ND to the Music City Bowl

[zelezo vlk]

Wow. My heart is pounding.

 

[johnnycando]

We got it.

My 39 confidence points on LSU sealed the win.

 

[FDNYIrish1]

I'm going o. Record as saying I called this in this very thread yesterday!! Great win lads!! Positive energy, finish up with great recruiting momentum

 

[IrishJayhawk]

Wow. Just an incredible win. Ryan Leak/Tim Tebow next year?

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jackalope1977]

I've never been so happy to finish 8-5!!!! Wooooooo, mfing woooooooo!

 

[Jerry]

Zaire steps up huge!!!!!

 

[BGIF]

ND 31 SEC 28

ND 31 SEC 28

And that's why ND plays the toughest opponent available in a bowl!

 

[SaltyND24]

Malik is all heart and passion...love the emotion he showed, love the way we ended this year!!!

 

[Irish Man3]

Lol laces were so in!!

 

[BGIF]

Great game by the Walking Wounded Defense!

 

[bkess8]

Well earned win be safe boys!

 

[irishff1014]

And that's why ND plays the toughest opponent available in a bowl!

This is amazing!

 

[EuropeanDomer]

Zaire is crying

 

[ickythump1225]

I didn't comment because I didn't want to jinx us but that win was freaking HUGE for the program. Beating a "tough" SEC team will do a lot for our national perception going into next year. Great win for the team. Glad EG got in on that last drive and played a big part in the win.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

Lol laces were so in!!

He's a better QB than he is a holder.

 

[Jerry]

Wow all laces on that kick. Luckily it still went through.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

STIDB

 

[KPENN]

Don't watch Jerry tillery it could get ugly fast.

If you think Longo's good at his job, wait until you see this.

We scored 14 points against SC whose defense is garbage. Their offense isn't too scary but with our injuries they will just run the ball down our throats.

I chuckled out loud. Gonna be a shit show.

This might be painful.

We're going to get destroyed.

But at least I know who I'll put all my points on in my bowl confidence pool. I'll put it on the Irish. You have to win one crazy upset or two to have a chance, and ND beating LSU would qualify as a crazy upset.

Buzz's girlfriend... Wooof!!!

No, but we're obviously much worse.

That's relative to the SEC West. They are WAY too damn physical for our bunch of softies.

Have you watched us the second half of the season?

Here's a short story on LSU. They almost beat Bama.

Ha. Just from page one.

 

[gkIrish]

JoJo black where you at homie???

 

[Huntr]

What a fantastic win. Some good performances all around. I really thought LSU would house them. Starting Malik was a really good idea.

Just a great win.

 

[nlroma1o]

YEESSSSSS!!!!!! FINALLY WE WIN A BOWL GAME AGAINST THE SEC!!!

 

[pkt77242]

Wow. Just an incredible win. Ryan Leak/Tim Tebow next year?

Chris Leak?

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Huge win for the program tonight! Couldn't be more proud of the team today. Go Irish!!!!!!!

 

[irishff1014]

Zaire is crying

Love to see the heart he gave today.

 

[drayer54]

S-E-C!!!! Haha!

 

[NDdomer2]

A lot of credit should go out to coaching staff not afraid to make changes to personnel and play calling before the bowl game. Defense got burnt bad a couple times but still looked improved over the extra practices.

A lot to work with for next year and this should be big selling point for recruiting.

GO IRISH

 

[irishff1014]

Biggest win of the season by Far.

 

[KyfightingIrish36]

Perfectly coached game.
Keep calm and trust Kelly.

 

[BGIF]

Final ND 31 LSU 28

Final ND 31 LSU 28

ND LSU
1ST DNS 16 12
Rushing 9 9
Passing 7 3
Penalty 0 0
3RD DN CONV 8-11 4-6
4TH DN CONV 1-2 0-1
PUNTS - AVG 3-39.3 2-41.5
RETURN YARDS 62 121
Punts - Returns 1--1 0-0
Kickoffs - Returns 4-63 2-121
Int - Returns 0-0 0-0
PENALTIES - YARDS 2-20 1-5
FUMBLES - LOST 1-0 1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS 366 356
Total Plays 63 39
Average Gain 5.8 9.1
NET YARDS RUSHING 245 253
Rushes 43 27
Rushes - Avg 5.7 9.4
NET YARDS PASSING 121 103
Comp. - Att. 12-18 4-10
Yards Per Pass 6.7 8.6
Sacked - Yards Lost 0-0 2-10
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
TOUCHDOWNS 4 4
Rushing Touchdowns 3 2
Passing Touchdowns 1 1
Other 0 1
EXTRA POINTS 4-4 4-4
Kicking 4-4 4-4
FIELD GOALS 0-0 0-0
SAFETIES 0 0
Possession 37:00 23:00