Stanford Prediction Thread

[FightingIrish44]

ND 38
Stanford 17

I don’t think this will be a game that ND throws for 300 just because Stanford isn’t considered a good team i.e. ND won’t try to throw the ball all over the place IMO, but they very well may still put up a lot of yards passing similar to Purdue.

 

[Get Nasty]

ND 38
Stanford 17

I don’t think this will be a game that ND throws for 300 just because Stanford isn’t considered a good team i.e. ND won’t try to throw the ball all over the place IMO, but they very well may still put up a lot of yards passing similar to Purdue.

We didn’t put up a lot of yards passing vs Purdue, just over 200.

Stanford will sell out to stop the run. If we can pass effectively early we blow them out, if not it could be a close game for awhile.

Freeman and denbrock hyped up Riley this week. Let’s see if we can at some point look like a playoff team that can win a game. Need to throw to do that.

 

[FightingIrish44]

We didn’t put up a lot of yards passing vs Purdue, just over 200.

Stanford will sell out to stop the run. If we can pass effectively early we blow them out, if not it could be a close game for awhile.

Freeman and denbrock hyped up Riley this week. Let’s see if we can at some point look like a playoff team that can win a game. Need to throw to do that.

That’s precisely why I said “similar” to Purdue. 233 yards in a game that was over by half time is kind of a lot of yards. I’m confident that ND could have thrown for 300 yards.

I disagree that a team needs to throw a lot to win a playoff game. Just score more points.

 

[HDK]

That’s precisely why I said “similar” to Purdue. 233 yards in a game that was over by half time is kind of a lot of yards. I’m confident that ND could have thrown for 300 yards.

I disagree that a team needs to throw a lot to win a playoff game. Just score more points.

Curiosity got the best of me, so I had to look up the stats for the ND-Purdue game.

Leonard: 11 of 16 for 112 yards, no TDs, no Ints.
Angeli: 6 of 9 for 100 yards, 2 TDs, no Ints.
Minchey: 1 of 1 for 4 yards, 0 TDs, no Ints.

It's hard for me to believe that Leonard was surrounded by better players and had better coaching at Duke when he threw for nearly 3,000 yards in 2022.

 

[BGI User 1596]

ND 48 S 11

 

[FightingIrish44]

Curiosity got the best of me, so I had to look up the stats for the ND-Purdue game.

Leonard: 11 of 16 for 112 yards, no TDs, no Ints.
Angeli: 6 of 9 for 100 yards, 2 TDs, no Ints.
Minchey: 1 of 1 for 4 yards, 0 TDs, no Ints.

It's hard for me to believe that Leonard was surrounded by better players and had better coaching at Duke when he threw for nearly 3,000 yards in 2022.

I’d bet that Duke had a better offensive line in 2022 than ND does in 2024. ND is really doing whatever they can to scrape by and put up some points.

 

[sjb75]

No idea.

 

[Get Nasty]

That’s precisely why I said “similar” to Purdue. 233 yards in a game that was over by half time is kind of a lot of yards. I’m confident that ND could have thrown for 300 yards.

I disagree that a team needs to throw a lot to win a playoff game. Just score more points.

We only had 100 yards of passing at half time, we got a bunch more because the better passer played the entire second half (well almost the entire second half).

 

[Get Nasty]

I’d bet that Duke had a better offensive line in 2022 than ND does in 2024. ND is really doing whatever they can to scrape by and put up some points.

Not even close even with our youth. ND is averaging over 6 ypc as a team, duke averaged less than 5. Duke also gave up way more sacks.

The oline makes huge mistakes occasionally due to youth, but for the most part, they are playing much better than they are getting credit for. Riley is just a shell of his former self as a passer. Not everyone can respond to adversity (his passing game in 2023). The scar tissue is real.

 

[Golson5]

Not even close even with our youth. ND is averaging over 6 ypc as a team, duke averaged less than 5. Duke also gave up way more sacks.

The oline makes huge mistakes occasionally due to youth, but for the most part, they are playing much better than they are getting credit for. Riley is just a shell of his former self as a passer. Not everyone can respond to adversity (his passing game in 2023). The scar tissue is real.

The OL is playing bad. Anyone who has watched film and the all 22 who do grades have said so. You are one of the few who think this

 

[Chitown11]

Curiosity got the best of me, so I had to look up the stats for the ND-Purdue game.

Leonard: 11 of 16 for 112 yards, no TDs, no Ints.
Angeli: 6 of 9 for 100 yards, 2 TDs, no Ints.
Minchey: 1 of 1 for 4 yards, 0 TDs, no Ints.

