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Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman speaks with the media at a September 23 press conference as the Irish prepare to take on Louisville at Notre Dame Stadium.
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[@JimDeaned]

Winning solves everything. Just keep winning. As in don't lose. We love u coach!

[@anthonycampbell6307]

It’s good to read Positive Vibes instead of a lot negative energy GO IRISH ☘️

[@inskrootable]

Man I can see it in Coach Free's demeanor and body language... he looks stressed out and just defeated. Like he just does not want to be standing there talking to the media at all.

[@gavinpersuhn5354]

Yeah looks like he's going through it

[@Im_Mr_Cole]

Go Irish, beat Cardinals

[@johndecriscio9586]

Sad to see Mickey leaving program, but I understand his situation. Best of luck to him.

[@bill7379]

Coach Free is doing an excellent job!

[@stephenmauriellomortgage]

By what metric? Seems like you’re saying that because you like him as a person. Which has nothing to do with anything.

[@anthonycampbell6307]

I’m glad to hear positive things instead of negative things I hear on the majority of these podcasts. GO ND ☘️☘️☘️

[@bill7379]

@@stephenmauriellomortgagethey are 3-1 and have a solid ground game established with a young offensive line. This much turn over on O-line was bound to have its growing pains. He got the team rebounded and locked in despite a disappointing loss. I think he’s doing an excellent job as the head coach in the crazy times of NIL, realignment, and transfer portal.

[@TootsMcPoots]

@@bill7379 losing to NIU is excellent. We need more of that, show the CFB world how excellent we're doing.

[@adambowers496]

Really excellent hmm 😒 🤔 ok 👍

[@brockfonville682]

Can we rock these boys, and then come out of a bye week with energy for every game? Because if so, we won’t be beat by anybody

[@senorfrancis8979]

Go Irish, Beat Cardinals!!

[@NDMatador]

I have an idea for NIL. Sell alcohol in the stadium, put the profits toward the collective fund.

[@gmoney31641]

Love it!

[@DCSk8er529]

That would get broken glass everywhere everytime Notre Dame loses.

[@NDMatador]

@@DCSk8er529 they sell beer in aluminum cans and bottles in stadiums all over the world. Notre Dame Stadium would not be any different.

[@josephbarrett3860]

Go get ‘em’ Coach

[@noahcooke7751]

in my amateur opinion, freeman has fallen for the classic sunk cost fallacy. I think they've invested some 2 million dollars into Leonard and he believes to make the investment worth it he's gotta start just like Hartman last year. The problem is that the ankle injury has completely broken Leonards already suspect mechanics, and it doesn't look like we can fix them anytime soon. He's gotta learn to cut his losses, admit he wasted millions in NIL and move on. He's gotta look at the big picture and what costs more to the NIL, wasted money on a qb, or missing a playoff appearance because of some higher belief in a broken QB. At best they lose millions in the collective if they miss the playoffs, at worst freeman isn't around to live down the mistake.

[@jimbardony2329]

Dudes this team is in big trouble.....

[@stephenfricke9298]

Amazingly tough job. The guy is obviously not a screamer Charlie Weiss, Sweet Lou H. He is low key on this forum but during games, practices and in the locker room.

[@lisat2116]

Coach Freeman says “ya know” A LOT, ya know?

[@ndn4203]

Marcus completely understands basic football. When you run it opens up passing. Then when you can run it opens up passing lanes. But can’t seem to understand his starting QB can’t pass. I like freeman but like most fans now and days. Idk man I hope he’s our guy but his quotes from last game leaves me scratching my head if he’s even head coach material.

[@TootsMcPoots]

@@ndn4203 if you don't know by now that he's not the guy based on his 3yrs as HC then you'll never know he's not the guy.

[@brockfonville682]

There’s a reason he’s the coach and ur not. U put angeli u take away an elite part of this team.

[@TootsMcPoots]

@@brockfonville682 he's the HC because of DEI. And that "elite" part of the team you're talking about lost to NIU, any argument for RL to be the starter is already lost because of that. Go educate yourself on the game of football before weighing in.

[@RyanPolesSadTears]

​@@TootsMcPoots DEI has nothing to do with it. Brian Kelly left for LSU and left the team coach-less. Freeman stepped up to try to be a leader and threw his hat in the ring for the position. The team rallied around him because it was continuity and familiarity. He seems like a very nice gentleman. I question some of his coaching decisions, but he is YOUNG. Imagine your first HC job is the prestigious coach of the Fighting Irish? He's under tremendous pressure. Either he will get it or he won't. But he's an intelligent leader, I push back on you saying DEI hire

[@Neckster72]

Notre Dame seems sloppy at home...maybe change up pregame.

[@r0bb13021]

All that being said, I hope leonard can turn it around, it was hard to watch our offense on Saturday, we have way too much talent to look that out of it. Tired of having to wait for a hole to open up to have a decent play. We should be dictating tempo, the offense looks flat and something or things have to change real soon.

[@leemarie7724]

Got a ND degree.....and down on depth chart. Gives room for kids who have outplayed him to play more snaps. Not selfish at all....realistic about who he is

[@WarrenFamily5384]

Been hearing rumors about Mickey for a while now. A shame that he took away all those reps from the younger guys that needed them.

[@TootsMcPoots]

Angeli for QB1 or this game is already lost.

[@christopherdarling5719]

Jaden Mickey transferring I guess he doesn’t like competition but that’s what the game is all about

[@KevinJohnson-cr3yb]

they cant beat louisville with the way theyve been playing…they have to start passing and catching better…run game is on fire but you cant win against top 10 teams that way…i hope they win but not seeing it with the way they have late starting offense

[@jamesdarr5]

Riley offense player of the game..... 😂

[@cindymikolajczyk9936]

You are laughing why? We would not have won TAM without him.

