Notre Dame Football Message Board

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Get him out of there [NT] - Dr Lou - 4:13pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
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Delay of game on Riley = inexcusable [NT] - Jerseymick - 4:10pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
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Do we have another punter? - NDWisconsin - 4:01pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
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Get him out. He’s not good ! [NT] - murph92675 - 3:58pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
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Looks like the boys got off the bus ready to go with some enthusiasm [NT] - ndphysics - 3:54pm 9/14/24 (2) [View All]
- Don’t they always and then [NT] - whatsamataU - 3:59pm 9/14/24
  - The defense is alive. Offense might be. But 3 and outs suck [NT] - ndphysics - 4:05pm 9/14/24
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Okay boys, let’s see if anyone on this team still wants to play football. - Frank L - 3:14pm 9/14/24 (5) [View All]
- I'm afraid of the "same old same old" game plan and execution. [NT] - ghostwriter - 3:35pm 9/14/24
  - Fair. It’s beyond old now. [NT] - Frank L - 3:39pm 9/14/24
  - The old let’s do what we didn’t do last week better routine [NT] - ndphysics - 3:39pm 9/14/24
    - Also fair. [NT] - Frank L - 3:40pm 9/14/24
- I am more worried about if our staff has properly prepared them [NT] - ndphysics - 3:27pm 9/14/24
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Is George Gipp's letter sweater at the Reagan Library or College Football Hall of Fame? - humbaba - 2:49pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
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Direct TV has returned so I am channel surfing like crazy. - ELP - 1:30pm 9/14/24 (2) [View All]
- Good thing we aren’t playing BC this year. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:44pm 9/14/24
  - "OR" maybe it would be better if we did...that's what led to us hiring Leahy. [NT] - Chrisb - 1:49pm 9/14/24
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Bubba's boys are down 17-7. [NT] - Irishize - 1:11pm 9/14/24 (3) [View All]
- 30-29 [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:40pm 9/14/24
- Love it. - AlbanyIRISH - 1:19pm 9/14/24
  - Re: Love it. - jakone - 3:03pm 9/14/24
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Talent is not lacking in this team. Youth perhaps but not lack of talent. - ndphysics - 12:57pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
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Beware Purdue. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:09pm 9/14/24 (14) [View All]
- Have you heard? SI predicts ND at 11-1 and CFP. Just FYI [NT] - LanceManion - 1:03pm 9/14/24
  - Yep first round at NIU [NT] - ndphysics - 2:36pm 9/14/24
  - I’ve heard it a couple of times today. [NT] - PaND - 1:18pm 9/14/24
    - Rumors swirling. LSU sure sucks [NT] - LanceManion - 1:39pm 9/14/24
      - Kelly will ruin them before he is done. [NT] - PaND - 1:54pm 9/14/24
        FSU also laying an egg [NT] - LanceManion - 2:09pm 9/14/24
- Why? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 12:52pm 9/14/24
- Interstate Rivalary and with NDs offense this can easily be an upset [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 12:30pm 9/14/24
  - After losing to NIU, Im not sure any loss can be called an upset [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 2:07pm 9/14/24
  - After losing to NIU, Im not sure any loss can upsetbe called an [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 2:07pm 9/14/24
- If they keep running Kelly’s shit offense, yes. [NT] - PaND - 12:13pm 9/14/24
  - Beware little sisters of the poor if our offense looks like last week [NT] - ndphysics - 12:24pm 9/14/24
    - You would have thought Kelly was back last week. - PaND - 12:30pm 9/14/24
      - It did look like it. Just play to win not hope to win. This just try and . - ndphysics - 12:55pm 9/14/24
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Does Purdue s bye week help, hurt or mean nothing for them? [NT] - DonMiller - 11:59am 9/14/24 (2) [View All]
- The transfer portal has been a quick game changer for down programs. [NT] - ELP - 2:56pm 9/14/24
- No. [NT] - PaND - 12:31pm 9/14/24
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Allay your fears, gents. SI predicts ND in the CFP at 11-1. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 10:00am 9/14/24 (10) [View All]
- Do you think posting twice will help get to 11-1 ? [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:05pm 9/14/24
  - What is it they say? Third time is a charm. - LanceManion - 12:58pm 9/14/24
    - Yeah, I think posting 3X erases the loss to NIU and has ND coasting to 12 - 0 record. [NT] - SteveM - 1:12pm 9/14/24
      - Well now that I know that! [NT] - LanceManion - 1:40pm 9/14/24
- In what year? With what HC? [NT] - Chrisb - 11:59am 9/14/24
- Save us all the embarrassment, please [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 10:57am 9/14/24
- So, you're saying there's still a chance? [NT] - Irishize - 10:53am 9/14/24
