Sep 28 | Oklahoma

[IrishFan4L]

That's an extremely strange phrase when you think about it. Hell, I have no doubt that Notre Dame could beat Oklahoma if they played tomorrow.

I don't care about any team not on Notre Dame's schedule, and they are within the margin of error of being able to beat every remaining team. The Irish match up pretty well with Stanford, I'll say that much.

Notre Dames schedule is favorable & when you look @ it the names are impressive but that's the only thing impressive the only team that we play that is rated is Stanford. Yes we have a chance but who doesn't it's why we play the game. I think a lot of people on here wouldn't bet we beat Arizona St. next week much less Stanford. Not the way were playing right now.

 

[OlympiaIrishFan]

Don't watch OSU, it will just depress an Irish Fan. They are much faster than us--and have a QB. Actually 2.

It is depressing.

We have to get this ship righted against good teams again. It makes for a much more enjoyable weekend.

Go Irish.

 

[dang227]

Don't watch OSU, it will just depress an Irish Fan. They are much faster than us--and have a QB. Actually 2.

It is depressing.

We have to get this ship righted against good teams again. It makes for a much more enjoyable weekend.

Go Irish.

Yeah but they have a bunch of thugs that don't have to go to class or have real majors.

 

[dang227]

Don't watch OSU, it will just depress an Irish Fan. They are much faster than us--and have a QB. Actually 2.

It is depressing.

We have to get this ship righted against good teams again. It makes for a much more enjoyable weekend.

Go Irish.

I agree about righting the ship and Go Irish!

 

[OlympiaIrishFan]

dang, you are correct. I bet Braxton would have done the same thing as Everett he would still be in school. And no way would they sit a guy for a game like Noah Spence if he missed a class his freshman year like Tuitt did his freshman year.

Schools like us and Stanford play by by different and stricter rules than the rest.

Go Irish

 

[NDTH91]

Yeah but they have a bunch of thugs that don't have to go to class or have real majors.

True dat. I'd rather do things the right way, even if it means taking a few on the chin.

(I know not every player on OSU is like that, but there are far more than what ND has)

 

[returnofthemack]

Yeah but they have a bunch of thugs that don't have to go to class or have real majors.

Sorry to burst your bubble but Film and Television isn't exactly rocket science.

 

[Kanye West]

Osu is better than us only at mlb,db, rb, and qb . Braxton and that schedule make them look great

 

[FLDomer]

Osu is better than us only at mlb,db, rb, and qb . Braxton and that schedule make them look great

Ha, those are key positions, hope this "only" is said in sarcasm!

 

[koonja]

OSU is better than us at QB, RB, OL, LB, Special Teams, Safety, and Head Coach. Not sure about DL. IMO.

 

[AvesEvo]

Sorry to burst your bubble but Film and Television isn't exactly rocket science.

Yup, if you look at the team's roster, by far the most common majors are management consulting (whatever that is) and simply enrolled in the college of arts and letters (without major). But, the one thing that ND fans have always had when the Irish sucked was that the players were real students.

 

[Bluto]

Ohio State isn't that great on D. Or Wisconsin is really good on O.

 

[Bluto]

Yup, if you look at the team's roster, by far the most common majors are management consulting (whatever that is) and simply enrolled in the college of arts and letters (without major). But, the one thing that ND fans have always had when the Irish sucked was that the players were real students.

I doubt most SEC players know what calculus is or take statistics. It's not just the major course work but the general Ed as well.

 

[IrishFan4L]

True dat. I'd rather do things the right way, even if it means taking a few on the chin.

(I know not every player on OSU is like that, but there are far more than what ND has)

I'd rather win ball games. You don't have to have a bunch criminals on your team but we could definitely use some a lil more ruff around the edges. What Has Stanford won? Not a damn thing since 1926! Yeah they've won some bowl games but National Champions they are Not. So were basically saying we would rather take a step back and be 8-5 9-4 or occasionally 10-3 then be in contention every year for a National Title which is what brought Notre Dame it's Mystic & history. Not trying to copy a team that's won one national title. That's why we're where we're at this very moment.

 

[dang227]

True dat. I'd rather do things the right way, even if it means taking a few on the chin.

