"Notre Dame Looks Different & Marcus Freeman Is The Main Reason" - Kirk Herbstreit | Pat McAfee

[@goskawow1943]

This aged.....not well

[@romeostarlite21]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bennypit4411]

You're welcome Michigan.

[@aunch3]

😂

[@jpmartinson8027]

And is now aging well again

[@aunch3]

Yea but they haven’t beaten anyone really good this year. This may be the easiest schedule I’ve ever seen for ND. There best win is who? A&M and they’re not even good this year. They haven’t been truly tested

[@TechPanther7]

Fun Fact - ND has the 6th most wins in cfb over the past decade. They also shut down Caleb Williams and Marvin Harrison Jr last year, with an even better defense this year. They may not be as good as UGA / BAMA / OSU, but they’re legit right behind them

[@JR7600]

they keep closing the gap

[@andrewgundy3045]

Yeah for sure as much as everyone hates him Brian Kelly got them pointed in right direction and Marcus Freeman seems like he might be an NFL head coach at some point tbh. Love that guys demeanor.

[@yanks1359]

Anyone who says fun fact to begin a statement must be a GREAT time at parties….

[@swedejohanson7739]

@@andrewgundy3045ND was a dumpster fire when Brian Kelly took over. He made them better immediately and had his QB , Dayne Crist, not have gotten hurt, he probably wins 10 games his first year. I’m not a Kelly fan, but I’m fair. He’s a good coach

[@Dupree109]

@@swedejohanson7739shut up lil bro

[@jonahchristopher9759]

OSU fan here we’ve played notre dame early the past few years and watching come from where they were a decade or so ago to what coach freeman is insane. Last years game was a barn burner for sure and they’re gonna keep getting better.

[@kevinreily2529]

If Notre Dame not thrown a screen pass, and run the ball 3 times, they would have Beaten OSU.

[@PTdoubleOT]

​@@kevinreily2529if Sam Hartman floats that screen it's the best call of the game. Was wide open, walk in TD.

[@irishcole3516]

@@PTdoubleOTHartman was a failure in all of the critical big games he was brought in for ..

[@irishcole3516]

I think the will turn for you guys again against the skunk bears.. loaded roster and no khaki pants weirdo on the sideline for them 😂

[@scottflanagan5456]

Thank You as a ND fan that's a classy thing to say. Ohio State has some great fans

[@danielwade1978]

Majority of the ND World isn’t proclaiming that the Irish are back to National Championship form. Why we are excited is because we are FINALLY witnessing a real shift in the level of skill players that Freeman and Co. are getting (long, fast, and athletic). This is the beginning we’ve been desiring for the past couple of decades. Progress is happening

[@hicktown1992]

Well said! This is a team that can bang with anyone and we haven’t had that in decades

[@danielwade1978]

@@hicktown1992 - Appreciate the comment ✊

[@rigbyyourewrong3445]

They barely beat a 20+ ranked team and play nobody all year…. This has to be a joke

[@rexlba]

@@rigbyyourewrong3445 you sound like a gaytor fan

[@robkegee5824]

​@@rigbyyourewrong3445Come on you cant be serious cuz playing at A&M in a big environment and this with a new QB and inexperienced o-line.

[@bennypit4411]

Yeah boy, ND sure looks different now, no doubt about it 🤣

[@RicoSuaveTheGOAT]

I’m here right after northern Illinois clowned the Irish at Notre dame. I told yall the Irish are the most overrated program in college football.

[@jessem7556]

You are 100% correct!! Refs wouldn't run the clock and trying to help Notre Dame against North Illinois 😮😮 Freeman is a clown 🤡🤡🤡🤡!!

[@JimScannell-m8f]

NOTRE DAME HATERS! SHUT UP!

[@RicoSuaveTheGOAT]

@@JimScannell-m8f get wrecked buddy

[@nuraby_9228]

@@jessem7556 That spot to prevent NIU from running out the clock was criminal.

[@jpmartinson8027]

We back baby

[@brianharris7434]

This didn’t age well. 😢

[@larryphibbs2867]

This doesn't age well.

