Texas A&M Postgame

[NumbersGuy0520]

Jesus Christ it was. It was Marcel Reed LMAO

Incredible. So A&M even had experience dealing with this specifically.

Which tells me that us not being aware of CJ doing it means we were also unaware of Marcel Reed’s history and his potential to tip the plays to us.

 

[Newc]

That doesn't give me too much confidence in the entire coaching staff when they can't even pick up on the tendencies of their own players. I guess we won't be picking up anything about opposing players either.

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

We beat USC, Stanford,Navy, and win the bowl game after all this you got yourself a deal.

You made it clear after all your rants “mark my words we will have a losing season”, so that means there will be no bowl game. Stand behind all your bitching and negativity. Unless you need the out of a .500 team losing a bowl game to have a losing season I guess. Whatever just see yourself out when this doesnt come to fruition.

 

[FDNYIrish1]

Can someone tell me what the fuck we worked on during the bye week?

Letting wide receivers run more open?

 

[FDNYIrish1]

Listen, I’m not happy with results at all. 2 games by 4 points against who knows what exactly. I don’t see the same negatives a lot of others see, but Damn Ash has to figure shit out and put these lads in position to be successful. Liked what I saw from the offense a lot more this week. At least Denbrock stuck to the run game and at the end that shitty wildcat got us a big first down. Gotta run the table boys.

 

[BoredIrish]

One thing not being mentioned is that whoever made the schedule didnt do ND any favors. If we start against the little sisters of our poor and play miami and TAMU later in the season, maybe the results are different. Not trying to make excuses... but clearly they are issues here which need to be worked out. Not sure 2 prime time games again ranked opponents is the optimal time to do that.

 

[Rudy89]

You made it clear after all your rants “mark my words we will have a losing season”, so that means there will be no bowl game. Stand behind all your bitching and negativity. Unless you need the out of a .500 team losing a bowl game to have a losing season I guess. Whatever just see yourself out when this doesnt come to fruition.

Hey I just want this all to be worth it. I don’t want no 08 winning season where we lose a bunch of big games and just skirt on by to winning record. I want at the very least a 2010/2022esc sort of season where we get some high highs to make up for the low lows. That happens I’ll peace out. I’m not the only doomer that’s ever been here or here currently.thats feeling extremely disappointed and wanting it all remedied after showing we are capable of so much more last year. Beat our biggest rivals & raise a trophy you got my word im out.

If that’s what it takes for the football gods to shine on the 2025 season I’ll do it.

 

[stlnd01]

Listen, I’m not happy with results at all. 2 games by 4 points against who knows what exactly. I don’t see the same negatives a lot of others see, but Damn Ash has to figure shit out and put these lads in position to be successful. Liked what I saw from the offense a lot more this week. At least Denbrock stuck to the run game and at the end that shitty wildcat got us a big first down. Gotta run the table boys.

There are definitely some positives.
- Carr's the real deal.
- Despite some run stuffs the OL was much improved yesterday. I don't think Carr was sacked or even hurried all that much.
- We have pretty good WRs and enough of a passing game to open up the ground game for our two excellent RBs.
- We have some individually very good players on defense (Moore, Bowen, KVA)
- We are two or three plays away from being 2-0 with two wins over Top 20 teams.

It's just that the negatives, especially on defense, are pretty bad. Use the Purdue week/game to fix what ails our defense and keep fine-tuning the offense. Not much else we can do.

 

[Junkhead]

Yep, another night where Bryce Young doesn't do much. Sneed was invisible. Jr and Burnham are not factors. I'm sure we schemed to contain Reed but it put too much pressure on our DBs (and if Reed was a better passer it would have been far worse).
Also, just a thought but if we do not have the DB personnel to play nickel, maybe we shouldn't play so much of it.

I was hoping for a lot out of Sneed, but can't recall hearing about or seeing anything from 2 whole games. Is he even playing?

 

[BeatSC]

Don’t get me wrong, I want to win every game by 60 points and thought we’d roll our first two games. I just don’t let it affect my life.
Especially with all of the crazy things that’s happened the past week.
My daughter is a skinny little blonde Ukrainian girl that looks a lot like the one in that train. That shook me.

I love Jesus, my wife, and my children.
That’s enough for me.

