Notre Dame Football Message Board

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If it takes the QB looking crappy against MAC teams to get MF to see what’s in front of his face. So - oldirish - 3:57pm 9/21/24 (3) [View All]
- Not sure Freeman is that smart [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 3:58pm 9/21/24
  - His body language is horrid. - AlbanyIRISH - 4:01pm 9/21/24
  - He’s absolutely and without question not proving you wrong here. [NT] - oldirish - 3:59pm 9/21/24
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If ND ever joins a conference they better stay out of The MAC [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 3:54pm 9/21/24 (3) [View All]
- Year 3. Freeman is a washout…regardless of what ultimately happens… - TakethetrainKnute - 4:00pm 9/21/24
  - Seems like an empty suit [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 4:01pm 9/21/24
    - Wish it was different. It’s not…. - TakethetrainKnute - 4:05pm 9/21/24
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They just can`t krank it up at home-its a lousy crowd to begin with; reminds me of an MLB game [NT] - bakedogg - 3:51pm 9/21/24 (4) [View All]
- Right. It’s the crowd. [NT] - ELP - 3:56pm 9/21/24
- Yeah, it's the crowds fault. [NT] - ghostwriter - 3:53pm 9/21/24
  - tAgree. The crowd has yet to make a tackle [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 3:55pm 9/21/24
  - Exactly. [NT] - ndphysics - 3:55pm 9/21/24
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Riley is a one read and run QB. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:49pm 9/21/24 (5) [View All]
- Correction: Riley is one-dimensional and makes it easy on the defense. [NT] - oldirish - 3:54pm 9/21/24
- This QB and OL leave a lot to be desired. [NT] - ghostwriter - 3:52pm 9/21/24
  - The OL has given RL more than enough time to throw [NT] - IrishFan82 - 3:55pm 9/21/24
    - I haven't seen them opening up any holes for the running game so far. [NT] - ghostwriter - 4:00pm 9/21/24
- Happy feet [NT] - murph92675 - 3:50pm 9/21/24
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Mr. Hyde is back. Some Saturdays. This is hard to watch [NT] - murph92675 - 3:49pm 9/21/24 (1) [View All]
- 50/50 for his career. We aren’t going to get a different RL. [NT] - IrishFan82 - 3:50pm 9/21/24
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Really ready to play again. Hearing Freeman puts me to sleep too. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 3:43pm 9/21/24 (1) [View All]
- And a 3 and out. Let’s count them. That’s 1 [NT] - ndphysics - 3:48pm 9/21/24
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Here we go [NT] - ndphysics - 3:41pm 9/21/24 (0) [View All]
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WTF Was that dumbass thinking! [NT] - bakedogg - 3:40pm 9/21/24 (1) [View All]
- Freeman is trying to lose games.. May have been bailed out by MAC ineptitude…but he doesn’t have it [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:42pm 9/21/24
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Freeman needs to go. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 3:40pm 9/21/24 (0) [View All]
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Freeman pregame “we have to do what the defense allows us to do” - ndphysics - 3:31pm 9/21/24 (7) [View All]
- Holy shit. Impose your will dumbass [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 3:50pm 9/21/24
  - I don’t think we have a will to impose [NT] - ndphysics - 3:54pm 9/21/24
    - yep [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 3:56pm 9/21/24
- Re: Freeman pregame “we have to do what the defense allows us to do” - garryowen - 3:44pm 9/21/24
- Marcus isn't the answer. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:33pm 9/21/24
  - Nope. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:40pm 9/21/24
  - Hell no. Is holtz watching? He must have puked [NT] - ndphysics - 3:38pm 9/21/24
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Notice how Ohio $tate & Clemson are taking care of business right - NEPA Irish - 1:21pm 9/21/24 (14) [View All]
- And as long as we're focusing on anecdotes, how's Mack Brown's team doing today? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:05pm 9/21/24
  - Don't you just love cherry pickers? [NT] - McIrish - 2:43pm 9/21/24
- yep, the MF apologists say he is young, only in his 3rd year as a hc…find me any sort of loss even - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:46pm 9/21/24
  - Clemson went 6-7 in Dabo's third year [NT] - MarkHarman - 2:43pm 9/21/24
    - That doesn't matter, - Clem - 2:49pm 9/21/24
  - I've worked in healthcare software sales for 40+ yrs, albeit, not with - NEPA Irish - 1:57pm 9/21/24
    - You sound like a very bitter individual. [NT] - Clem - 2:33pm 9/21/24
      - I am.... [NT] - NEPA Irish - 3:10pm 9/21/24
    - This seems totally relevant... - iairishcheeks - 2:12pm 9/21/24
- OSU has gotten a lot of help from the officials. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 1:33pm 9/21/24
  - They killed Marshall early with spots shy of a first down. [NT] - Irishize - 2:51pm 9/21/24
- When u win a lot games u don’t overreact to winning 1 [NT] - ndphysics - 1:29pm 9/21/24
  - Agreed ...! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 1:45pm 9/21/24
    - Act like you have been there before [NT] - ndphysics - 2:07pm 9/21/24
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Let’s hope CJ Carr, when he eventually plays, is on par with Raiola - LanceManion - 10:17am 9/21/24 (16) [View All]
- Lets hope Leonard can play on par with Illinois QB. He looked very efficient [NT] - ColeyO - 3:23pm 9/21/24
