Oct 27 | at Oklahoma

[PANDFAN]

I really think the key to this game is can ND handle our spread, hurry up offense. Have they ever faced one like that ? We'll see. Boomer Sooner.

biggest key imo......and no we haven't played a team that constantly does this

 

[clashmore_jon]

Howdy y'all, just wanted to pop in and see what you all thought about the game this weekend. I can barely sleep!! This could be one for the ages, I certainly hope so, and whatever the outcome, we wish all of you coming to the game safety in travel. You will be treated well in Norman, we truly appreciate the fans of opposing teams, we know it's not easy or cheap to show up in person, you do it because you love your team, and that's something we know a bit about.

Anyway, this was on the Sooner official website the other day, and I thought I'd share it here. Remarkable doesn't seem adequate when you describe the history of these two teams, and to have them meet in the middle of the season, with top 10 (dang KSU!!!) rankings...it's special. It would be hard to come up with another game this season that could compete with this marquee, and I literally cannot wait!!!! Here's to a well-officiated, injury-free game, good luck to all.

Notre Dame (.733) and Oklahoma (.718) rank second and third in all-time college football winning percentage.

Oklahoma (27.13) and Notre Dame (25.21) rank first and second in all-time points per game scored in college football.

Oklahoma and Notre Dame are tied for first in college football history with 31 unanimous All-Americans each.

Oklahoma (101) and Notre Dame (95) are first and second in weeks ranked number one in the Associated Press poll.

Notre Dame (61) and Oklahoma (42) rank second and fourth in all-time first-round NFL Draft selections.

The Fighting Irish (12.53) and Sooners (12.75) are fifth and sixth in all-time points allowed per game.


Amazing. BOOMER!!!!!!

p.s. Yes, we're still pissed about The Streak. But we'll still share our beer.

Are we bringing along ****** big east refs? Those guys **** me off.

 

[woolybug25]

I really think the key to this game is can ND handle our spread, hurry up offense. Have they ever faced one like that ? We'll see. Boomer Sooner.

I don't know why you dudes keep tricking yourselves into believing false ideas about your team. Oklahoma ranks #70th in the country in plays per game. BYU, Miami and Michigan St all average more plays per game.


But yeah... sure... that will be the deciding factor....

College Football Stats - College FB Team Plays per Game on TeamRankings.com

 

[Koreyirishkelly]

The more this week drags on the more confident I feel about this game. Oklahoma's special teams units are some of the worst in the country and I believe that Davonte Neal will have a great day alongside GAIII. Plus, everyone should know that almost no team in the Big 12 plays defense like we do. Someone could possibly make a case for Kansas State to play good defense but who have they played besides Oklahoma?? I have Texas Tech winning this weekend. With our front seven exclusively our d-linemen, can get at Jones early like K-State did he goes from a good quarterback to a not very good qb. If we can get the running game going early and the receivers do their jobs (hoping Kelly gets Chris Brown in the game, Im sure he's faster then Oklahoma's secondary) and Everett runs the ball without carrying the ball away from his chest then we can win this game. Manti will not let The Irish lose this game, he just wont.

Notre Dame 24 Oklahoma 21

Everett will lead a game winning drive with less than two minutes left by throwing a fade to Eifert inside the ten yard line.

 

[TheSunIsRising]

I don't know why you dudes keep tricking yourselves into believing false ideas about your team. Oklahoma ranks #70th in the country in plays per game. BYU, Miami and Michigan St all average more plays per game.


But yeah... sure... that will be the deciding factor....

College Football Stats - College FB Team Plays per Game on TeamRankings.com

So, like, are those stats adjusted to reflect only the 1st Team plays per game? 'Cause OU are kinda unique in removing their starters when they get a lead.

Over the last 3 games, ND has averaged over an extra half a play per game, and OU at home vs ND on the road is a difference of 10 plays per game in favor of ND?? Wow, do you think OU will be able to handle ND's errr quick-paced offense?

 

[Who'saWildManNow]

The more this week drags on the more confident I feel about this game. Oklahoma's special teams units are some of the worst in the country and I believe that Davonte Neal will have a great day alongside GAIII. Plus, everyone should know that almost no team in the Big 12 plays defense like we do. Someone could possibly make a case for Kansas State to play good defense but who have they played besides Oklahoma?? I have Texas Tech winning this weekend. With our front seven exclusively our d-linemen, can get at Jones early like K-State did he goes from a good quarterback to a not very good qb. If we can get the running game going early and the receivers do their jobs (hoping Kelly gets Chris Brown in the game, Im sure he's faster then Oklahoma's secondary) and Everett runs the ball without carrying the ball away from his chest then we can win this game. Manti will not let The Irish lose this game, he just wont.

