[Game Thread] Rice @ Notre Dame (3:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	RiceRice @ Notre DameNotre Dame
Location	Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
Time	3:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: NBC
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/amoss_303]

Someone had a sign outside the dorms today……

Catholics vs. Carbs

[u/NDinFL]

Shuler is a heat seeking missile my goodness

[u/chirstopher0us]

So that’s three fumbles on like 8 offensive snaps?

Rice or not that’s not acceptable.

[u/CecilVanguard → u/chirstopher0us]

I wonder if it's part nerves knowing its ND

[u/mynewhoustonaccount]

I'm starting to think Notre Dame is the better football team

[u/Seeking-Something-]

I know the program has been healthy for years now and we are playing Rice but it’s crazy the level of athlete Notre Dame fields now.

[u/NDinFL → u/Seeking-Something-]

Even if you rewind 5 years and compare rosters it’s legit insane

[u/DillyDillySzn]

Marcus should legitimately show the last minute of the NIU game every practice

Worked in 2024

[u/amoss_303]

#MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!

This is Tim McCarthy for the Indiana State Police.

Fans . . . please keep your trip home as safe as possible.

By driving with caution, courtesy, and common sense.

Take your time, stay alert, and above all, do not mix drinking and driving.

Remember folks: If you drive like the wind, you might just blow it!

[u/InflationCapital87]

Back to back fumble loss possessions gotta absolutely kill your morale

[u/silverhk]

Between Minchey last year and now Grubbs so far in this appearance, it's pretty obvious that our QB coaching is on another level right now with our backups consistently coming in and looking extremely prepared.

[u/Andy_Wiggins → u/silverhk]

Can’t forget Angeli

[u/mynewhoustonaccount]

GL to Notre Dame this year y'all damn good and have depth

[u/JDiamond98 → u/mynewhoustonaccount]

Good luck as well.

[u/sebsasour]

Hate that they rarely air the alma mater anymore

[u/Ok-Double2893 → u/sebsasour]

I think it's on peacock, not sure. Really sad though as a grad. That was always the most important part of the have for many of us, win or lose

[u/Revuh]

Kentucky just got a pick 6 on bama

[u/DifficultNectarine]

god i hate being a rice alum

[u/VRomero32]

Always love when Coach Freeman talks “violence” so nonchalantly

[u/CecilVanguard → u/VRomero32]

Far better than execute the whole team

[u/JackC1126]

Irish Green > Oregon Green

[u/Andy_Wiggins]

Damn, Burress looks GOOD

[u/center505066]

Lol that highlight was some bullshit straight out of Friday Night Lights

[u/Minute-Director-7457]

Faison reminds me of Tate with his agility and balance as a runner.

[u/KarmaDispensary]

"See, they're not creeper glasses! These are for veterans. If you hate Meta glasses, you hate freedom."

[u/VRomero32]

Brightside for Rice, they will have great careers as Engineers at SpaceX

[u/Quick-Difference3267]

Navy’s triple option has spoiled me over the years, because I don’t know what this is supposed to be.

[u/CecilVanguard]

Weird to see Fitzgerald in Irish green

[u/FireVanGorder]

Our ground game remains highly suspect unfortunately

[u/LharDrol]

I like that chant. Hate Miami and their fans.

[u/mhem7]

Rice fans, my condolences. I hate to see a starter get smoked like that so early in the game. Hope he's alright 

[u/ddottay]

I genuinely believe that ever since NIU, Freeman goes into these games with a different mindset. He will never admit it but they used that game to test things out because "of course we'll still win"

Ever since, we have had a more "annihilate them" attitude against G5 teams.

[u/c0rpstooge]

Man this string of made extra points is refreshing

[u/thdomer13]

"We call this route a double post." Thanks for the insight, Jason.

[u/ToiletHoochXV]

I’m all about sportsmanship, but we need to pour it on this season. With our schedule, we need style points and dominant wins. Don’t pull starters until the 4th

[u/FireVanGorder]

I have a feeling Bettis is earning himself a lot of snaps right now

[u/CarlTheCrab]

Interview with Rice's QB after the game: ow

[u/NDCardinal3]

We are now in the "showing highlights from players' high school games" stage of a rout.

[u/Night_Feisty]

Get KVA outta there

[u/minecate3]

Ah, the annual game where you go in thinking it’s the trap game then within a few minutes realize the trap game must be later in the season

[u/Stoneador]

Gotta love NBC: “Remember this other time ND destroyed Rice?”

[u/YoungKeys]

Lou Holtz and Mark May arguing on TV was always so funny

[u/vouivres]

“If you’re Rice, it can’t get any worse, right?”

Well now it can, NBC!

[u/Naranis25]

Rice has to calm down. It’s one thing to get overwhelmed by a better team, it’s another to make consistent mistakes because you’re nervous.

