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I pray for a torrential downpour and the only ponchos are the ND ones sold in the bookstore. Then it’s 95% blue in the stadium.
 
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Terry Jillery said:
I’ve never been to Columbus but seriously, how big of a shit hole is that place? All I hear about it is murders and bad shit.

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I don’t know about Columbus, but a lot of scum from Detroit, Chicago, and Gary have moved to Indy over the last several years because of an abundance of public housing. They’re the reason violent crime is up so much here.

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Columbus is dealing with an influx of Detroit cretins causing problems.
 
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Terry Jillery said:
I’ve never been to Columbus but seriously, how big of a shit hole is that place? All I hear about it is murders and bad shit.

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Ohio State wrestler Sammy Sasso shot, recovering in hospital

Ohio State two-time Big Ten wrestling champion Sammy Sasso was shot near campus and was in the hospital Saturday with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Lol Columbus is one of the most booming metros in the country and quickly becoming one of the best large cities in the Midwest. Certainly has as much to offer as any metro other than Chicago. It's exploding with economic growth and once the Intel chip fab is built out in the Columbus suburbs it'll only accelerate and IMO become the clear #2 Midwestern metro over the next twenty years.

Typical with most American cities, there is terrible segregation and areas of the city that are just not safe at night. The area south of campus has always been rougher. It's much better than it was in the 1990s but it's still not perfect. There's a weird gap between campus and the Short North that hasn't been filled in yet.

This will probably cause the Kroger ("Kroghetto," as it was referred to when I was there) to change some policies in terms of tolerance of loitering.
 
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SeekNDestroy said:
I don’t know about Columbus, but a lot of scum from Detroit, Chicago, and Gary have moved to Indy over the last several years because of an abundance of public housing. They’re the reason violent crime is up so much here.

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Columbus is dealing with an influx of Detroit cretins causing problems.
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It's a pretty large city. I recently moved here and like it. I don't think the crime/homelessness issues are that bad compared to other cities.

It has been growing a lot. Of course, that's judged by Midwestern standards where a city should get a trophy for anything other than absolute population decline; it's not like the South with explosive growth. And I'm pretty sure Indianapolis has a higher population growth rate.
 
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It's a pretty large city. I recently moved here and like it. I don't think the crime/homelessness issues are that bad compared to other cities.

It has been growing a lot. Of course, that's judged by Midwestern standards where a city should get a trophy for anything other than absolute population decline; it's not like the South with explosive growth. And I'm pretty sure Indianapolis has a higher population growth rate.
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Both are rapidly growing, both metros have grown by 500,000 people in the last twenty years. Columbus as a city overtook Indianapolis during that time though. It's not quite sunbelt growth numbers, but Columbus is one of the leaders in the Midwest right now and it doesn't look like it's going to stop now that Licking County is exploding with growth from the Intel/Facebook/Google investments.

While both Indianapolis and Columbus experience a crime spike during/after covid, Columbus city population grew while Indianapolis shrank IIRC.
 
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NDPhilly said:
Kyle McCord, pride of the Philly Catholic League, has been named the starting QB. Think most OSU fans were hoping Devin Brown would jump him since he can run.
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Watched his "highlights" from the last spring game.

What I see, and I'm not a film guy:
  1. Strong enough arm but not amazing
  2. Athletic but not mobile if that makes sense. May be able to scramble for a 3 and 5 but isn't going to consistently beat you with his legs.
  3. Seems to be able to make the easy throws.
  4. Doesn't seem to be able to fit into tight windows.
  5. Tries to force things.
No idea what their run game is like, but if we can take that away and force this guy to beat us, we should have plenty of success. They have good enough (great wide receivers) that they'll probably hit some chunk plays. But if you make this guy be consistent for 4 quarters, we can cause havoc/turnovers.
 
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Some Irish Bloke said:
Day said that both will play against IU. I love this; seldom does a QB tandem work out. Hopefully they keep playing both well into September.
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I love it too. I think it was Holtz that said, "If you have two quarterbacks, it means you don't have one." You don't have the guy everyone can count on. That rarely works out.

This isn't a UF situation where you had a proven senior in Chris Leak that didn't fit the scheme and a freshmen phenom in Tim Tebow that worked his ass off to earn reps and build trust. This is two guys not seizing the day.
 
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SDIrishFan said:
I love it too. I think it was Holtz that said, "If you have two quarterbacks, it means you don't have one." You don't have the guy everyone can count on. That rarely works out.

This isn't a UF situation where you had a proven senior in Chris Leak that didn't fit the scheme and a freshmen phenom in Tim Tebow that worked his ass off to earn reps and build trust. This is two guys not seizing the day.
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BK 2016 is another great example. If he just man's up and tells Zaire that Kizer is the guy, we win that game in Austin. Zaire was utterly useless.
 
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We should easily be 4-0 rolling into this game. I have NEVER in 40 years of being an Irish fan seen an opening schedule like the one we have this year. I really like our chances to play the top teams having a warm-up schedule and plenty of mo/reps under our belts.

