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Notre Dame Football Primer: #8 Irish Host #16 Texas A&M in Playoff-Like Environment [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:14am 9/8/25 (0) [View All]
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Skowronek - AlbanyIRISH - 3:27pm 9/7/25 (3) [View All]
- Outstanding. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:39pm 9/7/25
- Guy has found a way in the NFL. Well done [NT] - ndphysics - 4:33pm 9/7/25
- M Mayer looks like he’s dropped 15 lbs [NT] - Frankx - 3:40pm 9/7/25
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I’ve watched a lot of ball first 2 weeks, imho Oregon is best team followed by Miami - Frankx - 12:40pm 9/7/25 (29) [View All]
- Rumor is Oregon has a pretty good QB... [NT] - NDQuebec - 7:03pm 9/7/25
  - Oregon might be the best. But Penn State in one of their "white out" night games is a very tough - irishslovak - 8:45am 9/8/25
    - Good thing for them a regular season loss is no big deal anymore [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 5:27pm 9/8/25
      - My point exactly. The college game has become the NFL. The game I loved is dead... [NT] - irishslovak - 6:22pm 9/8/25
- ND is better than Miami. Weather, Fans, 2-0 TO's, new frosh QB, new DC...ND still damn near won.... [NT] - KWIRISH - 2:50pm 9/7/25
  - Vegas usually gives 2.5 or 3.0 points to the home team. We lost by 3. I think we're even with UM - Turkish - 11:55am 9/8/25
  - Alternatives for "damn near" include synonyms such as almost, nearly, virtually, practically, and - whatsamataU - 10:14am 9/8/25
  - The steepest slope of the season's learning curve is from Week 1 to Week 2. - conorlarkin - 8:24am 9/8/25
  - Yeah, never mind the objective results. Our team is better! 🙄 [NT] - humbaba - 1:42am 9/8/25
    - compare the final stats between the 2 teams and objectively choose for yourself... [NT] - KWIRISH - 8:26am 9/8/25
      - We lost, get over it - WoodstockIrish - 12:35pm 9/8/25
        I wa over it at :00 - KWIRISH - 12:58pm 9/8/25
      - Results matter they were better that day. That is why the game is played. No excuses. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 9:46am 9/8/25
  - If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas - D2 - 11:16pm 9/7/25
    - Quite original..... [NT] - faircatchcorby - 1:51pm 9/8/25
      - I subscribe to K.I.S.S. [NT] - D2 - 4:15pm 9/8/25
  - The scoreboard decided that question. Move on. [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 9:45pm 9/7/25
  - Sorry. Weather and fans are meaningless. We've won in "hostile" environs before. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:42pm 9/7/25
  - No ND is not, unfortunately. They have played the one game and lost. By year’s end they MAY… - TakethetrainKnute - 7:46pm 9/7/25
  - Well,uhmm, Miami was the better team on the field in all aspects of the game no? [NT] - NDQuebec - 7:13pm 9/7/25
  - The weather? WTF? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 5:28pm 9/7/25
    - 90 degrees + bad humidity I believe… [NT] - KWIRISH - 8:48pm 9/7/25
      - It only affected us? - WoodstockIrish - 10:47pm 9/7/25
      - I was there. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:55pm 9/7/25
        TV said hot with bad humidity + I heard the OLine was struggling - KWIRISH - 1:04pm 9/8/25
- Careful, Mike Gundy's team could be truly awful again. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:47pm 9/7/25
- A lot of top tier teams as of now: I’d throw in FSU and OSU in the mix [NT] - LanceManion - 2:26pm 9/7/25
- How much are they paying? i heard a rumor that they’re doing like 2x what Ohio paid last year in dea [NT] - holybull101 - 2:22pm 9/7/25
- Just so Oregon shows up at Ped State in 3 weeks...I'd give up a week's pay to see the Ducks dominate - NEPA Irish - 1:45pm 9/7/25
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Transfer portal guys, Week 2 - ndunabomber - 12:34pm 9/7/25 (6) [View All]
- Appreciate the research...Thx [NT] - 81Brown - 12:07pm 9/8/25
- Great stuff. Thanks [NT] - Karamello - 10:58am 9/8/25
- Angeli's comeback was a masterpiece. What Coach said about him also A+ [LINK] - oldirish - 6:53am 9/8/25
  - Shows a strong arm around 11:20 - ndunabomber - 8:57am 9/8/25
    - A ton of nice throws and poise. Imagine that with a talented surrounding cast. [NT] - oldirish - 1:18pm 9/10/25
- Thanks for this [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 12:39pm 9/7/25
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UCLA has been the most overrated program for 40+ years, and I'm going back to the Terry Donahue era. - MAS - 11:45am 9/7/25 (1) [View All]
- I doubt that joining the Big Ten will prove beneficial for the Bruins... unless all they want is $. - Curly1918 - 8:47am 9/8/25
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Gotta love these knuckle-head HC's running up scores - 'Bama hangs 73 on UL Monroe, Tenn 72 on ETSU - NEPA Irish - 11:16am 9/7/25 (3) [View All]
- Always been part of the college game. Especially when you get beat playing real teams. It encourages - oldirish - 6:55am 9/8/25
- There has to be some pressure to put in backups and let them play. With the transfer rules now - ndphysics - 6:36am 9/8/25
- I doubt it makes any negative impact - ndunabomber - 1:10pm 9/7/25
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A&M got a little banged up in their tune up to ND - AlbanyIRISH - 11:05am 9/7/25 (0) [View All]
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What the hell happened to Stanford? - notalegacy - 12:10am 9/7/25 (15) [View All]
- They haven't been good in a long while. Since before Shaw left. [NT] - oldirish - 6:56am 9/8/25
- Don’t they tend to do well with Olympic Sports? - NDWisconsin - 3:32pm 9/7/25
  - Like rowing? [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:45pm 9/7/25
- They were lucky to have Harbaugh. He really changed the culture. - NDWisconsin - 10:40am 9/7/25
  - Both Stanford and Northwestern are significantly more limited in whom they can offer than ND. - MAS - 11:24am 9/7/25
    - No, not Northwestern. But yes, Stanford is more limited. Esp since - BaronVonZemo - 12:57pm 9/7/25
  - This^^^^^ - Clem - 11:09am 9/7/25
- Too many left wing professors hating on football. I hope they keep that up. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 8:50am 9/7/25
  - Hoover Institute would like to have a word with you. [NT] - NDWisconsin - 3:31pm 9/7/25
