ND-Temple Predictions

[Nocalirish]

Temple 27
ND 26

ND scores with 5 minutes left to go up by 9. Instead of Kicking the extra point, Kelly goes for 2 which is not converted. Temple returns Kelly ordered squib kick on ensuing kickoff for TD, ND fails to score again after multiple delay of game penalties and failed fake FG. Temple kicks game winning FG wth 3 seconds left. Kelly blames new Jumbotron. Claims the bright lights confused him.

LOL

 

[echowaker]

There weren't many running plays called on Sunday at the scrimmage. I don't think Kelly will ever have a sustained running attack.

Yes because every coach I know runs everything in an open to the public scrimmage.

 

[Jimowl]

AAC teams don't lose the Head Coach and 13-15 starters and beat Notre Dame. Outside of Boise St, they don't reload like that.

Temple does!

 

[Duo]

Just bringing a little more info for you ND fans. Not sure where only 4 starters on O comes from? Maybe because Temple under Rhule always rotated a lot of personnel
Offense
QB- New Starter
FB- Nick Sharga- Maybe best FB in CFB
RB- While not a starter last year, Armstead rushed for 919 and 14 TDs last year and average 5.9 yards a carry
TE- New Starter but Temple rotates this position. Yeboah is the pass thread
Line- 3 of 5 #1s lineman started 13+ games last year. New C is on Remington watch list.
WR- Talent all over the field. Bryant, Jennings, Kirkwood all 6-3+ Wright is a game breaker in slot.

Defense-
DLine- Very good interior group with many players rotating. Need to find someone to generate outside rush. Finch, who was hurt most of last year will be looked on for that.
LB- This is the inexperienced unit. Coaching staff said this is an extremely fast group, but they are green.
DB- 2 to possibly 3 NFL players in this group- Safeties Chandler and Randall make up one of the best groups in the country. CB has 1 starter back from last year and a grad transfer in Jones that was an FCS All-American last year and would have been drafted if he had come out.

I expect Temple to try and establish the run early with Armstead and then play action out of that. He is fun to watch.

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I'll be making my second trip out for this game. Hoping for good weather! Good Luck!

sah0770...........

So, do you think Temple will win? Score prediction?

 

[wicker]

Catholics vs. Cheesesteaks. ND 34-20

 

[sah0770]

sah0770...........

So, do you think Temple will win? Score prediction?

I give Temple a 33% chance of winning. I still believe it will be a lot closer of a score that most are predicting.

 

[Dropkickirish]

48 to 12 IRISH

 

[HDK]

Kelly is an outstanding coaxh. 4-8 knocks out complacency and what was "good enough" becomes unacceptable, every aspect of the operation got put under a microscope and changes were made.

ND will win lots of ball games including playing Geogia, Miami, USC and Stanfords asses off. It is going to be a long hard year for The Sewing Circle / Kelly Haters. Last year they were stroking their...egos, after every loss. This year they will be stroking something else...

I'd think the ill-conceived game plan against North Carolina State last year when everyone and their brother knew it was going to be a monsoon would be enough to convince anyone that Kelly is not an outstanding coach. He's not a terrible coach, either. He's just a good coach with certain limitations. He shouldn't be having to rethink his whole approach as he did over the off-season after seven years at ND.

 

[HDK]

I give Temple a 33% chance of winning. I still believe it will be a lot closer of a score that most are predicting.

I also assume it will be closer than most think, maybe 28-20 ND. I see ND with a conservative game plan, but I think we have too much talent to lose this game. Of course, Kelly could pull a 2011 South Florida and blow a gasket if we make mistakes, undermining his team's confidence, but I'm hoping he learned from that fiasco.