There is a reason alright we have had such poor success over the last dozen years....( yes this goes back further but let's look at what was supposed to be our program is back era)
Here is the biggest games in the past dozen years
2012
@ Oklahoma
ND rushing
39/215
OU rushing
24/15
Win! 30-13
2012 Bama BCS game
ND rushing
19/32
Bama rushing
45/265
Loss!
2015 @ Clemson
ND rushing
32/111
CU rushing
43/212
Loss!! 22-24
2015 Fiesta vs. OSU
ND Rushing
32/121
OSU rushing
54/285
Loss!!! 28-44
2016
38 dropbacks in standing water and a hurricane....
we'll forget about 2016!!
2017
vs. UGA
ND rushing
37/55
UGA rushing
43/185
Loss!!!! 19-20
2017 @ Miami
ND rushing
36/109
UM rushing
42/237
Loss!!!!! 8-41
2018 Playoff vs, Clemson
ND rushing
35/88
Clemson rushing
37/211
Loss!!!!!! 3-30
2019 @ UGA
ND rushing
14/46
UGA rushing
33/152
Loss!!!!!!! 17-23
2019 @ Michigan
ND rushing
31/47
Michigan rushing
57/303
Loss!!!!!!!!! 14-45
2020 vs Clemson
ND rushing
40/208
Clemson rushing
33/34
Win!! 47-40
2020 vs Clemson ACC
ND rushing
30-44
Clemson rushing
27/219
Loss!!!!!!!!!!10-34
2020 Playoff (1/1/21)
ND rushing
38/139
Bama rushing
25/140
Loss!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14-31
2021 Fiesta Bowl vs OkSU
ND rushing
21/42
OkSU
44/234
Loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 35-37
Isn't it odd that every other year or so we have this allegedly top offensive line in the land...so they say....
yet in the biggest of games we just can't run.
The backs really not that good? The line overrated? Coaching? Scheme?
either way it's wrong...something...perhaps all of it.
We suck at the QB spot too which doesn't help much be we are even worse at running the ball in the biggest of games.
It's the old school way of football present day. can't run...can't stop the run....NOT GOING TO WIN!!!
Here is the biggest games in the past dozen years
2012
@ Oklahoma
ND rushing
39/215
OU rushing
24/15
Win! 30-13
2012 Bama BCS game
ND rushing
19/32
Bama rushing
45/265
Loss!
2015 @ Clemson
ND rushing
32/111
CU rushing
43/212
Loss!! 22-24
2015 Fiesta vs. OSU
ND Rushing
32/121
OSU rushing
54/285
Loss!!! 28-44
2016
38 dropbacks in standing water and a hurricane....
we'll forget about 2016!!
2017
vs. UGA
ND rushing
37/55
UGA rushing
43/185
Loss!!!! 19-20
2017 @ Miami
ND rushing
36/109
UM rushing
42/237
Loss!!!!! 8-41
2018 Playoff vs, Clemson
ND rushing
35/88
Clemson rushing
37/211
Loss!!!!!! 3-30
2019 @ UGA
ND rushing
14/46
UGA rushing
33/152
Loss!!!!!!! 17-23
2019 @ Michigan
ND rushing
31/47
Michigan rushing
57/303
Loss!!!!!!!!! 14-45
2020 vs Clemson
ND rushing
40/208
Clemson rushing
33/34
Win!! 47-40
2020 vs Clemson ACC
ND rushing
30-44
Clemson rushing
27/219
Loss!!!!!!!!!!10-34
2020 Playoff (1/1/21)
ND rushing
38/139
Bama rushing
25/140
Loss!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14-31
2021 Fiesta Bowl vs OkSU
ND rushing
21/42
OkSU
44/234
Loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 35-37
Isn't it odd that every other year or so we have this allegedly top offensive line in the land...so they say....
yet in the biggest of games we just can't run.
The backs really not that good? The line overrated? Coaching? Scheme?
either way it's wrong...something...perhaps all of it.
We suck at the QB spot too which doesn't help much be we are even worse at running the ball in the biggest of games.
It's the old school way of football present day. can't run...can't stop the run....NOT GOING TO WIN!!!
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