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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
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Is Marcus "too nice"? [LINK] - LanceManion - 7:37am 9/9/24 (20) [View All]
- Brian Kelly wasn’t nice and where did that get us? - NDWisconsin - 9:19am 9/9/24
  - 5 ten win plus seasons. He wasn’t the guy but neither is Marcus. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:52am 9/9/24
    - Also a 4-8 one and losing just about every big game. [NT] - Frank L - 10:04am 9/9/24
- Many of the fans have been 'too nice' in continuously supporting MF no matter what he does - bobdrake - 8:54am 9/9/24
- Was concerned at the pick but hoped he would grow into the position. - TakethetrainKnute - 8:30am 9/9/24
  - Agree. ND seems to get it wrong in coaching hires a lot more than they get it right. - LanceManion - 8:43am 9/9/24
  - The malpractice you speak of is specific to hiring guys without prior HC experience.. - Chrisb - 8:42am 9/9/24
    - IMHO Marcus is a player's gentleman. He's really good at emotion & that hype thing. - ELP - 9:06am 9/9/24
      - Ayup. [NT] - Frank L - 10:41am 9/9/24
      - Sadly, I think this is the case as well [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:28am 9/9/24
    - Agree. Started with Faust...where ND exhibited the hubris to believe it could create a Rockne-type - TakethetrainKnute - 8:51am 9/9/24
      - It actually started with Terry Brennan, with whom they tried to do the same thing. He'd only coached - MAS - 9:05am 9/9/24
        We've had plenty of disappointments with experienced coaches too. I get it though. I hear ya. [NT] - ELP - 9:08am 9/9/24
        No we have not...that is a flat out lie. ty and Kelly have the worst two win % among - Chrisb - 9:16am 9/9/24
        Stop being a childish wise ass.That's the only response you're getting. [NT] - ELP - 9:28am 9/9/24
        ELP...I apologize for what I said, it was over the line to say you lied, let's start over.. - Chrisb - 11:36am 9/9/24
        
        List the experienced HCs who bombed! - Chrisb - 10:16am 9/9/24
        Joe Kuharich was one. [NT] - Hensou - 10:43am 9/9/24
        Yeah I corrected myself above with apology..I missed a couple. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:45am 9/9/24
        
        Ty Willie should have had enough to succeed. He just sucked. [NT] - Frank L - 10:31am 9/9/24
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"There is no plan." - MAS - 10:32pm 9/8/24 (2) [View All]
- Giving up less points than u can score is not a plan [NT] - ndphysics - 10:04am 9/9/24
- Best case right now is to go 2-1 to finish the month. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:32am 9/9/24
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C.J. Carr is the best of our 4 QBs, but seniority will keep him on the bench. - Irishize - 9:41pm 9/8/24 (9) [View All]
- Start Angeli and have Carr ready if it doesn't work [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 10:17am 9/9/24
- Is it seniority, or $1 million [said in Dr. Evil voice]? [NT] - LanceManion - 7:38am 9/9/24
- He will fail, like all the rest. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:15am 9/9/24
- He’s the one on the roster with the upside to win playoff games. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 11:14pm 9/8/24
- I can't agree. Seniority is not starting at LT or LG. I do agree that Carr or another qb may be a - michiganirish - 9:58pm 9/8/24
  - Leonard will never be accurate. They paid him a boatload of ca$h and are reluctant to dump him. [NT] - Irishize - 10:01pm 9/8/24
    - He should have been pulled Saturday. I would have had a least some respect for Free. [NT] - Frank L - 10:14am 9/9/24
    - Sunk cost fallacy [NT] [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 11:05pm 9/8/24
      - Freeman is the captain of the ship. Will he be willing to go down with his overpriced, leaky QB? [NT] - Irishize - 2:45am 9/9/24
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No More Mulligans for Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 8:53pm 9/8/24 (6) [View All]
