Sept 29 | Stanford

[Crazy Balki]

I thought Whiteside was the most impressive receiving threat for Stanford. If it becomes a shoot out (which I don't think it will) I believe the Irish have more threats that are more dangerous than Whiteside.

I'll believe it when I see it.

I'm not concerned about Costello, and I think our defense can pressure him and contain Love. Whiteside and Parkinson have a knack for going up and winning those 50/50 balls almost all the time. Now, if ND will just jam them at the LOS like you should and play semi-decent coverage, they should be fine. They didn't do that last year. Elko, as good as he was last year, saved his golden turd for the game I attended, where he played soft coverage pretty much all game and their big receivers ate it up all day.

Lea better not pull that shit or I'm going to be very angry.

 

[Lou Holtz]

1st top 10 matchup at ND since ‘05 SC correct?

 

[IrishFanJMercy]

Looking for 4 tickets

 

[notredomer23]

What’s crazy is after Stanford, our next toughest game might be Syracuse. Our schedule is a lot softer than initially anticipated.

 

[IrishLax]

What’s crazy is after Stanford, our next toughest game might be Syracuse. Our schedule is a lot softer than initially anticipated.

It certainly is a lot softer than it looked on paper to start the year because of USC and FSU regressing. I'm not willing to write it off as Charmin yet because of when we play some of the teams that have been struggling so far.

FSU might have it clicking by November (doubt it).
USC might have it clicking by the last game of the season (very possible, considering the youth).
VT game against ODU is likely a mirage like Oklahoma against Army, Georgia against Nichols State, Clemson against Troy, and many other aberration games we've seen over the years. That's probably going to be a VERY tough road game following a physical game against Stanford.

But yeah, Syracuse on paper has probably the best offense we will see all year. And we gave up a home game to go play them in Yankee Stadium in dumb jerseys!

The way I see it, ND *should* be a considerable favorite in every remaining game after Stanford. Doesn't mean ND will win them all, but this season basically comes down to getting the W this week and then "taking care of business."

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Agree that FSU could put it together, but doubt it with that coach.

I think USC will put it together by thanksgiving and that game will be tough.

As for VaTech game it is less daunting to me now. ND plays Stanford the week before which will be very physical. But I believe VaTech plays at Duke. And Duke defense is no joke either....

If Notre Dame plays their A game verse Stanford and VaTech ND wins both. Period. End of story.


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[notredomer23]

It certainly is a lot softer than it looked on paper to start the year because of USC and FSU regressing. I'm not willing to write it off as Charmin yet because of when we play some of the teams that have been struggling so far.

FSU might have it clicking by November (doubt it).
USC might have it clicking by the last game of the season (very possible, considering the youth).
VT game against ODU is likely a mirage like Oklahoma against Army, Georgia against Nichols State, Clemson against Troy, and many other aberration games we've seen over the years. That's probably going to be a VERY tough road game following a physical game against Stanford.

But yeah, Syracuse on paper has probably the best offense we will see all year. And we gave up a home game to go play them in Yankee Stadium in dumb jerseys!

The way I see it, ND *should* be a considerable favorite in every remaining game after Stanford. Doesn't mean ND will win them all, but this season basically comes down to getting the W this week and then "taking care of business."

Agree on all this. And when I say soft, I guess I should have said the road ahead, because Michigan is looking like a top 10 team. Beating two top 10 teams in the season even if it means no one else finishes ranked (there will prob be a couple like Cuse and VT), it’s still one of the tougher schedules week in and week out.

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Can't wait for Saturday night!

 

[ND88]

Oregon’s QB was pretty legit last night. He could really throw the ball and even run well for being 6’6’’. Oregon lost the game on some boneheaded plays and horrible OT officiating, but when they did dominate they did so by playing aggressive and by using their speed. Stanford also gave their receivers a lot of cushion at times. Overall, Stanford looked inconsistent on D and O, but they kept their cool and got after every scrap they could. They are definitely a confident (cocky) bunch. Costello thinks he’s Elvis.

 

[texbender]

Looking for 4 tickets

PM me, might have what you need

 

[BabyIrish]

I know it’s completely unrealistic to expect Book to do what he did yesterday to Stanford. But one can hope so we can see that smug smile wiped off the face of Shaw. Not even Harbaugh upsets me like Shaw does.

