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[rtrn2glory]

The 2015 game wasn't even that close as the final shows

 

[sixstar]

2012 was such an incrediblly stupid game.
ND out gained Pitt by like 200 yards but was -3 in TO. 2 TOs in the end zone. Pitt could've won but missed the FG. Defense got shredded by the Pitt RB who was in the middle of legal issues

That game was a BK special.

 

[NDMatt91]

2012 was such an incrediblly stupid game.
ND out gained Pitt by like 200 yards but was -3 in TO. 2 TOs in the end zone. Pitt could've won but missed the FG. Defense got shredded by the Pitt RB who was in the middle of legal issues

That game was a BK special.

And the refs somehow didn't notice 2 ND players wearing the same jersey number on the field during the missed FG, in Chris Brown and Bennett Jackson.

 

[ulukinatme]

2012 was such an incrediblly stupid game.
ND out gained Pitt by like 200 yards but was -3 in TO. 2 TOs in the end zone. Pitt could've won but missed the FG. Defense got shredded by the Pitt RB who was in the middle of legal issues

That game was a BK special.

To be fair, a lot of players were battling flu that week including Golson and I believe big Lou.
I do remember towards the end of the 4th when they started playing the Rudy theme in the stadium..and then the comeback started happening. We tied it up for overtime, and then all the stuff already mentioned with the missed kick and the fact we had two guys wearing the same jersey number on the field during that play.

 

[SeekNDestroy]

To be fair, a lot of players were battling flu that week including Golson and I believe big Lou.
I do remember towards the end of the 4th when they started playing the Rudy theme in the stadium..and then the comeback started happening. We tied it up for overtime, and then all the stuff already mentioned with the missed kick and the fact we had two guys wearing the same jersey number on the field during that play.

Self portrait?

 

[ulukinatme]

Self portrait?

Nobody fucks with the Jesus!

 

[arrowryan]

 

[texbender]

Would like to see ND come down to Dallas. SMU is on the rise, and provides opportunity to tap into fertile recruiting grounds.

 

[Free Manera]

Win-win. Love watching geographic rivalries and love ND getting SMU.

 

[ndfanatic78]

Win-win. Love watching geographic rivalries and love ND getting SMU.

Last time ND played SMU was right after they came off the death penalty and it wasn’t pretty. They might want some pay back. lol

 

[texbender]

Last time ND played SMU was right after they came off the death penalty and it wasn’t pretty. They might want some pay back. lol

I worked with a guy who played on that SMU team. He said he thought ND was disrespectful by running out of bounds so as not to run up the score. Also was surprised that the stadium environment was so unintimidating.
It will definitely be a different SMU when they visit and could be a marquis game.

 

[Armyirish47]

I worked with a guy who played on that SMU team. He said he thought ND was disrespectful by running out of bounds so as not to run up the score. Also was surprised that the stadium environment was so unintimidating.
It will definitely be a different SMU when they visit and could be a marquis game.

Will be interesting who they hire after Lashlee takes over for Pittman at Arkansas.

 

[GowerND11]

I worked with a guy who played on that SMU team. He said he thought ND was disrespectful by running out of bounds so as not to run up the score. Also was surprised that the stadium environment was so unintimidating.
It will definitely be a different SMU when they visit and could be a marquis game.

He can cry me a river. Of course it was unintimidating. They sucked worse than any team ever has.

 

[dublinirish]

I worked with a guy who played on that SMU team. He said he thought ND was disrespectful by running out of bounds so as not to run up the score. Also was surprised that the stadium environment was so unintimidating.
It will definitely be a different SMU when they visit and could be a marquis game.

Lets fuck em up boys

 

[texbender]

He can cry me a river. Of course it was unintimidating. They sucked worse than any team ever has.

Yea, SMU was first year back and had nothing but 1* and 2* high schoolers for the team. NFL HOFer Forrest Gregg was the coach.

 

[dublinirish]

Yea, SMU was first year back and had nothing but 1* and 2* high schoolers for the team. NFL HOFer Forrest Gregg was the coach.

they lost 95-21 to Houston in their first game back lol, the team was a mix of freshman and walk on's. Some of the players on the team had never even played High school football. Nobody on the team was taller or heavier than Forret Gregg and he had surplus wide receivers force fed so they could convert to Offensive Linemen. Thirteen players tore their ACL's by seasons end. Truly an epic story that deserves its own ESPN 30 for 30

 

[zelezo vlk]

they lost 95-21 to Houston in their first game back lol, the team was a mix of freshman and walk on's. Some of the players on the team had never even played High school football. Nobody on the team was taller or heavier than Forret Gregg and he had surplus wide receivers force fed so they could convert to Offensive Linemen. Thirteen players tore their ACL's by seasons end. Truly an epic story that deserves its own ESPN 30 for 30

I heard a former Packer player say he was a terrible coach for them too. Really just a terrible hire that would cause a major scandal today.

