Notre Dame Football Message Board

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What Though the Odds: Notre Dame Football Betting Info for Week 3 [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 9:41am 9/11/24 (2) [View All]
- Current line (Wed AM) ND: -10. Surprised? [NT] - SteveM - 10:07am 9/11/24
  - Re: Current line (Wed AM) ND: -10. Surprised? - ThePaleHorseman - 1:09pm 9/11/24
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THIS is why we must crush Purdont!! [LINK] - LanceManion - 9:05am 9/11/24 (0) [View All]
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if the reports an injured RL is going to get the start Saturday after a horrendous performance last - WestCoastIrishFan - 6:52am 9/11/24 (6) [View All]
- Cripple him so you HAVE to play a backup the rest of the season. Devilishly clever. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:18am 9/11/24
- Freeman is an OSU meathead. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:04am 9/11/24
  - one of worst coaching decisions ever [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 12:25pm 9/11/24
- 40 yards? That’s being generous. I would be happy with 15 yards. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 7:53am 9/11/24
- This message was delivered in the Spring when they handed him the job without a competition. [NT] - oldirish - 7:21am 9/11/24
  - This is one of the reasons I question whether MF is the right fit. [NT] - bobdrake - 10:14am 9/11/24
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How long of a leash will Riley have on Saturday? [NT] - garryowen - 9:25pm 9/10/24 (5) [View All]
- All I know is I don't want to wait until after two losses to make a change. If Riley has a hard time - THEISMANCARR - 7:39pm 9/11/24
- 120 Yards [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 9:29pm 9/10/24
  - Pulling RL after the game isn't going to help the O.....jus sayin. [NT] - Clem - 5:53am 9/11/24
  - * [NT] - ColeyO - 10:35pm 9/10/24
  - Total ? Sounds right [NT] - ColeyO - 10:25pm 9/10/24
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I've supported Driskell many times over. His latest blog on RL was trash. He seems frustrated bc he - oldirish - 9:20pm 9/10/24 (13) [View All]
- He's an idiot blogger [NT] - holybull101 - 11:37pm 9/10/24
- Which of his previous games did you watch that showed you he was so bad as a passer? - wrdomerson - 10:14pm 9/10/24
  - A couple to a few in 2023 including ND and 1 or 2 in 2022. The entire lead up to the ND match up in - oldirish - 11:05pm 9/10/24
    - Perfect summary, he couldn't pass then,and he can't pass now. His - ColeyO - 11:47am 9/11/24
    - * [NT] - ColeyO - 11:47am 9/11/24
    - I'm not trying to argue with you and say he is some kind of prolific passer - wrdomerson - 9:17am 9/11/24
      - The problem with your analysis - MarkHarman - 9:56am 9/11/24
        Rees managed it against Stanford 6 games into the season - wrdomerson - 11:04am 9/11/24
        The offense was the sole problem - MarkHarman - 12:18pm 9/11/24
        The bottom line is they gave up almost 200 yards rushing with NIU star RB missing much of 2nd half. - Chrisb - 3:42pm 9/11/24
        
        The offense was the biggest problem, not the sole problem - wrdomerson - 12:54pm 9/11/24
- Well said. [NT] - tky21 - 10:05pm 9/10/24
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Faulty iPads are the reason ND list to NIU [NT] [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 7:30pm 9/10/24 (10) [View All]
- Cell reception has always been abysmal on game days at ND - D2 - 10:00am 9/11/24
- Life’s a glitch. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:03pm 9/10/24
  - Clever… because it’s increasingly true. Wait till our O plan is run by AI. [NT] - Curly1918 - 7:38am 9/11/24
    - Allen Iverson? The players really won't have to worry about practice... - TakethetrainKnute - 8:29am 9/11/24
- They could have Ninja stared the iPads at their RBs knees if they weren't working - Chrisb - 8:04pm 9/10/24
- Re: Faulty iPads are the reason ND list to NIU - Ray Green - 7:58pm 9/10/24
- Link not working for me [NT] - wrdomerson - 7:49pm 9/10/24
  - The irony is not lost on us. Just the game.. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:12pm 9/10/24
  - Try this one [NT] [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 8:55pm 9/10/24
    - Thanks, that worked [NT] - wrdomerson - 9:36pm 9/10/24
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For anyone who ever wants to question who was in charge of the offense when Kelly was here...go to [LINK] - Chrisb - 7:13pm 9/10/24 (0) [View All]
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MF doesn't need a fight speech for Purdue. We are the laughingstock of college football . - Hensou - 3:41pm 9/10/24 (14) [View All]
- Apparently, according to the guys at IB, the team didn't even practice last Thursday. - ELP - 6:11pm 9/10/24
  - Agree this is bad, but one question re his 'disrespect' for NIU - murph78 - 7:03pm 9/10/24
    - I do believe that was his intent, Delivered poorly... Doesn't much matter now... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:34am 9/11/24
    - Well, it didn't sound good no matter & it even sounds worse after the loss. [NT] - ELP - 7:08pm 9/10/24
  - It’s IB, it’s probably not true [NT] - holybull101 - 6:34pm 9/10/24
    - The guys at Irish Illustrated made reference to it also. [NT] - ELP - 6:41pm 9/10/24
- All I know is that I haven't felt this horrible about a loss since Rocket's punt return for a TD - jray - 4:27pm 9/10/24
