Sep 28 | Louisville

IRISHDODGER

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Weather says steady rain but not the high winds like today. 15 mph maybe at times but who knows with the weather man
That does us no good. Both teams will be susceptible to fumble fingers. Minimal wind means Shough will have no issues passing so ND will have to create issues.
 

rtrn2glory

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Tell me to taper down my expectations for today. I'm usually the class of the pessimists but I feel different today. Tell me to stop I've been hurt too many times
 

NDPhilly

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Lacy their #2 WR going to probably play it looks like, but wont be 100%
 

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Save yourself some time & possibly trouble and just avoid social media & texts so you can enjoy your daughter’s games. Then when you know the game is over, check the final. If ND won, you can rewatch at your leisure. If ND lost, you don’t have to put yourself through all the ups & mostly downs. Good luck & enjoy your daughter this weekend!
Sadly because of stress this is how I’ve watched most of the games for almost 20 years! I actually forced myself to watch the NIU game to evaluate. Dembrock, Riley and D line were horrid that day. If I watched that one live I would have had to take my BO meds early.
 

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It’s a legit concern. But arguing to not give him a chance and stick with RL partly off a two game, 7 dropbacks-with-pressure sample size feels highly selective and ultimately noisy.

What about the few drives he had in 2023 regular season games, where he went unsacked and probably experienced dropback pressure at least a few times. Why are those excluded from his sack rate? (And we can’t say because they were irrelevant due to mop-up duty. If so, we should throw out the 3 for 3 from Purdue).

I think this almost proves my point - I feel people are overemphasizing the sack rate and grasping at some straws to justify the sunk cost of Riley.

Do I think Steve’s sack-on-dropback-rate is misleadingly high? Of course. As Jamie said, worst in CFB was 37% last year.
Do I still think Steve will often be sacked, possibly at a rate that is even above average? Sure, maybe.
Do I think it’s bad enough to the point where we shouldn’t try giving significant snaps to a QB who seems far more accurate throwing the ball? I don’t.
We don’t get to see what happens in practice. Angeli might make them nervous based on that. Leonard has very obviously yet to reach his potential in the pass game. Today should be the day where the entire team puts it together like the did against USC. Remember that game was after a deflating loss just like the NIU loss will weigh on them the rest of their lives.
 

GrangerIrish24

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Except for you
I left the tailgate I started with. They were all wearing khakis and sweater vests and drinking High Noons. Dorks.
Invited myself to a different one. They keep calling me the “funny guy no one knows”. They are making me old fashions. This won’t end well. Hope I don’t get Diddy’d.
 

Ndaccountant

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I left the tailgate I started with. They were all wearing khakis and sweater vests and drinking High Noons. Dorks.
Invited myself to a different one. They keep calling me the “funny guy no one knows”. They are making me old fashions. This won’t end well. Hope I don’t get Diddy’d.
I love it. The freak tailgate experience.
 

Giddyup

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Dude is probably partying with Louisville fans, leeching their beer and trashing on RL as we speak.
 

CANONIZEFATHERSORIN

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We’ve fucking embarrassed ourselves in every green jersey game I can remember. Today will either set a new tone for the program or be ND football as usual
 
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