BYU Postgame

Katzenboyer · 2026-10-18T00:32:32-0400

notredomer23 said:
No one’s saying not to be upset. I’m sitting in the pitch dark on my chair wallowing lol. I just think saying the season is over is way premature. It wasn’t over after NIU. It’s certainly not over now. I leave this game less optimistic about the future, but for now I just gotta hope there’s no continuance against Miami

I don't think I'm saying the season is over. I'm going to be rooting like hell Halloween weekend, and I'll be in attendance on November 7.

But what do we have to go on, beyond pure subjective hope? I seriously mean that. Our best defensive players were no-shows against a bunch of guys either about to go on, or returning from, Mormon missions. Our four-star receivers couldn't get open against their B12 corners; yet their guys got open against our Top 5 secondary all night.

What, exactly, are we supposed to hope for against a Miami team that is 20x more talented than the team we lost to tonight? Ash has shown he can dominate piss-poor teams...but struggles against good offenses. And ND hasn't beaten a good, playoff-worthy team since Penn State in January 2025.

What am I hanging my hat on going into the back end of the season? How am I supposed to think this team doesn't end up 10-2?

Huntr · 2026-10-18T00:33:00-0400

MacIrish75 · 2026-10-18T00:33:12-0400

MPClinton22 said:
It also kills me that, we’re kicking a game winning FG if CJ can just spike a god damn football. So much dumb ass stuff happened tonight. Boob going out 1 minute in. Fumbled spike. Getting beat on a double pass across the entire field. Just such a stupid game.

It’s why football is awesome. Despite all that we could’ve won.

NumbersGuy0520 · 2026-10-18T00:33:13-0400

Dale said:
Gilbert was tackled down at 6 seconds…alright 5 if you’re being generous on a play they DID REVIEW. They stuck with the on the field 4 seconds left. Seems like they neglected to even consider moving the clock.

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Potentially was 2 seconds remaining. And 2 is a lot easier to not miss than 1….

This stuff is also on the coaching staff. Freeman needs to make a fuss. If he’s irate on the sidelines or asking for review, everyone is now aware as the game progresses and there’s more scrutiny.

Seconds were shaved in favor of BYU several times on the final drive, and it was never addressed.

ReesusCrist · 2026-10-18T00:33:16-0400

eldapeeze said:
Everett Golson did it in 2014. Been 12 fucking years since I've seen it.

I remembered Golson doing it too. Deja vu in the worst way.

NotKoon · 2026-10-18T00:34:15-0400

Huntr said:

Who wouldn’t disrespect a family that sits around the dinner table naked?

402puck · 2026-10-18T00:34:36-0400

eldapeeze said:
Everett Golson did it in 2014. Been 12 fucking years since I've seen it.

I thought this was going to be about losing a game on the goal line lol

Blazers46 · 2026-10-18T00:34:41-0400

Jimmy3Putt said:
Everyone had the flu all week.

Mid Terms as well… School is now on Mid Term break or fall break…

UPMich_NDfan · 2026-10-18T00:34:52-0400

MacIrish: I’ll be interested to see grades as well. I think most of my distain was for the RG. I know multiple times before last 5 mins i saw him flat out wiff on people coming through.

Katzenboyer · 2026-10-18T00:34:52-0400

Huntr said:

Bama under Saban would have stuffed that kid in a locker and won by 30.

Again, I'm repeating myself, but I'm so fucking sick of ND losing the "emotional" battle. This team is never ready to meet the other team's fire. Ever.

DomeFieldAdvantage · 2026-10-18T00:34:56-0400

Katzenboyer said:
I don't think I'm saying the season is over. I'm going to be rooting like hell Halloween weekend, and I'll be in attendance on November 7.

But what do we have to go on, beyond pure subjective hope? I seriously mean that. Our best defensive players were no-shows against a bunch of guys either about to go on, or returning from, Mormon missions. Our four-star receivers couldn't get open against their B12 corners; yet their guys got open against our Top 5 secondary all night.

What, exactly, are we supposed to hope for against a Miami team that is 20x more talented than the team we lost to tonight? Ash has shown he can dominate piss-poor teams...but struggles against good offenses. And ND hasn't beaten a good, playoff-worthy team since Penn State in January 2025.

What am I hanging my hat on going into the back end of the season? How am I supposed to think this team doesn't end up 10-2?

Yeah. In a season defined by "Leave no doubt", from now until November 7th, we are left with nothing but doubt.

Jimmy3Putt · 2026-10-18T00:34:56-0400

Huntr said:

I still remember that. Freeman ignored him during the player walk to daps a DE or someone.

He still has to play us next year though so he probably should've kept his mouth shut.

calvegas04 · 2026-10-18T00:35:08-0400

Glad we have a bye week so we can relive this game a million times. Happy the next game is..... Navy.... fuck my life

MPClinton22 · 2026-10-18T00:35:09-0400

Huntr said:

The curse of Deuce Knight

MacIrish75 · 2026-10-18T00:35:21-0400

Alright I’m good. Got it out of my system. Onto the bye.

