ND to the Music City Bowl

[DonnieNarco]

Zaire is looking great. 2 QB rotation may be the way to go next year.

 

[anarin]

It's clear kelly is clueless and Longo doesn't have these boys strong enough.

OMG why isn't bryant playing!?

We're basically a 2 star mac team.

 

[bkess8]

As FSU would say it's better to be lucky than good.

Winstons life motto!

 

[irishff1014]

That was a good first half. We got lucky on that fake FG. Play calling for the most part has been good. ST has continued to be bad. Need the defense to man up and get a big stop or a turn over. And we have o i repeat 0 turnovers!!!!

I am impressed with Zaire!!!

 

[irishandy]

Overall I am impressed with the first half. Go IRISH!!!

 

[FDNYIrish1]

I'm not surprised by this at all. Keep grinding in the second half. Make the adjustments to make them throw the ball. Excellent, balanced half on O. Psyched to see the second.

 

[Irish#1]

WOW that's a bad call!!!!

Holy shit i would be pissed if I was rooting for LSU.

ehh, I'll take it. I'm not gunna let my fandom get in the way. dude was in. Just the tip, amiright??

Since they couldn't get a replay that showed his knee, they can't by rule overturn the call. If they had ruled it a TD it would have stood that way as well.

 

[BGIF]

Halftime ND 21 LSU 14

Halftime ND 21 LSU 14

ND LSU
1ST DNS 14 9
Rushing 8 8
Passing 6 1
Penalty 0 0
3RD DN CONV 7-9 3-5
4TH DN CONV 1-2 0-1
PUNTS - AVG 0-0 1-48
RETURN YARDS 14 121
Punts - Returns 1--1 0-0
Kickoffs - Returns 2-15 2-121
Int - Returns 0-0 0-0
PENALTIES - YARDS 0-0 1-5
FUMBLES - LOST 1-0 0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS 258 154
Total Plays 42 26
Average Gain 6.1 5.9
NET YARDS RUSHING 146 138
Rushes 29 21
Rushes - Avg 5 6.6
NET YARDS PASSING 112 16
Comp. - Att. 9-13 2-5
Yards Per Pass 8.6 2.7
Sacked - Yards Lost 0-0 1-2
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
TOUCHDOWNS 3 2
Rushing Touchdowns 2 1
Passing Touchdowns 1 0
Other 0 1
EXTRA POINTS 3-3 2-2
Kicking 3-3 2-2
FIELD GOALS 0-0 0-0
SAFETIES 0 0
Possession 19:38 10:22

 

[DonnieNarco]

We held them to the point where they had to rely on review. That's good enough for me.

 

[NDdomer2]

We have to stop the run in the 2nd half.

At least limit the huge chunk gains. As much as I would like to see our offense take it into field goal range minimum on every drive something tells me LSU D will force a punt or two.

Not turning over football and run D priorities of 2nd half.

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The 35 combined points tie second highest-scoring first half in Irish bowl history, behind 41 points in 1995 Fiesta (Colorado led 31-10).</p>— John Heisler (@NDHeisler) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDHeisler/status/550040715284459523">December 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[bkess8]

At least limit the huge chunk gains. As much as I would like to see our offense take it into field goal range minimum on every drive something tells me LSU D will force a punt or two.

Not turning over football and run D priorities of 2nd half.

Couldnt agree more zero turnovers and take away the long runs. We got this!

 

[phgreek]

Tough call but review didn't find conclusive proof without a shot of the knee.

I also think the camera angle was deceptive...camera was slightly behind the ball, so it is going to make it look like the ball clearly broke the plane...it may have but it was not as clear as that angle made it look...then add in the knee...just not enough evidence to overturn the guys on the field...

 

[Irishman77]

Romeo okwara couldn't be worse.

My sentiments exactly.

Top 3 disappointing players this year
1. koyack
2. Golson
3. Romeo

 

[BGIF]

Halftime Ind Stats

Halftime Ind Stats

ND Players OFFENSE

PASSING CP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Zaire 7/9 72 1 0
E. Golson 2/4 40 0 0

RUSHING ATT YDS TD LG
M. Zaire 12 59 1 26
T. Folston 14 52 1 11
C. Prosise 2 26 0 28
E. Golson 1 7 0 7
G. Bryant 1 2 0 2

RECEIVING REC YDS TD LG
W. Fuller 4 43 1 17
C. Brown 2 33 0 29
C. Prosise 2 28 0 21
A. Carlisle 1 8 0 8

LSU
PASSING CP/ATT YDS TD INT
A. Jennings 2/5 18 0 0

RUSHING ATT YDS TD LG
L. Fournette 6 41 1 18
T. Dural 2 33 0 24
T. Magee 4 23 0 14
D. Williams 3 22 0 13
A. Jennings 3 11 0 5
J. Diarse 1 8 0 8
B. Kragthorpe 1 1 0 1

RECEIVING REC YDS TD LG
D. Smith 1 17 0 17
J. Diarse 1 1 0 1

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LSU?src=hash">#LSU</a>-Notre Dame halftime stats: <a href="http://t.co/aLdPCu4Jtg">pic.twitter.com/aLdPCu4Jtg</a></p>— Ross Dellenger (@DellengerAdv) <a href="https://twitter.com/DellengerAdv/status/550040922491453440">December 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Southside Sully]

God bless Kaylee Hartung for doing the halftime report , Mercy...

 

[koonja]

Anyone else have a boner?

 

[Irish#1]

Even though LSU got down to the GL, the defense started picking it up in the second quarter. Hope it continues in the second half. Would love to get a stop in the first series then get a score. Set the tone for the rest of the game.

BTW.....LSU is not faster than us.

 

[Cackalacky]

Zaire looks fantastic.

 

[IrishLax]

We just dropped 258 yards of offense on the best defense in the SEC with only four drives. It realistically doesn't get much better than that half.

 

[irishandy]

My sentiments exactly.

Top 3 disappointing players this year
1. koyack
2. Golson
3. Romeo

Koyack has been mainly used as a blocking tight end and he's been open in the middle numerous times going unnoticed by our QB. That is not a disappointing player to me.

 

[ulukinatme]

Hopefully our defense comes ready to play (And of course our offense) the 2nd half. I have a feeling LSU is going to be pissed after that goal line call.

 

[FDNYIrish1]

I am very impressed by Malik's composure. He is very in control and calm. This is exactly what we needed. He certainly isn't wide eyed and the game isn't too big for him. I know it's early, but I like his presence. He's going to be a good one.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

When we fire Kelly, do you think Miles would consider coming to ND? Anyone? Bueller?

 

[Irish#1]

God bless Kaylee Hartung for doing the halftime report , Mercy...

Anyone else have a boner?

For Kaylee!

 

[irishff1014]

We just dropped 258 yards of offense on the best defense in the SEC with only four drives. It realistically doesn't get much better than that half.

Hell no it doesn't

 

[FDNYIrish1]

On another note, how the hell does LSU not develop quarterbacks with all the offensive talent they send to the league. I know Russell was good, but these teams are loaded yearly.

 

[Jerry]

We need to keep moving the ball and put pressure on LSU's offense. They were feeling it a little down there on the goal line.

 

[Jerry]

I am very impressed by Malik's composure. He is very in control and calm. This is exactly what we needed. He certainly isn't wide eyed and the game isn't too big for him. I know it's early, but I like his presence. He's going to be a good one.

I noticed that too. Just the way he carries himself. Very confident.