BYU Postgame

[greyhammer90]

Riley was probably among the better running QBs since Lamar Jackson

Yep. He was an average QB passer but an insanely athletic runner who was willing to die for a first down. With those running skills being an average passer was more than enough.

 

[Henges24]

Is Bachmeier TEMU Riley Leonard?

EDIT: dammit. Sorry….meant to ask is Bear the TEMU version of Riley. Definitely wasn’t dissing RL

Funny you say this. BYUs offensive gameplan seemed similar to NDs Riley offense, last week.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Funny you say this. BYUs offensive gameplan seemed similar to NDs Riley offense, last week.

Yes, to be clear, I think RL was great at ND. I was just asking if Bear is a poor man’s version of him,

 

[FU BK]

Does this make ND’s defense the dollar store?

Just the DC...dollar tree Ash

 

[WilliamWallace]

Me on my way to I.E. looking for ICAPS after this awesome showing by a “top tier team” in BYU. 😂 Ignorance is bliss my friend. We’re back to the laughing stock. Clown!

 

[eldapeeze]

Well our Wisconsin win looking better at least.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

 

[NDPhilly]

I mean we’re literally the betting favorite to win the national championship right now. Obviously Vegas thinks the poor performance was a one off. We could be slightly worse than we thought we might be and still be the best team in the country this year, especially with Sayin hurt.

 

[BeatSC]

Bear completes 50% against UCF / WRs and TEs look pedestrian. Classic.

Mana to man coverage with average players can do that.

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

I mean we’re literally the betting favorite to win the national championship right now. Obviously Vegas thinks the poor performance was a one off. We could be slightly worse than we thought we might be and still be the best team in the country this year, especially with Sayin hurt.

A lot of it comes down to how banged up ND really is, and the likelihood of getting back closer to 100% for, and after Miami.
Think about their ability to even be functional in the secondary with all the injuries. No team in the country jas that kind of secondary depth. ND does, but it will take their playmakers being healthy and making plays to beat Miami and be a bonafide contender.

 

[T Town Tommy]

It appears UCF disrespected Bear too.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

The BYU game, I fear, is gonna be the BC game from 1993. A loss to an inferior team that was inexplicable.

 

[jerseyborn1971]

I was there and that was one of the best games I have ever been to. Their fans and players absolutely deserve the misery of losing. And I called it. I knew my Knights would deliver karmic justice.

Fuck BYU.

 

[stlnd01]

The BYU game, I fear, is gonna be the BC game from 1993. A loss to an inferior team that was inexplicable.

It happens all the time. It's college football. But unlike 1993 it will only matter if we also lose to Miami. Which is basically the Florida State game.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

It happens all the time. It's college football. It will only matter if we lose to Miami. Which is basically the Florida State game from 1993.

It's true. I just don't have much faith in Denbrock against Miami's defense after what we saw vs BYU.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Driskell calling out Denbrock and Driskell is 100%. Every team you watched yesterday has pre snap motion on their offense. We are literally the only team that doesn’t really do it.

 

[stlnd01]

It's true. I just don't have much faith in Denbrock against Miami's defense after what we saw vs BYU.

I don't know why but I keep thinking back to the 2023 USC game. After that shitty loss to Louisville the week before, it felt like we were cooked and frauds. Instead we came out - at home, at night - and blew the doors off of an undefeated USC team. We did not have a great offense that season. It did not matter that night.

Punch Miami in the mouth early. Let it flow from there.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

I don't know why but I keep thinking back to the 2023 USC game. After that shitty loss to Louisville the week before, it felt like we were cooked and frauds. Instead we came out - at home, at night - and blew the doors off of an undefeated USC team. We did not have a great offense that season. It did not matter that night.

Punch Miami in the mouth early. Let it flow from there.

After the NIU loss, I thought we'd never win again.

 

[Irishdawg]

Driskell calling out Denbrock and Driskell is 100%. Every team you watched yesterday has pre snap motion on their offense. We are literally the only team that doesn’t really do it.

Being able to watch so many games yesterday the one thing that stood out to me was offensive MISDIRECTION!! We suck at it and it’s the one thing that truly confuses defenses! When talent is lopsided in a game like ND/Stanford it’s not needed. But with evenly matched teams it does give the offense an advantage! I’m hoping more misdirection plays will be added to our offense!

 

[notredomer23]

Driskell calling out Denbrock and Driskell is 100%. Every team you watched yesterday has pre snap motion on their offense. We are literally the only team that doesn’t really do it.

Driskell said this? Nd is amongst the highest usage of presnap motion

 

[bkess8]

Driskell calling out Denbrock and Driskell is 100%. Every team you watched yesterday has pre snap motion on their offense. We are literally the only team that doesn’t really do it.

We have pre snap motion but its a check that results in a RB dive for 1 yard. We ran it against BYU 1000 times.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

Driskell said this? Nd is amongst the highest usage of presnap motion

That doesn't tell the story. Moving your tight end from one side to the other isn't the same as zip motion, faking jet sweeps, counters, etc.

 

[OKCDomer23]

We could be slightly worse than we thought we might be and still be the best team in the country this year, especially with Sayin hurt.

I would not totally say Ohio St doesn't have a chance yet. They are still a highly talented team and reports indicate Luke Fahey is ready to go as their new qb. Losing Sayin is a massive loss but if Fahey/St Clair ball out you never know. Jeremiah Smith is any qb's best friend.

 

[IrishLax]

Driskell calling out Denbrock and Driskell is 100%. Every team you watched yesterday has pre snap motion on their offense. We are literally the only team that doesn’t really do it.

We use tons of presnap motion. Did you mean play action?

 

[notredomer23]

That doesn't tell the story. Moving your tight end from one side to the other isn't the same as zip motion, faking jet sweeps, counters, etc.

I agree but simply saying ND doesn’t use presnap motion is inaccurate. Would love to see creative use of motion.

 

[Dale]

That doesn't tell the story. Moving your tight end from one side to the other isn't the same as zip motion, faking jet sweeps, counters, etc.

Yeah we also don’t run a modified triple option. We could bench CJ and start Hebert if people want more of that

 

[bkess8]

I think the issue with how we use pre snap motion is the word effective. We don't use effective pre snap motion. It's more of going through the motions instead of using motion to get play makers in space or use a speed advantage we have in a match up.

 

[notredomer23]

I think the issue with how we use pre snap motion is the word effective. We don't use effective pre snap motion. It's more of going through the motions an using motion effectively.

I don’t agree with this either.

Most the pre-snap motion is to identify what the defense is. I believe CJ has been very successful (maybe too successful for his own good with all the checks) at identifying defenses.

I think we’d all love a bit more creativity and I’d personally love some jet motions, swing passes etc for Graham or Faison but I also don’t care if that improved creativity comes from motion or not.

 

[Dale]

The motions tell the coverage for CJ. You can say it’s always a run or not but you would be emotional and wrong.

Could they mix in more creative Tyreek Hill style motions? Sure. Are the motions useless? No. Do they not motion? No. Is it always a run? No. Are some usages not applicable to a pocket QB? Yes. Is the application perfect? No.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

The motions tell the coverage for CJ. You can say it’s always a run or not but you would be emotional and wrong.

Could they mix in more creative Tyreek Hill style motions? Sure. Are the motions useless? No. Do they not motion? No. Is it always a run? No. Are some usages not applicable to a pocket QB? Yes. Is the application perfect? No.

Damn you and your logic.