- I predict Raioa goes down when he plays a tough team. He is not an impressive passer but does - THEISMANCARR - 2:41pm 9/21/24
- I hope Carr sees an opportunity next year. Meaning he gets the impression - ndphysics - 1:18pm 9/21/24
  - That is an awful scenario. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:09pm 9/21/24
    - But its not impossible [NT] - ndphysics - 4:02pm 9/21/24
- The more I think about it, the more I hope MF sh*t-cans the Portal QB as savior model. - SteveM - 12:44pm 9/21/24
  - The goal in each of these crap games s/b first half domination - LanceManion - 12:54pm 9/21/24
    - Minchey got snaps before Carr last week [NT] - ndphysics - 1:38pm 9/21/24
- Another young kid who can really play is Avery Johnson at K-State. Why can't ND find these guys? [NT] [LINK] - SteveM - 12:10pm 9/21/24
  - He’s the kid with the hair? If so, yes. Total baller [NT] - LanceManion - 12:56pm 9/21/24
  - Half the power 4 and some mac teams have better qb play - beefy78 - 12:34pm 9/21/24
    - After freeman’s comments about Leonard just doing what he is asked, I wonder - ndphysics - 1:39pm 9/21/24
    - How you even watch, with ND putting out the total lack greatness you think you - Clem - 12:42pm 9/21/24
      - The qb play and offense has been average to rot for 20 years.. - beefy78 - 2:21pm 9/21/24
- Was thinking the same thing, also, he a God in Nebraska. His dad was AA at NU and his uncle coaches [NT] - ColeyO - 11:23am 9/21/24
- They forgot to buy an O-Line. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 10:42am 9/21/24
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A bit foggy in ND Stadium this morning [NT] [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 9:53am 9/21/24 (0) [View All]
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Frankie V's Prediction: Will Notre Dame Take Care of Business Against Another MAC [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:40am 9/21/24 (0) [View All]
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Stanford's D line is pretty good. - McIrish - 10:30pm 9/20/24 (6) [View All]
- Syracuse always blows smoke with a few wins against mediocre teams then begin to show their true - THEISMANCARR - 2:47pm 9/21/24
- It follows a bye week, so that will be interesting. - LanceManion - 10:13am 9/21/24
- Louisville GA tech and Stanford might be a tougher stretch now. - ndphysics - 9:55am 9/21/24
- They also have an NFL WR. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:06am 9/21/24
- We play them on October 12th. It won't be a gimme. [NT] - Irishize - 3:33am 9/21/24
  - I rather have the serious somber MF & win big. - ELP - 8:43am 9/21/24
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Psych for The Ramblers. A fine Irish Tune [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 4:05pm 9/20/24 (3) [View All]
- Re: Psych for The Ramblers. A fine Irish Tune - Leahy - 6:11pm 9/20/24
  - Mr Leahy - My high school coach played for your Dad at ND. His name was Bill Flynn and was one of - irishslovak - 7:32pm 9/20/24
    - Re: Mr Leahy - My high school coach played for your Dad at ND. His name was Bill Flynn and was one of - Leahy - 7:54pm 9/20/24
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Reading some predictions today. Experts are saying ND has to find a way to properly - ndphysics - 3:19pm 9/20/24 (8) [View All]
- When all of MSM repeat the same words and phrases, you know they are selling you. [NT] - oldirish - 9:50pm 9/20/24
- They can’t hold back on anything - NDWisconsin - 9:14pm 9/20/24
- You aren't missing anything. That phrase is bullshit and a lousy excuse for losing to a MAC team [NT] - NDQuebec - 7:58pm 9/20/24
- I think most of the coaches that have solved the "letdown game" problem are in the HOF. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:11pm 9/20/24
- They were still walking on the A&M cloud & forgot about NIU, including MF. - ELP - 4:29pm 9/20/24
  - I really (hope) MF succeeds at ND...but after admitting he even bought into the post A&M hype..... - NEPA Irish - 7:32pm 9/20/24
    - You would think the experiences coordinators would have said something to him privately before - ndphysics - 7:41pm 9/20/24
  - That’s what I thought. In the famous words of Lou holtz - ndphysics - 5:19pm 9/20/24
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Tennessee increases ticket prices by 10% to help pay athletes [NT] [LINK] - bobdrake - 11:11am 9/20/24 (11) [View All]
- Contracts to follow… - TakethetrainKnute - 6:12am 9/21/24
- Georgia doing this as well. Will be 95% of programs shortly [NT] - 81Brown - 5:27pm 9/20/24
- Lifelong ND ticket holders might balk at this if ND tried it. - ndphysics - 1:50pm 9/20/24
  - The lifelong ticket holders seem to be made up mostly of the fans that are quiet all game. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:50pm 9/21/24
  - Ruining college ball - ndinga - 10:01pm 9/20/24
  - If they lay off the other donations, maybe not. I wonder what the pricing is compared to ND with - whatsamataU - 3:52pm 9/20/24
    - Pretty cheap, per the article: - irishone - 9:11am 9/21/24
  - ND has been doing this for awhile with minimum “donations” for season tickets. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 2:32pm 9/20/24
    - Soaking season ticket holders? Yes. To pay players? No… - TakethetrainKnute - 6:17am 9/21/24
    - Was that money used to pay athletes? That was a way of raising more money for general use right? [NT] - ndphysics - 3:16pm 9/20/24
- Unless UT gets massive blowback, this will become the norm across NCAA [NT] - irishone - 1:11pm 9/20/24
