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- 0Riley can"t pass, Hartman could not run.Priceless. [NT] - garryowen - 4:43pm 9/14/24 (3) [View All]
- Hartman had reasonably good mobility - ndunabomber - 5:23pm 9/14/24
- If Leonard could pass we would be pretty good on offense [NT]
- ndphysics - 4:46pm 9/14/24
- I still don’t believe he’s the best QB on the roster. [NT] - jray - 4:49pm 9/14/24
- 0Will we see a completion more than 15 yards downfield before the season's over? [NT] - pittsnyfan - 4:42pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0Too many passes called with a guy who's not much of a passer.. Purdue can't stop the run. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 4:40pm 9/14/24 (3) [View All]
- I like the jet sweep [NT] - ndphysics - 4:43pm 9/14/24
- ‘His decision making this week has been good and has made some good throws’“ [NT]
- whatsamataU - 4:43pm 9/14/24
- What a crap quote by freeman. Maybe he throws the ball in practice [NT] - ndphysics - 4:47pm 9/14/24
- 0The passing game is everything to the sidelines. [NT] - ghostwriter - 4:39pm 9/14/24 (2) [View All]
- Dink and dunk [NT] - ndphysics - 4:41pm 9/14/24
- …and under 7 yards…no confidence to go downfield [NT] - DakIrish - 4:41pm 9/14/24
- 0Always a Notre DAMN/Notre DUMB moment...Love can't be stopped so let's run Leonard, Leonard, Leonard - Rocketman84 - 4:34pm 9/14/24 (1) [View All]
- No team is going to fear Notre Dame's passing game. [NT] - ghostwriter - 4:35pm 9/14/24
- 0And so it begins, sos [NT] - ColeyO - 4:31pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0When does our great Austrailian punter arrive? [NT] - garryowen - 4:31pm 9/14/24 (1) [View All]
- Lol. He’s not very good. [NT] - jray - 4:31pm 9/14/24
- 0Happy feet with no pressure. Receivers are open [NT] - irish93 - 4:30pm 9/14/24 (3) [View All]
- Carr has better pocket presence. - AlbanyIRISH - 4:42pm 9/14/24
- agreed, too anxious to bring it down [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 4:33pm 9/14/24
- that’s exactly what I’m thinking. [NT] - Jerseymick - 4:30pm 9/14/24
- 0It’s hotter in W Lafayette - WoodstockIrish - 4:29pm 9/14/24 (1) [View All]
- I saw a dog chasing a cat, and they were both walking." - AranIsles - 4:45pm 9/14/24
- 0QB - irishfaninillinois - 4:27pm 9/14/24 (2) [View All]
- 2 drives 3 and out. We aren’t consistent [NT]
- ndphysics - 4:29pm 9/14/24
- Re: 2 drives 3 and out. We aren’t consistent - irishfaninillinois - 4:52pm 9/14/24
- 2 drives 3 and out. We aren’t consistent [NT]
- ndphysics - 4:29pm 9/14/24
- 0whomever that #3 is he laid a helmet on that dude-nice crush on that tackle! bs on the helmet to hel [NT] - bakedogg - 4:24pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0They look better...........but?????? [NT] - golfkrzy - 4:24pm 9/14/24 (1) [View All]
- Can they maintain it and make the necessary adjustments [NT] - golfkrzy - 4:25pm 9/14/24
- 0Team playing focused and with energy. [NT] - NDWisconsin - 4:22pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0Looks easy when you are executing and aggressive. [NT] - Frank L - 4:18pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0Better game plan so far - NDWisconsin - 4:15pm 9/14/24 (9) [View All]
- Why even pass? [NT]
- ColeyO - 4:19pm 9/14/24
- He didn’t push it downfield and hit the high percentage option - NDWisconsin - 4:20pm 9/14/24
- At some point, ND needs to be able to throw downfield, especially against better teams. [NT]
- jray - 4:26pm 9/14/24
- Agree. He needs to quit jumping behind the pocket. [NT]
- NDWisconsin - 4:28pm 9/14/24
- This is frustrating to watch. The short throws and QB draws will only go so far. [NT]
- jray - 4:30pm 9/14/24
- That’s why we lose against good teams. No offense [NT]
- ndphysics - 4:40pm 9/14/24
- Exactly and we’ve pointed out before, ND has struggled to score north of 20 pts against good teams. [NT] - jray - 4:47pm 9/14/24
