Jan 9 | Penn State

[thekid33]

Allar as a runner - He's not speedy, but he's effective. Someone previously compared him to vintage Big Ben and that's a good comp. He is never going to be a run first QB, but if the secondary covers well he's capable of taking off and moving the chains if you don't contain him.

 

[317Irish]

Allar as a runner - He's not speedy, but he's effective. Someone previously compared him to vintage Big Ben and that's a good comp. He is never going to be a run first QB, but if the secondary covers well he's capable of taking off and moving the chains if you don't contain him.

Really hoping our front 7 can get after him early and take away his will like we’ve done so often this year.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

For those picking Penn State, the only metric I can find that even supports them winning is this ridiculously flimsy stat:

ND played 4 games this season on natural grass

PSU played 9 games this season on natural grass

The Orange Bowl has natural grass

We are DOOMED

I guess another reason is “James Franklin is 1-18 vs top 5 teams. Certainly he is due, RIGHT?”


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[china423]

 

[Giddyup]

That sucks. He was blocking very well.

 

[LifelongFan]

One thing that I don't like about Allar as a QB is that he has bad touch. He is always rifling it. Both of his interceptions in the Big 10 championship had too much juice on them, and Minnesota he missed multiple easy completions due to it. I'm hoping this will lead to missed slants and balls going straight to X.

 

[china423]

Same refs from the Sugar Bowl

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Since Mayer left, every TE has had a season ending injury.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Alabama won a game with 57 passing yards.

Don’t remind UGA fans. They’re still adding to the list of why ND was lucky to win.

 

[FDNYIrish1]

New burner alert. Another sleeper burner.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

I don't know if I 100% agree. But one thing that stood out was how BIG Georiga's defense is. I think that is worse for our OL because 2 guys on the interior aren't meant for that life and we have a freshman LT

It’s hard to know for sure when considering opponents. I heard one of the guys on II pod say that PSU’s defense was “statistically” better than UGA’s defense. As a fan on the street, I can’t imagine PSU’s defense being better than Georgia’s defense. If they are, it’ll be tough sledding. That said, I’ve been wanting PSU all year so I’ll stick by my original opinion that ND at full strength smashes PSU. I still like their odds not at full strength.

 

[mrmcgrail]

I've watched a lot of their games. They are a good defense in the front 7 but the back end isn't very good. You neutralize 11 you can get after them for sure. They have been decent against the run but when the chips were on the table against OSU they ran it down their throats to ice the game

 

[Rockin’Irish]

I've watched a lot of their games. They are a good defense in the front 7 but the back end isn't very good. You neutralize 11 you can get after them for sure. They have been decent against the run but when the chips were on the table against OSU they ran it down their throats to ice the game

And 11 is questionable for the game (Abdul Carter).

 

[Free Manera]

Penn State’s defense is statistically better than Georgia’s….but if their schedules were flipped it wouldn’t be. And PSU wouldn’t be in the playoff.

 

[china423]

 

[china423]

 

[bobbyok1]

Same refs from the Sugar Bowl

Great. So we can count on EVERY play for ND being spotted at least 1 yard behind where the runner ended up?

 

[calvegas04]

 

[T-Boone]

Dang - this game is starting at 11am Friday of my first week back.
No worries, I didn’t love my career anyway.

 

[Giddyup]

6:30 pm. Oh you’re in China. Gonna get a chewing from the Chinese?

 

[rtrn2glory]

Did MF have a press conference today?

 

[Irishdawg]

Did MF have a press conference today?

Yes sir, Flanagan out. No one else mentioned being out. Should be on YouTube

 

[IrishWayDomer]

I can't find anything but highlights on PSU. I know nothing about them other than Abdul is apparently Micah Parsons 2.0. I've maybe seen 2 full halves all season. Their defense looked awesome and their QB seemed like a cocktail DBag. I have no idea if either of those are true. Their offensive and defensive numbers look really good, but so so competition.

 

[irish4ever]

On paper, their defense is very good but keep in mind...

1) Before the playoffs, their best win was probably against 6-6 USC.

2) They have beat up on inferior teams Boise and SMU.

3) They only have one dude, Carter, who should draw attention and scare people.

4) Their DT's are listed at 290 and 305. ND Oline should have more fun than they did against Georgia's D line.

And that big U$C win was in OT. They played 2 solid teams all year (O$U and Oregon) and lost to both! Their HC is frickin' James Franklin ... nuff said!

 

[IHateMarkMay]

And that big U$C win was in OT. They played 2 solid teams all year (O$U and Oregon) and lost to both! Their HC is frickin' James Franklin ... nuff said!

Sportscasters won't reference that until after we beat them to downplay the victory.

 

[IAIrish]

And 11 is questionable for the game (Abdul Carter).

Sounds like Carter will at least give it a go, but there's no doubt his left arm is compromised. Imo, need to run duo on his side and let Knapp drive block him early a few times to test him.

 

[NDPhilly]

Yeah Doesn’t sound like Carter is going to be near 100%. If he was, Franklin wouldn’t have answered that question like he did.

 

[DONTH8]

Is it really true they dont have to send injury reports to each other? I feel like, especially with gambling, those types of things would have to be public...

 

[rtrn2glory]

Pin and pull scheme on his side where the bad arm is... Sorry not sorry

 

[Irish#1]

Is it really true they dont have to send injury reports to each other? I feel like, especially with gambling, those types of things would have to be public...

Schools don’t care about gambling.