Louisville Postgame

[NDPhilly]

Almost makes sense for Rubio to sit out until the final games of the season to preserve the medical red shirt. Especially considering the lack of DT depth we seem to have after this year.

 

[GATTACA!]

Almost makes sense for Rubio to sit out until the final games of the season to preserve the medical red shirt. Especially considering the lack of DT depth we seem to have after this year.

Good thing the NCAA changed the rule so he doesn't burn it in our 4 playoff games. 😎

 

[ndfanatic78]

I was in Western Carolina for past few days and didn’t have any connection to anything. Anyone have a full replay link they can share. Didn’t see one on YouTube.

 

[SDIrishFan]

Sampson has indicated that ND expects Gray, Scrauth, Burham, Flanagan and Rubio to all be available vs Stanford.
I have noticed that under Freeman our injury reports have been overly optimistic.
We probably won't get any updates on the guys injured vs L'ville (Faison, Traore, Pendleton and Kiser) until next Monday's presser.

I would expect Gray and Burnham.

The others I would be surprised on. No idea what Pendleton and Kisers injuries were. I assume Traore is done for the season.

 

[NDRock]

I was Western Carolina for past few days and didn’t have any connection to anything. Anyone have a full replay link they can share. Didn’t see one on YouTube.

No help on that. How’s everything in your world? I’m not far from there and I looks like a war zone. Terrible.

 

[ndfanatic78]

No help on that. How’s everything in your world? I’m not far from there and I looks like a war zone. Terrible.

Total war zone. My sister is in Hendersonville and I’ve spent the past 3 days cutting trees off her house. My parents are in Bat Cave inwhich the city is gone. They are stuck in their cabin with all access roads totally destroyed and won’t be fully repaired for 6 months. We are trying to get them air lifted out. Very very sad times. 2 other small towns in that same area were also totally wiped off the map. A dam breached and just wiped out everything. Asheville the biggest city in the area turned off its water and they are saying it won’t be back on for a month. Very depressing times for one of the most beautiful parts of America. Was looking to watch a replay to take my mind off things before I head back to help out and drop off supplies in a couple of days.

 

[Rockin’Irish]

Total war zone. My sister is in Hendersonville and I’ve spent the past 3 days cutting trees off her house. My parents are in Bat Cave inwhich the city is gone. They are stuck in their cabin with all access roads totally destroyed and won’t be fully repaired for 6 months. We are trying to get them air lifted out. Very very sad times. 2 other small towns in that same area were also totally wiped off the map. A damn breached and just wiped out everything. Asheville the biggest city in the area turned off its water and they are saying it won’t be back on for a month. Very depressing times for one of the most beautiful parts of America. Was looking to watch a replay to take my mind off things before I head back to help out and drop off supplies in a couple of days.

Its a beautiful area for sure, wish you, your family and friends all the best during the recovery.

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

I just want to see us run a quick slant With success at some point this season.

 

[NDRock]

Total war zone. My sister is in Hendersonville and I’ve spent the past 3 days cutting trees off her house. My parents are in Bat Cave inwhich the city is gone. They are stuck in their cabin with all access roads totally destroyed and won’t be fully repaired for 6 months. We are trying to get them air lifted out. Very very sad times. 2 other small towns in that same area were also totally wiped off the map. A damn breached and just wiped out everything. Asheville the biggest city in the area turned off its water and they are saying it won’t be back on for a month. Very depressing times for one of the most beautiful parts of America. Was looking to watch a replay to take my mind off things before I head back to help out and drop off supplies in a couple of days.

I’m glad they are all safe. I’m 3 hours away and have visited that area a lot. Unbelievable what happened.

 

[Valpodoc85]

I got two kids in Greenville. They're saying no school for the grand kids for at least another week. Power maybe later in the week. One daughter is happy to travel for work. A hot shower and AC

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

I watched the L'ville GTech game and King isn't the passer Shough is. He's more like a more consistent version of Riley L. King is as good a runner as Riley and their OL is better than ours.

Tech's going to be a handful. Their game with L'ville could have gone either way, a blocked FG returned for a TD is a killer play.

He's completing 74% of his passes with over 1200 yards and only one pick, plus he has the ability to run.

Right now, he's him on the ND schedule. If they can't force any mistakes, that could be a long day.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Sampson has indicated that ND expects Gray, Scrauth, Burham, Flanagan and Rubio to all be available vs Stanford.
I have noticed that under Freeman our injury reports have been overly optimistic.
We probably won't get any updates on the guys injured vs L'ville (Faison, Traore, Pendleton and Kiser) until next Monday's presser.

Hope he’s right but like you said, ND being overly optimistic on injury reports has me thinking Schrauth & Rubio won’t be back for an additional week or two.