- That’s why we lose against good teams. No offense [NT]
- ndphysics - 4:40pm 9/14/24
- This is frustrating to watch. The short throws and QB draws will only go so far. [NT]
- jray - 4:30pm 9/14/24
- Agree. He needs to quit jumping behind the pocket. [NT]
- NDWisconsin - 4:28pm 9/14/24
- At some point, ND needs to be able to throw downfield, especially against better teams. [NT]
- jray - 4:26pm 9/14/24
- He didn’t push it downfield and hit the high percentage option - NDWisconsin - 4:20pm 9/14/24
- Yes. There is a plan on offense. And they are executing it [NT]
- ndphysics - 4:17pm 9/14/24
- . [NT] - jray - 4:24pm 9/14/24
- Why even pass? [NT]
- ColeyO - 4:19pm 9/14/24
- 0Get him out of there [NT] - Dr Lou - 4:13pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0Delay of game on Riley = inexcusable [NT] - Jerseymick - 4:10pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0Do we have another punter? - NDWisconsin - 4:01pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0Get him out. He’s not good ! [NT] - murph92675 - 3:58pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0Looks like the boys got off the bus ready to go with some enthusiasm [NT] - ndphysics - 3:54pm 9/14/24 (2) [View All]
- Don’t they always and then [NT]
- whatsamataU - 3:59pm 9/14/24
- The defense is alive. Offense might be. But 3 and outs suck [NT] - ndphysics - 4:05pm 9/14/24
- Don’t they always and then [NT]
- whatsamataU - 3:59pm 9/14/24
- 0Okay boys, let’s see if anyone on this team still wants to play football. - Frank L - 3:14pm 9/14/24 (5) [View All]
- I'm afraid of the "same old same old" game plan and execution. [NT]
- ghostwriter - 3:35pm 9/14/24
- Fair. It’s beyond old now. [NT] - Frank L - 3:39pm 9/14/24
- The old let’s do what we didn’t do last week better routine [NT]
- ndphysics - 3:39pm 9/14/24
- Also fair. [NT] - Frank L - 3:40pm 9/14/24
- I am more worried about if our staff has properly prepared them [NT] - ndphysics - 3:27pm 9/14/24
- I'm afraid of the "same old same old" game plan and execution. [NT]
- ghostwriter - 3:35pm 9/14/24
- 0Is George Gipp's letter sweater at the Reagan Library or College Football Hall of Fame? - humbaba - 2:49pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0Direct TV has returned so I am channel surfing like crazy. - ELP - 1:30pm 9/14/24 (2) [View All]
- Good thing we aren’t playing BC this year. [NT]
- LanceManion - 1:44pm 9/14/24
- "OR" maybe it would be better if we did...that's what led to us hiring Leahy. [NT] - Chrisb - 1:49pm 9/14/24
- Good thing we aren’t playing BC this year. [NT]
- LanceManion - 1:44pm 9/14/24
- 0Bubba's boys are down 17-7. [NT] - Irishize - 1:11pm 9/14/24 (3) [View All]
- 30-29 [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:40pm 9/14/24
- Love it. - AlbanyIRISH - 1:19pm 9/14/24
- Re: Love it. - jakone - 3:03pm 9/14/24
- 0Talent is not lacking in this team. Youth perhaps but not lack of talent. - ndphysics - 12:57pm 9/14/24 (0) [View All]
- 0Beware Purdue. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:09pm 9/14/24 (14) [View All]
- Have you heard? SI predicts ND at 11-1 and CFP. Just FYI [NT]
- LanceManion - 1:03pm 9/14/24
- Yep first round at NIU [NT] - ndphysics - 2:36pm 9/14/24
- I’ve heard it a couple of times today. [NT]
- PaND - 1:18pm 9/14/24
- Rumors swirling. LSU sure sucks [NT]
- LanceManion - 1:39pm 9/14/24
- Kelly will ruin them before he is done. [NT]
- PaND - 1:54pm 9/14/24
- FSU also laying an egg [NT] - LanceManion - 2:09pm 9/14/24
- Kelly will ruin them before he is done. [NT]
- PaND - 1:54pm 9/14/24
- Rumors swirling. LSU sure sucks [NT]
- LanceManion - 1:39pm 9/14/24
- Why? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 12:52pm 9/14/24
- Interstate Rivalary and with NDs offense this can easily be an upset [NT]
- OklahomaIrishman - 12:30pm 9/14/24
- After losing to NIU, Im not sure any loss can be called an upset [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 2:07pm 9/14/24
