT AD. - Chrisb - 12:56pm 11/16/24
  - Notre Dame was part of the problem from multiple shit hires prior to him, but.. - Chrisb - 12:33pm 11/16/24
    - Re: Frank L, jray, Chrisb. Spot on, Kelly has always been and always will be about Kelly [NT] - SteveM - 12:42pm 11/16/24
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Notre Dame's path to the 6 seed - Chrisb - 11:45am 11/16/24 (8) [View All]
- Chris, love the effort but would it not have been easier to say, - faircatchcorby - 1:51pm 11/16/24
  - Actually, no...I don't think a 6 seed is that far fetched... - Chrisb - 2:16pm 11/16/24
- A&M should kick some Texas ass. - AlbanyIRISH - 1:30pm 11/16/24
  - You might be right...A&M even when shitty, is a tough out at home...I'd love to see A&M knock Texas - Chrisb - 1:45pm 11/16/24
- My head hurts [NT] - D2 - 1:29pm 11/16/24
  - Sorry, abridged version: ND wins out, 100% in, 90% 8 seed, 60% 7 seed, 25% 6 seed, 5% 5 seed. [NT] - Chrisb - 1:56pm 11/16/24
- Thank you I was putting together similar material, - Hibakusha - 12:15pm 11/16/24
  - Feel free to kick the tires..another thought, would committee be sneaky to avoid possibility of 3rd - Chrisb - 1:28pm 11/16/24
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Notre Dame Football Senior Day 2024 Hype Video [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 9:43am 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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NBC ND Doubleheader today: BB at 1 PM ET; FB at 3:30 ET. ☘️ [NT] - Irishize - 9:06am 11/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Frankie V's Predition: Will Notre Dame Football Continue to Roll On Senior Day? [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:43am 11/16/24 (7) [View All]
- Senior Day??? It's a f&@kin' joke in today's CFB environment with NIL, transfer portals, red-shirts - NEPA Irish - 10:30am 11/16/24
  - You’re not an alum are you it’s real obvious [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 11:15am 11/16/24
    - I am not "unfortunately" - I'm an Ivy-League snob. However, my son is an ND alum and I have been to - NEPA Irish - 11:36am 11/16/24
      - Good for you, congrats [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 4:24pm 11/16/24
- Holtz always hated that day. Parents crying, girl friends crying and players crying just prior to - whatsamataU - 8:37am 11/16/24
  - Nice tradition if the game doesn’t matter. Horrible idea if it does. - ndphysics - 9:32am 11/16/24
  - Holtz also had to face ranked teams on senior day. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:07am 11/16/24
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Ryan Roberts on Brian Kelly [LINK] - ndunabomber - 11:27pm 11/15/24 (9) [View All]
- .....something about a leopard not changing his spots???? [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:11am 11/16/24
- I was mistaken, I thought his offense was pretty darn good and his defense fought hard but to see - THEISMANCARR - 8:59am 11/16/24
- Pure greed drove Kelly to LSU. He stabbed ND in the back and disregarded his heritage. - Irishize - 8:05am 11/16/24
  - Kelly was always WYSIWYG, he never embraced the inspiring ND myth. He couldn't even fake it. [NT] - SteveM - 8:13am 11/16/24
    - 'ND myth'. Charter member of the board's Wet Blanket Brigade reveals his true colors. [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 8:40am 11/16/24
      - Blah, Blah, Blah... I bought into the Myth when I was 9 years old. Still do. [NT] - SteveM - 8:57am 11/16/24
- Not enough of ND was “right” about Kelly… - TakethetrainKnute - 7:58am 11/16/24
- what I found so surprising about Kelly was how little players improved while at ND. I’d like to see - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:00am 11/16/24
  - Agreed. Lack of player dev probably cost ND a ton of solid recruits. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 1:55pm 11/16/24
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More details on southern cal football being placed on probation yesterday [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 11:01pm 11/15/24 (5) [View All]
- Excuse me Don but can you look closely to see if that's a real tear in my eye? Thank you.... [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:20am 11/16/24
- We should fine schools for having too many inept teachers with tenure. Or can it be argued that - THEISMANCARR - 9:03am 11/16/24
- USC and Michigan are esteemed academic institutions but are scummy when it comes to football - Curly1918 - 6:11am 11/16/24
  - No shit, Sherlock [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 6:36am 11/16/24
    - lmao [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:20am 11/16/24
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BC QB Thomas Castellanos got benched, so he quit the team. College football 2024. [NT] - Irishize - 5:11pm 11/15/24 (6) [View All]
- Bill O'B is no nonsense guy. When he was at PSU he threw the Son of a Penn State all timer off of - irishslovak - 7:54pm 11/15/24
  - Love Bill O'Brien...unfortunately in today's "woke" world, his style is an anathema to these molly- - NEPA Irish - 10:37am 11/16/24
    - Unless he has a winning record. Tough to do at BC! [NT] - irishslovak - 2:11pm 11/16/24
- He would probably have regained the starting job - ndunabomber - 6:44pm 11/15/24
- That is amazing. What is with today's athlete? I remember Holtz benching Beuerlein during the 1986 - THEISMANCARR - 5:42pm 11/15/24
  - Al Davis tried to kill many good careers - ndunabomber - 6:38pm 11/15/24
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Fun stat I heard on a podcast: in the 7 games since NIU - iairishcheeks - 3:31pm 11/15/24 (4) [View All]
- Physics said it first, WOW. I don’t know if anyone has noticed the same thing or if it’s just me - Frankx - 6:17pm 11/15/24
  - Great point, we've also lost probably every first drives through these 7 games as well. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:42pm 11/15/24
    - And, the boyz are missing a first round NFL draft pick. I was super upset after the NIU loss and - Frankx - 7:12pm 11/15/24
- Wow. I don’t care how soft the schedule is. That’s impressive [NT] - ndphysics - 5:03pm 11/15/24
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Our rent-a-kicker from last year now to KC filling in for injured Butker [LINK] - jrdjr84 - 6:51pm 11/14/24 (3) [View All]
- he is NOT our "rent a kicker", he is our IRISH brother. we wish him the best! Just like Hartman. LFG [NT] - KWIRISH - 7:41am 11/15/24
  - Saw Hartman feeding Daniels a basketball in pre game warmup prior to the Redskins, excuse me, - THEISMANCARR - 10:33am 11/15/24
  - They’re mercenaries [NT] - holybull101 - 10:28am 11/15/24