Texas A&M Postgame

[ACamp1900]

coitus

 

[yankeehater]

I missed it but Evan’s was dressed but still hurt? Seems odd

He did play. Not sure how many snaps. Maybe a handful.

 

[greyhammer90]

coitus

Enough about your Friday, what did you think about the game?

 

[rikkitikki08]

Maybe it was just the tv audio but I didnt think it was that loud in that stadium. Anyone that was actually there can you follow up? I was just expecting much louder

 

[Huntr]

AP writeup:

No. 7 Notre Dame pulls away late to beat No. 20 Texas A&M 23-13​

 

[LifelongFan]

Say whatever about Leonard's passing today, but Love's TD doesn't happen with Hartman or Book. Defenders were scared of Riley running and bit like crazy on that. Now we get this run to get him synced up with receivers, and this offense could be insane.

 

[Edge]

18/30 158 yards. Horrible!

ND held top-rated QB in draft to 12-30 for 100 yds and 2 picks

Next…

 

[T-Boone]

Say whatever about Leonard's passing today, but Love's TD doesn't happen with Hartman or Book. Defenders were scared of Riley running and bit like crazy on that. Now we get this run to get him synced up with receivers, and this offense could be insane.

Book was a good runner. Dual Threat in the end.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Jeter was money tonight, too. 3/3 and 2/2


Think I remember some talk (II, maybe?) that he hadn't been lighting up practices.

T


Guys like money Mitch don't need no practice

 

[Irish#1]

How about the kicker?

He sure likes to hug the uprights.

 

[NorthDakota]

Held A&M to 3.3 YPA passing and 3.8 YPA rushing. Really nice to see.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

coitus

Are you asking?

 

[Blazers46]

# 7 ND just beat #20 Texas AM on the road.

NDs Defense played great. They deserve a better offense.

Leonard is run first, maybe run 2nd but decent when needed to throw and a big upgrade over Sam Hartman.

First game. New QB, new WRs, New OL… I’m happy. First game is always rough.

11 penalties for 99 yards. Gross.

2-12 on 3rd down. Gross.

0 turnovers, 2 INTs

Beaux Collins stock up

Love stock up.

Price with one of the weirdest days. 47 yard TD, then 7 carries for -3 yards in his other carries.

 

[Edge]

Best line “ND secondary is a no-fly zone”

 

[JadedDomer]

Want to add a shout out to Joe Rudolph. Mickens and McCullough may be as good as it gets, but Rudolph went into an impossible situation and held the fucking line.

 

[SoIll]

Rewatch second half. Oline was money

 

[Kak7304]

Maybe it was just the tv audio but I didnt think it was that loud in that stadium. Anyone that was actually there can you follow up? I was just expecting much louder

It was very loud and high-energy all night.

 

[notredomer23]

Rewatch second half. Oline was money

Pendleton had a bad moment or two, but the tight ends were much more concerning in run blocking than anything the line did imo

 

[PutuporShutup]

I missed it but Evan’s was dressed but still hurt? Seems odd

He played some too

 

[INLaw]

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.

Pendleton looked like complete ass a few times…and yet can certainly see why he got the start and is the future. There are some serious traits there. If we do make the playoffs by that time I think he will be a borderline stud.

 

[SoIll]

Also, give some credit to Ford sticking in there to pass block. Should have had a TD. Didn’t see that on my bingo card. 5 months ago he was playing defense and special teams right?

 

[BilboBaggins]

What 1950s time warp did Riley Leonard step out of by the way? I could be crazy but I swear when Freeman was asked about him by Holly Rowe, you could hear Riley say "shucks."

That's just called the South. 70 years behind us about right.

 

[rikkitikki08]

It was very loud and high-energy all night.

Fair enough, must have been the tv audio then

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

Maybe it was just the tv audio but I didnt think it was that loud in that stadium. Anyone that was actually there can you follow up? I was just expecting much louder

It wasnt. The PA and music were loud, but i commented to my wife on several occasions that it wasn't nearly as loud as i expected. Not even in the same universe as 2017 Miami.
Also there were not many irish fans there, but those of us who were made a lot of noise. Tons of lets go irish chants.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

That's just called the South. 70 years behind us about right.

Riley is basically Philip Rivers. And that makes me excited. Now if Philip had a son to continue the trend. .

 

[GATTACA!]

Knapp to Pendelton during draft day 2027..."Remember that joke you told me in front of 107k fans on that final drive at TAMU?"

Betcha one of them ripped ass.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Fair enough, must have been the tv audio then

Sounded loud on my TV but it was great towards the end to hear “Let’s go Irish!”

 

[MacIrish75]

Pendleton had a bad moment or two, but the tight ends were much more concerning in run blocking than anything the line did imo

Absolutely. Flanigan was pretty awful. It would be nice to have a Davis Sherwood-type this season. Evans will be an upgrade once he’s back, but man Flanigan and to a lesser extent Raridon just are not blockers at this point.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Jordan Bothello had his best game yet IMO

 

[IrishLax]

Pendleton had a bad moment or two, but the tight ends were much more concerning in run blocking than anything the line did imo

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here but he single handedly:
-Blew a protection so Leonard got hit when he could've dumped the ball off to Price for a TD
-Blew another protection that killed a drive
-Got beat horribly bad on two other plays to blow them up
-Had a key false start in the second half that helped kill a drive

That's off the top of my head, I dunno if it's actually correct, but it's what I remember from the live watch.