- After losing to NIU, Im not sure any loss can upsetbe called an [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 2:07pm 9/14/24
- If they keep running Kelly’s shit offense, yes. [NT]
- PaND - 12:13pm 9/14/24
- Beware little sisters of the poor if our offense looks like last week [NT]
- ndphysics - 12:24pm 9/14/24
- You would have thought Kelly was back last week. - PaND - 12:30pm 9/14/24
- It did look like it. Just play to win not hope to win. This just try and . - ndphysics - 12:55pm 9/14/24
- You would have thought Kelly was back last week. - PaND - 12:30pm 9/14/24
- Beware little sisters of the poor if our offense looks like last week [NT]
- ndphysics - 12:24pm 9/14/24
- Have you heard? SI predicts ND at 11-1 and CFP. Just FYI [NT]
- LanceManion - 1:03pm 9/14/24
- 0Does Purdue s bye week help, hurt or mean nothing for them? [NT] - DonMiller - 11:59am 9/14/24 (2) [View All]
- The transfer portal has been a quick game changer for down programs. [NT] - ELP - 2:56pm 9/14/24
- No. [NT] - PaND - 12:31pm 9/14/24
- 2Allay your fears, gents. SI predicts ND in the CFP at 11-1. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 10:00am 9/14/24 (10) [View All]
- Do you think posting twice will help get to 11-1 ? [NT]
- whatsamataU - 12:05pm 9/14/24
- What is it they say? Third time is a charm. - LanceManion - 12:58pm 9/14/24
- Yeah, I think posting 3X erases the loss to NIU and has ND coasting to 12 - 0 record. [NT]
- SteveM - 1:12pm 9/14/24
- Well now that I know that! [NT] - LanceManion - 1:40pm 9/14/24
- Yeah, I think posting 3X erases the loss to NIU and has ND coasting to 12 - 0 record. [NT]
- SteveM - 1:12pm 9/14/24
- What is it they say? Third time is a charm. - LanceManion - 12:58pm 9/14/24
- In what year? With what HC? [NT] - Chrisb - 11:59am 9/14/24
- Save us all the embarrassment, please [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 10:57am 9/14/24
- So, you're saying there's still a chance? [NT] - Irishize - 10:53am 9/14/24
- RL is incapable of winning it all [NT]
- holybull101 - 10:18am 9/14/24
- This is very true. The coaches that are being paid - ColeyO - 10:42am 9/14/24
- * [NT] - ColeyO - 10:41am 9/14/24
- Do you think posting twice will help get to 11-1 ? [NT]
- whatsamataU - 12:05pm 9/14/24
- 0Allay your fears, gents. SI predicts ND in the CFP at 11-1. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 10:00am 9/14/24 (4) [View All]
- After that disaster, what makes u think 11-1 is likely? [NT] - ndphysics - 12:56pm 9/14/24
- Perverse fear now: if 11-1 ND does make the playoffs, it will get pounded again as only a pretender. - SteveM - 10:18am 9/14/24
- Were you saying that after the A&M win or are you just a slave to the moment? [NT] - Clem - 10:42am 9/14/24
- Deleted [NT] - nddad98 - 10:11am 9/14/24
- 0Frankie V's Prediction: Will Notre Dame Rebound from Crushing Loss? [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:47am 9/14/24 (2) [View All]
- This is a bad Purdue team picked last in the 18 team big ten [NT]
- DonMiller - 9:00am 9/14/24
- Picked by whom? - Clem - 10:46am 9/14/24
- This is a bad Purdue team picked last in the 18 team big ten [NT]
- DonMiller - 9:00am 9/14/24
- 0What are you looking for tomorrow? What do you need to see to feel more confident about the - oldirish - 10:02pm 9/13/24 (25) [View All]
- Frankie made a great observation. Denbrock's playcalling against NIU made zero sense [NT]
- MarkHarman - 10:40am 9/14/24
- Denbrock channeled his inner Brian Kelly. - Clem - 11:00am 9/14/24
- Especially when you have a mediocre to poor passer flinging it [NT] - ColeyO - 11:14am 9/14/24
- Denbrock channeled his inner Brian Kelly. - Clem - 11:00am 9/14/24
- I think they left everything on the field vs TAM. They'll bounce back like they did v Marshall. - faircatchcorby - 8:38am 9/14/24
- It keeps happening. NIU was not a one time deal. Bouncing back is not the solution IMHO. - ELP - 9:08am 9/14/24
