Officially Official CFB Playoff 1st Round (Corn & Soybeans Bowl) ND v. IU Game Thread

[PHJIndy]

Now's the time for prevent defense!

 

[Shakin' Down the Thunder]

Indiana didn’t even try to block that.

Smart thing to do. Freeman is known to go for it on 4th down.

 

[Shakin' Down the Thunder]

Feel like we should be up by 30. At least ND gets the ball to start 2nd half.

 

[christophero]

17-3 halftime lead. Great job boys. Halfway home.

 

[PHJIndy]

Halftime!

 

[PHJIndy]

It ain't over 'til it's over, but I'll take another half just like that one! The defense was stout and the offense drove the ball nicely most of the half.

 

[GH56IRISH]

Anyone else think we were holding love and price out in the 2nd qtr for the second half?

 

[banmate6]

Solid 1st half. D is elite. The O can do better.

I’m a bit worried about Love. Announcers mentioned possible tweak still on knee.

🙏

 

[stu4don]

Any posters at the game? What's the buzz?

 

[BGI User 1596]

Anyone else think we were holding love and price out in the 2nd qtr for the second half?

Williams looks good too….nice hands to catch those frozen ducks.

 

[ftnfan62]

I think love is 95%. That 98 yard 22 was gaining on him. If you don’t need him, stick with Williams and price.

 

[stu4don]

Great first half! Score on our first possession and end this.

 

[ftnfan62]

If ND can take the opening drive of the second and put up 7 while taking 5 Min off, don’t see IU coming back

 

[christophero]

If we can seal the deal this team is starting to look formidable.

 

[THUNDERSTRUCK111]

Anyone else think we were holding love and price out in the 2nd qtr for the second half?

I do. Keep them in just enough. But if we stay ahead comfortably they wil run with Anayes.

 

[12375CAT]

Hoosiers shot themselves in the foot with your pick. Unless something freaky happens you should rule.
Agree?

 

[ftnfan62]

I don’t think 17 wins this. Hope I’m wrong.

 

[THUNDERSTRUCK111]

I don’t think 17 wins this. Hope I’m wrong.

No but 28 does in my opinion

 

[christophero]

Even 20-3 makes it a 3 score game. FG on the opening drive, eat some clock.

 

[motkaboo]

Come out and get up 24-3 and it's over! 👍

 

[ftnfan62]

i could see IU putting up 21. I think 28 sounds right.

 

[ftnfan62]

True. If you come out, chew up 4-5 min and score a TD. Thats a tough hill.

 

[Zorich 88]

TD on first possession of the 3rd will seal the game for ND. 24-3 mid 3rd quarter will be to much for IU

 

[banmate6]

I'm also with scoring in opening drive for 2nd half. That will do serious damage to Indiana morale.

 

[FightingIrish44]

I think Indiana is going to try to sling it around in the second half. Crossing routes and fades (ND has been covering the fades well though). In cuts to the slot like they completed twice in the first half.

 

[HDK]

If ND can take the opening drive of the second and put up 7 while taking 5 Min off, don’t see IU coming back

I think that's a big if. I've been more impressed with the IU defense than I expected to be. They are well disciplined and tackle well. I hope we can start to lean on them to tire them them out going into the fourth quarter.

 

[banmate6]

I just read on the Soundoff board that without the Love run, ND has 55 yards rushing. Is that true?

 

[chaseball]

I think Indiana is going to try to sling it around in the second half. Crossing routes and fades (ND has been covering the fades well though). In cuts to the slot like they completed twice in the first half.

They are dinking and dunking because they are getting dominated by the defense. If they start "slinging it around" it'll only equate to more short possessions/3 and outs.

 

[ftnfan62]

Agree. ND’s D so far has been great. But they are not getting to the QB. IU is and outside of a broken play, ND had one real drive. I don’t see ND putting up another 17. I think it’s a dog fight to 10 because MD is balancing clock with risk

 

[chaseball]

I just read on the Soundoff board that without the Love run, ND has 55 yards rushing. Is that true?

Take out any team's best run (which also eliminates a possession) and it'll look 'meh' for any team.

 

[THUNDERSTRUCK111]

We’re going to know a lot about love if he is in on the first series of the 2nd half.

 

[PHJIndy]

Nice start to the 2nd half!

 

[FightingIrish44]

What a call. Risky with the toss but man I love that Freeman takes special teams seriously.

 

[FightingIrish44]

Ok what the hell with the delay of game.

 

[chaseball]

what is this weird insistence by ND fans that Indiana (despite all of the evidence) is some team about to go off on ND or something?

The data says ND would dominate prior to the game
ND has dominated during the game
ND win prob up to 93%
ND up 110+ in total yards
ND has the better players
ND has the home field

what else do you guys need to see?

 

[savvyandsassier]

You know they had that shit planned weeks in advance if they won the toss.

 

[BGI User 1596]

Ok what the hell with the delay of game.

Leonard doing Leonard things.

 

[PHJIndy]

Very conservative call on 2nd and 7!

 

[BGI User 1596]

Wasting the momentum from the KO return.

 

[PHJIndy]

Maybe Leonard should have run the ball himself on 3rd and 7 instead of throwing into coverage!