- They are way behind the pack in this new world. - jakers - 7:20am 9/7/25
  - perhaps the most disinterested alumni in the country. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:00am 9/7/25
    - Yeah, their alumni are too busy controlling the world with "less important" - NEPA Irish - 11:01am 9/7/25
- I wasn't aware that they even played today [NT] - humbaba - 12:38am 9/7/25
  - They're playing BYU now. 4th quarter. [NT] - notalegacy - 12:59am 9/7/25
    - I'm an Andrew Luck fan. He seems like one of the good guys .I'm hoping he succeeds.. - ELP - 9:30am 9/7/25
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John Mateer, Oklahoma, plays like Baker Mayfield [NT] - KWIRISH - 9:13pm 9/6/25 (1) [View All]
- Kind of fun to watch [NT] - ShowMeIrish - 9:53pm 9/6/25
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Fuck Michigan. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:49pm 9/6/25 (23) [View All]
- Call me crazy but Underwood is very underwhelming. A dollar says he transfers out. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:55am 9/7/25
  - Crazy, he will draw a top supporting cast of recruits or …. [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:20am 9/8/25
  - True freshman, support system isn't quite there, no Harbaugh - ndunabomber - 3:18pm 9/7/25
  - He'll probably hit the portal just to squeeze more money out of Meatchicken. - Clem - 10:48am 9/7/25
  - He’s going to be fantastic - NDNEIL - 10:16am 9/7/25
    - At which school? [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:46pm 9/7/25
      - Well at $12M for 4 years, I suspect Michigan [NT] - NDNEIL - 9:05pm 9/7/25
    - Agree. Great arm, poise, and he’ll be a leader. Legit. [NT] - NDblues - 7:03pm 9/7/25
- SCUM has Herbstreit & these scumbag refs on their side. Ball don’t lie. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:58pm 9/6/25
  - Herbie loves Michigan except when they play his Alma Mater. Good to see them go down. - THEISMANCARR - 12:08am 9/7/25
    - Glorious. He’s worse now that his kid is on the roster. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:18am 9/7/25
  - Fun seeing them fight one another on the sideline. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:04pm 9/6/25
    - Underwood - the $10 million mistake. Take that Mateer kid all day over Underwood. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:11pm 9/6/25
      - Underwood does NOT throw well [NT] - KWIRISH - 10:39pm 9/6/25
        Nope. He may improve but that and in-game decisions hard things to fix [NT] - LanceManion - 11:05pm 9/6/25
- Seconded. [NT] - Clem - 7:50pm 9/6/25
  - Thirded [NT] - LanceManion - 8:00pm 9/6/25
    - Fourthed. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:55am 9/7/25
      - I take the fifth. [NT] - ghostwriter - 3:22pm 9/7/25
    - Isn't Mateer in his 3rd year as a college QB & Bryce a true rook in his first big time road test? - ELP - 7:26am 9/7/25
      - Correct. My comment above was more about Bryce fighting with the RB on the sidelines - LanceManion - 8:09am 9/7/25
        What was the sideline discussion about anyway? I was making a sandwich & came in after the fact. [NT] - ELP - 8:24am 9/7/25
        Not sure what but he went nuts on the Bama transfer RB [NT] - LanceManion - 8:37am 9/7/25
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Gerad Parker's Troy leading Clemson 16-3 at the half at Clemson. [NT] - lacan - 6:37pm 9/6/25 (7) [View All]
- Dabo will be done after this season. - MAS - 7:00pm 9/6/25
  - Napier is about to lose to South Florida. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:50pm 9/6/25
  - He will. He opposed the portal. I don’t disagree with him, but it’s reality. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:21pm 9/6/25
    - Foolish unless he's landing top 5 recruiting classes every year. And he ain't. - Clem - 7:49pm 9/6/25
      - I had always thought Bama would take him after Saban... - TakethetrainKnute - 12:29pm 9/8/25
        Spot on. [NT] - Clem - 4:10pm 9/8/25
      - I hadn’t thought about that - good call [NT] - LanceManion - 8:09pm 9/6/25
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A&M looks quite decent. - murph78 - 4:08pm 9/6/25 (14) [View All]
- Their QB is dangerous, but once in a while he plays too fast and throws balls that can be picked off - THEISMANCARR - 11:48pm 9/6/25
- this offense will continue to struggle with knapp at tackle [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:48pm 9/6/25
  - He’s a guard - Mark - 9:30pm 9/6/25
    - Agreed - ndunabomber - 3:22pm 9/7/25
  - Most of the Olinemen struggled last week. - Clem - 6:25pm 9/6/25
    - he wasn’t very good last year and now he’s a year older and he hasn’t improved [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:24pm 9/6/25
      - Time will tell. [NT] - Clem - 7:33pm 9/6/25
        another loss and ND can start preparing for next year [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:46pm 9/6/25
- Our playoff hopes end w a loss next week. [NT] - NDblues - 5:34pm 9/6/25
  - The only + w/loss this week against A&M (I hope & pray not) will be for those who want to see ND.... - NEPA Irish - 11:06am 9/7/25
    - I can see a 10-2 ND making the playoffs, but it would require help. - Turkish - 11:19am 9/8/25
  - I expect a battle. Not a loss. - murph78 - 5:36pm 9/6/25
- Marcus will rise & fall on his coordinators - next week will tell a lot [NT] - LanceManion - 4:47pm 9/6/25
  - Yep. [NT] - Clem - 5:12pm 9/6/25
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Saban was discussing ND earlier on College GameDay. He said when he watched ND in the spring, he was - jray - 11:37am 9/6/25 (7) [View All]
- Was it possible WRs were not getting open? Those damn RPOs & CJ making the wrong decisions? - ELP - 1:21pm 9/6/25
  - Tough to get open on a 4yd route the D is squatting on [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:30pm 9/7/25
- If Denbrock and Freeman don't let CJ cook next week, something stinks. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:25pm 9/6/25
  - ND won’t do it, but the entire offense lends itself to a power running game and - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:19pm 9/6/25
    - And we wonder why we don’t get quality WRs and pocket passers. [NT] - ndphysics - 1:53pm 9/6/25
      - Exactly 5 stars come here and block like a TE and maybe get 30yds a game. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:31pm 9/7/25
- Hope he's right. [NT] - notalegacy - 12:23pm 9/6/25
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Anyone watch the Chargers vs Chiefs last night? - NDWisconsin - 10:43am 9/6/25 (10) [View All]
- Tranquil looked awesome and like a real leader by calling Jones to task for him not protecting and - THEISMANCARR - 11:52pm 9/6/25
- Tranquill, a former Charger, had two sacks for the Chiefs [NT] - jrdjr84 - 1:53pm 9/6/25
- Even the best DCs (Spagnuolo) lay an egg once in awhile. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 1:41pm 9/6/25
- What channel was it on? [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 12:26pm 9/6/25
  - YouTube TV for free [NT] - NDWisconsin - 12:57pm 9/6/25
    - How many times did cameras show Taylor's giganto engagement ring? [NT] - ELP - 1:25pm 9/6/25
      - I don’t think she traveled to the game. - NDWisconsin - 10:43am 9/7/25
- Yes. Great game for the Chargers… - Domer From Hell - 11:52am 9/6/25
  - The Chargers are starting to believe in themselves because Herbert is the real deal and - THEISMANCARR - 11:54pm 9/6/25
  - I don't particularly like him but Harbaugh seemed in it for the win all game. [NT] - JarHead4ND - 3:22pm 9/6/25
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Early byes suck - AlbanyIRISH - 7:03am 9/6/25 (20) [View All]
- We can muse on our mindset if a worst-case 0-2 start materializes [NT] - humbaba - 3:00pm 9/6/25
- Agree...especially after an early loss. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 10:58am 9/6/25
  - ND needs to take a page out of Ped State's book on scheduling..that scumbag Paterno was notorious... - NEPA Irish - 11:25am 9/6/25
    - Oregon will clean their clock on 9/27! Big Game James will again "strive for excellence" in vain... [NT] - irishslovak - 6:52pm 9/6/25
      - Ducks by 28+ - AlbanyIRISH - 7:20pm 9/6/25
    - Conference teams only wanting to play out of conference big games early in season - ndphysics - 4:48pm 9/6/25
- ND will be saddled with harder games earlier going forward. Both good and bad to that. - LanceManion - 9:47am 9/6/25
  - Also no matter how talented the line is, it seems like they don't mesh until about the third game. - THEISMANCARR - 11:56pm 9/6/25
  - You can watch Arch Manning choke again. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:21pm 9/6/25
    - They let him pass downfield and has thrown for 3 TDs - NDWisconsin - 1:00pm 9/6/25
      - Like us in retrospect, the strategy didn’t work, but given the OSU defense, it makes sense - LanceManion - 2:06pm 9/6/25
    - Maybe I’ll do that & be happy we got CJ Carr [NT] - LanceManion - 12:57pm 9/6/25
  - The Okies and Blue and Maize is the only game worth watching [NT] - NDWisconsin - 10:38am 9/6/25
    - Iowa vs. ISU and Mizzu vs. Kansas are good - AlbanyIRISH - 12:27pm 9/6/25
      - I forgot about Iowa vs ISU - NDWisconsin - 12:58pm 9/6/25
- Think having two weeks for the O & D lines to work on basics like footwork and leverage - Clem - 9:05am 9/6/25
  - Coaches get paid big bucks to teach this PRIOR to game one. We should not - ndphysics - 9:27am 9/6/25
    - Amen [NT] - Clem - 12:00pm 9/6/25
- Im glad ND has it, as they have a ton to fix. But yeah, waiting is like... - DiscoRick - 8:15am 9/6/25
- more accurately, week one losses on a national stage are bad for the soul. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:02am 9/6/25
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Watching JMU. We sorely could use Gobaira back. He's noticeable in size and movement at DE. [NT] - oldirish - 7:43pm 9/5/25 (3) [View All]
- if he’s that good we can NIL him next year… [NT] - Jerseymick - 6:03pm 9/6/25
- He wouldn't be in the 3 deep at ND this year. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:06am 9/6/25
  - This. [NT] - Clem - 8:59am 9/6/25
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That coach has forgotten more than I'll ever know. - oldpops - 5:27pm 9/5/25 (5) [View All]
- Pretry much applies to everyone who posts on here. From the perspective of the speaker, not the coac - DiscoRick - 8:19am 9/6/25
- No. He didn't get to where he is and all the high profile jobs by being football dumb. - ELP - 5:48pm 9/5/25
  - They didn't account for all of the NIL ringers that Miami brought in this year. Donovan Hinish is - irishslovak - 8:42am 9/6/25
    - Still, w/ those ringers, at Miami & hostile crowd, and Irish playing so poorly, ND kept it close . - ELP - 1:33pm 9/6/25
      - The Fighting Irish! [NT] - irishslovak - 6:37pm 9/6/25
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Saw this film breakdown of some running plays. [LINK] - PaND - 3:37pm 9/5/25 (2) [View All]
- Great analysis. Hopefully blocks weren't missed due to being physically overmatched. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:25am 9/6/25
- Execution matters [NT] - ndphysics - 9:32pm 9/5/25
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UNC bans Patriots staff from campus. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:55pm 9/4/25 (7) [View All]
- Jordon Hudson is accepting old Patriot’s staff… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:59pm 9/5/25
  - Sir, you have a talent. That's hilarious!!! [NT] - Clem - 5:02pm 9/5/25
  - Lol. That was classic!! [NT] - jray - 3:31pm 9/5/25
  - This may be the funniest thing I've ever seen written on this board. LMAO. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 2:05pm 9/5/25
    - What about the Bananas? Are they allowed in? [NT] - ELP - 7:31pm 9/5/25
- NC is horrible [NT] - DonMiller - 1:37pm 9/5/25
- Restrictions not limited to Pats staff - D2 - 6:44pm 9/4/25
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Moving on to Texas A&M: What challenges to the bring to South Bend? Heard their OL is excellent. - notalegacy - 4:06pm 9/4/25 (11) [View All]
- Elite interior D linemen seem critical for success in college football. - Curly1918 - 8:31am 9/5/25
  - NFL as well [NT] - holybull101 - 10:30am 9/5/25
  - "Unfortunately" (IMHO) I believe the lack of talent on the interior DL has more to do with.... - NEPA Irish - 10:12am 9/5/25
    - The old SAT excuse - WoodstockIrish - 4:29pm 9/5/25
    - Freeman signed Elijah Golden, a 4-star D-lineman in next year's class. - notalegacy - 3:00pm 9/5/25
      - Re: Freeman signed Elijah Golden, a 4-star D-lineman in next year's class. [NT] [LINK] - notalegacy - 3:10pm 9/5/25
    - According to all the recrujiting sites, bluechip D-linemen are also in short supply. - notalegacy - 10:29am 9/5/25