(I know not every player on OSU is like that, but there are far more than what ND has)

Completely agree with all you said.

 

[AvesEvo]

I doubt most SEC players know what calculus is or take statistics. It's not just the major course work but the general Ed as well.

When the majority of the players are enrolled in only these two majors, I would bet that these are widely known as the easy majors and that the players may even be steered towards them. Supposedly 80% of college players redshirt, which would mean that they could get their difficult core classes out of the way their freshman year.
Redshirt year gives players time to grow - The Dispatch

 

[Bluto]

When the majority of the players are enrolled in only these two majors, I would bet that these are widely known as the easy majors and that the players may even be steered towards them. Supposedly 80% of college players redshirt, which would mean that they could get their difficult core classes out of the way their freshman year.
Redshirt year gives players time to grow - The Dispatch

Sure. Seriously though. I'll punch Guiton's Pa Pa in the nutz if it will allow him to transfer from Ohio State mid season. You know hardship and all that. Seems like a waste of a damn good QB. I'll need a collection for plane ticket and bail. Might be the beer talking though.

 

[AvesEvo]

Sure. Seriously though. I'll punch Guiton's Pa Pa in the nutz if it will allow him to transfer from Ohio State mid season. You know hardship and all that. Seems like a waste of a damn good QB. I'll need a collection for plane ticket and bail. Might be the beer talking though.

Set up a paypal account, we've got your back.

 

[Kanye West]

OSU is better than us at QB, RB, OL, LB, Special Teams, Safety, and Head Coach. Not sure about DL. IMO.

Not a Ol Braxton makes them look much betrer than the terrible unit they are.

 

[koonja]

Not a Ol Braxton makes them look much betrer than the terrible unit they are.

I respectfully disagree. Their OL is better on the run game by a large margin IMO.

 

[stlnd01]

Plenty of them. (GASP!!!)

I thought Oklahoma was going to simply crush Notre Dame. I think score predictions are inherently a stupid idea, but I went ahead and predicted 52-21 Oklahoma. The Irish looked better than I thought they would.

I think it's set in stone that Rees will be essentially useless against supremely athletic defenses. Southern Cal 2010, Florida State 2011, Oklahoma 2013. If a team can force Notre Dame into passing situations the Irish will struggle. That's why, for me, Rees' eight or so straight incompletions are much more indicative of his inabilities than the interceptions. He doesn't have the arm strength to put it into small windows.

Notre Dame wouldn't have been in said situation if it weren't for spotting them fourteen points, and **** away opportunities into the fourth quarter. They could have ran the ball on Oklahoma and use that play action big time, but the situation obviously wouldn't call for that. But anyway that (the running game) is a huge positive. I loved the zone running today, Kelly has a really athletic offensive line and Niklas is just the cherry on top who can own the end of the line of scrimmage.

Defensively I think people are overstating a lot of things. Oklahoma has a fantastic offense, and they simply match up with Notre Dame well. I was actually impressed by how well they did cover in space, muuuuuch better than against Purdue/Michigan. They're making improvements every week, I think that much is obvious if you actually look at it. They weren't put in good positions; Oklahoma had the ball for 35 minutes, in large part due to quick Notre Dame drives for better or worse. Bend but don't break would have worked as well as ever without ****ing ourselves for in the first three minutes.

As much as we want to rip safeties for being slow or whatever, how many long passes did Oklahoma complete on them? I can't think of them. I was expecting them to hit seams all day, Oklahoma was almost totally lateral today. That they didn't throw at safeties says something, I don't know what though.

And another re-post.

I'm in the camp that this was a very winnable game. We spotted them 14 points in three minutes and were still within striking distance in the fourth quarter. Our defense played its best game of the year and so did the running game. The trouble was three picks, a couple of defensive breakdowns and that pathetic display of passing in the fourth quarter. Put Everett Golson back there at QB and I think we win today. If blaming someone for a loss is important to you, don't forget to include him.

 

[irishtrinity]

And another re-post.

I'm in the camp that this was a very winnable game. We spotted them 14 points in three minutes and were still within striking distance in the fourth quarter. Our defense played its best game of the year and so did the running game. The trouble was three picks, a couple of defensive breakdowns and that pathetic display of passing in the fourth quarter. Put Everett Golson back there at QB and I think we win today. If blaming someone for a loss is important to you, don't forget to include him.