We’ll see what we’re made of in a couple weeks.

Love thee…even Mike Denbrock.

MPClinton22 · 2026-10-18T00:35:52-0400

MacIrish75 said:
It’s why football is awesome. Despite all that we could’ve won.

It’s awesome and I hate it so much

NotKoon · 2026-10-18T00:36:19-0400

Part of me wonders if the new era of college football will favor less talented, hard working teams like BYU. Don’t have to deal with guys making business decisions

Huntr · 2026-10-18T00:36:25-0400

NotKoon said:
Who wouldn’t disrespect a family that sits around the dinner table naked?

Exactly I might feel like shit for a bit over a game, but your fuckin name is Bear and your brother's is Tiger, you fuckin weirdo.

402puck · 2026-10-18T00:36:37-0400

Huntr said:

If I remember correctly they told both him and Deuce that it was first come first served and Knight popped first

Can take that as a slight if you want, and you won you get to say whatever you want

MacIrish75 · 2026-10-18T00:37:09-0400

UPMich_NDfan said:
MacIrish: I’ll be interested to see grades as well. I think most of my distain was for the RG. I know multiple times before last 5 mins i saw him flat out wiff on people coming through.

Absher was awesome in the 1H. I’d expect him as a 80-83 overall, but he definitely had trouble with the pressures EOG.

Katzenboyer · 2026-10-18T00:37:44-0400

NotKoon said:
Part of me wonders if the new era of college football will favor less talented, hard working teams like BYU. Don’t have to deal with guys making business decisions

It won't.

Talent is talent. It's what you do with it is what matters.

BYU's guys were ready to play today. ND was going through the motions, and it cost them the game.

DomeFieldAdvantage · 2026-10-18T00:38:29-0400

I really hope we make the playoffs

And I REALLY hope we get to play these guys again.

MPClinton22 · 2026-10-18T00:38:42-0400

NumbersGuy0520 said:
This stuff is also on the coaching staff. Freeman needs to make a fuss. If he’s irate on the sidelines or asking for review, everyone is now aware as the game progresses and there’s more scrutiny.

Seconds were shaved in favor of BYU several times on the final drive, and it was never addressed.

This also happened at the end of H1 during the spike debacle. Refs had held the clock at 9 while BYU was flopping around on the ground. Spike took 4 seconds somehow. Obviously didn’t matter, but still was a clear pattern.

BrianWalsh · 2026-10-18T00:38:57-0400

Carr is going to throw for 146 yards against Miami and Toney is going to run open over the middle field all night, probably end up with 200 yards. Sorry, ND is going to get those cheeks clapped by Miami. No doubt here

DomeFieldAdvantage said:
Yeah. In a season defined by "Leave no doubt", from now until November 7th, we are left with nothing but doubt.

eldapeeze · 2026-10-18T00:39:32-0400

arrowryan said:
Until Carr puts it together against an actual team, I don’t think you can put ND over anyone in the top 10.

He’s 1-3 against teams worth a fuck. And, in his one win, he played like shit.

What game did he win?

irishff1014 · 2026-10-18T00:39:56-0400

Under 100 guards to Texas tech. SMH

MPClinton22 · 2026-10-18T00:40:31-0400

BrianWalsh said:
Carr is going to throw for 146 yards against Miami and Toney is going to run open over the middle field all night, probably end up with 200 yards. Sorry, ND is going to get those cheeks clapped by Miami. No doubt here

Miami is an awful defensive team dealing with a ton of injuries, Denbrock and CJ will feast against them. Now, will we still lose because our defense apparently sucks suddenly? Definitely possible.

Edit - yall can laugh all you want but that’s the exact type of opponent Denbrock fools us against. Seems impressive, is actually not.

Irishdawg · 2026-10-18T00:41:00-0400

MacIrish75 said:
Alright I’m good. Got it out of my system. Onto the bye.

We’ll see what we’re made of in a couple weeks.

Love thee…even Mike Denbrock.

Gonna be a loooong 2 weeks!

Bane · 2026-10-18T00:41:07-0400

NumbersGuy0520 said:
This stuff is also on the coaching staff. Freeman needs to make a fuss. If he’s irate on the sidelines or asking for review, everyone is now aware as the game progresses and there’s more scrutiny.

Seconds were shaved in favor of BYU several times on the final drive, and it was never addressed.

Freeman doesn't argue flags or lose his shit anymore. I'm sure at some point he's gotten pissed about a call but I legitimately can't remember him losing it on an official since the Orange Bowl.

Luckylucci · 2026-10-18T00:41:35-0400

greyhammer90 said:
Was a very BK type game. Did not feel like we emotionally met the moment at all. That happened last year against Miami but the weirdness of it being a RS Frosh QB's first start made me sort of excuse that. This was not something I was expecting from a Freeman team at this point in a season.

Yea, this wasn’t mid season form throughout the entire operation. Gameplan seemed flawed from the start and players were not prepared to play a good team.

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