- RL is incapable of winning it all [NT] - holybull101 - 10:18am 9/14/24
  - This is very true. The coaches that are being paid - ColeyO - 10:42am 9/14/24
  - * [NT] - ColeyO - 10:41am 9/14/24
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Allay your fears, gents. SI predicts ND in the CFP at 11-1. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 10:00am 9/14/24 (4) [View All]
- After that disaster, what makes u think 11-1 is likely? [NT] - ndphysics - 12:56pm 9/14/24
- Perverse fear now: if 11-1 ND does make the playoffs, it will get pounded again as only a pretender. - SteveM - 10:18am 9/14/24
  - Were you saying that after the A&M win or are you just a slave to the moment? [NT] - Clem - 10:42am 9/14/24
- Deleted [NT] - nddad98 - 10:11am 9/14/24
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Frankie V's Prediction: Will Notre Dame Rebound from Crushing Loss? [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:47am 9/14/24 (2) [View All]
- This is a bad Purdue team picked last in the 18 team big ten [NT] - DonMiller - 9:00am 9/14/24
  - Picked by whom? - Clem - 10:46am 9/14/24
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What are you looking for tomorrow? What do you need to see to feel more confident about the - oldirish - 10:02pm 9/13/24 (25) [View All]
- Frankie made a great observation. Denbrock's playcalling against NIU made zero sense [NT] - MarkHarman - 10:40am 9/14/24
  - Denbrock channeled his inner Brian Kelly. - Clem - 11:00am 9/14/24
    - Especially when you have a mediocre to poor passer flinging it [NT] - ColeyO - 11:14am 9/14/24
- I think they left everything on the field vs TAM. They'll bounce back like they did v Marshall. - faircatchcorby - 8:38am 9/14/24
  - It keeps happening. NIU was not a one time deal. Bouncing back is not the solution IMHO. - ELP - 9:08am 9/14/24
- How many are really worried about today's game? Have fans lost confidence in MF? - ELP - 7:30am 9/14/24
  - No idea what to expect, so that worries me. I’d guess we win handily, but maybe not. No identity. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:13am 9/14/24
    - Re: No idea what to expect, Exactly. Line dropped from ND -13 to ND -7.5 [NT] - SteveM - 8:37am 9/14/24
- Effort, effort, focus and more effort. - Clem - 7:26am 9/14/24
- i have no confidence in the remainder of the season. we all know - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:19am 9/14/24
- i have no confidence in the remainder of the season. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:19am 9/14/24
- Competent QB play. Meaning someone plays worthy of being at a top 25 program and a scholarship - ndphysics - 6:06am 9/14/24
- Urgency, line play, coherent offensive game plan, downfield ball movement. - LanceManion - 5:28am 9/14/24
  - That all sounds great.. [LINK] - Chrisb - 9:28am 9/14/24
- Bourbon. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:05pm 9/13/24
  - Which kind? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 6:45am 9/14/24
    - Sweet! Blanton’s [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 3:13pm 9/14/24
    - Four Roses. [NT] - PaND - 8:21am 9/14/24
- I'm going to be looking for any leaks in the irrigation system and adding some driplines [NT] - humbaba - 10:53pm 9/13/24
- Looking to see how BC looks vs Missouri and how Wisconsin looks vs Bama. - Chrisb - 10:17pm 9/13/24
  - Not bad choices. Hopefully not more interesting... but possibly. [NT] - oldirish - 10:28pm 9/13/24
    - Watching K-State look better coached than us right now. [NT] - Chrisb - 10:40pm 9/13/24
      - And the 19 yr old K-State QB looked a lot better than Leonard. [NT] - SteveM - 7:38am 9/14/24
        That kid is good. [NT] - jray - 9:01am 9/14/24
- Notre Dame -8, and the Over. [NT] - conorlarkin - 10:15pm 9/13/24
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Poll: How many here who compulsively criticize Coach Freeman are alums? - Curly1918 - 8:28pm 9/13/24 (4) [View All]
- I’d say mine is more habitual than compulsive, but yes. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:29am 9/14/24
  - So it’s a habit that can be broken? - Curly1918 - 9:05am 9/14/24
    - I am an alum and the University will always do well, but the football team makes the national - THEISMANCARR - 1:36pm 9/14/24
- Re: Poll: How many here who compulsively criticize Coach Freeman are alums? - goirish1984 - 1:42am 9/14/24
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Upset Alert - FENWAY - 6:58pm 9/13/24 (0) [View All]
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Hugh Freeze is a real coach. Making the difficult but obvious decision to yank his struggling QB. [NT] - oldirish - 4:25pm 9/13/24 (6) [View All]
- didn't he lose to CAL ? [NT] - KWIRISH - 12:59pm 9/14/24
- didn't he lose to CAL ? [NT] - KWIRISH - 12:59pm 9/14/24
- Freeze probably shouldn't be the barometer for anything - Frankie V - 6:51am 9/14/24
  - Neither should Saban or Meyer for that matter, who many here seem to think - Clem - 8:13am 9/14/24
- Hugh probably tapped into his programs most important resource, - Clem - 5:33pm 9/13/24
  - Yep. Through prior experience he understands ignoring the obvious leads to one outcome: a new job. [NT] - oldirish - 7:47pm 9/13/24
