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Purple - ND Opponent Red - Prime Game Bit of a down week for games. Thursday, Sept. 23 Marshall at Appalachian State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN -Only if your bored, or alumni Friday, Sept. 24 Wake Forest at Virginia | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 -Our 11/13 opponent Liberty at Syracuse | 8 p.m. | ACC Network -Liberty with another win, will be top 25 next week UNLV at No. 22 Fresno State | 10 p.m. | CBSSN -Line: FRES -31.5 -Fresno's only loss was a very close one to OR Saturday, Sept. 25 No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 18 Wisconsin (Soldier Field in Chicago) | 12 p.m. | FOX -Line: WISC -5.5 -Great way to start the day! Go Irish. No. 2 Georgia at Vanderbilt | 12 p.m. | SEC Network -Line: UGA -34.0 -UGA likely rolls, but but Lea does know UGA from his ND days... what if lol... Richmond at Virginia Tech | 12 p.m. | ACC Network -Our 10/09 opponent LSU at Mississippi State | 12 p.m. | ESPN -The Pirate vs the Cajun Villanova at No. 6 Penn State | 12 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas | 12 p.m. | ABC UMass at No. 17 Coastal Carolina | 1 p.m. | ESPN+ -Line: CCU -35.5 Central Connecticut at Miami (Fla.) | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN3 Toledo at Ball State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ -Might decide the MAC No. 7 Texas A&M at No. 16 Arkansas (AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas) | 3:30 p.m. | CBS -Line: TA&M -5.5 -TAMU has looked pedestrian at times, almost losing to CO -ARK smoked TX. Is Pig Sooie for real? Rutgers at No. 19 Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ABC -Line: MICH -18.5 -Two 3-0 teams. -Is scUM for real? No. 14 Iowa State at Baylor | 3:30 p.m. | FOX -Line: ISU -6.5 -Ranked ISU visits undefeated Baylor. Let down game? Colorado State at No. 5 Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | FS1 -Line: IOWA -22.5 No. 9 Clemson at NC State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN -Line: CLEM -10.0 -Clemson has looked like weak sauce... Barely escaped GT Louisville at Florida State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2 -Just fun watching FSU get wrecked over and over... Illinois at Purdue | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network -Return of the Drum!! lol. Georgia State at No. 23 Auburn | 4 p.m. | SEC Network -Line: AUB -27.0 No. 24 UCLA at Stanford | 6 p.m. | PAC-12 Network -Line: UCLA -3.5 -Battle of two overrated PAC teams Tennessee at No. 11 Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN -Line: FLA -20.0 -Gator let down? Kentucky at South Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 Nebraska at No. 20 Michigan State | 7 p.m. | FS1 -Line: MSU -4.0 No. 25 Kansas State at Oklahoma State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ -Line: OKST -7.0 Navy at Houston | 7 p.m. | ESPNU -11/06 opponent No. 21 North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech (MBS Atlanta, Georgia) | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network -Line: UNC -11.5 -10/30 and 11/20 opponent Southern Miss at No. 1 Alabama | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network -Ever see an NFL team play a high school? Then watch the NFL coach complain? -Line: ALA -45.0 West Virginia at No. 4 Oklahoma | 7:30 p.m. | ABC -Line: OU -16.5 -WV is decent, OK overrated. OK should roll, but doubt it Akron at No. 10 Ohio State | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network -Line: OSU -49.0 Indiana at Western Kentucky | 8 p.m. | CBSSN South Florida at No. 15 BYU | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN2 -Line: BYU -23.5 -Odds are BYU ends up undefeated this year, and still misses the party Arizona at No. 3 Oregon | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN -Line: ORE -28.0 Oregon State at USC | 10:30 p.m. | FS1 -Slovis MRI clean. Still has to battle Dart for starting job... Colorado at Arizona State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU -After a close loss, cheering for Herm. The Rest... Missouri at Boston College | 12 p.m. | ESPN2 Bowling Green at Minnesota | 12 p.m. | ESPNU Wagner at Temple | 12 p.m. | ESPN+ Miami (Ohio) at Army | 12 p.m. | CBSSN FIU at Central Michigan | 12 p.m. | ESPN+ Boise State at Utah State | 12 p.m. | CBS New Hampshire at Pitt | 12 p.m. | ESPN+/ACCNX Ohio at Northwestern | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network SMU at TCU | 12 p.m. | FS1 San Jose State at Western Michigan | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ Texas State at Eastern Michigan | 2 p.m. | ESPN+ Washington State at Utah | 2:30 p.m. | Pac-12 Network Maine at Northern Illinois | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN3 Wyoming at UConn | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN UTSA at Memphis | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU Towson at San Diego State | 3:30 p.m. | Stadium Kent State at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network Kansas at Duke | 4 p.m. | ACC Network Arkansas State at Tulsa | 5 p.m. | ESPN+ Charleston Southern at East Carolina | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ Louisiana at Georgia Southern | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ Buffalo at Old Dominion | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ Texas Southern at Rice | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN3 North Texas at Louisiana Tech | 7 p.m. | Stadium Hawai'i at New Mexico State | 8 p.m. | Bally Sports Troy at UL Monroe | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ FAU at Air Force | 8 p.m. | FS2 UAB at Tulane | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ New Mexico at UTEP | 9 p.m. | ESPN+ Cal at Washington | 9:30 p.m. | PAC-12 Network

