Sept 9 | North Carolina State

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I think we finally find out how good the defense is. I think the last two teams left us off the hook quite a bit. Lots of easy drops by receivers, and we missed a lot of tackles behind the LOS last game.
Certainly missed some tackles against TSU, especially early, and the QBs evaded the pressure for the most part though the rush did force a few mistakes. Was nice to see Botelho get home for a sack. Then there was the abysmal tackling on the KR towards the end of the first half. And the targeting penalty....definitley need to fine tune the tackling a bit before Saturday.
 

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My hope here is that Parker and Golden haven't shown very much these first two weeks because they haven't had to, and from what I've gathered I don't think they have. I watched the Navy game live and over again. Haven't seen TSU over again yet but from what I can gather they haven't done a great deal deep into the playbook just yet. I could be totally wrong.

Hartman was horrible against NC State last year. Three picks. If it wasn't his worst game of the season, it was awfully close. Maybe the following week against Louisville was worse.
The Louisville game wasn’t as bad IMO. I think 3 of his turnovers were fumbles as he was trying to evade the rush. His OL completely broke down and they still almost won the game.
 

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Is there seriously a chance of thunderstorms during this game due to a forming hurricane? Can't make this stuff up.
 

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Is there seriously a chance of thunderstorms during this game due to a forming hurricane? Can't make this stuff up.
Shouldn’t be because of the forming hurricane, it will still be too far out in the Atlantic but may be a factor next week. The rain chance isn’t expected to be severe and not windy. The earlier start time should help in this case with the rain chances increasing as the day goes on.
 

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Is there seriously a chance of thunderstorms during this game due to a forming hurricane? Can't make this stuff up.

I think it's still too early to tell. The models I've seen are forecasting a northward curve, but how far west it makes it is still TBD. I'm not a weather forecaster, but the guy I follow in Florida is usually dead on w/ his tropical storm tracking.
 

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Is there seriously a chance of thunderstorms during this game due to a forming hurricane? Can't make this stuff up.

The hurricane will not have even made it to any of the Carribbean islands by Saturday morning. If it makes it to the US, it's a week from now. Some thunderstorms possible. Certainly not a hurricane.
 

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The hurricane will not have even made it to any of the Carribbean islands by Saturday morning. If it makes it to the US, it's a week from now. Some thunderstorms possible. Certainly not a hurricane.
I must have misread a report.
 

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The hurricane will not have even made it to any of the Carribbean islands by Saturday morning. If it makes it to the US, it's a week from now. Some thunderstorms possible. Certainly not a hurricane.
Thank the heavens...please no more hurricane games...

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Is there seriously a chance of thunderstorms during this game due to a forming hurricane? Can't make this stuff up.

There is a storm brewing however I doubt any rain will be from this. It's been hot as hell this week on the east coast. That's where the rain is coming from. Next weekend though doesn't look really good right his minute for the North Carolina/Virginia and north of them. I believe they said right now they are looking at a cat 5 and possibly a 5.
 

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Looks like I’ll be going from Indy back home to Evansville during the game…what’s the best way to listen to the game on my phone as a radio broadcast? Thanks in advance.
 

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I thought that was only for home games. Since the game is on ABC might be worth checking out AM stations in the area?


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Looks like I’ll be going from Indy back home to Evansville during the game…what’s the best way to listen to the game on my phone as a radio broadcast? Thanks in advance.
I usually listen to the Catholic Channel, but 1430 AM in Indy use to have them. Signal won’t carry very far though.

Maybe stream the broadcast on your phone?
 

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I thought that was only for home games. Since the game is on ABC might be worth checking out AM stations in the area?


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Hmmm, guess I’m not sure. ESPN has a bunch of channels too so might be on one of them.
 

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Dope. Thanks for proving me wrong.


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Some Irish Bloke

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Looks like I’ll be going from Indy back home to Evansville during the game…what’s the best way to listen to the game on my phone as a radio broadcast? Thanks in advance.
If you don't have XM radio but already have peacock, you could probably just stream the game on the Peacock app, and listen to it through bluetooth, so you're not subscribing to XM on a monthly basis. Just an alternative.
 

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I listen to a couple gambling podcasts and all of them are heavy on ND making me think this is a square pick and NC State is going to bring it. Vegas knows.
 

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Of course they’ll bring it. Gotta hope our run game shows up and it’s not just a throw fest.
 

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I listen to a couple gambling podcasts and all of them are heavy on ND making me think this is a square pick and NC State is going to bring it. Vegas knows.
Honestly interested. Do you mostly assume you should do the opposite of what the “pros” say? What is a square pick?
 

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A square is recreational or novice bettor. A square pick is like a "sucker bet" that Vegas wants the public to jump on because they feel the opposite will happen. So when you see ND a 7 point favorite it's cause for a red flag. Vegas knows the public and ND fans are going to have the sentiment we've already seen in this thread. There's more that goes into betting, but I've said multiple times...in games like this, DON'T BET ON NOTRE DAME. There's a reason ND under performs in marquee games and doesn't usually blow out lesser opponents. Currently ND has 75% of the money on them to cover, and almost all the money on the moneyline at -300. Gotta hope sharps hammer NC ST and sway the handle, otherwise, this game might be closer than expected.
 

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I think we finally find out how good the defense is. I think the last two teams left us off the hook quite a bit. Lots of easy drops by receivers, and we missed a lot of tackles behind the LOS last game.
im not sure the defense is as good as the stats show. against UTS ND only had 1 sack and had very few havoc plays. i have my doubts that the defense will all of a sudden improve against better competition.
 

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Of course they’ll bring it. Gotta hope our run game shows up and it’s not just a throw fest.
Kinda expect NC state to start out really doing extra to slow down our run game therefor making us throw the ball. Need hartman to keep balling out and oline to protect well. NC State knows they can't win if they can't slow down our run game. Only question is how early do they put the extra hat in the box.
 

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im not sure the defense is as good as the stats show. against UTS ND only had 1 sack and had very few havoc plays. i have my doubts that the defense will all of a sudden improve against better competition.
I agree with this. I have not seen the DL doing their job either setting the edge or creating consistent pressure. I also haven't seen anyone in the front 7 tackle consistently or look fast in the open field.
 
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