Sep 7 | NIU

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

I'd say the passing game is worse than last season. Just run it.

Do we need Parker back?

 

[Terry Jillery]

No way we replace RL with anyone but Nageli and I don’t care to see that.

 

[DillonHall]

We need to run Leonard more, just like that first drive. We've run way too many straight dropback pass plays

 

[bkess8]

I wish I could be optimistic like half of you here but I've see this movie before and it's ending is the same. We get no national respect because we don't curb stop the teams we are supposed to. We are a 4 TD favorite and we're loosing at the half, tell me how that's okay?

 

[greyhammer90]

Good teams have bad/sleepy first halves every year, even championship quality rosters. They usually pour it on in the 2nd half though. Let's hope that's what we see here.

 

[Free Manera]

The defense is fine. The TD was a fluke and they will have run fits sorted for the second half. NIU shot their shot with the trick play already.

The offense on the other hand is a dead whale being paraded down the road on a flatbed that spontaneously combusts due to the trapped gases inside soaking the passersby in whale bits.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Riley has thrown a few okay passes that the WRs are just dropping so its not all on him.

Most of those drops have been pretty bad throws. Low, behind, etc. The receivers need to pick him up if the staff insists on playing Leonard.
Greathouse was held on his drop.

 

[Terry Jillery]

Do we need Parker back?

We need Denbrock to do what he was hired to do. Make major halftime adjustments and put up 28 in the second half.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Give me Angeli we ain’t winning anything unless our QB can throw last 30 yards

 

[ThePiombino]

No way we replace RL with anyone but Nageli and I don’t care to see that.

Why not? He played well in the bowl game against an opponent much better than NIU.

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[T-Boone]

We need to run Leonard more, just like that first drive. We've run way too many straight dropback pass plays

Haha. Yep, we have reverted from wanting to see the pass game.

 

[Luckylucci]

Nothing against Angeli but if we’re pulling Leonard, give me Carr. I want the upside. Go big or go home. Especially if it looks like we’ll be going home anyways.

 

[NumbersGuy0520]

Riley panics the moment anyone is within a few feet of him, and he refuses to make any attempt that is over 15-20 air yards (aside from the one Greathouse drop).

Even if we somehow come back and win this one, there is zero confidence that this offense will not take us to (or through) the playoffs

 

[Crazy Balki]

The Greathouse drop was really a gut punch in this game imo.

Gut punch?

Bruh, this entire first half have been nothing but constant gut punches.

 

[Terry Jillery]

Can we stop scheduling MAC teams and do what Alabama does and schedule D2 teams?

 

[bkess8]

We need to run Leonard more, just like that first drive. We've run way too many straight dropback pass plays

We can't run him the whole season like that. He won't last and then what are we going to do? Yes Greathouse dropped one pass that was thrown over 5 yards but that was the only one of the whole half. Don't mean to keep going back and forth but I'm not seeing what you're seeing to make me have any hope.

 

[NumbersGuy0520]

Nothing against Angeli but if we’re pulling Leonard, give me Carr. I want the upside. Go big or go home. Especially if it looks like we’ll be going home anyways.

This is absolutely the correct take.

 

[ThePiombino]

Nothing against Angeli but if we’re pulling Leonard, give me Carr. I want the upside. Go big or go home. Especially if it looks like we’ll be going home anyways.

With you personally, buy no way coaching staff makes the move AND jumps 2 others on the depth chart.

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[JamIrish]

Everyone chill man. Notre Dame is going to turn it around in the 2nd half. Love, Price, and Collins touchdowns. Defense tightens up. If this was teams of the past, I'd worry, but this team has a different attitude. Let it play out...wait until they lose before going postal.

 

[stpeteirish]

Stop. Why would we go to Angeli?
Calm down. NIU has played the perfect game so far and other than getting 1 unsportsmanlike conduct we’ve got zero help from the 12th man at home.

They are sitting in a 4-3 base on most plays. Bend but don’t break. We are not executing. Bench people who don’t execute use your depth

 

[Crazy Balki]

The defense is fine. The TD was a fluke and they will have run fits sorted for the second half. NIU shot their shot with the trick play already.

The offense on the other hand is a dead whale being paraded down the road on a flatbed that spontaneously combusts due to the trapped gases inside soaking the passersby in whale bits.

Yeah no.

The TD was a fluke sure. But NIU has been getting constant push on the DL. That shouldn't be happening. EVER.

This is supposed to be a top level DL, and yet they're getting pushed around by Northern F*cking Illinois.

 

[Terry Jillery]

This is absolutely the correct take.

Agree. It’s RL or Carr if you want to win. Carr is accurate as hell and he can run.

 

[Crazy Balki]

Everyone chill man. Notre Dame is going to turn it around in the 2nd half. Love, Price, and Collins touchdowns. Defense tightens up. If this was teams of the past, I'd worry, but this team has a different attitude. Let it play out...wait until they lose before going postal.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Been burned too many times.

 

[DillonHall]

We can't run him the whole season like that. He won't last and then what are we going to do? Yes Greathouse dropped one pass that was thrown over 5 yards but that was the only one of the whole half. Don't mean to keep going back and forth but I'm not seeing what you're seeing to make me have any hope.

Uhh...if he gets hurt, then we put in the backup...like you've already proposed

 

[T-Boone]

Why not? He played well in the bowl game against an opponent much better than NIU.

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Cant we conclude that as Leonard beat him out for the starting position that Angeli is a worse passer?

 

[ThePiombino]

Everyone chill man. Notre Dame is going to turn it around in the 2nd half. Love, Price, and Collins touchdowns. Defense tightens up. If this was teams of the past, I'd worry, but this team has a different attitude. Let it play out...wait until they lose before going postal.

Sure, but who's slinging passes?

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[Terry Jillery]

Mike D is the highest paid OC. I expect MAJOR adjustments.

Same for Al.

 

[irishu]

I got reports saying Lou Holtz is in the locker room doing his newspaper trick. Fellas are apparently juiced for second half

 

[Gladiator]

Are you on drugs? NIU has NOT played a perfect game. We have been suspect on defense, but worse - we have a taller version of Pyne on offense. NIU wouldn't be playing this well if they had to respect the pass. Like at all.

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Ok. Great see the positive feedback.
This negativity is palpable.
We always get everyone’s best shot.

Let’s see how the 2nd half plays out before digging every one’s grave.

 

[Riddickulous]

Putting in a true frosh QB with this OL in a losing game would be a massive risk.