  - To this point MFs longest win streak is 5...10 straight would be quite the achievement. - Chrisb - 8:19pm 9/10/24
    - If his ceiling is 5 game win streaks, he needs to be replaced. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:01am 9/11/24
      - For comparison, Harbaugh had these win streaks leading up to ""title"" season.. - Chrisb - 8:50am 9/11/24
  - I was in a state of depression for over a week. One of the most unbelievable plays I ever saw. [NT] - MAS - 6:28pm 9/10/24
  - 1964 USC, both BC losses after huge wins, 4th & nine USC, 13 men OSU game, Marshall - ELP - 6:25pm 9/10/24
  - Stanford 1990 is probably the closest comparison - ndunabomber - 5:47pm 9/10/24
  - With Leonard at QB, they can lose any game [NT] - holybull101 - 5:39pm 9/10/24
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Report: Notre Dame's Riley Leonard Has Shoulder Injury, Expected to Play vs. Purdue. [LINK] - whatsamataU - 2:09pm 9/10/24 (21) [View All]
- But can he operate an iPad? [NT] - jrdjr84 - 3:15pm 9/11/24
- If Angeli plays, he will do well. [NT] - tky21 - 10:37pm 9/10/24
- Let's see, why don't we play an injured (mediocre so far) QB instead of next man up QB. [NT] - ghostwriter - 8:28pm 9/10/24
  - Start w/ half a QB (RL). Playing him injured means you have one quarter of a QB. Real smart. [NT] - oldirish - 8:59pm 9/10/24
- If they can’t run him (and they didn’t after he got hurt), then he isn’t close to our best QB. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:04pm 9/10/24
  - Spot on - ndunabomber - 12:52am 9/11/24
- My hunch is that he won't start, or if he does, only for a series or two. [NT] - NDQuebec - 6:20pm 9/10/24
- It's a dumb decision to start Leonard. That type of injury doesn't get better by playing. - Hensou - 2:54pm 9/10/24
  - Your first sentence says it all. BTW, It's a perfect excuse to sit him [NT] - ColeyO - 3:08pm 9/10/24
    - Exactly. You can sit him w/o looking like we're in panic mode. - ELP - 6:23pm 9/10/24
  - * [NT] - Hensou - 2:54pm 9/10/24
- Good info, thx for posting. Feel better? [NT] - Clem - 2:29pm 9/10/24
- It’s a pre-excuse for Purdue. [NT] - PaND - 2:26pm 9/10/24
  - No. It is damning of decision to keep him in 2nd half again UNItards. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:05pm 9/10/24
  - For pulling him? [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:43pm 9/10/24
  - Leonard is damaged goods. Time for a change. [NT] - Irishize - 2:28pm 9/10/24
  - How ugly do things get if they lose to Purdue. - DiscoRick - 2:27pm 9/10/24
    - They won't. They might even go on a mini-winning streak - humbaba - 2:33pm 9/10/24
      - Will win a few until we get thumped by someone later. USC perhaps [NT] - ndphysics - 4:23pm 9/10/24
    - They will get very ugly but nothing will change. [NT] - PaND - 2:29pm 9/10/24
      - Well, hopefully the AD isnt just a figurehead for the administration. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:35pm 9/10/24
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At what point do we start to get better, consistently? [NT] - DonMiller - 1:44pm 9/10/24 (15) [View All]
- When they hire a HC with a history of legitimate success elsewhere??? [NT] - ndinga - 2:08pm 9/11/24
- When ND starts playing wide receivers that actually scare the opponent - fedman - 6:16pm 9/10/24
  - And there aren’t any recruits like that next year. That cannot be a coincidence [NT] - ndphysics - 7:26pm 9/10/24
- When we develop an offense that can do what it wants to no matter who the opponent. - ndphysics - 4:25pm 9/10/24
- It's the consistency that we have to work on, since we currently have none. - humbaba - 2:29pm 9/10/24
  - Being a Dcoord seems to be a large step away from head coach. - DiscoRick - 2:38pm 9/10/24
- You need a quality QB to work with, so when Carr starts to play - holybull101 - 1:52pm 9/10/24
  - What has Carr shown that makes you think that? [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:57pm 9/10/24
    - Exactly, Carr is an unknown. So is the rest of the QB room. - DiscoRick - 2:22pm 9/10/24
      - Angelli looked good in his only start, so there is that. I always thought - ColeyO - 3:11pm 9/10/24
        I need to see more of that to be convinced. I also question - ndphysics - 4:27pm 9/10/24
        He can't do it from sidelines. U really think Leonard - ColeyO - 6:15pm 9/10/24
        We both are likely right. I want to see minchey or Carr but that won’t happen [NT] - ndphysics - 7:27pm 9/10/24
        
        He's not good enough - holybull101 - 5:37pm 9/10/24
        Yeah, that's why it has to be Carr. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:41pm 9/10/24
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After 2 games, ND offense ranks 110th in pts/game (18.5) and 130th in pass efficiency. Ouch. [NT] - jray - 1:38pm 9/10/24 (5) [View All]
- And the defense that gave up almost 400 yds to NIU is doing stuff like this: [LINK] - lacan - 2:20pm 9/10/24
  - I'm not too worried about a bad defensive play here and there. - NDQuebec - 6:13pm 9/10/24
    - its not a bad defensive play with this D, they stink - cubsfanin16 - 6:50pm 9/10/24
      - It's an exaggeration to say they stink after the # of points they have given up in the last 2 games. [NT] - NDQuebec - 7:53pm 9/10/24
  - That's ugly [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:25pm 9/10/24
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Matchups: Notre Dame Heads to Purdue in Early Must-Win Contest [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 12:58pm 9/10/24 (0) [View All]