Notre Dame 24 Oklahoma 21

Everett will lead a game winning drive with less than two minutes left by throwing a fade to Eifert inside the ten yard line.

So basically everything will go our way this weekend??????? I like it, I like it a lot For the record, I do EXPECT this team to win and I agree that we can shake Landry and run to a victory.

 

[Irishman77]

Offense

There will be some new formations and wrinkles this week that will get us some one on ones.
If okla thinks they can stay in their man on man base D . Tyler will have an amazing day.
If they play man D we will flex 2-3 T.E.'s and big chunk it down the field.
We hung withnStanford physically and ran it very well. We will pound it at will in the fourth.
I say 300 yds rushing again and Everett has nearly 100 himself.


Defense

Every week we get ournopponents best game because we are ND! This week okla will get our best game from our front 3. Landry could have a denard type of day (this year).

I am very thankful for the byu game and feel we needed to get exposed a bit in our secondary to prep for this game.

Overall we win if we keep turnovers and penalties to a minimum. We cannot have one personal foul this week. I feel okla is the best team we will face all year, but I also think this will be our finest game of the year. I truly cannot wait!

Notre dame 20
Okla 10

 

[Koreyirishkelly]

Offense

There will be some new formations and wrinkles this week that will get us some one on ones.
If okla thinks they can stay in their man on man base D . Tyler will have an amazing day.
If they play man D we will flex 2-3 T.E.'s and big chunk it down the field.
We hung withnStanford physically and ran it very well. We will pound it at will in the fourth.
I say 300 yds rushing again and Everett has nearly 100 himself.


Defense

Every week we get ournopponents best game because we are ND! This week okla will get our best game from our front 3. Landry could have a denard type of day (this year).

I am very thankful for the byu game and feel we needed to get exposed a bit in our secondary to prep for this game.

Overall we win if we keep turnovers and penalties to a minimum. We cannot have one personal foul this week. I feel okla is the best team we will face all year, but I also think this will be our finest game of the year. I truly cannot wait!

Notre dame 20
Okla 10

So when you say Denard type of day (this year) you mean just absolutely horrible day throwing the ball with multiple interceptions? I was also happy that our secondary got exposed last weekend against BYU, because that shows the coaching staff that they are a focal point this week and Oklahoma will be looking to go deep all day, but Coach Kelly is to good of a coach to let that happen this will be our secondary's best game of the season.

 

[Bubba]

I'm glad some of you guys are confident; I really am. As this week drags on and on and on I find myself getting more and more nervous. I hope our dismal performance against BYU woke this team up. I know that sometimes you have to win the ugly ones and that's good for the team, but we won't win ugly vs OU. If we play ugly this week we'll be taking the L.

 

[Sooner]

The more this week drags on the more confident I feel about this game. Oklahoma's special teams units are some of the worst in the country and I believe that Davonte Neal will have a great day alongside GAIII. Plus, everyone should know that almost no team in the Big 12 plays defense like we do. Someone could possibly make a case for Kansas State to play good defense but who have they played besides Oklahoma?? I have Texas Tech winning this weekend. With our front seven exclusively our d-linemen, can get at Jones early like K-State did he goes from a good quarterback to a not very good qb. If we can get the running game going early and the receivers do their jobs (hoping Kelly gets Chris Brown in the game, Im sure he's faster then Oklahoma's secondary) and Everett runs the ball without carrying the ball away from his chest then we can win this game. Manti will not let The Irish lose this game, he just wont.

Notre Dame 24 Oklahoma 21

Everett will lead a game winning drive with less than two minutes left by throwing a fade to Eifert inside the ten yard line.

OUr special teams are not the worst in the country.....your teams might be though.
Compare:

I watched some ND games yesterday. OUr receivers don't drop ball's so the lucky breaks y'all have got in the defensive pass game won't be happening in this game.

OU plans on neutralizing a pass rush with scheme obviously, so I guess my question is what do you think ND's game plan will be if Landry throws to the flats off of chip blocks to take the DE;s out of the game?

That's one of many things you'll see this weekend. We don't have to beat your best players on defense, we only have to go around them and minimize their role.

I know you guys give up a ton of points in the second quarter but then adjust well at halftime.

I think this game comes down to the coaches scheming a game plan that forces the other team into their style of play. I'm looking forward to seeing how the coaches from both teams adjust after halftime and start the third.
It may be the deciding factor in the game.

 

[Atlsooner]

I don't know why you dudes keep tricking yourselves into believing false ideas about your team. Oklahoma ranks #70th in the country in plays per game. BYU, Miami and Michigan St all average more plays per game.


But yeah... sure... that will be the deciding factor....

College Football Stats - College FB Team Plays per Game on TeamRankings.com

But Woolybug25, when you avg 44.25 pts per game, you don't have to run that many plays. Alot of our scoring is big plays and special teams.

BYU, Miami and Michigan St are not even in the top 50 in scoring. Sorry, but your reasoning holds no water my friend. I would rather score 44 pts than run 100 plays per game.

 

[irishff1014]

This game is going hurt our defense. It oklahoma is smart they will run no huddle that way they keep Tuitt,Shembo and Nix off the field some. I believe if we do any blitzing it will be from the linebackers. We can't afford to bring a DB up. I still think the defense has a pretty good game and does come up wit a few sacks. We have found a way to get turnovers i still think we can get at least one. The one thing that scares me is big plays.

The way we ran the ball against BYU we should be able to do the same against them. We are going to need Golson to have his arm locked in so we can have short accurate passes. If they play man coverage look for Tyler to get some catches. I still have not seen anything that we are any better on special teams. ND comes out fighting and doesn't give up.

With that said i think Oklahoma wins 27-17.

 

[Sooner]

OU will play man on man against your receivers most of the night and mix in some zone and different coverages to try and keep your QB out of rythm.

 

[Irishman77]

OUr special teams are not the worst in the country.....your teams might be though.
Compare:

I watched some ND games yesterday. OUr receivers don't drop ball's so the lucky breaks y'all have got in the defensive pass game won't be happening in this game.

OU plans on neutralizing a pass rush with scheme obviously, so I guess my question is what do you think ND's game plan will be if Landry throws to the flats off of chip blocks to take the DE;s out of the game?

That's one of many things you'll see this weekend. We don't have to beat your best players on defense, we only have to go around them and minimize their role.

I know you guys give up a ton of points in the second quarter but then adjust well at halftime.

I think this game comes down to the coaches scheming a game plan that forces the other team into their style of play. I'm looking forward to seeing how the coaches from both teams adjust after halftime and start the third.
It may be the deciding factor in the game.

I agree that is a good idea to throw the flats, and could work for awhile. We do have a decent linebacker or two that covers well in space. I see that eventually getting okla into some third and longs. Then u could see 2 ilbs blitzing and doing some damage...

 

[Sooner]

It could play out that way but the real reason we throw to the flats is to try and force the DE's to stay home and contain. When that happens Landry gets his 3 seconds to throw in the pocket.

That's why this will be a great game, it come down to coaching chess match. Who will pull the trigger on blitzes and when will be a lot of fun to watch.

 

[koonja]

That 17.9 yards per punt return is scary good. But our punter is so bad that I doubt they get any return opportunities, lol.

 

[ClausentoTate]

OU plans on neutralizing a pass rush with scheme obviously, so I guess my question is what do you think ND's game plan will be if Landry throws to the flats off of chip blocks to take the DE;s out of the game?

I hope I'm answering this the right way. I have two different types of plays in my mind and am not sure which you mean. The one I'm assuming is a chip block by a TE or RB then getting past the rush to catch a quick pass.

Honestly we probably won't pressure the QB as much the first 2 downs, instead trying to maintain gap responsibility and have the LBs clean this kind of thing up. Unless the blocking is superb, it's probably a 3-4 yard gain if it's caught. If it's 3rd and long this type of play won't work as effectively but if it's 2nd/3rd and short I see what you're saying and it'll come down to each individual player's effort on the play. If it's slow developing, the guy can get blown up. Zeke actually did exactly that in the bowl game last year and returned a fumble for a TD. If Jones for some reason throws the ball backwards and the receiver misses it... see ND against Tulsa in 2010, easy scoop and score. Basically, depends entirely on our linebackers shedding blocks and/or not getting hung up with receivers downfield.

Also, and complete homer comment, but I haven't seen a screen work on us yet this season, either. T'eo identifies those very quickly, it's pretty impressive if you see the tape.

I'm more scared of quick throws at Fox/Calabrese with some double-moves mixed in throughout the game. Their coverage is still very suspect. I rue the play that has either of these two isolated on a RB/FB/TE, which unfortunately will happen a few times.

This game will come down to our ability to get pressure with 3 or 4 linemen with no additional help.