 

[irishjim]

It sounds

they lost 95-21 to Houston in their first game back lol, the team was a mix of freshman and walk on's. Some of the players on the team had never even played High school football. Nobody on the team was taller or heavier than Forret Gregg and he had surplus wide receivers force fed so they could convert to Offensive Linemen. Thirteen players tore their ACL's by seasons end. Truly an epic story that deserves its own ESPN 30 for 30

It sounds remarkable they scored any points at all that year

 

[NDpendent]

I just noticed something. We are forth in the country with difference between points per game and points allowed per game and we arent far off from first.

		PPG	PAPG	DIF
1​	Indiana	43.9	13.8	30.1
2​	OSU	38.6	10.7	27.9
3​	Ole Miss	40.7	12.9	27.8
4​	Notre Dame	38.3	11.1	27.2
5​	Texas	38.9	12.1	26.8
6​	Army	35.2	10.3	24.9
7​	Tennesee	36.6	12.6	24
8​	Tulane	41	18.7	22.3
9​	Miami	45	23.1	21.9
10​	Alabama	38.1	18	20.1

 

[Pete]

1 and 2 on that list play in two weeks

 

[ulukinatme]

1 and 2 on that list play in two weeks

I'd really like to see IU beat the Buckeyes. I realize they've played a pretty weak schedule to date and it's unlikely, but I felt a bit bad for their fanbase in 2020. The school rolled over for the B1G during that COVID year. IU was by all rights and rules the B1G East champ and should have been going to the championship because OSU hadn't played enough games to qualify according to the rules the B1G set at the beginning of the season. IU hadn't won the B1G since like...the 50s. Of course the rich get richer, and conference pressure forced them to roll over and accept OSU as the champ as the Buckeyes had the best chance to win the playoff that year among B1G teams. Then OSU got schooled in the playoffs by Alabama, lost way worse to the champ than we did.

 

[Irish du Nord]

I just noticed something. We are forth in the country with difference between points per game and points allowed per game and we arent far off from first.

		PPG	PAPG	DIF
1​	Indiana	43.9	13.8	30.1
2​	OSU	38.6	10.7	27.9
3​	Ole Miss	40.7	12.9	27.8
4​	Notre Dame	38.3	11.1	27.2
5​	Texas	38.9	12.1	26.8
6​	Army	35.2	10.3	24.9
7​	Tennesee	36.6	12.6	24
8​	Tulane	41	18.7	22.3
9​	Miami	45	23.1	21.9
10​	Alabama	38.1	18	20.1

And we've played more ranked teams than any of the teams ahead of us.

 

[Huntr]

Navy game @ Gillette Stadium in 26.

 

[pumpdog20]

random question on the Navy series... does ND pay for the rental of these NFL stadiums? Considering we don't allow Navy to profit from a true home game, hopefully we're helping out in that regard.

 

[NDPhilly]

Navy game @ Gillette Stadium in 26.

They need to do one at the Linc in Philly. Been too long.

 

[Pete]

random question on the Navy series... does ND pay for the rental of these NFL stadiums? Considering we don't allow Navy to profit from a true home game, hopefully we're helping out in that regard.

Navy moves this game to NFL stadiums because theirs only holds 34,000. They get a much larger ticket revenue by doing this.

 

[Irish#1]

I'm going with Joe.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

I'm going with Joe.

Okay that could be a fun trend.

Give me option 2, but I'm biased because I didn't get to witness the Montana or Rice eras.

 

[Irish du Nord]

I'm going with Joe.

You gotta. But give me Theismann, Pinkett, Tate over any three of these.

 

[ulukinatme]

I'm taking Option 2 as well. I've got issues with Floyd, and Montana was a bit of an ass for a bit towards the university and it's legacy. No issues with Kyren.
Love the guys in Option 3, but the Bus has always been my favorite ND back because he was made from a different mold. Brady is Brady, he's one of my favorite Irish QBs all time. Tim Brown was our last Heisman, NFL legend.