 

[stlnd01]

I think Saturday comes down to our ability to defend their passing game.

Love will get his yards, but no one has consistently run on us and I don't expect Stanford to win the game on the ground. On defense, Stanford's front seven looks a bit less than it has been in some recent years, so, barring turnovers, we should be able to move the ball OK and score some points.

But Costello and their volleyball team of WRs and TEs are tough to defend. Fortunately we have our best defensive backfield in some time. The key will be pressuring Costello which, again, I think we're better equipped to do with a four-man rush than we have been most years lately.

Figure it'll be close, like 24-21 close. But at home, we pull it out.

 

[calvegas04]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Notre Dame stays at No. 8 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll this week. Stanford is sitting at No. 7.</p>— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteSampson_/status/1043926158411223042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[calvegas04]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Injuries per BK:<br><br>DT Ja'mion Franklin: Will have MRI today. Quad/tendon injury. Not certain if it will heal on its own or needs surgery.<br><br>TE Cole Kmet: Will practice this week. <br><br>No other players that will be restricted going into practice on Tuesday.</p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/1043930634379497472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[calvegas04]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Running back Dexter Williams is available to play against Stanford with a good week of practice.<br><br>And there was much rejoicing … about not asking about this anymore.</p>— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteSampson_/status/1043930984918519814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[irishfan]

Anyone seen a line yet?

 

[MNIrishman]

Getting 2012 Oklahoma vibes

 

[Huntr]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Very, very early betting line has <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> as a 3 1/2-point favorite over Stanford.</p>— Eric Hansen (@EHansenNDI) <a href="https://twitter.com/EHansenNDI/status/1043963317671350272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2018</a></blockquote>

 

[arrowryan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Very, very early betting line has <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> as a 3 1/2-point favorite over Stanford.</p>— Eric Hansen (@EHansenNDI) <a href="https://twitter.com/EHansenNDI/status/1043963317671350272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[BGIF]

Stanford @ Notre Dame

Stanford @ Notre Dame

Sagarin's Ratings makes it a Pick'em

Sagarin's PREDICATOR Model makes it a Pick'em

Sagarin's RECENT Model makes ND a 1 point favorite.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

For the first time in a while, the Stanford defense doesn't scare me. Odebo is a really good DB, but he can't cover both Boykin and Claypool.

Their O line hasn't done a whole lot thus far for Bryce Love, and Oregon's defense is no Georgia/ Bama.

For the first time in a while, their QB scares me. He is experienced, accurate, and has a bunch of big WR's and TE's who are hard to cover.

 

[Irish YJ]

For the first time in a while, the Stanford defense doesn't scare me. Odebo is a really good DB, but he can't cover both Boykin and Claypool.

Their O line hasn't done a whole lot thus far for Bryce Love, and Oregon's defense is no Georgia/ Bama.

For the first time in a while, their QB scares me. He is experienced, accurate, and has a bunch of big WR's and TE's who are hard to cover.

Agree. Their D is good, but not typical Stanford good. Our O will do enough IMO. It's up to our D. And I think our DBs are in a better space this year to deal with their WRs. Their running game is what scares me the most TBH.

 

[KPENN]

I’d love to beat the piss out of these fucks. Having said that, it’ll probably be a 24-21 game either way.

 

[dad4aa]

I’d love to beat the piss out of these fucks. Having said that, it’ll probably be a 24-21 game either way.

Wishing for the same but I will be happy with 24-23 and 5-0 heading to Virginia.

 

[calvegas04]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I graded Wake's OL out as the best ND will face, and even without Herron at LG it is just as good as Stanford's. The style is different though and Stanford is more physical. <a href="https://t.co/YB7imkkt4I">https://t.co/YB7imkkt4I</a></p>— Bryan Driskell (@BGI_CoachD) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_CoachD/status/1043999683243315200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[MNIrishman]

Hopefully next Sunday:

 

[BGIF]

vegasinsider

vegasinsider

ND opened -3.5 now -4

 

[Irish YJ]

The numbers

The numbers

Rank - ND/Stanford

Offense
Total O - 54 / 82
Passing YPG - 71/47
Rushing YPG - 60/120
PTs PG - 64/73

