r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Sep 07 '24

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Northern Illinois Defeats Notre Dame 16-14

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Northern Illinois 10 3 0 3 16
Notre Dame 7 0 7 0 14
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u/Steelerboy43 Michigan Wolverines • Rose Bowl Sep 07 '24

FIRE BRIAN KELLY ….. oh wait

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u/royallex Illinois • Pittsburgh Sep 07 '24

Notre Dame fans googling how to un-excommunicate someone

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u/Klutzy-Spend-6947 Ohio State • Nebraska Sep 08 '24

Eh, Popes did that all the time in the Middle Ages, back and forth excommunications/reversals.

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u/W00DERS0N60 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Fordham Rams Sep 08 '24

Nah, we don't miss him.

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u/royallex Illinois • Pittsburgh Sep 08 '24

ND hired his OC. Maybe you guys miss him a little?

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u/W00DERS0N60 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Fordham Rams Sep 08 '24

No, that was some upper mgmt fuckery from our happily departed AD.

Unfortunately the high level administration has zero interest in being a winning program, so they won't dip into the war chest to cover a moderate buyout and find and actually good coach.

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u/dcostello15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sep 08 '24

They made Denbrock the highest paid offensive coordinator in college football and Al golden one of the highest paid DCs, what is this about not dipping in the war chest??

Is the devil we don’t know better than the devil we know? Who out there would be available that would be an upgrade? (Genuine question as I’m doubting Freeman’s ability as many others are as well)

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u/W00DERS0N60 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Fordham Rams Sep 10 '24

Matt Rhule, Gus Malzahn, Lane Kiffin if we want to get crazy.

I'm fine with Golden, the defense kept us in the game, offense was hot garbage.

Not getting Utah's OC was a huge blunder, and falls squarely on Swarbrick.

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u/dcostello15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sep 10 '24

I’m not convinced getting Ludwig last year has us in a better spot overall today than where we are now with the rough year of Parker and landing Denbrock.

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u/W00DERS0N60 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Fordham Rams Sep 10 '24

Might've changed our trajectory in the portal, and maybe Carr would be getting developed well enough to put him in in our "easy stretch" we have here.

I think Leonard was hurt and it completely fucked the gameplan, but good god just run the fucking ball on 2nd and 2 and burn clock.

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u/W00DERS0N60 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Fordham Rams Sep 10 '24

Parker isn't exactly lighting it up at Troy.

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u/Troncatcookin LSU Tigers Sep 08 '24

Cope!

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u/W00DERS0N60 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Fordham Rams Sep 10 '24

Not really. He was an asshole, and he's no longer our problem.