TelX
We are in a bad way. Freeman was in an enviable position -
Despite losing 3-4 games to inferior opponents and prior to the latest loss to NIU, everyone was behind Freeman and wanted him to succeed
This was going to be the year
Now, That’s gone. The goodwill. The promise of a great year
And the same applies to Leonard. I don’t have any confidence in him. Teams will make him throw and he won’t be able to
We will win this week but imo lose 2 more games this year. This coach bet on another portal qb and it’s not going to work out
Angeli or Carr should get in after Leonard struggles
Hi Ski…lots of cliches come to mind in response, but winning cures everything will suffice. I hated this game on too many levels to count. I don’t think many question whether Freeman was given the reins of a major program like ND prematurely. He wasn’t ready, pure and simple. But, I stated at his hire that he should be judged in year three, and here we are. 1-1 with an excellent road win and a putrid loss where we were physically dominated and outschemed by a very good MAC team.
We have no margin for error now the rest of this season if we hope to make the playoffs. Win out and go 11-1, and last Saturday’s game will still gnaw at us, but it won’t consume us. I seriously doubt this is likely unless we see a rebirth of Sophomore Leonard, or Denbrock and Freeman earn their money and make a change at qb. Frankly, I think the same of Golden, and think Oben needs to come off the bench, at a minimum.
I don’t expect either, and absent a huge offensive explosion and dominating win, you can add my name to yours in lacking confidence. I hope this is a weekly refrain and we find ourselves back in Freeman’s camp as we enter the playoffs, but that looks more and more like fools gold.