    - Justin Scott - AlbanyIRISH - 10:25am 9/5/25
- QB is a big threat with his legs and his arm. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 12:31am 9/5/25
- Running QB. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 5:56pm 9/4/25
- I can't spell today. "Do they bring to South Bend?" [NT] - notalegacy - 4:10pm 9/4/25
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I think the most frustrating part of week 1…. - NDWisconsin - 11:32am 9/4/25 (13) [View All]
- most frustrating part to me was it looked like ND was just letting Miami dictate the game. I was - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:11pm 9/4/25
  - Beck carved up ND's pathetic zone - AlbanyIRISH - 9:10am 9/5/25
    - Need to play zone better. Can't just can it as an option. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:29am 9/6/25
  - I agree and certainly didn't expect that type of performance after last year's incredible playoff - jray - 4:33pm 9/4/25
- Rushing TD's in first Q are mandatory [NT] - BTAYLOR21 - 2:19pm 9/4/25
- I want a rematch with Miami. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:01pm 9/4/25
  - I wouldn’t mind it either. I will be cheering for Miami because I don’t want SOS to suffer. [NT] - NDWisconsin - 3:09pm 9/4/25
  - But on a neutral field in the playoffs. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:10pm 9/4/25
- For sure. How often does a team get dominated in the trenches, lose the turnover battle - Clem - 11:48am 9/4/25
  - We lost by 3 pts in the last 64 seconds, were dead even in almost every category - WoodstockIrish - 7:58am 9/5/25
    - Go look at the grades for the Oline for that game. They were dominated. - Clem - 12:07pm 9/5/25
      - Where do I find these “grades?” - WoodstockIrish - 4:27pm 9/5/25
  - Miami also had long drives… - NDWisconsin - 3:14pm 9/4/25
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Lou on the Miami crowd [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 8:31am 9/4/25 (2) [View All]
- Love Lou, but he really needs to stop motivating the competition. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:30pm 9/4/25
  - Yeah, his record against Ohio State was abyssmal. Buckeye fans let us know it all the time, too. [NT] - notalegacy - 4:23pm 9/4/25
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It maybe said it’s too soon but the reality is, Freeman needs to be searching for a new DC. Ash - jimbasil - 10:40pm 9/3/25 (56) [View All]
- Daniels scored, Shuler waited. Rest of D looked that way all night. Sat back rather than attack. [NT] - ND521 - 11:13pm 9/4/25
- Extreme overreaction maybe? - NDQuebec - 6:28pm 9/4/25
- The whole approach to the game was the close to the vest, both the offensive and defensive game ... - lacan - 2:55pm 9/4/25
  - Trying to win college football games via this method almost concedes - ndphysics - 3:00pm 9/4/25
    - And they do it b/c they can't match up physically. So it's excusable. - DiscoRick - 3:02pm 9/4/25
  - Yep, if you want to win, you have to plan to win. Call plays to win. And play to win. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:58pm 9/4/25
- Golden would have blitzed close to 50% of the game. And we'd have won. - jakers - 12:14pm 9/4/25
  - Golden was good, not great. He had his fair share of head scratchers. - DiscoRick - 2:04pm 9/4/25
    - I agree he had headscratchers, and a couple games last year our D got exposed a bit - Turkish - 2:40pm 9/4/25
  - Truth. [NT] - Clem - 1:36pm 9/4/25
  - Freeman wants pressure from the front 4. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:48pm 9/4/25
    - I think they believe they have that type of talent now. It just didn't produce. - DiscoRick - 2:12pm 9/4/25
      - Well, the DL went against that OL in camp. A misappraisal of the OL might've led to a ... - lacan - 2:46pm 9/4/25
        I agree. Maybe both [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:47pm 9/4/25
- Al G laid a few defensive eggs, especially early [NT] - irishone - 12:09pm 9/4/25
- Ash has forgotten more than you'll ever know. - ELP - 11:46am 9/4/25
  - We'd like to see what he remembers that's actually succesful then. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:41pm 9/4/25
- Right. One game in fire the DC. Brilliant Jim [NT] - MuskyTommy - 10:33am 9/4/25
- The reality is you suck as a poster - arnie - 9:31am 9/4/25
  - A fair and balanced assessment. [NT] - Hensou - 10:39am 9/4/25
  - Aw, thanks for the message. [NT] - jimbasil - 9:48am 9/4/25
    - They should make the forum minimum age 16 and over. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:08pm 9/4/25
- I seem to recall our D sucking in our 2nd game last year against a pathetic opponent at home! - Curly1918 - 8:36am 9/4/25
- Maybe, but you wouldn't expect to be fired after your first day on the job. The reality - faircatchcorby - 8:24am 9/4/25
  - Well not having a big body on the D-line hurts. - PaND - 8:29am 9/4/25
    - Interior DL recruiting has not been strong under MF. Solid at the ends, LB and secondary. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:55am 9/4/25
      - Hinish was giving up 50 pounds to their OL. - PaND - 9:04am 9/4/25
        Maybe we need so Olinemen to switch to DT. Get some size in there. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:16pm 9/4/25
        Do we have any DT large dudes who did not play? [NT] - PaND - 3:06pm 9/4/25
        We do, but not 330+ like Miami's oline. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:46pm 9/4/25
        
        I'd argue the difference was their last drive and our last drive - LanceManion - 9:25am 9/4/25
        The tight end drop on the first play on the final drive hurt big time. That play if made - THEISMANCARR - 12:54pm 9/4/25
        
        I agree, I think we were gassed on both sides of the line. - PaND - 9:43am 9/4/25
        I agree re: D. It's not shit. It looks and behaves different than last year. - LanceManion - 10:54am 9/4/25
- OSU hires Matt Patricia; we hire a guy who flamed out at Butgers. ND likes to save a nickel. - LanceManion - 7:36am 9/4/25
  - Nobody who matters will be calling for Freeman's head this year barring a scandal [NT] - Turkish - 2:41pm 9/4/25
    - But they may revisit the coordinators. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:46pm 9/4/25
      - Maybe try to get Lea back. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:52pm 9/4/25