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MF in not running the team any more than Biden is running the couuntry - Both are simply drifting! [NT] - ccb - 12:55pm 9/10/24 (2) [View All]
- I don't think it's nearly that bad. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:54pm 9/10/24
- Obama is secretly running the ND football team, too. [NT] - Irishize - 1:12pm 9/10/24
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Steve Sarkisian warns Texas to avoid Notre Dame's fate [LINK] - bobdrake - 9:44am 9/10/24 (10) [View All]
- It is called Notre Dame’ng - NDWisconsin - 10:49am 9/10/24
  - We have mastered it. Someone in clinical psychology at ND can do their thesis - ndphysics - 11:21am 9/10/24
- Drunk has 2 blue chip QBs at the top of his chart, he’ll be fine [NT] - holybull101 - 10:35am 9/10/24
- Wise man. Sucks to be living Notre Dame's fate... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:18am 9/10/24
- Then don’t hire Marcus Freeman, whatever they do. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:58am 9/10/24
  - No program of any standing would have hired Freeman, - cubsfanin16 - 11:56am 9/10/24
    - Yet I saw so many on here chirping that he was not just the right choice, but the ONLY choice.. - Chrisb - 9:06am 9/11/24
    - Yeah it reeked of desperation. And short term planning. - DiscoRick - 2:33pm 9/10/24
      - 100% what it looked like. Easy quick and ‘decisive’. Continuity [NT] - ndphysics - 6:17am 9/11/24
    - Are you insinuating it’s a DEI [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:59pm 9/10/24
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Don Shula, Lou Holtz & Dick Vermeil's of the world wanting to coach ND - are long over! So who is - irishslovak - 9:13am 9/10/24 (13) [View All]
- Mike McKluskey and Bunny Washington - pittsnyfan - 1:34pm 9/10/24
  - Maybe Bunny could bring some of the Crips with him... [NT] - irishslovak - 5:31pm 9/10/24
    - The SWAT team psycho might be more effective. [NT] - pittsnyfan - 8:49pm 9/10/24
- Ray Rhodes, Marvin Lewis, or Trent Dilfer [NT] - mtthawk1 - 12:45pm 9/10/24
- Marv Levy, Rod Marinelli or Pat Fitzgerald [NT] - mtthawk1 - 12:42pm 9/10/24
- Matt Rhule. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:24am 9/10/24
  - Jeff Brohm. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:35am 9/10/24
- Charlie Jr, the current analytics guy, Tim Walz, Dan Mullen, Caitlin Clark. - ELP - 9:24am 9/10/24
  - "Iron Throne"? For me jury was squarely out (at best). Considered this the "show me" year. - TakethetrainKnute - 10:32am 9/10/24
    - Like your dancing girl! [NT] - irishslovak - 5:23pm 9/10/24
      - Thanks. She's been around a long long time now...but I can't bear to part with her... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:31pm 9/10/24
- I think Vermeil disliked the Irish. You are located more in the area where you might know more - THEISMANCARR - 9:21am 9/10/24
  - Ara pushed for Lou.. Vermeil had bad feelings after that.. [NT] - irishslovak - 11:49am 9/10/24
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What's going to be different against Purdue? - AlbanyIRISH - 7:38am 9/10/24 (25) [View All]
- Golden’s defense will be ordered to keep Purdue under 10 points or he isn’t being retained - ndphysics - 11:18am 9/10/24
  - Ordered by whom? MF or you? [NT] - Hensou - 11:51am 9/10/24
    - The Blessed Virgin Mary may intercede...at this point... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:14pm 9/10/24
      - Love thee…..please. [NT] - Frank L - 12:17pm 9/10/24
  - A week too late. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:26am 9/10/24
    - Any capable person can make sure stuff doesn’t happen twice. avoiding the first one - ndphysics - 11:39am 9/10/24
      - Problem is other stuff creeps up. - DiscoRick - 2:40pm 9/10/24
      - Even the best coaches of all time lost games. [NT] - Hensou - 11:49am 9/10/24
        True. But not to less talented teams on an annual basis. [NT] - ndphysics - 12:32pm 9/10/24
        Bingo. That's the problem. The same issue keeps arising with a different face on it. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:42pm 9/10/24
        There are deep seated issues here. It’s almost like winning a big game is a priority. Not the long - ndphysics - 7:30pm 9/10/24
- The World's Largest Drum... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:15am 9/10/24
- There will be a sense of urgency to avenge the humiliating loss. ND wins by 20+. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:10am 9/10/24
- If they are starting Leonard , they better run the ball every down - OklahomaIrishman - 9:44am 9/10/24
- A chance of rain. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:35am 9/10/24
- Different from what? TA&M or NIU? - NDQuebec - 8:34am 9/10/24
- They have more film on us than our previous opponent, plus a bye week to focus on us. [NT] - Chrisb - 8:11am 9/10/24
  - Oh and don't forget their drum..apparently they are all Braveheart mode over not being able to bring - Chrisb - 8:14am 9/10/24
    - Indeed - I have always thought that the Boilers always pound it extra hard. [NT] - murph78 - 12:18pm 9/10/24
    - They're supposed to be engineers. Design a collapsible drum that fits through the visitor's tunnel. - TakethetrainKnute - 11:12am 9/10/24
- A tweak here or there but largely nothing. [NT] - ghostwriter - 7:57am 9/10/24
  - None of us really know what to expect since O,D, SP & coaching failed. - ELP - 8:11am 9/10/24
    - Agree on all this. [NT] - Frank L - 12:18pm 9/10/24
    - I wondered about Leonard's shoulder too, especially the way he took a beating on that first drive. - THEISMANCARR - 9:26am 9/10/24