I am all for easing into the season like this, at least 2-3 easy-win games to start. That has been the SEC model for years until the past couple of seasons. Teams like Bama have started playing a tougher opener/second game. Our turn to ramp up our seasons with easy wins that build confidence and game experience for the new guys.
 
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Some Irish Bloke said:
I really don't love hearing people overlook NC State in Raleigh. Doren has built a solid program with a seemingly 8 win floor. The other 3/4 opponents, wholeheartedly agree
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Amen - NC State at home, at noon with their opponent peaking ahead to a bigger game. This is the shit they live for.
 
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I hope ND beats the brakes off of OSU and then somehow, magically, OSU gets pissed and rolls Michigan. I seriously can't stand the attention Michigan is getting. Good team, yes. Trash schedule. And of all the years for UM to be this good....when Georgia is reloading and Bama seems like they may take a step back, Clemson and OSU aren't the powers they've been recently, and USC's defense is garbage. I swear if UM wins a natty, I'll choke slam every fan within a 60 mile radius of me. SOMEONE has to knock them down a couple pegs, and who better than OSU (who's now lost two in a row to those jackwagons.)
 
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Some Irish Bloke said:
I really don't love hearing people overlook NC State in Raleigh. Doren has built a solid program with a seemingly 8 win floor. The other 3/4 opponents, wholeheartedly agree
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Doesn't really matter that the fans are overlooking it. It's a game they should win, and the team certainly isn't looking past them which is what matters.
 
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Some Irish Bloke said:
I really don't love hearing people overlook NC State in Raleigh. Doren has built a solid program with a seemingly 8 win floor. The other 3/4 opponents, wholeheartedly agree
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Truly glad its a noon kickoff and not a prime time game. Those Raleigh fans can get up for a game after having all day to oil up.

Give me a nooner to where the stadium won't be as electric as it would be under the stars.
 
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BleedBlueGold said:
I hope ND beats the brakes off of OSU and then somehow, magically, OSU gets pissed and rolls Michigan. I seriously can't stand the attention Michigan is getting. Good team, yes. Trash schedule. And of all the years for UM to be this good....when Georgia is reloading and Bama seems like they may take a step back, Clemson and OSU aren't the powers they've been recently, and USC's defense is garbage. I swear if UM wins a natty, I'll choke slam every fan within a 60 mile radius of me. SOMEONE has to knock them down a couple pegs, and who better than OSU (who's now lost two in a row to those jackwagons.)
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BleedBlueGold said:
I hope ND beats the brakes off of OSU and then somehow, magically, OSU gets pissed and rolls Michigan. I seriously can't stand the attention Michigan is getting. Good team, yes. Trash schedule. And of all the years for UM to be this good....when Georgia is reloading and Bama seems like they may take a step back, Clemson and OSU aren't the powers they've been recently, and USC's defense is garbage. I swear if UM wins a natty, I'll choke slam every fan within a 60 mile radius of me. SOMEONE has to knock them down a couple pegs, and who better than OSU (who's now lost two in a row to those jackwagons.)
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Or ND just takes care of business and knocks them down a peg in the playoffs.
 
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notredomer23 said:
Doesn't really matter that the fans are overlooking it. It's a game they should win, and the team certainly isn't looking past them which is what matters.
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Right 🎯

I am not even looking past them. I was only expressing that they should win that game. We will have played two poor teams by the time we play NC State. It will be ND's first real challenge, no way the team looks past them.

But if I was looking past them, who cares? I am not on the team or coaching staff

I for one LOVE the way our schedule is set up this year. Including the game against NC State. We play two poor teams, a solid team in NC State, another cupcake in Central Michigan, and then a prime-time matchup up against Ohio State.

And it is similar going forward. There are no "trap games" in my view. Louisville is away before USC, which should keep them on their toes. And I think we just have too much offensive firepower to falter against Pitt at home before Clemson (including a BYE week before Pitt). In my view, this season will completely ride on our performance against the big three, Ohio State, USC, and Clemson. Our floor is 9-3 and our ceiling is 12-0 going into the playoff.
 
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SDIrishFan said:
Watched his "highlights" from the last spring game.

What I see, and I'm not a film guy:
  1. Strong enough arm but not amazing
  2. Athletic but not mobile if that makes sense. May be able to scramble for a 3 and 5 but isn't going to consistently beat you with his legs.
  3. Seems to be able to make the easy throws.
  4. Doesn't seem to be able to fit into tight windows.
  5. Tries to force things.
No idea what their run game is like, but if we can take that away and force this guy to beat us, we should have plenty of success. They have good enough (great wide receivers) that they'll probably hit some chunk plays. But if you make this guy be consistent for 4 quarters, we can cause havoc/turnovers.
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From what I heard from Buckeyes he's got a big arm, but he struggled quite a bit with accuracy in the spring as far as intermediate throws.
 
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irishnd31 said:
Truly glad its a noon kickoff and not a prime time game. Those Raleigh fans can get up for a game after having all day to oil up.

Give me a nooner to where the stadium won't be as electric as it would be under the stars.
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I’m with you. ;)
 
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Irish#1 said:
I’m with you. ;)
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