Defense
Total D - 77/70
Passing YPG - 77/84
Rushing YPG - 64/39
PTs PG - 33/10

Opponents / Results

ND
scUM - W24-7
Ball - W24-16
Van - W24-17
@WF - W56-27

Stanford
SDSU - W31-10
USC - W17-13
UCD - W30-10
@ORE - W38-31 OT


Stats

ND

QB
NAME CMP ATT YDS CMP% YDS/A TD INT RAT
Brandon Wimbush 42 76 589 55.3 7.75 1 4 114.2
Ian Book 28 37 338 75.7 9.14 3 0 179.2
Totals 70 115 927 60.9 8.06 4 4 133.1

Rushing
NAME CAR YDS AVG LONG TD
Tony Jones Jr. 46 263 5.7 31 (TD) 3
Jafar Armstrong 47 245 5.2 42 5
Brandon Wimbush 49 136 2.8 22 1
Avery Davis 13 41 3.2 12 0
Ian Book 11 40 3.6 11 3
Jahmir Smith 2 16 8.0 12 0
Phil Jurkovec 1 7 7.0 7 0
Michael Young 1 -1 -1.0 1 0
Totals 176 735 4.2 42 12

Receiving
NAME REC YDS AVG LONG TD
Miles Boykin 9 167 18.6 28 0
Chase Claypool 11 151 13.7 35 1
Chris Finke 14 142 10.1 43 (TD) 1
Alize Mack 12 135 11.3 26 0
Tony Jones Jr. 4 88 22.0 32 0
Jafar Armstrong 7 87 12.4 27 0
Michael Young 1 66 66.0 66 0
Kevin Austin Jr. 3 39 13.0 29 0
Avery Davis 3 19 6.3 9 0
Cole Kmet 2 17 8.5 18 0
Brock Wright 2 12 6.0 9 1
Nic Weishar 2 4 2.0 2 (TD) 1
Totals 70 927 13.2 66 4


Stanford

QB
NAME CMP ATT YDS CMP% YDS/A TD INT RAT
K.J. Costello 73 114 1056 64.0 9.26 10 3 165.5

Rushing
NAME CAR YDS AVG LONG TD
Bryce Love 59 254 4.3 59 2
Trevor Speights 13 94 7.2 38 0
Cameron Scarlett 24 59 2.5 10 1
Dorian Maddox 8 24 3.0 7 0
Davis Mills 1 5 5.0 5 0
Justus Woods 1 3 3.0 3 0
K.J. Costello 7 -21 -3.0 12 0
Totals 114 417 3.7 59 3

Receiving
NAME REC YDS AVG LONG TD
JJ Arcega-Whiteside 17 408 24.0 80 (TD) 7
Kaden Smith 18 258 14.3 26 0
Trenton Irwin 15 127 8.5 32 0
Colby Parkinson 8 103 12.9 23 (TD) 3
Osiris St. Brown 4 102 25.5 53 0
Bryce Love 4 27 6.8 11 0
Trevor Speights 2 11 5.5 14 0
Cameron Scarlett 2 9 4.5 6 0
Scooter Harrington 1 8 8.0 8 0
Connor Wedington 1 2 2.0 2 0
Michael Wilson 1 1 1.0 1 0
Totals 73 1056 14.5 80 10

 

[tko]

Mr. Lea, please knock Smith off the LOS

 

[Irish#1]

Oregon won the trenches for the bulk of the game. That's what was so surprising. If there's one thing to worry about it's Stanford's TEs. They're beasts. Most will focus on their RB, but it's their TEs that are so impressive. Repeatedly, Costello simply threw jump balls to his TEs.

I'll believe it when I see it.

I'm not concerned about Costello, and I think our defense can pressure him and contain Love. Whiteside and Parkinson have a knack for going up and winning those 50/50 balls almost all the time. Now, if ND will just jam them at the LOS like you should and play semi-decent coverage, they should be fine. They didn't do that last year. Elko, as good as he was last year, saved his golden turd for the game I attended, where he played soft coverage pretty much all game and their big receivers ate it up all day.

Lea better not pull that shit or I'm going to be very angry.

Just need to get pressure on Costello so he doesn't have time to set up his throws to the TE's.