Oct 1 | Syracuse

PANDFAN · Sep 29, 2016

will be making the trip and will be my 8 year old's 1st ND game....sadly enough he told me we need to bench tranquil and coleman because they can't tackle...that's an 8 year olds perspective

wizards8507 · Sep 29, 2016

Sherm Sticky said:
Anyone know the announcers for the game?

Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams.

ESPN (as opposed to ABC or ESPN2)

NDOM · Sep 29, 2016

I will take Syracuse! 42-37

BleedBlueGold · Sep 30, 2016

Troy Pride will play Saturday. BK also wants more Mokwuah and Fertita.

Per Pete Sampson via BK radio show.

I personally expect to see a lot of Dexter Williams, Donte Vaughn, and D. Hayes. Guys at II say Bilal will probably play a lot more this weekend based on matchup.

NDdomer2 · Sep 30, 2016

Fertita Huh? Hmm....

Either kid doesn't miss tackles or Dad's money matters.

Sherm Sticky · Sep 30, 2016

BleedBlueGold said:
Troy Pride will play Saturday. BK also wants more Mokwuah and Fertita.

Per Pete Sampson via BK radio show.

I personally expect to see a lot of Dexter Williams, Donte Vaughn, and D. Hayes. Guys at II say Bilal will probably play a lot more this weekend based on matchup.

Interesting. Is this the first action for Pride?

irishknight35 · Sep 30, 2016

Sherm Sticky said:
Interesting. Is this the first action for Pride?

Yes. This will end his red-shirt status for this season.

Sherm Sticky · Sep 30, 2016

irishknight35 said:
Yes. This will end his red-shirt status for this season.

Not sure if I like this. But, if he has earned it...

irishfan · Sep 30, 2016

NDdomer2 said:
Fertita Huh? Hmm....

Either kid doesn't miss tackles or Dad's money matters.

I wouldn't mind playing in a role similar to 2014 Farley.

Irish Insanity · Sep 30, 2016

NDdomer2 said:
Fertita Huh? Hmm....

Either kid doesn't miss tackles or Dad's money matters.

He may possess that edge most of our D lacks.

Pops Freshenmeyer · Sep 30, 2016

Irish Insanity said:
He may possess that edge most of our D lacks.

That's what I'm thinking.

As for Mowkuah, I wonder if that's a sign ND will be spending more time in 3-4 sets. I wonder how Jarron and Tillery would play as SDEs (Rochell on weak side). My feeling is Tillery won't be great at setting the edge but putting him in that position would force him to play a bit more physically instead of just shooting gaps. Plus the WDEs we've used have been a waste of space on first and second downs.

IrishLion · Sep 30, 2016

irishfan said:
I wouldn't mind playing in a role similar to 2014 Farley.

I figured that's the role he was recruited for...

Use that big-hitting ability as a nickle against teams that like to primarily run the ball out of 3-WR sets.

PANDFAN · Sep 30, 2016

IrishLion said:
I figured that's the role he was recruited for...

Use that big-hitting ability as a nickle against teams that like to primarily run the ball out of 3-WR sets.

as long as he avoids getting another stupid penalty....also of note....It's going to be raining BEFORE the game and potentially during this....certainly have to think this would favor ND as Kizer and company have played during a hurricane

ACamp1900 · Sep 30, 2016

Watch ND put something like 9 straight quarters without allowing a touchdown together...

zelezo vlk · Sep 30, 2016

ACamp1900 said:
Watch ND put something like 9 straight quarters without allowing a touchdown together...

People will be calling for Greg Hudson to replace BK.

Bugzly21 · Sep 30, 2016

I wouldn't mind seeing a line up like this

SDE: J Hayes
T: Rochell
NG: Cage
WDE: D Hayes/Kareem

S: Tranguill (plays good close to the line)
M: Morgan
W: JWalls

CB: Luke (29 game starter has to come out of his funk)
SS: Elliot
FS: Studstill
CD: Vaughn

edit: forgot to put Kareem

Bogtrotter07 · Sep 30, 2016

Buster Bluth said:
Kizer looks good but considering Kelly talked at length about 1) defensive players getting too many snaps (specifically a Studstill wiff on his 67th play), and 2) wanting to reassert Adams/Williams in the run game, I think Kelly is going to try to run the ball early and often.

Agreed!

Buster Bluth said:
Syracuse is way spookier than Duke was. That's for sure.

This is a game where Crawford would have been ideal.

Agreed. But. What do you think about Vaughn locked to their number one receiver the whole time he is in? Vaugh has the size to combat this kid. What say you?

Also, did anyone else see BK's presser, yesterday?