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Before the Boxscore: Numbers to Consider for Notre Dame-Miami of Ohio Matchup [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 8:27pm 9/19/24 (12) [View All]
- Golson wasn't good and transferred. Wimbush, benched. Kizer was 4-27 his last two yrs of football - oldirish - 9:09pm 9/19/24
  - Disagree on Kizer - ndunabomber - 12:10am 9/20/24
    - Kizer was so overrated. [NT] - Chrisb - 7:40am 9/20/24
      - Will Fuller, when healthy, made any QB much better [NT] - jrdjr84 - 1:25pm 9/21/24
      - I disagree to an extent re: Kizer - D2 - 1:11pm 9/20/24
        Deshone was never all in on football, period. - Clem - 12:01pm 9/21/24
      - The Objective Truth. [NT] - oldirish - 12:28pm 9/20/24
  - Golson threw for 3500 yards, threw 29 TDs and completed 60% of his passes as a soph. - MAS - 10:33pm 9/19/24
    - Benched. Transferred to greener pastures and benched almost immediately. That's telling. He had - oldirish - 12:30pm 9/20/24
    - Golson was never the same after the refs at the 2014 FSU game stole his last second victory. - Irishize - 7:16am 9/20/24
      - This a true story. The ASU was the final nail in the coffin for him. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 7:18am 9/20/24
- . [NT] - LanceManion - 8:47pm 9/19/24
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #17 Irish return home to face Miami of Ohio [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 3:27pm 9/19/24 (0) [View All]
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Blast from the Past: Reliving Golden Tate's jump into the Michigan State band 15 years later [LINK] - SteveM - 2:04pm 9/19/24 (19) [View All]
- Golden Tate and Jeff Samardzjia were of my two favorite receivers of all time for the Irish. - THEISMANCARR - 4:08pm 9/19/24
  - My thoughts exactly. Rocket is my favorite. Samardzija was probably the best. - MAS - 6:34pm 9/19/24
  - Will Fuller was a burner. Philly guy too from Roman Catholic HS. Go Phillies / Eagles... [NT] - SteveM - 5:37pm 9/19/24
    - My dad played Bball at Roman when Chamberlain was at OverBrook. He loved Fuller - Fellow Roman kid [NT] - murph92675 - 6:28pm 9/19/24
      - I saw Wilt at Palestra. city title game I think 1954 [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 9:18pm 9/19/24
        The old Big 5 and the Palestra were great Basketball [NT] - murph92675 - 9:52pm 9/19/24
        the Explorers of 1968-1969, on NCAA probation, - cubsfanin16 - 10:08pm 9/19/24
        Stan Wlodarczyk from Mahanoy City was a member of that team. A gentleman if ever there was... [NT] - irishslovak - 8:53am 9/20/24
        
        My older brother was a LaSalle College graduate. Note I say LaSalle College because it was College - THEISMANCARR - 7:47am 9/20/24
        I graduated in 1963, correct it was a college thene - cubsfanin16 - 11:17am 9/20/24
        
        Go on YouTube and watch The Palestra. You’ll love it, [NT] - murph92675 - 10:22pm 9/19/24
  - I agree. Michael Floyd was so athletic that his catches looked easy. [NT] - Curly1918 - 4:33pm 9/19/24
- Beat me to it. Try this [NT] [LINK] - NDQuebec - 2:11pm 9/19/24
  - I like this one best. Shows him pummeling at least three band geeks. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:36pm 9/19/24
  - I love the MSU mascot looking on - and futilely raising his arms in disbelief - captaincoyle - 2:25pm 9/19/24
    - Yes, like he's waiting for a flag to be thrown on the play. LMAO. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:26am 9/20/24
    - I love Clausen's million dollar smile at the end. [NT] - NDQuebec - 6:46pm 9/19/24
  - Thanks for the link! (Better muted) [NT] - SteveM - 2:15pm 9/19/24
    - Agree the music stinks. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 4:09pm 9/19/24
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Because of the high temps Saturday, we'll probably see a heavy rotation of players. - ELP - 11:15am 9/19/24 (3) [View All]
- They handled College Station's heat - ndunabomber - 2:55pm 9/19/24
  - College Station's Saturday heat was no hotter than South Bend that week... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:59pm 9/19/24
- High of 87 - Nigel Tufnel - 2:45pm 9/19/24
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Irish 31-Miami 10. [NT] - garryowen - 11:11am 9/19/24 (0) [View All]
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Georgia governor signs order to allow schools to pay players [NT] [LINK] - bobdrake - 10:54am 9/19/24 (6) [View All]
- So, at UGA, they'll be State employees... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:27pm 9/19/24
  - NIL’s [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:31pm 9/19/24
- Higher tuition for ever dwindling education for all students…..yay [NT] - ndinga - 2:54pm 9/19/24
- No more scholarships...contracts for the players paid by the school... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:53pm 9/19/24
- Brian kemp is a Georgia grad. Just sayin'. Who's next? [NT] - ELP - 11:18am 9/19/24
  - Just getting ahead of the curve. [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:32pm 9/19/24
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* [NT] - Hensou - 9:51am 9/19/24 (0) [View All]
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The OFFICIAL Thursday Notre Dame - MIAMI (of ohio) prediction thread!!! - AlbanyIRISH - 5:27am 9/19/24 (41) [View All]
- Notre Dame 31- MIAMI (of ohio) 23 [NT] - buddydusty - 3:20pm 9/21/24
- ND 27 Miami 17 [NT] - NDFan66 - 12:02pm 9/21/24
- ND 41 Miami 7 [NT] - ND521 - 8:08pm 9/20/24
- 51 - 13 [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:35am 9/20/24