- How many are really worried about today's game? Have fans lost confidence in MF? - ELP - 7:30am 9/14/24
- No idea what to expect, so that worries me. I’d guess we win handily, but maybe not. No identity. [NT]
- LanceManion - 8:13am 9/14/24
- Re: No idea what to expect, Exactly. Line dropped from ND -13 to ND -7.5 [NT] - SteveM - 8:37am 9/14/24
- No idea what to expect, so that worries me. I’d guess we win handily, but maybe not. No identity. [NT]
- LanceManion - 8:13am 9/14/24
- Effort, effort, focus and more effort. - Clem - 7:26am 9/14/24
- i have no confidence in the remainder of the season. we all know - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:19am 9/14/24
- i have no confidence in the remainder of the season. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:19am 9/14/24
- Competent QB play. Meaning someone plays worthy of being at a top 25 program and a scholarship - ndphysics - 6:06am 9/14/24
- Urgency, line play, coherent offensive game plan, downfield ball movement. - LanceManion - 5:28am 9/14/24
- That all sounds great.. [LINK] - Chrisb - 9:28am 9/14/24
- Bourbon. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 11:05pm 9/13/24
- Which kind? [NT]
- WoodstockIrish - 6:45am 9/14/24
- Sweet! Blanton’s [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 3:13pm 9/14/24
- Four Roses. [NT] - PaND - 8:21am 9/14/24
- Which kind? [NT]
- WoodstockIrish - 6:45am 9/14/24
- I'm going to be looking for any leaks in the irrigation system and adding some driplines [NT] - humbaba - 10:53pm 9/13/24
- Looking to see how BC looks vs Missouri and how Wisconsin looks vs Bama. - Chrisb - 10:17pm 9/13/24
- Not bad choices. Hopefully not more interesting... but possibly. [NT]
- oldirish - 10:28pm 9/13/24
- Watching K-State look better coached than us right now. [NT]
- Chrisb - 10:40pm 9/13/24
- And the 19 yr old K-State QB looked a lot better than Leonard. [NT]
- SteveM - 7:38am 9/14/24
- That kid is good. [NT] - jray - 9:01am 9/14/24
- And the 19 yr old K-State QB looked a lot better than Leonard. [NT]
- SteveM - 7:38am 9/14/24
- Watching K-State look better coached than us right now. [NT]
- Chrisb - 10:40pm 9/13/24
- Not bad choices. Hopefully not more interesting... but possibly. [NT]
- oldirish - 10:28pm 9/13/24
- Notre Dame -8, and the Over. [NT] - conorlarkin - 10:15pm 9/13/24
- Frankie made a great observation. Denbrock's playcalling against NIU made zero sense [NT]
- MarkHarman - 10:40am 9/14/24
- -4Poll: How many here who compulsively criticize Coach Freeman are alums? - Curly1918 - 8:28pm 9/13/24 (4) [View All]
- I’d say mine is more habitual than compulsive, but yes. [NT]
- LanceManion - 5:29am 9/14/24
- So it’s a habit that can be broken? - Curly1918 - 9:05am 9/14/24
- I am an alum and the University will always do well, but the football team makes the national - THEISMANCARR - 1:36pm 9/14/24
- So it’s a habit that can be broken? - Curly1918 - 9:05am 9/14/24
- Re: Poll: How many here who compulsively criticize Coach Freeman are alums? - goirish1984 - 1:42am 9/14/24
- I’d say mine is more habitual than compulsive, but yes. [NT]
- LanceManion - 5:29am 9/14/24
- -1Upset Alert - FENWAY - 6:58pm 9/13/24 (0) [View All]
- 0Hugh Freeze is a real coach. Making the difficult but obvious decision to yank his struggling QB. [NT] - oldirish - 4:25pm 9/13/24 (6) [View All]
- didn't he lose to CAL ? [NT] - KWIRISH - 12:59pm 9/14/24
- didn't he lose to CAL ? [NT] - KWIRISH - 12:59pm 9/14/24
- Freeze probably shouldn't be the barometer for anything - Frankie V - 6:51am 9/14/24
- Neither should Saban or Meyer for that matter, who many here seem to think - Clem - 8:13am 9/14/24
- Hugh probably tapped into his programs most important resource, - Clem - 5:33pm 9/13/24
- Yep. Through prior experience he understands ignoring the obvious leads to one outcome: a new job. [NT] - oldirish - 7:47pm 9/13/24
- 1MF was a coach at Purdue during a horrible stretch of losing seasons. - Hensou - 1:12pm 9/13/24 (4) [View All]
