Sept 2 | Temple

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Does anyone have any info on Temple? I know that they return some players on offense and in their secondary, but they have to replace their QB and their front 7 is young.

Any scoring predictions? I'm getting nervous for this game (but I always do). Someone convince me why we will win this game comfortably.

I read a Temple forum (probably a bad idea) and they are either very confident in their defense or have no idea how good our offense is going to be. I'll go with the ladder.

I don't get nervous until the week-of, so your a few weeks ahead of schedule. At this point, I think we should be better and we should win by some amount.

 

[T-Boone]

Does anyone have any info on Temple?

Bill Cosby went there.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Does anyone have any info on Temple? I know that they return some players on offense and in their secondary, but they have to replace their QB and their front 7 is young.

Any scoring predictions? I'm getting nervous for this game (but I always do). Someone convince me why we will win this game comfortably.

I read a Temple forum (probably a bad idea) and they are either very confident in their defense or have no idea how good our offense is going to be. I'll go with the ladder.

Matt Rhule is gone. We good.

 

[Black Irish]

Does anyone have any info on Temple? I know that they return some players on offense and in their secondary, but they have to replace their QB and their front 7 is young.

Any scoring predictions? I'm getting nervous for this game (but I always do). Someone convince me why we will win this game comfortably.

I read a Temple forum (probably a bad idea) and they are either very confident in their defense or have no idea how good our offense is going to be. I'll go with the ladder.

You shouldn't be climbing any heights in your agitated mental state. Stay on the ground; safety first.

 

[Meatloaf]

Matt Rhule is gone. We good.

I do like their new HC though. Think he'll be a good one in time, but they lost too much talent on both sides of the ball. I think they'll play us tough through the first half then ND pulls away in the third.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Let's say for some CRAZY reason (this isn't rooted in reality), this game plays out like 2011 South Florida. Is there even a 1% chance BK gets fired that opening weekend?

 

[Meatloaf]

Let's say for some CRAZY reason (this isn't rooted in reality), this game plays out like 2011 South Florida. Is there even a 1% chance BK gets fired that opening weekend?

Doubt he would get fired right away. Barring a miraculous turnaround it would be his death knell, though.

 

[dshans]

You shouldn't be climbing any heights in your agitated mental state. Stay on the ground; safety first.

When he's calmed a bit, i suggest a step stool.

Baby steps.

 

[BGIF]

You shouldn't be climbing any heights in your agitated mental state. Stay on the ground; safety first.

It's why he moved to FLA.

 

[BGIF]

This is what scares me. It's year 8. He has a starting QB making his first career start. If the typical vanilla BS is run all game, depriving Wimbush of meaningful snaps before UGA, then I don't know what to tell BK at this point.

We know what the backfield can do. We know what the line can do. We have no idea what the QB and receivers can do.

You hide the playbook with an established team/QB. This team needs to become established!

ND's only going to run 60-70 offensive play in the game. We may run 2 dozen distinct plays without repeat and a lot of those will be variations. There are plays in the playbook that don't get seen until mid-season, if at all.

This team needs reps to execute properly. Wimbush won't be wearing a red jersey for the first time in almost 2 years! He needs to work on reads, audibles, progressions, timing, and throws ... short, long, and medium, ins and outs, screens and posts in a game against the clock. And so do his receivers, WRs, Slots, and TEs

Wimbush and the receiving corps are the question mark on offense not the run game. ND should be able to win this game if the first 1 RBs sat on the bench all day. Let's see if the RT can pass block against a softer team rather than a try it for the first time against a Top 10 team. Let see if the Wimbush and his receivers are not only on the same page but same yardline and throw and go inside or outside together!

And if Wimbush is supposed to "call and haul" I'd like to see him work on that timing in a game situation that's not on the line when he tries it the first time. I'd like to see the OLine get off the snap on the count and not a half count earlier. If Navy can come off the line as a UNIT why can ND?

You want to hide the playbook, okay, don't use play action out of a double TE set on First and Goal and throw to a wide open Smythe. Don't stack the backfield in short yardage and show a power running game. Don't run the flea flicker (Rees first snap as a Div 1 QB was a flea flicker). Run the plays that need repetition to develop execution and tempo.

 

[Irishize]

Let's say for some CRAZY reason (this isn't rooted in reality), this game plays out like 2011 South Florida. Is there even a 1% chance BK gets fired that opening weekend?

IMO, ias long as ND finishes 7-5 or better, BK is safe.