- Who says he had one this weekend? - AlbanyIRISH - 9:14pm 9/8/24
  - You think the decision on his fate was cemented on Saturday? - TakethetrainKnute - 9:25am 9/9/24
    - You are more than likely spot on. It’s not about MF, its about ND’s image , [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:36pm 9/9/24
  - I’d say it was a mulligan, but I think more blame should be placed on the supposed wizard of an OC. - irishfaninPA - 1:07am 9/9/24
  - Uhm sure looks like he did. [NT] - Frank L - 9:41pm 9/8/24
  - He still has his job, right? [NT] - Chrisb - 9:17pm 9/8/24
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Good article by Driskell about qb issues [NT] [LINK] - irish93 - 7:54pm 9/8/24 (22) [View All]
- I don't agree with this assessment - MarkHarman - 12:56am 9/9/24
- So was Leonard throwing that late interception...a ball thrown way short... - SanJoseCAFan - 8:43pm 9/8/24
  - Both. The article implies that ND's offensive philosophy hamstrings their QBs and prevents them from - NDQuebec - 9:00pm 9/8/24
    - I agree with that accessment. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:13am 9/9/24
  - Leonard had been having issues all night, and seemed dinged up - wrdomerson - 8:46pm 9/8/24
    - Running QBs are dinged up. That's a problem [NT] - ColeyO - 8:55pm 9/8/24
      - You could see he was hurting after that first drive. Yeah, he got it in the end zone but he was - THEISMANCARR - 8:14am 9/9/24
- Can’t blame deuce for jumping to another school. Trick is to keep - ndphysics - 8:21pm 9/8/24
- You can tell he was on the Leonard bandwagon. He's right and wrong at the same time. Yes, it is a - oldirish - 8:15pm 9/8/24
  - Totally agree with this. However, I really like the part where he - NDQuebec - 8:48pm 9/8/24
  - The only problem in letting Riley be Riley are those errant downfield chucks for Ints. He’s not an - Frank L - 8:21pm 9/8/24
    - First drive was excellent. They called QB runs for him - NDNEIL - 8:39pm 9/8/24
      - IMO, you can't make that the focus of yr offense, and its awful hard on QB s to run them - ColeyO - 8:52pm 9/8/24
    - Bullshit, running QB's went out with the wishbone. They have to be able to pass, or - ColeyO - 8:35pm 9/8/24
      - I don't think so much running QBs but today's QB has to be able to make plays with his legs also. - THEISMANCARR - 12:12am 9/10/24
      - Tommy Frazier was the last good one. [NT] - oldirish - 8:42pm 9/8/24
        Yup, and he was option QB who would never play today. He was a beast as a runner, but - ColeyO - 8:46pm 9/8/24
- He’s right. Good article. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:12pm 9/8/24
  - Top QBs are not typically “game managers”. - Hensou - 8:38pm 9/8/24
    - You got it. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:11pm 9/8/24
    - This ^^^^^ too! [NT] - NDQuebec - 9:03pm 9/8/24
    - This^^^^^ [NT] - ColeyO - 8:53pm 9/8/24
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Aubrey just booted a 66 yard FG to tie NFL record, but … - OCIrish - 6:03pm 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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Portal Players and the Locker Room... - SteveM - 5:46pm 9/8/24 (2) [View All]
- Nailed it. [NT] - oldirish - 8:15pm 9/8/24
- What you identified causes issues with a team to the degree it loses games it should easily win. [NT] - bobdrake - 6:54pm 9/8/24
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Everyone needs to calm down. We lost a game let’s not lose a team [NT] - DonMiller - 5:28pm 9/8/24 (4) [View All]
- Del [NT] - humbaba - 5:31pm 9/8/24
  - Agree. We've been on this death march a long time and should be accustomed to the agony. [NT] - humbaba - 5:32pm 9/8/24
- I kinda doubt the team reads any of our posts but I’m sure they are being crucified on SM. - Curly1918 - 5:31pm 9/8/24
  - You would be surprised who reads these chat boards! Some for insight and some for laughs. [NT] - irishslovak - 5:54pm 9/8/24
