How are my expectation overinflated when everyone has said that this team had CFP written all over it before the season-and was clamoring for ND to be ranked #3 just 3 weeks ago so they would remain in the top 4? ND was 5 points away from an undefeated season. How does me claiming that ND needs a Top Ten defense not make sense?
I am not saying anything illogical here.
For ND to win every single game--which they need to do just to be considered for the CFP, as has been well-documented by the facts--then you need a defense that can be consistent and not be the cause of constant consternation.
If you looked at the list of the teams on there, not all of them were National Title winners, but all of them were able to lift the team up even higher.
Had this defensive philosophy been sounder, then we would have been able to be the only unbeaten in the land, instead of playing from behind against an inferior Clemson team. Yes, I do think that Clemson is inferior to ND, just like everyone else on here does, and just about everyone outside the state of SC.
And where was the great defense against the pass against a legitimately, how can I say this without being mean, "wildly inconsistent" QB and letting him lead his team down the field for a winning FG? Anyone who thinks that the Irish defense has not held ND back due to their total inability to produce turnovers and get stops in key situations must not be watching the same game.
The Irish teams that won consistently for a decade were not getting beaten deep 2-3x every game in the passing game, especially in the big games...or giving up 35 to 50-yard gallops with startling regularity.
The OFD breakdown of the stats show that the Irish defense was the one unit that consistently let the Irish down this year, so to think that ND does not need to be a more dominant defense, a legit top-tier unit, is just not reality.
They said defense wins championships for a reason, because it frakking does.
Last edited:
