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Injuries

Young and Spindler were walking pretty well after the game. Didn't see anything noticeable or too bad. Think both will be okay and we really need them to be

Mills damn it man that sucks. He was wearing a brace after and had a limp. He is so important we need him to play.

Cross had a big thing on his ankle or heavily taped during the game. He really didn't do much and didn't look like himself

Traore, Botelho, Onye out vs Georgia. Cross and Young possibly compromised. Mills is questionable at best. Can we hold up.....
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Curt Cignetti

While he may be a very good coach, he has an edge to his personality that comes across as arrogance. On Gameday before the game--why was a head coach taking time away from preparing his team and coaching staff for the game to go on TV?--he was responding to critics about IU not beating any top 25 teams. He noted that when IU beat Nebraska they were ranked 25th and then bragged that IU "kicked their ass." You can bet that will be bulletin board material for the next time IU and Nebraska play. Wasn't very classy on Cignetti's part. I have a feeling Cignetti won't be a popular guy with other coaches in the B1G.
Bulletin board material means jack shit
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Curt Cignetti

While he may be a very good coach, he has an edge to his personality that comes across as arrogance. On Gameday before the game--why was a head coach taking time away from preparing his team and coaching staff for the game to go on TV?--he responded to a question from Herbstreit about IU not beating any top 25 teams. He said, "We don't just beat top-25 teams, we beat the shit out of them." He then noted that when IU beat Nebraska they were ranked 25th and bragged that IU "kicked their ass." You can bet that will be bulletin board material for the next time IU and Nebraska play. Wasn't very classy on Cignetti's part. I have a feeling Cignetti won't be a popular guy with other coaches in the B1G.

Injuries

12 days between games is pretty optimal and may be better than the 24 days Georgia gets. It seems like we should be mostly ok. Coach said there is optimism on Mills. Love has some more time. Jagasah(sp) coming along. Young seems good. Plus another game under our belts. I believe Indiana's last two scores probably a blessing in disguise as team will understand need to improve.
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Injuries

They had a camera in the locker room after the game (at the top of the stairs where the "PLACT" sign is located) and I saw Bryce Young come up the stairs with no obvious difficulty. That suggests to me he isn't badly injured.

After the game on the ESPN show Scott Van Pelt specifically asked MF about Rylie Mills injury. MF didn't provide any detail but said he was optimistic that Mills' injury isn't "seaason ending." Watching the replay of the play where RM got hurt it looked to me like Rylie might have swung around and hyperextended his knee on Jaylen Sneed's leg as he was sacking Rourke. If no serious ligament damage is involved, hyperextensions can take anywhere from 2-4 weeks to heal. So I am not sure Rylie will be available for UGA, or if he is, whether he will be full go. That would be a potentially significant loss, as we need in him there against UGA's huge OL.

I didn't see the play where Spindler got hurt, so I don't know much about it.

Jeremiyah Love didn't seem to be a full go--except on his 98y TD run! I read later he was "sick" for the game; I wonder if he was dealing with a cold or flu bug. Hopefully he will be good to go for the Sugar Bowl.

One of the unintended consequences of this new 12-team playoff format is that injuries can start to mount and impact a team's chances. When you have to win 4 games to be the champion, and you are playing really good teams where there is likely to be some spirited play, the odds of an important player getting injured go up.
Too many games now - kids are going to pay the price.

Injuries

Mills
Young
Spindler

Am I missing anyone?

Anyone got updates?

They had a camera in the locker room after the game (at the top of the stairs where the "PLACT" sign is located) and I saw Bryce Young come up the stairs with no obvious difficulty. That suggests to me he isn't badly injured.

After the game on the ESPN show Scott Van Pelt specifically asked MF about Rylie Mills injury. MF didn't provide any detail but said he is optimistic that Mills' injury isn't "seaason ending." Watching the replay of the play where RM got hurt it looked to me like Rylie might have swung around and hyperextended his knee on Jaylen Sneed's leg as he was sacking Rourke. If no serious ligament damage is involved, hyperextensions can take anywhere from 2-4 weeks to heal. So I am not sure Rylie will be available for UGA, or if he is, whether he will be full go. That would be a potentially significant loss, as we need in him there against UGA's huge OL.

I didn't see the play where Spindler got hurt, so I don't know much about it.

Jeremiyah Love didn't seem to be a full go--except on his 98y TD run! I read later he was "sick" for the game; I wonder if he was dealing with a cold or flu bug. Hopefully he will be good to go for the Sugar Bowl.

One of the unintended consequences of this new 12-team playoff format is that injuries can start to mount and impact a team's chances. When you have to win 4 games to be the champion, and you are playing really good teams where there is likely to be some spirited play, the odds of an important player getting injured go up.
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When ND Beats UGA

Georgia is a football factory, the only classes being attended are court ordered by judges after the DUI arrests, Let's not get it twisted Georgia is the #1 College Football program over the past 7-8, other than when they play Alabama,

ND beating Georgia, would be along the lines of Penn State beating Miami in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, or ND beating Miam in 1988 in the Catholics vs Convicts game, As a ND fan I want ND to win the ball game, but just as a fan of college football and what it represents, I want ND to win, because they try to still do it right, Georgia, not so much
College football being the key phrase here.

Football Notre Dame defense, home crowd delivers in raising bar for playoff Irish

“I've never been a part of an environment like that,” said Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman. “It was special. The crowd played a factor. The noise played a factor. It was a special thing to be a part of.”

Notre Dame's defense was pretty special too.

Won the Battle Hope We Didnt Lose the War

Pete Sampson said Mills was walking wanted to go back in had a brace guessing he will play. Not sure on Young or Roco..
Spindler was not in uniform after the game, which leads me to believe his injury was serious. I was happy to see Mills walking around on the sideline because the way he grabbed at his knee, I was thinking another ACL. There was no mention of Young's injury in Hanson's recap of the game.
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