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Would love to know if freeman chewed out the team and staff at half - ndphysics - 5:18pm 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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We all know Leonard is starting week. The question is when the offense remains anemic, will Freeman - MarkHarman - 4:31pm 9/8/24 (6) [View All]
- Freeman is the reason his offenses are anemic. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:12pm 9/8/24
- Freeman is a figurehead not a coach. He will do nothing. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:46pm 9/8/24
  - Therein lies the problem...that newly hired analytics nerd might as well be the HC the way Freeman - Chrisb - 12:07am 9/9/24
    - That amatuer bullshit was s fireable offense. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:26am 9/9/24
- Is Purdue better, worse, or the same as NIU? [NT] - Frank L - 4:34pm 9/8/24
  - Likely better than NIU, worse than A&M [NT] - wrdomerson - 4:41pm 9/8/24
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Irish are a tired team Texas AM took a lot out of the lads emotionally and physically [NT] - DonMiller - 3:27pm 9/8/24 (23) [View All]
- Doesn’t this remind you of your boy Kelly and his downfalls [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:42pm 9/9/24
- Nonsense. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:08pm 9/8/24
- Full of bullshit excuses as always - WoodstockIrish - 8:21pm 9/8/24
  - I strongly Second this. [NT] - Chrisb - 8:22pm 9/8/24
- Yet Freeman brags how he had two very long and physical practices this past week - fedman - 6:44pm 9/8/24
  - Yes, recovery is very important after a game so emotionally and physically tough. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 1:08am 9/9/24
  - I thought the same thing when I heard that. [NT] - Chrisb - 9:03pm 9/8/24
- The current QB has some issues. Problems like this don't just go away. [NT] - bobdrake - 5:51pm 9/8/24
- Excuses are like a********, everybody has one and they all stink... - SteveM - 5:17pm 9/8/24
  - We are very inconsistent. One big game is always followed by a crap performance. . - ndphysics - 5:21pm 9/8/24
    - For years … [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:42pm 9/9/24
    - Ironically, we'd probably play better and win more by scheduling Power schools for incentive. - SteveM - 5:23pm 9/8/24
- Losing is a disease. Also, a competent QB doesn’t throw that INT and we win. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:45pm 9/8/24
- There is no excuse for that loss [NT] - wrdomerson - 4:27pm 9/8/24
- Like I said during the game, Marcus should have figured out who wants to play at halftime. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:15pm 9/8/24
- Loser talk. [NT] - MAS - 3:48pm 9/8/24
- Not buying it. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 3:46pm 9/8/24
- Look hard enough and there will always be an excuse for everything [NT] - humbaba - 3:41pm 9/8/24
- Don’t forget it was NIU Super Bowl to. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 3:39pm 9/8/24
- Seriously? This should have been the toughest week of the year to keep ‘em focused. [NT] - murph92675 - 3:38pm 9/8/24
- This is the BS that can't be eradicated from the program. Hense repeated mistakes for the last 30yrs [NT] - oldirish - 3:33pm 9/8/24
- Thanks Coach. [NT] - Frank L - 3:29pm 9/8/24
  - They should have had their spinach right before the game then. [NT] - ELP - 3:33pm 9/8/24
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Coaches Poll - ND drops to #19. Surprised they're still in the Top 25 [NT] [LINK] - SteveM - 2:53pm 9/8/24 (3) [View All]
- I'm not even sure this offense can take us to 11-1. 19 is generous. - ELP - 3:32pm 9/8/24
  - youre not sure they can go 11-1,I'd be shocked if they do [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 5:02pm 9/8/24
    - Likewise. USC looks good. Many teams better than NIU…even on a weak schedule. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:02pm 9/8/24
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Why do many of you feel the ND students are off limits? - Hensou - 2:21pm 9/8/24 (27) [View All]
- They were loud, especially when booing that shit product on the field. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:47pm 9/8/24