Excited about Shamrock Series Nationally ranked opponent smart, physical, balll control controlling line of scrimage like navy mertz is good smart and well coached team big 2 gap DT Smart Physical, typical badgers ND's in good shape health wise Not to much intel from Coan New chapter for Coan BIG LB's for the Badgers More OL rotation Carmondy Tosh rotating outwide Joe alt finding a role need to sustain drives offensively Prince Kollie is available Buchner in hamstring treatment, probable OL needs technique but also game experience transitioning on the Offensive line- rocco mentioned holding down the fort while we transition Tosh, Blake, Mike and Joe have bright future at tackle 3rd and short is ok, base dive play averages 6 yards likes the running game we have big play guys we need to make big plays and get off the field on defense Senior receivers are sent confidence preparation matters will see more flipped corners not sure on Coans extra year of eligibility Coach that has not won a National championship Talking to your coaches before players is important we can't mix messages Like to be on the same page What they hear after the game matters Controlling locker room narrative Joe alt could do some Tommy tremble jobs, need to recruit more trembles likes to play in NFL venues, selling point to players Prettly level headed coan. Kelly yelled at Coan, Jack handled it great JD needs a break. Kollie might help Pryor can really run, playing to those strength Stretch of games is tough, Need to stay healthy and grow as a team defense played with confidence, need to tacle better, focused on the fundamentals, much better against Purdue Need to force badgers off schedule new recruiting rules. 25+7 gains recruiting flexibily, not big on it for ND Christ is outstanding, togh physical etc.

Kelly post game on peacock will post it later Kelly applauds home crowd Level of preparation and performance improved Tosh baker, others hung in there So did cam hART elimated big plays on defense 4 down, executed better tackled better growing pains hit and missed big plays, highlighted avery 105 wins means good administration, consistency leadership alignment of minds we played more players to stay fresh un the secondary spent alot of time on 3rd down guys need to play to get experience gotta get young guys ready, can't play scared needed to catch more footballs execute better, teach better nice game withought austin an mayer, great diversity tommy found other match-ups on 2 qbs, buchner the change of pace guy, had a tight hamstring Joe alt at 6thlineman big te, helped the big run kyle hamilton on 4th down was good more max protect for purdue DE Cam hart had like a hip pointer kelly trumped analytics a few times, on the downed punt still evolving as leaders accountability important Tosh baker gave a good effort He battled, loved competing O-line is growing LG highlighted, Lugg complimented Botelho only played special teams, legs werent there

What do you all think? He has been OC for 15 games now. He has a track record. Do you think ND can get where you want it to go with him as OC? What are his strengths? Where can he improve?