You have the right mindset for sure. Agree on all counts. I was mad as hell for 2-3 hours and isolated myself but I look at the things that matter my ailing dog, my daughter who just got married and has now told us she is expecting and my BFs wife fighting cancer and I pull my head out of my ass and turn My focus on things that really matter. I pray for all of those but will never us a prayer for a game. Life is precious. ND playing great just makes for a nice fall.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

How did 2009 turn out?

In 2009 the ND offense finished 8th in the country in production. Defense couldn't stop a soul.

 

[Huntr]

lmaooooo

 

[MPClinton22]

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lmaooooo

They’re not called the cultists for nothing

 

[BrianWalsh]

I officiated varsity high school football in my area for a couple of years before I had kids. I never talked back to coaches because the game is emotional but the mentality that somehow you are supposed to be even in calls is absurd. I had a veteran official once tell a coach that we call the same penalties on both teams but if your team is doing it more that is your problem. The number of penalties called against your team is not a data point that proves anything except that your team committed more penalties, or at least obvious penalties, then the opponent. When I read fans—fellow travelers or opponents—crying about the discrepancy in penalties, I want to get their address and mail them tampons.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

There are definitely some positives.
- Carr's the real deal.
- Despite some run stuffs the OL was much improved yesterday. I don't think Carr was sacked or even hurried all that much.
- We have pretty good WRs and enough of a passing game to open up the ground game for our two excellent RBs.
- We have some individually very good players on defense (Moore, Bowen, KVA)
- We are two or three plays away from being 2-0 with two wins over Top 20 teams.

It's just that the negatives, especially on defense, are pretty bad. Use the Purdue week/game to fix what ails our defense and keep fine-tuning the offense. Not much else we can do.

I would add that Raridon played a helluva game. He had a few missed blocking assignments but so did the entire OL. His pass catching & YAC was great.

On the bolded, Carr was sacked twice. Not sure about hurries but the OL did a decent job of pass protection. IMO, based on real time viewing (so I’m open to being corrected), the run blocking was weak between the tackles. Seemed like too many plays left one guy unblocked & that guy made the stop for a loss (aTm had 8 TFLs).

To try to find a silver lining, I’ll say that if Carr was tipping the plays, then this can be remedied moving forward & the run game should improve.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

I officiated varsity high school football in my area for a couple of years before I had kids. I never talked back to coaches because the game is emotional but the mentality that somehow you are supposed to be even in calls is absurd. I had a veteran official once tell a coach that we call the same penalties on both teams but if your team is doing it more that is your problem. The number of penalties called against your team is not a data point that proves anything except that your team committed more penalties, or at least obvious penalties, then the opponent. When I read fans—fellow travelers or opponents—crying about the discrepancy in penalties, I want to get their address and mail them tampons.

I agree. Never say never, but for the majority of the time, blaming the refs is sour grapes. It’s your team’s job to not allow the opponent to play you so close in score that one or two missed calls cost your team the game.

 

[BrianWalsh]

I would add that Raridon played a helluva game. He had a few missed blocking assignments but so did the entire OL. His pass catching & YAC was great.

On the bolded, Carr was sacked twice. Not sure about hurries but the OL did a decent job of pass protection. IMO, based on real time viewing (so I’m open to being corrected), the run blocking was weak between the tackles. Seemed like too many plays left one guy unblocked & that guy made the stop for a loss (aTm had 8 TFLs).

To try to find a silver lining, I’ll say that if Carr was tipping the plays, then this can be remedied moving forward & the run game should improve.

I think this accurate. Rairdon seems slow but he gets open or they scheme him open and has good hands. The blocking was not atrocious but there was no attitude: A&M was better on the defensive front last season and the OL got better push. 3.5 YPC does not cut it. Also, there are some reads (maybe RPO) that did not work: if your QB is a threat to throw but not to run, the defense can keep coverage but the front and perhaps a LB key on the RB. Those plays were negative because A&M did not respect him keeping it and running.

Bottom line is that the OL needs to be good in pass protection—and they were good enough last night—to keep a young QB from getting happy feet. Though Carr has a poise so I trust him to hang in within reason. They need to be much better in the run game.

Defensively…I don’t know if the scheme is terrible but the talent for calling the correct play for the situation is non-existent. To wit, take Moore coming back on the field after having his knee banged up and then calling his number on a corner blitz: that was poorly timed. The inability to generate pressure out of base—no less with a blitz— is terrible. There are linemen who have the athleticism to make moves and win one-on-one match-ups and they do not: it is indicative or poor coaching or poor effort (hope that is not the case because that is not easily fixed)

 

[IRISHDODGER]

I think this accurate. Rairdon seems slow but he gets open or they scheme him open and has good hands. The blocking was not atrocious but there was no attitude: A&M was better on the defensive front last season and the OL got better push. 3.5 YPC does not cut it. Also, there are some reads (maybe RPO) that did not work: if your QB is a threat to throw but not to run, the defense can keep coverage but the front and perhaps a LB key on the RB. Those plays were negative because A&M did not respect him keeping it and running.