Did my ears and eyes deceive me, or did BK acknowledge that not only was the defense too complex (there it is official), but that in many of the same ways the offense was too complex, as well?

I honestly, just about shit myself. He talked about it simplifying the qb and rb's job, but didn't he allude to more, like eliminating some of the decision making for offensive linemen with that particularly funky version of zone blocking? And didn't he admit that it took too long, and telegraphed what the ND offense was going to do?

I mean he said something like you couldn't prep for everything, and then he sort of rambled about whether it was better to be 75% prepared with your guys playin 100%, or 100% prepared with your guys playing 75%, or less.

If Kelly really means it, and fixes this, I am betting the house on the next couple of Irish games!

Irish Insanity · Sep 30, 2016

ACamp1900 said:
Watch ND put something like 9 straight quarters without allowing a touchdown together...

This is real life. The only chance of that happening is playing video games.

ACamp1900 · Sep 30, 2016

Irish Insanity said:
This is real life. The only chance of that happening is playing video games.

I mean, I was half joking but in all seriousness ND did put a run like that together in 2012.....

Bogtrotter07 · Sep 30, 2016

ACamp1900 said:
I mean, I was half joking but in all seriousness ND did put a run like that together in 2012.....

Your point is well taken. Instead of just playing even keeled (which is boring, right?) We ND fans are cursed to love a team whose defense goes gallantly down the shitter, only to be resurrected, breathing fire with the same talent, with less expected of them!

pkt77242 · Sep 30, 2016

Bugzly21 said:
I wouldn't mind seeing a line up like this

SDE: J Hayes
T: Rochell
NG: Cage
WDE: D Hayes/Kareem

S: Tranguill (plays good close to the line)
M: Morgan
W: JWalls

CB: Luke (29 game starter has to come out of his funk)
SS: Elliot
FS: Studstill
CD: Vaughn

edit: forgot to put Kareem

I would rather have Coney at W and James O at S. Tranquill has struggled with wrapping up.

WestCoast · Sep 30, 2016

Irish Insanity said:
He may possess that edge most of our D lacks.

First play, multiple penalties from the kid with the MMA family background.

Referee: "Illegal contact. Number 28. Zenkutsu elbow thrust to the halfback. Oi-wamatsu roundhouse lunge kick to the quarterback. Tekatami hand sword block to the.. never mind, first down."

SavIrish · Sep 30, 2016

WestCoast said:
First play, multiple penalties from the kid with the MMA family background.

Referee: "Illegal contact. Number 28. Zenkutsu elbow thrust to the halfback. Oi-wamatsu roundhouse lunge kick to the quarterback. Tekatami hand sword block to the.. never mind, first down."

Great movie! How many time outs do we have? Can we take them all now?

IrishSteelhead · Sep 30, 2016

SavIrish said:
Great movie! How many time outs do we have? Can we take them all now?

Me and a friend still say "he looks like Popke out there" when a QB is running for his life every play in a game.

jakerbluegold · Sep 30, 2016

I'm interested to see how the team responds. My friend says every game coming out of the tunnel they look flat, and I agree.
If they look fired up coming out, it's a good sign, if not we're looking at 1-4.

GCND · Sep 30, 2016

wait... playing "fired up" is going to help them correct their abysmal technique and poor tackling?

sounds fun, but i'm not seeing it.

this whole "fired up" movement is just to keep them from flat out quitting on the season.

i'm really not expecting much from the defense tomorrow, and neither should you...

we should all just hope for flying around, smiles and jump fives ..... ?

gkIrish · Sep 30, 2016

I literally just realized this game is at noon tomorrow.

I figured it would be at 8pm because it's at MetLife.

Wow...we stink.

Crazy Balki · Sep 30, 2016

jakerbluegold said:
I'm interested to see how the team responds. My friend says every game coming out of the tunnel they look flat, and I agree.
If they look fired up coming out, it's a good sign, if not we're looking at 1-4.

Honestly, that hasn't really been the case this season. Last week, we jumped out to a 14-0 lead. We could do no wrong offensively or defensively. And then they returned a KO back for 6 and all went to shit.

THAT has been the problem. This team allows things to snowball way too often.

IrishLion · Sep 30, 2016

gkIrish said:
I literally just realized this game is at noon tomorrow.

I figured it would be at 8pm because it's at MetLife.

Wow...we stink.

At least it didn't get kicked off of ESPN for the weekly, shitty noon B1G game?

Buster Bluth · Sep 30, 2016

gkIrish said:
I literally just realized this game is at noon tomorrow.

I figured it would be at 8pm because it's at MetLife.

Wow...we stink.

First time since...at Pittsburgh 2011?

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