Sept 20 | Purdue

[WildMan1]

Job accomplished..

Defense is still weak AF especially on the line & secondary.

Carr was the right choice.

Our RBs are elite.

Let’s hope we continue to get better.

Arkansas lost to Memphis today but it will still be a tough environment & a bigger test.. Let’s see.

 

[IrishLax]

would be nice but price is playing himself out of the college game at this pace

Yeah, especially with Price's past injury, I can't see a scenario where he comes back another year unless he gets terrible draft feedback and knows he could make a lot more money at ND... which seems very unlikely.

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

Defense tightened in the second half fwiw. Could have been 70-23 if we stayed on the gas.

Freeman certainly took the reins in the second half, don’t we all agree? I’m sure they won’t admit it.

 

[sfk324]

All due respect, it’s Purdue.

Purdue only gave up 26 to USC's offense. Is our offense good or USC's bad?

 

[KMac151993]

Freeman certainly took the reins in the second half, don’t we all agree? I’m sure they won’t admit it.

Purdue quit...their D couldn't begin to stop us.

 

[T-Boone]

It looks like Hobbs didnt play. I thought Dallas Golden played pretty well in the end.

 

[NDWarrior]

Yes, D still needs to get better, but made a few strides to improve. Actually saw some 2nd half pressure and sacks. We just need to improve a little bit each week until we’re slaying opponents by the final 3 games.

Scheduled opponents not helping too much in our quest to impress CFP committee, so we will need to get a lot better on D and truly pummel some opponents by season’s end.

 

[GowerND11]

Defense tightened in the second half fwiw. Could have been 70-23 if we stayed on the gas.

I definitely agree. Would have liked to see they. But it’s fine what it ended.

 

[BeatSC]

Defense tightened in the second half fwiw. Could have been 70-23 if we stayed on the gas.

At this point we can’t afford not to collect style points. Our offense on first string did that but our D still outside of top 25 and certainly not playoff worthy. So what part did Marcus play this week with the D? Too many bad 3rd down and long conversions. Just get rid of ash especially if the players don’t like him and hand the reigns over to Mickens and mentor him. Freeman is not as good a DC as Golden was.

 

[SportsingHard]

I feel like I’ve been transported back to the Jimmy Clausen era.

Well, we're not 3-9 yet, so that's cool.

 

[RocketIsmail25]

Carr is already very, very good and I could see him being elite soon. He has a beautiful touch on his passes, particularly deep balls. We're in excellent hands there.

An embarrassment of riches at RB. Both are elite.

Overall, I thought the OL played pretty well. Mostly gave Carr time to process and opened up holes for the RBs.

I feel good about our WRs.

Now, the defense, a tale of two halves.

The first half was a calamity; they couldn't get any pressure on Browne and receivers were consistently wide open for him.

I thought they looked transformed when Shuler got back on the field. They harassed Browne and I thought the coverage was much better...though still room to improve.

More of that going forward, please.

Still think this is a pretty damn good team. Two narrow losses to what appear to be very good teams and they woke up and took care of business today even with a ridiculous two hour delay that could disrupt a lot of teams.

Onward...

 

[irishff1014]

Yes, D still needs to get better, but made a few strides to improve. Actually saw some 2nd half pressure and sacks. We just need to improve a little bit each week until we’re slaying opponents by the final 3 games.

Scheduled opponents not helping too much in our quest to impress CFP committee, so we will need to get a lot better on D and truly pummel some opponents by season’s end.

You can’t worry or think about the CFP. You just need to go win every week and that’s it.

 

[NDPhilly]

3rd quarter was a short flash of last years defense. Confident and always attacking. Obviously it was Purdue but room for some optimism.

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

Purdue quit...their D couldn't begin to stop us.

Both can be true, yes?

 

[burmafrd1944]

not sure how good the D can be; the offense will go as far as the O line takes it

 

[ulukinatme]

Freeman certainly took the reins in the second half, don’t we all agree? I’m sure they won’t admit it.

It certainly feels that way. Purdue put up 23 first half, then just 1 TD against our backups in the final garbage time series. Ash is trash.

 

[SportsingHard]

You can’t worry or think about the CFP. You just need to go win every week and that’s it.

Not only do I think about the CFP, but so do you, or you would've been unable to construct this thought. And if there is something you do do, it's certainly something you can do.

As to winning ND football games, that is something we definitely cannot do. Or at least I cannot. Maybe some of you guys are actually suiting up for the Irish, but I couldn't pass a physical.

 

[IrishBryan77]

I put $500 on Purdue and the points. No brainer.

This is me eating crow. It's only fair. I thought for sure Purdue plus the points. My name is Irish Bryan and I lost $500 betting against my team.

I hate Notre Dame. 🤣

 

[irishff1014]

Yea that’s all you need to know right there.

 

[Irishdawg]

Yea that’s all you need to know right there.

I did notice Cole Mullins getting in on the action last night!

 

[Jeffwantpoppers]

Purdue quit...their D couldn't begin to stop us.

They didn’t quit. Those players wanted to stop ND for pride.

Anyway, how did your USF prediction turn out?