Notre Dame @ NC game thread

[Fifthhorseman25]

Oline being dominating...good to see. Execution on both sides of the ball has improved. Yes Heels is defense is terrible BUT they are all D1 players. ND is not doing this against a high school team.
I give the entire ND coaching staff a lot of credit in this game.

 

[christophero]

Funny I don't see Mack Brown laughing anymore.

 

[DieHard_Irish]

Now finish ... maintain the intensity through the end of the game. Don't give up any soft points

 

[Shakin' Down the Thunder]

It’s sucks that the bye is next week.

Yeah. Offense could use another game to build on. Coach Freeman said he's gonna do at least 3-4 practices in the next week. The guys aren't that banged up.

 

[PHJIndy]

Totally disagree, all three of those calls were correct. Sucks for UNC, definitely, but they are the correct calks

Absolutely! No soft calls there!

 

[Shakin' Down the Thunder]

Oline being dominating...good to see. Execution on both sides of the ball has improved. Yes Heels is defense is terrible BUT they are all D1 players. ND is not doing this against a high school team.
I give the entire ND coaching staff a lot of credit in this game.

According to 247, UNC has the 16th most talented roster in the country. My guess is that most of the talent is on offense though.

 

[PHJIndy]

Need to stay in the game! It ain't over 'til it's over!

 

[PHJIndy]

That's not close to targeting! He hit him in the chest!

 

[NDinNJ]

That's a BS targeting call. Should get reversed

 

[Shakin' Down the Thunder]

Geez Bertand. Do you like getting ejected?

 

[PHJIndy]

Geez Bertand. Do you like getting ejected?

He didn't do anything, just tackled the receiver!

 

[BGI User 1596]

That's not close to targeting! He hit him in the chest!

Another soft flag!

 

[Fifthhorseman25]

His head is up. He hits him in the chest with his facemask. No launching. The targeting should be reversed.

 

[DieHard_Irish]

That IS NOT!!! targeting. That is a textbook, clean, hard hit.

 

[NDinNJ]

Everyone that's been b*tching about the D. The D had held 2 top 10 offenses to 20 points. Anyone being critical of the D doesn't know football.

 

[savvyandsassier]

This sucker is in the bag. This is like old times. If it's going to be like this all season, then Rees can stay. Because this is the highly effective ND football I've come to know and love...

 

[NDinNJ]

Wow! I can't believe they didn't reverse that.

 

[PHJIndy]

This sucker is in the bag. This is like old times. If it's going to be like this all season, then Rees can stay. Because this is the highly effective ND football I've come to know and love...

I sure hope you're right, but it's still early.

 

[PHJIndy]

The flags have flipped!

 

[PHJIndy]

It's like make up time for the zebras!

 

[savvyandsassier]

That is classic. Two DQs in successive weeks. I guess old boy didn't learn his lesson, even it was a 'soft' targeting....

 

[PHJIndy]

That is classic. Two DQs in successive weeks. I guess old boy didn't learn his lesson, even it was a 'soft' targeting....

But he wasn't guilty of targeting this time!

 

[PHJIndy]

Sorry NC, no flag on every play!

 

[BGI User 1596]

Sorry NC, no flag on every play!

The refs arm is too sore to throw another one!

 

[Shakin' Down the Thunder]

But he wasn't guilty of targeting this time!

The problem as I understand it, is that as long as it's a head to head hit. No matter how much of was not the player's intent or it just continuous action/reaction. By rule, the officials have to call it targeting.

Anyone remember that ridiculous targeting call on Tuitt years ago? That was bad.

 

[savvyandsassier]

But he wasn't guilty of targeting this time!

Yeah, I know, I'm just kidding. But maybe that was the book on Bertrand, and the refs were keeping a watchful eye on him....

 

[christophero]

My North Carolina buddy has been strangely quiet today.

 

[BGI User 1596]

My North Carolina buddy has been strangely quiet today.

Waiting for basketball season.

 

[PHJIndy]

The problem as I understand it, is that as long as it's a head to head hit. No matter how much of was not the player's intent or it just continuous action/reaction. By rule, the officials have to call it targeting.

Anyone remember that ridiculous targeting call on Tuitt years ago? That was bad.

No heads involved in that hit! You need to look at it again.

 

[savvyandsassier]

There are lots of questionable targeting calls made. I imagine the refs are encouraged to err on the side of calling it....

 

[PHJIndy]

My North Carolina buddy has been strangely quiet today.

So have I, for a different reason. Watching today is therapeutic!

 

[christophero]

It's a season saving win, no doubt.

 

[PHJIndy]

I thought he broke the plane, but he didn't.
I sure wish they would have got that one!

 

[tbonesays]

Need to stay in the game! It ain't over 'til it's over!

It was over when Brown nixed the inside kick.

 

[Shakin' Down the Thunder]

Dammit. Estime tried to do too much on that play.

 

[irishwolfpack]

Wow, amazing play at the goal line by unc. Unfortunate end to a dominant series by estime and the ol.

 

[BGI User 1596]

I thought he broke the plane, but he didn't.
I sure wish they would have got that one!

Unfortunately he forgot the football!

 

[Fifthhorseman25]

Damn it I wanted #7 to score so bad. And 52 to whatever would have looked so good. But 45-to whatever will look good also.

 

[savvyandsassier]

That's even more classic! No worries, though. The offense was awesome today....

 

[PHJIndy]

Wow, amazing play at the goal line by unc. Unfortunate end to a dominant series by estime and the ol.

Looks like he was trying to reach the ball over and lost control. It was an error of trying, I can live with that. Not a listless play like the last two games.