It's hard for me to believe that Leonard was surrounded by better players and had better coaching at Duke when he threw for nearly 3,000 yards in 2022.

2022 Duke played a sorry ass schedule

 

[Chitown11]

The OL is playing bad. Anyone who has watched film and the all 22 who do grades have said so. You are one of the few who think this

OL not playing great but your bff can't throw either

 

[FightingIrish44]

We only had 100 yards of passing at half time, we got a bunch more because the better passer played the entire second half (well almost the entire second half).

112 yards passing…and 42 points. 42-0. Close to 0% chance Purdue could win the game. So what if they “only” had 112 yards passing in the first half when they’re up 42-0? The goal is to win the game.

Angeli may be the better passer, but his stats are a product of the scheme and execution as a team. I’m confident that Leonard could have thrown for 300+ in that game had he stayed in and the coaches wanted to throw it.

I was mistaken in my previous post. 216 yards passing total. Leonard had the majority of the yards, but it doesn’t even matter. 66-7 win and the passing game was very efficient.

 

[NDblitz]

The OL is playing bad. Anyone who has watched film and the all 22 who do grades have said so. You are one of the few who think this

People who don't know football have a hard time seeing how pressure is a problem as well.

 

[FightingIrish44]

Not even close even with our youth. ND is averaging over 6 ypc as a team, duke averaged less than 5. Duke also gave up way more sacks.

The oline makes huge mistakes occasionally due to youth, but for the most part, they are playing much better than they are getting credit for. Riley is just a shell of his former self as a passer. Not everyone can respond to adversity (his passing game in 2023). The scar tissue is real.

Pass protection is well below average IMO. Run blocking is average to above average. Overall they’re doing a good enough job run blocking. It’s hard to throw the ball when the pass protection isn’t good enough.

2024 ND is on pace to give up more sacks than 2022 Duke.

 

[Golson5]

Pass protection is well below average IMO. Run blocking is average to above average. Overall they’re doing a good enough job run blocking. It’s hard to throw the ball when the pass protection isn’t good enough.

2024 ND is on pace to give up more sacks than 2022 Duke.

You got it the wrong way. Our run blocking is better than our pass blocking

 

[Get Nasty]

The OL is playing bad. Anyone who has watched film and the all 22 who do grades have said so. You are one of the few who think this

I think your definition of bad is off. If you're comparing it vs a lot of nds prior olines the last 7 years, yeah its bad, but those have been some of the best in the country. This years oline compared to power 4 teams is not bad, middle of the pack when combining pass and run. QB play throwing is what is the worst it's been in 17 years.

Oline needs significant improvement, no doubt though. Stinks we probably lost our two best linemen during the game our line was dominating.

 

[HDK]

You got it the wrong way. Our run blocking is better than our pass blocking

Umm...I think that's what he's saying.

 

[Golson5]

I think your definition of bad is off. If you're comparing it vs a lot of nds prior olines the last 7 years, yeah its bad, but those have been some of the best in the country. This years oline compared to power 4 teams is not bad. QB play throwing is what is the worst it's been in 17 years.

It would be in the bottom half of p4 OLs this year. We don't have the wrs for this years OL to be this bad. And a non healthy Evans and Flanagan out. Faison not healthy. It's a bad combination and a bad time for a weaker OL

 

[Get Nasty]

It would be in the bottom half of p4 OLs this year. We don't have the wrs for this years OL to be this bad. And a non healthy Evans and Flanagan out. Faison not healthy. It's a bad combination and a bad time for a weaker OL

I do agree the TE blocking is hurting the oline at times.

 

[christophero]

ND by 30.

 

[HDK]

2022 Duke played a sorry ass schedule

Our schedule has been just a half step above sorry ass as well.

 

[NDinNJ]

OL not playing great but your bff can't throw either

1st round NFL talent. Mel said it, so it must be true! 😂

 

[NDinNJ]

Umm...I think that's what he's saying.

No it's not, haven't you heard? Golson5 is never wrong. eye roll 🙄

 

[Chitown11]

No it's not, haven't you heard? Golson5 is never wrong. eye roll 🙄

He's a legend in his own mind

 

[NDinNJ]

ND - 38
Stanford - 13

 

[christophero]

Just keep winning and moving up the rankings. I don't think 2 losses gets us in, not when one loss is so bad.

 

[NDblitz]

This and FSU probably NDs last chance to win big. So we will see. Stanford 22 or 23?


GT, Navy, Army, UVA, and USC. Thankfully all good/respectable teams. Would feel a lot better about that group of games if ND had 0 losses.