  - On the other hand Patricia was one of the worst head coaches in history. - DiscoRick - 2:18pm 9/4/25
  - Ash has DC'ed a Natty winner. And he was well-regarded at Texas - Turkish - 11:41am 9/4/25
    - Disagree. He managed to be in the right place at the right time. Was also unemployed when hired. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 1:40pm 9/4/25
      - Disagree he won a title or was highly regarded at Texas? Or superior college resume to Patricia? - Turkish - 2:46pm 9/4/25
        The guy has jumped around like a Mexican jumping bean. He rode Fickell's coat tails at OSU. - LanceManion - 3:13pm 9/4/25
  - “ nickels “ But who would have the upper hand over Freeman in the decision making with this vote? [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:23am 9/4/25
    - I don't think this was a $$ saving call, but it didn't hurt. I think we Id'd others but time - LanceManion - 8:51am 9/4/25
  - Ash was a big question mark of mine coming into this season simply because of his track record. - jray - 8:06am 9/4/25
    - I think the passive D, was a consequence of the offensive gameplan with a frosh QB. - DiscoRick - 2:27pm 9/4/25
    - I hope he turns it around quickly, and if not MF takes a heavier hand. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:52am 9/4/25
      - I dont think we can afford to hope. Freeman needs to be involved and get it fixed. - DiscoRick - 2:21pm 9/4/25
- ... [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:08am 9/4/25
  - Re: I doubt Freeman didn't rubber stamp the plan. - DiscoRick - 7:13am 9/4/25
    - ... [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:13am 9/4/25
- The soft zone was underwhelming - AlbanyIRISH - 6:58am 9/4/25
  - Especially against a QB like Beck - NDWisconsin - 11:40am 9/4/25
    - And considering Beck is horrible under pressure. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:22pm 9/4/25
- . [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:58am 9/4/25
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ND lost the middle of its defense. [LINK] - koreasam - 6:47pm 9/3/25 (4) [View All]
- Our talent is better but we lost our experience - D2 - 7:09pm 9/3/25
  - not loving the changes. defense seemed lost. why fix what wasn’t broken? I was hoping for some in - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:04pm 9/3/25
    - Same, thought MF, Mickens, Washington and Bullough would create a bridge from Golden - Clem - 5:57am 9/4/25
  - Riley Leonard showed transfer players can lead. We need that on D. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:12pm 9/3/25
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Some talk of Bowen having a bad day. Wonder if all the alignment and confusion - ndphysics - 3:28pm 9/3/25 (8) [View All]
- KVA needs to start - AlbanyIRISH - 6:54am 9/4/25
  - Absolutely. Bowen is # 4 in my book - 81Brown - 11:36am 9/4/25
  - 100% - and he's all over the place and in on every tackle. That the energy that's needed. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:47am 9/4/25
    - He's got my vote. Put the talent on the field. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:54pm 9/4/25
- We were off balance - NDNEIL - 5:56pm 9/3/25
  - Really miss Jack Kiser on defense. [NT] - garryowen - 8:01pm 9/3/25
    - ^^^^^^^ plus Watts. Their passion and leadership is missing and blatantly noticeable. [NT] - nddad98 - 8:44pm 9/3/25
- Absolutely agree, everyone on D seemed to be hesitant and thinking too much. - Clem - 3:56pm 9/3/25
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I had a (great) H.S FB coach that always that how well you play on Friday nights....... - NEPA Irish - 10:08am 9/3/25 (25) [View All]
- Practice in fear, play in fear. We looked very timid and fearful. Not aggressive and attacking. [NT] - oldirish - 12:48pm 9/3/25
- High School Yes! I still want to go out there and hit a Minersville Fighting Miner! GRRR :-D [NT] - irishslovak - 10:36am 9/3/25
  - Don't forget about Mount Caemel & Pottsville...those - NEPA Irish - 11:35am 9/3/25
    - Blue Mountain War Eagles & Reading Red Knights were worse! [NT] - irishslovak - 12:07pm 9/3/25
    - Mount Carmel [NT] - NEPA Irish - 11:36am 9/3/25
      - Got beat twice by former ND player Gary Diminic! Damn Red Tornadoes! [NT] - irishslovak - 12:09pm 9/3/25
        That cat was impossible to cover in HS.... [NT] - irishslovak - 12:11pm 9/3/25
        Remember him well when he played at ND in the early 70's....my H.S; we played Mt Carmel my Sr. year - NEPA Irish - 12:14pm 9/3/25
        Bobby Veach father of Chief's GM Bret Veach was also on that MC team. Bobby played at Temple. Where - irishslovak - 1:18pm 9/3/25
        I played for Wyoming Area (Wyoming Valley Conference). Mt. Carmel.was our - NEPA Irish - 2:32pm 9/3/25
        Dr Rich Greco (my urologist) played at Mt Carmel. He said to me - "do you remember those hits? I - irishslovak - 11:55pm 9/3/25
        
        Re: I played for Wyoming Area (Wyoming Valley Conference). Mt. Carmel.was our [NT] - NEPA Irish - 2:32pm 9/3/25
        You are a Warrior!!! Sabatini's pizza brother!!! [NT] - jray - 2:49pm 9/3/25
        Yes sir...grew up on Sab's 🍕! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 4:14pm 9/3/25
        I grew up a few minutes from you in Mt Top. Moved to Lehigh Valley after college. [NT] - jray - 4:26pm 9/3/25
        Mattucci's in Mount Carmel. Won lose or draw-a great place to go after the game! [NT] - irishslovak - 6:07pm 9/3/25
        Only flaw an autographed picture of JOPA on the wall... [NT] - irishslovak - 6:09pm 9/3/25
        Lol. I can remember back in the day when fist fights would break out in bars in Wilkes Barre between - jray - 8:12am 9/4/25
        I'm a retired Postal Inspector. We had 2 fights in our office. Educated guys! :-D [NT] - irishslovak - 8:41am 9/4/25
        🤣🤣🤣 [NT] - jray - 5:07pm 9/4/25
        
        My town in NE PA is split down the middle. - PaND - 9:09am 9/4/25
        Would love to play them yearly! [NT] - irishslovak - 10:38am 9/4/25
        Me too, we lead the series 10-9-1. [NT] - PaND - 10:58am 9/4/25
        
        Fantastic bottle shop in Exeter. One of the very best. [NT] - Hensou - 3:02pm 9/3/25
        
        "That" Mt Carmel team was in '69. My senior year at Pottsville was '70.... [NT] - irishslovak - 1:32pm 9/3/25
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Roll over Tide… RIP [LINK] - Curly1918 - 6:23am 9/3/25 (9) [View All]