      - I watched the first drive, and thought Oh S--t this going to be bad if - ColeyO - 9:56am 9/10/24
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I think I’ve officially lost all confidence in Freeman - IrishNC - 7:11am 9/10/24 (8) [View All]
- Dude has a knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory [NT] - LanceManion - 9:52am 9/10/24
- Angeli looks fine when he is not under pressure, like any QB, but Carr is our eventual meal ticket - THEISMANCARR - 9:28am 9/10/24
  - Yes, and it will be a kick in the nuts when he leaves because of this portal BS. [NT] - pittsnyfan - 1:40pm 9/10/24
  - Re: Angeli looks fine when he is not under pressure, like any QB, but Carr is our eventual meal ticket - IrishNC - 12:13pm 9/10/24
- I am getting there too. This past week was horrid. We deserved to drop down far. Playoffs?(Mora) [NT] - irishsteel - 9:15am 9/10/24
  - If we win each game one at a time and it adds up to 11-1 season, we get in. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 9:40am 9/10/24
    - "Even if the Irish do fix things, it might not be enough..." Lame schedule makes it tough [NT] [LINK] - SteveM - 10:07am 9/10/24
- MF is a figurehead [NT] - bobdrake - 8:51am 9/10/24
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We need MF to succeed - IdahoIrish - 11:32pm 9/9/24 (11) [View All]
- We needed MF to succeed... - TakethetrainKnute - 12:50pm 9/10/24
- As Miyagi said: middle of road squash like bug. MF is ND’s attempt to have it all. - LanceManion - 10:14am 9/10/24
- Appreciate the sentiment, but I’m not so sure - Nigel Tufnel - 10:03am 9/10/24
  - Not so sure about Marcus. But we have enough talent to be relevant especially this - Frank L - 10:12am 9/10/24
- Recruits are not going to stay on board for many more of these ridiculous losses, if any [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 9:45am 9/10/24
  - Re: Recruits are not going to stay on board for many more of these ridiculous losses, if any [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 9:50am 9/10/24
- We need to realize his first 10 years of learning are going to be difficult ones. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:38am 9/10/24
- We need a good, solid football coach who wins. - sweetbobbyg - 7:58am 9/10/24
- Bottom line is that you can’t have a school where you change caches every 3-5 years - irishfaninPA - 12:04am 9/10/24
- Total fucking bullshit. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:43pm 9/9/24
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Has anyone seen the replay of the spot on the last NI runner prior to the FG ? [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:51pm 9/9/24 (3) [View All]
- Looked like he made it, but like ours at A&M, review didn't have angle showing the ball - Chrisb - 8:16am 9/10/24
- Yes. Multiple times. He made the first down. - TakethetrainKnute - 11:17pm 9/9/24
- I thought he made it, before and after the replay [NT] - wrdomerson - 9:46pm 9/9/24
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No surprise dropped 13 places in the AP and 14 in the Coaches poll. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:47pm 9/9/24 (1) [View All]
- Surprised it was not more [NT] - wrdomerson - 9:46pm 9/9/24
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I'm okay with Freeman as coach (for now) and it would be bad to not let Leonard start - MarkHarman - 7:56pm 9/9/24 (19) [View All]
- I think Leonard has to be benched as starter. - irishfaninPA - 11:18pm 9/9/24
  - I disagree, he needs to be sent back to Duke. - holybull101 - 12:32am 9/10/24
    - Did he come with a return label? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:19pm 9/10/24
- You're a lone man on a sinking ship. [NT] - Chrisb - 9:04pm 9/9/24
  - I've brought up the Sandy Koufax and Tom Osborne analogies here several times - MarkHarman - 10:24pm 9/9/24
    - Harbaugh had the full hate of Michigan fans for three years, got a little bit back year 4 - THEISMANCARR - 12:32am 9/10/24
      - Then discovered cheating with Stallions and they became elite.. - Chrisb - 8:20am 9/10/24
        Hah, good one, I love your wit. I did not think of that regarding Harbaugh's proven success I know - THEISMANCARR - 9:36am 9/10/24
        I just want to clarify one thing...I have no hate towards Freeman and I won't even if he's fired.. - Chrisb - 12:51am 9/11/24
    - And those were both correctly shot down. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:57pm 9/9/24
    - at what point in time does this argument end? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:31pm 9/9/24
      - Only when MarkHarmen decides, which may be a while - Chrisb - 11:52pm 9/9/24
- I respectfully think the opposite. - NDQuebec - 8:21pm 9/9/24
  - You risk losing the team if Leonard doesn't start against Purdue - MarkHarman - 10:21pm 9/9/24
    - you’re joking right? You risked losing the team by bringing in a rag QB and handing him the job - oldirish - 11:12pm 9/9/24
      - ^ ^ ^ This. [NT] - irishfaninPA - 11:21pm 9/9/24
  - 'You have to replace a running QB that can't run.' [NT] - bobdrake - 10:12pm 9/9/24
  - Oui. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 8:44pm 9/9/24
- There is very little continuity on his teams from year to year. It’s like starting over each time. - LanceManion - 8:03pm 9/9/24
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Not mentioned specifically, how about the last drive of the 1st half. What a damn disaster - ndphysics - 6:56pm 9/9/24 (3) [View All]