[@gmoney31641]

@@cindymikolajczyk9936 we would not have lost to NIU if he didn’t play! Lets not forget we had two long runs by the RB’s vs A&M - he didn’t do much

[@evan1788]

@@gmoney31641his runs were massive against am.

[@guildguitars6349]

Freeman’s attempt to save face for bringing him in for big money to begin with.

[@cindymikolajczyk9936]

@@gmoney31641 we still would have lost NIU if Angeli played. That was a whole team loss.

[@stephenfricke9298]

Go Irish. Straighten out the errors. Play hard, beat them and remember last year

[@samtaylor1994]

Sounds and looks nervous to me. Big game for Freeman

[@ItsHorizonz]

I haven’t liked a lot of what Freeman has said recently. But I really liked his answer to the question about why he was so hard on Adon Shuler. He has the potential to be a tremendous coach. All the little things are there. You can see how much he cares and how important it is to him. He’s literally been wearing the loss to NIU since it happened. But I’m worried that won’t come to fruition. Here’s to hoping!

[@tonyevans63]

I am sorry, but that was a very selfish thing for Jaden Mickey to do! Nothing but love for Mickey, but I speak the truth and call it what it is! He is essentially quitting on his team in the middle of the season, when they need him the most. Notre Dame is already very thin at corner. He could have at the very least finished the season with his brothers! I don't like that mentality at all! Notre Dame better come out fired up and play physical, smart, disciplined, wise and tough football! This is revenge week! However, we have to show up consistently ready every week, against every single opponent, no matter what! Go Irish! Beat Louisville! God Bless you all!!!

[@BeldenClearwater]

100% true. The rules “allow it” but it says something about the person. Having said that, he was treading water.

[@tonyevans63]

@@BeldenClearwater I agree! God Bless you!!

[@andrewscruggs5906]

He isn't quitting on anyone. Moore has passed him in depth chart. Everytime he's on the field, he draws a PI. He just can't compete with them. He will graduate from ND with a degree and go on to play football somewhere else. It won't impact this season. He has to think about himself at this point.

[@tonyevans63]

​@@andrewscruggs5906 You and I have two very different opinions on what the term selfish and quitting on your team means. Mine is the truth and with all due respect, yours is the reason why the world is getting the way it is now. There is never any accountability and as a society we want to always make excuses for everything and anyone who speaks the truth, is all of a sudden the bad guy now. We have a soft society, that wants to coddle everyone and make right wrong and wrong right and call evil good and good evil. I knew it was a matter of time before I would get one of these types of comments from someone, it never fails. You can make excuses for him all you want and yes, it is his decision because our corrupt and weak society allows it, but no matter how many excuses we make, at the end of the day, it is still a selfish move and quitting on his team in the middle of the season. He still plays and the corner position is thin already. If he wants to transfer, he should have waited until after the season. Yes, he has the right to do it this way, but it still doesn't change the truth and the way I feel about it and many others feel about it too. There is a right way to do something and a wrong way to do it and in my opinion, he choose the wrong way. Robbing a bank benefits me too, but it still makes it wrong and a sin! I am not going to change how I feel about it, so you might want to keep any further comments to yourself. I have no more to say about it. He made his choice and I don't like it. Bottom line! Take care! God Bless you!

[@irishron4861]

@andrewscruggs5906….good call, the writing was on the wall for Mickey concerning playing time. I feel for the dude after losing his mom last year, hope that things turned out well for him. Whether he saw that too, or just quit as the OP thinks, can’t help but hope the dude finds what he’s looking for

[@streetliving]

I hate to say it, although the only way we get to see Steve Angeli is if Louisville manhandles mediocre Riley Leonard

[@mitchs1724]

Maybe Mickey is reading between the lines and sees ND is not making a run at the playoffs with this team. Hate how the portal has allowed these kids to leave like this.

[@MikeSchafer14]

Hopefully we will not be wearing green Saturday. That's the kiss of death for everyone except Under Armour.

[@adambowers496]

I dont like mickey leaving 😕 but i also understand 😢 kids should not be able to leave during the season. i dont like that. How is throwing for 150 a good thing? high school QBs could do that!! Let's go Irish☘️ beat Louisville ☘️

[@backbay2242]

Green jerseys? Are you f ing kidding me?

[@DB-gr7ch]

A very bad sports entertainment product, but still able to fleece rubes with nostalgia.

[@gmoney31641]

Leonard is a liability, PERIOD! No other way around it!

[@r0bb13021]

Seen an oklahoma offense that was struggling and threw a freshman out there because they wanted to win. We aint doing that here. We are happy with just getting by i guess.

[@r0bb13021]

We dont owe anything to anybody if youre not getting the job done. We will pull guys on defense but dont want to step on the qbs toes. Im just over the experiment. Lets give one of our guys a shot to get things moving.

[@r0bb13021]

If we are put in a position where we have to pass we are cooked. Sad to see defenses loading up the box because they know the passing ain't there. Loved the leonard bomb but the luck of the Irish was behind that throw. We've received a good sample size of how this offense operates and leonard just can't keep this offense moving. I understand freeman not throwing his guy under the bus but you have to see what we all see. About to be missing layups all season. We are losing 3 or 4 games with how this offense is operating.

[@r0bb13021]

Leonard is a great kid and he's the same qb he was at Duke, so I'm not bashing the kid and the boos on Saturday were for freeman and denbrock. We can't allow our offense to keep operating like this if we want to win.