[@Jesusisking247]

Where's the follow up video for this lol?

[@MuscleHamster23]

aged like milk in the desert 😅

[@mikebiederman]

this didn't age well

[@benjaminq04]

Well this didn’t age well..

[@idle-swaygaming_3496]

Michael mayer and cole kmet as well... notre dame is the real tight end U

[@swedejohanson7739]

Brock Wright too

[@LIFEOFWAD3]

A bunch of wasted draft picks lol

[@michaelmatthew6019]

Mayer was drafted in the first round then didn't get to play until 3rd or 4th quarter 🙄

[@Hazeleyedbri]

Ever heard of Mark Bavaro+HOF Dave Casper. They played when you were actually allowed to HIT WR+TE. Andy Heck is another ND HOF

[@C.A.D.]

Both those guys haven't done as much combined as LaPorta did in one year in the NFL..

[@tylerdurden2520]

As long as they beat NIU they should be set! 😆

[@bennypit4411]

Of course they will, they're 4 TD favorites and NO top 5 team has ever lost when they were 4 TD favorites.

[@benjaminq04]

I swear Pat McAfee always be jinxing shi💀

[@re8746]

Beating Texas A&M was no big deal. Losing to N Illinois was a huge deal.

[@uddinfa1]

This didn’t age well 😂

[@matthewb.7172]

Came here to say this lmao

[@StridentSloth]

Crazy that Phil gets brought up on ESPN.

[@stevieseagle8674]

The Wild Wild West

[@jonathann2093]

@@stevieseagle8674 fellow shadnation dawg

[@jonbanuelos3288]

"pretty neat"

[@cessiklune3898]

Marcus Freeman is a scub. The Coach Prime east of the Mississippi River.

[@tpgorman15]

Calling Iowa TE University is such a joke. They have 4 tight ends over the last 25 years that matter. ND has had that amount in the last decade alone. Not to mention some of the guys in the 70s and 80s

[@ricorodriguez9678]

Hall of Fame TE from ND...?

[@GavinSchmavin44]

⁠@@ricorodriguez9678Dave Casper,

[@slave2allah]

@@ricorodriguez9678Dave Casper

[@jordanpinheiro9172]

@@ricorodriguez9678 Well, one more than Iowa lol

[@drake8858]

Yeah these things change, I love both teams but it used to be ND and now it is Iowa

[@allisonsmith9050]

I bet these people feel really stupid now! In a span of 1 week, ND went from national champion contender to being unranked and having their season ruined! NIU!!!

[@matthewb.7172]

Yeah, everything they said about Marcus Freeman and the entire program is 180 degrees from reality now. Why does ND keep hiring coaches without a proven record, then act surprised when they can’t build up a great program.

[@Irishtouchdown]

Didn’t the shirtless man call that ND would lose?

[@markoconnell4518]

Another fun fact: Notre Dame over the past 20 years averages ~#15 in strength of schedule in the nation. Just because they have remained independent doesn’t mean they don’t schedule difficult games (including USC every year, and multiple dates with Georgia, Michigan, Texas, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, PSU, A&M, FSU, Miami, Louisville, Washington, and Stanford (who used to be good lol).

[@nevergiveupnevergivein7655]

This is a unique year because they had to replace Miami on the schedule. They decided to schedule Army to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of playing Army and having the Four Horsemen.

[@taternater7495]

are we gonna count northern illinois as a difficult game now? notre dame is a joke.

[@bennypit4411]

I guess you can add NIU to that list now 🤣🤣

[@nuraby_9228]

@@bennypit4411 Hey, they're a top 25 team as of now. ND fans can go the SEC route and claim a quality loss lol

[@badhollywoodscience]

Lol, aged like milk.

[@chasejohnson2550]

As a ND fan at 26 years old my entire life they have been the traditional program. They had decades of bad coaches that were too scared to evolve the ND mold. Freeman has evolved the culture and is attracting better talent.

