Again, no disrespect to the Thundering Herd: They came and punched Notre Dame in the mouth today. But … Marshall?
Why was Marshall able to run for over 220 yards?
Why was Marshall the one forcing three turnovers and not Notre Dame?
Why when Notre Dame got down late was there so little urgency from the offense to get on the ball and get moving?
So at 0-2, and 0-3 in the Freeman era, the first time that’s ever happened to a head coach at Notre Dame, where do the Irish go?
It’s not all Marcus Freeman. There are personnel issues that have become glaringly visible, but the personnel issues aren’t great enough to have Notre Dame even in games at home against the likes of Marshall, let alone getting pushed around by it.
This isn’t to say things will not one day end up great under Freeman, but this is that big fight moment that you realize things aren’t on as solid ground as you may have thought.
I hope you enjoyed the Marcus Freeman honeymoon at Notre Dame while it lasted because two weeks into Year 1 the rookie head coach now has a locker room to keep together after one of the worst losses in a really long time by the blue and gold.
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