- I've said many times, Mark Emmert deserves as much credit for Bama's dynasty - Clem - 6:36am 9/3/25
  - Um - Nigel Tufnel - 9:11am 9/3/25
    - And? Bama still had an absolutely stacked roster and the luxury to pay players with impunity. - Clem - 12:54pm 9/3/25
      - You stated…. - Nigel Tufnel - 5:42pm 9/3/25
        Apologies for not more eloquently stating my position. I'm sure your interpretation is a more - Clem - 6:21pm 9/3/25
    - You and your damned facts. [NT] - Hensou - 9:55am 9/3/25
      - I see your reading comprehension hasn't gotten any better. Read more, post less. [NT] - Clem - 12:55pm 9/3/25
        I agree with Nigel's point. Your magic dance does not change that. [LINK] - Hensou - 1:41pm 9/3/25
        Good on ya. [NT] - Clem - 2:10pm 9/3/25
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I've read some posters saying Miami stacked the box early so ND had to pass......complete nonsense. - Clem - 6:22am 9/3/25 (6) [View All]
- Totally agree Miami did not sell out on run. Between calls and poor blocking, they didn't have to [NT] - Turkish - 11:06am 9/3/25
- I have to disagree slightly that it looked like a Kelly game plan other than throwing in the rain - wrdomerson - 9:40am 9/3/25
  - I hear ya, but BK had more than his share of head scratchers. NCST 2016 was certainly one - Clem - 1:26pm 9/3/25
    - I agree, BK certainly had those. - wrdomerson - 10:21pm 9/3/25
      - Truth. [NT] - Clem - 5:57am 9/4/25
  - Another terrible game plan in a big game nonetheless 😔😔 [NT] - Rocketman84 - 10:15am 9/3/25
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CJ Carr Shows He Belongs in First Career Start at Notre Dame [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 10:27pm 9/2/25 (0) [View All]
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Posted without comment. [NT] [LINK] - faircatchcorby - 8:02pm 9/2/25 (4) [View All]
- The ND offensive "identity" will emerge as the training wheels on Carr are removed. [NT] - Curly1918 - 8:37am 9/3/25
  - Yes. What I don't get is when the coaches assume a kid isn't fully ready to take on "more of the - faircatchcorby - 8:40am 9/4/25
    - Sure there's nerves. Get him hit, let him make a throw. Do a handoff... - DiscoRick - 8:32am 9/6/25
  - What? Ya mean we may not see 15 WR screens per game. [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 12:47pm 9/3/25
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First time starting QB's were pretty much asked not to lose. - koreasam - 6:28pm 9/2/25 (3) [View All]
- I do have high hopes for CARR, but you can see now why ND had brought in a veteran QB in the portal - FoolBear - 11:20am 9/3/25
- 1 critical point. To open up the deep ball the OC 1st has to call vertical pass plays; not laterals [NT] - oldirish - 7:05pm 9/2/25
  - Yep, and they did it. Just started a half too late. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:07pm 9/2/25
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Pump the brakes on first-game woes - MarkHarman - 6:24pm 9/2/25 (4) [View All]
- 100% agree. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:42am 9/4/25
- I thought we'd beat Miami by multiple TDs. Optimistic for adjustments [NT] - Turkish - 11:08am 9/3/25
- You used the word "hopefully". That is the part that worries me. - ELP - 9:13pm 9/2/25
- Good post, I’m good. GO IRISH! [NT] - Frankx - 7:13pm 9/2/25
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I’ve lost my love for wide receiver screens - Curly1918 - 6:12pm 9/2/25 (8) [View All]
- Our major problem on offense is predictability. U know these things are coming so they get blown up - ndphysics - 6:04am 9/3/25
- Have to establish a downfield passing game to truly open it up for the screens - ndunabomber - 10:07pm 9/2/25
- Can't remember having any love for them in the past 7 decades.. - nddad98 - 8:17pm 9/2/25
- They are no longer sneaky and don't work. DBs recognize them very quickly now. [NT] - oldirish - 7:06pm 9/2/25
- TCU used them a lot against NC, but they also threw downfield and ran the ball. Can't be a solo item [NT] - LanceManion - 6:30pm 9/2/25
  - Sonny Dykes is a very good and very underrated coach.... [NT] - irishslovak - 6:56pm 9/2/25
    - Agree. He had his team ready to play & used the weapons he has. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:08pm 9/2/25
- They have their place. But not when they are fully anticipated... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:13pm 9/2/25
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OT, Bill Belichick lost his edge with the Pats. Tanking at UNC is no surprise. [NT] - SteveM - 3:05pm 9/2/25 (18) [View All]
- I don't think he'll "succeed," but it is Year 1 and UNC has 70! new players - Turkish - 11:10am 9/3/25
- 5 years, $50 million - AlbanyIRISH - 6:24pm 9/2/25
  - And wait 'til he gets the BlueChew endorsement money on top of that... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:28pm 9/2/25
    - Well done! [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 9:27am 9/3/25
- It's sad to see - the whole circus with the girlfriend. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:35pm 9/2/25
- He's ruining his legacy..it's a joke..his 24 yo dime gf is asking - beefy78 - 5:11pm 9/2/25
- Going to college at this stage was not that bright...both for coaching...and for dating. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:10pm 9/2/25
  - Worked out OK for Rodney Dangerfield. [NT] - ELP - 6:02pm 9/2/25
    - Pretty sure Belichick can't pull off "The Triple Lindy"... - TakethetrainKnute - 6:07pm 9/2/25
  - He should have watched the Anna Nicole Smith biopic. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:36pm 9/2/25
    - His girlfriend certainly did... - TakethetrainKnute - 5:46pm 9/2/25
      - His son, the DC, will be disinherited soon enough [NT] - LanceManion - 5:57pm 9/2/25
  - Nonsense, tons of women in his target age group on campus. [NT] - Clem - 5:16pm 9/2/25
- Maybe his balls are deflated. [NT] - ND521 - 5:01pm 9/2/25
- By lost his edge, you mean Tom Brady? 29-38 record after Brady. [NT] - ELP - 4:29pm 9/2/25
  - Brady...made more unwarranted money for coaches than any man in history. Just ask Charlie Weis... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:07pm 9/2/25
    - What a jerk and bad coach [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 6:09pm 9/2/25
- His coaching style is not suited for the college game at all - Fisher01 - 3:26pm 9/2/25
