Barrie & Finebaum: Notre Dame’s Week 2 loss Fatal?

Thinking About This -- "My Three Cents"

Notre Dame Football selected two Transfer Portal QB's these past two seasons from schools with low expectations for their respective football programs.  Sam Hartman played for a Wake Forest program and Riley Leonard for a Duke program, where if you won more games than you lost --  YOU WERE CELEBRATED.

That is fact.

Now they walk onto one of the biggest stages in all of sport, where there's only one goal and that's a National Championship -- and you have to question, were they both ready for this?

I truly don't believe Hartman was and I'm now thinking Leonard isn't either. 

Riley Leonard is a quality young man.  He's the kid you want your daughter to marry someday.  Yet, he's a "deer in headlights right now."  He's indecisive / afraid to make a mistake.   

He's missing WIDE OPEN THROWS by yards, not feet.  In both games he's had Notre Dame wide receivers wide open, 15 yards away -- and his throws were not even close to the receiver.

Yesterday's BIG MISTAKE -- was missing an open receiver BY TEN YARDS that would have put the game away.  To add insult to injury, the underthrow led to an interception and one of the worst losses in the history of the Notre Dame football program.

When you're TIGHT, INDECISIVE AND AFRAID -- this happens. 

There's only five programs in college football who haven't thrown a touchdown pass in their first two games.  And, the school that invented the forward pass IS ON THAT LIST!

I do not believe Riley Leonard is equipped for the bright lights of Notre Dame Football.  He's a great young man, he's just not the guy to LEAD Notre Dame Football to the College Football Playoffs. 

Look at the difference between Riley Leonard and Howard Cross' post game comments in the video above.  Look at the body language of both -- who would give you confidence to follow?

We've experimented with turning our offense over to "renters" and it's not working -- let's give the "owners" a chance to lead.

Give the ball to Angelli or the young stud C.J. Carr.

It's time.

ESPN Talking Heads Talk Notre Dame's Horrible Loss

Beat In EVERY Facet of the Game. What a Disaster...

The offense, defense, special team and coaching staff -- not how a top football program performs.  

It's that simple.

Delighted To Be Back! -- Irish Hype: Game 2

ESPN's E:60 - Deland McCullough Story -- Incredible

The Notre Dame Nation Returns Home for the Irish!

'Bronze' Domer Wins Olympic Rematch in Germany!

Sampson & Fortuna Joined by 'Stanford Steve'

J.D. Pickell Talks Notre Dame's Win Over Texas A&M

Night Cap: Sharpe & Ocho Talk Notre Dame

Rick Neuheisel and Dan Patrick Talk Notre Dame

 

The conversation begins at the 4:00 mark...

Stephen A. & Shannon Sharpe Talk BIGGEST WINS

 

Here is Shannon Sharpe talking Notre Dame's win over Texas A&M -- the brief conversation begins at 5:08 mark.

Kirk Herbstreit and Pat McAfee Talk Notre Dame

  

The Notre Dame conversation begins at the 7:59 mark in the video above.

Joel Klatt Podcast Talks ND w/ Brady Quinn

 

The Notre Dame conversation begins at the 23:07 mark on the video above.

NIU Football Press Conference -- Notre Dame

Coordinators and Many Players You'll Enjoy Hearing

Brady Quinn: Bush ALMOST went to Notre Dame

Notre Dame Beats Texas A&M - Josh Pate Reaction

How the AP Voters Ranked Notre Dame This Week

 

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Here's a look at the voters in the AP Poll and how they ranked our Fighting Irish.  The high was David Jablonski (Dayton Daily News) who ranked Notre Dame #2 this week -- and there were three voters who slotted us at #10:  Bob Ballou (CBS Austin, TX), John Clay (Lexington Herald-Leader) and Kirk Kenney (San Diego Union-Tribune).