Marcus Freeman is 9-8 against teams that finish in the top 25 in either the AP or the Coaches’ Polls.
This includes a bowl win over South Carolina in his first full season as HC.
James Franklin was criticized for his performance against the top teams, and Freeman is 4-6 against top 15 teams, with 3 of those coming in one playoff run.
BuT tHe InDiAnA nOn CoN
Replying to @chrisfallica
Since the start of last year, Notre Dame's 16 wins have come against teams that are a combined 62-91 vs FBS opponents (.405) and 32-78 vs P4 opp (.290). Take off the 16 L to the Irish and its 32-62 vs P4...
Our secondary needs cleansed by a priest after this game.
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Is Charlie Becker the best receiver in the country? We discuss here:
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Try 5, get 6 is still a thing…
@Rolijah_Hardy23
@DangeloPondss
The NFL has an evaluation problem. This is why so many highly drafted QBs fail. Darian Mensah has been the most skilled quarterback in college football for the last 2 seasons. He would have rivaled Fernando for the overall top spot last year and is head and shoulders the best quarterback, in what is a decently talented class (it’s still overhyped).
espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/4991…
Kentucky already has an Indiana vibe. How far can Will Stein and the Wildcats take it? usatoday.com/story/sports/nc…
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Some stats to ponder about Josh Hoover not needing a huge boost to be a title-level QB. His QB rating at TCU was safely higher than the QBRs for IU’s last 2 starting QBs at their prior schools:
Hoover (TCU ‘25): 153.4
Mendoza: (Cal: ‘24): 144.6
Rourke (Ohio ‘23): 132.5
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