Nov 3 | Northwestern

[Riddickulous]

We've seen this formula before. Get off to a hot start, blow an opportunity to take total control of the game, immediately collapse and let the other team seize all momentum.

We got it done in the second half against VT. Gotta do it again.

 

[irishff1014]

If we would have went up 14 to 0, NW would have lied down.

Phil would have been playing 4th quarter.

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Yup

This team didn't come to play

 

[Blaise]

Stick to the game plan... Run the ball, complete short passes and score 14 points in the second half.. I do not believe NW can put up 20 on us

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

"we could have ran on 3rd and 1"

Comment of the year?

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[anarin]

Not surprised its close. Sucks that the refs took points from us on a iffy PI call. Wouldve changed everything.

 

[Irish YJ]

BK.... call what works. RTB on short, use the high percentage short pass that has worked all freaking year. stop trying to be so cute... and on D, if i see our best rush DE drop back into coverage again on a long down, i'm going to lose my shit.

 

[ND88]

Will we see Wimbush? Book looks pretty frazzled.

 

[loomis41973]

BK channels Barney at halftime and we roll....

 

[Crazy Balki]

Good news.. We played our worst half of football since Ball St? We are still tied at 7... Make some adjustments and get the W...

Problem is that this half of football wasn't any different than the second half of Vanderbilt, the first halves of Virginia Tech and Pitt, and honestly the 2nd half of Navy.

This team has yet to play a whole game of quality, sound football all season, minus perhaps Stanford.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Purple face needs to show himself in the locker room to wake up the boys!

 

[Blaise]

If we would have went up 14 to 0, NW would have lied down.

Phil would have been playing 4th quarter.

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NW isn't the type of team who lays down.. They will battle til the end. They just don't have the horses to keep up with us if we are rolling

 

[Riddickulous]

Will we see Wimbush? Book looks pretty frazzled.

Not a chance.

Playcalling isn't doing us any favors.

 

[Irish YJ]

Bama struggling but up 6. just burnt a TO. saban not looking sabanish

 

[BGIF]

Matchup ND NW

1st Downs	10	9
3rd efficiency	1-6	3-8
4th efficiency	2-2	1-2
Total Yards	162	116
Passing	        107	53
Comp-Att	7-15	8-16
Yards per pass	7.1	3.3
Ints thrown	0	0
Rushing	        55	63
Rushing Atts	20	21
Yards per rush	2.8	3.0
Penalties	4-33	0-0
Turnovers	1	0
Fumbles lost	1	0
Ints thrown	0	0
Possession	13:39	16:21

 

[loomis41973]

Watching AL-LSU...we look light years away from either

 

[Irish YJ]

Watching AL-LSU...we look light years away from either

has bama punted more this half than they have in any game this year?

 

[dang227]

Watching AL-LSU...we look light years away from either

And others. Georgia goes into Kentucky and rolls them we struggle against a shitty Big 10 team that is slow as shit.


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[Riddickulous]

This is one of the best teams Kelly has fielded and we still have a good shot at the playoffs, but I've seen nothing over the last 2.5 games that makes me confident we would stand a chance against Bama or Clemson. The OL just isn't good enough.

I do like the trajectory of the program, though.

 

[nd_fan]

Can’t see the game, but based on the comments here, let me guess, same ole ND, can’t play like an elite team against scrub teams?

 

[BGIF]

Notre Dame

Passing C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
I. Book	7/15	107	0	0
TEAM	7/15	107	0	0

Rushing CAR	YDS	TD	LONG
I. Book	6	22	0	9
Williams	9	18	1	11
Armstrong	2	13	0	10
Jones Jr.	3	2	0	3
TEAM	20	55	1	11

Receiving REC	YDS	TD	LONG
C. Kmet	2	41	0	24
Claypool	2	35	0	19
C. Finke	2	16	0	9
M. Boykin	1	15	0	15
TEAM	7	107	0	24

Northwestern

Passing C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Thorson	8/16	53	0	0
TEAM	8/16	53	0	0

Rushing CAR	YDS	TD	LONG
Bowser	14	51	0	14
Thorson	5	5	1	5
 Vault	1	4	0	4
Hanaoka	1	3	0	3
TEAM	21	63	1	14
 
Receiving REC	YDS	TD	LONG
Green	1	11	0	11
Nagel	1	10	0	10
Prather	1	9	0	9
McGowan	1	9	0	9
Skowron	1	7	0	7
R. Lees	1	4	0	4
Hanaoka	1	2	0	2
S. Vault	1	1	0	1
TEAM	8	53	0	11

 

[AllGoldEverything]

The thing that sucks is that we are so much better than this. I am really not a fan of the playcalling on either side of the ball. Big adjustments need made during the half

 

[GowerND11]

Let’s see what the second half has in store before we jump all over the jump to conclusion mat.

Lea has done a great job all year in the second half. Need to continue doing what we did on the 2nd and 3rd drives minus the bonehead mistakes.

 

[ND88]

Not a chance.

Playcalling isn't doing us any favors.

I don’t disagree with the playcalling being poor, but if Book is going to run the ball as much as our backs, well... I won’t say it. The run game as they’ve drawn it up will not be anymore effective in the 2nd half.

 

[IrishFanJMercy]

Play calling has been atrocious okwara should never drop back on 3rd down

 

[irishff1014]

I don’t disagree with the playcalling being poor, but if Book is going to run the ball as much as our backs, well... I won’t say it. The run game as they’ve drawn it up will not be anymore effective in the 2nd half.

The O-line need to man the F up.

 

[Irishize]

From @Cbusirish

Pass efficiency defense rankings of the teams Book has faced and will face:

WF - 105
Stanford -74
VT - 83
Pitt - 96
Navy - 119

NW - 45
FSU - 55
SYR - 53
USC - 59

 

[Blaise]

I'm fully expecting FSU to come to South Bend and look like the 93 FSU team.. We make teams look great

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Play calling has been atrocious okwara should never drop back on 3rd down

Didn’t he have a pick vs Michigan?

 

[Blaise]

Coney is going to have to come up big in this second half

 

[GowerND11]

No hold on the backside?