Notre Dame’s late-season surge came to a halt on Saturday night in LA, with the Irish unable to slow down Heisman front-runner Caleb Williams and USC. The Irish had their chances in the game, but critical mistakes doomed their chances. In the aftermath, we reflected on the realities of the Irish roster and where it stands today.
- The lack of production at the linebacker position against USC and most of the season
- Notre Dame’s abundance of good players, lack of game wreckers
- Drew Pyne’s near-perfect performance ruined by two brutal mistakes
- How big the loss of Cam Hart and Tariq Bracy was
- The continued rise of Deion Colzie
- Assessing the assistant coaches on the season
- Lots of portal speculation
- Coffee preferences and turkey leftover ideas
- Lots of Q&A from Twitter
Note: this was recorded before news broke of Cam Hart’s return to Notre Dame for the 2023 season.
Frankie V Podcasting Beer Tracker
| Beer / Brewery | EPISODE | Style | ABV | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaic IPA / Raferia | 63 | IPA | 6% | (2.75) |
| Jararaca / Ophiussa Brewing | 63 | Pale Ale | 5% | (4.25) |
| Electric Spectre / KCBC | 62 | DIPA | 8% | (4.25) |
| Kinetics / Equilibrium | 61 | DIPA | 8.5% | (4.25) |
| That's Not a Burrito,.. This is a Burrito / KCBC | 60 | IPA | 7.2% | (4.0) |
| Land of Hazy Waters / Other Half | 59 | DIPA | 8.2% | (4.5) |
| Liquid Hot Magma / Zero Gravity | 58 | DIPA | 8.0% | (4.0) |
| Sneak / Kane | 57 | TIPA | 10.2% | (4.25) |
| Brain Death / KCBC | 56 | DIPA | 8.5% | (4.0) |
| Mini Unicorns / Pipeworks | 55 | IPA | 5.0% | (4.0) |
| Tremendous Cream / Other Half | 51 | TIPA | 10.0% | (4.5) |
| Shimmy Ye (3) / Twin Elephant | 50 | TIPA | 10.4% | (4.5) |
| 50 Millions Dollar Man / Three Floyds | 49 | DIPA | 9.0% | (4.25) |
| F**k 2021 As Well / Abomination Brewery | 48 | TIPA | 9.7% | (4.5) |
| Come Quick Distress / Forgotten Boardwalk | 47 | DIPA | 7.8% | (4.25) |
| Wet Gravity / Foreign Objects Beer | 46 | Hazy IPA | 5.9% | (4.0) |
| Poltergeist / Tox Brewery | 45 | TIPA | 10% | (4.25) |
| All Green Everything / Other Half Brewery | 44 | TIPA | 10.5% | (4.5) |
| Konkey Dong / Hoof Hearted Brewery | 43 | IPA - Imperial | 9.5% | (4.25) |
| Locals / 4 City | 42 | IPA | 7.0% | (4.0) |
| Grom's Head / 3 Floyds | 41 | IPA | 7.5% | (4.25) |
| Let's Bee Homies / Stone & Deschutes | 39 | Hazy IPA | 7.5% | (4.0) |
| Boxx / Kane | 38 | IPA | 6.5% | (4.25) |
| Big Pillow Hat / Hudson Valley Brewery | 32 | DIPA | 9.0% | (4.25) |
| Electric Tide / Kane Brewing | 29 | DIPA | 7.0 | (4.5) |
| Strongest Geometric Shape / Barrier Brewing Co | 27 | TIPA | 10.2% | (4.0) |
| September Sun | 25 | DIPA | 8.3% | (4.25) |
| Very Green / Treehouse Brewery | E22 | DIPA | 8.3% | (4.5) |
| Russian Messenger / Well Crafted Beer Co | E20 | Imperial Stout | 9.1% | (4.0) |
| Wolf Pajamas / Well Crafted Beer Co | E19 | Imperial Stout | 10.2% | (4.0) |
| Levitate / Well Crafted Beer Co | E18 | DIPA | 8% | (4.25) |
| 3x Swords / Round Guys Brewing | E17 | Triple IPA | 11.7% | (4.5) |
| Only Built 4 Brewin Drinx / Twin Elephant & 4 City Colab | E16 | Stout | 10.2% | (4.25) |
| King Sabro / Beachhaus | E15 | DIPA | 8.4% | (4.0) |
| More Medison Than Hedison / 4 City | E13 | Triple IPA | 9.5% | (4.0) |
| Open Water (2021) / Kane | E14 | Triple IPA | 10.4% | (4.25) |
| Hop'solutely / Fegley's Brew Works | Triple IPA | 11.5% | (4.25) | |
| Super Duper Friends / Captain Lawrence | Triple IPA | 10% | (4.0) | |
| Mega Yacht Juice / Icarus | Triple IPA | 12% | (4.25) | |
| Weird and Gilly / Singlecut | IPA | 6.6% | (4.25) | |
| Double Dry Hopped Space Diamonds / Other Half | DIPA | 8.5 | (4.25) |
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After a long hiatus, Frank and Greg are back at it to talk about the last two games of the year and look back at what has become a disappointing season. The lads discussed:
- Why the offense has been so bad
- What are the reasons for hope in the future?
- Does Notre Dame need to make a change at OC
- Should Notre Dame take a portal QB?
- The Cheating Cheaters of the North – Michigan
Oh, and Buchner seems like a great kid too.
But I have not seen great QB play out of him. ND’s receivers can perform with a better QB
One thing I’d like to see is better QB to receiver communication when a play breaks down a bit.
No one has to be an ass and rip on Pyne. He decent. Great kid with talent for a mid level program. Has heart and competes. When he’s on, he manages the game well.
But…..
He’s 5’11”. Can’t easily see over the line.
His downfield vision is often not there.
His progressions can be slow. He sometimes locks on receivers.
He can be inaccurate and never seems to have a hot hand.
He’s not a scrambler.
He’s often tried to throw across his body on the run.
So…..
Great kid. Not the QB they need.
Lost in the loss was kudos to Xavier Watts who led the team in tackles with 9. When you’re safety leads in tackles it’s usually not a good sign.
I’m sure some will point to the two INTs he missed on. Of course.
Don’t know if J. D. or Kiser or Marist are returning but I’m hoping Junior T, Sneed and Prince see many more snaps or the parade of exiting players that is cfb will impact ND. Don’t want to lose them and watch them play somewhere else ( remembering a couple of WRs gone before they played during the Bayou Brian days). Botelho and Burnham joining the rotation more frequently at DE diminishes the losses of the Ademilolas and Foskey. ND still has a bowl game left but I’m already looking ahead.
“Overrated: LSU at 14
“….There is no way that the Tigers should be ranked No. 14 after that debacle in College Station, Texas, last weekend.
They got smoked 38-23 by an Aggies team that hadn’t scored more than 31 points against any opponent this year, was decimated by injuries, and hadn’t appeared to be motivated down the stretch during their 6-game losing streak. If Texas A&M can torch LSU’s defense, what would No. 15 Oregon State, No. 16 Oregon or No. 17 UCLA do? It would get very, very ugly….”
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Brian Kelly will no doubt have a real soft spot for CBS Sports reporters at future pressers.
The score is more flattering than the competitiveness of the game.
All this post-game praise of Pyne’s “solid game” is no doubt making USC players and staff laugh.
They’re the ones walking away with the Heisman…not ND.