Notre Dame Football Message Board

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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
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Fallacies - robertkolt - 10:10am 9/8/24 (3) [View All]
- Regarding your points 4. and 5... - SanJoseCAFan - 12:40pm 9/8/24
  - Re: Regarding your points 4. and 5... - robertkolt - 1:00pm 9/8/24
- They do it to everyone. If MF hadn’t lost they would be given him a 3 year extension this November [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:01pm 9/8/24
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I don't buy the "unprepared" or "lacking passion/effort" mantra. It's far simpler than that - MarkHarman - 10:05am 9/8/24 (14) [View All]
- Of course you don't, because your born loser mentality requires you to litter the board defending - Chrisb - 11:53am 9/8/24
- This ^^^ [NT] - ColeyO - 11:33am 9/8/24
- Denbrock is not the problem. Freeman is. - Hensou - 10:12am 9/8/24
  - WRONG! - OCIrish - 10:44am 9/8/24
    - We've seen the same shit in 3 different seasons now, 3 different OCs...problem starts at the top - Chrisb - 8:33pm 9/8/24
    - Play calling was good enough to win. Execution was awful. - Hensou - 11:26am 9/8/24
  - Denbrock hampered by Leonard's inadequacies. But still called a crap game. [NT] - DiscoRick - 10:15am 9/8/24
    - Execution was awful. - Hensou - 10:35am 9/8/24
- Agree mostly. But Carr is the future. Time to develop him. - DiscoRick - 10:11am 9/8/24
  - Yes sir. Start Angelli and mix in Carr or switch to him if job not getting done. [NT] - Frank L - 11:08am 9/8/24
- Dunno, same guy who beat A&M by ten. Our line got better in that game. Not in this one. He’s not the - Frank L - 10:10am 9/8/24
  - Same guy wasn't that great in last week's win. [NT] - bobdrake - 11:27am 9/8/24
    - Correct, but should have been good enough to win this game at home. Wasn’t great last week, but this - Frank L - 11:36am 9/8/24
  - Yep, some heat should be on the Oline coach. - DiscoRick - 10:13am 9/8/24
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Last week Freeman walked on water. This week he sucks and should be fired. Nature of the beast. - Frank L - 9:57am 9/8/24 (4) [View All]
- Agree. But the madness needs to stop - NDWisconsin - 11:47am 9/8/24
- BINGO bipolar ND fans [NT] - KWIRISH - 11:19am 9/8/24
  - Wrong. Bipolar team performance, common with a poor HC, results in expected fan reaction. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:39am 9/8/24
- Carr should be starting if Freeman wants to keep his job. - DiscoRick - 10:07am 9/8/24
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I’m shell shocked by this loss. I had to listen to it on - faircatchcorby - 9:53am 9/8/24 (2) [View All]
- Agree. Remember when Saban yanked Jalen Hurts during the NC game? Talk about balls. [NT] - jray - 10:03am 9/8/24
- I love Ryan Harris. He's a homer who will tell it like it is. [NT] - ELP - 9:59am 9/8/24
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now they have to go do their little TV show - kgirish - 9:41am 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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77’ team lost to ole mis early and won the natty [NT] - DonMiller - 9:40am 9/8/24 (3) [View All]
- Could have been something to do with a better coach and maybe players [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:37am 9/8/24
- So you are predicting multiple NFL championships for Leonard? [NT] - LanceManion - 9:43am 9/8/24
  - Not sure the 2024 Irish can beat Texas like the Irish did back then. [NT] - ELP - 10:03am 9/8/24
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ND needs burner wide-outs (Floyd, Tate, Fuller, St. Brown, Claypool) & a TE... - SteveM - 9:35am 9/8/24 (4) [View All]
- Makes no difference if your QB can’t throw a deep ball [NT] - Mark - 9:41am 9/8/24
  - Or if your receivers drop them. [NT] - Hensou - 9:51am 9/8/24
  - Agree about the QB chatter too, QB - WR combos tightly coupled. ND has neither. [NT] - SteveM - 9:45am 9/8/24
- I’d settle for another Jeff Samardzija. [NT] - Hensou - 9:38am 9/8/24
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Reminds me of 1995 NU game, you could hear a pin drop as you left. [NT] - Hibakusha - 9:34am 9/8/24 (5) [View All]
- The tv cameras kept showing the kids in the student section and the looks on their face said it all. [NT] - jray - 9:36am 9/8/24
  - The expletives were flying from the adults leaving the stadium yesterday. I'll say that much. [NT] - ELP - 10:06am 9/8/24
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Starting a true ND QB is necessary. - Hensou - 9:26am 9/8/24 (3) [View All]
- Start Carr, and develop him nobody puts a team in the top 12 that loses to a MAC school. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:44am 9/8/24
- Particularly when Angeli played very well tin the bowl game. [NT] - MAS - 9:36am 9/8/24
- been preaching this forever. [NT] - und67 - 9:30am 9/8/24
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Looked at highlights from other games... - SVDomer - 9:23am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- He dropped a few and a miracle tackle on a 2 pointer saved his butt against Army. - Frank L - 10:03am 9/8/24
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Sadly, The Open is already a cesspool - WoodstockIrish - 9:18am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- Then stop whining and make both better. - MAS - 9:28am 9/8/24
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Unfortunate side effect is I can’t laugh at Michigan and Colorado now. - TakethetrainKnute - 9:10am 9/8/24 (4) [View All]
- Go ahead - it does help a little and besides as poster at NIU mentioned - whatsamataU - 9:18am 9/8/24
  - Big Difference - WoodstockIrish - 9:21am 9/8/24
    - Good thing you’re not the average fb fan or the perception would be worse. [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:52am 9/8/24
- Start drinking, you’ll get there. [NT] - PaND - 9:14am 9/8/24
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No more year three talk. [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:00am 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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Sadly, Denbrock is who we remembered him to be. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:57am 9/8/24 (3) [View All]
- The entire team played like they were sleepwalking and expected to show up and win - Fisher01 - 11:00am 9/8/24
- Blaming the wrong guy - Mark - 9:44am 9/8/24
  - Agree. An effective passing game opens up the run game. - Hensou - 10:00am 9/8/24
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The Peter Principle or was Marcus simply promoted too early? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 8:48am 9/8/24 (5) [View All]
- You'd think the ND Admin. would have learned their..... - NEPA Irish - 9:55am 9/8/24
- The blown 21 pt. lead to Okie State in bowl game was a precursor and has not gotten better. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 9:28am 9/8/24
- Poor QB play does it every time. [NT] - PaND - 8:56am 9/8/24
  - I thought we lost it in the trenches... [NT] - SVDomer - 9:28am 9/8/24
    - No - Mark - 9:45am 9/8/24
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Sad. (38) times we have lost to an unranked opponent as a Top Ten ranked team - WoodstockIrish - 8:18am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- Because a lot voters want Freeman to succeed. [NT] - MAS - 8:52am 9/8/24
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Angeli should start. Leonard can come out of the bullpen if needed. [NT] - Hensou - 7:57am 9/8/24 (3) [View All]
- correction: angeli should start; c.j. can come out of the bullpen if needed. - und67 - 9:29am 9/8/24
- Re:Agree [NT] - tatnuck - 9:04am 9/8/24
  - Re:Agree - oldpops - 12:48pm 9/8/24
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This week we get to see if Hudson Card was actually the right choice. - oldirish - 7:53am 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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!!! The NIU loss cost ND $4.5million: !!!! Denbrock $2.1mm, Leonard $1mm, NIU $1.4mm [NT] - oldirish - 7:51am 9/8/24 (3) [View All]
- For a wildcat/ option QB. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:46am 9/8/24
- It cost a lot more. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:55am 9/8/24
