Jan 20 | National Championship

[ThePiombino]

God I just love everytime we get to this moment we have to play a generational team. Why couldn’t we have played Washington man. So infuriating. I wonder if I’ll ever see even just 1 more elite wide receiver at ND again god I’m so livid

Hard to land elite receiver when they all go to OSU lol

 

[MacIrish75]

I swear to God the only thing that will piss me off tonight is if you right/left wing fuckwads take your shit out of the politics thread and bring it over here.

FUCK THE FUCK OFF.

 

[SDIrishFan]

Curious now that we’re down if the coaches will be forced to try to sling it all over the field or if they will “play to keep” it close.

 

[Huntr]

Fucking wide open, every time. Every. Time.

 

[indianamouse]

Only good thing is Trump back in office. Didnt know you hated America indianamouse.

I'm not answering this

 

[Hammer Of The Gods]

We are totally out gunned. But from the seats in the stadium we out of position or in the wrong package nearly every single play

 

[LifelongFan]

You all keep forgetting that the offense couldn’t do anything for two straight drives. The offense owns some of this too.

If the offense was going to need to score a TD every damn drive we wouldn't have turned the game on. This is Bama 2012 redux.

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

They beat 3 Top 10 teams in a row to get here. They're a depleted team playing a superteam that is absolutely red hot.

I agree. The national narrative will not.

 

[fightingirish595]

Brutal mistakes by the offense but the defense has been gutted. It starts there

 

[IrishLax]

It’s not just coaching, a lot of it is their guys simply executing at a much higher level than the ND players. Howard hasn’t missed a pass except the 50/50 ball against Watts. Lots of broken tackles. DL getting stonewalled on most drop backs.

It is what it is, the defense does seem “too cute” going away from the aggression that got you to this point but for all I know we’d be down 21-7 with 3 explosive plays if we were playing man.

 

[NDRock]

What was the final the year OSU took the opening kickoff to the house and proceeded to get their ass kicked by Florida. Reminds me of tonight.

 

[Calabrese's People]

We got to get serious about the WR position. Upgrade and get in the number 1 best WR coach / recruiter.

....that coached at Cincinnati, a school notorious for attracting WR1's....

 

[Dizzyphil]

Irish were down 10 to p$u.... two possessions... Irish can do this...

 

[yankeehater]

Give the ball to LOVE more please!

 

[KMac151993]

Need a miracle.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Offense needs to avoid the mental error and stay ahead of the chains.

Defense needs to stop them on the opening drive and we have a game again,

This shit isn’t over.

 

[TNUtoNotreDame]

Well this season was good, but the finish is going to be ass.

 

[yankeehater]

F*ck! Hearing from all my ND hating friends that they told me ND sucks. Please prove them wrong in the 2nd half.

 

[Dale]

Denbrock calling a defeated gameplan after that first drive is tough to watch.
Runs on third and long etc.

We didn’t run once on third and long

 

[Sea Turtle]

They have pass rushers and recievers. We don't. We also don't have a qb who can throw.

You have to be a complete team to win this game.

Still, it's been a great season. Just not ready yet to win it all yet.

 

[GoldenToTheGrave]

Nobody needed this political diatribe.

 

[KMac151993]

What was the final the year OSU took the opening kickoff to the house and proceeded to get their ass kicked by Florida. Reminds me of tonight.

2007 BCS Championship game.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

Half time adjustments and lets WIN.

 

[NorthDakota]

Offense needs to avoid the mental error and stay ahead of the chains.

Defense needs to stop them on the opening drive and we have a game again,

This shit isn’t over.

It is over if OSU scores on the first drive.

If the defense forces a punt or gets a turnover... game on

 

[NumbersGuy0520]

Ugh...love this board, but can't watch this game with you guys anymore. So soft. Will come back after the game when we come back. Enjoy the second half fellas.

We’re 21 pt dogs live and have shown barely any signs of life after the first drive. Not sure where you stand saying this, aside from blind optimism. It’s been a hell of a season, but not much currently says we’ll win this, and saying stuff like this jabs those who are being realistic about where we currently are.

Agree, you should get off this board until the end of the game. Sure, yeah, I’ll see you when we “come back”.

 

[Blazers46]

Anyway to see how long this dude has to throw? Pretty sure every highlight besides the fake end around the guy has extended plays and all day to throw. We have to bring more, secondary can’t run around that long.

 

[IrishLax]

I agree. The national narrative will not.

They got up 34-0 on Oregon, I think most professionals will be reasonable. This team is loaded and you have to do something special to beat them. We aren’t doing anything special/

 

[Sea Turtle]

It’s not just coaching, a lot of it is their guys simply executing at a much higher level than the ND players. Howard hasn’t missed a pass except the 50/50 ball against Watts. Lots of broken tackles. DL getting stonewalled on most drop backs.

It is what it is, the defense does seem “too cute” going away from the aggression that got you to this point but for all I know we’d be down 21-7 with 3 explosive plays if we were playing man.

Because they are far more talented. That's why they are executing better.

 

[IrishTusker]

The narrative of Notre Dame not deserving to be in big games will continue

I mean, we won three games to get here. We weren't put here by someone

 

[KMac151993]

They have pass rushers and recievers. We don't. We also don't have a qb who can throw.

You have to be a complete team to win this game.

Still, it's been a great season. Just not ready yet to win it all yet.

The question is if not now, when.

Took us 20 years to play championship level football from 1993-2012...and another 12 since then. Last title in '88 is a lifetime ago.