- Notre Dame 59 MIAMI O. 7 [NT] - Tongal - 11:19pm 9/19/24
- Irish 48 - FakeCanes 13 [NT] - Law_Dogg - 8:31pm 9/19/24
- ND 56 MIAMI (OH) 3 [NT] - skiptomylou - 6:40pm 9/19/24
- Green 38 Red 0 [NT] - FinnMcCool - 5:38pm 9/19/24
- ND 42, Miami 16 [NT] - MarkHarman - 5:12pm 9/19/24
- John Paxson 38 Ron Harper 10 🍀 [NT] - sweetbobbyg - 4:37pm 9/19/24
- ND 41 Miami 10 [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 4:11pm 9/19/24
- ND 35 Miami oh 10 [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 3:33pm 9/19/24
- ND 41 - MU 14 [NT] - lacan - 2:10pm 9/19/24
- ND 35 Miami O 6 [NT] - NDQuebec - 2:08pm 9/19/24
- ND - 38 MOO - 9 [NT] - jamie - 12:07pm 9/19/24
- ND. 35-7 [NT] - ColeyO - 11:59am 9/19/24
- Ramblers 38 Red Hawks 16 [NT] - Hensou - 11:31am 9/19/24
- ND 38 M of Oh 13 [NT] - nddad98 - 11:25am 9/19/24
- ND 34-10 [NT] - NVIrish - 11:15am 9/19/24
- Irish 38 redbirds 10 [NT] - captaincoyle - 11:09am 9/19/24
- ND 34 Miami 13 [NT] - jrdjr84 - 10:42am 9/19/24
- Dr. Hendrix's first team 52, Dr. Hendrix's final team 3 [NT] - ndunabomber - 10:36am 9/19/24
- ND 38 Miami 13 [NT] - murph92675 - 10:28am 9/19/24
- ND Enormous - Ara's First Team a Lot Less, +- 20 versus the spread. [NT] - SteveM - 10:24am 9/19/24
- ND 42 MofO 13 [NT] - Jerseymick - 10:21am 9/19/24
- ND 27 M 24 [NT] - Terry44 - 10:18am 9/19/24
- ND 40 not convicts 10 [NT] - ndphysics - 10:08am 9/19/24
- ND 52 - Miami (O) 10 [NT] - bobdrake - 10:02am 9/19/24
- ND 35 - 0 [NT] - Curly1918 - 9:56am 9/19/24
- ND 27 - M(OH) 9 [NT] - wrdomerson - 9:24am 9/19/24
- ND 37 Miami 27 [NT] - LanceManion - 9:09am 9/19/24
- ND 55 Buzzards 10. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:05am 9/19/24
- ND - Just effin' win! [NT] - irishslovak - 9:03am 9/19/24
- ND 24 - 9 [NT] - holybull101 - 8:25am 9/19/24
- ND 48 Miami 3 [NT] - jray - 8:24am 9/19/24
- ND 48 Miami 6 [NT] - michiganirish - 8:02am 9/19/24
- ND 41 MoO 13 [NT] - irishone - 7:17am 9/19/24
- ND 57- Miami 14 [NT] - Clem - 5:57am 9/19/24
- ND 37 MAC 'n Cheese 13. [NT] - Irishize - 5:34am 9/19/24
- Irish 38 MAC trash 13 [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 5:27am 9/19/24
  - MacDonalds. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:28am 9/20/24
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Good article on Pat Coogan [LINK] - ndunabomber - 9:50pm 9/18/24 (2) [View All]
- Chicago Irish Catholic...die-hard ND fan since he was 5...ND is his dream school. - Irishize - 2:53am 9/19/24
  - Agreed...not a big fan of Coogan's play, but love this about him! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 10:05am 9/19/24
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Last game we ran a big package. Two TEs and Thomas at WR. Seems to be a run first formation. Do you - oldirish - 8:43pm 9/18/24 (16) [View All]
- I have a feeling, and that's all it is, just a feeling...that the offense - Chrisb - 10:05pm 9/18/24
  - We can't score under 31 in any of the remaining weeks until USC. [NT] - oldirish - 5:35pm 9/19/24
    - Why is that? [NT] - Chrisb - 6:17pm 9/19/24
      - IMO that would prove the offense is coming together. Otherwise it's back to the up and down roller- - oldirish - 7:38pm 9/19/24
        I mean what if we beat Louisville and GA Tech like 28-10ish and put up 50-60 on everyone else - Chrisb - 8:32pm 9/19/24
        Absolutely. Close enough. We just can't have the sleeper 17-6 or 24-17, 28-21 type stuff. Not with - oldirish - 9:13pm 9/19/24
        Ok yeah I'm with you there..we're avg like 34ppg now and should raise that to about 40ppg b4 USC. [NT] - Chrisb - 10:53pm 9/19/24
  - It’s going to be a Gus malzahn offense [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:27pm 9/19/24
    - You need Cam Newton for that [NT] - ndunabomber - 8:09pm 9/19/24
    - What is the meat of what you mean by this? Gadets, motion & 4 yd passes, hoping for a busted play? [NT] - oldirish - 5:33pm 9/19/24
      - Not necessarily looking for a busted play, but definitely a strong focus on running - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:26pm 9/19/24
  - Love your positivity. Clearly, I picked a big number myself. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:53am 9/19/24
    - My "feeling" isn't as much about trying to be positive, but more about.. - Chrisb - 11:29am 9/19/24
- I think we telegraph plays with personnel packages. Always have. - ndphysics - 9:03pm 9/18/24
  - You mean like when they spread Love out wide and ran the ball? - Law_Dogg - 10:27pm 9/18/24
    - I do think it’s pretty predictable. It’s not 100% obviously. - ndphysics - 6:33am 9/19/24
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Steinbrenner's Yankees were the "best team that money could buy." Which college will win that title? [NT] - Irishize - 11:03am 9/18/24 (7) [View All]
- Oregon.., [NT] - ripperduck - 11:21pm 9/18/24
- OSU [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:41pm 9/18/24
  - Bingo. Hands down. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:52pm 9/18/24
- According to a very large percentage on here it’s been Bama for several years. [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:49pm 9/18/24
- Texas [NT] - NEPA Irish - 11:57am 9/18/24
  - Re: Texas. Agree. Probably the biggest # of > $10M crazed alumni [NT] - SteveM - 1:45pm 9/18/24
    - No limitations $$$$$$$$. [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:50pm 9/18/24
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The Student-Althete Model of Elite College Football is Dead... - SteveM - 10:25am 9/18/24 (35) [View All]
- Don't be so down on the lads! [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:15am 9/19/24