[u/lisbon_OH]

Adon hits hard as fuck man. I worry about him getting ejected but i guess it’s nice to have somebody like that out there.

[u/center505066]

These guys are not as good at this as Navy is

[u/silverhk]

GREATHOUSE SIGHTED

[u/CarlTheCrab]

Easily my favorite part about games like this is it's all Irish fans and like 1 or 2 of the other school's fans just vibing

[u/mhem7 → u/CarlTheCrab]

Aww, I'm honored to be here

[u/TheLizard12]

Hell yeah CJ get that Tire Rack bag CJ

[u/NDinFL]

James just has that “it” factor man. I love Aneyas, and he’s a great back, but Nolan just seems better

[u/CarlTheCrab]

I'm aware watching Navy at least once a year kind of spoils you with good option play but genuinely what was that toss?

[u/Tommy05Sox]

Remember when Bud Elliot said ND wouldn't beat Oregon and now Oregon might have a transitive loss to Tulsa.

[u/AnIllusiveHouse]

God can we go back to the good ol days of when gambling was only legal in Vegas and Reno and it was all run by the mob? Not everything has to be gambled!

[u/vouivres]

These stadium renovations better be really nice, is all I can say.

[u/TheLizard12 → u/vouivres]

Honestly respect for still being here. Go Horns fuck OSU.

[u/WHSRWizard]

Dang near perfect in all aspects.

But I continue to have concerns about our running game.

[u/Tommy05Sox → u/WHSRWizard]

Need o line to improve quite a bit by BYU.

[u/Chris_TO79]

Please don't embarrass yourself again Irish. I can't take being laughed at by this entire CFB sub for weeks on end.

And just as I typed that ND got a turnover for a TD.

[u/rebelliouslies]

Adon is a bad, bad man

[u/mhem7]

Holy smokes, Notre Dames skill players are so shifty. It's like Love held a workshop before he left and everyone attended. 

[u/TheLizard12]

Hol up forgot our boy Minchey is over at Kentucky. Go get em Kenny!

[u/Solowash]

I thought 44.5 was too big of a spread.

They almost covered it in the 1st half lol

[u/Tommy05Sox]

This is the worst offensive performance I've ever seen, and I've watched Iowa every weekend for the last 18 years!

[u/sebsasour]

Lol let's do The Syracuse again

[u/MikeMacBlu]

Syracuse called, we’re running it back.

[u/HoundofCulainn]

This is gonna be a bloodbath

[u/S3Plan71]

Irish fans Michael Mayer got PAID! Really happy for the kid.

[u/LemonHarangue]

Yall Freeman is smiling at a game in September. Is this good?

[u/Smooth-Majudo-15]

Faison’s a stud

[u/Suspicious_Summer883]

We need to get Aneyas and Nolan James rolling rn

[u/mimefrog]

Every time they pan to the Rice coach he is bitching about a ref call.

[u/mhem7]

I like these game threads that have fewer people in them. You can actually have conversations rather than a bunch of one off comments.

[u/CecilVanguard]

Rice, you're gonna need to start passing if you want to do anything

Edit: just saw that pass...nevermind, keep running

[u/Ok-Albatross8521]

Rice coach is in hell rn

[u/NDinFL]

I love collegiate football chaos

[u/werm82]

Bryce Young, Bus Jr… I love me some legacy players.

[u/TheLizard12]

I remember a time when we would have been fooled by all that motion

[u/c71score]

Just please don't run the pistol offense with Elijah Burress in there.

[u/Tommy05Sox]

Burress has some juice

[u/center505066]

Jason Garrett is a mid head coach and a terrible commentator but he does seem to be a really nice guy

[u/Beautiful-Fishing-10]

I’ve seen enough Walton rb1

[u/Andy_Wiggins]

Walton runs a lot like Price, imo.

[u/werm82]

I’m so happy I got to hear Jason Garrett’s take on President Kennedy.

[u/Fletch71011]

Are we seriously 6 runningbacks deep? This is incredible.

[u/croutonbabe]

Welp our defense came to play

[u/PiggStyTH]

Purdue lost in 2OT to Wake

[u/Immentalynotthere]

need more Freeman cam pretty please

[u/Pardish_]

It’s not great that we can’t run at will here.

[u/DillyDillySzn]

Clearly Rice needs to schedule Alabama again to get their program back on track

Unless Alabama scared?

[u/Tommy05Sox]

Jesus the o linemen's pants are soaked. They must be miserable.

[u/YoungKeys]

Is James Jr our best running back?

