NIU Postgame

[IRISHDODGER]

Had to work a conference this morning. Avoided tv & texts so I could watch game in peace. Then once I got to halftime but still hopeful, I got back-to-back texts from wife & coworker. Was gonna ignore them but happened to she a shamrock so thought it might be good. Instead my frriend was doing a wellness check. So then I ripped the bandaid off & saw the first thread here said “Fire Freeman” and I knew.

 

[irishff1014]

At this point there’s no reason to watch the rest of the season.

 

[Bluto]

And NIU was able to control the last 4 minutes of the clock and move into fg range by running it up our asses against the defense. Let's not forget that


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Football is a complementary sport. The defense isn’t even close to being the problem. The Captain on the offense on the other hand…

 

[RipWheeler]

The schedule set up perfectly this year for a playoff run. So frustrating.

 

[dad4aa]

Can we please give CJ Carr a chance? Leonard is a great guy but a very mediocre passer. I thought last week it was due to a top 10 defense but today showed he just isn’t that good.

 

[Irish Knuckles]

The schedule set up perfectly this year for a playoff run. So frustrating.

it still does, i'm just not sure we can take advantage. this team, freeman's teams, have an issue with consistency.

 

[thekid33]

Burn it all down

 

[Connman89]

Can we please give CJ Carr a chance? Leonard is a great guy but a very mediocre passer. I thought last week it was due to a top 10 defense but today showed he just isn’t that good.

Mediocare passer may be the nicest thing anyone says about Riley tonight. He flat out stinks.

 

[IrishinTN]

i think freeman is coaching for his job the rest of the year. we could easily finish 9-3 or 8-4 with our remaining schedule.

9-3 at best, sadly.

 

[tussin]

The plain truth is that RL sucks and we will never be a serious program picking up ACC misfits and expecting them to become something they aren’t at ND. I just don’t understand how this is (and has been) plainly obvious to me on my couch but not the fucking coaching staff.

I won’t critique the defense because they did their job and their one TD was a total fluke. This loss is ENTIRELY on Riley Leonard and by extension the short and long term decisions of MF.

Fuck.

 

[Irish Knuckles]

9-3 at best, sadly.

i'm not gonna root against our Irish, but we don't need to make the same mistake twice if we interview matt campbell again.

 

[IrishinTN]

Mediocare passer may be the nicest thing anyone says about Riley tonight. He flat out stinks.

He's a waste of space. Get one of the young qb's on the field. The season is fucked now any way.

 

[Dizzyphil]

Get ready for the Pop-Tarts Bowl.........

 

[Tejas]

I remember all the anyalysts said how easy ND's schedule was the rest of the way, did they overlook NIU?

 

[IRISHDODGER]

I still have the game on in the 3rd quarter & ND still can’t stop the run. Good Lord

 

[GoldenBoy3]

Did Love get a touch after he scored that TD?

One touch

 

[Expert_Analyst]

I wanted Freeman to do well. Thought he would be a great fit. Then he pulls shit like this and once again it's obvious we have the wrong guy.

Freeman is the wrong guy - it should have been obvious with the Marshall and Louisville losses.

 

[Irish Knuckles]

He's a waste of space. Get one of the young qb's on the field. The season is fucked now any way.

i doubt there was even a real competition. we know angeli is better than this guy and i have a hard time seeing minchey not being better than what we've seen.

 

[NDFAN2008]

If Leonard is QB we will lose next week Hudson Card is good and will pick us apart

 

[Hautian Domer]

It’s simple:

1.) Leonard is no longer the starter; OR

2.) I’m done with Freeman. I’m not big on him anyways. His antics coming out of the tunnel was embarrassing. You’re a coach, not a player. Imagine Nick Saban doing that. And get new clothes. They’re tighter than my wife’s. He looks like a Puerto Rican whore.

 

[Connman89]

No idea how to embed links but this is some Mickey Mouse commentary. If in year three you don’t know how to prepare your guys for a MAC school then you never will.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Embarrassing is an understatement

 

[Expert_Analyst]

Riley Leonard s/b 4th string qb at ND. Start Minchey.

 

[dang227]

Football is a complementary sport. The defense isn’t even close to being the problem. The Captain on the offense on the other hand…

One hundred percent agree. Just wanted to point out they had a chance at the end and like the offense and special teams didn't perform


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[GoldenBoy3]

I am legit shocked. I was never a Freeman believer, I think his hire was ND being cheap and went with the current emotions in the locker room and chose him. He has now lost home openers to Marshall and now NIU. The decision to bring in a mid throwing QB to learn a new offense with unproven WRs was risky. Best thing they can do is erase this from their memory Men in Black style, start Angelli and move on. They can certainly run the table and make it into the CFB but this is not a well coached team.

 

[RipWheeler]

Get ready for the Pop-Tarts Bowl.........

I’m holding on to my Sun Bowl tickets

 

[Kinderman]

When you go all-in on a one year rental portal QB and he ends up sucking, you’re SOL for that year AND you’ve stunted the potential growth of a younger QB. Florida State is in the same situation right now.

 

[T-Boone]

In my time watching ND (from about 2015) I would rank the QBs passing like this:
1. Coan
2. Book
3. Kizer
4. Sam
5. Pyne
6. Wimbush
7. Leonard
8. Buchner

 

[T-Boone]

When you go all-in on a one year rental portal QB and he ends up sucking, you’re SOL for that year AND you’ve stunted the potential growth of a younger QB. Florida State is in the same situation right now.

I think he has to just realise he is second to whoever else is competent. Get Angeli in.

 

[wizards8507]

At least now our quarterbacks are being paid to suck ass. For the last 20 years they were doing it for free.