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Anyone here listening to College Game Day this morning?

deadirishpoet
Telx1 said:
So thankful I watch the game with the sound off! I was disappointed we weren’t able to get more pressure on the qb with all the blitzing, but credit the DBs for great coverage. Indiana’s vaunted rushing attack was swallowed up by Cross and Mills and Rubio, and the speed and athleticism of our linebackers and defensive backs was on full display whenever they tried to run outside. Defense played a great 58 minutes last night!
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Young defensive backfield too
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banmate6 said:
Yes it was. ND played almost as well as it could. D for sure. But O came close...albeit can still improve.

Don't be fooled by the garbage time points. That's like I said on MF. He allowed the Irish to get lax at the end, knowing the game was in hand.

The ND O in my view cannot get that much better. It comes down to better play calling and some execution. Particularly by the O line in the red zone.

Like I said, RL won't suddenly become a deep passer. He'll continue to live by running and short passing. Again, it's on Denbrock to call things optimally.
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Not our a game on o. 3 Hugh missed scoring opportunities that could have pissed the game away if not for our d
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Anyone here listening to College Game Day this morning?

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deadirishpoet said:
The Irish win was si awesome, but listening to the SEC cry is just a step below.

With all the backhanded compliments to ND, and crying by the panel makes it easy to bath in their tears.

Kurt Herbstreit and his constant whining is mind bending.
On a better note Listening to Freeman makes me feel great about the future of Notre Dame football.
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So were they saying an SEC team should have been in instead of Indiana?
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Anyone here listening to College Game Day this morning?

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graceh90 said:
I almost threw up last night when Sean McDonough explained the outcome, “I’m not sure if Indiana just had a bad night or if they are just a bad team”.

As if no other reasonable explanation exists
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I don't like McDonough's pontificating. He should just stick to calling the game.

Indiana deserved to be there. They earned it, with an 11-1 record out of the Big Ten. 9-3 teams that lost late in the year to 6-6 teams don't belong in IMO.
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The game went entirely as expected. They controlled the overwhelming majority of it, and IU scored at the end to make it look closer. Unfortunately a common ND theme when they play teams they “should” beat.

The next game is THE game. Because for the past oh I don’t know….35 years, this is a game ND loses. And not only loses, but loses comfortably. They need this game. Bad.
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Telx1
Golson5 said:
Not close to our A game

The ND offense couldn't run the ball outside of 1 run really. We had 3 or 4 drops. Had a interception. We got great field position in the 2nd half and inside the red area and couldn't close the game til late. Had a field goal blocked. Too many penalties, delay of game.

Lot to clean up on O. That was our B to B- game on offense
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I agree with this. We’ve said all year that our OL was the potential weak link in this team. They’ve developed well as a unit, and given the injuries, they’ve delivered good results. But thought they played poorly last night, overall. Running game was anemic if not for Young’s 98 yard TD. Leonard was under pressure a lot, thus a ton of short dump off throws. We had two long drives that resulted in eating up a ton of click, and only had three points to show for it. Leonard had his flaws, and we were fortunate so many off target passes were caught, but his mobility makes our OL stat sheet look better than it is.
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HDK said:
Golden took the blame for the soft defense at the end.

I wouldn't have minded one consolation TD, but I was disappointed they scored twice. The coverage of both onside kicks was disappointing. It was bad enough to give up one, but we could very well have lost the second ball as well.
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Golden, but also MF above all. MF is a defensive specialist. This is where I expect a HC to intervene, telling Golden to watch it...not let the opponent back in.

Of course, that 2nd onsides kick could have been dangerous. It speaks volumes to let a game well in hand get to a risky enough situation...not that this should be exaggerated.

But it is something MF can clean up, as kids will be kids...and let off if you let them. Saban for me has been the best coach in this context. The ultimate disciplinarian and psychologist. Always demanding and getting the best access the entire game.
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Curt Cignetti

Telx1
I defended him here a few weeks ago about something he said that I thought was somewhat accurate and hardly bulletin board worthy, and stated that I liked his chippiness, the little I had read. Full disclosure, I’ve now read and heard him more extensively, and I think he’s an ass with an outsized mouth and false bravado. “We don’t just beat top 25 teams, we kick the shit out of them”, etc…. Might be interesting if remotely accurate.
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banmate6 said:
Yes it was. ND played almost as well as it could. D for sure. But O came close...albeit can still improve.

Don't be fooled by the garbage time points. That's like I said on MF. He allowed the Irish to get lax at the end, knowing the game was in hand.

The ND O in my view cannot get that much better. It comes down to better play calling and some execution. Particularly by the O line in the red zone.

Like I said, RL won't suddenly become a deep passer. He'll continue to live by running and short passing. Again, it's on Denbrock to call things optimally.
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Not close to our A game

The ND offense couldn't run the ball outside of 1 run really. We had 3 or 4 drops. Had a interception. We got great field position in the 2nd half and inside the red area and couldn't close the game til late. Had a field goal blocked. Too many penalties, delay of game.

Lot to clean up on O. That was our B to B- game on offense
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banmate6 said:
Yes it was. ND played almost as well as it could. D for sure. But O came close...albeit can still improve.

Don't be fooled by the garbage time points. That's like I said on MF. He allowed the Irish to get lax at the end, knowing the game was in hand.

The ND O in my view cannot get that much better. It comes down to better play calling and some execution. Particularly by the O line in the red zone.

Like I said, RL won't suddenly become a deep passer. He'll continue to live by running and short passing. Again, it's on Denbrock to call things optimally.
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Golden took the blame for the soft defense at the end.

I wouldn't have minded one consolation TD, but I was disappointed they scored twice. The coverage of both onside kicks was disappointing. It was bad enough to give up one, but we could very well have lost the second ball as well.
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Drinking The Green Koolaid said:
Have you ever played competitive sports? Whether its impact is real or imagined, disrespecting your opponent is often a sure fire way to motivate them for the game.
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It is one of those things that is real but hard to quantify. It won't overcome a wide margin, but can when things are tight. Motivation matters to us humans, as we're not bots.

BTW: MF was magnanimous in victory, praising Indiana. He is the last guy who will give the opponent any reason to play out of personal spite.
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