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Sad. (38) times we have lost to an unranked opponent as a Top Ten ranked team - WoodstockIrish - 8:18am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- Because a lot voters want Freeman to succeed. [NT] - MAS - 8:52am 9/8/24
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Angeli should start. Leonard can come out of the bullpen if needed. [NT] - Hensou - 7:57am 9/8/24 (3) [View All]
- correction: angeli should start; c.j. can come out of the bullpen if needed. - und67 - 9:29am 9/8/24
- Re:Agree [NT] - tatnuck - 9:04am 9/8/24
  - Re:Agree - oldpops - 12:48pm 9/8/24
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This week we get to see if Hudson Card was actually the right choice. - oldirish - 7:53am 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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!!! The NIU loss cost ND $4.5million: !!!! Denbrock $2.1mm, Leonard $1mm, NIU $1.4mm [NT] - oldirish - 7:51am 9/8/24 (3) [View All]
- For a wildcat/ option QB. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:46am 9/8/24
- It cost a lot more. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:55am 9/8/24
  - I'd ballpark it at tens of millions. - AlbanyIRISH - 10:24am 9/8/24
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Denbrock makes about $200k a game. $400k for 34 points so far. [NT] - salbam - 7:29am 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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Freeman says we can “learn from upset”. Why don’t we learn before the upset ever? [NT] - salbam - 7:14am 9/8/24 (12) [View All]
- He's right, we have learned...that he ain't it. Next. [NT] - Chrisb - 9:25pm 9/8/24
- he should be a genius by now [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 9:56am 9/8/24
- In year three that says a lot. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 9:28am 9/8/24
- What else can he say. WE all learned all we need to know. Nice guy…poor coach. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:07am 9/8/24
- You can't trust a guy that didn't learn from Hartman or Coan. [NT] - oldirish - 7:49am 9/8/24
  - Coan was 3x the QB of either [NT] - ColeyO - 11:14am 9/8/24
    - And still bad. That's what makes the current situation so ugly. [NT] - oldirish - 2:21pm 9/8/24
  - Fair. [NT] - Frank L - 11:02am 9/8/24
- We learned that it may be more satisfying to watch lacrosse than football if you like championships [NT] - LanceManion - 7:27am 9/8/24
- MAC games since 2018 - salbam - 7:26am 9/8/24
  - And we paid them over $1 million to beat us. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:29am 9/8/24
- Did we learn anything after Marshall? Apparently not. [NT] - ELP - 7:18am 9/8/24
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Every ND HC with success had HC big success before elsewhere. - salbam - 7:11am 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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The NIU loss should drop us out of the Top 15. [NT] - Hensou - 7:07am 9/8/24 (2) [View All]
- A team without a passing TD in 2 games isn't in the top 40. That's a feat you have to try to do. [NT] - oldirish - 7:52am 9/8/24
- An "honor" deserved. [NT] - ELP - 7:17am 9/8/24
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When asked last week following the A&M game, Freeman couldn't name who ND played next. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:58am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- It was disrespectful. He knows their name now. [NT] - Hensou - 9:35am 9/8/24
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I find it unfathomable that a division 1 power school has no passing attack - ndphysics - 6:35am 9/8/24 (4) [View All]
- And that our “running quarterback” really is just an above average scrambler [NT] - LanceManion - 7:30am 9/8/24
- I do believe that this offense has no identity at all. MF claims he wants to run the ball. [NT] - ELP - 7:03am 9/8/24
  - It has none. Didnt even run the ball much yesterday l. Not 1 jet sweep. Nothing [NT] - ndphysics - 7:04am 9/8/24
    - Is it our OL? Denbrock? QB play? WRs not getting open? All the above? [NT] - ELP - 7:07am 9/8/24
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Could Buchner save the season? [NT] - DonMiller - 6:10am 9/8/24 (6) [View All]
- This is as much about coaching and preparation than anything. There were dropped balls - ndphysics - 6:15am 9/8/24
  - I am wondering how loosey goosey practice was all week leading up to the game. - ELP - 7:00am 9/8/24
    - Nothing freeman says matters to me anymore.that did it for me [NT] - ndphysics - 7:07am 9/8/24
    - What do you mean they were interacting with fans? - AlbanyIRISH - 7:05am 9/8/24
      - The post game radio show was commenting that players were talking to fans sitting behind the bench. - ELP - 7:15am 9/8/24
        The ND beat seems a little annoyed they were told they can no longer ask about injuries post-game. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:20am 9/8/24