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MF was a coach at Purdue during a horrible stretch of losing seasons. - Hensou - 1:12pm 9/13/24 (4) [View All]
- MF has added real excitement to the ND football program - humbaba - 4:19pm 9/13/24
- urban Meyer coacher under bob davie [NT] - brian irish - 2:10pm 9/13/24
  - Hired by Holtz, retained by Davie. [NT] - Chrisb - 3:18pm 9/13/24
    - Yep. One year under Holtz, four years under Davie. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:32pm 9/13/24
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“ Notre Dame Releases Marcus Freeman Under Armour Gear During Tough Week”, This ought to be [LINK] - whatsamataU - 10:12am 9/13/24 (8) [View All]
- You had me at “Notre Dame Releases Marcus Freeman” [NT] - Hensou - 6:09pm 9/13/24
  - Heh. That's all I read the first time I saw the post. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:17pm 9/13/24
- Waiting for the NIU coach to help him revise the designs...? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:27pm 9/13/24
- Frank V has been clamoring for this on his podcast for years :-) [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 3:09pm 9/13/24
  - He knows the shirts don’t come with muscles built in, yes? [NT] - LanceManion - 5:31am 9/14/24
- If he loses to the Boilers, he should donate it to the Salvation Army Thrift Stores. [NT] - Irishize - 1:55pm 9/13/24
- Wait until it's discounted. Johnnie O and Peter Millar stuff is nicer and comparably priced anyway. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:51am 9/13/24
  - May soon be "Under Water" Gear... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:01pm 9/13/24
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Running QBs, like Riley Leonard, are more vulnerable to injuries. Look at the Dolphin's Tua T. - Irishize - 9:19am 9/13/24 (13) [View All]
- You need a running QB at ND. No doubt about it. But, they need to be able to pass to compliment - tky21 - 9:05pm 9/13/24
- Why didn't he run last week - BornIrish - 3:06pm 9/13/24
  - He stopped running after he suffered the shoulder injury [NT] - ndunabomber - 9:54pm 9/13/24
- Defensive players are too fast, strong, and smart for almost any running QB - ndunabomber - 1:12pm 9/13/24
  - No chance of getting drafted [NT] - ColeyO - 9:33pm 9/13/24
    - Agreed - ndunabomber - 9:54pm 9/13/24
- Tuanigamanuolepola Donny Tagovailoa"s situation - Hensou - 11:49am 9/13/24
- He should retire - Nigel Tufnel - 9:41am 9/13/24
  - Agree. If he can stay on IR this year: take the $10M pro-rated signing bonus, $50M salary & retire. [NT] - SteveM - 12:33pm 9/13/24
- I wonder what the QB injury numbers were during the glory days of the Triple Option? [NT] - ELP - 9:21am 9/13/24
  - When Bear Bryant ran the wishbone at Bama, he would use one QB first half, another 2nd half [NT] - jrdjr84 - 1:03pm 9/13/24
  - When they had 110 players on the roster. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:30am 9/13/24
    - Regardless of roster size, there is only 1 starting QB. - SteveM - 10:02am 9/13/24
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This is the way you beat Purdue. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 9:00am 9/13/24 (10) [View All]
- Wait until you see Purdue’s RB Mocobee [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 3:12pm 9/13/24
- We could only hope [NT] - ndphysics - 11:48am 9/13/24
- Run the ball and quit acting like Leonard is Tom Brady [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 10:10am 9/13/24
  - Purdue will stack the run and dare us to throw. Play action wouldn't hurt. [NT] - Hensou - 10:24am 9/13/24
    - You have to be able to hit a receiver with the football [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 11:04am 9/13/24
      - And they have to be able to catch it when it hits them in the hands. - Hensou - 11:16am 9/13/24
- Like a drum... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:42am 9/13/24
- Damn what a great run----even better with Tony calling it. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:31am 9/13/24
- Great run with the late great Tony Roberts on the call. Does it get even better? [NT] - ELP - 9:19am 9/13/24
  - That truly was one of the greatest, in fact based on pure power and ability to keep your balance - THEISMANCARR - 11:44am 9/13/24
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Long sustained drives — the common denominator of all great Notre Dame teams. - conorlarkin - 9:01pm 9/12/24 (13) [View All]
- Like Rocket versus UM? Rice versus USC? Pennick versus USC? [NT] - Hensou - 8:58am 9/13/24
  - At least have the decency to post one of those beauties!!!! [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:33am 9/13/24
    - Here's TWO. Not exactly long sustained drives. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 9:49am 9/13/24
- Integrating Tight End into the passing game: the common denominator of all great Notre Dame teams [NT] - SteveM - 8:35am 9/13/24
- AND the forward pass [NT] - LanceManion - 7:27am 9/13/24
- It would help if u can convert on 2nd and 3rd and short - ndphysics - 6:08am 9/13/24
- The line has to be able to do it and they are young . Our great runs this year have been due to - THEISMANCARR - 1:48am 9/13/24
