Texas A&M Postgame

[MacIrish75]

FUCK YOUR 12TH MAN

WEVE GOT 13
(Even if he sorta sucked)

 

[calvegas04]

Northern Illinois can't get here soon enough

 

[Rockin’Irish]

I knew it was over when they played Bon Jovi in the stadium ☘️

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Holy shit! We just won a prime time, opening night, SEC road game!

 

[greyhammer90]

Read Denbrocks lips talking to Leonard.

"That's OK... we'll get better. *Points to the scoreboard* That's the only thing that matters."

Lots to clean up, but we'll get better.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

These are games we have been losing for years.

 

[MacIrish75]

Riley Leonard did what we always needed a QB to do. He led a game winning drive. Wasn’t pretty. Wasn’t even close to perfect. But he finished it off. He never flinched. He fought for every fucking yard.

That shit is special.

Riley Leonard is the LEADER we sort of expected and wanted Sam to be. But Riley is HIM.

 

[bkess8]

18/30 158 yards. Horrible!

 

[notredomer23]

Marcus Freeman and Al Golden had massive balls all game. Any ND team of the last ten years besides maybe that 2020 team would break once A&M tied 13-13. Instead I don’t think A&M got another first down.

The offensive line needs some work but they’re not playing a line like that again.

I’m not concerned about Leonard. No pass rush is gonna be like that again. He’ll find a way to get it done.

I don’t have enough words for the defense. Every single player balled out and very few less than stellar moments. Man.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Read Denbrocks lips talking to Leonard.

"That's OK... we'll get better. *Points to the scoreboard* That's the only thing that matters."

Lots to clean up, but we'll get better.

Agreed and our OL isn’t gonna see a DL like that until playoffs

 

[NDShark]

0 INTs by Riley, big plays with his legs, stuff to work on. A&M are going back to their cowussy's tonight. Win and advance.

 

[Connman89]

What a win! Defense played terrific. Its hard to win man and the offense will get it humming by week 4.

 

[Huntr]

I love this win, so much. They lose these most of the time.

But, man, they have some shit to clean up.

 

[MacIrish75]

18/30 158 yards. Horrible!

For sure, but when it mattered he was brass stones. He fucking willed us to a dub. Gimme that every day.

 

[mango4]

That was the best defense we will see all year and we still got the job done. Wasn’t always pretty but a W is all that matters.

 

[Wild Bill]

Ran for 200 yards. I didn't think they'd be able to get that kind of production on the ground. Was probably the difference - they needed all of em.

 

[#1rish]

Defense, Jeter, and Love/Price MVPs of the game

 

[IrishLax]

They’re not all gonna be pretty, the left side of the OL had a rough night and the team as a whole had too many penalties. Leonard also was realllllly rough until towards the end of the game. Missed a lot of wide open guys and didn’t display a ton of touch.

But big positives:
-The defense is as advertised.
-Right side of the OL played very consistent all night.
-RBs made big plays when it mattered.
-WRs were pretty darn good when given the opportunity to make a play on the ball. They also consistently got open most of the night and ran way better routes than last year.
-Consistent field goal kicking.

Forward looking they just gotta get the left side of the OL figured out over the course of the season, hopefully by Louisville it’s passable.

 

[PutuporShutup]

Oline and rbs improved immensely in this game

Secondary best ever at nd

 

[NDRock]

18/30 158 yards. Horrible!

Nah. Horrible is 12/30 100 yards and 2 picks

 

[rikkitikki08]

Defense was lights out, they are elite all around. The young O-line actually played pretty well

 

[PutuporShutup]

They’re not all gonna be pretty, the left side of the OL had a rough night and the team as a whole had too many penalties. Leonard also was realllllly rough until towards the end of the game. Missed a lot of wide open guys and didn’t display a ton of touch.

But big positives:
-The defense is as advertised.
-Right side of the OL played very consistent all night.
-RBs made big plays when it mattered.
-WRs were pretty darn good when given the opportunity to make a play on the ball. They also consistently got open most of the night and ran way better routes than last year.
-Consistent field goal kicking.

Forward looking they just gotta get the left side of the OL figured out over the course of the season, hopefully by Louisville it’s passable.

Knapp was pretty good…. Pendleton was good when he didn’t completely mentally blow assignment, did it 3-4 times… Flanagan was worst blocker possibly

 

[Tejas]

On the road against a&m in that stadium with ACC refs and Herb and Fowler on the call and get the win, wasn't always pretty, but good enough for this fella

 

[rtrn2glory]

Poor Elko had to have flashbacks of the estime run last year on Loves run. Almost identical scenario

 

[Riddickulous]

Watching our young OL grow up and push A&M around on that TD drive was a thing of beauty.

 

[drayer54]

Happiness is neither created nor destroyed, only transferred.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Nah. Horrible is 12/30 100 yards and 2 picks

This guy wins

 

[Wild Bill]

Poor Elko had to have flashbacks of the estime run last year on Loves run. Almost identical scenario

You're right. Didn't even think about that until you mentioned it

 

[sixstar]

zero aTM sacks
zero TOs
200 yards rushing
126 yards combined for weigman

GET IT

 

[greyhammer90]

Watching our young OL grow up and push A&M around on that TD drive was a thing of beauty.

The shot of them laughing together on the game winning drive made me blissful. If OL are laughing everything is going to be alright.