SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Marcus Freeman scanned Notre Dame’s special teams meeting Saturday morning, trying to catch his players in the act.No such luck.Even two years removed from Northern Illinois, it’s clear Notre Dame’s head coach has never really moved on, so much so that he kept mentioning it in the lead-up to his team’s 52-0 blowout of Rice. Half this roster wasn’t even here for that debacle, which Freeman weaponized during Notre Dame’s run to the national championship game. Eight starters from that letdown started this weekend. It appears everyone has learned their lesson, as much as Freeman wanted to spot somebody who had not, for the sake of making a point.The Big Ten is the biggest loser from Week 2Manny Navarro“The attention to detail today, I just wanted to try to set the tone from the minute we woke up, the first punt meeting we had, I wanted to set the tone that I’ve got scars and I want you guys to understand that I’m looking for anything,” Freeman said. “I’m looking for somebody not focusing, somebody that’s not paying attention … I’m looking at everything.”Instead, Freeman got what he demanded during all week, starting when he kept the shoulder pads on during Notre Dame’s Tuesday practice. A day later, he challenged the scout team to play harder against the starters than Rice could, which the demo squads took to heart. By the end of that Wednesday, Freeman had to tell the scout team to let up, probably code for don’t start fights with the starters midweek of the season’s second game.Turns out the run-up to the home opener was more interesting than the game itself, as the Irish disposed of Rice before the second commercial break. When Adon Shuler blasted Davis Lane, dislodging both the football and the slot receiver’s soul from his body, Notre Dame had answered all Freeman’s questions.