- Speaking of field goals, couldn’t believe two were blocked. Looked like Jeter kicked the balls too - jray - 7:18pm 9/9/24
  - The last kick was 62 yards. It had to be low. I don’t count that against him. That’s what happens - ndphysics - 7:36pm 9/9/24
    - The Irish Illustrated trio said the 1st blocked kick was due to a missed block on the OL. [NT] - ELP - 8:24pm 9/9/24
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Marcus calls Bubba: - Irishize - 6:42pm 9/9/24 (1) [View All]
- I thought that was pretty funny. Tough crowd. [NT] - NDQuebec - 8:27pm 9/9/24
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Joe Alt - jrdjr84 - 5:57pm 9/9/24 (1) [View All]
- Awesome to hear. He’s a great dude. [NT] - jray - 7:19pm 9/9/24
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The Pardon The Interruption guys were just discussing whether.... - SanJoseCAFan - 5:55pm 9/9/24 (14) [View All]
- "WILBON" is a rabid Notre Dame hater! Anyone remember the shit fit that he threw when ND fired - irishslovak - 7:41pm 9/9/24
  - When the only reason to keep a guy is fear of being called racist, you might have a problem. - Chrisb - 9:08pm 9/9/24
    - Tyrone also was willfully derelict in his duties. Freeman does not seem that type at all. To me... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:54am 9/11/24
      - 100% I don't see ty and Coach Freeman the same at all, but public perception will be much different - Chrisb - 2:08pm 9/11/24
    - Agree... [NT] - irishslovak - 10:29pm 9/9/24
- Navy 2010 was the worst loss this century. We didn’t belong on the same field. The fullback killed - Frank L - 6:24pm 9/9/24
  - You are correct sir. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 8:43pm 9/9/24
- Swarbrick would have given a contract extension after A&M, so at least we avoided that [NT] - LanceManion - 6:02pm 9/9/24
  - Swarbrick is the one responsible for Freeman being our head coach, right? - murph78 - 6:09pm 9/9/24
    - Yeah, Swarbrick made zero effort to conduct a search and went with the players choice. And now … [NT] - LanceManion - 7:48pm 9/9/24
      - Swarbrick was a short-timer and had little "skin in the game" at that point. Swarbrick also rode... - TakethetrainKnute - 8:44am 9/10/24
      - Quick and easy way out. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:49pm 9/9/24
- It's the most recent worse loss. [NT] - ELP - 5:58pm 9/9/24
  - Touche' [NT] - SteveM - 6:16pm 9/9/24
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How about Golden for the next head Coach? - oldpops - 4:52pm 9/9/24 (5) [View All]
- Don't want to hire a HC specifically for recruiting, but don't want one that doesn't like it either [NT] - Chrisb - 9:14pm 9/9/24
- I would think Leonard is on a short leash this week. He has to be - MarkHarman - 7:45pm 9/9/24
  - Exactly even if Leonard is pulled it might not mean he doesn't come back the next time. Remember Tua - THEISMANCARR - 11:34pm 9/9/24
- Seriously? As bad as things seem/are now they are nowhere near the depths of failure of Golden's ... - lacan - 6:20pm 9/9/24
- no, I think his defenses have been overrated, - cubsfanin16 - 5:38pm 9/9/24
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Marcus Freeman Discusses Notre Dame's NIU Loss and Moving Forward for Purdue [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 4:29pm 9/9/24 (3) [View All]
- He knew who the next opponent is. He's already improving [NT] - humbaba - 8:15pm 9/9/24
  - Good one. LOL [NT] - ELP - 8:21pm 9/9/24
- Preparation, performance, and coaching was bad. End of presser. [NT] - ELP - 4:38pm 9/9/24
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MF said in his PC, ND lost because his team believed the hype...... - NEPA Irish - 3:19pm 9/9/24 (21) [View All]
- Only needs to talk to his mentor, Holtz - NDWisconsin - 5:00pm 9/9/24
- This is turning into a therapy session for us. We're having an epiphany of insight about Marcus. [NT] - SteveM - 4:18pm 9/9/24
  - There is nothing "therapeutic" about anything on here since 3:30 Saturday. - Clem - 4:45pm 9/9/24
    - Therapy requires "mourning" past losses... so you can move beyond them. - Curly1918 - 4:51pm 9/9/24
      - I'm with you. Thanks for some much needed optimism. [NT] - michiganirish - 8:15am 9/10/24
      - Well said, Go Irish!!! [NT] - Clem - 4:52pm 9/9/24
- Whose fault is that? Just own it. The failure is mine. [NT] - Frank L - 4:12pm 9/9/24
- that's your job coach, make sure team is ready [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 4:09pm 9/9/24
- I read practices this week WERE physical... [NT] - MarkHarman - 4:09pm 9/9/24
- Freeman should have said: "It's on me. I didn't prepare us well enough to win." - SteveM - 4:05pm 9/9/24
  - "It's on me. I don''t know what I'm doing" [NT] - ELP - 4:13pm 9/9/24
- Since when is beating a marginal top 25 team hype worthy? - ndphysics - 3:57pm 9/9/24
- What hype? They get by A&M at Kyle Field and suddenly they're the archetypal program? [NT] - humbaba - 3:47pm 9/9/24
- No vintage Public Enemy on his playlists...? - TakethetrainKnute - 3:42pm 9/9/24
- Most importantly, MF believed the hype. - Hensou - 3:35pm 9/9/24
- As the HFC, does MF ever hold himself accountable? [NT] - bobdrake - 3:34pm 9/9/24
  - The gold standard only applies downward not up. Come on u know that [NT] - ndphysics - 3:55pm 9/9/24
  - I’ve been wondering how MF would grade himself as a coach? Not recruiter, but coach. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:50pm 9/9/24
  - Uses a lot of 'Us' and 'We' but not much 'Me'.. - Chrisb - 3:49pm 9/9/24
