ND Postgame Discussion

[storange]

Hey 6-6 isn't that bad you guys.

If this was 5 hours ago I would have thrown a red high heel at you.

 

[IthacaMatt]

How many times did we hit the guy after 2 yards and he pushed us for 3 more. We just weren’t ready to play today. Maybe health I don’t know, Just was a weak performance against a team I loathe.

They just "Big Boy'd" us. Part of it was that we (i.e., the LBs) were tackling too high. When you try to hit a runner in the chest, if he's lower than you, he'll have the leverage and drive you backward on the tackle.

You might notice that part of why our NT is so effective is because he tackles low. So do our cornerbacks; they wrap the legs.

Also, they have a big line who were focused on literally pushing the pile forward against us at every opportunity.

 

[Day2]

How many times did we hit the guy after 2 yards and he pushed us for 3 more. We just weren’t ready to play today. Maybe health I don’t know, Just was a weak performance against a team I loathe.

We forced enough punts plus an INT to give us a chance. Half their points were gifts from our coaching staff.

I want other teams to try this formula, because it will blow up in their faces.

Assuming Dino plays the right QB, of course.

 

[DPCuse]

How the hell did Marshall and Stanford beat them at home no less.

 

[Day2]

How the hell did Marshall and Stanford beat them at home no less.

Competent coaching.

 

[richmondcuse03]

How the hell did Marshall and Stanford beat them at home no less.

Pyne isn’t a high end QB. And they’ve underachiever for sure. But they still have a good line and can pound the ball on certain teams like us.

 

[OrangeCrush22]

Starting pick 6 set the tone. All the dropped passes were brutal. Removed any chance of us getting back in the game.

Cuse has been a better team than ND every week except this one.

 

[SUDadx2]

How the hell did Marshall and Stanford beat them at home no less.

Teams are often inconsistent. Consistency is certainly a challenge with college aged players.

It’s called being human.


The only people I know who are perfect week in and week out are posters on this forum who have all the answers every week.

 

[storange]

Teams are often inconsistent. Consistency is certainly a challenge with college agar players.

It’s called being human.


The only people I know who are perfect week in and week are posters on this forum who have all the answers every week.

I know, it’s a heavy burden , being perfect.

 

[TheHaze315]

Let other teams try and smash mouth us. It won’t work.

Only team i’m worried about on the schedule with it is Pitt. Average almost 200 yards on the ground.

 

[FloridaFan]

For all that is good in the world please just make a florida bowl

 

[FloridaFan]

Teams are often inconsistent. Consistency is certainly a challenge with college agar players.

It’s called being human.


The only people I know who are perfect week in and week out are posters on this forum who have all the answers every week.

So what’s your take on the game

 

[DPCuse]

BC usually has a competent O Line and can run.

 

[Day2]

Only team i’m worried about on the schedule with it is Pitt. Average almost 200 yards on the ground.

I don’t think their rushing attack is better than Clemson’s or ND’s.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Team laid a giant egg. Not many positives other than CDRW flashing a bit in his backup appearance.

 

[phil77]

Coming into the game I was worried about ND style of play on offense. It just exposes are weakness on defense. Just a bad match-up from that stand point. I didn't expect our offense to struggle so much in the first half. If GS can't use his legs then he needed to be benched early on maybe even before the game.

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

First half play calling was big YIKES.

4 quarters in a row of awful offense.

 

[TheHaze315]

I don’t think their rushing attack is better than Clemson’s or ND’s.

I don’t think their rushing attack is better than Clemson’s or ND’s.

Israel Abanikanda is a beast. Going to go over 1k yards already tonight. O line is huge. They’re very capable of doing what ND did.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Only team i’m worried about on the schedule with it is Pitt. Average almost 200 yards on the ground.

Then we’ll be 6-7 pt road dogs next week.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Israel Abanikanda is a beast. Going to go over 1k yards already tonight. O line is huge. They’re very capable of doing what ND did.

Speaking of bruising RBs, I have not been impressed by Tucker at all this year. He’s been playing with that thigh bruise from game 1 and he’s not the same threat. He used to be sooo good to get positive yardage after contact. That’s what made him special.. and it helped put our offense ahead of the sticks. He’s been avoiding contact all year. He’s been ok but Can’t understand why Allen and Price can’t get some run.

 

[goofnoff]

Agreed. I would also add the tipped pass interception. We had momentum and that killed it.

I didn't include it because that wasn't self-inflicted.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Couldn’t see the game, I only got ESPN drive updates. Tucker did nothing. Again.

My assumption with Allen is that he is too small at the moment and goes down easy when hit. Also possibly not adept at pass blocking, hasn’t played enough for me to tell. Can’t believe we don’t have a #2 that can pass block and be called upon for more than a play at a time. Another head scratcher for this year.

 

[orangeinohio]

Even with all the drops, I feel slightly more confident in the WRs. Hatcher and Adams were targeted a bunch of times. Alford got involved.
At least it wasn’t just Gadsden getting catches.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Couldn’t see the game, I only got ESPN drive updates. Tucker did nothing. Again.

My assumption with Allen is that he is too small at the moment and goes down easy when hit. Also possibly not adept at pass blocking, hasn’t played enough for me to tell. Can’t believe we don’t have a #2 that can pass block and be called upon for more than a play at a time. Another head scratcher for this year.

Tucker had 16 carries for 60 yards and 1 TD, and 4 catches for 32 yards.

It was tough sledding trying to run up the middle today. Tucker had success when he could get to the edge.

 

[Eric15]

ND had a masterful game plan. They knew our d-line was injured and undersized so they just ran us to death between the tackles. It seemed like every first down ended in 2nd and 5. Clemson didn’t figure this common sense approach out until the 2nd half of our game.

The only positive from this game is that I’m no longer going to obsess over the Clemson game for the rest of my life.