- Move the chains. The #1 priority for a QB. Can you lead the team to do this consistently? [NT] - oldirish - 10:55pm 9/12/24
  - Conversions on third downs by having the defense having to protect against both the run and pass. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:57am 9/13/24
- against top 10 teams, not the MAC [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:51pm 9/12/24
  - Disagree. Long sustained drives is how Notre Dame smothers the minnows. [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:58pm 9/12/24
- That was the game 15 years ago, you need a QB that can make every throw now [NT] - holybull101 - 9:20pm 9/12/24
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These guys need to adopt the Lions' approach. Nobody's job is safe. - DiscoRick - 6:58pm 9/12/24 (0) [View All]
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The heat is on ND.. If they lose Saturday - they will be barbecued by the national media. Win Guys!! [NT] - irishslovak - 6:40pm 9/12/24 (9) [View All]
- Right now, even if ND goes 11-1, they are viewed as a Cincinnati or TCU level playoff contender [NT] - SteveM - 10:05am 9/13/24
  - Beat a highly ranked USC on national tv Thanksgiving weekend and nobody will care about NIU. - Curly1918 - 10:45am 9/13/24
- They're already are barbecued by the national media...we've all seen - NEPA Irish - 6:53pm 9/12/24
  - They'll be flipped to the other side and burned to a crisp? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:43am 9/13/24
- Short of seeing significant offensive improvement we will not learn - ndphysics - 6:50pm 9/12/24
  - I hear ya. Freeman is only in year 3. Holtz won a natty in year 3 but he had NUMEROUS wins under his - faircatchcorby - 9:37am 9/13/24
    - Right! This is why ND should *never* hire coaches w/o experience 😕 [NT] - Kevirish01 - 10:07am 9/13/24
  - Re: Short of seeing significant offensive improvement we will not learn [NT] - irishslovak - 11:05pm 9/12/24
    - Agree... Let's hope for significant improvement! [NT] - irishslovak - 11:06pm 9/12/24
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Is Stanford too snobby to play in the new PAC conference? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 6:26pm 9/12/24 (0) [View All]
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At ND why does it always take an injury to force a coach to the right QB decision? [NT] - oldirish - 2:45pm 9/12/24 (17) [View All]
- I call it divine intervention. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:38am 9/13/24
- I don't think I've ever seen you make a positive comment regarding ND football. [NT] - michiganirish - 5:05pm 9/12/24
  - I'm about as hopefully optimistic as most and I don't see a lot to be positive about now. I really - THEISMANCARR - 2:35am 9/13/24
    - Great summary. [NT] - oldirish - 7:39am 9/13/24
  - Selective reading. A lot like TDS for 70% of America. [NT] [LINK] - oldirish - 9:08pm 9/12/24
    - I have found your posts very informative and objective, oldirish [NT] - bobdrake - 9:00am 9/13/24
      - Thanks Bobdrake! [NT] - oldirish - 4:27pm 9/13/24
- Guys drawing a 7-figure salary aren't accustomed to thinking they're wrong [NT] - jrdjr84 - 3:12pm 9/12/24
  - ...and that includes some very young players now... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:47pm 9/12/24
- It didn't for Kelly regarding Book. Freeman would be smart to have Angeli prepared for entry by the - THEISMANCARR - 2:49pm 9/12/24
  - The media shamed Kelly into Book over Wimbush. The prior Spring, Book drastically outperformed - oldirish - 2:53pm 9/12/24
    - Book has always been drastically undervalued [NT] - ColeyO - 8:23pm 9/12/24
      - Yep. [NT] - oldirish - 10:57pm 9/12/24
    - a strong arm does not = accurate.MF and Kelly before him fall in love with one skill,forget - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:32pm 9/12/24
      - Very true. You have to find the right balance. There are only a few truly special ones that have it - oldirish - 7:40am 9/13/24
    - You may be right, I did not realize that Book drastically outperformed him in the Spring. Isn't it - THEISMANCARR - 3:05pm 9/12/24
      - Very true. The intangibles matter most. [NT] - oldirish - 9:07pm 9/12/24
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Disappointment Never Ends - FENWAY - 2:37pm 9/12/24 (5) [View All]
- Plant Mums Like a Champion [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 8:26am 9/13/24
  - What though the mums..... [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:40am 9/13/24
    - I don't approve of Mum jokes... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:05pm 9/13/24
- You forget fencing. [NT] - irish93 - 2:52pm 9/12/24
  - Yeah right, like those programs everybody nationally is going to care about as much. Maybe some - THEISMANCARR - 3:08pm 9/12/24
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Marcus Freeman updates Notre Dame’s quarterback situation ahead of Purdue, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 2:31pm 9/12/24 (5) [View All]
- ‘His decision making this week has been good and has made some good throws’ - ndphysics - 5:02pm 9/12/24
  - Coaching accolades 101. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:16pm 9/12/24