- MF would be a great 5th grade flag football coach. I don't see him getting maniacal about anything. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:29pm 9/9/24
- Re: MF said in his PC, ND lost because his team believed the hype...... - eddie82 - 3:25pm 9/9/24
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Is Gabe Rubio back? [NT] - sweetbobbyg - 3:16pm 9/9/24 (1) [View All]
- No, gonna be October til he's back. [NT] - Clem - 4:09pm 9/9/24
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Can we just try and score as many points as we can so this shit stops happening? - ndphysics - 2:46pm 9/9/24 (12) [View All]
- How about we try that from the start of the game not when it’s mission critical. - ndphysics - 2:49pm 9/9/24
  - How about we run the ball and use play action? - wrdomerson - 2:54pm 9/9/24
- They tried, second pick happened [NT] - wrdomerson - 2:47pm 9/9/24
  - It was 2nd and 1. All ND needed was a few more first downs and the game is over. Worst case you punt - notredame678 - 2:59pm 9/9/24
    - He doesn't really have a noodle arm but I think he got hurt early in the game and it caught up with - THEISMANCARR - 7:16pm 9/9/24
    - Missed an open receiver underneath. Agree, call should have fit the situation [NT] - NDWisconsin - 5:02pm 9/9/24
      - He had a huge opening underneath and it was still 15 to 20 yards down the field. If he threw it to - THEISMANCARR - 7:18pm 9/9/24
    - My point is if we had an offense that was capable or not held back by a coach’s decision - ndphysics - 3:54pm 9/9/24
      - Freeman made the decision to bring Leonard here. I would have benched him at halftime. - notredame678 - 4:09pm 9/9/24
        I100% agree. If we needed a TD that’s different. Given the scenario a 5 minutes . - ndphysics - 4:26pm 9/9/24
    - I won't argue with that [NT] - wrdomerson - 3:10pm 9/9/24
    - So true, give the ball to Love, munch the clock, end the game - sweetbobbyg - 3:10pm 9/9/24
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Just released: Medical statuses following week 2 [NT] [LINK] - Chrisb - 2:13pm 9/9/24 (7) [View All]
- It would be a riot if I wasn't so sad. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:28pm 9/9/24
  - It was the lone thing that made me smile today...A&M working so hard to resuscitate us. Lol [NT] - Chrisb - 9:10pm 9/9/24
- The 12th man coming to revive us was hilarious [NT] - wrdomerson - 2:31pm 9/9/24
  - Same! [NT] - Chrisb - 3:02pm 9/9/24
  - Might as well laugh...we've done it to ourselves. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:42pm 9/9/24
    - You knew it was coming when the pagers went off [NT] - wrdomerson - 2:44pm 9/9/24
      - That was a great, funny section of it. And yes I knew the pagers were for us. The other teams didn't - THEISMANCARR - 9:45am 9/10/24
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Marcus finished his PC. He will be stick with Leonard against Purdue. [NT] - Irishize - 1:38pm 9/9/24 (14) [View All]
- Well it took Devine two QBs to get hurt in 1977 against Purdue to get Montana in. - THEISMANCARR - 7:32pm 9/9/24
- Angeli, Minchey and Carr should demand $1 mil each mid-way through Q1. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:18pm 9/9/24
  - Why not? All three are better the MF's starting QB [NT] - bobdrake - 3:31pm 9/9/24
    - That’s the problem with paying for mediocrity. Precedent & no long-term QB solution. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:13pm 9/9/24
- They should give Angeli a quarter or a half to see what he can do, no? [NT] - sweetbobbyg - 3:13pm 9/9/24
- He better have a short leash. Maybe play the backup a drive or 2 regardless [NT] - ndphysics - 2:43pm 9/9/24
- I can't help but smile thinking of Purdue flattening MF as he gets up off canvas [NT] - humbaba - 2:16pm 9/9/24
  - Re: I can't help but smile thinking of Purdue flattening MF as he gets up off canvas. Uh... Why? [NT] - SteveM - 3:18pm 9/9/24
- This situation would feel much differently if it was primarily one area of the team that caused this - whatsamataU - 2:06pm 9/9/24
  - This is correct. A few players balled out and or flashed, but the mental errors - Clem - 2:44pm 9/9/24
  - How about Special Teams: 2 of our FGs were blocked. [NT] - Irishize - 2:19pm 9/9/24
    - The 62 yard FG is a tough ask, but yeah no reason for the shitass special teams performance Saturday [NT] - NDinKentucky - 3:28pm 9/9/24
- A bad move. Especially if we get behind early. [NT] - Hensou - 1:49pm 9/9/24
  - Is Steve Angeli still listed as the back up? [NT] - ELP - 2:01pm 9/9/24
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Have we seen Coach Freeman get angry? Maybe he needs to show a little of this? [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:09pm 9/9/24 (3) [View All]
- Didn't help Kelly [NT] - humbaba - 2:12pm 9/9/24
- He should probably start by punching the analytics guy... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:32pm 9/9/24
  - Or vice versa… [NT] - Sjnd5359 - 3:48pm 9/9/24
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Not realistic, but if ND feels stuck with MF for another year or two… - ndinga - 12:38pm 9/9/24 (1) [View All]
- Now that’s funny. [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:44pm 9/9/24
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ND @ Purdue Latest Line: ND -12.5 [NT] - SteveM - 12:10pm 9/9/24 (0) [View All]
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Remnants of Kelly's Offense Last Weekend - NDinKentucky - 11:56am 9/9/24 (6) [View All]
- great points, what about Fickell? Schwarbrick said he didnt have a short list or any list. [NT] - DonMiller - 1:15pm 9/9/24