- Re: The Student-Althete Model of Elite College Football is Dead... - ndinga - 8:52pm 9/18/24
- "PRINCETON??? GRRRR Get my glove!" - Yale Alum "Sideshow Bob Roberts" [NT] - irishslovak - 7:07pm 9/18/24
- It's interesting to me that the real players in this are largely state-sponsored universities. - LanceManion - 12:17pm 9/18/24
  - Wonder about the O Lineman that says: "I just may miss a couple crucial blocks if you don't buy me.. - TakethetrainKnute - 12:26pm 9/18/24
    - I would think that’s why RL is sharing his with the O line. Splat! [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:53pm 9/18/24
      - Had heard that. Almost seems a necessity... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:23pm 9/18/24
    - Good points by Lance & Take. Players can hold-out any game week for any reason... - SteveM - 12:43pm 9/18/24
      - Also, soon players will get 2 - 3 initial games on video, then bail out to "prepare for the draft" [NT] - SteveM - 12:46pm 9/18/24
- SMU back in the early 80's was way ahead of its time! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 11:51am 9/18/24
- Not so sure - Nigel Tufnel - 11:09am 9/18/24
- Been saying it all along...ND will have to move to a "competitive" league that fosters academics... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:37am 9/18/24
  - Agree, been saying the same thing. Fans will still follow their teams. [NT] - Hibakusha - 10:16am 9/19/24
  - Stop that nonsense. We can play the game. We are scheduled to do so, - sweetbobbyg - 3:45pm 9/18/24
  - Not good to do that. We can always keep our academic standards high and still play the "game" the - THEISMANCARR - 2:56pm 9/18/24
    - ND proved their halfway in with NIL and transfers - cubsfanin16 - 3:32pm 9/18/24
      - The two biggest opposite spectrum misbeliefs that Notre Dame fans have.. - Chrisb - 11:24am 9/19/24
      - Urban Meyer will never come here, and ND will never offer it again - ndunabomber - 6:13pm 9/18/24
      - Ugh...Urban is "a bridge too far" for ND as, most certainly, is Pitino. If you really think that - TakethetrainKnute - 3:46pm 9/18/24
        I get that the school won't, they would like to skip nil, the portal too - cubsfanin16 - 5:55pm 9/18/24
        They're going half way given all the resources that they've sunk into football. They are trying to - TakethetrainKnute - 7:07pm 9/18/24
        agreed [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 3:41pm 9/19/24
  - I'd much prefer that to totally selling out. [NT] - SteveM - 11:37am 9/18/24
  - That's it! We're Ivy bound! [NT] - Irishize - 10:42am 9/18/24
    - "Ivy-adjacent". More competitive (but similar). - TakethetrainKnute - 10:52am 9/18/24
      - Who the hell cares if we are on the top of "ivy-adjacent" when the nation will only care about the - THEISMANCARR - 3:01pm 9/18/24
        Re: Who the hell cares if we are on the top of "ivy-adjacent" when the nation will only care about the - natureboy - 6:44pm 9/19/24
      - OK. ND will be the pioneers of the new Ivy Adjacent League. Buy your tickets now! [NT] - Irishize - 11:08am 9/18/24
        Just wait. It will be like the late 50’ early 60’s in South Bend, 15$ of groceries got you four - whatsamataU - 1:58pm 9/18/24
        Except that $15 in groceries from 1957...costs $170.62 in 2024... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:28pm 9/18/24
        
        Didn't say I liked it. But don't believe ND can continue to keep going where College Football is... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:31am 9/18/24
        I'm just messin' wicha, Knute. It's an absurd situation. All you can do is laugh at it. [NT] - Irishize - 11:36am 9/18/24
        Naw, I hear you. They've taken what was one of my favorite diversions...and are totally screwing - TakethetrainKnute - 11:46am 9/18/24
        I agree. College football is the greatest sport ever created, but they are ruining it fast. [NT] - Irishize - 11:49am 9/18/24
        It all started paying HC's outlandish amounts of $$$.... - NEPA Irish - 11:56am 9/18/24
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Would you be willing to accept a spike on ND FB tickets to pay for the NIL slush fund? - Irishize - 9:25am 9/18/24 (20) [View All]
- Heck, yeah, I would. Why not? What’s an extra $10-20? - sweetbobbyg - 10:31am 9/18/24
  - Right on!!! [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 3:03pm 9/18/24
    - You know it, TC 🍀🍀🍀 [NT] - sweetbobbyg - 3:34pm 9/18/24
  - $100 per game on top of your season tickets and donations. [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:40pm 9/18/24
  - "Donation boxes" outside our stadium with Salvation Army bell ringers. How cool would that be? [NT] - Irishize - 10:40am 9/18/24
    - Heck yeah, in little Leppy Outfits! I like it! [NT] - sweetbobbyg - 11:21am 9/18/24
- Me? No F'ing way. Imagine the booing you're gonna get then? - TakethetrainKnute - 10:12am 9/18/24
  - Pro ball is more boring than college because the fans are not going wild with their loyalty to their - THEISMANCARR - 3:08pm 9/18/24
    - "Own team"? Contract minor league players with no or a very tenuous connection to the schools is... - TakethetrainKnute - 7:23pm 9/18/24
- Paul Finebaum weighs in... [NT] [LINK] - SteveM - 9:59am 9/18/24
  - I'm getting "404 Error"...but he says it "makes him sick to his stomach"... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:29am 9/18/24
    - Relinked to the MSN repost. Try it now. [NT] - SteveM - 11:26am 9/18/24
      - All good. Thanks. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:32am 9/18/24
    - And Finebaum is a Tennessee alum. [NT] - Irishize - 10:29am 9/18/24
