Week Three Prediction Poll (ND @ Georgia)

[gkIrish]

Spread is Georgia -13.5.

Votes are public and counted in season-long tournament.

 

[koonja]

ND 17, Georgia 42.

I sadly feel very confident about this prediction.

 

[gkIrish]

I think it's going to be a weird score. Could see a safety, multiple missed kicks, ND going for 2 at various points.

Georgia 40
ND 19

 

[ACamp1900]

wakes up, sees poll, notices there are more options for ND's opponent:

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

wakes up, sees poll, notices there are more options for ND's opponent:

Are you going to zag and take ND by three touchdowns?

 

[irishnd31]

ND bangs and hangs. Jawja by 9 - 13

 

[ACamp1900]

Are you going to zag and take ND by three touchdowns?

I thought about it but decided to stick with my horses...

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

I think we hang and cover but I don't think we have the weapons to keep up in the end.

Can't get gashed by UL and NMU and expect to slow down Swift and that Oline.

Only way we win IMO is if we can force mistakes and turnovers, but if their ground and pound is successful I don't see that happening. Fromm will hit on a few well designed PA passes to ice it in the 4th.

UGA 38 ND 28

 

[phork]

10-23.

Can't run, won't be able to pass much. First drive TD, then several punts and Georgia coughs it up in their end in the second half for a freebie FG.

 

[deise mike]

35-17 Georgia. Can't run the ball and can't stop the run.

 

[IrishLion]

UGA 35, ND 14

ND keeps it close for most of the game, but ultimately can't get closer than 14 points. UGA will simply go downhill in the run game whenever they need to get themselves on track.

ND will turn the ball over on downs late in the game trying to close the gap to 7 points, and UGA will put in a late TD to make it look worse than it really was.

 

[IrishLax]

I think there are probably 4 teams ND would really struggle to beat because of how they run the ball and how they play defense -- Bama, Clemson, Georgia, and Ohio State. Sadly, we are playing one of those teams.

It's hard for me to see this game being competitive. This isn't a one-dimensional Big 12 team or some overrated "top 10" Big Ten team or a soft PAC12 team. There is nothing to exploit. This is a team with an elite OL that runs the ball with an NFL back and has an NFL QB that can deliver the ball with accuracy if you try to load up against the run. I do not see Asmar Bilal and Drew White making a bunch of "plus" plays and keeping the score down.

And then on the other side of the ball, you have an ND offense that cannot run the ball between the tackles right now because of poor play design. And we haven't seen a consistent, efficient passing game. And the plays that have worked are not going to go for explosive TDs against a defense like Georgia's.

And then you're on the road in a hostile environment.

I would be shocked if Notre Dame kept it close. Truly shocked. Weirder things have happened in college football, and if '05 ND could hang with '05 USC anything is possible... but it's the unit-by-unit matchups on paper that are the big issue.

 

[GowerND11]

ND wins 24-21

Just call me Polly... Polly Anna

 

[Ndaccountant]

ND wont move the ball consistently, scores a garbage TD to lose 28-10.

BK revisited thread is dynamite until scum.

 

[notredomer23]

I will be happy to cover. Gonna need a special teams TD or some Kyle Hamilton magic or possibly both to win.

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

ND wont move the ball consistently, scores a garbage TD to lose 28-10.

BK revisited thread is dynamite until scum.

Nah, it's the Chip Long thread that's getting lit up in a week.

 

[irishff1014]

31-16 Dawgs

 

[Armyirish47]

Georgia - 21
ND - 14

 

[Riddickulous]

24-20 ND

Going for broke here. I think we're gonna play up to our opponent this time.

 

[StPaul_Irish]

ND 17-14 with a late UGA miss or late ND FG winner

This game may give a few of us heart trouble.

 

[bert2834]

34-20 ND.

 

[Luckylucci]

I think ND covers and on paper has more talent that given credit for. I think the top 11 on defense are even be better than the top 11 on D for UGA. However, our top 11 aren't all starters and that's where the impact will matter. Not having a LB in that top 11 or a DT (though they're playing well), is what ultimately hurts. ND is competitive but never really in position to win. UGA wins

31-20 UGA

 

[oddz313]

Georgia 31 ND 17

I do not think this years edition will do as well as they did in 2017 at home vs Georgia

 

[IrishFaninTX]

UGA 28-17

 

[greyhammer90]

This will be a classic BK game in one of two scenarios:

Scenario 1 AKA "Well yeah I guess that's what we should've expected" = We play it close, but it never feels like ND is going to really win. It's a ten point game in the 4th but CBS announcers sound checked out with the inevitability of the outcome. UGA puts on a late score to make it look how it felt.

Scenario 2 AKA "I choose death" = Notre Dame bumbles their way to a 17 point deficit early in the 2nd quarter. It feels like UGA is going to run away with it, but it also feels like UGA hasn't exactly earned that lead either. The deficit remains the same at the half because Georgia scored again, but Notre Dame puts together a good drive leading to a touchdown that seemed overdue. 7-24 at the half. In the second half, Notre Dame scores on their first drive and the score is 14-24. Later in the game, ND has a big momentum changing play that brings the game within one possession. Our offense has the ball with the ability to tie or take the lead with 2 minutes left, and we come up just short. We feel as though we are as good as Georgia, and let a big opportunity get away from us through a poor first half effort.

 

[BobbyMac]

24-17 bad guys.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

It sure seems like Georgia is a juggernaut but I'm going to play contrarian. ND's defense relies on havoc, creates urgency for the Georgia offense and we see some forced TOs. The pass rush gets home, this allows ND to take "free" shots down the field on offense.

ND knows they are the underdog so they play loose.

ND 31 - UGA 27

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Against both UL and NM, our offense started slow vs obviously inferior opponents, and our defensive looks were painfully vanilla the entire time. That indicates that Long and Lea have been looking ahead to the Georgia game since the beginning of fall camp. Lea's one of the best in the business, and Long has had flashes of brilliance, so we may be able to make up for our lack of an interior running game and our young LB corps schematically.

Combine that with Kelly's solid record against ranked opponents on the road at night (ignoring Stanford of course), and I expect that we'll surprise some people in Athens. Whether that surprise is "eeking out a narrow victory" or simply "preventing Georgia from covering the spread" is an open question, but I'm strangely optimistic about our chances.

 

[Luckylucci]

Against both UL and NM, our offense started slow vs obviously inferior opponents, and our defensive looks were painfully vanilla the entire time. That indicates that Long and Lea have been looking ahead to the Georgia game since the beginning of fall camp. Lea's one of the best in the business, and Long has had flashes of brilliance, so we may be able to make up for our lack of an interior running game and our young LB corps schematically.
Combine that with Kelly's solid record against ranked opponents on the road at night (ignoring Stanford of course), and I expect that we'll surprise some people in Athens. Whether that surprise is "eeking out a narrow victory" or simply "preventing Georgia from covering the spread" is an open question, but I'm strangely optimistic about our chances.

Well said. Seemed pretty obvious this is what happened on Saturday with the offense, especially. Once they opened up the playbook it was game over.

 

[tadman95]

My concern is I don't think Georgia has to change much, do what they do until we stop them. Maybe we do but it will be a different method from our norm YTD.

We on the other hand, will have to make changes, offensively and defensively so the burden is on us.

(I'd like to see Bo Bauer give the RB's a little to think about. )