  - I'd ballpark it at tens of millions. - AlbanyIRISH - 10:24am 9/8/24
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Denbrock makes about $200k a game. $400k for 34 points so far. [NT] - salbam - 7:29am 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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Freeman says we can “learn from upset”. Why don’t we learn before the upset ever? [NT] - salbam - 7:14am 9/8/24 (12) [View All]
- He's right, we have learned...that he ain't it. Next. [NT] - Chrisb - 9:25pm 9/8/24
- he should be a genius by now [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 9:56am 9/8/24
- In year three that says a lot. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 9:28am 9/8/24
- What else can he say. WE all learned all we need to know. Nice guy…poor coach. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:07am 9/8/24
- You can't trust a guy that didn't learn from Hartman or Coan. [NT] - oldirish - 7:49am 9/8/24
  - Coan was 3x the QB of either [NT] - ColeyO - 11:14am 9/8/24
    - And still bad. That's what makes the current situation so ugly. [NT] - oldirish - 2:21pm 9/8/24
  - Fair. [NT] - Frank L - 11:02am 9/8/24
- We learned that it may be more satisfying to watch lacrosse than football if you like championships [NT] - LanceManion - 7:27am 9/8/24
- MAC games since 2018 - salbam - 7:26am 9/8/24
  - And we paid them over $1 million to beat us. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:29am 9/8/24
- Did we learn anything after Marshall? Apparently not. [NT] - ELP - 7:18am 9/8/24
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Every ND HC with success had HC big success before elsewhere. - salbam - 7:11am 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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The NIU loss should drop us out of the Top 15. [NT] - Hensou - 7:07am 9/8/24 (2) [View All]
- A team without a passing TD in 2 games isn't in the top 40. That's a feat you have to try to do. [NT] - oldirish - 7:52am 9/8/24
- An "honor" deserved. [NT] - ELP - 7:17am 9/8/24
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When asked last week following the A&M game, Freeman couldn't name who ND played next. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:58am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- It was disrespectful. He knows their name now. [NT] - Hensou - 9:35am 9/8/24
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I find it unfathomable that a division 1 power school has no passing attack - ndphysics - 6:35am 9/8/24 (4) [View All]
- And that our “running quarterback” really is just an above average scrambler [NT] - LanceManion - 7:30am 9/8/24
- I do believe that this offense has no identity at all. MF claims he wants to run the ball. [NT] - ELP - 7:03am 9/8/24
  - It has none. Didnt even run the ball much yesterday l. Not 1 jet sweep. Nothing [NT] - ndphysics - 7:04am 9/8/24
    - Is it our OL? Denbrock? QB play? WRs not getting open? All the above? [NT] - ELP - 7:07am 9/8/24
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Could Buchner save the season? [NT] - DonMiller - 6:10am 9/8/24 (6) [View All]
- This is as much about coaching and preparation than anything. There were dropped balls - ndphysics - 6:15am 9/8/24
  - I am wondering how loosey goosey practice was all week leading up to the game. - ELP - 7:00am 9/8/24
    - Nothing freeman says matters to me anymore.that did it for me [NT] - ndphysics - 7:07am 9/8/24
    - What do you mean they were interacting with fans? - AlbanyIRISH - 7:05am 9/8/24
      - The post game radio show was commenting that players were talking to fans sitting behind the bench. - ELP - 7:15am 9/8/24
        The ND beat seems a little annoyed they were told they can no longer ask about injuries post-game. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:20am 9/8/24
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Fools gold - AlbanyIRISH - 5:34am 9/8/24 (4) [View All]
- makes me wonder how they didn`t get mauled las week [NT] - bakedogg - 7:03am 9/8/24
- But, but we have hype videos and we wear war paint. - Hensou - 6:57am 9/8/24
