OT - Notre Dame

[Hey Adrien!]

This guy is the anti-Kenny Payne.

Only six D1 teams has less D1 experience than Notre Dame, so the growing pains will come.

One cool thing about the Notre Dame loss is The Citadel's leading scorer was former Notre Dame guard Elijah Morgan.

 

[Huskyforlife]

This guy is the anti-Kenny Payne.

Only six D1 teams has less D1 experience than Notre Dame, so the growing pains will come.

One cool thing about the Notre Dame loss is The Citadel's leading scorer was former Notre Dame guard Elijah Morgan.

I like it, but he’s gotta be careful putting all the blame on the players. You’re the leader at the end of the day, getting players to play hard is near the top of your job description.

 

[Fishy]

I bet their fans are still happy the school chased away Mike Brey.

Honestly, they were headed this way with him.

Never thought much of him as a coach.

 

[Mazhude]

Kenny Payne returned to save Louisville. Now a school and a city wonder what’s next

Louisville, as one proud former player puts it, is “utterly unrecognizable.” It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Payne returned to Louisville in March 2022 as a beloved alum. Beowulf, reclaiming his land to slay the dragons of this program’s recent past — the NCAA, the messy end of Chris Mack’s tenure, the cloud of Rick Pitino, the sordid headlines, the vacated wins, the dark days. All that would recede into memory as Louisville returned to glory.

But Payne, who wasn’t made available to The Athletic during a recent visit, went 4-28 in Year 1. Now he’s 5-6 in Year 2. The negativity surrounding the program is unmatched in college basketball. Most of it’s warranted. Some of it’s hyperbolic. Such toxicity turns every missed shot into a manifesto on the program’s future...