Notre dame beat Clemson on special teams and on offense. Clemson's offense beat us during the second half but not after that.
JOK is going first round. He's terrorizing offenses right now.
What a game Kyle Hamilton had. You look at Etienne's stat line and part of his problem was KH shooting in on run blitz.
You can't say Lawrence's absence didn't hurt. Most across the country watched DJU's performance and give him the credit he deserves, and some say the Irish would have won regardless, but some of the third-down misses that DJU failed to covert you have to wonder if TL would have moved the chains. Also, in the grand scheme of things, if TL had been available, would the Irish have been able to key in on stopping Etienne like they did? Maybe, but I'm not so sure. That proved to be colossal.
Kyrin Williams absolutely picked up that stinking blitz all night long. I mean dude, let's face it, he played lights out last night.
Right now, the Irish need to divorce this game from their memory banks and move on. We're famous for post-win letdowns.
It's not a foregone conclusion that the Irish will lose in the ACCCG. We shouldn't accept that from anyone here or elsewhere in the college football world. Play physical football and inspired like they did and let's see what happens. You get the feeling Ian Book has rediscovered the downfield passing game. That, added into what already exists, is like adding a whole nother dimension that makes this team dangerous. If the irish play physical and can run the football, they should be able to fight to the very end.
After playing spotless football the first 6 games we started to see just a few false starts and holding penalties. BUT, overall, considering the magnitude of the whole thing, they held tough in a stressful situation. In seasons past, boneheaded mistakes would have killed this team. Winning is about playing hard, mistake-free football.
The Irish abandoned the run in the fourth quarter but went back to it in OT. That's coaching. My hat is off to Tom Rees and BK. That's keeping cool in the face of adversity. Kudos.
The talent gap between Clemson and ND is real, but you see it mainly in terms of depth. If a Tiger player gets covid, suspended or injured, they've got options and the replacements are 5-stars that can step in and compete right away. Notre Dame is man for man with them in terms of the starters, but things get shaky if there's adversity. If you're going to be a championship team and win consistently, you gotta get similar quality of depth.
When my son played varsity FB in highschool, I used to tell him he didn't have to win the game himself, just don't lose it with boneheaded mistakes. Manage the game well and you'll win. That's Ian Book's MO. He's a winner. He's not Jalen Hurts or Joe Burrows, but he's a winner. At times his mediocrity is mid blowing, but he's gritty and scrappy, which ain't half bad.
JOK is going first round. He's terrorizing offenses right now.
What a game Kyle Hamilton had. You look at Etienne's stat line and part of his problem was KH shooting in on run blitz.
You can't say Lawrence's absence didn't hurt. Most across the country watched DJU's performance and give him the credit he deserves, and some say the Irish would have won regardless, but some of the third-down misses that DJU failed to covert you have to wonder if TL would have moved the chains. Also, in the grand scheme of things, if TL had been available, would the Irish have been able to key in on stopping Etienne like they did? Maybe, but I'm not so sure. That proved to be colossal.
Kyrin Williams absolutely picked up that stinking blitz all night long. I mean dude, let's face it, he played lights out last night.
Right now, the Irish need to divorce this game from their memory banks and move on. We're famous for post-win letdowns.
It's not a foregone conclusion that the Irish will lose in the ACCCG. We shouldn't accept that from anyone here or elsewhere in the college football world. Play physical football and inspired like they did and let's see what happens. You get the feeling Ian Book has rediscovered the downfield passing game. That, added into what already exists, is like adding a whole nother dimension that makes this team dangerous. If the irish play physical and can run the football, they should be able to fight to the very end.
After playing spotless football the first 6 games we started to see just a few false starts and holding penalties. BUT, overall, considering the magnitude of the whole thing, they held tough in a stressful situation. In seasons past, boneheaded mistakes would have killed this team. Winning is about playing hard, mistake-free football.
The Irish abandoned the run in the fourth quarter but went back to it in OT. That's coaching. My hat is off to Tom Rees and BK. That's keeping cool in the face of adversity. Kudos.
The talent gap between Clemson and ND is real, but you see it mainly in terms of depth. If a Tiger player gets covid, suspended or injured, they've got options and the replacements are 5-stars that can step in and compete right away. Notre Dame is man for man with them in terms of the starters, but things get shaky if there's adversity. If you're going to be a championship team and win consistently, you gotta get similar quality of depth.
When my son played varsity FB in highschool, I used to tell him he didn't have to win the game himself, just don't lose it with boneheaded mistakes. Manage the game well and you'll win. That's Ian Book's MO. He's a winner. He's not Jalen Hurts or Joe Burrows, but he's a winner. At times his mediocrity is mid blowing, but he's gritty and scrappy, which ain't half bad.
