greyhammer90
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And of course we're playing them in the first year they could've made it in.
ND's Talking Heads ... The good, bad & ugly
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And of course we're playing them in the first year they could've made it in.
OhioIrish
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He didn’t offer a ton of analysis, mostly just conclusory statements about how talented he believes OSU to be. That I really don’t mind as he is basically an OSU guy — though he does vastly overstate how great they the team is overall, imo. My issue is how he handled himself — constantly hijacking the conversation, talking about himself, really just being obnoxious and unprofessional. It sounded to me that Pete and Matt we pretty off-put by his antics. He sounded like an amateur. It was painful to listen to the whole segment. He did apologize at the end, my guess it he finally picked up on what an ass he was making of himself.
stlnd01
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I’ve never listened much to Ari’s podcast so I don’t know how he handles himself in that setting. But reading him for years in The Athletic his whole thing is “stars matter” and big time recruited talent wins titles, so no surprise he looks at the two rosters and picks OSU.
History would suggest he’s not wrong, but I’m curious how his operating theory will hold up in the new era.
IRISHDODGER
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He’s ok w/ Andy b/c Staples can keep him more focused. He went on Finebaum to debate Paul on why the teams that got bids deserved them over the SEC teams that ended up getting beaten in their bowl games.
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Written Ari is waaay better than podcast Ari. I agree with your assessment on how he handles himself on podcasts. Very arrogant and dominates the conversation.
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Goddamn having Shane Gillis on our side feels nice lol
Needed a dude that can battle modern trolls on the biggest stage... and that can troll back with the best of them.
Between MFMF being MFMF, and Shane Gillis trolling the SEC Bagman era on College Gameday while LIVE FROM NOTRE DAME STADIUM... there are gonna be a lot of new ND fans sprouting up.
(get to see Shane in Cincy on Saturday night. Def gonna wear my ND jersey and shout "GO IRISH" as soon as the arena gets semi-quiet)
Needed a dude that can battle modern trolls on the biggest stage... and that can troll back with the best of them.
Between MFMF being MFMF, and Shane Gillis trolling the SEC Bagman era on College Gameday while LIVE FROM NOTRE DAME STADIUM... there are gonna be a lot of new ND fans sprouting up.
(get to see Shane in Cincy on Saturday night. Def gonna wear my ND jersey and shout "GO IRISH" as soon as the arena gets semi-quiet)
Rockin’Irish
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Definitely some interesting ties between Wexner and Epstein.
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Amor fati brother.
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tbh I don't know why you all keep linking him... he's engaged in some of the most low effort, low IQ trolling imaginable. ND is currently 7-0 vs ranked teams and if they beat Ohio State they would've beaten SEC #1 and Big Ten #2/#3/#4. That is literally as hard as it gets.
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As is tradition.
Went back and listened to some of the OFD podcast following the Northern Illinois game. The takes on there are hilarious. Freeman is another Davie. The admins let the players pick the coach and it’s going to set the program back years. Nobody on the staff understands situational football or analytics. Leonard is awful and if he isn’t benched we are going to see what would’ve happened if they stuck with Wimbish in 2018. What a difference a couple of months make in the narrative
dublinirish
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i feel like in previous eras ND would have gone quickly to disassociate themselves from him
IRISHDODGER
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Or it would’ve been a comedian like Carrot Top who happened to be a diehard ND fan
dublinirish
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lol Brice
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In an alternate universe Carrot Top and Freekbass co-headlining the halftime show at the Everest College Bowl! Head Coach Brian Polian trying to have his first winning season!
greyhammer90
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Inside How Notre Dame recruiting is building for the future amidst historic Playoff run
Among Marcus Freeman's various memorable mantras for Notre Dame football is "Adapt or die."
Fangman is in the photo, but the article is about Zaire Turner and Becca Sites.
But, she has a point. Zaire Turner is also NOT in that photo lol
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SoIll
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Merckxe525 on 247 discussing how things are "good", but not all "great" with Bowden.
- He’s struggled at times with the totality of responsibilities that come with his title.
- He does occasionally stick his foot in his mouth with recruits/players/families.
- There are segments within ND who aren’t particularly enamored with some of the more “circus-like” stunts he pulls.
- He’s at times, less aggressive than he needs to be.
- He’s a bit too nice at times, and can be naive in some situations.
Bowden is a very nice man, who works hard, and has some excellent core competencies; but, some feel he needs a bit more assistance.
Not trying to be negative. Big game Monday! Just posting info. Merchxe has sources and no doubt has an in. Awesome poster
- He’s struggled at times with the totality of responsibilities that come with his title.
- He does occasionally stick his foot in his mouth with recruits/players/families.
- There are segments within ND who aren’t particularly enamored with some of the more “circus-like” stunts he pulls.
- He’s at times, less aggressive than he needs to be.
- He’s a bit too nice at times, and can be naive in some situations.
Bowden is a very nice man, who works hard, and has some excellent core competencies; but, some feel he needs a bit more assistance.
Not trying to be negative. Big game Monday! Just posting info. Merchxe has sources and no doubt has an in. Awesome poster
ulukinatme
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To be fair, if you go to Fangman's page she still posts ND stuff, like...a shit ton. It's like she never left.
dublinirish
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lol she's a proper nepo baby, her mom is head of ticket sales or something right
I believe she still does something for the University, just not the football team anymore.
dublinirish
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shes EPA for the dean @ mendoza
Veritate Duce Progredi
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Why do you say that? Is she not qualified for her position?
dublinirish
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she failed to land Will Shipley remember
greyhammer90
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Most nepo babies are qualified for their positions. The issue with nepotism is that other people are qualified too.
"A foot in the door, and so much more."
"A foot in the door, and so much more."
Veritate Duce Progredi
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Seems like people project 'nepotism' in hopes of tearing someone down because they've never had family operating in their professional sphere (neither have I FWIW). Why put it into the universe if there's no evidence?
Seems like 'reverse nepotism'
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Why put it into the universe if there's no evidence?
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Merckxe525 on 247 discussing how things are "good", but not all "great" with Bowden.
- He’s struggled at times with the totality of responsibilities that come with his title.
- He does occasionally stick his foot in his mouth with recruits/players/families.
- There are segments within ND who aren’t particularly enamored with some of the more “circus-like” stunts he pulls.
- He’s at times, less aggressive than he needs to be.
- He’s a bit too nice at times, and can be naive in some situations.
Bowden is a very nice man, who works hard, and has some excellent core competencies; but, some feel he needs a bit more assistance.
Not trying to be negative. Big game Monday! Just posting info. Merchxe has sources and no doubt has an in. Awesome poster
First time in a job that we (all of college football) are basically making up as we go along, anyone was bound to have negatives
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