- Welcome to the new world of college football - Nigel Tufnel - 9:37am 9/18/24
  - I would not pay extra. I'm barely hanging on now as it is. - ELP - 10:59am 9/18/24
    - I don’t boo. I go to the games & support the team. - sweetbobbyg - 11:43am 9/18/24
    - Maybe a priest or nun instead of Salvation Army [NT] - ndphysics - 11:01am 9/18/24
      - Our new prez, Fr. Bob Dowd ("Toad" look-alike from "American Grafitti"), would be perfect. [NT] - Irishize - 11:14am 9/18/24
      - "Alms for the poor...skill position players"? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:03am 9/18/24
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What Though the Odds: Notre Dame Football Betting Info for Week 4 [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 8:47am 9/18/24 (0) [View All]
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Chuck Martin on ND game, starts at 12:40 mark. [NT] [LINK] - ND521 - 7:45pm 9/17/24 (5) [View All]
- . [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:52pm 9/17/24
- Is there a link that goes with your post? [NT] - jimbasil - 10:49pm 9/17/24
  - Here you go. [NT] [LINK] - ND521 - 2:58am 9/18/24
    - He’s a fan. [NT] - irishone - 8:39pm 9/18/24
    - thanks [NT] - jimbasil - 6:09am 9/18/24
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Good breakdown from some former ND players on a couple of offensive plays [LINK] - IrishFan82 - 4:00pm 9/17/24 (20) [View All]
- So do we grind it into our QBs head not to throw a pick so he - ndphysics - 6:34pm 9/17/24
  - Dude threw for nearly 3k yards 2 years ago... - Law_Dogg - 8:09pm 9/17/24
    - Out of his four years, there is one outlier and it is 2,794 yards. Digging into the entire data set - oldirish - 9:19pm 9/17/24
      - The entire data set tells me he only played one full season... - Law_Dogg - 9:24pm 9/17/24
        It was pretty common knowledge that he was an average to mediocre passer - ColeyO - 10:42am 9/18/24
        
        I'm in the "show me before I believe camp". Haven't seen anything in the data or game play that - oldirish - 9:30pm 9/17/24
        Downfield throw data [NT] [LINK] - Law_Dogg - 6:22am 9/18/24
        
        I'm not far away from you...I remain a skeptic... - Law_Dogg - 10:58pm 9/17/24
    - Does he look like someone who might throw for 3000 yards this year? - ndphysics - 9:11pm 9/17/24
      - He also didn't play for 6-7 mos - Law_Dogg - 9:18pm 9/17/24
    - Normally would agree but half of those games were 200 yards and under. [NT] - IrishFan82 - 8:28pm 9/17/24
      - Feast or famine - Law_Dogg - 9:20pm 9/17/24
        This is very true. They compliment each other but neither is good enough in their own [NT] - ndphysics - 9:28pm 9/17/24
        I don't get this. All Angeli has done every time is to play very well - MarkHarman - 8:41am 9/18/24
        Just like with anyone else. Need to see it over a few games against all competition. - ndphysics - 11:03am 9/18/24
        
        This^^^^^ [NT] - ColeyO - 10:45am 9/18/24
- ND basically is migrating to Malzahns offense. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:11pm 9/17/24
- Is John Kennedy a former player? - Law_Dogg - 4:53pm 9/17/24
  - It’s Goolsby and Jared Clark. Kennedy just posted the clip. [NT] - IrishFan82 - 5:56pm 9/17/24
    - Oh thank goodness...I would have pretty embarassed - Law_Dogg - 8:08pm 9/17/24
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Matchups: Notre Dame Brings New Momentum to Home Clash Against Miami of Ohio [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 3:54pm 9/17/24 (1) [View All]
- We Ohioans prefer 'Miami (Not FL)' [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 4:05pm 9/17/24
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QB Data > Opinions. QBR definitely tells a story - oldirish - 3:53pm 9/17/24 (6) [View All]
- Facts matter. Thank you oldirish. - bobdrake - 9:36am 9/18/24
  - Agreed, oldirish has been right much more than wrong [NT] - ColeyO - 10:47am 9/18/24
- If it was up me, the Riley Leonard era would be over. I’d start CJ Carr, and absorb a few mistakes. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 5:27pm 9/17/24
  - I'd rather that the offensive line shore up first - ndunabomber - 10:50pm 9/18/24
  - Re: If it was up me, the Riley Leonard era would be over. I’d start CJ Carr, and absorb a few mistakes. - ndinga - 8:10pm 9/17/24
    - Same. [NT] - oldirish - 9:22pm 9/17/24
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Classic error in last night's Philly/Atlanta game: running the ball is working so... pass it. - Curly1918 - 9:23am 9/17/24 (10) [View All]
- Siriani is awful. If they can him Roseman will hire another dummy. Someone not a threat to him! [NT] - irishslovak - 6:59pm 9/17/24
- Running the ball is not without risk, but fair point. - iairishcheeks - 12:47pm 9/17/24
  - So who has the best AI? - Curly1918 - 3:10pm 9/17/24
    - Knute and Gus would be good names for LLMs. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:16pm 9/17/24
      - Would an LLM have decided not to take the plane? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:09am 9/18/24
- Curls, you beat me to it - NDWisconsin - 10:00am 9/17/24
- Jalen pulled a Leonard [NT] - LanceManion - 9:49am 9/17/24
  - The pass (in the Philly game) was fine... it's the call I believe was unnecessarily risky. - Curly1918 - 10:03am 9/17/24
- As a diehard Eagles fan, I actually don't hate the call - Frankie V - 9:45am 9/17/24
  - Fellow Philly Guy here, Jason Kelce was crying in his many pitchers of beer. [NT] - SteveM - 10:16am 9/17/24
