Post Game Observations Oklahoma State

[Whiskeyjack]

Curious the impact on the game had Bertrand been sound in tackling and Lewis broken up a few passes.

... or if Doerer had made that FG, or if Styles had one extra step on that deep bomb, or if the refs had called DPI or holding, etc.

 

[NDRock]

... or if Doerer had made that FG, or if Styles had one extra step on that deep bomb, or if the refs had called DPI or holding, etc.

…or if Admissions let Randy Moss into school…

 

[BeatSC]

Or if Malik Zaire didn’t transfer…..

 

[chicago51]

Or if the defense had shown up to play against Boston College in 93

 

[Henges24]

Or if Brady Quinn would have won the heisman…

 

[BeatSC]

Or if the defense had shown up to play against Boston College in 93

And the winner is?!!!

this guy even though we got screwed in the final polls anyway

 

[IrishLax]

I think they could have varied up the run game at least. Buchner at some point. That jet sweep to Lenzy was going to the house if not for the shoestring tackle and Takacs missed block (I think Takacs thought Lenzy had already beaten the guy). More plays like that. If anything, try to give the D a rest. It was clear early on they were gassed.

I also believe the WR's were gassed as well. I watched a recent interview of Coach Norvell and the question came up about running an air raid (pass happy) offense in regards to recruiting. He said it takes 12 WR's on the team to practice and play that type of offense. ND definitely does not have the depth for that even for one game.

Good insights. Dabo once said something similar where he said a Clemson strategy was to run a go route at the same CB a few times in a row, and then sub in a fresh WR and that guy covering him would be gassed so he'd have a matchup advantage.

 

[chicago51]

I’m hoping if Harry Heistand is in fact running the offensive line again, that we see more variety in the run game again. This year was just inside zone and outside zone basically. Look zone is going to be the bread and butter of any modern spread ground game. With HH though in 2017 we had a pretty sweet buck sweep, among other things (a bit more counter / trap mixed in), when it came to running the ball. I’d hope we’ll have a bit more than just basic zone.

 

[Rogue219]

Or if Brady Quinn would have won the heisman…

If Justin Tuck had come back for another year in 2005.

 

[tko]

Or if Ambrose Wooden breaks up that pass on 4th and 75

 

[IRISHMAN]

Or if Tommy Frazier comes to ND.

 

[chicago51]

Or if Meyer (back when he was still a prick but much less of a prick) chose ND in December 2004.

 

[chicago51]

Or if BK never hires BVG and ND hired Mike Elko 3 years earlier.

 

[irishog77]

Or if O'Leary never lied on his resume.



Thank God he did though!

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

Well, this is fun...

 

[Irish#1]

Or if Knute was on the sidelines.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

If Ben Koyack reached his potential


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[BeatSC]

If Ben Koyack reached his potential


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That was a deep pull.

 

[IrishinTN]

Or if Deontay Greenberry had actually committed.

 

[BilboBaggins]

If Rockne's plane didn't land in Kansas.

Too soon?

 

[chicago51]

More I think about it the defensive performance in the Fiesta Bowl was Michigan 2019. The defense isn't nearly that bad, they played a bad game. But some flaws like LB play in space and the secondary were exposed.

But Notre Dame is a good defensive team that played a bad game. The flaws exposed though show what needs to be addressed to be a championship team.

 

[tko]

More I think about it the defensive performance in the Fiesta Bowl was Michigan 2019. The defense isn't nearly that bad, they played a bad game. But some flaws like LB play in space and the secondary were exposed.

But Notre Dame is a good defensive team that played a bad game. The flaws exposed though show what needs to be addressed to be a championship team.

I hope we can field a healthy defense next year and catch some breaks on the injury front overall. We made some serious sacrifices to the gods this past season.

Also, I wonder what would've happened had Jeremy Sample not been banged for a 15 yard personal foul penalty on the kickoff to BC in '93

 

[chicago51]

If Dayne Chryst reached his full potential ... starting by not getting hurt against Michigan in 2010

Still don't know what happened rather it was Dayne just not having it or BK's coaching of Dayne being poor. Dude was 5 star QB recruit.

 

[Rack Em]

If Tommy had outrun that cop...

 

[irishog77]

If Tommy had outrun that cop...

If your mom had stopped at 2 drinks that night we were at the bar together.

 

[IRISHMAN]

More I think about it the defensive performance in the Fiesta Bowl was Michigan 2019. The defense isn't nearly that bad, they played a bad game. But some flaws like LB play in space and the secondary were exposed.

But Notre Dame is a good defensive team that played a bad game. The flaws exposed though show what needs to be addressed to be a championship team.

NDs poor pass defense got exposed against OSU the same way they got burned by UNC. ND played well on defense against the weaker competition on their schedule but when they went up against a passing game that had a pulse like OSU and UNC they got burned. hope they can figure things out before heading to OSU to start next season.

 

[ACamp1900]

If we had landed Pitt in the bowl game like i wanted... lol

 

[Rack Em]

If your mom had stopped at 2 drinks that night we were at the bar together.

Joke's on you. My mom is trans.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

More I think about it the defensive performance in the Fiesta Bowl was Michigan 2019. The defense isn't nearly that bad, they played a bad game. But some flaws like LB play in space and the secondary were exposed.

But Notre Dame is a good defensive team that played a bad game. The flaws exposed though show what needs to be addressed to be a championship team.

Even after shitting the bed against OSU, we ended up ranked 6th overall, with the 11th ranked defense. Despite its flaws, this was a very good team.

NDs poor pass defense got exposed against OSU the same way they got burned by UNC. ND played well on defense against the weaker competition on their schedule but when they went up against a passing game that had a pulse like OSU and UNC they got burned. hope they can figure things out before heading to OSU to start next season.

Someone with an ESPN+ subscription needs to check out the ranking of our pass defense, but this is an exaggeration. Cincinnati and Purdue both had good passing attacks, and we didn't get burned by either. UNC started to threaten our DBs, but our front-7 was able to get home against Howell frequently enough to help cover for them. Virginia could have been ugly, but they couldn't do much without Armstrong. It was really only Okie State that exposed our defensive backfield, since we had no KHam and our DL couldn't get to Sanders.

 

[irishog77]

Joke's on you. My mom is trans.

Now that you mention it, I thought something felt weird.