[@bennypit4411]

But not good enough to beat NIU 🤣

[@Bigdog21000]

I miss when Notre dame used to play Michigan state and Michigan every year

[@jimbeaux89]

Sure looks like it!! 🤣

[@moegreene7940]

I’m an ND fan…all this is rat poison as Saban says. I like MF. He’s the right guy to lead this program Into the future. But even with the “easy” schedule. They are now the hunted by a bunch of David’s

[@bennypit4411]

You still feel that way 🤣🤣

[@moegreene7940]

@@bennypit4411 I was right lol I said rat poison all week. Knew they would get tested but it was worse than I thought

[@DragonBallStrike]

im not a fan of notre dame, but damn do I respect em and wish em well in the season. good fans, good team, good coach. I wish em the best, just don't want em to beat clemson hahaha

[@brendenstyre4784]

I wish notre dame and Clemson played every year it’s a great matchup. If only Dabo would start hitting the transfer portal

[@bennypit4411]

Don't think you have to worry about that.

[@DragonBallStrike]

@@bennypit4411 💀

[@Darnold29]

AJs smirk when herby says “they’re long ! They’re bouncing” is why we all love him 😂

[@justinwebb4644]

That’s the reason Jack Swarbrick hired him to be DC and promoted him to head coach!

[@bennypit4411]

And he just lost his job

[@michaelmatthew6019]

I was over Kelly after 2 years. Freeman is the first coach I've immediately liked in a LONG time. GO IRISH 👍👍

[@MichaelBarbush-bk7ek]

I was over Kelly before he started at ND

[@nadjasunflower1387]

@@MichaelBarbush-bk7ek LOL...I'm not even an Irish fan, but on this I whole heartedly agree with you.

[@jameswade7550]

I agree with Kelly as things went well he was Good but as we seen this last weekend when it don't go well he throws the whole team under the Bus. Freeman is getting athletes that Kelly could not do. I do like the speed and the good athletes they have on this team

[@DawnsDusk-nm8jr]

In all honesty, if it wasn't for Kelly coming, we probably wouldn't have Freeman now. I doubt ND would've taken Freeman as a first year HC without him already being at ND and around the university + players

[@bennypit4411]

Better get used to another head coach, he just lost his job

[@daveowens9849]

NIU had something to say about ND! Congrats to the Huskies. Irish... what a joke.

[@orlandoalvarado]

He is the right coach for Notre Dame, It's a perfect match

[@JeffBird86]

He’s Mario Cristobal but who can coach.

[@upstatebernie4827]

@@orlandoalvarado he is the perfect match for ND - both over hyped BS.

[@bennypit4411]

As a NIU fan....I AGREE 🤣🤣

[@jeremymaccarthy1180]

Go Irish!!!!! ☘️

[@bennypit4411]

Go NIU

[@JeffBird86]

Marcus Freeman is Mario Christobal but with the ability to Coach.

[@bennypit4411]

Really......REALLY.

[@blackout07blue]

really? They were in a dogfight with a rebuilding A&M team.

The whole starting O-Line had 6 combined starts between them. Don't exactly have a elite QB either. Defense is great though.

[@nevergiveupnevergivein7655]

Can't believe that with Freeman being a fellow Buckeye, it has taken Herbstreit this long to come around to Notre Dame being legit.

[@upstatebernie4827]

@@nevergiveupnevergivein7655 if by legit you mean they suck then heck yeah!

[@ajcourtright5454]

This aged like milk

[@drinkmorecareless]

Pat picked Texas over ND.

[@chrisowen3264]

If freeman becomes a good game coach ND wins a title in the next 3 years. They have talent and will only get more of kids see they can win playoff games.

[@bennypit4411]

Freeman's time in ND is now officially over

[@debaser_666]

Notre Dame = Mark Bavaro

[@David-ic4by]

What a mensch Bavaro was

[@wingedbuffalo4670]

EXCELLENT call on Bavaro., better than Fasano. Ken MacAfee was a great TE too (in college) ... but not in the NFL because he opted to attend medical school and become a dentist.

