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GATTACA! said:
Teams that have sat for a long period of time are all coming out flat and we're playing a team that has sat out for a very long time. I think it's relevant.
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All the teams who won were favored. I'd argue the system is broken and the wrong teams got the byes
 
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GATTACA! said:
Teams that have sat for a long period of time are all coming out flat and we're playing a team that has sat out for a very long time. I think it's relevant.
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Each of the 3 teams coming off byes started the game in a double digit score deficit.

ASU fell behind 3-17 at the half.

Boise fell behind 0-17 until scoring late in the half.

Oregon fell behind 0-34 until getting a late score in the half.

That's a good trend if you're ND. UGA has gone a full month without playing.
 
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Crazy Balki said:
Each of the 3 teams coming off byes started the game in a double digit score deficit.

ASU fell behind 3-17 at the half.

Boise fell behind 0-17 until scoring late in the half.

Oregon fell behind 0-34 until getting a late score in the half.

That's a good trend if you're ND. UGA has gone a full month without playing.
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The other thing to consider is Georgia's QB situations. Smart money might be factoring that into the slow start trend. If ND is able to jump out to an early lead and Georgia is forced to try and push the ball through the air to catch up, look out.
 
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calvegas04 said:
So read UGA got a practice “team runthroughs” inside the stadium today and ND had to use their hotel ballroom
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ND had that option too, but elected to stay at hotel all day and use the hotel's ball room. Probably nothing but I don't like that move by MF. The team needs to get some air and their mind back on football. No better place to do that then the stadium itself.
 
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IrishWayDomer said:
ND had that option too, but elected to stay at hotel all day and use the hotel's ball room. Probably nothing but I don't like that move by MF. The team needs to get some air and their mind back on football. No better place to do that then the stadium itself.
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I trust MF to be able to read his team. Could have the effect of a pent up tiger that gets loose. Could also be the school made the call for player safety.

Here's to our lads making the Dawgs bark worse than their bite.
 
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dublinirish said:
Georgia is used to three week breaks between winning SEC championships and playing in semi finals though


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Sure, but the other semi-finalist was also on a three week break so there was rust on both sides under the old format. There will be no rust on Notre Dame today. Georgia is covered in it.

The poor performances by the "bye" teams in the first half of these quarter-finals is an indication that rust may a factor. One can argue BSU and ASU weren't ready for the spotlight and were overmatched anyway and that's fair. But no one can question how poorly Oregon looked yesterday in the first half. That was embarrassing. Another data point will be provided today with Georgia. If they come out really flat and ND gets up by double digits by the half, a lot of people are going to start questioning the value of the "bye" because right now it looks like it's a disadvantage. It feels like the value of the bye starts to diminish after a couple of weeks of rest. So it's a big advantage if it's two weeks, but at some point (who knows maybe it's after three weeks) it starts to become a disadvantage if you're sitting around while your future opponent is playing.

If that proves to be the trend, it will only further diminish the conference championship games. If losing the game doesn't knock you out of the playoff (which the committee acknowledged this year), but winning it gives you the bye and the associated disadvantage of sitting out 3-4 weeks, why would any team play their starters beyond the 1st quarter in their conference championship games? Treat it like an NFL pre-season game and get some reps, then play the backups, see what you've got then get ready for the first round of the playoff.

There is lots of good coming from the first 12 team playoff, but I think the committee and teams are still on a pretty steep learning curve about how to navigate it best. Lots of good ideas are being considered. Get rid of 4 auto-bid byes, reseed after the first round, go to 14 or 16. Observe, learn and adapt. All good.
 
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GowerND11 said:
Thanks to that scumbag I'll be missing the game/doing best I can to stream the game because we have basketball games today.

Go Irish!
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Same. I’m recording it and will be putting the phone on Airplane mode / avoiding the internet. I’ll watch it this evening. I hope that piece of shit is burning in perpetuity.

ETA: Oh, and Go Irish!
 
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thekid33 said:
How are any of you managing to be productive at work today? I'm not even working, (but told myself I would be productive in the morning) and I can't even focus.
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At work, on IE. Thinking of what time is best to leave, get properly lubed for the game, and what to eat while we knock the everlasting dog shit out of UGA.
Go Irish!☘️
 
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GowerND11 said:
Thanks to that scumbag I'll be missing the game/doing best I can to stream the game because we have basketball games today.

Go Irish!
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yep! my kid is so pissed...I'm leaving work early to catch hopefully the 1st half then heading to his jv/v basketball game...at least i can watch on my phone
 
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A cowardly attack on Christianity from a demonic extremist. Disgusting. Now it’s game day and time to focus.

Rally sons of Notre Dame:
Sing her glory and sound her fame,
Raise her Gold and Blue
And cheer with voices true:
Rah, rah, for Notre Dame
We will fight in ev-ry game,
Strong of heart and true to her name
We will ne’er forget her
And will cheer her ever
Loyal to Notre Dame

Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame,
Wake up the echoes cheering her name,
Send a volley cheer on high,
Shake down the thunder from the sky.
What though the odds be great or small
Old Notre Dame will win over all,
While her loyal sons
Are marching onward to victory.
 
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