#12 ND (3-0) vs #18 Wisconsin (1-1) AKA The Coan Revenge Game Time - Noon on Fox Place - Soldier Field Line: WISC -5.5 O/U: 46.5 Team General -Played 2 games so far (1-1) -Close loss to Penn State (16-10) who just beat Auburn -Blow out of Eastern Michigan (34-7) -Was one of the harder hit Covid teams last year, and there record (3-3) showed it. Offense General -2020 was their lowest scoring AVG in 15 years (25.1 PPG) -Lot of staff changes in the offseason. New QB, RB, DL, and CB coaches -HC Chryst goes back to play calling as well as QB coach -Offensive line should be solid but was pretty meh last season. -Gave up 2 sacks vs PSU, and 3 total on the year so far (2 games) Offense Passing -Mertz sputtered after a hot start last year -So far in 2021 (2 games), 0 TDs and 2 INTs for Mertz -Top pass catchers returned -Class of 2017 Danny Davis leads WRs with 129 on 11 catches -TE Jake Fergeson leads TEs with 69 yards on 12 catches. Offense Rushing -Jonathan Taylor was gone... and Wiscy struggled last season.... -Class of 2019 RB and Clemson transfer, and one time ND recruit, Chez Mellusi has stepped in and taken the starting job. 144 on 20 carries (7.2) vs EMU, and 121 on 31 carries (3.9) vs PSU. -2 other RBs, Guerendo (8.7) and Berger (4.1) are capable in the rotation. Defense General -Led the B10 last season in total defense at a tick under 300 YPG. -DC Jim Leonhard flirted with the Packers (their DC position) in the offseason, but he opted to stay (or maybe didn't get the job). Regardless, he's good. -Returned 8 of 11 starters -Hank Poteat brought in to coach CBs. This group likely the needs the most improvement. -ILB Sanborn is very solid managing the middle, but also are very productive blitzing. Predictions ND 17 / Wiscy 13 Ugly game. Neither offense will look good. Coan is efficient, but not flashy vs his old team, and has just enough success vs Wiscy DBs to look better than Mertz. Buchner delivers a few times with his legs, and one deep ball Whoever wins the turnover battle, wins the game Foskey delivers with multiple sacks on Mertz, and Kyle gets a key INT BK goes purple at least twice The board has a hissy-fit when Melusi breaks 100 yards The board, after the win, forgets about our woes on D from the past 3 games, and turns their poo poo to Tommy for only scoring 17 PS - My alter ego keeps telling me Coan erupts for 300+ and 4 TDs, and the Irish roll 38-13 on the big stage.

Even with the O-Line woes, we have a better and more diverse offense than Wisconsin. They will run it 35 times. I hate to be simplistic, but if we stop the run we win the game.

1. 13 points allowed. first game under 20 in the freeman era. You know i feel that under 20 is the magic number 2. Defensive signs worked well for communication, only one real mistake lining up that we could see. 3. Positive turnover margin. Won the turnover battle. Lost by 3 last game 4. Made a run inside longer then 10 yards, to close the game 5. Avery gave Mayer a break. The safety has to respect Davis or Mayer will get doubled.

Again guys these are my notes. they go in order but not completely spell checked/grammar checked things of beauty. Defending Purdue WR Bell: Variety of looks, bracket,trail robber, mix it up Normal week of practice: During fall camp and after a sunday game practices were messed up. But we got after it this week. Raised level of preparation Carmondy- Game time decision Botelho, Diggs are available! Jordan can help us at Viper on third Down, pass rush Watts, game was too close for developmental time. Kiser: took helicopter down wanted him to feel special QBs; ALL 3 are getting reps Growing Tylers plays Zeke and Cain will be replaced by Andrew Kristofic will play Purdue QB: Accurate, keeps plays alive, doesn't risk the ball Return game: Kelly chose the fair catch, getting better blockers Jojo Johnson: ACL(season) Osida achillies

I'm really liking clicking on the site and it opens to all the latest threads. Great improvement rather than having to look at recruiting, then general discussion, then etc. Cheers!