  - Fickell was interested - NDinKentucky - 1:17pm 9/9/24
- I knew somebody would somehow blame it on ...Kelly. [NT] - NDQuebec - 12:54pm 9/9/24
  - How did I blame this on Kelly - NDinKentucky - 1:19pm 9/9/24
    - OK, I admit to exaggerating. Can I take it back? Peace. [NT] - NDQuebec - 7:48pm 9/9/24
- You mean when we abandoned Love/Pryce in favor of the pass? Yeah, 100% Kelly. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:10pm 9/9/24
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still puzzling throwing the ball with the lead and a 2nd and 1 with 5 minutes left - DonMiller - 11:51am 9/9/24 (20) [View All]
- Exactly right!!! You always hear that 2nd and short near midfield is the perfect time to throw the - THEISMANCARR - 7:38pm 9/9/24
- The play was sound. The WR was open. The throw was horrific. - Hensou - 12:13pm 9/9/24
  - It was an absolutely terrible throw. - Mark - 1:35pm 9/9/24
    - Agree.The receiver had to stop and come back on the ball, making it look like he was covered well. - Hensou - 1:48pm 9/9/24
      - I think you need to re-look at the play - D2 - 3:04pm 9/9/24
        The other issue is that scoring as quickly as possible wasn't ideal there. - jakers - 3:58pm 9/9/24
        
        Agree the safety was right there. Sam maybe squeezes it in, but dumb call with 5 minutes left, - Frank L - 3:30pm 9/9/24
        Maybe Denbrock forgot who his qb was in that moment [NT] - D2 - 3:51pm 9/9/24
        Yup. Sam was a dud but he could go downfield with much better accuracy. [NT] - Frank L - 3:59pm 9/9/24
  - why even take the chance in that situation? [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 1:30pm 9/9/24
  - I think, all in all, it was a terrible call. - D2 - 12:59pm 9/9/24
    - He threw downfield and had receivers drop the ball. [NT] - Hensou - 1:43pm 9/9/24
  - The decision to let RL throw wasn’t sound - ndinga - 12:26pm 9/9/24
    - Yes, even if we got stopped - McIrish - 2:28pm 9/9/24
      - Unfair. In the Southern Hemisphere the ball spins the other way...and must go much farther... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:44pm 9/9/24
    - This absolutely correct [NT] - ColeyO - 1:17pm 9/9/24
    - I understand your logic. - Hensou - 12:30pm 9/9/24
- Reese/Kelly used to love to take risks to "demoralize" the other team only to have them - LanceManion - 12:04pm 9/9/24
- After Love just hurdled a safety and was taking the game over... [NT] - NDinKentucky - 11:58am 9/9/24
  - With great backs the more they run the better they get. [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:46pm 9/9/24
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Is the bad man gone yet? I want - AranIsles - 11:24am 9/9/24 (0) [View All]
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #18 Irish Look to Rebound Against Purdue [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 11:01am 9/9/24 (0) [View All]
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Adding to comment below - What's your first real "ND Memory". Mine - '73 Sugar Bowl - murph92675 - 10:47am 9/9/24 (9) [View All]
- Listening to a 1964 Thanksgiving Day radio broadcast of ND's last minute loss to USC to lose the NC. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 11:16am 9/9/24
  - Me too, as a ninth grader returning from my sister's wedding, I became a diehard ND fan that day. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:45pm 9/9/24
- What a New Year's Eve ('73) that was ! Whew! [NT] - Irishize - 10:52am 9/9/24
- 71 Cotton Bowl and the rain game before it in Cali. That 70 team was good. Done in by an SC team - Frank L - 10:52am 9/9/24
  - SC got every break that game. Guys for them were making diving catches even in the bad weather. - THEISMANCARR - 7:56pm 9/9/24
  - My dad taking me to the 1960 ND / Purdue game at the stadium. - ELP - 12:13pm 9/9/24
    - Perfect story book beginning. I was at the old bookstore before the 88 Miami game with my dad. - Frank L - 3:52pm 9/9/24
      - I was at that game and it was amazing. I also saw the Harry Oliver field goal from 51 yards, not - THEISMANCARR - 8:07pm 9/9/24
        Thanks for the Oliver story. Watched that one on the tube. The Ufer radio call of it is a classic. [NT] - Frank L - 9:35pm 9/9/24
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The problem is even hiring the right coach is a complete crap shoot - Saben, Carroll, Smart - murph92675 - 10:42am 9/9/24 (4) [View All]
- true, but you can't take the lazy way out and hide like. - cubsfanin16 - 11:49am 9/9/24
  - Marcus has not well yet but I am still patient though not as confident. Only recruiting has gone - THEISMANCARR - 8:09pm 9/9/24
- Napier and Freeze were sure thing? - ndinga - 11:03am 9/9/24
  - Obviously not - ha!! [NT] - murph92675 - 11:04am 9/9/24
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Getting manhandled up front, this is probably gonna show up again. [NT] - DonMiller - 10:41am 9/9/24 (3) [View All]
- By Purdue, hardly [NT] - ColeyO - 4:15pm 9/15/24
- Along with Leonard that’s our biggest issue. Big physical D’s that can stack the box kill us. - Frank L - 10:44am 9/9/24
  - Freeman needs to do his job as HFC. [NT] - bobdrake - 10:47am 9/9/24
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Ara said that he needed every one of his prior years as a HC to be ND's HC. - Irishize - 10:27am 9/9/24 (6) [View All]
- ND should never be a "training ground" for any HC position, especially FB,,,,,! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 12:59pm 9/9/24
  - Never should have been. Has been for at least 18 of the last 43 years....and counting. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:07pm 9/9/24