  - Exactly. I don’t think that helps. - Hensou - 5:02pm 9/8/24
    - Then don’t bad mouth then on a blog - OCIrish - 7:27pm 9/8/24
      - “I prefer a state college kid that works his ass off over a pampered little child” - Hensou - 7:55pm 9/8/24
        You ever hear of context you petulant child - OCIrish - 11:37pm 9/8/24
        It’s your quote. No logic. Just your drunken venom. - Hensou - 12:46am 9/9/24
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- Off Limit - No / Absolutely petty by you - Yes - OCIrish - 2:30pm 9/8/24
  - I’m an ND grad. I can criticize my own . - Hensou - 3:56pm 9/8/24
    - It’s petty and juvenile - OCIrish - 4:19pm 9/8/24
      - I am responsible for me getting into ND. period. - Hensou - 5:14pm 9/8/24
        I disagree! - OCIrish - 5:26pm 9/8/24
        Now you are just comically making up stuff to justify your fantasy. - Hensou - 5:37pm 9/8/24
        Fantasy? 😂😂😂 - OCIrish - 5:53pm 9/8/24
        Calling me out? I can’t hear you. - Hensou - 6:05pm 9/8/24
      - It’s one thing to boo fellow students but most of these guys in the NIL age are either semi or real - Frank L - 4:23pm 9/8/24
        They were booing play calling Einstein - OCIrish - 5:16pm 9/8/24
        You don’t know that shit for brains. I said I don’t blame them for booing, but I wouldn’t do it - Frank L - 6:49pm 9/8/24
        Uh … your point? [NT] - OCIrish - 7:17pm 9/8/24
        Re: Uh … your point? - OCIrish - 7:20pm 9/8/24
        Are you drunk? Go away loser. [NT] - Frank L - 7:48pm 9/8/24
        
        ‘ [NT] - Hensou - 5:18pm 9/8/24
        
        That’s not true. [NT] - Hensou - 5:18pm 9/8/24
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No. 18. [NT] - Frank L - 2:09pm 9/8/24 (3) [View All]
- NIU is 25! [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 3:22pm 9/8/24
  - If they beat NC State they could win most of their MAC games. [NT] - Hensou - 4:33pm 9/8/24
    - Remember Marshall losing to Bowling Green and Troy right after beating ND? - TakethetrainKnute - 9:28pm 9/8/24
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I’m ready to see Angeli, Minchey or Carr and I’m not sure I really care - tky21 - 1:46pm 9/8/24 (16) [View All]
- We tend to favor practice heroes rather than gamers [NT] - LanceManion - 4:48pm 9/8/24
- I'd like to see players who will be competing in 2025 getting reps. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:25pm 9/8/24
- Spot on. Keep RL and MF totally out of the offense for the rest of the year. [NT] - NDQuebec - 2:32pm 9/8/24
  - So you are with Sampson & Fortuna (on their postgame podcast) pointing out ... - lacan - 4:00pm 9/8/24
- Me, too, but we all know Leonard is starting next week - MarkHarman - 2:21pm 9/8/24
  - Leonard can start, but he better be on a short leash - wrdomerson - 4:34pm 9/8/24
  - That’s where I get very unhappy with Free. Too stubborn to admit he made a mistake. [NT] - Frank L - 2:32pm 9/8/24
    - Very accurate [NT] - MarkHarman - 3:41pm 9/8/24
    - It's his first head coaching job. He's personally less secure because of that. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:06pm 9/8/24
      - Probably. [NT] - Frank L - 3:30pm 9/8/24
- So now do you agree with me? [NT] - oldirish - 2:16pm 9/8/24
  - Who would you start next week? [NT] - bobdrake - 2:44pm 9/8/24
    - Angeli without question. He would have started the Spring and had the job and Leonard would have - oldirish - 3:23pm 9/8/24
      - 100% correct. That's what leadership is...having the guts to pull the trigger on change that - tky21 - 9:31am 9/9/24
      - 100% correct [NT] - ColeyO - 8:41pm 9/8/24
      - Yup, he deserves his shot. Been loyal and played okay when called upon. Can at least get the ball - Frank L - 3:32pm 9/8/24
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At what point to the fans stop coming and shelling out $ for crappy schedule and crappy FB [NT] - salbam - 1:26pm 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- Now you are talking about things the powers that be may actually care about. [NT] - Frank L - 1:35pm 9/8/24