Thank you. When you lose got to at least look at the game and it's so plain to see we did great in all aspects. The one well 3 problems cost us the game.

These are my main thoughts

When we are behind with 45 left in the half we must got for broke! Drives me Nuts! to see BK take a knee.
Run the ball already. Load up the boys and drive the ball. We have such a great team to make our defense work at least twice as much as our offense.

Love this team want to see them to the best they can. I love Tommy also, but we all know we are working and standing behind the best man for the job at the moment. E.G. and this same team would be undefeated all day. ND hasn't had a solid QB for a least 5 yrs straight. Golson finally showed with a great QB ND has the talent and will win more games. Till next yr. I will support Tommy and the rest of the team just like I do every other yr. ND for LIFE!

 

[returnofthemack]

Thank you. When you lose got to at least look at the game and it's so plain to see we did great in all aspects. The one well 3 problems cost us the game.

These are my main thoughts

When we are behind with 45 left in the half we must got for broke! Drives me Nuts! to see BK take a knee.
Run the ball already. Load up the boys and drive the ball. We have such a great team to make our defense work at least twice as much as our offense.

Love this team want to see them to the best they can. I love Tommy also, but we all know we are working and standing behind the best man for the job at the moment. E.G. and this same team would be undefeated all day. ND hasn't had a solid QB for a least 5 yrs straight. Golson finally showed with a great QB ND has the talent and will win more games. Till next yr. I will support Tommy and the rest of the team just like I do every other yr. ND for LIFE!

Don't forget we had 3 timeouts when BK chose to take a knee. That was infuriating - especially since OK got the ball back to start the 2nd.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

And another re-post.

I'm in the camp that this was a very winnable game. We spotted them 14 points in three minutes and were still within striking distance in the fourth quarter. Our defense played its best game of the year and so did the running game. The trouble was three picks, a couple of defensive breakdowns and that pathetic display of passing in the fourth quarter. Put Everett Golson back there at QB and I think we win today. If blaming someone for a loss is important to you, don't forget to include him.

I agree with this. If the team didn't have the turnovers and could be balanced offensively through out the game, Notre Dame wins.

Btw I didn't see a speed difference in this game at all. That Oklahoma team is not very good.


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[IrishSteelhead]

About taking a knee:

All things considered, being down 2 scores at half was a great position to be in after such a disastrous start. No need to let them put the game away before halftime virtue of something going awry IMO.

*I see your points though.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

About taking a knee:

All things considered, being down 2 scores at half was a great position to be in after such a disastrous start. No need to let them put the game away before halftime virtue of something going awry IMO.

*I see your points though.

Not taking a knee with Tommy = Michigan game

 

[Bluto]

Don't forget we had 3 timeouts when BK chose to take a knee. That was infuriating - especially since OK got the ball back to start the 2nd.

Are people serious about the taking a knee thing? Rees was terrible all day. Could have easily been a turnover giving Oaklahoma a chance for a quick score.

 

[stlnd01]

Are people serious about the taking a knee thing? Rees was terrible all day. Could have easily been a turnover giving Oaklahoma a chance for a quick score.

A fair point but I guess I'd rather see us be aggressive and take the shot than p1ss away yet another possession. You only get so many.

 

[AvesEvo]

A fair point but I guess I'd rather see us be aggressive and take the shot than p1ss away yet another possession. You only get so many.

Absolutely!

 

[palinurus]

I agree with this. If the team didn't have the turnovers and could be balanced offensively through out the game, Notre Dame wins.

Btw I didn't see a speed difference in this game at all. That Oklahoma team is not very good.


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Completely agree. I don't want to sound like a sore loser, but I really didn't feel manhandled. They had no long passes, they failed to convert a lot of third and shorts, and we spotted them 14 early, gave up 7 more after another TO when we were primed to score. I also agree that Oky is nothing special; I think their defensive line is weak and would give up 45 against an Alabama caliber OL/running game. The announcers were bragging on the Oky OL, but they rarely handled Nix one on one, and Tuitt had a pretty good game. The QB never threw deep, so either he can't or they didn't think they'd have time to.