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Holtz vs Freeman - Girard - 2:44pm 9/2/25 (7) [View All]
- Get off my lawn! [NT] - Turkish - 11:15am 9/3/25
- In 1990 Holtz lost to unranked Stanford and 18th ranked Penn State. Both at home - NDNEIL - 5:11pm 9/2/25
- If it's arm wrestling...I'll take Freeman. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:59pm 9/2/25
- Amazing!!! - Leahy - 4:54pm 9/2/25
- Totally agree. ND will never win a playoff game with Freeman as HC. [NT] - irish93 - 3:59pm 9/2/25
  - Pretty sure he has already won three playoff games. [NT] - McIrish - 4:14pm 9/2/25
    - check your sarcasm meter [NT] - irish93 - 5:22pm 9/2/25
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Transfer portal guys, week 1 (completed) - ndunabomber - 12:38pm 9/2/25 (10) [View All]
- Re: Transfer portal guys, week 1 (completed) - bleedbluebleedgold - 9:25am 9/4/25
- When does the COVID window end? - Fisher01 - 3:29pm 9/2/25
  - 2026 will be the last year - ndunabomber - 4:55pm 9/2/25
    - ...unless China decides to reopen it... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:13pm 9/2/25
- Hated to see Urlacher and Pendleton go - 81Brown - 2:16pm 9/2/25
  - It is never good to lose quality players but Urlacher wasn't in the two deep - D2 - 3:07pm 9/2/25
- Thank you. Interesting and informative content. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:11pm 9/2/25
- Yeesh. Maybe that's eye-opening. [NT] - jakers - 2:09pm 9/2/25
- Very interesting....great post [NT] - Chris94 - 2:08pm 9/2/25
- Thanks for putting that together. Like seeing how the former Domers did. [NT] - Clem - 2:07pm 9/2/25
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#1 reason for loss was Coaches failure to develop QB trust last year. - DiscoRick - 11:51am 9/2/25 (31) [View All]
- Plenty of blame to go around. OL is my biggest concern, Wagner - 81Brown - 2:27pm 9/2/25
  - Yep, they were awful. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:41pm 9/2/25
  - I'm not too impressed by Wagner either. He got turned inside out on one play as the DE ran right - ghostwriter - 4:29pm 9/2/25
  - and by all accounts A&M has a better front than Miami [NT] - 81Brown - 2:44pm 9/2/25
    - That's what's scary. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:49pm 9/2/25
- QB play was not the #1 issue. - PaND - 1:39pm 9/2/25
  - Agreed. Carr's throws were dead on. - ndunabomber - 2:28pm 9/2/25
  - Precisely!!! [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:58pm 9/2/25
- Not a good post [NT] - Frankx - 1:03pm 9/2/25
- Try again -- Carr couldn't play last year - D2 - 1:01pm 9/2/25
  - Ok, then Minchey or Angelli, or a portal QB. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:07pm 9/2/25
    - Angeli - abalamma - 11:30pm 9/2/25
    - The thread shows you have little you know about college football - D2 - 3:00pm 9/2/25
      - People who suffer from poor reading comprehension tend to struggle with this post. But it's ok. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:43pm 9/2/25
      - Ad hominem much? But you are you. And your opinion speaks for itself. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:39pm 9/2/25
- garbage analysis and uninformed [NT] - DonMiller - 12:38pm 9/2/25
  - Thanks for your insightful, detailed, and well reasoned response Don. - DiscoRick - 1:05pm 9/2/25
    - ... [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:17pm 9/2/25
- Denbrock is Kellyball Take what the defense gives you. Don't impose your will. Outsmart 'em. [NT] - NDblues - 12:27pm 9/2/25
  - My favorite is the outsmarting. "Let's not use our best players, they'll never think it's coming". - oldirish - 3:51pm 9/2/25
- My God - the armchair Chicken Little's come out after every loss [NT] - Fisher01 - 12:10pm 9/2/25
  - This one isn't armchair. It was a very observable fact. Even the announcers were befuddled. [NT] - oldirish - 3:52pm 9/2/25
  - You're right. The game plan was killer. They looked great. No change needed. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:13pm 9/2/25
    - If you want to call someone out - call out the schedulers - Fisher01 - 12:33pm 9/2/25
      - Sure, I agree. That definitely was a big part of the problem. - DiscoRick - 1:13pm 9/2/25
- Their D-line beat our O-line, often badly, and Riley Leonard wasn't around to bail them out. [NT] - ND521 - 12:00pm 9/2/25
  - This ^^^^^ [NT] - NDQuebec - 12:20pm 9/2/25
  - True. They did. But any kind of effective offense 1st half keeps Miami off the field and ND on it. - DiscoRick - 12:04pm 9/2/25
- Beds were shit [NT] - LanceManion - 11:53am 9/2/25
  - And pooches screwed. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:55am 9/2/25
    - Not to mention the red-headed step-children...getting smacked around... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:58am 9/2/25
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Snap counts from the game. - AlbanyIRISH - 11:30am 9/2/25 (10) [View All]
- Bowen digressed Saturday, missed a ton of tackles. With KVA, Sneed and Ausbury, no reason those - 81Brown - 12:57pm 9/2/25
  - Missed a ton of tackles? How many exactly? [NT] - ELP - 2:09pm 9/2/25
    - at least 5 in the 2nd half...2 big ones on their game winning drive [NT] - 81Brown - 2:11pm 9/2/25
      - There was a ton of missed tackles. All game. On the WR's and the HB. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:52pm 9/2/25
  - KVA needs to lead in snaps every game. - AlbanyIRISH - 1:16pm 9/2/25
    - 100% on that! [NT] - 81Brown - 2:13pm 9/2/25
- Did Price get any snaps after the fumble? - wrdomerson - 11:41am 9/2/25
  - He had the hot hand. I didn't understand why he disappeared. [NT] - NDQuebec - 12:07pm 9/2/25
  - Think it was more a product of needing Love to get carriers/pass game [NT] - NDNEIL - 11:47am 9/2/25
  - Nope. [NT] - Jerseymick - 11:42am 9/2/25
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Maybe some day we will have a downfield passing game. One can hope. - ndphysics - 8:48am 9/2/25 (19) [View All]
- Disagree with Pauling. According to a post above he had 21 snaps and Greathouse 39. - NDQuebec - 12:18pm 9/2/25
  - Not criticizing at all, he wasn’t utilized. Not his fault [NT] - ndphysics - 12:52pm 9/2/25
- Weis had a downfield passing game, holtz not so much [NT] - DonMiller - 11:41am 9/2/25
- I think the passing game will be more dynamic moving forward - NDNEIL - 11:37am 9/2/25
- Greathouse was targeted - wrdomerson - 11:35am 9/2/25