Bottom line is that the OL needs to be good in pass protection—and they were good enough last night—to keep a young QB from getting happy feet. Though Carr has a poise so I trust him to hang in within reason. They need to be much better in the run game.

Defensively…I don’t know if the scheme is terrible but the talent for calling the correct play for the situation is non-existent. To wit, take Moore coming back on the field after having his knee banged up and then calling his number on a corner blitz: that was poorly timed. The inability to generate pressure out of base—no less with a blitz— is terrible. There are linemen who have the athleticism to make moves and win one-on-one match-ups and they do not: it is indicative or poor coaching or poor effort (hope that is not the case because that is not easily fixed)

I remember that well & wondered WTH were they thinking?

Another costly moment was when Reed went out for a play after the Shuler hit. ND forces what looks like a punt situation but Gray gets flagged for holding in the end zone giving them for fresh downs for Reed to navigate.

 

[Irish4life]

 

[thekid33]

We are the first 0-2 team to be ranked since 1988.

So, that's something....

🤣

 

[Dale]

Some other eye opening stats:

- 4 Turnover Worthy Throws with only 1 INT.

- Only pressured on 6/15 blitz attempts.

- Reed was 2/9 on deep pass attempts. He was a disaster and we’re lucky they didn’t score more.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Some other eye opening stats:

- 4 Turnover Worthy Throws with only 1 INT.

- Only pressured on 6/15 blitz attempts.

- Reed was 2/9 on deep pass attempts. He was a disaster and we’re lucky they didn’t score more.

He missed some wide open WR so you’re right in that it could’ve been uglier. ND will face much better QBs in Maiava & Taylen Green.

 

[Bane]

Some other eye opening stats:

- 4 Turnover Worthy Throws with only 1 INT.

- Only pressured on 6/15 blitz attempts.

- Reed was 2/9 on deep pass attempts. He was a disaster and we’re lucky they didn’t score more.

This is why I'm very bearish on aTm. They're a good, not great team. Texas 8&4 is inevitable. Their defense is extremely shoddy and that pass game is not sustainable.

 

[Irish4life]

Friends, is it good when your DBs can't play with leverage, eye discipline, and don't know their assignments when it comes time to play quarters coverage....

 

[rtrn2glory]

That would be 100% coaching at lack of preparation

 

[irishandy]

Postgame Thoughts:
1. ND makes another so-so QB look good.
2. These first 2 games were winable, I didn't expect to be 0-2, but looking at the positive side we've lost by a total of 4 points.
3. Chris Ash had one job to do, not to screw up the identity of our defense. I miss Al Golden.
4. ND has 1 sack on the season.
5. I thought Traore was getting held the whole game.
6. KVA looked like he was calling plays on the defense, play KVA more.
7. ND has 2 stud running backs, why are they not on the field at the same time?
8. Malachi Fields and Eli Raridon had nice games.
9. CJ Carr continues to be impressive.
10. Get rid of the wildcat/direct RB snap.

Go Irish!

 

[IrishBoognish]

Friends, is it good when your DBs can't play with leverage, eye discipline, and don't know their assignments when it comes time to play quarters coverage....

thats as close to to saying "fuck Chris Ash" as could be without saying "fuck Chris Ash"

 

[ACamp1900]

I’m sober,… completely gutted still but sober. Anyway, please for the love of all things tell me Purdue and Arkansas don’t have some underclassmen slot receiver that’s just uncoverable,… I’m super fucking over that trend

 

[FU BK]

I’m sober,… completely gutted still but sober. Anyway, please for the love of all things tell me Purdue and Arkansas don’t have some underclassmen slot receiver that’s just uncoverable,… I’m super fucking over that trend

Chris Ash says "hold my beer "

 

[Irish2155]

I’m sober,… completely gutted still but sober. Anyway, please for the love of all things tell me Purdue and Arkansas don’t have some underclassmen slot receiver that’s just uncoverable,… I’m super fucking over that trend

I went to mass today for the first time since HS. Helped me clear my head.