Drew White Depth necessary highlighted JD alot more blitzes badgers game, physical, need gap integrity does NIL and charity work at the same time JD is never satisfied, hardest worker ability to be the best, but we're not there yet excited for the atmosphere. I just need to do MY JOB Physical at point of contact and being assignment correct 1 of 11. Houston Griffith Excited to play in Chicago first time playing at home again since high school great atmosphere badgers a program that runs the football control the ball put pressure on receivers get off the field ND record: tunnel vision. Process not outcome. Likes Peanut Tillman from the Bears Chris Tyree Never been to Soldier Field Toughness for Badgers Stay Patient, set up blocks RB passing game keeps the defense honest 2 QBs have been impressive Kelly's been the same guy all the time, Happy to be here Josh Lugg Expect a physical intense game Faceless opponent, execute fundamentals top down leadership, tight unit cummunication has gotten better, great center, tosh doing great executing higher level, fixing mistakes goin back to fundamentals need to set better in pass pro, communicate in linebacker blitz. excited to play in nfl stadiums rbs work hard and finish strong every week, chip on our shoulder, execute fundamentals consistently cherishes every game. I want to play my best to honor people who have helped me get here

Great posts @FaithInIrishForever and @OKelleyIrish!

If you ask me why I can't vote in the storm poll I created. I just believe Kryen Williams and Kyle Hamilton have what Charlie Weis used to call the "IT" factor. When the chips are down and their backs are against the wall I just think those two respond, Some one compared Kyren to Golden Tate, while I think both are very good, and Golden can run faster and jump higher, I'd put the heart of Kyren against anyone. Kyle is the 6'4 Georgia player, one of the best safeties i've seen who took the road less traveled. He like Manti, could have been 1 of 11 at a Football Focused school, but he chose to be a Notre Dame Captain. I refuse to think their will be a storm while these two players are at full strength, and honestly I'd rather be wrong then to think it will happen first.

I am glad we are not alone in this. My friends and I were worried that people would just blow it off, but when announcers for multiple games voice their frustration (Jesse Palmer went on a rant during the big game in Week 2, multiple games this week), something needs to be looked at. I am not even that bothered by a penalty, but ejection is ridiculous. Targeting 1: 10 yard penalty Targeting 2: 15 yard penalty and ejection Targeting 2 would be classified as a malicious hit without regard for safety and/or the sportsmanship of the game.

Agreed on both accounts.

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Wondering if someone would be willing to light a candle at the Grotto on my behalf. Happy to share why in a DM if someone is able to help me out…

Home for Wiscy

Across the board, it just seems that there is a different vibe around ND recruiting as seen in the 2023 class so far. Probably the combination of elevated expectations (aiming for Top 5 target classes vs Top 15), recent regular season success, good NFL history (especially OL & DL) of ND players and Freeman being a catalyst / role model for other coaches to step up their recruiting game.

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I feel like ND has won so much lately(25 at home), I think like 12 regular season games now, we are waiting for a rain storm and almost trying to be the one that predicts when it happens. The teams fighting and clawing to hang on and we're just waiting to see if they'll climb up or fall down. One thing I will caution everyone is dark clouds sometimes pass without a storm, We could also witness a big storm. Either way there will be lots to talk about.

I've said it before and I really think this is going to be the year for a program who's been built upon super seniors: Iowa, Wake Forest and the like to really have a chance to break the mold and get into the playoff. I'm not saying it's going to happen, but if there was a year, this is it. The ingredients are perfect: NIL distractions from year 1, The transfer portal balancing the disparity among the programs which probably won't fade after this year, Covid adjustments and some really awesome stadium experiences will help the home team as these players didn't have it last year Allowance of super seniors will help tremendously when you have a player who's 22-23 years old and been there done that is a big advantage against even the most highly touted 18-19 year old kids.

I don't have any relevant info on this, but I would expect the crowd to be more ND than Wisky. I realize Wisky is the 'home team' for this one, I just think Chicago (my home town) leans far more ND than Wisconsin.

This game is tricky for me. Wisky will keep running(literally) the same gameplan all game. ND has been susceptible to giving up the big run. So, you have to think Melusi is going to break loose a few times. Just have to hope ND can open up the offense this game now that some of the left tackles have a little experience. No game pick for me this week. Who knows…

