Oct 3 | North Carolina

peadeam · 2026-10-02T05:57:23-0400

ulukinatme said:
Why? Is that like the splash section at Sea World?

Yep. Look out for the whales. No, this stadium goes all the way to the ground. So if you’re in the first rows you’ll be watching the game on the jumbo tron

NDohio · 2026-10-02T06:11:31-0400

I’ll be in section 122. I will be the one wearing green…

Irish#1 · 2026-10-02T08:04:54-0400

Jimmy3Putt said:
We only stand to grab something from the fridge!

You don't have one of these? Rookie!

Jimmy3Putt · 2026-10-02T08:33:24-0400

Irish#1 said:
You don't have one of these? Rookie!

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Wow! That’s how you’re so active in the game day thread!

All you need is a funnel for bathroom breaks!

Jimmy3Putt · 2026-10-02T08:34:33-0400

Jimmy3Putt said:
Wow! That’s how you’re so active in the game day thread!

All you need is a funnel for bathroom breaks!

I need to stand every other drink to see just how drunk I am. I judge intoxication by how bad I stumble up the stairs!

NDPhilly · 2026-10-02T09:27:37-0400

Per II - the star DE Melkart isn’t a sure thing to play and even if he does play, he likely won’t be 100%. Brutal for them.

At some point as a ND fan you just want your team tested lol

Dizzyphil · 2026-10-02T09:36:20-0400

NDPhilly said:
Per II - the star DE Melkart isn’t a sure thing to play and even if he does play, he likely won’t be 100%. Brutal for them.

At some point as a ND fan you just want your team tested lol

Agreed.. On the other hand, I don't trust Belichick to be telling the whole truth either. If indeed the Irish do see Melkart, I would expect he is 90-100% ready to play.

Dale · 2026-10-02T09:37:35-0400

@ Clemson, vs ND, @ Pitt, @ Duke was no favors by the ACC, even with the bye. There are certainly teams out there that just look towards conference play in some decision making versus us.

pumpdog20 · 2026-10-02T09:53:14-0400

NDPhilly said:
Per II - the star DE Melkart isn’t a sure thing to play and even if he does play, he likely won’t be 100%. Brutal for them.

At some point as a ND fan you just want your team tested lol

Agree... kinda sucks when they play the "conference games are more important so might as well rest for one more week" card.
Not that that's what's going on here, but it happens.

PutuporShutup · 2026-10-02T10:00:24-0400

Melkart is power into speed and uses his hands very well. It did sound like Bill said he's been just helping out others at practice. It must be bad enough to not be able to cast it and go.

I would expect bill is also playing the long game here for ACC play.

I will be at the game in section 102 (by msyelf since I have no friends)! Actually, if it rains, I may be by myself as I'm taking my daughter, and she will definitely not stay through the rain.

Irish#1 · 2026-10-02T10:19:18-0400

Jimmy3Putt said:
Wow! That’s how you’re so active in the game day thread!

All you need is a funnel for bathroom breaks!

Jimmy3Putt said:
I need to stand every other drink to see just how drunk I am. I judge intoxication by how bad I stumble up the stairs!

There's a funnel with a tube attached so you don't miss a play as well as a breathalizer. For an extra $50, I'll throw in the lift function to help you get up.

NDPhilly · 2026-10-02T10:22:59-0400

pumpdog20 said:
Agree... kinda sucks when they play the "conference games are more important so might as well rest for one more week" card.
Not that that's what's going on here, but it happens.

If they do play it this way, it’s bc we’ve elevated to be one of the top teams vs where we were for most of the BK era, a very good but beatable top 10/15 team that could be a marquee home game with a real chance for an upset for a UNC, Pitt, Purdue, etc… Why would they want this game when there’s a 90%+ chance of losing.

IrishLax · 2026-10-02T10:46:53-0400

NDPhilly said:
Per II - the star DE Melkart isn’t a sure thing to play and even if he does play, he likely won’t be 100%. Brutal for them.

At some point as a ND fan you just want your team tested lol

Nah eff that, the moment we have a single close game the narrative will shift to "see! told you they aren't good." I want ND to stomp teams into oblivion and get the starters out early.

Jiggafini19Deux · 2026-10-02T10:52:50-0400

Yeah, after nearly 40 years of waiting for the next championship, I'm soaking up every last beat down regardless of circumstances. UNC's problems are not my problems. That goes for everyone else who simply ain't us.

greyhammer90 · 2026-10-02T10:53:50-0400

IrishLax said:
Nah eff that, the moment we have a single close game the narrative will shift to "see! told you they aren't good." I want ND to stomp teams into oblivion and get the starters out early.

Yep. If NC wants to declare the game a lost cause, I want to rub their noses in it. Like Freeman says, the opponent doesn't matter so beat the moment.

Dale · 2026-10-02T11:15:10-0400

Tests are good but UNC is more of a thorn in the side type game. They might do a few things but nothing that should really stress any pressure point besides maybe the OL. Purdue or Stanford being the best passing attack we play before Miami is inconvenient. SMU before Miami would have been a better “test” type game.

greyhammer90 · 2026-10-02T11:24:19-0400

Dale said:
Tests are good but UNC is more of a thorn in the side type game. They might do a few things but nothing that should really stress any pressure point besides maybe the OL. Purdue or Stanford being the best passing attack we play before Miami is inconvenient. SMU before Miami would have been a better “test” type game.