- MF has added real excitement to the ND football program - humbaba - 4:19pm 9/13/24
- urban Meyer coacher under bob davie [NT]
- brian irish - 2:10pm 9/13/24
- Hired by Holtz, retained by Davie. [NT]
- Chrisb - 3:18pm 9/13/24
- Yep. One year under Holtz, four years under Davie. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:32pm 9/13/24
- Hired by Holtz, retained by Davie. [NT]
- Chrisb - 3:18pm 9/13/24
- -2“ Notre Dame Releases Marcus Freeman Under Armour Gear During Tough Week”, This ought to be [LINK] - whatsamataU - 10:12am 9/13/24 (8) [View All]
- You had me at “Notre Dame Releases Marcus Freeman” [NT]
- Hensou - 6:09pm 9/13/24
- Heh. That's all I read the first time I saw the post. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:17pm 9/13/24
- Waiting for the NIU coach to help him revise the designs...? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:27pm 9/13/24
- Frank V has been clamoring for this on his podcast for years :-) [NT]
- Shadow_of_the_Dome - 3:09pm 9/13/24
- He knows the shirts don’t come with muscles built in, yes? [NT] - LanceManion - 5:31am 9/14/24
- If he loses to the Boilers, he should donate it to the Salvation Army Thrift Stores. [NT] - Irishize - 1:55pm 9/13/24
- Wait until it's discounted. Johnnie O and Peter Millar stuff is nicer and comparably priced anyway. [NT]
- LanceManion - 10:51am 9/13/24
- May soon be "Under Water" Gear... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:01pm 9/13/24
- You had me at “Notre Dame Releases Marcus Freeman” [NT]
- Hensou - 6:09pm 9/13/24
- 1Running QBs, like Riley Leonard, are more vulnerable to injuries. Look at the Dolphin's Tua T. - Irishize - 9:19am 9/13/24 (13) [View All]
- You need a running QB at ND. No doubt about it. But, they need to be able to pass to compliment - tky21 - 9:05pm 9/13/24
- Why didn't he run last week - BornIrish - 3:06pm 9/13/24
- He stopped running after he suffered the shoulder injury [NT] - ndunabomber - 9:54pm 9/13/24
- Defensive players are too fast, strong, and smart for almost any running QB - ndunabomber - 1:12pm 9/13/24
- No chance of getting drafted [NT]
- ColeyO - 9:33pm 9/13/24
- Agreed - ndunabomber - 9:54pm 9/13/24
- No chance of getting drafted [NT]
- ColeyO - 9:33pm 9/13/24
- Tuanigamanuolepola Donny Tagovailoa"s situation - Hensou - 11:49am 9/13/24
- He should retire - Nigel Tufnel - 9:41am 9/13/24
- Agree. If he can stay on IR this year: take the $10M pro-rated signing bonus, $50M salary & retire. [NT] - SteveM - 12:33pm 9/13/24
- I wonder what the QB injury numbers were during the glory days of the Triple Option? [NT]
- ELP - 9:21am 9/13/24
- When Bear Bryant ran the wishbone at Bama, he would use one QB first half, another 2nd half [NT] - jrdjr84 - 1:03pm 9/13/24
- When they had 110 players on the roster. [NT]
- DiscoRick - 9:30am 9/13/24
- Regardless of roster size, there is only 1 starting QB. - SteveM - 10:02am 9/13/24
- 3This is the way you beat Purdue. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 9:00am 9/13/24 (10) [View All]
- Wait until you see Purdue’s RB Mocobee [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 3:12pm 9/13/24
- We could only hope [NT] - ndphysics - 11:48am 9/13/24
- Run the ball and quit acting like Leonard is Tom Brady [NT]
- OklahomaIrishman - 10:10am 9/13/24
- Purdue will stack the run and dare us to throw. Play action wouldn't hurt. [NT]
- Hensou - 10:24am 9/13/24
- You have to be able to hit a receiver with the football [NT]
- OklahomaIrishman - 11:04am 9/13/24
- And they have to be able to catch it when it hits them in the hands. - Hensou - 11:16am 9/13/24
- You have to be able to hit a receiver with the football [NT]
- OklahomaIrishman - 11:04am 9/13/24
- Purdue will stack the run and dare us to throw. Play action wouldn't hurt. [NT]
- Hensou - 10:24am 9/13/24
- Like a drum... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:42am 9/13/24