- While I felt the game plan would be conservative, and it was, I also thought we would see more down - jray - 11:27am 9/2/25
  - Expected conservative. Not suicidally self defeating. Miami you go ahead we'll play the 2nd 1/2. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:33am 9/2/25
- The offensive game plan looked eerily close to A&M in last years opener - NDWisconsin - 11:19am 9/2/25
  - If you at least attempt to exploit the 1 high safety scheme - DiscoRick - 11:26am 9/2/25
    - Denbrock runs the Kellyball offense. - PaND - 11:29am 9/2/25
      - The QB situation at LSU made this system look unstoppable. [NT] - ndphysics - 11:34am 9/2/25
        That and trusting the QB to not utterly soil himself. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:36am 9/2/25
- I believe a totally different ND team will show up in 2 weeks. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 10:21am 9/2/25
  - Fixing a problem after it happens is easy. Fixing it before it happens is a skill. [NT] - ndphysics - 10:55am 9/2/25
  - Hope we can afford the NIL for THAT team... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:50am 9/2/25
- When we do, we'll likely discover why our run game doesn't work. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:57am 9/2/25
  - Exactly. Running an offense where u let a team keep so many defenders - ndphysics - 10:14am 9/2/25
    - Kinda why it's harder to score in the red zone. We need someone to point this out to Denbrock. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:18am 9/2/25
  - ... [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:46am 9/2/25
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Saw a replay of Carrs first TD - salbam - 8:44am 9/2/25 (1) [View All]
- Dline did the same thing. They'd get stonewalled and then just sort of stand there [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:50am 9/2/25
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Playing not to lose ( long). - salbam - 8:39am 9/2/25 (17) [View All]
- How is our QB going to throw downfield passes when has roughly - IrishChristopher - 4:58pm 9/2/25
  - In 59 minutes Carr was sacked once. Twice in the hurried final minute. - salbam - 10:14pm 9/2/25
    - He certainly had time to throw 2nd half as he did and completed them. - DiscoRick - 1:00pm 9/3/25
      - Exactly. You can’t fear using your offensive weapons. [NT] - salbam - 7:59pm 9/3/25
- Absolutely agree. The OC plan showed ZERO confidence in the QB and the DC plan lacked confidence - oldirish - 1:33pm 9/2/25
- Agree generally especially the tight man to man with a blitz to make the QB throw quickly before - THEISMANCARR - 9:46am 9/2/25
  - Especially against a QB who is notoriously bad under pressure. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:48am 9/2/25
- It was a very conservative and often confusing gameplan. Biggest concern, IMHO, lack of fire. - LanceManion - 9:00am 9/2/25
  - Yes. No one on the team had fire other than Faison on the first drive or two. [NT] - oldirish - 1:34pm 9/2/25
  - Lack of fire. I've heard more than one ND beat writer who was there say the same. - ELP - 9:40am 9/2/25
    - Watching the D - it’s night and day last year to this year - LanceManion - 11:50am 9/2/25
  - Appeared to me they just didnt trust their decision to go with a frosh QB. So they tried to keep it - DiscoRick - 9:38am 9/2/25
    - Interesting. Maybe you are right about Carr. If so, then MF is team Carr and Denbrock ain’t [NT] - LanceManion - 11:51am 9/2/25
      - Denbrock would almost have to be team Carr now you'd think. He looked great. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:12pm 9/2/25
    - Agreed. Freeman mouthing "told you" after a TD indicates there was serious debate about who to start [NT] - NDblues - 9:59am 9/2/25
- Whatever you do don't Tressel it up, and give your advantage away. It's difficult to find worse - DiscoRick - 8:56am 9/2/25
- Couldn't agree with you more. If you have talent use it. Dictate the game to them. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:52am 9/2/25
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When one truly looks at ND's run game stats going back a few years, they are poor. Many are skewed - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:08am 9/2/25 (1) [View All]
- I remember this one OC guy, Tommy Reese, who used to run it up the middle three times, and abandon - LanceManion - 9:04am 9/2/25
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do ND practices include this? [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:01pm 9/1/25 (0) [View All]
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Why have last two Miiami games been in fla - cubsfanin16 - 8:36pm 9/1/25 (2) [View All]
- They were supposed to recently but renigged. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 8:45pm 9/1/25
  - reneged [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:27pm 9/2/25
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I was traveling Sunday - did Aneyas Williams even play? [NT] - irishfaninPA - 7:50pm 9/1/25 (4) [View All]
- On a few passing downs and as a KR...not that it matters because we don't believe in using our RBs - Rocketman84 - 12:37am 9/2/25
  - Isn't that the truth. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:41am 9/2/25
- He played a little. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:46pm 9/1/25
- Saw him in some passing plays - ndunabomber - 8:45pm 9/1/25
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Carr is a true Notre Dame QB. - Curly1918 - 7:26pm 9/1/25 (3) [View All]
- True enough, plus, along with his passing, he's a credible running threat and can take a serious hit - TyroneIrish - 11:55pm 9/1/25
  - Until he gets a shoulder injury running the ball....use our RBs [NT] - Rocketman84 - 12:41am 9/2/25
    - There’s no question that we’ll use our outstanding RBs…but having an RPO QB makes things - TyroneIrish - 10:42am 9/2/25
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For sure, it is likely too late, but if I were the ND OC this year... - nddad98 - 7:11pm 9/1/25 (0) [View All]
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Post Game Thoughts - oldirish - 6:13pm 9/1/25 (2) [View All]
- Everything you said is accurate [NT] - MarkHarman - 8:04am 9/2/25
  - It was exciting to watch, good match-up and week 1. It was easily painful to watch becuase you knew - oldirish - 2:07pm 9/2/25