Podcast: Notre Dame 10-Man Gate Aftermath, Questioning the Irish Offense’s Ceiling Moving Forward
Greg and Frank talked out the aftermath of Notre Dame’s devastating loss to Ohio State this past weekend. Did it make either of them feel better? No, but it was therapeutic in an everything is horrible right now kind of way. The lads discussed:
- The lasting effect of the 10 men on the field fiasco
- How critical of a week this is for Marcus Freeman
- An epic rant about the “Mickey Mouse” offense Notre Dame is utilizing by refusing to be vertical
- Sobering stats on how effective Chris Tyree and Tobias Merriweather are and how little they are used
- Second guessing Notre Dame’s last offensive drive
- How the Irish will respond this weekend against Duke
- Why this week being a road game is beneficial
- Why we hated the lack of Audric Estime to close out the game
Frank Vitovitch has been Co-Owner and Editor in Chief of UHND.com since joining forces with Kyle Flavin in 1999. Since that time, he has written over 2,000 articles covering Notre Dame football, recruiting, and basketball. He also works with all staff and external writers on all articles published on UHND.com. Frank's love for Notre Dame football started at a young age watching Rocket Ismail give opposing coaches ulcers in the late 1980's. By day Frank works in marketing and holds a degree in Digital Media from Drexel University. Frank's work has been cited by online/print editions of NBC Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated and has been quoted on air by ESPN's Collin Cowherd. He's conducted interviews with Notre Dame legends Rocket Ismail, Randy Kinder, Lee Becton, Reggie Brooks, Michael Stonebreaker, and Ned Bolcar among others over his 20+ years of covering Notre Dame football. He's also been published in the print edition of USA Today Sports Weekly and the USA Today College Football Preview multiple times. Other Published Works/Citations for Frank Three Reasons Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama - USA Today Notre Dame Suspends WR Kevin Stepherson, RB C.J. Holmes Indefinitely - Bleacher Report Notre Dame / Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Preview - Eleven Warriors Brace Yourself: The Fighting Irish are Relevant Again - Sports on Earth Interviews with the Enemy: A Q&A with Frank Vitovitch of UHND - Yahoo! Sports Five Good Minutes: Notre Dame Football Preview With UHND.com - BC Interruption Vicious Electronic Questioning with UHND - MGO Blog
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In defense of Marcus Freeman, Swarbrick did him no favors with the OC hire mess.
Lou Holtz threw Freeman under the bus…twice.
First, he provided Ryan Smith et al with all the extra personal determination and motivational speech material they could have imagined before the game.
Then on Tuesday — in the same Tuesday interview where he made an apology to Freeman for ill-advisedly running off his mouth — Holtz the Mouth couldn’t help himself.
Saying how “ND mistakes” in the final two minutes, including not forcing Ohio State to use all its TO’s before their final possession, cost the Irish a win.
Freeman: “Thanks for the apology, Lou. Next time, please don’t back the bus up on us.
Better yet, surrender your driver’s license.
David I couldn’t agree more. ND has a great coach. The best since Dan Devine.
Marcus Freeman has been elevated prematurely to the level of frank Leahy,Ara parsegian, and Moses. He has demonstrated he’s not ANY of those things. He’s failed to close out any 5-star recruits; he’s lost,in a couple cases,ignominiously all his big games; his explanation with respect to “10 men” is hollow. Ohio state subbed,he was entitled to do so too,with out penalty. It’s happened before,e.g. Tennessee state. Who would I rather have? an 86-year old l.holtz.
Forget the beat down of Clemson, checks notes, less than a year ago?
ND should have run and ran Estime until he was stopped and ND the better team wins the game.