  - I think the hype video staff is taking this week off. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:02am 9/8/24
    - The bad thing is the beautiful TD run will be forgotten and not part of any hype video. [NT] - ELP - 7:20am 9/8/24
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That Michigan coach... - bakedogg - 4:55am 9/8/24 (0) [View All]
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For now..Let’s stop with the “Fire Freeman” calls - Oops Louis - 2:46am 9/8/24 (11) [View All]
- He won't be fired this season (even though he should be) but he ain't it, and.. - Chrisb - 9:24pm 9/8/24
- He’s toast… - TakethetrainKnute - 9:17am 9/8/24
- But this is year three and everyone knows what should happen in year three with - whatsamataU - 9:12am 9/8/24
- Let’s not. He deserves to have the pressure turned up. [NT] - Hensou - 7:54am 9/8/24
  - Honeymoon is over. He's served up 2 of the most embarassing losses in ND history. Time to go! [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:49am 9/8/24
- I’ve seen enough. Fire Freeman today [NT] - 14nd - 6:54am 9/8/24
- It's premature, but not ridiculous. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:36am 9/8/24
- Exactly, It’s called unconditional support. [NT] - DonMiller - 5:32am 9/8/24
  - So we should still have Davie or ty right??? Unconditional support.. - Chrisb - 9:16pm 9/8/24
- Reasonable but only because…. - ndinga - 3:06am 9/8/24
  - Re: Reasonable but only because…. - Oops Louis - 3:08am 9/8/24
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Would you have felt better if Jeter had made the kick at the end? - humbaba - 1:50am 9/8/24 (5) [View All]
- No, but others would have flipped from bashing Leonard to praising him for the W. [NT] - oldirish - 7:10am 9/8/24
- No, after 2nd and 1 I wanted ND to lose. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:44am 9/8/24
- I saw 3 players that seemed like they wanted to play football today. - iairishcheeks - 3:03am 9/8/24
- Not better, it’s a game….slightly lower blood pressure maybe 😉 [NT] - ndinga - 2:21am 9/8/24
  - Re: Not better, it’s a game….slightly lower blood pressure maybe 😉 - ndinga - 2:22am 9/8/24
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Leonard will be starter @ Purdue - ccb - 1:19am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- At this point 11-1 with one and done playoffs and recruits that make a difference will be gone anywa - ndinga - 1:37am 9/8/24
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2nd and 1 - goirish1984 - 12:57am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- Re: 2nd and 1 [NT] - goirish1984 - 12:58am 9/8/24
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Freeman tries too much to be the player's friend vs being their coach - IrishChristopher - 12:15am 9/8/24 (2) [View All]
- He’s Marcus Faust [NT] - holybull101 - 12:51am 9/8/24
  - I have little doubt that if ND hired an ass-kicker next year, the first team meeting would be like - MAS - 1:05am 9/8/24
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15 total carries for Love and Price. Mind-blowing. - jakers - 12:08am 9/8/24 (4) [View All]
- It's not on Denbrock - Mark - 11:32am 9/8/24
  - A call is not correct if the player is incapable of executing the call - fedman - 1:16pm 9/8/24
- It's criminal. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:56am 9/8/24
- Re: 15 total carries for Love and Price. Mind-blowing. - fedman - 1:22am 9/8/24
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Riley Leonard threw 3 TD passes in 2023. Zero this year. 3 in his last 9 games. [NT] - salbam - 12:01am 9/8/24 (1) [View All]
- Critical stats NO ONE pays attention to. [NT] - oldirish - 7:11am 9/8/24
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This will feel much worse after MAC coach making $150/yr beats NIU by 3 TDs. [NT] - salbam - 11:59pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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Going forward - goirish1984 - 11:59pm 9/7/24 (3) [View All]
- Gotcha by 20 years…..but just as disillusioned. - ndinga - 12:24am 9/8/24
  - Re: Gotcha by 20 years…..but just as disillusioned. - goirish1984 - 12:40am 9/8/24
    - Saban at least seems faithful to his wife - ndinga - 1:43am 9/8/24