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Fools gold - AlbanyIRISH - 5:34am 9/8/24 (4) [View All]
- makes me wonder how they didn`t get mauled las week [NT] - bakedogg - 7:03am 9/8/24
- But, but we have hype videos and we wear war paint. - Hensou - 6:57am 9/8/24
  - I think the hype video staff is taking this week off. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:02am 9/8/24
    - The bad thing is the beautiful TD run will be forgotten and not part of any hype video. [NT] - ELP - 7:20am 9/8/24
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That Michigan coach... - bakedogg - 4:55am 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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For now..Let’s stop with the “Fire Freeman” calls - Oops Louis - 2:46am 9/8/24 (11) [View All]
- He won't be fired this season (even though he should be) but he ain't it, and.. - Chrisb - 9:24pm 9/8/24
- He’s toast… - TakethetrainKnute - 9:17am 9/8/24
- But this is year three and everyone knows what should happen in year three with - whatsamataU - 9:12am 9/8/24
- Let’s not. He deserves to have the pressure turned up. [NT] - Hensou - 7:54am 9/8/24
  - Honeymoon is over. He's served up 2 of the most embarassing losses in ND history. Time to go! [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:49am 9/8/24
- I’ve seen enough. Fire Freeman today [NT] - 14nd - 6:54am 9/8/24
- It's premature, but not ridiculous. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:36am 9/8/24
- Exactly, It’s called unconditional support. [NT] - DonMiller - 5:32am 9/8/24
  - So we should still have Davie or ty right??? Unconditional support.. - Chrisb - 9:16pm 9/8/24
- Reasonable but only because…. - ndinga - 3:06am 9/8/24
  - Re: Reasonable but only because…. - Oops Louis - 3:08am 9/8/24
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Would you have felt better if Jeter had made the kick at the end? - humbaba - 1:50am 9/8/24 (5) [View All]
- No, but others would have flipped from bashing Leonard to praising him for the W. [NT] - oldirish - 7:10am 9/8/24
- No, after 2nd and 1 I wanted ND to lose. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:44am 9/8/24
- I saw 3 players that seemed like they wanted to play football today. - iairishcheeks - 3:03am 9/8/24
- Not better, it’s a game….slightly lower blood pressure maybe 😉 [NT] - ndinga - 2:21am 9/8/24
  - Re: Not better, it’s a game….slightly lower blood pressure maybe 😉 - ndinga - 2:22am 9/8/24
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Leonard will be starter @ Purdue - ccb - 1:19am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- At this point 11-1 with one and done playoffs and recruits that make a difference will be gone anywa - ndinga - 1:37am 9/8/24
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2nd and 1 - goirish1984 - 12:57am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- Re: 2nd and 1 [NT] - goirish1984 - 12:58am 9/8/24
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Freeman tries too much to be the player's friend vs being their coach - IrishChristopher - 12:15am 9/8/24 (2) [View All]
- He’s Marcus Faust [NT] - holybull101 - 12:51am 9/8/24
  - I have little doubt that if ND hired an ass-kicker next year, the first team meeting would be like - MAS - 1:05am 9/8/24
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15 total carries for Love and Price. Mind-blowing. - jakers - 12:08am 9/8/24 (4) [View All]
- It's not on Denbrock - Mark - 11:32am 9/8/24
  - A call is not correct if the player is incapable of executing the call - fedman - 1:16pm 9/8/24
- It's criminal. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:56am 9/8/24
- Re: 15 total carries for Love and Price. Mind-blowing. - fedman - 1:22am 9/8/24
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Riley Leonard threw 3 TD passes in 2023. Zero this year. 3 in his last 9 games. [NT] - salbam - 12:01am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- Critical stats NO ONE pays attention to. [NT] - oldirish - 7:11am 9/8/24
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This will feel much worse after MAC coach making $150/yr beats NIU by 3 TDs. [NT] - salbam - 11:59pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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Going forward - goirish1984 - 11:59pm 9/7/24 (3) [View All]
- Gotcha by 20 years…..but just as disillusioned. - ndinga - 12:24am 9/8/24
  - Re: Gotcha by 20 years…..but just as disillusioned. - goirish1984 - 12:40am 9/8/24
    - Saban at least seems faithful to his wife - ndinga - 1:43am 9/8/24
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GUILTY - I drank the Riley Leonard Kool-Aide - OCIrish - 11:55pm 9/7/24 (3) [View All]
- Make Leonard earn the job - fedman - 1:24am 9/8/24
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Knew it was over when I saw our coach wearing yoga pants [NT] - StayGolden - 11:51pm 9/7/24 (1) [View All]
- he`s always playing tic tac toe with himself; after every play I see him writing on a sticky note [NT] - bakedogg - 11:55pm 9/7/24
