Awesome or disgusting?

Discuss.

Many a post here the last few days say that to beat Alabama the Irish need Book and the offense to air it out, take shots down the field, throw on first down etc.

But isnt that asking Book to change over night? Is that really a strength of this team?

I propose a completely different plan. One which I am sure will be dis agreed with.

Run on first down. Run on second down. Run on third down. Run on 4th down.

Basically, play service academy football.

Take the ball and eat the clock. Keep Bama and its offense off the field. Frustrate the hell out of them by playing 4 down offensive football right from the get go.

Three tight ends. Wildcat occasionally.

Yes pass occasionally but be willing to run for 3 on first down, run for 3 on second, run for 3 on third and run for just enough on 4th down.
If its 4th and 2 line up quickly and run the ball for the first.

The irish offense is not capable of out scoring this team. Not even close. So why try?

Yes, Bama will adjust but by that time we got ourselves a game.

Okay, fire away

I would be interested to hear if anyone closer to the story has an opinion.

I have to say that I am a bit surprised that West Point is allowing these cadets to keep playing. To me, it takes a little of the "we are so different than anyone else" off the table.

Tip at 6 pm on ACC Network.

UVA's a 6-point favorite and ranked No. 23. But they were just shellacked by Gonzaga (no shame there), 98-75. Most points allowed since November 2010. To me, says a lot more about Gonzaga than UVA. The brutal UVA offense from last year seems to be a thing of the past. They're back to top-50 and top-30 in a lot of KenPom categories. A lot more shooting. Can't let Sam Hauser or Trey Murphy get open all night.

I kind of feel like this is a decent matchup for ND. UVA's not going to dribble-drive anyone to death. That's the biggest thing right now.

The SEC ass kissing has never been more apparent for a very mediocre Florida team somehow still being ranked in the top 10 all season.

At least according to this ND account. Not sure the veracity, but not surprising if it is true. He has been a remarkable example of resilience, courage, and hard work. I wish him nothing but the best the rest of his life. He’s certainly earned it.

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Wonder how that would make Khari Gee feel? Not that I think he would flip back necessarily. That would tick me off if I were him actually.

Story: https://notredame.rivals.com/news/w...a-notre-dame-in-the-college-football-playoffs

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Trask with 3 picks already- Sooners 17-0 first quarter

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Was talking to a buddy who had no idea about the pipeline of former head coach “analysts” at Alabama, and it got me thinking when / if ND could ever move in that direction.
Most of our blowout losses over the past 5-10 years have come after off-weeks (Bama 2013 NC, Clemson 2018 Cotton Bowl, Michigan 2019, Ohio State 2016 Fiesta Bowl), whereas when we play these top tier teams in-season (not after bye week) we tend to play them much closer (Clemson 2020, both UGA games, Clemson 2015, FSU 2014). One way to make sense of this is that when teams have analysts on staff they have an enhanced ability to prepare than we do, which increases their advantage (in addition to talent in most of these cases). I recall after the Bama 2013 NC there being a quote that Bama was calling out all of our plays before we ran them.
Given these analysts tend to work for sub-$100k is it a move that Kelly could pull off under the current administration to help close the gap with the football factories?

With the pass catching skill of Williams, and predictability that he will be blocking to protect Book, can we not slip him out 5-6 times for a dump off? I think he could be special in space.
Our WRs simple take off on fly patterns and run the TE clear out the middle....( yes, we actually can have someone down the middle 10-15 yards- it’s not a penalty).
Williams should have 5-6 catches Friday.

If nothings been reported yet does anyone know when there will be an announcement?

Should begin around 10:25 a.m. ET.

I don't mean to be a downer, but can you imagine ND vs Bama in the Rose Bowl (playoff) in normal circumstances (I know, I know, we will likely get smoked), BUT, in the unlikely event that we were competitive, or, God forbid, we could actually win....what a spectacle that would be. I'm not embarrassed to admit that I've had daydreams about this scenario for years. It would be an iconic ND football memory. Happy New Year and thanks for listening.

Opening statement: It's an honor for us to play against a very well-coached Notre Dame team. Brian Kelly has done a great job. We're looking forward to this in what has been an unusual season.

The Crimson Tide has changed its identity during the Nick Saban era that now leans more toward offense rather than defense.
https://notredame.rivals.com/news/notre-dame-alabama-taking-the-offensive

After today's release of the uniform Notre Dame will be wearing against Alabama on Friday, I began to ponder whether I am a fan of what Under Armour has done with the Irish uniforms since ND signed with UA in 2014. What say you?

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Not up to the task. 3 picks in the first quarter. Missing a lot of weapons but still surprisingly bad performance

This doesn't present the prettiest picture for the 20-point underdog Fighting Irish ... but great moments are born from great opportunity.
https://notredame.rivals.com/news/notre-dame-vs-alabama-on-paper

Here are tonight's Lucky Charms...

*** One of Notre Dame's recent class of 2022 offers went out on Dec. 14 to Lake Balboa (Calif.) Birmingham's Arlis Boardingham. Rivals lists the 6-5, 220-pounder as a wide receiver, but Notre Dame's Mike Elston offered him as a defensive end. A few schools are recruiting him on defense while others see him as a tight end. I spoke with Boardingham a few days ago, and he is interested in Notre Dame but admittedly doesn't know much about the program and hasn't been to campus. Arizona State, Boston College, Colorado and Oregon State are among his other early offers.

*** Suwannee (Ga.) Lambert wide receiver Kojo Antwi received an offer from Notre Dame Nov. 22, but the Irish's offer looks to have been too late. Earlier today, Antwi announced a top schools list of USC, Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Florida, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Oregon. If the Irish stay involved here, I do believe they can quickly make up some ground as Antwi seemed like a Notre Dame type kid in my interaction with him recently.

*** Notre Dame offered Ponchatoula (La.) class of 2022 athlete Amorion Walker in early November, and the 6-3, 170-pounder says the Fighting Irish are among his top schools along with Mississippi State, Kansas State and Florida State. Below is an excerpt on Walker from a Rivals.com article that was posted Tuesday:

Notre Dame was the most recent school to offer Walker back in November. It was an offer he said he was blessed and honored to receive.

“I had been hearing from them for a little bit, I’d say for about a month prior,” Walker said of Notre Dame. “I got hurt this season so I wasn’t able to play too much, but they still came through because they’d seen something special.”

With the Notre Dame offer being new, Walker is still familiarizing himself with the program and building connections at the school.

“My uncle, Reggie Walker, he plays for the Arizona Cardinals,” Walker said. “Terry Joseph works at Notre Dame and he has a cousin (Vance Joseph) that coaches for the Arizona Cardinals, so that’s kind of a connection.”