- Damn what a great run----even better with Tony calling it. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:31am 9/13/24
- Great run with the late great Tony Roberts on the call. Does it get even better? [NT]
- ELP - 9:19am 9/13/24
- That truly was one of the greatest, in fact based on pure power and ability to keep your balance - THEISMANCARR - 11:44am 9/13/24
- 0Long sustained drives — the common denominator of all great Notre Dame teams. - conorlarkin - 9:01pm 9/12/24 (13) [View All]
- Like Rocket versus UM? Rice versus USC? Pennick versus USC? [NT]
- Hensou - 8:58am 9/13/24
- At least have the decency to post one of those beauties!!!! [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 9:33am 9/13/24
- Here's TWO. Not exactly long sustained drives. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 9:49am 9/13/24
- At least have the decency to post one of those beauties!!!! [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 9:33am 9/13/24
- Integrating Tight End into the passing game: the common denominator of all great Notre Dame teams [NT] - SteveM - 8:35am 9/13/24
- AND the forward pass [NT] - LanceManion - 7:27am 9/13/24
- It would help if u can convert on 2nd and 3rd and short - ndphysics - 6:08am 9/13/24
- The line has to be able to do it and they are young . Our great runs this year have been due to - THEISMANCARR - 1:48am 9/13/24
- Move the chains. The #1 priority for a QB. Can you lead the team to do this consistently? [NT]
- oldirish - 10:55pm 9/12/24
- Conversions on third downs by having the defense having to protect against both the run and pass. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:57am 9/13/24
- against top 10 teams, not the MAC [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 9:51pm 9/12/24
- Disagree. Long sustained drives is how Notre Dame smothers the minnows. [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:58pm 9/12/24
- That was the game 15 years ago, you need a QB that can make every throw now [NT] - holybull101 - 9:20pm 9/12/24
- Like Rocket versus UM? Rice versus USC? Pennick versus USC? [NT]
- Hensou - 8:58am 9/13/24
- -2These guys need to adopt the Lions' approach. Nobody's job is safe. - DiscoRick - 6:58pm 9/12/24 (0) [View All]
- -2The heat is on ND.. If they lose Saturday - they will be barbecued by the national media. Win Guys!! [NT] - irishslovak - 6:40pm 9/12/24 (9) [View All]
- Right now, even if ND goes 11-1, they are viewed as a Cincinnati or TCU level playoff contender [NT]
- SteveM - 10:05am 9/13/24
- Beat a highly ranked USC on national tv Thanksgiving weekend and nobody will care about NIU. - Curly1918 - 10:45am 9/13/24
- They're already are barbecued by the national media...we've all seen - NEPA Irish - 6:53pm 9/12/24
- They'll be flipped to the other side and burned to a crisp? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:43am 9/13/24
- Short of seeing significant offensive improvement we will not learn - ndphysics - 6:50pm 9/12/24
- I hear ya. Freeman is only in year 3. Holtz won a natty in year 3 but he had NUMEROUS wins under his - faircatchcorby - 9:37am 9/13/24
- Right! This is why ND should *never* hire coaches w/o experience 😕 [NT] - Kevirish01 - 10:07am 9/13/24
- Re: Short of seeing significant offensive improvement we will not learn [NT]
- irishslovak - 11:05pm 9/12/24
- Agree... Let's hope for significant improvement! [NT] - irishslovak - 11:06pm 9/12/24
- I hear ya. Freeman is only in year 3. Holtz won a natty in year 3 but he had NUMEROUS wins under his - faircatchcorby - 9:37am 9/13/24
- Right now, even if ND goes 11-1, they are viewed as a Cincinnati or TCU level playoff contender [NT]
- SteveM - 10:05am 9/13/24
- 0Is Stanford too snobby to play in the new PAC conference? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 6:26pm 9/12/24 (0) [View All]
- 1At ND why does it always take an injury to force a coach to the right QB decision? [NT] - oldirish - 2:45pm 9/12/24 (17) [View All]
