Oct 17 | BYU

[SWirishfan]

In fairness to the Jake Clifton kid, he was also effusive in his praise of ND.

As far as bulletin board material goes, this is pretty weak soup.
Forcing a QB off his rhythm, making him move his feet...that is pretty standard defense.

 

[NDPhilly]

 

[tko]

Spread out the defense Denbrock!

 

[jprue24]

Game is getting an f35 flyover

 

[402puck]

Spot the ball let’s fucking do this

 

[jerseyborn1971]

If these dudes show up pissed off, BYU is going to get embarrassed.

 

[NDFAN2008]

I'm guessing we get some big tosses from CJ this game. Gilbert and Faison please.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

He hasn't lit up the stat board this season. It can't be totally out of the realm his agent is saying to preserve his draft status.

And yes I know hardly anyone is throwing to his side. I'm just throwing out a possible scenario.
2026 Season Stats

• Games Played: 5
• Solo Tackles: 8
• Assisted Tackles: 0
• Total Tackles: 8 (1.6 per game)
• Passes Broken Up: 4
• Interceptions: 0
• Forced Fumbles: 0
• Sacks: 0

Literally the definition of a lockdown corner who erases an entire third of the field. Nobody is throwing to him in five games is what those stats say. Common sense.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Is altitude going to be an issue.

The only reason I am harping on about altitude is I recently went mountain biking at much higher altitude than I am use to and lets just say I struggled bigly.

If BYU has a long sustained drive with tempo the d could be sucking air.

There is no way this game gets played. It is not safe for the players.

 

[calvegas04]

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

BYU sad faces everywhere in that stadium by mid 3rd quarter.

 

[Irish#1]

Weather won’t be an issue

 

[IRISHDODGER]

bYU seem convinced the crowd will disrupt Carr’s presnap reads/cadence. Should be interesting. Has to be biggest BYU since 1990 when they knocked off #1 Miami which is all Detmer really had on his resume to win the Heisman over Rocket.

 

[Bane]

bYU seem convinced the crowd will disrupt Carr’s presnap reads/cadence. Should be interesting. Has to be biggest BYU since 1990 when they knocked off #1 Miami which is all Detmer really had on his resume to win the Heisman over Rocket.

I forget which guy on which show said it, but when they were breaking down this game he was like, "be honest, the only reason we're discussing this game being close is all location. If this wasn't in Provo but was anywhere else we would be picking ND by 3 scores because the talent gap is that big." I get homefield does matter and it will help BYU early in the game as they will all be amped, but people are sort of expecting LaVell Edwards Stadium to be worth about 10-14 points, which is quite a lot to ask of a building.

 

[PolishDomer]

Weather won’t be an issue
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Im concerned...3 MPH will affect Carr's trajectory

 

[jpachuta33]

 

[Chino Cherokee]

That is freakin' AWESOME!!!! WOW!!!

 

[Huntr]

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that would be so great if that was real.

imma still laugh tho

 

[GrangerIrish24]

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[Bane]

Tomorrow can’t come soon enough.

 

[Blazers46]

Tomorrow can’t come soon enough.

Yeah I’m getting tired of all these Joseph Smith creepy vibe BYU pods. I could stop watching… but I can’t.

 

[ACamp1900]

I’m feeling good our boys will win but it still feels there’s real consequence to this game (beyond the obvious 2026 impact). ND has stepped up recruiting, appears loaded on defense and starting to show signs on offense. A loss to a team like this honestly just should not happen at this stage. Even a gritty, hard fought one score win probably shouldn’t. Need to do what our trajectory would assume should happen soon and take the next step in games like this

 

[Free Manera]

Yeah I’m getting tired of all these Joseph Smith creepy vibe BYU pods. I could stop watching… but I can’t.

They are doing literal dream interpretations on the Cougarboard... I'm talkin "God came to me in my sleep about a football game" posts.

 

[IRISHbluehen]

I have no worries at all about this game. Take a step back and ask yourself, if Bama, UGA, OSU, Texas were heading to Provo to play BYU, would anyone give them a chance? We're just as good or better than all of those teams.

 

[ACamp1900]

I have no worries at all about this game. Take a step back and ask yourself, if Bama, UGA, OSU, Texas were heading to Provo to play BYU, would anyone give them a chance? We're just as good or better than all of those teams.

This is kind of my point above,…. If we are there then yeah, this shouldn’t be a game in the fourth…

 

[Free Manera]

BYU sad faces everywhere in that stadium by mid 3rd quarter.

At least they can go drown their sorrows in booze sex coffee milk?

 

[greyhammer90]

I have no worries at all about this game. Take a step back and ask yourself, if Bama, UGA, OSU, Texas were heading to Provo to play BYU, would anyone give them a chance? We're just as good or better than all of those teams.

I think they'd all be 10+ point favorites just like we are, except for Texas. I think that line would be closer to 7.

 

[MacIrish75]

Really, the only thing that makes me nervous at all about this game is the pure, unabashed confidence on this board. It’s almost jarringly opposite the norm lol.

 

[sfk324]

They are doing literal dream interpretations on the Cougarboard... I'm talkin "God came to me in my sleep about a football game" posts.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Weird stat I wasn’t aware of but ND hasn’t defeated a top 10 team on the road since upsetting OU at Norman in 2012. MF has only been here since 2022 so its not like they’re have been a ton of opportunities.