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Whistling in the graveyard/hand-wringing edition: Ohio State fans' comments on ND-Navy game

Bob Rodes

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“The Fighting Irish held Navy to zero passing yards”
That’s the MO for the service academies regardless of who they are playing.
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It was against Navy who was 124th in Pass eff defense last year. Nice win, great job for game 1. But again, it was Navy and they arent very good and they were 4-8 last year.
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Frankly it looked like Navy was getting good pressure on Hartman, sure he scrambled well but the caliber of athletes at Navy isn’t the caliber equivalent at Ohio State…
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Notre Dame played a mid-level MAC caliber team and now everyone thinks they are world beaters.
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This is great for tOSU. An “impressive” win by Notre Dame over an overwhelmed Navy squad.
I saw what I expected from ND. Dominant Line Play, but no scary outside skill players. They don’t look equipped to beat the Buckeyes… although I admit - the QB play may have leveled up and that’s cause enough to be atleast a little cautious.
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[The addition of Hartman changes the complexion of ND as a real threat] Except when their receivers go up against a competent secondary and their offensive line faces a DL where the players don't weigh 30-50 lbs less across the board.
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Navy was still getting to Hartman just a step late or he had to move around in the pocket a lot. Hopefully with a better pass rush and everyone doing their jobs it’ll turn into sacks early and often against the rush men.
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ND has to be thinking draw/delayed handoff to Estime against OSU's aggressive D-line. The LBs will have to be on their collective game and not get caught out of position the way Navy was all day.
Sonny Styles could have a lot of tackles in this one. [Ed: Sonny Styles could spend a lot of time on his ass in this one, too.]
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why [isn't] Sam Hartman a Buckeye? Did he turn Ryan Day down?
I'm guessing Ryan Day asked his staff the old Scott Frost "Is he better than what we have?" and the answer was no.
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I said from the beginning that allowing 6th year seniors would be good for the fringe teams who rely on development and portal transfers. Notre Dame gets some talent, but he 2020 rule obviously helped them as they are not known for developing QB's, so they went the portal route and came out with an Ace.
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Ridiculous that the NCAA gave an extra year. It doesn't help Ohio State and other elite programs, but it helps the "developmental" programs greatly.
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