What non-ND games are you interested in this week? Some interesting ones, and a few fun games with future ND opponents. My personal favorites, Bama/FL, Cinci/IU, and Stanford/Clark Lea Vandy Will definitely have a few TVs running Just a thread to.... Highlight ND Opponent games in case you want to get a preview of what we'll see in the weeks to com (like Wiscy and Cinci coming up) Call out some of the better, or interesting, games this week (like OSU vs OR, the Holy War, and USC vs Stanford) Please do NOT post about the ND game in this thread (use the ND game day thread or chat for that) Please DO post about ND opponent's games, or any of the other games this week (catch all) I've color coded some things for the lazy Bolded Green - Obviously the most important game of the week Bolded Red - Top 5 Game of the week, or best in the time period (noon/early, 3:30pm/mid, 6:00pm+/late) Bolded Purple - A game that includes a ND opponent this year Let me know if you like these, and I'll try to do one each week Thursday, September 16 Ohio at Louisiana 8:00pm ESPN UL-20 Friday, September 17 UCF at Louisville 7:30pm ESPN UCF-7.0 Neither ranked, but not a bad Friday night game Maryland at Illinois 9:00pm FS1 MD-7.5 Saturday, September 18 Early 8 Cincinnati at Indiana 12:00pm ESPN Cinci-3 Our opponent in 3 weeks, and cheering for IU 15 Virginia Tech at West Virginia 12:00pm FS1 WV-3 Our opponent in 4 weeks Boston College at Temple 12:00pm ESPNU 5 Star Phil likely out for season. Tennessee Tech at Tennessee 12:00pm ESPN+/SECN+ NL Tough loss to a good Pitt team last week NIU at 25 Michigan 12:00pm BTN UM-27 scUM back in the top 25 16 Coastal Carolina at Buffalo 12:00pm ESPN2 CCU-13.5 Good small school matchup. Buffalo is not a bad team so the line is curious Michigan State at 24 Miami (FL) 12:00pm ABC UM-6.5 Nebraska at 3 Oklahoma 12:00pm FOX OU-22 New Mexico at 7 Texas A&M 12:00pm SECN TAMU-28 Mid Afternoon Purdue at 12 Notre Dame 2:30pm NBC ND-7 GO IRISH 1 Alabama at 11 Florida 3:30pm CBS Bama-15.5 Bama will likely roll, but we all will cheer for the Gators Florida State at Wake Forest 3:30pm ESPN WF-5.5 How does FSU respond? Georgia Tech at 6 Clemson 3:30pm ABC Clem-28.5 USC at Washington State 3:30pm FOX USC-8.5 Will losing Helton spark this team? Kent State at 5 Iowa 3:30pm BTN Iowa-22.5 Tulsa at 9 Ohio State 3:30pm FS1 OSU-26.5 Mississippi State at Memphis 4:00pm ESPN2 MSST-3.0 Should be a fun game. And always enjoy the Pirate Georgia Southern at 20 Arkansas 4:00pm SECN ARK-23.5 Ball State at Wyoming 4:00pm Stadium WY-3.0 Good game for BSU fans Colorado State at Toledo 4:00pm ESPNU TO-14.0 Evening South Carolina at 2 Georgia 7:00pm ESPN UGA-31.0 You have to like the SC QB story 22 Auburn at 10 Penn State 7:30pm ABC PSU-6 Hard to cheer for either team, but WAR DAMN EAGLE Virginia at 21 North Carolina 7:30pm ACCN UNC-9 Surprised the line is this big Stony Brook at 4 Oregon 7:30pm P12N NL Stanford at Vanderbilt 8:00pm ESPNU STAN-11.0 Clark Lea vs Stanford. Take the points and bet Vandy Tulane at 17 Ole Miss 8:00pm ESPN2 MISS-14 Late 19 Arizona State at 23 BYU 10:15pm ESPN ASU-3.5 Not sure how ASU is ranked, or why they are favorites. But go Crazy Herms 14 Iowa State at UNLV 10:30pm CBSSN ISU-30 Fresno State at 13 UCLA 10:45pm P12N UCLA-11.5 Should be a fun one to end the night with Will Chip's team sheet the bed after climbing the polls? FS is decent

Thank you for doing these!

still not bothered by it. Notre Dame has not been impressive at all yet this year. They dont deserve to get bumped up at all. Having said that, IF Notre Dame wins out, they should be fine, especially with Clemson and OSU looking pretty bad with a loss already. Notre Dame just needs to win and continue to work on the little things and everything will fall into place.

Like last week, wait for the conclusion please. Feel free to list as many as you want, but give us at least your top 5 in order.... Go Irish

Need some help lol... AP poll didn't move us at all. Hate relying on other teams to lose, when our own play doesn't move us up.