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Bevacqua needs to ask what happened and if he doesn’t have an answer I don’t see how he stays [NT] - salbam - 1:26pm 9/8/24 (9) [View All]
- The one right thing Swarbrick did was to manage Kelly. Freeman needs to be managed. - LanceManion - 4:50pm 9/8/24
  - true.but he didn't know how to hire a coach, - cubsfanin16 - 5:08pm 9/8/24
    - His list of wrong things is 11 miles long [NT] - LanceManion - 5:13pm 9/8/24
- I said something earlier where he has to call out the entire staff and put them on notice. This - ndphysics - 1:46pm 9/8/24
  - Actually NIU could turn out to be a decent team. - Hensou - 2:18pm 9/8/24
    - Like I said it was more about the poor performance than the loss. We could have won - ndphysics - 2:23pm 9/8/24
    - Maybe by some miracle they're actually a great team this year and they go 13-0 - MarkHarman - 2:23pm 9/8/24
      - They aren’t and won’t, but as their coach said they are bigger and more physical than many MAC - Frank L - 2:44pm 9/8/24
        I'm hoping by MAC standards they're great [NT] - MarkHarman - 3:44pm 9/8/24
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We can still go 12-1 with this defense, Freeman needs to take off the handcuffs from Denbrook [NT] - DonMiller - 1:06pm 9/8/24 (12) [View All]
- Uh Don, it's a 12 game regular season schedule. Not going 12-1 in 12 games. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 3:50pm 9/8/24
- The team did not show much heart. We may lose to Purdue, who really care about this game [NT] - murph78 - 2:23pm 9/8/24
  - I don't like the line of reasoning the team showed no heart - MarkHarman - 2:25pm 9/8/24
    - They grossly underestimated the opponent and really showed little fight. The lines were dominated - ndphysics - 2:55pm 9/8/24
    - They really didn’t. Line play on both sides of the ball showed on it [NT] - Frank L - 2:35pm 9/8/24
- With its lame schedule, if ND goes 12-1 it will be like Cinncinati going 12 - 1. As humbaba notes.. - SteveM - 1:29pm 9/8/24
- I would go one step further. Freeman needs to stay totally out of anything related to the offense [NT] - NDQuebec - 1:18pm 9/8/24
- If we go 12-1 we're in the playoffs, especially if USC turns out to be good [NT] - MarkHarman - 1:15pm 9/8/24
  - Can't go 12-1 in a 12 game schedule. Plus this schedule is weak [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 3:52pm 9/8/24
    - I was planning a win in El Paso (12-1) [NT] - DonMiller - 5:27pm 9/8/24
  - Allow me to quote Jim Mora: "Playoffs? Playoffs???" You better hope for a .500 record. [NT] - MAS - 1:38pm 9/8/24
  - I repeat my post from yesterday: what's the point of deceiving oneself for a while . . . - humbaba - 1:25pm 9/8/24
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I can’t believe this ! Are the Irish really back at square 1? Again!! F@ck!! [NT] - murph92675 - 12:55pm 9/8/24 (6) [View All]
- Nope, nor are we going 12-1. Need to fix the most immediate problems, mostly the QB and OL play. - Frank L - 1:16pm 9/8/24
  - Rather than staying in-house, for both Hartman & Leonard, MF was mesmerized by a shiny Portal rock. - SteveM - 1:40pm 9/8/24
- Looking back at history, it's clear that the Holtz hiring was a fluke - humbaba - 1:03pm 9/8/24
  - There should be zero confidence that ND can hire a good replacement. Brennan, Devore, Kuharich, - MAS - 1:36pm 9/8/24
    - I never really thought about that, but you're right. ND coaching hire history is pretty mediocre. [NT] - SteveM - 2:49pm 9/8/24
      - ACTUALLY, there are two sides to that story...Experienced hires vs Non - Chrisb - 8:18pm 9/8/24
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My question is why is Northern Illinois or tenn state ever scheduled? [NT] - DonMiller - 12:55pm 9/8/24 (7) [View All]
- Power 5 teams pay them big money to get an extra home game without a return visit [NT] - ndphysics - 1:22pm 9/8/24
- Same reason why Troy, and Bowling Green are except the ranked team took care of business. [NT] - Frank L - 1:19pm 9/8/24
- Because ND now believes championships are scheduled, not won - humbaba - 12:59pm 9/8/24
