[NDIrish]

Well at least one person thinks ND is a legit national title contender with Book at QB...

[tweet]https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1044762626725560320[/tweet]

yeah, if if we win this weekend, i dont see it.

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If he were the tv commentator I'd listen to a TuneIn stream. (It'll be Flutie on NBC). I believe Aaron Taylor went to ND.

Flutie is a joke, doesn't do his homework.  loves the opportunity to show off how "smart" he is.  Can't call a unbiased game.

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i watched the Michigan Notre Dame game.  Impressions:

1.  Wimbush won the game.  (Yes, he had help.)  His mobility, elusiveness, and the occasional good throw made the difference.

2.  Michigan's DL won that battle, but ND's OL is solid.

3.  Notre Dame's DL must be reckoned with.  Kelly and Tilley looked good.  (You have a backup DE (right sider), however, who looked comically bad.)

3.  ND's apparent, relative lack of play making skill players, other than Wimbush, surprised me. 

4.  Patterson was perhaps so-so, and depended on his tight ends, who were fine but certainly not yards-after-catch guys.


5.  I'd prefer to face a QB whose not as mobile and elusive as Wimbush.



We've played well at South Bend in recent years.  Notre Dame has the better DL and Ol, Stanford the better TEs, WRs, QB, RB, and defensive backs.

1. I agree, people keep talking about how he just threw the ball up for grabs, but you don't really have a choice against that defense.  If you wait till they are "open" you will get sacked every time.
2. Agree, i was pleased with the oline after this game, not so much after ball state, lol.
3. Tillery is good (he did some very dirty plays against USC his freshman year and its still hard for me to forget that), i really like Hayes (#9), great speed, just needs to get a little more physical.  all in all a pretty solid group.  Not clemson good, but good enough to win.
4.  Im not sure whats going on there, they should be better here then what they are.  Claypool, mack, etc.  I don't know if they just think they are better than they are and don't push themselves or what, but the ability is there, the execution is poor.
5.  yeah, he throws a great ball, but not sure how well he fits with michigan, they are improving though.
6. thats the way i feel.  If they could adjust the gameplan for BW to be like IB he could do very well.  Heres the thing, IB was able to snap the ball and make a throw, or snap the ball and then hand it off, or snap it then run.  He did all of them well.  They make BW snap it, run the option all teh way down till hes face to face with a DE, make a decision, pull it then evaluate to run or pass, if he decides to pass, drop back and then make a good throw.  Every play is a high pressure situation.  the timing with the receiver routes get thrown off, the o line struggles with knowing if they should pass block or run block, etc.  Go back and either run the ball or throw the ball. You can throw in a little option in the backfield, but they push  it way too much.  IB  should concern you from an efficiency standpoint, BW should concern you from a play making standpoint.

[NDIrish]

Well at least one person thinks ND is a legit national title contender with Book at QB...

[tweet]https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1044762626725560320[/tweet]

yeah, if if we win this weekend, i dont see it.

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If he were the tv commentator I'd listen to a TuneIn stream. (It'll be Flutie on NBC). I believe Aaron Taylor went to ND.

Flutie is a joke, doesn't do his homework.  loves the opportunity to show off how "smart" he is.  Can't call a unbiased game.

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i watched the Michigan Notre Dame game.  Impressions:

1.  Wimbush won the game.  (Yes, he had help.)  His mobility, elusiveness, and the occasional good throw made the difference.

2.  Michigan's DL won that battle, but ND's OL is solid.

3.  Notre Dame's DL must be reckoned with.  Kelly and Tilley looked good.  (You have a backup DE (right sider), however, who looked comically bad.)

3.  ND's apparent, relative lack of play making skill players, other than Wimbush, surprised me. 

4.  Patterson was perhaps so-so, and depended on his tight ends, who were fine but certainly not yards-after-catch guys.


5.  I'd prefer to face a QB whose not as mobile and elusive as Wimbush.



We've played well at South Bend in recent years.  Notre Dame has the better DL and Ol, Stanford the better TEs, WRs, QB, RB, and defensive backs.

1. I agree, people keep talking about how he just threw the ball up for grabs, but you don't really have a choice against that defense.  If you wait till they are "open" you will get sacked every time.
2. Agree, i was pleased with the oline after this game, not so much after ball state, lol.
3. Tillery is good (he did some very dirty plays against USC his freshman year and its still hard for me to forget that), i really like Hayes (#9), great speed, just needs to get a little more physical.  all in all a pretty solid group.  Not clemson good, but good enough to win.
4.  Im not sure whats going on there, they should be better here then what they are.  Claypool, mack, etc.  I don't know if they just think they are better than they are and don't push themselves or what, but the ability is there, the execution is poor.
5.  yeah, he throws a great ball, but not sure how well he fits with michigan, they are improving though.
6. thats the way i feel.  If they could adjust the gameplan for BW to be like IB he could do very well.  Heres the thing, IB was able to snap the ball and make a throw, or snap the ball and then hand it off, or snap it then run.  He did all of them well.  They make BW snap it, run the option all teh way down till hes face to face with a DE, make a decision, pull it then evaluate to run or pass, if he decides to pass, drop back and then make a good throw.  Every play is a high pressure situation.  the timing with the receiver routes get thrown off, the o line struggles with knowing if they should pass block or run block, etc.  Go back and either run the ball or throw the ball. You can throw in a little option in the backfield, but they push  it way too much.  IB  should concern you from an efficiency standpoint, BW should concern you from a play making standpoint.