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ND vs Army game thread

I get trying to impose your will but….they got us on the inside runs at the goal line. Can’t stand stubbornness when it comes to play calling. A TD is worth 6 no matter how you score it.
There’s no guarantee that any playcall will work. The other team is trying too.
 
ND will win this easily. This is the type of game for evaluating issues. The same ones seem to be happening.

RL going deep is an issue.

OL push in power situations.

Denbrock play calling.

Silly penalties.

It's all improved over the season...but you get the feeling this has to be better in the playoffs to win.

It definitely needs to be cleaned up for the coming USC game.
 
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I respect Army, but ND is a far superior team. You'd think ND wins this comfortably.

As I say this, Army stuffs the 4th and goal. Gotta wonder about the OL at times. Where's the push?

Still shouldn't change the outcome.
Army was stacking the LoS, OL can only block so many. Do you even understand math.
 
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ND will win this easily. This is the type of game for evaluating issues. The same ones seem to be happening.

RL going deep is an issue.

OL push in power situations.

Denbrock play calling.

Silly penalties.

It's all improved over the season...but you get the feeling this has to be better in the playoffs to win.

It definitely needs to be cleaned up for the coming USC game.
Going deep hasn't been an issue in this game. They didn't try to and they've moved the ball up and down field every possession
 
Going deep hasn't been an issue in this game. They didn't try to and they've moved the ball up and down field every possession
We had TO’s. Not sure why MD tried twice to get sideline. A draw would have been killer with Army deep.
 
Going deep hasn't been an issue in this game. They didn't try to and they've moved the ball up and down field every possession

RL should have hit and not overthrown his receiver on that end zone pass.

I might be reading too much into it...but like I said, in games like this, you try to find improvements on things that will matter against a good team.

RL has had issues on that kind of play all season. Maybe he's objectively improved, but hard to tell given opponents of this quality.
 
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Denbrock infuriates me with these play calls inside the 5. Especially against a team like Army spread em out and use your athletes. Holy hell. As others have mentioned what is the hold up in getting soccer guys to tryout? No joke this is a major problem and could even cost em next week. He cannot go into the playoffs status quo.
 
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RL should have hit and not overthrown his receiver on that end zone pass.

I might be reading too much into it...but like I said, in games like this, you try to find improvements on things that will matter against a good team.

RL has had issues on that kind of play all season. Maybe he's objectively improved, but hard to tell given opponents of this quality.
That was his fist miss of the game and it was inches. Seems pretty good today.
 
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RL should have hit and not overthrown his receiver on that end zone pass.

I might be reading too much into it...but like I said, in games like this, you try to find improvements on things that will matter against a good team.

RL has had issues on that kind of play all season. Maybe he's objectively improved, but hard to tell given opponents of this quality.
That wasn't a deep pass.

And he's 9 for 10 throwing
 
That was his fist miss of the game and it was inches. Seems pretty good today.


True. I'm just talking from a what can be improved viewpoint.

Nick Saban by the way was like that...always looking to fine tune. Pretty good at seeing issues even against weak teams.

Not that I'm Saban, of course.
 
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Ok, there is not much to prove in this game.

Maybe get in the subs? Work on the kicking game?

ND has more than did the job for playoffs.

I can hear committee members turning off their TVs.

😀
 
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