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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 3630008, member: 289"] - The game really came down to the quarterbacks. Ian Book is not a Trevor Lawrence-level talent but has the ability sense the pass rush, make some moves to avoid it, see the field and get the ball to the right guy. With a strong team around him, that can produce a national championship. In his game, he ran for 53 yards and 2 scores and passed for 285 yards and 3 touchdowns. - Rex Culpepper, on the other hand, is s turnover machine. When he took over for Tommy, we were +12 in turnovers on the season. In the next three games we were -8. His turnovers turned competitive games against Clemson and Wake Forest into routs. It happened again today with two fumbles and an interception. He throws the ball as if it were a javelin, often not seeing the coverage and has trouble holding onto it when he gets tackled. - The game was basically lost at the end of the first half. We were out-scored 0-21, out first downed 1-10 and out-gained 27-190 in the last 5:15 of the half. The rest of the game was 21-24, 14-16 and 387-378. That run by the Irish was fueled by Book’s great plays but there was also a ‘letter-of-the-law roughing penalty that seemed to shift the momentum, a fumble call on Culpeper that should have been overturned because his knee was down and a blatant push-off on a touchdown that should have been called. At halftime, Dino told the reporter that the “officiating was wonderful – they’re doing a great job” The sarcasm came dripping out of the radio. The ACC wants that Notre Dame Clemson rematch in the conference title game and they will get it. - Final talley on our use to the tight ends, Hackett and Benson. last year: 31 catches for 381 yards and 9 TDs. This year: 16/126/4 [/QUOTE]

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