[@debaser_666]

@@wingedbuffalo4670 MacAfee was a 1st rounder. Would have thrived in Bill Walsh's offense. 2 years and retired after Walsh's first season. OUCH.

[@wingedbuffalo4670]

@@debaser_666 OUCH is right ... yet I have to wonder if KM gave pro football a shot mainly because he figured he owed it to himself after playing at the highest collegiate level and winning a National Championship to see what the NFL would be like. BUT that his real passion all along was always to go to medical school. Perhaps pro ball was nowhere near as "fun" or "pure" or "fulfilling" as high school or college football had been for him, that the camaraderie wasn't the same, that it therefore simply didn't especially motivate him, and he simply thus decided to move on with his life and get about the business of pursuing his true adult vocation (medicine) sooner than later. (????)

[@debaser_666]

@@wingedbuffalo4670 Sounds like it. What gets me is he would have had his college qb throwing him passes. What's his face? Joe Dakota or something...🤔

[@emalsultani7214]

Top 5 coach definitely!!

[@rickybarber7520]

Where is The Pod?!

[@AttilatheThrilla]

I’d pay to see a back and fourth between Shane and Ty about that topic 😂

[@user-gh3pz7do4o]

Everyone rags on ND for not being better than Georgia, Bama, and OSU, but how many teams are better than those. ND is right there.

[@irishcole3516]

Exactly we are the next tier of course but ascending and wins like this build into great teams etc

[@user-gh3pz7do4o]

@@irishcole3516 goal is to get that 5 seed and win on the road. Let's go. No dud games this year.

[@taternater7495]

but those teams would have beaten northern illinois… by 40+ points…. pathetic program alert!!

[@user-gh3pz7do4o]

@taternater7495 story of ND lately. Win a big game, then lay an egg.

[@upstatebernie4827]

@@user-gh3pz7do4o right there being a toilet bowl

[@Odee4hundred]

Maybe they shouldve went to bed and they would've been ready to play Saturday

[@quinncrewdson9992]

Kmet tremble Mayer. All in the nfl. And those guys all played on the same team together. Mayer was the best te in cfb but got overlooked because of bowers

[@Christopher-nv9xy]

Go Irish!

[@MarkxMummey]

lol. One of shane’s family members attended ND. Phil playing for ND is so funny. W A R M O D E

[@TirantWhite1]

This DID age well. Pucker up and KISS IT.

[@jasonbedics7614]

And Pat was such an asshat ripping his shirt off and picking A&M like everyone did except for Corso!!

[@CoreyChristensen14]

Actually according to Josh Pate (who did a complete 180 following the game) ND is not good and A&M “just isn’t there yet”

[@RoscoPColtrane17]

1 game against a middle tier trailer conference team. You will face the best of trailer park in the playoffs. Watch out for the Protestants African Catholics.

[@georgerevock6732]

ND tight ends include Dave Casper, Mark Bavaro, Derek Brown, Tyler Eifert, Kyle Rudolph, John Carlson, Anthony Fasano, Michael Mayer, Cole Kmet...yep, tight end U.

[@bleak83]

Seems we took the wrong coach. I'm not surprised

[@burrzy3]

This team looks no different than a peak Brian Kelly team. Easily top 8 but certainly not in the same tier as the real title contenders.

[@C.A.D.]

They also have an insane amount of nfl kids committed over the next two years, and an even more insane amount of them are Steelers kids 😂

[@dvbagnasco]

I can't wait to see Plaxico Burress's kid, Brian Urlacher's kid, Jerome Bettis's kid all play for ND in the next 2 to 3 years

[@C.A.D.]

@@dvbagnasco yeah Ike Taylor's son as well haha

[@C.A.D.]

@@dvbagnasco and Ike Taylor's son and Ryan Clark's just transferred there 😂😂

[@therealbiblio3826]

I would rather listen to Kirk’s dog mic’d up than his opinion.

[@Matty870]

I could only stomach hearing Darius butler say “ovissy” 6 times before i stopped watching today.

[@kevinflanagan1679]

Sucks to suck

[@Matty870]

@@kevinflanagan1679 good one, Kevin.