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Depth chart for Miami game [LINK] - ndunabomber - 9:43pm 9/16/24 (1) [View All]
- Thanks much. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:47pm 9/16/24
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Is it my imagination or does MF seem more subdued at his pressers since NIU? [NT] - ELP - 9:20pm 9/16/24 (12) [View All]
- His body language and demeanor during pressers has always given me reservation. I want to like him - oldirish - 3:11pm 9/17/24
  - Re: His body language and demeanor during pressers has always given me reservation. I want to like him - Irishterp60 - 7:14pm 9/17/24
    - I agree. Good dude, likely not going to be a great coach. Stars will have to align for him to win a - oldirish - 9:23pm 9/17/24
- He should be subdued - outta be ashamed...that loss was purely on coaching (or lack thereof)....! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 11:32am 9/17/24
- its your imagination [NT] - DonMiller - 9:52am 9/17/24
- In all of his pressers he's seemed different. IMO, it's related to growth in the position. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:28am 9/17/24
  - mmmmmmmmmmm, not sure about that... - Chrisb - 11:13am 9/17/24
    - I don't disagree with your pov. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:31am 9/18/24
- Nope, his demeanor was very different.. - Chrisb - 1:32am 9/17/24
  - If u screwed up at work and everyone knew it u would try and - ndphysics - 7:58am 9/17/24
    - Yep. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:07am 9/17/24
    - This ^^^^^ ^^^^^ [NT] - bobdrake - 11:02am 9/17/24
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Notre Dame commit Will Black gets upgraded ranking by ON3 [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 6:22pm 9/16/24 (4) [View All]
- Did you even read this before you posted it? - Chrisb - 7:54pm 9/16/24
  - Yes I did and I’m afraid you’re the mullet here. They show Zero five stars as of this reply for 24 [LINK] - whatsamataU - 8:11pm 9/16/24
    - You are 100% WRONG...Black was already a 5-star, #2 overall, #1 OT back when Ivan Taylor flipped.. [LINK] - Chrisb - 10:08pm 9/16/24
      - And as for your link, instead of looking at the summary go to '25, click on Notre Dame.. [LINK] - Chrisb - 10:24pm 9/16/24
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So, can anyone evaluate Angeli's play Saturday? The good w/ the bad. - ELP - 4:30pm 9/16/24 (14) [View All]
- @ELP what's your take? [NT] - oldirish - 9:26pm 9/17/24
- Far superior passer, plenty of arm, plenty of escapability, maybe a little slow out of the pocket, - oldirish - 3:56pm 9/17/24
- I don't think he's good enough to win a NC with the team he has around him. [NT] - holybull101 - 7:25pm 9/16/24
  - Well, I know the starter isn't [NT] - ColeyO - 7:47pm 9/16/24
- Would like to see Minchey get more looks the next time there is a blowout. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:17pm 9/16/24
- He is the second coming of Terry Andrysiak. (a nice guy) No Tony Rice around this time! [NT] - irishslovak - 4:54pm 9/16/24
  - Lou had bad luck with QB's breaking their collarbones. - ndunabomber - 7:12pm 9/16/24
- good passer,,much better than rl,however its worrisome - cubsfanin16 - 4:49pm 9/16/24
  - *delete - see above post [NT] - oldirish - 3:40pm 9/17/24
- He played really well other than taking a long sack when he clearly held the ball too long. - THEISMANCARR - 4:33pm 9/16/24
  - Sounds like Purdy from SF [NT] - ColeyO - 7:49pm 9/16/24
  - Aye, needs to throw some of those away rather than take the sack. But overall quite good. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:47pm 9/16/24
    - He looked very good, for coming in cold [NT] - ColeyO - 7:46pm 9/16/24
    - I wonder if Steve has a problem w/ that in practice all this time. [NT] - ELP - 6:39pm 9/16/24
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Marcus Freeman Reviews Purdue Rout and Looks Ahead to Miami of Ohio [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 4:21pm 9/16/24 (6) [View All]
- The Purdue HC really failed to get his team ready to play like Freeman failed against NIU. - SteveM - 5:50pm 9/16/24
  - Perhaps Freeman can offer to instruct Walters on how he beat him... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:17pm 9/16/24
    - Btw, in the presser, Freeman sounded really ticked at the NIU coach for spilling that info. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:50pm 9/16/24
      - Good to hear. He should be. The guy who wanted to "help him for obvious reasons" undercut him.... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:21am 9/17/24
    - That'd be a very short conversation. [NT] - Clem - 6:39pm 9/16/24
  - I’m sure 37 new guys doesn’t help. [NT] - whatsamataU - 6:12pm 9/16/24
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Notre Dame Loses Two Starters For Season Following Purdue Win [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 4:00pm 9/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Is modern athletics straining the human body beyond its natural strengths? - Curly1918 - 3:04pm 9/16/24 (19) [View All]
- In the 1890s, football was almost banned because of deaths. Sports have always involved risk... [LINK] - jrdjr84 - 4:28pm 9/16/24
  - Without question, in its infancy, college football was brutal and sometimes fatal [LINK] - Nigel Tufnel - 8:32am 9/17/24
  - Thank God it wasn't our university would have dissolved. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:41pm 9/16/24
  - We used to play dodgeball with golf balls. Now that's a risk. [NT] - ELP - 6:25pm 9/16/24