 

[Irish#1]

Total war zone. My sister is in Hendersonville and I’ve spent the past 3 days cutting trees off her house. My parents are in Bat Cave inwhich the city is gone. They are stuck in their cabin with all access roads totally destroyed and won’t be fully repaired for 6 months. We are trying to get them air lifted out. Very very sad times. 2 other small towns in that same area were also totally wiped off the map. A dam breached and just wiped out everything. Asheville the biggest city in the area turned off its water and they are saying it won’t be back on for a month. Very depressing times for one of the most beautiful parts of America. Was looking to watch a replay to take my mind off things before I head back to help out and drop off supplies in a couple of days.

Best of luck to you and your family.

 

[irish4ever]

Hope he’s right but like you said, ND being overly optimistic on injury reports has me thinking Schrauth & Rubio won’t be back for an additional week or two.

Save them for GT. Surely, the rest of the team can handle Stanford at home without them playing.

 

[SoIll]

You must be watching another team. He gets blown up in pass protection regularly.

 

[BeatSC]

Total war zone. My sister is in Hendersonville and I’ve spent the past 3 days cutting trees off her house. My parents are in Bat Cave inwhich the city is gone. They are stuck in their cabin with all access roads totally destroyed and won’t be fully repaired for 6 months. We are trying to get them air lifted out. Very very sad times. 2 other small towns in that same area were also totally wiped off the map. A dam breached and just wiped out everything. Asheville the biggest city in the area turned off its water and they are saying it won’t be back on for a month. Very depressing times for one of the most beautiful parts of America. Was looking to watch a replay to take my mind off things before I head back to help out and drop off supplies in a couple of days.

Go back a couple pages in this thread and they have two videos posted that show all our offensive plays and all Louisville offensive plays. Game was on Peacock for the semi annual shakedown so might be hard to find a replay.
Good luck out there and be careful.

 

[ndfanatic78]

Go back a couple pages in this thread and they have two videos posted that show all our offensive plays and all Louisville offensive plays. Game was on Peacock for the semi annual shakedown so might be hard to find a replay.
Good luck out there and be careful.

Ah didn’t realize it was Peacock only game so I wouldn’t have watched it any way. I won’t give in to the shake down.🤣

 

[domer13]

I was in Western Carolina for past few days and didn’t have any connection to anything. Anyone have a full replay link they can share. Didn’t see one on YouTube.

 

[irishfan]

Why can’t they just throw jump balls to Greathouse and Collins? I’m not asking for an Andy Reid offense. But running Leonard/Love into a loaded box 30 times a game is not a recipe for success.

This offense IMO should be built around the RPO with the passing option being mainly deep balls. We should be running the Saquon/McSorley Penn State offense. The only way we’re going to get safeties away from the line of scrimmage is deep shots to Collins/Mitchell

 

[Hautian Domer]

This offense IMO should be built around the RPO with the passing option being mainly deep balls. We should be running the Saquon/McSorley Penn State offense. The only way we’re going to get safeties away from the line of scrimmage is deep shots to Collins/Mitchell

With our offensive limitations, and they’re all over, the offensive game plan needs to be more dynamic. We look so lethargic at time. Play with a sense of urgency and incorporate some no huddle or hurry up tempo, mix in play actions, mix in screens, run some under center, and then work out of the pistol … keep defenses guessing and on their heels. We’re so … boring and predictable.

The Always Irish podcast had a post game caller that hit the nail on the head (21 minute mark). He sums up the offense and ND football, at its current state, in my opinion. We regress as the game goes on. It’s unbelievable.

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

With our offensive limitations, and they’re all over, the offensive game plan needs to be more dynamic. We look so lethargic at time. Play with a sense of urgency and incorporate some no huddle or hurry up tempo, mix in play actions, mix in screens, run some under center, and then work out of the pistol … keep defenses guessing and on their heels. We’re so … boring and predictable.

The Always Irish podcast had a post game caller that hit the nail on the head (21 minute mark). He sums up the offense and ND football, at its current state, in my opinion. We regress as the game goes on. It’s unbelievable.

I zcept for Miami game of course, oh and the Texas a&m game where we dominated the 4th qtr for the win on the road. i guess technically we did against purdue after scoring like half a hundred in the first half. I mean being right 1 game out of 5 could be considered hitting the nail on the head to some i guess.

 

[Huntr]

Sampson, UL wrap-up.

Between Leonard’s 34-yard touchdown pass to Jaden Greathouse in the first quarter and his 34-yard completion to Jayden Harrison in the fourth, Notre Dame’s quarterback went 9-of-14 for 32 yards. He didn’t throw a pass more than 5 yards beyond the line of scrimmage. That’s not functional offense. It’s not the kind of quarterback play that can take Notre Dame anywhere in the postseason, assuming the Irish make the Playoff at all.