I'm going to be watching Miami's games against Pitt and UNC in the weeks before our game like a hawk to see what their offense looks like against defenses that have some sort of pulse.

rtrn2glory · 2026-10-02T13:11:57-0400

how are they offensively? Petrino is a good enough play caller that if he has some dudes then that could be an issue, but the only two times i've seen them the weather was less than ideal

RudyVerse · 2026-10-02T13:27:39-0400

rtrn2glory said:
how are they offensively? Petrino is a good enough play caller that if he has some dudes then that could be an issue, but the only two times i've seen them the weather was less than ideal

I think their ceiling against ND is 20 points. I predict they’ll score 13.

pumpdog20 · 2026-10-02T13:36:47-0400

If you only score 15 against TCU and 20 against Clemson, I don't think you're ceiling is 20 points on the Irish defense unless the game got out of hand and the backups are in.

pumpdog20 · 2026-10-02T13:40:54-0400

Sidenote: you ever just sit back and think when other teams put in their backups on defense, they are putting in second team. When we do it, it's 3rd and 4th string.

zelezo vlk · 2026-10-02T13:48:22-0400

pumpdog20 said:
If you only score 15 against TCU and 20 against Clemson, I don't think you're ceiling is 20 points on the Irish defense unless the game got out of hand and the backups are in.

Excellent point. Sconny has the highest points scored against the defense so far this year with 13. In their other games, they scored 36, 54, and 24. The 24 was a night game @PSU where Colton Joseph gave up the ball multiple times. ND is currently #1 overall in FEI's defensive rankings, but Penn State is 14th. Since Clemson (22nd) and TCU (36th) held UNC to 15 and 20, shouldn't we expect UNC's offensive ceiling to be about 10?

Irish#1 · 2026-10-02T13:54:35-0400

IrishLax said:
Nah eff that, the moment we have a single close game the narrative will shift to "see! told you they aren't good." I want ND to stomp teams into oblivion and get the starters out early.

Agree. Didn't hurt IU last year.

402puck · 2026-10-02T14:11:06-0400

Dale said:
@ Clemson, vs ND, @ Pitt, @ Duke was no favors by the ACC, even with the bye. There are certainly teams out there that just look towards conference play in some decision making versus us.

Hard to feel bad when the ACC schedule usually has all their teams coming off a bye when they play against ND. Kinda like this week lol

beryirish · 2026-10-02T15:03:01-0400

IrishLax said:
Nah eff that, the moment we have a single close game the narrative will shift to "see! told you they aren't good." I want ND to stomp teams into oblivion and get the starters out early.

Exactly. When ND was killing Rice, my buddies were c'mon and turn it to another game, this is boring. Not to me. I want ND to destroy every team. I want it to be when I played Madden and did create a player for all 22 positions and I'm winning 255-0 (it stopped scoring after that). Much like when I hear "I want USC to be undefeated when we play them and beat them." Forget that - I want USC 0-12 every. single. year.

SWirishfan · 2026-10-02T15:03:31-0400

Jiggafini19Deux said:
Yeah, after nearly 40 years of waiting for the next championship, I'm soaking up every last beat down regardless of circumstances. UNC's problems are not my problems. That goes for everyone else who simply ain't us.

This, injected right into my veins...which is a feature on "THE CHAIR", right? That's why THE SHIRT is a short sleeve T.

Huntr · 2026-10-02T15:15:14-0400

beryirish said:
Exactly. When ND was killing Rice, my buddies were c'mon and turn it to another game, this is boring. Not to me. I want ND to destroy every team. I want it to be when I played Madden and did create a player for all 22 positions and I'm winning 255-0 (it stopped scoring after that). Much like when I hear "I want USC to be undefeated when we play them and beat them." Forget that - I want USC 0-12 every. single. year.

A co-worker asked me if I ever got tired of watching ND bludgeon opponents because it seemed so boring to him. Think I had the same look on my face as John Candy in that clip from Uncle Buck. "....No."

402puck · 2026-10-02T15:38:05-0400

Huntr said:
A co-worker asked me if I ever got tired of watching ND bludgeon opponents because it seemed so boring to him. Think I had the same look on my face as John Candy in that clip from Uncle Buck. "....No."

Growing up getting smoked by teams like Carroll’s USC or Saban’s Alabama, I will never take for granted our current “boring” Saturdays. I love every second of it, and I think it is just the coolest thing that we are that kind of program now

Dale · 2026-10-02T15:49:49-0400

They made Joey eat finally:

Dale · 2026-10-02T15:53:38-0400

pumpdog20 said:
If you only score 15 against TCU and 20 against Clemson, I don't think you're ceiling is 20 points on the Irish defense unless the game got out of hand and the backups are in.

One of the two Clemson drives also started in Clemson territory. 3 FBS TD drives on the season, 2 over 50 yards.

13.5 is right on the money for expectation.

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