- That wouldn't be a question if we just beat them like we should. [NT] - ghostwriter - 12:57pm 9/8/24
  - Exactly right. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 1:04pm 9/8/24
  - we play garbage teams and become garbage [NT] - DonMiller - 1:01pm 9/8/24
    - If they play like garbage that's on them. [NT] - ghostwriter - 1:18pm 9/8/24
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Saban is available??? - oldpops - 12:50pm 9/8/24 (7) [View All]
- In what sense? He’s 73 next month and is in the spot he wants now… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:59pm 9/8/24
  - Seems in good health. Could coach for several years, which is about the timeline for most coaches. - MAS - 3:14pm 9/8/24
    - Give it a shot. Fine by me. I just don't think he's coming at this point in time... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:37am 9/9/24
    - Why would Saban take the ND job at this point? - SanJoseCAFan - 3:50pm 9/8/24
- Not gonna happen. - SanJoseCAFan - 12:54pm 9/8/24
  - youre probably right, in meantime we'll wallow in mediocrity - cubsfanin16 - 12:58pm 9/8/24
- Ha!!!! Great call. He seems to enjoy his new gig [NT] - murph92675 - 12:51pm 9/8/24
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I disagree with board on one thing - murph92675 - 12:37pm 9/8/24 (13) [View All]
- The offense was worse, but 1% vs 99% is insane. - Chrisb - 6:03pm 9/8/24
- Dont kid yourself, that D was horrible [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 3:32pm 9/8/24
- 💯 [NT] - OCIrish - 2:32pm 9/8/24
- The D is fine. Not championship level. D line is the weakest link [NT] - LanceManion - 1:58pm 9/8/24
- I agree with this. Wish we had some beastly DTs but the D was great. We should do to these MAC - tky21 - 1:50pm 9/8/24
- This is right. - NDQuebec - 1:16pm 9/8/24
- The offensive ineptitude was the principal reason for the loss. However watching the game, the… - TakethetrainKnute - 12:56pm 9/8/24
  - The defense has been fine. The offense lost this game 100%. [NT] - NDQuebec - 1:31pm 9/8/24
    - Nah, he’s right. D was decent but it couldn’t get off the field or make big stops when needed. - Frank L - 1:37pm 9/8/24
      - True, but they also couldn’t get off without giving up some first downs. [NT] - Frank L - 3:10pm 9/8/24
      - Problem is the D was on the field way too long mostly because of the offense. [NT] - NDQuebec - 2:45pm 9/8/24
- No reason for offense to not be scoring well north of 20 points per game especially against NIU. [NT] - jray - 12:51pm 9/8/24
- I can agree with that assessment. - SanJoseCAFan - 12:47pm 9/8/24
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Freeman needs to be on the Hot Seat Now! - bobdrake - 12:27pm 9/8/24 (7) [View All]
- Yeah...not gonna happen. Urban isn't coming to ND. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 12:50pm 9/8/24
- Time to get rid of this "holier than now"attidude and get Urban [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 12:33pm 9/8/24
  - Your brain couldn’t be “holier than now”. Urban is a non-starter. Plus, barring a complete wheels… - TakethetrainKnute - 1:05pm 9/8/24
    - I have .no idea of what your complete wheels off collapse is - cubsfanin16 - 3:26pm 9/8/24
      - They may have reached mine as well...but the University has other considerations... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:35am 9/9/24
  - Brilliant. Sigh. [NT] - Frank L - 12:38pm 9/8/24
    - There was a time when I really wanted him - SVDomer - 12:50pm 9/8/24
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The key to the game is the QB. ND hadn’t had one in a long time!!!! [NT] - murph92675 - 12:26pm 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- Last top tier one was Clausen. The problem was the supporting cast, especially on D. [NT] - Frank L - 12:39pm 9/8/24
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Next season has A&M,SC& Boise home and at Miami and Arkansas - salbam - 12:20pm 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- For sure a tougher schedule than this year's schedule. - SanJoseCAFan - 12:53pm 9/8/24
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Flashbacks to Faust era [NT] - spiff72nd - 12:13pm 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- Its exactly! that, week to week, you don't know what to expect [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 12:36pm 9/8/24
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Every coach should have a sit down with the AD this week and be - ndphysics - 12:02pm 9/8/24 (6) [View All]
- First real test for our new A.D.He needs to get in Freeman's grill. [NT] - garryowen - 12:27pm 9/8/24
- I recall past players under Holtz saying that practices were so intense and chaotic that games were - jray - 12:07pm 9/8/24
  - I can’t stand the guy but Carroll’s guys at ‘SC used to say the same thing [NT] - murph92675 - 12:49pm 9/8/24
  - Holtz through 93 recruited top 5 talent. After that he didn’t. Check out his records after that. - Frank L - 12:35pm 9/8/24
  - These aren't the type of players who could handle such treatment. [NT] - MAS - 12:10pm 9/8/24
  - Losing due to a lack of prep, concentration and effort should never be tolerated and needs to - ndphysics - 12:10pm 9/8/24
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In addition to coaching, prep, QB play, and mental weakness I’d add the OL/DL to the list. - LanceManion - 11:49am 9/8/24 (17) [View All]
- I'd add to list, who ever made the call to throw the pick that sealed - ColeyO - 11:55am 9/8/24
  - disagree Would have been a touchdown if we had a QB who could throw. [NT] - garryowen - 11:57am 9/8/24
    - You're missing the point. - SanJoseCAFan - 12:31pm 9/8/24
      - I don't think that he is missing the point at all. - NDQuebec - 1:28pm 9/8/24
    - so you're saying the coaches didn't know he couldn't make that throw? wtf? what are they doing? [NT] - und67 - 12:02pm 9/8/24
    - Therein lies the problem. Not one person has described Leonard as a passing quarterback [NT] - LanceManion - 12:00pm 9/8/24
      - He’s not even better than Hartman who had his own limitations as we all learned last year. [NT] - jray - 12:02pm 9/8/24
        Hartman scrambled and threw better. He’d have won that game. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:08pm 9/8/24
        As would Angelli, IMO [NT] - ColeyO - 12:10pm 9/8/24
        or carr. [NT] - und67 - 12:14pm 9/8/24
        or rees. [NT] - und67 - 12:14pm 9/8/24
        Yes, Rees was better [NT] - bobdrake - 12:18pm 9/8/24
        
        or minchey. [NT] - und67 - 12:16pm 9/8/24
        or anybody who can execute a simple hand-off. - und67 - 12:19pm 9/8/24
        
        Agree. [NT] - jray - 12:10pm 9/8/24
  - That was a Charlie Weiss play. Take a gamble on something where the risk highly outweigh the reward [NT] - LanceManion - 11:56am 9/8/24
- You nailed it.Probelm is Freeman.Feel good hire, not a great coach. [NT] - garryowen - 11:51am 9/8/24
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Another year of... - robertkolt - 11:40am 9/8/24 (2) [View All]
- But just wait for the next bus load… [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:48am 9/8/24
- Very true, when they went after him, most knew - ColeyO - 11:46am 9/8/24
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ND has sadly perfected the art of making Offense one-dimensional. Multiple staffs misunderstand that - oldirish - 11:21am 9/8/24 (7) [View All]
- Agree completely. And just like after Duke last year, every single defense will now have the same - tky21 - 1:54pm 9/8/24
- There is some deep seated issue. It’s been around for 30 years. - ndphysics - 12:12pm 9/8/24
- Problem is obvious.We have a QB who cannot compete a forward pass. [NT] - garryowen - 11:27am 9/8/24
  - Ranks 81st in QBR [NT] [LINK] - bobdrake - 11:36am 9/8/24
  - Not one accurately down field. Combine that with an OL getting blown up on run plays, and voila. - Frank L - 11:32am 9/8/24
    - I disagree. WR were open and the Oline wasn't the reason ND lost. - NDQuebec - 1:23pm 9/8/24
  - When I saw they were running the QB every other - ColeyO - 11:31am 9/8/24
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Does ND have the worst home field advantage in college football? - Curly1918 - 11:08am 9/8/24 (15) [View All]