  - This^^^^^ [NT] - ColeyO - 5:24pm 9/12/24
- Saw on another site, SA also working with first team [NT] - irishone - 3:55pm 9/12/24
  - He and Carr both as opposition QB’s. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:13pm 9/12/24
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Kelly mostly restored a home field advantage. Freeman has lost it. [NT] - irish93 - 12:56pm 9/12/24 (14) [View All]
- Freeman has brought more flash and at the same time has reversed a lot of the positives Kelly did. [NT] - oldirish - 2:47pm 9/12/24
- I'll add a few more, with the risk of being flamed. - NDQuebec - 1:35pm 9/12/24
  - 1. is not true. See Golson and Wimbush. Coan was also an example. Pyne was better. [NT] - oldirish - 2:46pm 9/12/24
    - No he wasn’t. I sat through the Stanford game. He sucked - Frank L - 8:31pm 9/13/24
    - Wasn't Wimbush replaced by Book rather early? And I - NDQuebec - 3:23pm 9/12/24
      - No. Book beat out Wimbush in the Spring going into 2017. Wimbush got the start anyway. - oldirish - 10:58pm 9/12/24
  - More than anything, we are dealing with some bad growing pains of a first time HC. I didn't think - jray - 2:29pm 9/12/24
    - So far MF's recruiting classes are almost exactly inline with Kelly's. More talent has played - oldirish - 2:49pm 9/12/24
  - Kelly, for all of his faults, was/is an experienced HC. That gave him the ability to limit damage - TakethetrainKnute - 2:18pm 9/12/24
    - This is why it was so frustrating hearing people say we needed to get away from this type of hire - Chrisb - 2:30pm 9/12/24
      - Kelly was a good choice at the time and WAS the right guy to bring the program back to a certain... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:13pm 9/12/24
        Fully agree, but my main point is a resume with college HC experience is the right kind of hire.. - Chrisb - 3:37pm 9/12/24
        No argument here... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:45pm 9/12/24
  - He is more than likely laughing all the way to the bank. [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:14pm 9/12/24
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MF has the "balls" to say publicly that his players (probably including himself) believed the ND.... - NEPA Irish - 12:45pm 9/12/24 (8) [View All]
- I think he has an issue with protecting the players rather than possibly going down the tubes - THEISMANCARR - 2:36pm 9/12/24
- He lived "Marshall". That he did not learn from it is the crux of a serious problem...seemingly - TakethetrainKnute - 2:24pm 9/12/24
  - As long as he is the boss he has a chance to get better over the two years he probably will get, - THEISMANCARR - 2:48pm 9/12/24
    - I doubt he'll get better, if he stays two years from now - cubsfanin16 - 5:14pm 9/12/24
    - I generally agree. - TakethetrainKnute - 3:33pm 9/12/24
- MF is the boss. Suggestions only to the boss. The boss may or may not listen. - ELP - 1:43pm 9/12/24
- is he listening to anyone other than the analytics kid next to him? I find it hard to believe - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:14pm 9/12/24
- No "balls". To the media, MF says it was ALL on him. Then he tells the players what's what offline. - SteveM - 12:54pm 9/12/24
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Should harsh criticisms of our players and recruits be allowed since they are now professionals? [NT] - Hensou - 12:39pm 9/12/24 (3) [View All]
- Hard to view them this way, but guys like Hartman and Leonard are 1 semester & done contractors. - SteveM - 12:50pm 9/12/24
- Are all of them? RL has a million dollar deal, don’t know if everyone is getting something [NT] - holybull101 - 12:42pm 9/12/24
  - Isn’t he sharing his bucks with the O line. Guilt by association… [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:44pm 9/12/24
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My MSU neighbor told me Burress is looking at or they are after him again. [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:29pm 9/12/24 (0) [View All]
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Before the Box Score: Stats To Watch as Notre Dame Travels to Purdue [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 10:56am 9/12/24 (1) [View All]
- Targets to / Completions by the Tight Ends. ND is Tight End U. for a Reason. [NT] - SteveM - 11:34am 9/12/24
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Is Jordan Faison back for the Purdue game? [NT] - Hensou - 9:14am 9/12/24 (2) [View All]
- Supposed to be [NT] - McIrish - 11:54am 9/12/24
- Does it matter? It’s in RL’s NIL contract he isn’t allowed/able to pass more than 10 yards [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 11:19am 9/12/24
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The OFFICIAL Thursday Notre Dame - Purdue prediction thread!!! - AlbanyIRISH - 7:14am 9/12/24 (41) [View All]
- Notre Dame 32- Purdue 17 [NT] - buddydusty - 3:34pm 9/14/24
- ND 38 Purwho 14 [NT] - Tongal - 2:34pm 9/14/24
- Purdue 31 - ND 17. (Includes 2 Pick 6s from RL.) [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 2:07pm 9/14/24
- Boilermaker 24- Irish Car Bomb 10 [NT] - billybaroo - 1:32pm 9/14/24
- Purdue 21 ND 20 [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 12:29pm 9/14/24