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GUILTY - I drank the Riley Leonard Kool-Aide - OCIrish - 11:55pm 9/7/24 (3) [View All]
- Make Leonard earn the job - fedman - 1:24am 9/8/24
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Knew it was over when I saw our coach wearing yoga pants [NT] - StayGolden - 11:51pm 9/7/24 (1) [View All]
- he`s always playing tic tac toe with himself; after every play I see him writing on a sticky note [NT] - bakedogg - 11:55pm 9/7/24
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It was not that far from the penthouse to the outhouse - OklahomaIrishman - 11:26pm 9/7/24 (1) [View All]
- But one is more difficult to get out of once your in [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:46am 9/8/24
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Guidugli as OC, Angeli/Carr as QB and this offense would be humming. Change my mind. [NT] - MarkHarman - 11:23pm 9/7/24 (6) [View All]
- Angeli. [NT] - abalamma - 12:09am 9/8/24
- What makes you think Guidugli is any good? He's the QB coach & b/t SH &RL, the QBs suck - IrishChristopher - 12:05am 9/8/24
  - Called a good game against Oregon State and has experience at the position [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:20am 9/8/24
    - Re: Called a good game against Oregon State and has experience at the position - IrishChristopher - 1:31am 9/8/24
- Monkey throwing poop on the wall. [NT] - Chrisb - 11:52pm 9/7/24
- The issue of an inexperienced OL would remain - Cheg80 - 11:36pm 9/7/24
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the new A.D needs to have a Come To Jesus Meeting Wirth Freeman.Be good or be gone. [NT] - garryowen - 11:10pm 9/7/24 (4) [View All]
- Jesus might be a BYU or Southern Methodist fan. His Mom loves ND! [NT] - irishslovak - 11:21pm 9/7/24
- ND Football is like the Madden videogame - humbaba - 11:17pm 9/7/24
  - So true. [NT] - garryowen - 11:19pm 9/7/24
- Re: the new A.D needs to have a Come To Jesus Meeting Wirth Freeman.Be good or be gone. [NT] - garryowen - 11:10pm 9/7/24
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it was a complete team effort today. they all sucked. [NT] - und67 - 11:09pm 9/7/24 (4) [View All]
- He who wins the line of scrimmage wins the game - fedman - 1:27am 9/8/24
- Love rushed for 91 yards and the defense did their part. So not everyone! [NT] - irishslovak - 11:17pm 9/7/24
  - Defense? Individuals did okay. - ndinga - 11:33pm 9/7/24
    - NIU got that last first down. Gift call to ND to even have the FG shot at all… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:04am 9/8/24
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I wanted Bill O'Brien when Kelly left and I was roundly chastised. 2 more long years of Freeman! [NT] - irishslovak - 10:57pm 9/7/24 (6) [View All]
- I don't recall seeing his name brought up as a candidate.. - Chrisb - 12:49am 9/8/24
- 2 and 5/6 seasons… - TakethetrainKnute - 12:00am 9/8/24
  - Faust on? It hasn't worked since Rockne! [NT] - Chrisb - 12:30am 9/8/24
    - OK...but 42 years is enough of a sample size... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:40am 9/9/24
  - Not giving up on Freeman but he has to hire the right OC - MarkHarman - 12:23am 9/8/24
    - Mike Denbrock was the reason the whole team - Chrisb - 12:33am 9/8/24
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About a quarter of the participants in the pre-season prediction thread are out after game 2. [NT] [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 10:53pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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Hire Urban tomorrow - cubsfanin16 - 10:43pm 9/7/24 (2) [View All]
- Oh boy… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:22am 9/8/24
- hold your hands out; wish in one hand and S$$t in the other and see what happens first [NT] - bakedogg - 11:52pm 9/7/24
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Did Howard Cross play today? - McIrish - 10:43pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]
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Overreactions: Another Embarassing Home-Opener for Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 10:35pm 9/7/24 (0) [View All]