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I know I did not play a football game but I did go on a bender to Cabo and travelled almost 12 hours home due to delays on the 4th and hit bed at 3:00 AM. I was a little tired on the 5th but felt great on the 6th despite the two hour time difference...work, hit the gym........I am over 50...they will be fine.

The flight would have been less than 2 hours in the air....home and in bed by midnight Thursday but being young men who just won a football game they would have been up for awhile so sure 2:00 AM. Friday would have been rest, therapy day...eat well. Saturday Practice, Sunday Practice (remember no limits on time as school is out) Monday practice...Tuesday morning practice at ND.....then fly a 2 1/2 hour in air flight to Miami......meetings, warm weather, nice meal....to sleep by 10:00 or 11:00....team meeting this morning....likely walk through at the Stadium / light practice...more film.....maybe a cruise down South Beach....another good nights rest tonight.....

5 Nights in South Bend......2 Nights at a 5 star hotel in Miami....18-24 years old......no school to worry about...just take care of practice, eat right....rest. If you wait much longer they will be bored.

Either way...the Sugar Bowl did not end "Close to Midnight" It ended before 8:00 PM Eastern.

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Both PSU coordinators gave 10 minute Orange Bowl press conferences available on YouTube. The OC seemed a little full of himself and compared ND to "some of the Big Ten defenses we have seen"; the DC coordinator gave off a bit of a nutty professor vibe. I am not a really good judge because by 32 hours out my fan vision goggles get pretty thick--but I don't think they are ready for the coming storm.

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BM16 said:

Notre Dame needs to mirror what Ohio State did to get after Allar. He was very pedestrian in that game. He is not a mobile quarterback.

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Huge misconception about Allar. He is mobile. He is athletic

He ran for 34 first downs this year and over 450 yards

He is more athletic than people think and he gets out of a lot of pressure and can run

Bob Crable was a one man wreaking crew. Leading tackler in ND history and there is not even a close second.

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banmate6 said:

I read many times back in the day he ran 10.x. Nobody said 10 flat.

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You didn't write that. Huge difference

I don’t know how they compare, but I gotta think they’re two of the best coordinators and all of college football. I think they are the key to Notre Dame winning at all.

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Allar is the best QB Notre Dame has faced. 22 TDS only 6 picks.

Warren is one of the best offensive players ND has faced. Averaging 12 yards a reception.

That being said, PSU has struggled on offense at times. OSU forced a lot of punts as well as Illinois.

I have ND winning the game. ND will move the ball better than they did against Georgia.

ND 27
PSU 20

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tbonesays said:

3. On 3rd down, please call a pass that goes further than the sticks. The entire UGA defense sat behind the WR knowing the pass would be short and they could break on the WR and stop the first down.

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I'll go even further. In the UGA game, we were behind the chains a lot and had 3rd and long. I don't think the PSU defense is quite as good as Georgia, but they're stout enough. We absolutely need to stay ahead of the chains better.

Golson5 said:

Wallace is a good wr. And the young kid Evans is developing into a deep threat. Outside of those 2, very mediocre imo. The young tight end is stating to play more. He's going to be good

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The better question then may be -- how good is their OL in pass protection?

tbonesays said:

3. On 3rd down, please call a pass that goes further than the sticks. The entire UGA defense sat behind the WR knowing the pass would be short and they could break on the WR and stop the first down.

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This is probably the most common fan complaint of every football team, at every level.