- Don't blame the fans on this one. They aren't the ones missing blocks & throwing picks. - ELP - 12:37pm 9/8/24
  - He’s not blaming them for the loss. He’s just pointing out reality. Which fan base sells its tickets - Frank L - 12:46pm 9/8/24
    - He didn't say one single thing about ND fans selling their tickets. - ELP - 1:17pm 9/8/24
      - No he didn’t but it’s indicative of many in our fan base. The initial post didn’t blame the loss on - Frank L - 1:25pm 9/8/24
    - You want the best fans, you can’t price them out - NDWisconsin - 1:12pm 9/8/24
      - Bingo. I really saw it recently. - Frank L - 1:30pm 9/8/24
        . [NT] - Frank L - 1:31pm 9/8/24
- Our fans are just too damn polite [NT] - garryowen - 11:17am 9/8/24
  - Deep pockets count more [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:49am 9/8/24
- We normally don’t have enough loud, rowdy citizens. We have many “Welcome to Notre Dame” folks. Not - Frank L - 11:15am 9/8/24
- A lot of red and black in the stadium - NDWisconsin - 11:15am 9/8/24
  - Dunno, coming off A&M they should have been there and reasonably loud. [NT] - Frank L - 11:18am 9/8/24
    - They were there and reasonably loud. They were really loud when it came time to boo. [NT] - ELP - 1:19pm 9/8/24
      - I’ll take your word for it. Did hear the boos. [NT] - Frank L - 1:32pm 9/8/24
        I invite any ND fans here who have sold their tiks to opposing fans to please explain. - ELP - 1:45pm 9/8/24
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Did Saban recruit Alabama native Riley Leornard? [NT] - DonMiller - 10:31am 9/8/24 (2) [View All]
- Maybe for the practice squad? [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:56am 9/8/24
- He was 3 star so maybe not. [NT] - Frank L - 11:03am 9/8/24
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Angeli, Minchey, and Carr must be scratching their collective head today. - AlbanyIRISH - 10:18am 9/8/24 (12) [View All]
- Maybe Deuce knew something. [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:31am 9/8/24
- ND needs to make a change in the QB position. [NT] - bobdrake - 11:19am 9/8/24
- Nebraska is starting a true frosh QB. Over the next two years, they will be so much better because - jray - 10:34am 9/8/24
  - True, but his uncle coaches there and is in their hall of - ColeyO - 11:41am 9/8/24
  - Well said! [NT] - bobdrake - 11:21am 9/8/24
- Riley Leonard is a fine young man. - Hensou - 10:25am 9/8/24
- Agreed.Unless we change QB's, the offense will continue to struggle. [NT] - garryowen - 10:25am 9/8/24
- A one-headed QB with six legs might be the ticket, if only as a novelty. [NT] - MAS - 10:19am 9/8/24
  - well, MF can change QBs but then you still have the OL, Special Teams, & suddenly the "D". - ELP - 11:07am 9/8/24
    - I disagree - Mark - 11:22am 9/8/24
      - Well said. [NT] - NDQuebec - 2:47pm 9/8/24
    - True.But our biggest problem seems to be our head coach. [NT] - garryowen - 11:15am 9/8/24
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Not on coaches - bleedbluebleedgold - 10:15am 9/8/24 (12) [View All]
- It absolutely is a loss by everyone, coaches get the blame first [NT] - wrdomerson - 4:24pm 9/8/24
- Seems to happen every year? [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:33am 9/8/24
- Re: Not on coaches - bleedbluebleedgold - 11:10am 9/8/24
  - Re: Not on coaches - bleedbluebleedgold - 4:03pm 9/8/24
- The players didn't decide to give Love and Price 15 carries and let a weak Qb throw it 31 times [NT] - pittsnyfan - 11:05am 9/8/24
  - Weak QB needs to be replaced [NT] - bobdrake - 11:23am 9/8/24
- It starts with MF. [NT] - jray - 10:27am 9/8/24
- The coaches certainly share the blame. [NT] - Hensou - 10:18am 9/8/24
  - MF signed off on Riley Leonard as the default QB and convinced someone to shovel him $1 Million. - SteveM - 11:07am 9/8/24
  - . [NT] - jray - 10:26am 9/8/24
- When you have no idea how to fit the wildcat you got coaching issues. - DiscoRick - 10:17am 9/8/24
  - But now, we have been hearing that Denbrock and Golden are among the best at their jobs. - Frank L - 10:48am 9/8/24