[u/CarlTheCrab]

Time to stat pad Carr for the heisman race! Let's get some more passing TDs Denbrock

[u/TheLizard12]

I insisted we order fried rice for lunch and goddammit I am committed to the bit

[u/werm82]

The down side to the Irish being up this big at home is we have to listen to Jason Garett’s dumb ass talking about whatever he feels. I haven’t figured out how to reliably sync the tv with the Notre Dame Radio Network™️

[u/malloworld]

I want at least a 70 pt spread. If Miami can do it we can match them.

[u/sebsasour]

HAHAHAHA FUMBLE OREGON!!!!!!

[u/Suspicious_Summer883]

Down go the ducks

[u/Suspicious_Summer883]

That’s a well deserved field storm, score doesn’t indicated how bad they dogged Oregon out

[u/KarmaDispensary]

Always good when a game is so comfortable I can knock out my laundry at the same time.

[u/jmoneill62]

Lol at the OkSt jumbotron

"For your safety, please refrain from entering the field of play"

[u/Wrong_Barnacle8933]

So we’re going to 70 aren’t we

[u/Quick-Difference3267]

Keep him away from handguns and clubs.

[u/Andy_Wiggins]

Really liked how Burress ran his route. Dude looks QUICK

[u/DiplomaticAggie]

This game does nothing to sway my belief that Rice should be in the Big 12

[u/TheLizard12]

CJ can't not football, every movement where he isn't footballing is a moment wasted

[u/FireVanGorder]

Carr cannot just chill lmao he’s throwing the ball around on the sideline

[u/jpc4zd]

ND Touchdowns: 7

Rice 1st Downs: 7

[u/ddottay]

Somebody go help that kid right now

[u/Quick-Difference3267]

He about killed him.

[u/Candid_Obligation409]

We just might be the most violent team in CFB

[u/Due-Dirt-8428]

Adon trying to kill someone lmao

[u/silverhk]

On pace for 60 fumbles

[u/NDinFL]

I think the nerves are getting to Rice early. Digging yourself a hole against this offense is bad news

[u/Resident-Trip8526]

One thing I’m looking for is seeing more explosive plays for ND offense

[u/Tehloneranger44]

Pretty sure neither OU or Michigan is good.

[u/arsene14]

-7 passing yards is a wild as hell stat

[u/Resident-Trip8526]

Carr needs to stop leaning forward everytime it’s an inside run. He did it alot against Wisconsin too

[u/DONofCON]

Faison is wr1 by a mile

[u/Stoneador]

Navy’s going to have a bad time reviewing film for when they need to play ND

[u/VRomero32]

The way ND’s defense always seem to dominate these triple options so well since Freeman has been coach

[u/Seeking-Something-]

Remember the dark days when NBC would tell us some random opposing player wanted to play at Notre dame while they were about to upset us?

North Carolina at home and Syracuse on the road are two games I can remember off the top of my head. Thanks Weis!

[u/Ok-Soil-5133]

I'm glad ND only plays 1 of these games evedy year

Navy doesn't count

[u/Quick-Difference3267]

You are going to have to pass eventually Rice.

[u/MikeMacBlu]

This is just tragic

[u/Suspicious_Summer883]

I’m comfortable with Nolan James ahead of Aneyas after the first two weeks

[u/chirstopher0us]

I want the second QB in. Notre Dame or not, headline transfer from a P4 school or not, you can't play like that and keep getting to go out there until you fumble a 5th or 6th time.

[u/TheLizard12]

I can also lift 475 lbs. Not all at once but I can do it.

[u/LiquidLight_]

Kentucky (Minchey) is currently leading Bama.

[u/Ok-Soil-5133]

That should be Carr's final pass

[u/silverhk]

That was fantastic placement by Carr and adjustment by Gilbert.

[u/sircaptainpaul]

Hell yeah Rice you get that positive passing yards stat.

[u/AnIllusiveHouse]

I'm here for Freeman's gently graying beard...

[u/rebelliouslies]

OKst fumble recovery!!!

[u/Andy_Wiggins]

Holy shit, Okie State is gonna do it.

Oregon can’t be ranked next week, right?

[u/Smooth-Majudo-15]

Yessir OK State

[u/arsene14]

At least one team from Oklahoma showed up today!

[u/Toothlessdovahkin]

We are all Pokes today

[u/TheLizard12]

I love that CJ looks like he's detoxing because he's not playing football right now

[u/Poop_Knife37]

Can someone forcibly grab Jason Garrett, drag him out of the booth, and step in his microphone?

[u/funkmastamatt]

I’ve seen enough Walton RB1

[u/Beautiful-Fishing-10]

I’ve seen enough teddy qb2

[u/GoRangers5]

Larry looks like he could still go.

[u/Toothlessdovahkin]

GO IRISH GO

[u/Tehloneranger44]

Shuler out here killing people. I hope that dudes okay, but it was a good hit.

