It is a big one and a tone setter for the rest of the year. Lose this and playoffs aren't happening. Win and Leonard balls out changes the potential trajectory of the entire season. Will be a good game. Freeman needs to have the boys ready and Leonard needs to find his passing.
Much like UL hasn’t really played anyone w/ an elite offense…ND has not either so as confident we can be in the secondary, the DL hasn’t lived up to expectations…specifically the two DTs who came back for 5tH & 6th season respectively. The LB corps is talented & Kiser brings tons of experience & savvy along w/ being a helluva tackler. But I can’t forget how out of position the young guys looked vs NIU.
I am really hopeful that what Golden saw from LVille last season will pay dividends for ND this season. I think about the improvement of the ND defense against Lincoln Riley's offense from year one to year two. I am hoping that Golden does a deep dive on what Brohm did last season and has this veteran D prepared.
The only way we give up 24 to them is if the offense constantly puts the D in bad positions on the field. Which is VERY possible. If the O sputters, hopefully the punter brings his Miami Ohio game rather than his Weeks 1-3 game.
Golden was probably watching the film 30 minutes after the Miami game. I really don't expect him to get beat twice. The key is going to be the LB's not getting caught up in pre-snap motion and formation.
I’m not confident ND can stop UL’s run w/o running some zone defense. UL stunk in the run game vs a very physical GT but they’re still a better run team over the course of a season than NIU & Miami OH
They're calling him "hopeful."
Why? Did we trade Leonard to them?
They're not playing Jacksonville State or Austin Peay.
Fair. Hope that means more than our deficiency at the QB position
ND will reinforce Louisville's status as a basketball school on Saturday.
Agree, Golden vs the Brohms is the matchup to watch here. Kind of a given that our offense will sputter.
Passing maybe. The guy you're talking about has run for 243 yards in the last two weeks, and not against Austin Peay or Jacksonville State.Fair. Hope that means more than our deficiency at the QB position
I think you're right. We saw improvement in the second half against Miami. Actually right before the end of the first half.
That deep TD to Collins was a huge confidence boost, I think. Seemed to be slinging it a bit more after that.
Yes and yes.
I'm not trying to pick on you, but this mindset is the reason we lose to teams like Marshall and NIU (and lose to more respectable programs like Clemson, and Louisville that we were favored to beat)