I think Temple plays over their head despite the loss of Rhule & ND plays down to competition but wins 21-14.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Let's say for some CRAZY reason (this isn't rooted in reality), this game plays out like 2011 South Florida. Is there even a 1% chance BK gets fired that opening weekend?

Idk about fired.

But I'd die of heart break, if we have another game THAT bad.

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[beryirish]

I'll be going to the game - should do a separate thread where the OP has a list of all IE members who plan on attending if we can see if we can meet up.

 

[NorthDakota]

IMO, ias long as ND finishes 7-5 or better, BK is safe.

I think Temple plays over their head despite the loss of Rhule & ND plays down to competition but wins 21-14.

If ND wins less that 9 games, I think Kelly is gone. 10 wins, I think he's safe.

Maybe they'll just go 14-0 and then BK can decide what he wants to do.

 

[Irishize]

If ND wins less that 9 games, I think Kelly is gone. 10 wins, I think he's safe.

Maybe they'll just go 14-0 and then BK can decide what he wants to do.

I'm probably still gun-shy from last season, but if their schedule ends up being as tough as it looks now (currently 4 top 20 opponents), then 10 wins would be phenomenal.

 

[Meatloaf]

IMO, ias long as ND finishes 7-5 or better, BK is safe.

I think Temple plays over their head despite the loss of Rhule & ND plays down to competition but wins 21-14.

I think he's gone at 6 wins and safe at 9+. 7 or 8 wins is a kind of grey area and whether BK stays in that scenario would largely depend on the state of the crootin class. IF recruiting struggles, I don't see how you could keep him around.

 

[IrishFanJMercy]

If we are worried about this Temple team then it's going to be a long season again for us

 

[stlnd01]

If we are worried about this Temple team then it's going to be a long season again for us

Are we worried about this Temple team? I can't say I know a ton about them, but unless their defense is not just "good for a mid-major" but truly outstanding (which is doubtful), I'd expect us to win by at least 14 points. We have too many weapons on offense for them, and it's be surprising if their offense, with a new QB and all, can keep up.

We shouldn't hide the playbook, though. We need to take them seriously, and give Wimbush a week to work out the kinks before Georgia.

 

[ACamp1900]

Are we worried about this Temple team?

 

[Irishize]

If we are worried about this Temple team then it's going to be a long season again for us

I don't think it's "worry" but penciling in a 3-TD win is foolhardy nowadays.

 

[irishff1014]

I know that Rhule had this team playing well last year but our offense should win this game regardless of the defense. The WR,TE, and RB's are huge assets for use that should cause problems for the owl's.

 

[BGIF]

I know that Rhule had this team playing well last year but our offense should win this game regardless of the defense. The WR,TE, and RB's are huge assets for use that should cause problems for the owl's.

So should BVG's absence.

 

[NDdomer2]

looking for a joyce lot parking pass, hit me up if you have one available.

 

[arrowryan]

looking for a joyce lot parking pass, hit me up if you have one available.

Probably an obvious answer, but did you check the ticket office? Those are hard to come stumble upon unless you get them from the TO, a sire like StubHub, or you know someone you can buy from.

 

[NDdomer2]

Probably an obvious answer, but did you check the ticket office? Those are hard to come stumble upon unless you get them from the TO, a sire like StubHub, or you know someone you can buy from.

Grandma always used to chip in the passes with the season tickets as a gift to family but we decided against this year.

I called TO day individual game tickets went on sale and they were sold out already. I know I'll be able to scalp but trying to avoid that and paying current StubHub price.

Figured I'd at least throw it out here.

 

[Meatloaf]

LOL:

 

[IrishSteelhead]

LOL:

Not so lol:

AAC teams with a BCS/NY6 win - 2
ND- 0

Teams with scoreboard over ND- 4
ND scoreboard over AAC teams- 5

None of this matters one iota, but it's high time to start spanking teams in matchups like this by 14+

 

[Meatloaf]

Not so lol:

AAC teams with a BCS/NY6 win - 2
ND- 0

Teams with scoreboard over ND- 4
ND scoreboard over AAC teams- 5

None of this matters one iota, but it's high time to start spanking teams in matchups like this by 14+

All I wanted to do was make a dick joke

 

[IrishSteelhead]

All I wanted to do was make a dick joke

Hahahahah my bad. Didn't even notice. Well done. My apologies.

 

[Meatloaf]

Hahahahah my bad. Didn't even notice. Well done. My apologies.

All good man