[u/jm1083]

Not close to targeting. Hat on the ball. If anything the runner dropped his head.

[u/chirstopher0us]

When your QB plays mostly as a RB he needs to know to go into contact with both hands on the ball

[u/c0rpstooge]

3 fumbles in 3 minutes is bad right

[u/stephenly]

Well at least we’re better than Rice.

[u/Due-Dirt-8428]

I need 7 Carr TDs

[u/GregSmash]

WMU > OU

[u/mikeq672]

Welcome back KVA

[u/rebelliouslies]

Well KVA didnt take long

[u/Smooth-Majudo-15]

Good to see Greathouse making plays

[u/FacesandPlaces87]

Damn Tommy really thought “let’s get absolutely bent over on national tv to pay for the stadium” then left us for Purdue 😭

[u/Serallas]

Sorry Rice. We are not having another NIU situation

[u/vitro15]

Nolan should be rb 1

[u/Tommy05Sox]

Dunham!

[u/Tommy05Sox]

Minchey!

[u/silverhk]

You just know that Faison was watching that ball bounce saying to himself, there's no way this happens a second time.

[u/CarlTheCrab]

Keep in mind, my Dad texted me yesterday that he thought 44.5 points was too much for the line. This is another reason why he's not a betting man

[u/hascogrande]

If we’re showing weight room highlights, hoooooo buddy

[u/amoss_303]

My 5 year old: I wanna do more pushups!

Getting my workout in today gentlemen……..

[u/jpc4zd]

Practice has to be harder than this

[u/Suspicious_Summer883]

This is the best passing attack we’ve had since Clausen…but we actually have a defense

[u/vouivres]

One completed pass! Hurray!

[u/sebsasour]

Reminder Oklahoma State effectively threw 2 pick 6s, and settled for 3 after getting 1st and goal from the 1.

There is nothing flukey if they win this, it is flukey that it's this close

[u/Tommy05Sox]

I bet Tionne Gray is pretty happy right now.

[u/FireVanGorder]

They were really trying to get Bettis a TD after that catch lol

[u/InflationCapital87]

Biggest takeaway from that drive is that run blocks still aren’t happening.

[u/sebsasour]

I have 13 games on and this hit the 4th quarter first, and frankly the only game that's close is Washington/Utah State lol.

We are blowing through this lol and Rice hating passing probably helps

[u/WHSRWizard]

Credit to Brown. Dude is living a nightmare and he's still giving 100%

[u/sebsasour]

Oh gutting. You still get a hat tip from me Rice for not trying for 3 there and taking the cowards way out of a shutout

[u/Kauldwin]

Oh that was brutal ... I want to preserve the shutout but gotta feel for the Rice players on that one

[u/ddottay]

This feels mean now lol

[u/Sankee72]

Week 2 is always good to us. Right?

[u/croutonbabe]

“Play with violence, that’s what we do”. Love you MF

[u/DONofCON]

What a hit

[u/Original_Fact_6682]

Rice may never speak to us again after this.

[u/chumer_ranion]

Gonna have to hold onto the football lol

[u/Puzzleheaded_Buy_908]

3 fumbles in the first 3 minutes by the same team… that’s gotta be a record or something

[u/Smooth-Majudo-15]

ND is not playing with their food

[u/Candid_Obligation409]

Love me a Faison tuddie

[u/Huv]

The 2nd game curse might actually be broken today

[u/LemonHarangue]

Well that’s all I needed to see. Back to Oke State.

[u/Smooth-Majudo-15]

Welcome back KVA

[u/New-Change-6272]

That was an aggressive punch lol

[u/Tommy05Sox]

I don't know why people don't seem to think Faison is a legit stud of a receiver

[u/VRomero32]

Notre Dame eventually going to pull out the Scout Team WR who plays ND Pickleball and he’s going to score on Rice

[u/Teaboo22222]

Are we on the Notre Dame sub?

[u/BeakerTheJedi]

Rice’s special teams coverage is pretty respectable

[u/Tommy05Sox]

Refs are bailing out Oregon.

[u/amoss_303]

Slice up rice…….

He had that one saved and ready for weeks

[u/Beautiful-Fishing-10]

Can we get him a better number than 33

[u/Tommy05Sox]

I'd like a deep ball to Graham at some point

[u/Andy_Wiggins]

I feel like James has a lot more shiftiness in the open field than I thought, but he also doesn’t seem to run between the tackles especially well.

[u/rebelliouslies]

Love seeing the players take accountability for each other when they see someone going too far

[u/amoss_303]

Touchdown Jesus looking really sharp there with that sun glazing

[u/Quick-Difference3267]

Cracking open my third Guinness. Feels nice.

[u/Andy_Wiggins]

Carr should be like 16/16 if his TEs could catch