- .. [NT] - Law_Dogg - 8:11am 9/14/24
- Irish 34 - Purdue 17 [NT] - Law_Dogg - 7:53am 9/14/24
- Irish 24 Boilermakers 10 [NT] - FinnMcCool - 11:54pm 9/13/24
- ND 22, Purdue 16. (Would be ND 38, Purdue 10 if Angeli/Carr play the whole game) [NT] - MarkHarman - 3:02pm 9/13/24
- ND 24 Purdue 20 [NT] - nddad98 - 11:01am 9/13/24
- ND 30 Purdue 17 [NT] - ND521 - 1:42am 9/13/24
- Purdue 20 ND 17 [NT] - NDFan66 - 8:28pm 9/12/24
- ND 55 Purdue 10 [NT] - skiptomylou - 6:17pm 9/12/24
- Purdue 17 ND 13 [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:35pm 9/12/24
- ND 30 Pee-yoo 20 [NT] - jrdjr84 - 3:32pm 9/12/24
- ND 31 PU 21. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 3:10pm 9/12/24
- ND 41 - Purdue 14 [NT] - lacan - 2:36pm 9/12/24
- ND 28 Purdue 14 [NT] - NDQuebec - 1:38pm 9/12/24
- ND 31 Purdue 10. [NT] - Frank L - 12:39pm 9/12/24
- 34 - 17 [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:35pm 9/12/24
- ND 45 PU 13 [NT] - Clem - 12:34pm 9/12/24
- ND 17 - 13 [NT] - holybull101 - 11:08am 9/12/24
- ND 20 - PU 13 [NT] - wrdomerson - 11:01am 9/12/24
- ND 3 Purdue 0 [NT] - murph92675 - 11:01am 9/12/24
- ND 24 - Purdont drum drum 20 [NT] - captaincoyle - 10:47am 9/12/24
- Boilermakers 27 Fakers 10 [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 10:29am 9/12/24
- Northern Indiana 27 West Lafayette 17 [NT] - irishone - 9:41am 9/12/24
- ND 30 Tempest In A Teapot 14 [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:22am 9/12/24
- Ramblers 23 Boilers 16 [NT] - Hensou - 9:20am 9/12/24
- ND 27 PU 13 [NT] - Curly1918 - 9:18am 9/12/24
- ND 48 - PU 23 [NT] - bobdrake - 9:10am 9/12/24
- ND 16 - PU 19 [NT] - murph78 - 9:01am 9/12/24
- ND 28 Purdue 13 [NT] - michiganirish - 9:01am 9/12/24
- ND 49 Purdue 17 [NT] - LanceManion - 8:40am 9/12/24
  - I love your optimism. I'll try to channel it on Saturday. [NT] - Curly1918 - 11:07am 9/12/24
    - The 17 may be too generous to Pursue. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:14pm 9/12/24
- ND 20 - pu 23 OT [NT] - ghostwriter - 8:32am 9/12/24
- ND 27 Purdue 13 [NT] - jray - 7:57am 9/12/24
- Irish 20 Purdue 23 [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:15am 9/12/24
  - ND 24 Purdue 17. [NT] - Irishize - 7:34am 9/12/24
    - Re: ND 27 Purdue 17. [NT] - FL_rish - 2:06pm 9/12/24
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Nobody's right if everybody's wrong - Leahy - 7:59pm 9/11/24 (33) [View All]
- booing and f-bombs are forever unacceptable. - und67 - 4:34pm 9/12/24
- I dunno but, there's something happening here. But what it is ain't exactly clear [NT] - NDQuebec - 1:44pm 9/12/24
  - Paranoia strikes deep - Into your life it will creep - It starts when you're always afraid [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:23pm 9/12/24
    - Step out of line, the Freeman come and take you away [NT] - NDQuebec - 4:05pm 9/12/24
- I don't blame the kids at all for the loss. I blame Freeman 100%. - murph92675 - 11:10am 9/12/24
  - I blame MF for paying RL 1million to play like Tommy Rees [NT] - holybull101 - 11:38am 9/12/24
- I wd have preferred a, "this s%^t aint happening on my watch again", cogitation!!!! [NT] - brian irish - 11:05am 9/12/24
- I have never booed the team, however - wrdomerson - 10:53am 9/12/24
  - Already said I have never and wouldn't boo the team, no matter what. Also said I understand - Frank L - 11:48am 9/13/24
    - I don't think I would either, just stunned, silent disappointment. [NT] - wrdomerson - 1:02pm 9/13/24
- Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men - oldirish - 9:51am 9/12/24
- Sports betting may exacerbate the booing. [NT] - Hensou - 8:16am 9/12/24
  - Real time gambling, in game prop betting, acknowledged paid athletes on the field...? - TakethetrainKnute - 8:52am 9/12/24
    - Dream school, goosebumps, the idealism of Rudy--those things are fading fast. [NT] - Irishize - 9:40am 9/12/24
    - Is cell phone coverage in stadium any better these days? [NT] - Hensou - 9:03am 9/12/24
      - I had no problem texting & receiving texts inside the stadium Saturday. [NT] - ELP - 9:34am 9/12/24
        Short texts consisting of four-letter words tend to go out more easily... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:54am 9/12/24
        LOL. That is true. My phone was blowing up like I had anything to do w/ it. [NT] - ELP - 9:55am 9/12/24
      - DK. Haven't been yet this year. Verizon is offering satellite texting though... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:22am 9/12/24
- You have 80k fans in that stadium. Some booed. Some did not. - ELP - 8:07am 9/12/24
- The players are paid. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:18am 9/12/24
- Was at the game. I heard no F bombs at the players. A small number of jackasses booed... [NT] - irishslovak - 11:28pm 9/11/24
  - I was there for '08 @USC when we failed to pick up a first down for the first 3 quarters - Chrisb - 12:35am 9/12/24
  - Have been to many Iggles, Phillies & Sixers games. If you want to hear booing come to Philly! [NT] - irishslovak - 11:36pm 9/11/24
    - You got that..was at the Phillies game on 8/28 (vs the Astros).... - NEPA Irish - 6:50am 9/12/24