- I call it divine intervention. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:38am 9/13/24
- I don't think I've ever seen you make a positive comment regarding ND football. [NT]
- michiganirish - 5:05pm 9/12/24
- I'm about as hopefully optimistic as most and I don't see a lot to be positive about now. I really - THEISMANCARR - 2:35am 9/13/24
- Great summary. [NT] - oldirish - 7:39am 9/13/24
- Selective reading. A lot like TDS for 70% of America. [NT]
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- oldirish - 9:08pm 9/12/24
- I have found your posts very informative and objective, oldirish [NT]
- bobdrake - 9:00am 9/13/24
- Thanks Bobdrake! [NT] - oldirish - 4:27pm 9/13/24
- I have found your posts very informative and objective, oldirish [NT]
- bobdrake - 9:00am 9/13/24
- I'm about as hopefully optimistic as most and I don't see a lot to be positive about now. I really - THEISMANCARR - 2:35am 9/13/24
- Guys drawing a 7-figure salary aren't accustomed to thinking they're wrong [NT]
- jrdjr84 - 3:12pm 9/12/24
- ...and that includes some very young players now... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:47pm 9/12/24
- It didn't for Kelly regarding Book. Freeman would be smart to have Angeli prepared for entry by the - THEISMANCARR - 2:49pm 9/12/24
- The media shamed Kelly into Book over Wimbush. The prior Spring, Book drastically outperformed - oldirish - 2:53pm 9/12/24
- Book has always been drastically undervalued [NT]
- ColeyO - 8:23pm 9/12/24
- Yep. [NT] - oldirish - 10:57pm 9/12/24
- a strong arm does not = accurate.MF and Kelly before him fall in love with one skill,forget - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:32pm 9/12/24
- Very true. You have to find the right balance. There are only a few truly special ones that have it - oldirish - 7:40am 9/13/24
- You may be right, I did not realize that Book drastically outperformed him in the Spring. Isn't it - THEISMANCARR - 3:05pm 9/12/24
- Very true. The intangibles matter most. [NT] - oldirish - 9:07pm 9/12/24
- Book has always been drastically undervalued [NT]
- ColeyO - 8:23pm 9/12/24
- The media shamed Kelly into Book over Wimbush. The prior Spring, Book drastically outperformed - oldirish - 2:53pm 9/12/24
- -2Disappointment Never Ends - FENWAY - 2:37pm 9/12/24 (5) [View All]
- Plant Mums Like a Champion [NT]
- Nigel Tufnel - 8:26am 9/13/24
- What though the mums..... [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 9:40am 9/13/24
- I don't approve of Mum jokes... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:05pm 9/13/24
- What though the mums..... [NT]
- faircatchcorby - 9:40am 9/13/24
- You forget fencing. [NT]
- irish93 - 2:52pm 9/12/24
- Yeah right, like those programs everybody nationally is going to care about as much. Maybe some - THEISMANCARR - 3:08pm 9/12/24
- Plant Mums Like a Champion [NT]
- Nigel Tufnel - 8:26am 9/13/24
- 0Marcus Freeman updates Notre Dame’s quarterback situation ahead of Purdue, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 2:31pm 9/12/24 (5) [View All]
- ‘His decision making this week has been good and has made some good throws’ - ndphysics - 5:02pm 9/12/24
- Coaching accolades 101. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:16pm 9/12/24
- This^^^^^ [NT] - ColeyO - 5:24pm 9/12/24
- Saw on another site, SA also working with first team [NT]
- irishone - 3:55pm 9/12/24
- He and Carr both as opposition QB’s. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:13pm 9/12/24
- ‘His decision making this week has been good and has made some good throws’ - ndphysics - 5:02pm 9/12/24
- 0Kelly mostly restored a home field advantage. Freeman has lost it. [NT] - irish93 - 12:56pm 9/12/24 (14) [View All]
- Freeman has brought more flash and at the same time has reversed a lot of the positives Kelly did. [NT] - oldirish - 2:47pm 9/12/24