    - ELP that is a little nuts, but you weren't hitting with clubs were you? [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:39pm 9/16/24
      - We'd line up guys against a giant brick wall and hurl golf balls. - ELP - 6:45pm 9/16/24
        I was born in 1950 and I remember in grade school playing in gym class, what we called murder ball - THEISMANCARR - 7:45pm 9/16/24
        Murderball you say? [NT] [LINK] - Chrisb - 1:27pm 9/17/24
- I feel sorry for these kids. Every sport is year round. Muliple sport kids are rare these days. - murph92675 - 4:13pm 9/16/24
  - Absolutely true, each high school coach thinks his or her sport is the one that should get the most - THEISMANCARR - 4:30pm 9/16/24
- IMO, it is because athletes start specializing at an early age. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 3:31pm 9/16/24
  - My youngest grandson plays HS football. It seems like he's always in training, lifting, working out. - ELP - 3:56pm 9/16/24
    - U trade knee injuries for back ones in golf. Swing too damn hard [NT] - ndphysics - 4:19pm 9/16/24
      - The reverse C position that Nicklaus lived by was deadly on the backs. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:46pm 9/16/24
      - The reverse C position that Nicklaus lived by was deadly on the backs. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:46pm 9/16/24
- Either that or people are too muscular and tight. The number of injuries - ndphysics - 3:16pm 9/16/24
  - Re: baseball pitchers. The thinking is that reduced batters faced = pitchers over-throwing. [NT] - SteveM - 3:33pm 9/16/24
    - Yep a good start now is lasting 6 innings. I miss the complete game pitcher but they didn't throw - THEISMANCARR - 6:45pm 9/16/24
      - Yeah, when I first saw Tim Lincecum throw like an explosion, I thought that arm wouldn't last long. [NT] - SteveM - 7:57pm 9/16/24
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the line opened at -26.5 and is now -27.5. I cant see nd covering bu that is a good sign for the ir [NT] - brian irish - 1:27pm 9/16/24 (0) [View All]
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Uh Oh... Notre Dame loses two starting linemen for season [NT] [LINK] - SteveM - 1:18pm 9/16/24 (7) [View All]
- So the Irish O-Line is down 3 starters at different positions after fall camp and 2 games? - Turkish - 2:21pm 9/16/24
- Never mind - I see: out for some weeks. [NT] - murph78 - 2:10pm 9/16/24
- Story talks about Craig and Botelho - what news on Schrauth? [NT] - murph78 - 2:09pm 9/16/24
  - Out 'multiple weeks' [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 2:38pm 9/16/24
- Bad news, but at least Spindler and Coogan have starting experience - ndunabomber - 1:45pm 9/16/24
  - We will be fine with Spindler… [NT] - Dr Lou - 5:00pm 9/16/24
  - Coogan's snaps have to get better. They look like underhand slow pitch softball tosses. Doesn't - THEISMANCARR - 3:01pm 9/16/24
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Any chance this changes the equation on the deuce saga! [LINK] - ndphysics - 12:21pm 9/16/24 (6) [View All]
- injuries should help the smart kid realize the importance of a great college degree [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:17pm 9/16/24
  - Or just self aware [NT] - Jerseymick - 11:25pm 9/17/24
- Sure, if his throwing arm was blown off by a hand grenade we'd still take him while Auburn would - Chrisb - 12:46pm 9/16/24
  - I assume the severity matters. That’s what I was getting at. [NT] - ndphysics - 1:04pm 9/16/24
    - Yeah, I'm with you...I'm just saying - Chrisb - 1:11pm 9/16/24
      - We have ourselves to thank for that. It’s good to be all about the student but u - ndphysics - 2:24pm 9/16/24
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Silver lining optimism? - Curly1918 - 9:30am 9/16/24 (15) [View All]
- So this is our silver linings playbook? [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 11:14am 9/16/24
  - Silver linings are always attempted compensations for bad results. [NT] - Curly1918 - 2:11pm 9/16/24
    - Why do you have to be such a dark cloud? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:24pm 9/16/24
      - That NIU loss was very damaging to our nerves. Head coaching was bad, play calling was bad and play - THEISMANCARR - 3:36pm 9/16/24
        The path is clear for Freeman to rebound from the NIU loss.. - Chrisb - 11:10am 9/18/24
      - Mine was an upbeat optimistic post. We needed to get snapped out of over-confidence. [NT] - Curly1918 - 3:32pm 9/16/24
- A lot has to happen, most of it on our end - ndunabomber - 10:00am 9/16/24
  - Leonard finding Wr’s down field and being able to throw down field needs to happen quickly [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:56am 9/16/24
    - Add GPS to his newly wired helmet? [NT] - Irishize - 11:37am 9/16/24
- Good points. Even better, Northern Illinois is ranked now. - Turkish - 9:49am 9/16/24
  - Never thought I'd live to see the day where I want NIU to win anything. - ELP - 10:19am 9/16/24
    - Any chance we get NIU in dekalb in 1st round of playoffs? [NT] - ndphysics - 12:18pm 9/16/24
      - Make them rue offering assistance to Freeman? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:11pm 9/16/24
    - Just tells you how far the ND football program has slipped over the past 35+ yrs! Been a rabid ND.. - NEPA Irish - 10:46am 9/16/24
      - None of the kids today remember when! [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:48am 9/16/24
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Notre Dame Football Leapfrogs Michigan in Latest AP Poll [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 9:45pm 9/15/24 (0) [View All]