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It was not that far from the penthouse to the outhouse - OklahomaIrishman - 11:26pm 9/7/24 (1) [View All]
- But one is more difficult to get out of once your in [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:46am 9/8/24
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Guidugli as OC, Angeli/Carr as QB and this offense would be humming. Change my mind. [NT] - MarkHarman - 11:23pm 9/7/24 (6) [View All]
- Angeli. [NT] - abalamma - 12:09am 9/8/24
- What makes you think Guidugli is any good? He's the QB coach & b/t SH &RL, the QBs suck - IrishChristopher - 12:05am 9/8/24
  - Called a good game against Oregon State and has experience at the position [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:20am 9/8/24
    - Re: Called a good game against Oregon State and has experience at the position - IrishChristopher - 1:31am 9/8/24
- Monkey throwing poop on the wall. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:52pm 9/7/24
- The issue of an inexperienced OL would remain - Cheg80 - 11:36pm 9/7/24
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the new A.D needs to have a Come To Jesus Meeting Wirth Freeman.Be good or be gone. [NT] - garryowen - 11:10pm 9/7/24 (4) [View All]
- Jesus might be a BYU or Southern Methodist fan. His Mom loves ND! [NT] - irishslovak - 11:21pm 9/7/24
- ND Football is like the Madden videogame - humbaba - 11:17pm 9/7/24
  - So true. [NT] - garryowen - 11:19pm 9/7/24
- Re: the new A.D needs to have a Come To Jesus Meeting Wirth Freeman.Be good or be gone. [NT] - garryowen - 11:10pm 9/7/24
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it was a complete team effort today. they all sucked. [NT] - und67 - 11:09pm 9/7/24 (4) [View All]
- He who wins the line of scrimmage wins the game - fedman - 1:27am 9/8/24
- Love rushed for 91 yards and the defense did their part. So not everyone! [NT] - irishslovak - 11:17pm 9/7/24
  - Defense? Individuals did okay. - ndinga - 11:33pm 9/7/24
    - NIU got that last first down. Gift call to ND to even have the FG shot at all… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:04am 9/8/24
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I wanted Bill O'Brien when Kelly left and I was roundly chastised. 2 more long years of Freeman! [NT] - irishslovak - 10:57pm 9/7/24 (6) [View All]
- I don't recall seeing his name brought up as a candidate.. - Chrisb - 12:49am 9/8/24
- 2 and 5/6 seasons… - TakethetrainKnute - 12:00am 9/8/24
  - Faust on? It hasn't worked since Rockne! [NT] - Chrisb - 12:30am 9/8/24
    - OK...but 42 years is enough of a sample size... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:40am 9/9/24
  - Not giving up on Freeman but he has to hire the right OC - MarkHarman - 12:23am 9/8/24
    - Mike Denbrock was the reason the whole team - Chrisb - 12:33am 9/8/24
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About a quarter of the participants in the pre-season prediction thread are out after game 2. [NT] [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 10:53pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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Hire Urban tomorrow - cubsfanin16 - 10:43pm 9/7/24 (2) [View All]
- Oh boy… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:22am 9/8/24
- hold your hands out; wish in one hand and S$$t in the other and see what happens first [NT] - bakedogg - 11:52pm 9/7/24
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Did Howard Cross play today? - McIrish - 10:43pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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Overreactions: Another Embarassing Home-Opener for Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 10:35pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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Side topic: is Mitchell Evans still an All-American asset or is he essentially done? [NT] - SteveM - 10:34pm 9/7/24 (2) [View All]
- I don’t think he’s completely healthy yet - Cheg80 - 11:42pm 9/7/24
- He had a couple good catches today. I think he is just being eased back in. - NDWisconsin - 11:03pm 9/7/24
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Riley Leonard or Tommy Rees. Who you taking? [NT] - IrishFanFD - 10:28pm 9/7/24 (4) [View All]
- Tommy Rees. ...not close [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 10:55pm 9/7/24
- Easy, Rees [NT] - McIrish - 10:54pm 9/7/24
- Rees [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 10:41pm 9/7/24
- I'll bet you were pining for Dayne Crist over Rees. - MAS - 10:31pm 9/7/24
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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Suffers Stunning Last-MInute Loss to Northern Illinois [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 10:27pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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* [NT] - oldirish - 10:23pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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Another thing, why in the hell did MF get this punter? He's atrocious - IrishChristopher - 10:19pm 9/7/24 (2) [View All]
