Nov 5 | at Wake Forest

[military_irish]

Slotted for 7:00PM Eeastern on ABC but could slide to 8:00PM on either ESPN2/ABC

 

[Rudy89]

havent seen much of WF but ive heard these guys are gonna give us a handful. Hopefully we do well

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

This game will get a .2 rating going up against Bama and LSU.

 

[nd1]

havent seen much of WF but ive heard these guys are gonna give us a handful. Hopefully we do well

it really doesn't matter who we play if we turn the ball over we will lose. we got to play better and take care of the ball.

 

[tadman95]

Sweet....... Don't worry guys/gals, I'll be there. If I need to jumg the wall and speak to the boys I will. Don't be surprised to see me beside Kelly during the timeout, may even take a few snaps.

We're good.....

 

[BGIF]

According to UND.com

Nov. 5 at Wake Forest (ESPN2) Winston-Salem, N.C. 7:00 p.m.

 

[tko]

According to UND.com

Nov. 5 at Wake Forest (ESPN2) Winston-Salem, N.C. 7:00 p.m.

hopefully bob davie on the coverage.

 

[CarrollVermin]

This game will get a .2 rating going up against Bama and LSU.

Yeah, this is an interesting pick up in prime time. You also have KState and Oklahoma State playing as well as A&M visiting Oklahoma. I would imagine one of those games would be the afternoon kick off and the other the ABC primetime match-up. Interesting time slot for us.

 

[BGIF]

This game will get a .2 rating going up against Bama and LSU.

I'll be watching ND.

 

[Buster Bluth]

I'll be watching ND.

This.

 

[CarrollVermin]

Sold my Bama/LSU tickets...will be doing the same thing next weekend!

 

[Riddickulous]

They've had a solid season that has gone rather unnoticed.

 

[meowmix]

They beat Florida State, a better team than ND. I think we can beat them as long as the running game can carry Rees.

 

[Buster Bluth]

Florida State is not a definitively better team than Notre Dame.

 

[Grahambo]

Wake Forest week ladies and gents. They rank 108th in rushing but 24th in passing. Defense gives up 25.4 points a game while they average 30.6 a game.

They were owned by UNC today and gave up 562 total yards while having 5 turnovers.

They lost to Syracuse, UNC, and VA Tech. They did beat FSU but only beat Duke by a point while handling Gardner Webb. They beat NC State by a touchdown and BC by 8.

I can see where they might give us trouble but this team has no rushing attack and against our rush defense, they will be forced to go through the air. Their top WR is a 6 footer by the name of Chris Givens and he is a big play threat.

In the end though, ND should win and I feel by at least two scores. Wake is one dimensional on offense and average against the rush (take away the Gardner Webb game). This win versus Navy should be the start of a new winning streak.

Just my opinion.

 

[IrishLax]

They're good enough to give us a game because they don't have any glaring weaknesses. But we are more talented at literally every position (even QB!) in this game and by the end of 4Qs it should show. They beat FSU because FSU was using 2 QBs... both of which played horribly for different reasons... and because FSU could not run the ball to save their lives.

If ND comes out committed to the run we should be in good shape.

 

[BGIF]

Wake Forest week ladies and gents. They rank 108th in rushing but 24th in passing. Defense gives up 25.4 points a game while they average 30.6 a game.

They were owned by UNC today and gave up 562 total yards while having 5 turnovers.

They lost to Syracuse, UNC, and VA Tech. They did beat FSU but only beat Duke by a point while handling Gardner Webb. They beat NC State by a touchdown and BC by 8.

I can see where they might give us trouble but this team has no rushing attack and against our rush defense, they will be forced to go through the air. Their top WR is a 6 footer by the name of Chris Givens and he is a big play threat.

In the end though, ND should win and I feel by at least two scores. Wake is one dimensional on offense and average against the rush (take away the Gardner Webb game). This win versus Navy should be the start of a new winning streak.

Just my opinion.

ND will open a 10 point favorite based on Sagarin's Predictor Model from last week. Considering their 25 point loss and ND's 42 point win, I'd expect the spread to grow.

Those NCAA ranking 25.4 points allowed and such are BEFORE the UNC game. WF's going to drop about 15 to 20 slots with the 49 points and 550+ yds allowed. Conversely ND will drop about 15 to 20 slots in many categories (not all) because of the big differentials against Navy.

WF's QB Price was ranked #29 while Rees was 54th. Comes the morrow they with the news NCAA ranking, they'll be a lot closer than 26 slots. Price double his number of INTs and threw no TDs in UNC's rout. Adjusting the two QBs Eff Ratings for the UNC and Navy games, Price is 141.14 and Rees is 138.21 They'll probably be less than a dozen slots of either other depending upon what other QBs did Saturday. Price is completing 61.0% of his passes with a 2.41 INT Rate. Rees is completing 66.1% of his passes with a 2.95% INT Rate. Price has 15 TD passes to 6 INTs. Rees has 14 TDs to 8 INTs. Price gets 7.9 yds/attempt. Rees gets 7.2. That give Price a little less than 3/4 of a yard more per attempt.

