[NDIrish]

[quote author=NDIrish link=topic=13731.msg143434#msg143434 date=1448377820]
[quote author=TrumpCard link=topic=13731.msg143305#msg143305 date=1448319235]
Thanks for stopping by.  It should be a good game, as usual. 

Stanford has some holes on the roster this year, as you would expect from using only 77 of the 85 available scholarships.  The problems appear mostly on defense.  There isn't a legitimate NT, though there are some good DEs that rotate into the NT position.  The starting SS is a converted QB and he's been only okay.  On the other hand, Stanford has some guys who are among the elite in the country at their respective positions, especially on offense.  The RB is possibly the top in the nation.  The left side of the OL is dominant.  The TEs are outstanding.  Add an outstanding "game manager" at QB, and you get an offense that has moved the ball very well.  I understand that your team has a very good front seven, so I expect the battle up front on that side of the ball to be very interesting.

Two questions for you:
(1) Is Onwualu going to play, and if not, is that loss significant?
(2) How does your team look on the road?  The stats look worse, but that could just be a function of the quality of the opposition.

(1) i do not think he will, at this point they are getting so thin every loss is significant.
(2) they have been a mixed bag on the road, good enough to win, but not always great, but i never felt like (other than the first 2 min of the clemson game) being on the road was a factor because the same mistakes were made at home.
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Thanks for the input.  I'm sorry to hear about all of your team's injuries.  Your fan boards must have a lot of "what ifs."
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You don't even want to know about ND's fan boards, they waste so much time talking about worthless crap and one week want to fire kelly and the next week extend him forever, Qb is a Voldemort, o wait he played ONE bad game, bench him bc the next guy looked great in the fourth quarter of a blow out.. ND should be able to get any player/coach in the country, its always someone else's fault... bla bla bla

I dont like the what ifs, i bring up injuries just to expose potential holes in a team, or in some cases an advantage bc you don't always know how to perpare for a person.  we have all seen cases where the back up comes in and gives enough of spark, even though the starter is more athletic.  I mean they have had a lot of injuries, and they would be better off if that didn't happen, but it doesn't change the fact that they have to go out and play a good stanford team on saturday.  I do give Kelly and Co. credit for finally have some depth (something ND has never had) that they can sustain all these injuries and still put together a good team.  I mean not many schools can go that deep (at spring game: 3rd strong qb, 4th string rb) and win.

[NDIrish]

[quote author=NDIrish link=topic=13731.msg143434#msg143434 date=1448377820]
[quote author=TrumpCard link=topic=13731.msg143305#msg143305 date=1448319235]
Thanks for stopping by.  It should be a good game, as usual. 

Stanford has some holes on the roster this year, as you would expect from using only 77 of the 85 available scholarships.  The problems appear mostly on defense.  There isn't a legitimate NT, though there are some good DEs that rotate into the NT position.  The starting SS is a converted QB and he's been only okay.  On the other hand, Stanford has some guys who are among the elite in the country at their respective positions, especially on offense.  The RB is possibly the top in the nation.  The left side of the OL is dominant.  The TEs are outstanding.  Add an outstanding "game manager" at QB, and you get an offense that has moved the ball very well.  I understand that your team has a very good front seven, so I expect the battle up front on that side of the ball to be very interesting.

Two questions for you:
(1) Is Onwualu going to play, and if not, is that loss significant?
(2) How does your team look on the road?  The stats look worse, but that could just be a function of the quality of the opposition.

(1) i do not think he will, at this point they are getting so thin every loss is significant.
(2) they have been a mixed bag on the road, good enough to win, but not always great, but i never felt like (other than the first 2 min of the clemson game) being on the road was a factor because the same mistakes were made at home.
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Thanks for the input.  I'm sorry to hear about all of your team's injuries.  Your fan boards must have a lot of "what ifs."
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You don't even want to know about ND's fan boards, they waste so much time talking about worthless crap and one week want to fire kelly and the next week extend him forever, Qb is a Voldemort, o wait he played ONE bad game, bench him bc the next guy looked great in the fourth quarter of a blow out.. ND should be able to get any player/coach in the country, its always someone else's fault... bla bla bla

I dont like the what ifs, i bring up injuries just to expose potential holes in a team, or in some cases an advantage bc you don't always know how to perpare for a person.  we have all seen cases where the back up comes in and gives enough of spark, even though the starter is more athletic.  I mean they have had a lot of injuries, and they would be better off if that didn't happen, but it doesn't change the fact that they have to go out and play a good stanford team on saturday.  I do give Kelly and Co. credit for finally have some depth (something ND has never had) that they can sustain all these injuries and still put together a good team.  I mean not many schools can go that deep (at spring game: 3rd strong qb, 4th string rb) and win.