- Key benefit:instant credibily with players, admin and fans. Immediate belief. Elko has that. [NT] - SteveM - 11:18am 9/9/24
- Ara had a team loaded with 5 and 4 star players! Just like the Georgia, Texas and Bama's of today! [NT] - irishslovak - 11:17am 9/9/24
  - So did Geri Faust, how did that work out? [NT] - ColeyO - 4:17pm 9/15/24
  - Yes Ara did. Also remember Paul Brown, won a high school state title, won a national championship - THEISMANCARR - 11:41pm 9/9/24
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At least Kelly won the games he was supposed to - OklahomaIrishman - 10:08am 9/9/24 (3) [View All]
- We have to hope that he is close, remember the Michigan fans bitching about Harbaugh until his 4th - THEISMANCARR - 11:45pm 9/9/24
- Most times, but not always. He also went 4-8 and should have been fired. - Frank L - 10:11am 9/9/24
  - No doubt he had his moments - OklahomaIrishman - 10:23am 9/9/24
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Why is it that we always try to do just enough to win a game? - ndphysics - 10:05am 9/9/24 (2) [View All]
- Holtz always seemed to get guys who were football players - NDWisconsin - 10:29am 9/9/24
  - That really help's [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:55pm 9/9/24
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Mondays are depressing enough after a loss. I am in a malaise for the ages. - NDWisconsin - 9:38am 9/9/24 (10) [View All]
- Not enough Jameson's either.Believe me I tried. [NT] - garryowen - 10:19am 9/9/24
  - I was proud of myself for laying off the booze - NDWisconsin - 10:58am 9/9/24
    - No one was more done than me, shedding tears but then we have to act like we still have hope - THEISMANCARR - 11:50pm 9/9/24
- A lot of it was the sky high expectations after A&M and losing the home opener to an inferior - Frank L - 10:02am 9/9/24
  - The A&M win was nice, but it was against a team coming off a mediocre 2023 with a new HC. [NT] - SteveM - 10:43am 9/9/24
  - I mentioned it. I don’t think anyone lived up to the Gold standard Saturday - ndphysics - 10:23am 9/9/24
    - Great comment Physics. [NT] - Frank L - 10:25am 9/9/24
  - Agree. I love this team and university regardless - NDWisconsin - 10:18am 9/9/24
    - Sad thing is us old farts are aged enough to remember really good ND teams. My first game was 66 - Frank L - 10:25am 9/9/24
      - I remembered 88 and that was when my fandom was cemented - NDWisconsin - 10:32am 9/9/24
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I trust Pete Bevacqua. He's nobody's fool. [NT] - Hensou - 9:28am 9/9/24 (4) [View All]
- Better start by seeing the concession stands are stocked apparently... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:43am 9/9/24
  - Who let the dogs run out? [NT] - Hensou - 9:47am 9/9/24
    - Certainly no one was minding the Huskies... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:50am 9/9/24
      - Dog day afternoon. [NT] - Frank L - 10:05am 9/9/24
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Objective assessment. Freeman is a self help book. We need to bring in someone to execute on ideas - oldirish - 9:17am 9/9/24 (0) [View All]
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The most sobering aspect of this loss is the potential long term repurcussions - Frankie V - 8:51am 9/9/24 (21) [View All]
- I wanted to wait for Fickell, but after Schwarbrick said he had no list we were in trouble [NT] - DonMiller - 10:38am 9/9/24
  - That was a lie...there were people who claim to be in the know - Chrisb - 12:57pm 9/9/24
- Freeman has to perform a QB swap and hope it works - OklahomaIrishman - 10:15am 9/9/24
  - Freeman is like Dan Devine. He won’t change QB’s unless Leonard get’s hurt and forces the change… [NT] - Sjnd5359 - 3:31pm 9/9/24
  - The players see what is happening. [NT] - bobdrake - 10:40am 9/9/24
- I wouldn’t hit the panic button yet. A&M is a much better team than NIU. - Frank L - 9:51am 9/9/24
  - Hopeful message Frank - ndinga - 11:10am 9/9/24
- Even though he’s young and inexperienced as a coach I like Marcus. - irishfaninPA - 9:18am 9/9/24
- Freeman was a gamble by short-timer Swarbrick at that time. - TakethetrainKnute - 9:12am 9/9/24
- I think the biggest misnomer is that we need to hire an elite coach.. - Chrisb - 9:10am 9/9/24
  - Removing out of reach candidates and buzz names, do you have a top 3 today that you would hire? [NT] - oldirish - 9:20am 9/9/24
    - This response was meant for here. [NT] [LINK] - Chrisb - 3:38pm 9/9/24
    - That’s the problem…there should be no out of reach candidates. - ndinga - 11:14am 9/9/24
    - Isn’t that always the issue? [NT] - Frank L - 10:17am 9/9/24
      - When you have Kelly/Mark Richt, yes. When you have Freeman or Manny Diaz, there are better options. [NT] - oldirish - 11:52am 9/9/24
        I don't have a list of candidates.. - Chrisb - 12:52pm 9/9/24
        These are reasonable. I was just curious. I have no idea. [NT] - oldirish - 6:23pm 9/9/24
- Even if ND goes 3-9 this year, I don’t see how ND can fire their 2nd Black coach after 3 years. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 9:09am 9/9/24
  - Marcus is a good guy. So was Jerry Faust. But he’s paid to coach, and despite his goodness, he does - Sjnd5359 - 4:17pm 9/9/24
  - Likely true. ND also shot itself in the foot by not removing other coaches after 3 years... - TakethetrainKnute - 1:00pm 9/9/24
  - MF should be on the need to know basis. Let the coordinators coordinate. [NT] - ELP - 9:13am 9/9/24