[@swtexan6502]

Time for the Spoilermakers to rise up.....

[@clavatikus]

Fun Fact: 18/30 for 158yds 0-TD’s and a 66 QBR! That ain’t gonna do jack squat in the playoffs when the non-conference team actually has to play a good team. 140yds given up on the ground so not that elite on D. Once they reach the blue blood programs, Notre Dame will fade away like they always do. They’ll never win the national championship until they join a conference.

[@PTdoubleOT]

It's like you don't even listen to what's being said. The OL and the QB are only going to get better. Shut mouth, open ears.

[@dvbagnasco]

Notre Dame always makes every game their in, no matter the opponent, a game. Ask OSU the last 2 years and UGA in 2019. Ask Caleb Williams last year how he felt after the ND game. He was crying. To say ND will fade out against tougher competition is just ignorant.

[@ND_22_6_SOCCER]

If u watched the game it was not a impactful 140 yards😂 and then ur just gonna casually brush over only giving up 100 yards passing. Leonard also didn’t have spring ball which is huge and this is his first game back from injury in the toughest place to play against a elite d line he did the best he could and only gonna get better

[@kevinreily2529]

When was the last time, you heard of a college football team "where the DB'S take over the game"? Riddle me that.

[@Vtwin60]

A complete fraud. Most overhyped zero substance coach in the game. We will suffer because people are falling for his fake salesman pitch ignoring actual product.

[@alexboi7144]

Yo wtf are these comments

[@jakekrueger7854]

Porn bots lol

[@dcpettis9573]

Silicon Valley just nothing but bots

[@JimmyYuuu-bu3yw]

Hoe bots 😂

[@JR7600]

bots

[@airbud3]

Weve been hiding in the trenches till Kelly left

[@MajorrGamiingMann]

I dont understand why Michigan didn’t give him the keys after the whole Harbaugh stuff

[@moegreene7940]

He would never leave notre dame for Michigan 😂

[@jamesdo3086]

I think you don't understand college football

[@Christopher2024ND]

Yeah he's changed their identity to the team that loses to teams they shouldn't and still can upset a few teams that they shouldn't. All in all Freeman is a bad experiment. Not winning over NIU is unacceptable. 3 years in and he can't develop a QB, has to bring in another transfer who is not even as good as Buchner. Time for ND to move on.

[@Pokucollector]

Notre Downs!

[@riccoharris8991]

Nah Pat you had A&M winning stay over there

[@scottflanagan5456]

Screw Pat McAfee he picked A&M. I was extremely happy with the young offensive lineman. They didn't give up a sack and by the end of the year if they all stay healthy will be one of the best

[@schumi9xwdc]

Ah…. no they don’t

[@BertFurfull]

I can definitely say that if BK was still the coach, ND doesn't win that game, I've been a ND fan since I was 6 , and this is the most hope I've had in that time, are they on the level of Georgia or Texas yet, no, but I believe Freeman was the right hire. Side note, it had to be painful for Herbstreit to say anything positive about ND 😂

[@MeLoNHeAd00]

Its horrible to pinish a team.who usually has an extremely tough schedule just because they are an independent.

[@nadjasunflower1387]

that's why PSU joined the Big10 back in the 90's. They seen the writing on the wall, if you wanted a chance at getting a Natty. You needed to be in a strong conference. Should have been a split championship in '94. ND was given every chance multiple times to join BiG10, they've refused time and time again...so they get what they get. Now at least there's an actual ' playoff ' so they'll have a chance to get there.

[@MeLoNHeAd00]

@@nadjasunflower1387 thank you ! That actually explains a lot . Just really got into college football 25yrs ago .