    - Uhm, yeah. Like I said, real student athletes shouldn’t be booed. These portal and NIL princes are - Frank L - 11:39pm 9/11/24
- The ones that are amateurs I agree with. Million dollar portal or recruited guys should quit whining - Frank L - 11:19pm 9/11/24
- Paid professionals better perform or they can get torn a new one - humbaba - 10:56pm 9/11/24
- For the guy getting paid 1 million bucks I don’t feel too bad, but for the student athlete I do - LanceManion - 8:38pm 9/11/24
- I would hope all of the players understand that a verbal small group of fans is not indicative - michiganirish - 8:32pm 9/11/24
- A sports reporters comment in the SBT - "Definition of insanity, Notre Dame football". [NT] - ghostwriter - 8:32pm 9/11/24
- wait until they start working and their boss tells them they suck. booing does seem excessive and F - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:25pm 9/11/24
  - This wasn't the first time there was booing at the stadium. - ELP - 10:55pm 9/11/24
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any word on how minchey has looked in practice? [NT] - brian irish - 6:38pm 9/11/24 (3) [View All]
- best arm but a little careless. guessing MF is not high on him. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 6:39pm 9/11/24
  - Careless? How about that 2nd and 1 pass last week ? [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 8:23pm 9/11/24
    - Ouch [NT] - ColeyO - 8:34pm 9/11/24
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Northern Illinois Coach Offered Insights to Freeman [LINK] - captaincoyle - 5:46pm 9/11/24 (19) [View All]
- If you're friendly...this needs to be done on the complete DL. Freeman had the more talented team - TakethetrainKnute - 10:48am 9/12/24
  - THIS. Making this public calls into question the motivation. Not helpful to Freeman. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:03pm 9/12/24
    - 100% This was self promotion...I bet his resume will include 'Mentored Notre Dame's Head Coach.. - Chrisb - 12:51pm 9/12/24
- Can we trade coaches? - AlbanyIRISH - 7:22am 9/12/24
  - Careful with that one. One of the reasons ND hired Willingham is because he beat Davie 3 out of... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:50am 9/12/24
  - NIU clearly outcoached MF [NT] - bobdrake - 9:18am 9/12/24
- I applaud Freeman for this - MarkHarman - 7:36pm 9/11/24
  - It's an admirable quality that he's humble enough to do that...it would be more admirable - Chrisb - 8:48pm 9/11/24
  - Maybe it will open his eyes to pursuing another job b/c this one ain’t it [NT] - LanceManion - 8:06pm 9/11/24
    - Do you mean like not a HC at all, or just not here (at least at this point in his development)? [NT] - Chrisb - 8:53pm 9/11/24
- I feel bad for Freeman. That’s humiliating on many levels. - LanceManion - 6:47pm 9/11/24
  - He didn't ask, Hammond offered [NT] - McIrish - 8:51pm 9/11/24
    - Hammock. And it isn’t cool, it sucks. - murph78 - 9:33pm 9/11/24
    - My mistake. That makes it less pathetic. This isn’t a freshman called up to varsity for a game. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:03pm 9/11/24
    - That's so much worse. [NT] - Chrisb - 8:57pm 9/11/24
      - Obviously. How can someone not understand that it's much worse? [NT] - MAS - 3:14pm 9/12/24
  - MF, the staff, and players all humiliated themselves. None of them can be trusted right now. - ELP - 7:11pm 9/11/24
  - It never hurts to get feedback that might help you. I am as frustrated as anyone but - THEISMANCARR - 7:02pm 9/11/24
- We’re at such a terrible place, ND coach should be helping them with their preparation [NT] - DonMiller - 5:58pm 9/11/24
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When was the last time the offense was this unproductive? Where every drive seems like 3 & 8. [NT] - oldirish - 4:33pm 9/11/24 (3) [View All]
- I forgot the year, but it brings back memories of Gary Godsey. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 5:34pm 9/11/24
- The Rees/Hendrix era seemed pretty bad...I remember the bowl game against Rutgers, the defense - holybull101 - 5:32pm 9/11/24
- I'll take @USC in '08 or @ NC State in '16 for $500 Alex. [NT] - Chrisb - 4:58pm 9/11/24
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I want to see a lot of Jeremiyah Love against Purdue - NDWisconsin - 4:09pm 9/11/24 (5) [View All]
- Let’s just hope we don’t see too much Mockobee.. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 5:33pm 9/11/24
- JL is awesome but I think J price is a better pure rb. IMHO. [NT] - brian irish - 4:27pm 9/11/24
  - Price is excellent and can cut on a dime, but Love is better and a definite future NFLer. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 5:29pm 9/11/24
  - 100%...I prefer looking at them as different players instead - Chrisb - 5:03pm 9/11/24
  - I sort of agree. It would be nice to see them on the field at the same time. For all of Parker's - oldirish - 4:29pm 9/11/24
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will Leanord be on a short leash sat.? What does MF do if they go 3 and out twice to start? - brian irish - 3:07pm 9/11/24 (7) [View All]
- MF probably doesn't want to implicitly admit that he screwed up by wiring $1,000,000 NIL to Leonard. [NT] - SteveM - 5:58pm 9/11/24