Early indeed. Hopefully the B1G does us a favor and beat each other up a bit. Iowa beats PSU, would love for Wiscy or Purdue to handle Iowa. Would be great for Michigan to finally beat OSU after losing to Wiscy earlier in the season as well.

I'm all for safety, but I hate

lol. I figured. And that's plenty to make something stick.

I think its absolutely ridiculous that offensive players have ZERO responsibility for avoiding head-to-head collisions. I remember a few years ago Tuitt got ejected versus Pitt because at the last second the Pitt QB ducked down and there was head to head contact but Tuitt had already started his tackling motion. He would have needed to be superhuman to avoid the contact. Its completely unfair.

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The Penn State white out is one of the great spectacles in college football.

Tommy seems to send all receivers long on every play. No time for the play to develop. What ever happened to the tight end over the middle for 8 yards play? If Buchner isn’t in on the next series I think the Boilers will win handily.

Heck, ND's woke academia might get that done before 2024 lol

We should probably worry more about empty seats, alienating long standing local Bend fans, and national fans that are pissed by Peacock stupidity, than being petty over a drum....

Agree with you. It’s our home field, start using the home field advantage. If other teams cry because they can’t do what they want, good

Guess I'm the only one totally amused by this, who cares if the visiting team can't do what they want. Love that tiny visitors tunnel, hope we actually fill the stands this week!

Barstool is so terrible... lol

That was a BS targeting call on IU that changed everything...

Yea its local to me, like 8-10 miles away. I know they're trying to grow the university sports programs, especially the hockey program. But to schedule Oregon? Geez

Wasn't directing that at you. Apologies if it came off that way. I was talking to the TR Boo Birds out there lol. See the Helton thread.... I'm not buying or selling at this point personally. He had near a top 10 start in his first season though, and did it with a very low dollar passing attack. Even if our O takes a step back this year, I'm not hitting the panic button. I'd like to see what he can do next year with TB before making any adamant statement. Had a good OL for the most part last year though, which helped. I agree he'll be tested this year with the OL struggling. Not sure we can get away with ground and pound, so will likely see some more dynamic mix (at least I hope).

My thoughts Limited track record We don't know how heavy a hand BK applies to game plan and scheme Had a low ceiling QB, which played above his star rating Was 11th nationally in offensive efficiency vs the 8th toughest SoS, in his first year. Too early to crown, but if you're poo poo'ing him already, you're probably ignoring the obvious great first year, and have something against TR personally, or just perhaps unwilling to give him a chance.

I may, just depends on how the other games are doing and Im sure Ill be checking the score, if it is a close game, Ill switch it. Not sure who to root for since I live in Vandy territory and both are great academic schools. I may want Stanford to keep winning simply to make us look better when we beat them. Maybe... but that will just vault Auburn over us because they are SEC. I'm sure Penn State will lose a random one in a the B1G.

Great job this will save me time trying to plan my “weekend” activities. I’ll be at the Purdue game so I already have my Saturday afternoon/ early evening planned this week. Thanks

I think we're due a big storm... Looking at this team I see 5 losses and then a slight recovery next year with only 2-3 losses. Our Oline is a mess and I really do not see much improvement this year due to injuries and new players. We have had a nice run for awhile but I compare it to Liverpool soccer team. They had a 68 game unbeaten streak or so at home and then they lost and everything went to crap for awhile (lost a few in a row). Now they are readjusting and improving and on a ten game unbeaten streak..

I agree with your overall points. A few elaborations related to your thoughts. 1. I can’t be sure if it’s a Coan issue or a Rees issue. There were a number of times Coan could have kept the ball and run for decent yardage, but when Rees was QB he never kept the ball and ran. So, I don’t know if with Coan they’ve reverted to what Rees did when he was QB, or if Coan has the green light and he’s not keeping and running. Both QB’s should be able to execute the read option imo. 3. I agree that running backs are getting to the second level very quickly when we run a 3 man front. It’s not working. If they keep it, both the down linemen and the linebackers better execute better. Here again, you’re spending practice time teaching different techniques. It’s stupid in a limited practice time situation imo. I wish they’d scrap it till (hopefully) they have the speed to create chaos.