Price has at least 1 TD completion in every game this year. Rees missed a TD only in the USC game. Price had a much better TD:INT ratio until the 3 picks against UNC brought them closer together. Prior to UNC he hadn't throw more than 1 in any game.

Sack wise ND has allowed among the fewest in the Nation in the Top 10. WF is ranked around #100 in Sacks Allowed. ND is ranked about 50 slots higher is Sacks made.

Sagarin ranks WF comparable with USF. If ND gives up 5 turnovers like they didn't against USF it will be a bleak day. IF WF gives up 5 like they did against UNC the score will similar to ND's win over Navy and AF.

IF Ball Security is neutral, ND wins by 2 TDs.

I'd except ND's offense to be similar to what they ran against Navy. Gray, Wood, and Floyd in a mix. Without much of a WF running attack, Lynch and Tuitt can be unleashed. I expect ND to go after Price.

Punting wise WF stats are comparable. ND amazingly gets a 4 yd advantage in punting while WF gets about a 4 yd edge in Punt Returns. KOs are ND's by 10 yds/return. WF has made 14 of 15 FGs. ND is only 5 of 9.

 

[BGIF]

Sagarin's new ratings are out. His Predictor Model rates ND as the 11th best team with the 22nd Toughest Schedule. The Predictor Model makes ND a between a 15-1/2 and 16 point favorite at Wake Forest.

 

[BGIF]

NCAA Stats After Week 9 ND and WF

NCAA Stats After Week 9 ND and WF

ND	Actual	WF	Actual	Category
46	173.38	106	104.00	Rushing Offense
32	265.88	30	275.63	Passing Offense
28	439.25	72	379.63	Total Offense
32	33.38	52	29.75	Scoring Offense
62	154.25	49	134.38	Rushing Defense
58	125.44	T-51	124.01	Pass Efficiency Defense
40	355.63	56	378.75	Total Defense
28	21.38	79	28.38	Scoring Defense
103	34.15	84	35.53	Net Punting
120	0.30	95	5.40	Punt Returns
19	24.57	98	19.73	Kickoff Returns
118	-1.38	51	0.13	Turnover Margin
34	201.38	89	244.38	Pass Defense
54	136.06	38	141.76	Passing Efficiency
53	2.00	105	1.25	Sacks
66	5.63	40	6.63	Tackles For Loss
6	0.63	92	2.63	Sacks Allowed

 

[Rudy89]

i wont be able to watch this game as I work a late night shift. Hopefully as I follow through my mobile web I wont have a bad night at work.

 

[irishff1014]

We have to come out with Wood and Jonas. Get them off to a strong start and then see if Floyd and Eifert can get open and make big plays. I do believe that our defense gained alot of confidence this week. I think our defense will have another good game,

 

[Sherm Sticky]

We have to come out with Wood and Jonas. Get them off to a strong start and then see if Floyd and Eifert can get open and make big plays. I do believe that our defense gained alot of confidence this week. I think our defense will have another good game,

Sounds about right to me!

 

[tadman95]

Notre Dame 1 Wake Forest 0

I did my part, whooped 'em bad!

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[clashmore_mike]

Don't think I saw it on here and sorry if I missed it, but the game got moved from 7 to 8 pm and will be a full national broadcast.

 

[Yes]

Don't think I saw it on here and sorry if I missed it, but the game got moved from 7 to 8 pm and will be a full national broadcast.

Not that many people will be watching. Even I'll be switching back and forth in an attempt to catch some LSU-'Bama.

 

[NDPhilly]

Not that many people will be watching. Even I'll be switching back and forth in an attempt to catch some LSU-'Bama.

+1

 

[WhoDeyIrish]

I will watch every second of this game.

 

[BGIF]

Spread opend at ND -14.

Consensus now is -13.5, u/o 58

 

[BGIF]

Wake Forest-Notre Dame Kickoff set for 8 pm on ABC - WAKE FOREST OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Wake Forest-Notre Dame Kickoff set for 8 pm on ABC
Deacons, Irish both 5-3 entering contest
Football Home

Oct. 30, 2011

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced that the Notre Dame at Wake Forest football game on Saturday, November 5 will kickoff at 8 p.m. EDT.

The game will be televised nationally on ABC with a reverse mirror on ESPN2. In those areas of the country in which the game is not available on ABC, it will be available on ESPN2.

Both Wake Forest and Notre Dame will enter the game with 5-3 records. The Deacons are coming off a 49-24 loss at North Carolina. Notre Dame on Saturday defeated Navy 56-14 in South Bend.

 

[Buster Bluth]

Notre Dame 48
Wake Forest 17