Surely Gerard Parker is fired at the end of the season
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I need to rewatch multiple games. I will say however that the HC signs off on schemes. Just like the defense, our offense has been too multiple without a base IMO.
ND was doing a lot of good things on offense earlier in the year and then USC and Pitt had a lot of turnovers from ND’s opponent. So less yards though ND ended up with 48 and 58 points.
Vs Clemson there was a muffed punt. And then 3 FG’s. To simply scapegoat Parker is wrong I feel. Lets see what happens the final 3 games and evaluate why the offense didn’t score more against Louisville and Clemson. That’s what Freeman’s mindset should be. He’s to blame for the offense as much as Parker IMO.
ND was doing a lot of good things on offense earlier in the year and then USC and Pitt had a lot of turnovers from ND’s opponent. So less yards though ND ended up with 48 and 58 points.
Vs Clemson there was a muffed punt. And then 3 FG’s. To simply scapegoat Parker is wrong I feel. Lets see what happens the final 3 games and evaluate why the offense didn’t score more against Louisville and Clemson. That’s what Freeman’s mindset should be. He’s to blame for the offense as much as Parker IMO.
I would think so. He was just a stopgap anyway. Presumably he would have had to have lit up to keep his job long term. And that certainly hasn't been the case.
Louisville and Clemson both have very good defenses. Louisville shut out Duke and held VTech to 3 pts last night. And Clemson's defense is ranked 6th in the nation in total yards. So the toughness of the opponent was a factor in those games, too.
Clemson D better than Louisville. But they were missing 4 guys. ND offense has become a throw to the TE offense the last two years. The biggest crime the ND staff made IMO was not aggressively pursuing a legit WR. The guy from VaTech? Even if he was healthy he was trending to the second string right out of the gates. In a pro style offense You need a problem at TE. A problem in the slot and a problem on the outside. It forces a D to pick their poison.
When the running game nets 5 yards on three carries in the second half, and the WR group is not very dynamic, and the OC acumen is questionable, spread the blame around.
Well, I watched Pittsburgh play at home yesterday, a 17 point loss to Florida St., and also saw the North Carolina game that was at Pittsburgh, another 17 point loss for Pitt.
Must have been off days at home for Pitt.
Louisville had one bad game. But they'll likely be playing FSU for the ACC title. They just pounded their top two rivals for that spot the last two weeks.
I watched Pitt play Notre Dame, and watched Pitt yesterday. How Louisville lost by 17 points to Pitt and gave up 38 points, completely confuses me.
I would, if I were him. It was kind of indefensible hiring him in the first place. But you could let it slide on account of the circumstances if you were charitable. You can't retain him after the offense has been as underwhelming as it's been, and as might have been expected, elevating a crony position coach to that key role.
You gotta do better than that...
You spread out around too. Stop acting like he's playing well. Give him some blame and get off your knees