And yet.

The Leonard who hit Greathouse and Harrison, plus found Jeremiyah Love for the game-clinching screen, is the kind of quarterback Notre Dame can win with. But the book is out on Leonard. Sit on the short stuff. Take away his first read. Take your chances. Stop the quarterback run.

Leonard played winning football because he made a few key plays and didn’t turn the football over. That’s good. But Notre Dame’s offense can’t keep doing this and expect to run the table. The progress of the past couple of weeks is real, but it needs to be kept in context. An elementary passing game is advancing, but it’s not in junior high.

 

[Hautian Domer]

I zcept for Miami game of course, oh and the Texas a&m game where we dominated the 4th qtr for the win on the road. i guess technically we did against purdue after scoring like half a hundred in the first half. I mean being right 1 game out of 5 could be considered hitting the nail on the head to some i guess.

Your tone ... I don't like it. It reminds me of my wife's when I forget to take out the trash...You're right, we definitely outplayed Texas A&M, Miami of Ohio, and Purdue to a degree (with our backups) in the second half. We did not outplay Northern Illinois and Louisville, however.

A bye week is much needed.

We also need to ask ourselves, is this the best it's going to get this season? Slugging out wins and hanging on for dear life against Stanford, the Military Academies, Georgia Tech, and perhaps USC? I think so. I'm okay with that as long as it's a W, but the talent and offensive philosophy maybe maxed out.

 

[mrmcgrail]

With this offense you are always going to be slugging out victories. Look at Michigan they have to do it the same way and will probably lose a game to a team they shouldn't because when you are one dimensional and have a hard time scoring it makes for a tight game. It also shortens the game you have way less possessions which leads to weird shit happening

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

Your tone ... I don't like it. It reminds me of my wife's when I forget to take out the trash...You're right, we definitely outplayed Texas A&M, Miami of Ohio, and Purdue to a degree (with our backups) in the second half. We did not outplay Northern Illinois and Louisville, however.

A bye week is much needed.

We also need to ask ourselves, is this the best it's going to get this season? Slugging out wins and hanging on for dear life against Stanford, the Military Academies, Georgia Tech, and perhaps USC? I think so. I'm okay with that as long as it's a W, but the talent and offensive philosophy maybe maxed out.

Thats fair. I do think with a QB that can find and consistently hit open WRs though the trajectory of the team changes. Other than the occasional checkdown we dont use the middle of the field at all. Im also surprised with the constant quick outs and screen passing game that we havent attempted much in the way of double moves or anything of that nature.

Its a bewildering offensive gameplan each week considering denbrocks pedigree. I have to think he is calling plays to Leonards strengths which also highlights his limitations. I know many have said its got be MF because hes the common denominator, but I have a hard time believing Denbrock came here without agreements he would have autonomy over the offense.

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

With this offense you are always going to be slugging out victories. Look at Michigan they have to do it the same way and will probably lose a game to a team they shouldn't because when you are one dimensional and have a hard time scoring it makes for a tight game. It also shortens the game you have way less possessions which leads to weird shit happening

They way they are using Leonard is going to physically break him. So the offense is going to change one way or another.

 

[stlnd01]

With this offense you are always going to be slugging out victories. Look at Michigan they have to do it the same way and will probably lose a game to a team they shouldn't because when you are one dimensional and have a hard time scoring it makes for a tight game. It also shortens the game you have way less possessions which leads to weird shit happening

The Navy game's gonna be like six possessions for both teams combined, isn't it?

 

[Irish du Nord]

Sampson, UL wrap-up.

The best part of his performance was making the 1Q Greathouse pass and the 4Q Love screen while evading pressure on the move. Neither were “wow arm plays” but both were certainly “wow feet plays”. Those are what separates him from a Hartman. If he can improve his consistency and accuracy on short and intermediate throws, our offense will improve immensely

 

[SDIrishFan]

The best part of his performance was making the 1Q Greathouse pass and the 4Q Love screen while evading pressure on the move. Neither were “wow arm plays” but both were certainly “wow feet plays”. Those are what separates him from a Hartman. If he can improve his consistency and accuracy on short and intermediate throws, our offense will improve immensely

It doesn't even seem like he tries to throw these. Maybe 1 or 2 a game.

 

[RDU Irish]

The best part of his performance was making the 1Q Greathouse pass and the 4Q Love screen while evading pressure on the move. Neither were “wow arm plays” but both were certainly “wow feet plays”. Those are what separates him from a Hartman. If he can improve his consistency and accuracy on short and intermediate throws, our offense will improve immensely

Big "IF" - dude is a senior. Just b/c he is new to us doesn't mean he is new to CFB.