Chris "Belt To" Ash - Defensive Coordinator

[peadeam]

Nobody seemed to bring that up when Golden was DC. The 2024 schedule was largely a complete joke of offenses

No one ever brings this up but ND has played way better offenses this year and much better QB’s. Last year were a bunch of new QB’s

 

[Irish Norseman]

The real test comes next week. Lock in for 1 more week boys!

 

[Irish du Nord]

A bit, sure, but we've handed five of our last six opponents their lowest scoring game of the season, including Arkansas which averages 35 points a game in the SEC, and NC State which averages 33.

We've played 5 top 25 opponent adjusted offenses under the FEI metric. Plus Navy who is 35th. Boise State is 57th. Purdue and BC are 80th and 86th, respectively. That's a strong slate of offenses.

2025 OFEI Ratings — BCF Toys

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[ab2cmiller]

While I agree that Ash has gotten better at his play calling, I would argue that most of the improvement in the defense is because our players are no longer confused or uncertain.

Those first two games were filled with players that were uncertain. As a result they played timid, even when Ash’s play calling was more aggressive.

 

[IrishLax]

If we lose to Pitt, it will be because of whoever changed the thread title to "Gangsta Gangsta". You clearly do not respect jinxes and other superstition, the blood is on your hands. Now I will change the title back and can any IE members in Louisiana go find a witch doctor or equivalent?

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

How much is the success attributed to playing bad teams?

To be fair, most of these bad teams had top offenses entering our game: Arkansas, USC, NCSt, Navy, maybe Boise.

 

[Bluto]

If we lose to Pitt, it will be because of whoever changed the thread title to "Gangsta Gangsta". You clearly do not respect jinxes and other superstition, the blood is on your hands. Now I will change the title back and can any IE members in Louisiana go find a witch doctor or equivalent?

I got this covered.

I have some white sage in the garden. I’ll do a purification ritual later by burning some of that followed by opening a beer with the ND bottle opener that plays the ND fight song. I will then chug said beer after which I will burn a picture of Narduzzi.

 

[Punky]

I got this covered.

I have some white sage in the garden. I’ll do a purification ritual later by burning some of that followed by opening a beer with the ND bottle opener that plays the ND fight song. I will then chug said beer after which I will burn a picture of Narduzzi.

You know, I was worried about Pitt, but not anymore!

 

[ReesusCrist]

I got this covered.

I have some white sage in the garden. I’ll do a purification ritual later by burning some of that followed by opening a beer with the ND bottle opener that plays the ND fight song. I will then chug said beer after which I will burn a picture of Narduzzi.

Isn't that just your regular Sunday morning routine?

 

[Bluto]

Isn't that just your regular Sunday morning routine?

ND has owned Narduzzi for the last decade or so. Coincidence?

 

[KPENN]

I got this covered.

I have some white sage in the garden. I’ll do a purification ritual later by burning some of that followed by opening a beer with the ND bottle opener that plays the ND fight song. I will then chug said beer after which I will burn a picture of Narduzzi.

I just got a chuckle remembering you made it on “message board geniuses”

 

[Bane]

Zero, imo. They’ve played way better offenses this year, compared to last year.

Nobody seemed to bring that up when Golden was DC. The 2024 schedule was largely a complete joke of offenses

Yeah, people still have an emotional attachment to Golden are slow to change their opinion on Ash. Some people will nitpick everything the defense does under Ash in a way I don't recall seeing last year or the year before with Golden.

 

[BeatSC]

Al Golden better more his Bengals job work because he ain’t gonna get his old job back. We’ll see if he is made the scapegoat for how awful the Cincy D is. He could probably get a nice buyout and open. skyline Chili restaurant back here in South Bend! Maybe a drive thru!?

 

[arndtjc]

The real test comes next week. Lock in for 1 more week boys!

All due respect, the real test was USC. Pitt’s offense is nowhere near as good as SC

 

[NDFAN2008]

If you think the defense is good now it should be even better next year. The entire secondary returns, plus you had the best DB class in a long time, every LB returns I think Sneed has one more year no idea what he does, every DE returns minus Bothelo, your biggest losses are Onye, Dawson and Rubio.

 

[irishff1014]

 

[stlnd01]

If you think the defense is good now it should be even better next year. The entire secondary returns, plus you had the best DB class in a long time, every LB returns I think Sneed has one more year no idea what he does, every DE returns minus Bothelo, your biggest losses are Onye, Dawson and Rubio.

Wasn't Onye making noises recently about trying to come back for another year? No idea if he can - there are no rules at this point anyway - but if he somehow could, that would be huge for our interior DL. Feels like Rubio has also missed more time than he has played, but...

 

[IrishLax]

Btw all the way up to #13 in defense on SP+ and if you look at games since Purdue we are solidly top 10.

 

[Bane]

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

That’s the smile of a man with regular and healthy bowel movements.

 

[NDWarrior]

I think he’s doing a great job for sure, I just want to see a bit more evidence that our D can handle and attack strong offenses, starting this Saturday with Pitt (not even sure how good their O is but I know the freshman QB is doing well), but especially against better teams in the CFP games, e.g., IU, Ole Miss, TAMU (take 2), and OSU. I do think USC a few weeks ago was strong evidence of his improvement and D’s stoutness.

 

[KMac151993]

...and to add to that tweet...only 47 2nd half points all season. Dude is a halftime wizard.

 

[PolishDomer]

 

[Plankton]

That’s the smile of a man with regular and healthy bowel movements.

 

[Bluto]

If we lose to Pitt, it will be because of whoever changed the thread title to "Gangsta Gangsta". You clearly do not respect jinxes and other superstition, the blood is on your hands. Now I will change the title back and can any IE members in Louisiana go find a witch doctor or equivalent?

 

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