 

[woolybug25]

That 17.9 yards per punt return is scary good. But our punter is so bad that I doubt they get any return opportunities, lol.

This is where OU simply dominates us. We are terrible at special teams. All phases of it too.

 

[Irish Houstonian]

This is where OU simply dominates us. We are terrible at special teams. All phases of it too.

We suck at special teams, but you'd be surprised what two returns for TD's against Kansas will do for your rankings.

 

[Sooner]

I hope I'm answering this the right way. I have two different types of plays in my mind and am not sure which you mean. The one I'm assuming is a chip block by a TE or RB then getting past the rush to catch a quick pass.

Honestly we probably won't pressure the QB as much the first 2 downs, instead trying to maintain gap responsibility and have the LBs clean this kind of thing up. Unless the blocking is superb, it's probably a 3-4 yard gain if it's caught. If it's 3rd and long this type of play won't work as effectively but if it's 2nd/3rd and short I see what you're saying and it'll come down to each individual player's effort on the play. If it's slow developing, the guy can get blown up. Zeke actually did exactly that in the bowl game last year and returned a fumble for a TD. If Jones for some reason throws the ball backwards and the receiver misses it... see ND against Tulsa in 2010, easy scoop and score. Basically, depends entirely on our linebackers shedding blocks and/or not getting hung up with receivers downfield.

Also, and complete homer comment, but I haven't seen a screen work on us yet this season, either. T'eo identifies those very quickly, it's pretty impressive if you see the tape.

I'm more scared of quick throws at Fox/Calabrese with some double-moves mixed in throughout the game. Their coverage is still very suspect. I rue the play that has either of these two isolated on a RB/FB/TE, which unfortunately will happen a few times.

This game will come down to our ability to get pressure with 3 or 4 linemen with no additional help.

Yeah I mean for example a FB helps in maintaining a pass block on the outside and sheds his block and turns around for the pass. If executed properly the QB anticipates and throws over the DE's head to the FB.

We use our LB's in a similar way, gap integrity first then mix in blitzes.
Though i think we blitz a little more than you guys.

Everyone is waiting on those screen passes. Y'all defend them well and we execute them
and disguise them well.

Will be fun to see if OUr speed will out perform your gap integrity and discipline.

 

[Sooner]

We suck at special teams, but you'd be surprised what two returns for TD's against Kansas will do for your rankings.

This is true, we are solid in the return game but the numbers are bloated a little because of Kansas.

 

[WE ARE OU]

This is where OU simply dominates us. We are terrible at special teams. All phases of it too.

wow you are actually right for a change i cant argue with anything you said...amazing
best regards ..Boomer Sooner

 

[ickythump1225]

OUr special teams are not the worst in the country.....your teams might be though.
Compare:

I watched some ND games yesterday. OUr receivers don't drop ball's so the lucky breaks y'all have got in the defensive pass game won't be happening in this game.

OU plans on neutralizing a pass rush with scheme obviously, so I guess my question is what do you think ND's game plan will be if Landry throws to the flats off of chip blocks to take the DE;s out of the game?

That's one of many things you'll see this weekend. We don't have to beat your best players on defense, we only have to go around them and minimize their role.

I know you guys give up a ton of points in the second quarter but then adjust well at halftime.

I wouldn't say a "ton" of points, while it's our highest point total in 1 quarter, over half our total given up, but it's still not very many points.

 

[NDdomer2]

Games are won in the second half, but can be lost in the first half.

 

[WE ARE OU]

Games are won in the second half, but can be lost in the first half.

wow lou holtz ...thank you

 

[NDdomer2]

wow lou holtz ...thank you

Anytime queer...I mean steer.

 

[Sooner]

I wouldn't say a "ton" of points, while it's our highest point total in 1 quarter, over half our total given up, but it's still not very many points.

Ton was a little strong. I meant relative to the other quarters

 

[WE ARE OU]

Anytime queer...I mean steer.

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-lou holtz

Translation.....ND is #1... (spit) now where the heck is my Geritol and Depends (spit)diapers....dangit Reece and Mayday i hate when you hide them from me.

 

[woolybug25]

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-lou holtz

Translation.....ND is #1... (spit) now where the heck is my Geritol and Depends (spit)diapers....dangit Reece and Mayday i hate when you hide them from me.

Dear Mods,

People have been banned for far less than attacking one of our greatest coaches. Ban this jerk.

Love Always,

~Bug

 

[irishpat183]

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-lou holtz

Translation.....ND is #1... (spit) now where the heck is my Geritol and Depends (spit)diapers....dangit Reece and Mayday i hate when you hide them from me.

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