NIU Postgame

[Connman89]

Also Faison needs to be in over Greathouse. I reckon Faison makes that catch.

That’s a great point. I forgot about #6 today. Hope he’s ready for Purdue.
Do yo think our best personnel is 11 with Love, Collins, Faison, Evans and Mitchell/Thomas?

 

[Kingbish01]

Look at us all shocked that kids ending up at Duke and Wake Forrest, can't come to ND and be world beaters. UGA beat Clemson by 30, and Clemson would beat us by 30. NIU did everyone a favor today!

 

[Bluto]

Leonard should have to get that as a back tattoo…lol

 

[Hautian Domer]

Tell your wife to lose weight then

She’s from the Midwest and went to St Francis, not Ole Miss, Georgia, Alabama…What do you expect?

 

[Irishokie]

Why the hell did we stop using designed QB runs after the first drive? Why take away Leonard's greatest (only?) strength?

The Wimbush ‘18 plan, when afterwards Ian Book took over. CJ Carr will take over before midseason. Leonard won’t/can’t throw downfield.

 

[SeekNDestroy]

Also Faison needs to be in over Greathouse. I reckon Faison makes that catch.

Oh you reckon, do you? Why don’t you stick to worrying about the fuckin’ punter?

 

[Hautian Domer]

Semi serious hypothetical but if we go 11-1 do we make the playoff?

Really? 11-1? Fuck this team

 

[thekid33]

This is Freeman's Wimbush or Book moment.

Granted, it's easier to bench Wimbush when he isn't being paid $1-2 million. But, this is the reality of the portal/NIL era. Sometimes the $ guy isn't going to pan out. And, when that happens you can't let it sink the season if there are reasonable alternatives to turn to.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Honestly I’m not any more embarrassed today than I was at Marshall.

Being numb to this shit is honestly beautiful.

Marshall was easy for me to make the excuse that it's year 1.
Today is much worse.

 

[CANONIZEFATHERSORIN]

At this point why even have a football team?

 

[bkess8]

This is Freeman's Wimbush or Book moment.

Granted, it's easier to bench Wimbush when he isn't being paid $1-2 million. But, this is the of the portal/NIL era. Sometimes the $ guy isn't going to pan out. And, when that happens you can't let it sink the season if there are reasonable alternatives to turn to.

Time to teach these kids about contracts for NIL and put some clauses in there for them to get their money. If you don't pan out you don't get paid!

 

[thekid33]

At this point why even have a football team?

To make the university $. They actually don't care if we win Natty's as long as they are making $.

 

[Bluto]

Oh you reckon, do you? Why don’t you stick to worrying about the fuckin’ punter?

Are we in Australia?

 

[rikkitikki08]

Semi serious hypothetical but if we go 11-1 do we make the playoff?

I would say no, this will be looked at as a bad bad loss. Regardless I don’t see this team not losing another game anyways

 

[MacIrish75]

At this point why even have a football team?

Something to do until fencing season ⚔️

 

[Irishokie]

She’s from the Midwest and went to St Francis, not Ole Miss, Georgia, Alabama…What do you expect?

The bigger the dumper, the better the pumper

 

[GoldenAura]

NIU’s first ever win vs a top 10 team.

Freeman ain’t it.

I can’t believe I let this football program ruin my mood every fall.

 

[Kingbish01]

Time to teach these kids about contracts for NIL and put some clauses in there for them to get their money. If you don't pan out you don't get paid!

I agree, but it would never work... Teams like Aub will say "ND wants to put in a production clause... We won't do that to you"

And boom... We never get a decent transfer again.

 

[Bluto]

He has enough to scramble now and again but I don't think you'd see many designed runs like you saw with Book.

I don’t think you’d need to lean into that considering he seems to be able to hit the deep ball and stretch the field.

 

[Irish#1]

Should have went to Angeli. Leonard has happy feet and is way too inaccurate. Denbrock continuing to throw was a head scratcher.

 

[Gladiator]

1. The trouble for Riley Leonard is that I think the Oline did pretty well in that game.
2. It does not hurt as much as the Marshall loss as at least I was half expecting this.
3. It also doesn't hurt like the OSU loss last season. That was devastating.

This loss, might be the worst in the history of ND football.
We are done and If we make the playoffs, we'll lose the very first game.


Riley Leonard is not the problem. Marcus Freeman is. He's too young and inexperienced to coach a team like ours.
I call for MF to be fired. Let Golden take over.

 

[Bluto]

Should have went to Angeli. Leonard has happy feet and is way too inaccurate. Denbrock continuing to throw was a head scratcher.

In Denbrock’s defense, there is probably a large number of high school QB’s that could have thrown a better deep ball on that last int.

 

[Sea Turtle]

I just saw Riley Leonard on Indeed.

 

[FU BK]

At this point why even have a football team?

They should have some swimmers try out since their season is canceled and the FB team packed it in early

 

[Henges24]

Anyone have an idea what happened after the Burham injury? The clock started along with the playclock, 20 seconds went off, they stopped play, reset the clock & playclock and ticked 40 more seconds off.

Refs were horrible for both sides.

 

[T-Boone]

On the positive side Ausberry had a really good few minutes at one point.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

I don't want to say worst weekend ever.
But it's damn close for me.

 

[CTIDANDREW]

Semi serious hypothetical but if we go 11-1 do we make the playoff?

In my opinion, the odds would much more be in our favor if we bench Leonard and start Steve the rest of the way.

That way the argument would be in our favor that Leonard was the reason for the embarrassing loss and Steve replaced him and played much better.

Obviously, a lot of football left until December…but to miss out on a 12 team playoff with our schedule after getting over the A&M hump would be criminal

 

[BilboBaggins]

Leonard is not good. But if this loss wipes the pompous crucifix off his cheek, it will be worth it.

The NIU getting a push from their OL was astonishing. Hats off to them. ND front seven was mediocre at best as NIU continued to fall forward for extra yardage run after run after run.

The WR corp may be better than last year's FCS-level group, but Hartman is so, so much better than Leonard. The OL gave him time to throw. He's just an athlete playing QB.

Also, you're never as good as you look, or as bad as you look.

 

[BoredIrish]

I literally have no clue what it must feel like to be a fan of a real college football team.