- Special teams not a strong point today for reasons you mentioned and two blocked field goals. Wtf? [NT] - jray - 10:21pm 9/7/24
- Same logic he used for the QB decision. [NT] - oldirish - 10:21pm 9/7/24
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"I have no idea who we play next week" will haunt MF until the end of time. - ELP - 10:19pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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The sad thing is Leonard will give some sappy stand up in front of the team Tebow speech and people - oldirish - 10:13pm 9/7/24 (2) [View All]
- What he should be doing is going to MF's office and tell coach he wants to win! And, if that means - guiness4everyone - 10:17pm 9/7/24
  - Yeah, but he won't. And if he did MF would say some awe shucks stuff. You're a great guy, we'll - oldirish - 10:20pm 9/7/24
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NIU will probably be in the playoffs. This is a good loss [NT] - IrishFanFD - 10:06pm 9/7/24 (1) [View All]
- Sarcasm, yes? [NT] - guiness4everyone - 10:15pm 9/7/24
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When can I expect the highlight video to be posted? [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 10:06pm 9/7/24 (4) [View All]
- It's been delayed due to lack of plays [NT] - guiness4everyone - 10:08pm 9/7/24
- The only thing to highlight is we have a terrible QB. It's not gonna change. [NT] - oldirish - 10:07pm 9/7/24
  - Last week I said Riley was average at best and someone lit me up for it. To me this stuff isn’t - jray - 10:28pm 9/7/24
    - I agree. [NT] - oldirish - 7:45am 9/8/24
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Did anyone else notice how MF kept turning around so the analytics nerd could tell him what to do? [NT] - Chrisb - 10:02pm 9/7/24 (12) [View All]
- You're like the people who were shocked to see that Joe Biden is an invalid. This has been apparent - MAS - 10:29pm 9/7/24
  - Such a fitting anology. Ignoring the ugly & bringing in Leonard is the same as Kamala. [NT] - oldirish - 7:47am 9/8/24
- Yes, I did. MF also admitted when Buchner was doing a terrible job he has no idea what the offense - oldirish - 10:06pm 9/7/24
- BTW, how fucking stupid am I to pick us to win 47-13...Wtf was I smoking? [NT] - Chrisb - 10:05pm 9/7/24
  - We couldn't score 47 without a defense lined up across from us. - jakers - 10:07pm 9/7/24
    - Guranteed we still wouldn't have a downfield passing game. [NT] - oldirish - 10:08pm 9/7/24
- I was wondering who that weasel was [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 10:05pm 9/7/24
- That fat fuck by the Ghostbusters Containment Unit? - jakers - 10:04pm 9/7/24
  - Was he fat? I was thinking skinny weasel, but I digress. Classic==> "Ghostbusters Containment Unit" [NT] - Chrisb - 10:11pm 9/7/24
    - I am thinking of a different guy, clearly. - jakers - 10:18pm 9/7/24
  - lol [NT] - jray - 10:06pm 9/7/24
  - . [NT] - jray - 10:06pm 9/7/24
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Bama 14 USF 13. Three minutes left in Q3. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 10:00pm 9/7/24 (1) [View All]
- USF is not NIU [NT] - oldirish - 10:04pm 9/7/24
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The only way to save the program at least in the near future - ndinga - 9:59pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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No way ND can fire this joke, so how many more years do we have with Freeman? 2 more after this - notredame678 - 9:47pm 9/7/24 (1) [View All]
- Yes. Zero chance fired Greeman before - irishone - 9:55pm 9/7/24
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This won’t ever change until we find a down field passing game [NT] - ndphysics - 9:47pm 9/7/24 (9) [View All]
- We have wasted valuable time with Leonard. He's terrible. - jakers - 10:01pm 9/7/24
- It's on the bench. Angeli. He's proven it in games. [NT] - oldirish - 9:50pm 9/7/24
  - I don’t think so for 2 reasons. Angeli isn’t the answer and WRs - ndphysics - 9:53pm 9/7/24
    - Try and see. [NT] - oldirish - 9:56pm 9/7/24
      - I think we would agree the Leonard experiment is over. [NT] - ndphysics - 9:58pm 9/7/24
        Yes, but unfortunately I have little faith MF is man enough to pull the trigger. Marcus is way too - oldirish - 9:58pm 9/7/24
        No argument there. Great representative for the school. Poor coach [NT] - ndphysics - 10:00pm 9/7/24
      - I want minchey or Carr. Someone mobile. With this o line u need a scrambler [NT] - ndphysics - 9:57pm 9/7/24
        Angeli has plenty enough wheels. They don't need to be a runner first. They need to be able to pass - oldirish - 9:58pm 9/7/24
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NIU coach was 25-33 before today. Impressive he beat Marcus Freeman. [NT] - notredame678 - 9:42pm 9/7/24 (2) [View All]
- The poor slob outcoached Hollywood Hype Freeman [NT] - Hensou - 9:45pm 9/7/24
  - The players love him so much and this is how they play for the guy. - ELP - 10:00pm 9/7/24