- I'll add a few more, with the risk of being flamed. - NDQuebec - 1:35pm 9/12/24
- 1. is not true. See Golson and Wimbush. Coan was also an example. Pyne was better. [NT]
- oldirish - 2:46pm 9/12/24
- No he wasn’t. I sat through the Stanford game. He sucked - Frank L - 8:31pm 9/13/24
- Wasn't Wimbush replaced by Book rather early? And I - NDQuebec - 3:23pm 9/12/24
- No. Book beat out Wimbush in the Spring going into 2017. Wimbush got the start anyway. - oldirish - 10:58pm 9/12/24
- More than anything, we are dealing with some bad growing pains of a first time HC. I didn't think - jray - 2:29pm 9/12/24
- So far MF's recruiting classes are almost exactly inline with Kelly's. More talent has played - oldirish - 2:49pm 9/12/24
- Kelly, for all of his faults, was/is an experienced HC. That gave him the ability to limit damage - TakethetrainKnute - 2:18pm 9/12/24
- This is why it was so frustrating hearing people say we needed to get away from this type of hire - Chrisb - 2:30pm 9/12/24
- Kelly was a good choice at the time and WAS the right guy to bring the program back to a certain... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:13pm 9/12/24
- Fully agree, but my main point is a resume with college HC experience is the right kind of hire.. - Chrisb - 3:37pm 9/12/24
- No argument here... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:45pm 9/12/24
- Fully agree, but my main point is a resume with college HC experience is the right kind of hire.. - Chrisb - 3:37pm 9/12/24
- Kelly was a good choice at the time and WAS the right guy to bring the program back to a certain... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:13pm 9/12/24
- This is why it was so frustrating hearing people say we needed to get away from this type of hire - Chrisb - 2:30pm 9/12/24
- He is more than likely laughing all the way to the bank. [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:14pm 9/12/24
- 1. is not true. See Golson and Wimbush. Coan was also an example. Pyne was better. [NT]
- oldirish - 2:46pm 9/12/24
- 0MF has the "balls" to say publicly that his players (probably including himself) believed the ND.... - NEPA Irish - 12:45pm 9/12/24 (8) [View All]
- I think he has an issue with protecting the players rather than possibly going down the tubes - THEISMANCARR - 2:36pm 9/12/24
- He lived "Marshall". That he did not learn from it is the crux of a serious problem...seemingly - TakethetrainKnute - 2:24pm 9/12/24
- As long as he is the boss he has a chance to get better over the two years he probably will get, - THEISMANCARR - 2:48pm 9/12/24
- I doubt he'll get better, if he stays two years from now - cubsfanin16 - 5:14pm 9/12/24
- I generally agree. - TakethetrainKnute - 3:33pm 9/12/24
- As long as he is the boss he has a chance to get better over the two years he probably will get, - THEISMANCARR - 2:48pm 9/12/24
- MF is the boss. Suggestions only to the boss. The boss may or may not listen. - ELP - 1:43pm 9/12/24
- is he listening to anyone other than the analytics kid next to him? I find it hard to believe - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:14pm 9/12/24
- No "balls". To the media, MF says it was ALL on him. Then he tells the players what's what offline. - SteveM - 12:54pm 9/12/24
- 0Should harsh criticisms of our players and recruits be allowed since they are now professionals? [NT] - Hensou - 12:39pm 9/12/24 (3) [View All]
- Hard to view them this way, but guys like Hartman and Leonard are 1 semester & done contractors. - SteveM - 12:50pm 9/12/24
- Are all of them? RL has a million dollar deal, don’t know if everyone is getting something [NT]
- holybull101 - 12:42pm 9/12/24
- Isn’t he sharing his bucks with the O line. Guilt by association… [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:44pm 9/12/24
- 0My MSU neighbor told me Burress is looking at or they are after him again. [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:29pm 9/12/24 (0) [View All]