[@dvbagnasco]

​@@nadjasunflower1387The Big 10 actually wouldn't let them in to the conference, hence why the other athletics are in the ACC

[@ndman210]

These clowns are saying this now but they all picked against Marcus lol

[@PaulVisionLee]

Riley Leonard was better then drake maye last yr before the injury

[@Hazeleyedbri]

WOW, REALLY? Because they just did what they ALWAYS do to cost themselves a National Championship. They lost to a team that can't hold their JOCKSTRAPS. I didn't know NIU had a football team. Holtz did it three times after winning in '88. 2x vs Stanford 1x vs BC. Next time the Irish win a BIG game EVERYONE needs to take their next opponent WITH the points. As much as I HATE the UM CONVICTS they would NEVER lose to a team that they were favored to destroy

[@copeboi7714]

These pro ND comment are gold

[@floridalife7877]

Coming from an ND fan…..100 yards in penalties against A&M, same amount of 5 star recruits as Kelly. Not sure if they are really that much better. Pretty sure Georgia, OSU, Alabama, etc., will smoke us again in a playoff. Just being real.

[@harpo56]

This didn't age well 😬

[@woodycumbie4569]

And then …

[@tomsmith4554]

Marcus Faust-what a looser.

[@Badbandanaman]

Freeman was aggin' on the Aggies lol.. love MFree. Deserved this win

[@Dupreehundo-rq3bq]

Cap😂😂😂

[@jerradguillory7909]

Give me a break 🙄🙄😂

[@bubalowings]

Coming from a lifelong Notre Dame football fan, and hearing how much Kirk Herbstreit hates Notre Dame and has always refused to acknowledge their existence, I just want to say kudos to Pat McAfee for putting Herbstreit in an awkward position to finally admit Notre Dame exists, is good, and is headed for great things. I hope Herbstreit still has a bad taste in his mouth from this.

[@Kruz8er]

LMAO OOF

[@yaniktydetmer4153]

Go coach nd 4 life

[@jonanderson470]

He said Iowa is te u lmfao

[@brendenstyre4784]

Iowa fans are trying to hold on to anything that makes them feel important lol

[@middleage_maniac1692]

Think it’s more nil than Marcus freeman

[@makerbayfield5262]

They don’t allow NIL lol

[@dvbagnasco]

ND does pay their players NIL money. But, the fact is, Marcus Freeman has his coaching staff. Mike Denbrock was an excellent hire and so was Loren Landow as the strength and conditioning coach. Plus Marcus Freeman recruits differently than any other program which is why he is getting the talent. "Hey, you can go anywhere and play football. You might get into the NFL. Then you might get injured and end your career. A degree from Notre Dame will get you further in life after football than any other big time college football program you go play for." That really resonates with the parents of these kids and the kids that he is recruiting as well.

[@makerbayfield5262]

@@dvbagnasco ND does not pay their players NIL. Every time their AD speaks he is vehemently against it. Obviously they do what they can to help their players get paid through other means (and they are good enough at it that ND athletes make very good money relative to other D1 schools). They have come out strongly against the school directly paying the players which puts them well behind the top tier SEC and B10 schools. Brady Quinn started a booster club last year to try to keep them somewhat competitive with other schools from a money standpoint

[@pkiely29]

Go Irish

[@mauromolinari9247]

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ! ! !

[@2degen2quit]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@MaymeBlue-tz8qw]

Bnew offense new system young OLine

[@upstatebernie4827]

The ND hype machine in overdrive. Can't wait until they fall flat on their face...again.

[@taternater7495]

and that day has come sooner than regular 😂😂

[@2024Trump1]

Freeman is a bum. All hype and it qualified. Hope he gets fired this year always loses to bums

[@romeostarlite21]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JimScannell-m8f]

You are not funny!

[@schumi9xwdc]

Still tooo Slow

[@indianaboy3166]

Nobody cares about N.D O-H

[@taternater7495]

owned by michigan😂😂😂

[@jasonbedics7614]

Iowa? Hahahahahahahah. What a joke!!

[@1207marino]

ND looked sloppy vs A&M

[@fade-ev9kv]

Week 1 and it was the loudest environment in Texas am history

[@drayiii980]

As if ND was supposed to demolish A&M like all the patsies the majority of other Power 5 schools scheduled

[@1207marino]

@@fade-ev9kv week #2 at home ND sloppy again