- Doubtful Leonard is gone unless he tosses a pick 6 early. [NT] - Hensou - 3:34pm 9/11/24
  - I dunno man, I like his running but his passing was meh before the injury..if that second Int - Chrisb - 4:04pm 9/11/24
    - You may be absolutely correct . It’s a mess. [NT] - Hensou - 7:17pm 9/11/24
    - sort of like Buchner [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 6:05pm 9/11/24
      - No Buchner would have been knocked out for the season in game 1. [NT] - Chrisb - 8:36pm 9/11/24
    - So was it a shoulder injury as I suspected after the tough first drive? He did throw a long out - THEISMANCARR - 5:32pm 9/11/24
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Lack of Play action in the offensive scheme… [LINK] - whatsamataU - 2:36pm 9/11/24 (1) [View All]
- U know what’s worse, putting 3rd and 4ths string RBs only on pass plays - ndphysics - 3:25pm 9/11/24
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MF fit - ndinga - 2:04pm 9/11/24 (14) [View All]
- It’s obvious to have any degree of success u need prior experience at ND Weis Davie Faust etc….. [NT] - DonMiller - 5:41pm 9/11/24
- ND took an outrageous gamble and lost -- plain and simple - humbaba - 3:15pm 9/11/24
  - They don’t want to spend the bucks and want complete control. MF’s buyout is only around $4 M. [NT] - whatsamataU - 7:08pm 9/11/24
  - it . must be by design, I as a rank amateur could hire - cubsfanin16 - 3:59pm 9/11/24
  - Your list of our losing coaches makes me wonder if ND can attract an "established" big time coach? - Curly1918 - 3:50pm 9/11/24
    - Re: Your list of our losing coaches makes me wonder if ND can attract an "established" big time coach? - edtaliaf - 5:08pm 9/11/24
  - The difference is Pete Bevacqua. He's nobody's fool. [NT] - Hensou - 3:17pm 9/11/24
- My beef is the game was there for the winning - sweetbobbyg - 3:07pm 9/11/24
- Kelly lost numerous times to worse teams [NT] - MarkHarman - 2:19pm 9/11/24
  - I'm no Kelly fan (as you should know) but his record vs shit teams was superb. - Chrisb - 9:12pm 9/11/24
  - Re: Kelly lost numerous times to worse teams [LINK] - lacan - 3:31pm 9/11/24
  - Last week was far worse than any other loss under Kelly [NT] - irish93 - 2:38pm 9/11/24
    - NIU might be better than people think. - Hensou - 3:02pm 9/11/24
- Need a QB whisperer, the only way ND is going to win a NC is with the best QB in CFB [NT] - holybull101 - 2:09pm 9/11/24
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Can anyone name a successful team that - ColeyO - 11:57am 9/11/24 (12) [View All]
- Louisville, Lamar Jackson. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:19pm 9/11/24
- Not since the '90s, but back in the day: Tommie Frazier. Scott Frost. Tony Rice. JC Watts. Holieway. [NT] - jrdjr84 - 3:11pm 9/11/24
  - Excellent, all option QBs from 20/30 yr - ColeyO - 4:31pm 9/11/24
- Ian Book at ND? [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 2:16pm 9/11/24
  - Good call, but IMO Book was better passer [NT] - ColeyO - 2:18pm 9/11/24
- Denard Robinson at Michigan. Tebow. [NT] - MAS - 1:33pm 9/11/24
- Maybe Michael Vick at VT? - irish93 - 12:22pm 9/11/24
  - Please, Michael Vick was good at everything. He and Steve Young were the two best athletes ever to - THEISMANCARR - 5:40pm 9/11/24
  - Good call, but I was hopeing for current QB [NT] - ColeyO - 12:52pm 9/11/24
  - Michael Vick had a cannon... - SteveM - 12:37pm 9/11/24
  - Texas with Vince Young, but they had lots of talent everywhere else [NT] - holybull101 - 12:35pm 9/11/24
    - And Vince was on a level or two above RL as a runner [NT] - ndinga - 1:57pm 9/11/24
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Technical Question: - irishone - 10:19am 9/11/24 (7) [View All]
- Could be a lot of things. Which browser are you using? [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 2:18pm 9/11/24
- Try a different network from on you use for laptop. [NT] - Sjnd5359 - 2:03pm 9/11/24
- What is the error you are getting? - wrdomerson - 11:49am 9/11/24
  - No error message. The progress bar(?) never goes - irishone - 3:04pm 9/11/24
    - Have you tried a different browser? - wrdomerson - 3:26pm 9/11/24
- Get an iPhone 16 Pro Max for $1200...is Apple's recommendation... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:44am 9/11/24
  - He may want to go ahead and get the Macbook Pro M3 as well for $2500, just to be safe. - Clem - 11:33am 9/11/24
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After some thought (insert insult here, ChrisB), the problem is Leonard is not the right fit - MarkHarman - 9:50am 9/11/24 (7) [View All]
- After some thought (dipshit, how long until you start pushing Freeman 2.0?) - Chrisb - 3:16pm 9/11/24
- While I agree, this wasn't unforeseeable in Nov & Dec 2023. Which compounds the stupidity of - oldirish - 11:45am 9/11/24
- Agree [NT] - ColeyO - 10:26am 9/11/24
- Perhaps, the problem is MF is not the right fit - bobdrake - 10:10am 9/11/24
  - right now that is the one and only problem that matters - arnie - 2:31pm 9/11/24
  - He's made some bad moves, no doubt about it [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:15pm 9/11/24
    - He's made plenty of bad moves, but go ahead and keep on fighting the good fight. [NT] - Chrisb - 3:38pm 9/11/24