Indiana at Notre Dame Round 1 Playoffs

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 3567]

1 hour ago, Dignan said:

Indiana is the No. 1 defense in the country against the run. 2nd in yards per rush. No. 1 in opponent rushing first downs. 

They are really good against the run. I really think this is gonna be a toss up game. 

Who have they played?

[4th&Five 41981]

 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10803]

I still don't know what to think about either one of these teams based on their other games.

ND - struggled at times but looks to be the better team when watching.

IU - was the Ohio St just a bad game? OSU absolutely dominated them defensively, the score doesn't reflect the mismatch that it was. IU is a good team, especially defensively, just not sure how good. Ohio St could have just been a one off bad game. If not they are in for a long day.

 

I expect a close game, but wouldn't be surprised if ND wins by 20.  I would be very surprised if IU won by double digits.

[msucolt45 4227]

I’m very excited about this game but I’m curious about how much interest there is around the country and with casual fans. Obviously it’s huge in Indiana. I spent my adolescence in northern Indiana about 30 miles from South Bend so I learned to hate Notre Dame, and Notre Dame fans, at an early age. I’m a Big Ten fan and I’ve been following (and profiting from) the Hoosiers’ history-making journey all season long. It’s complicated because my feelings about ND have softened since former Buckeye Marcus Freeman took over the coaching job.
I have a lot of reasons to be interested in the game. Obviously the Fighting Irish have a huge national fanbase. The Hoosiers don’t. My assumption is that this game doesn’t seem all that sexy to the casual fan. But I don’t know. Is this something people are looking forward to or is it something they might watch just because it’s on, otherwise most people just assume that naturally ND will crush IU and they’re waiting to see what happens in the games tomorrow?

I’ve been looking forward to this weekend all season. In August I was just hoping the Longhorns would be 1 of 12.

Now we’re all here to the new format and it’s almost like a new season. Let’s GO!

Hook’em!!!

[Pimphand 6355]

21 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

I still don't know what to think about either one of these teams based on their other games.

ND - struggled at times but looks to be the better team when watching.

IU - was the Ohio St just a bad game? OSU absolutely dominated them defensively, the score doesn't reflect the mismatch that it was. IU is a good team, especially defensively, just not sure how good. Ohio St could have just been a one off bad game. If not they are in for a long day.

 

I expect a close game, but wouldn't be surprised if ND wins by 20.  I would be very surprised if IU won by double digits.

IU went thermonuclear meltdown in the 2nd and 3rd quarters (fumble, botched snap for 23 yard loss on the punt, punt return for TD) and that let tOSU send the house and wipe out the IU offense. ND doesn't have the defensive talent of OSU and so if they can not shoot themselves in the foot they should be in a competitive game. I could see 20-17 type of score here. I do expect the Irish to win but IU could eek out a win if they get a break or two go their way.

[mdmost 43930]

3 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

They also destroyed the shit out of Navy. lol

 

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This is why the playoff is great. We get to see two teams that didn't really play anyone or beat anyone face off to see who is actually a good team. 

[Wally Fairway 5674]

23 minutes ago, mdmost said:

This is why the playoff is great. We get to see two teams that didn't really play anyone or beat anyone face off to see who is actually a good team. 

I have to agree with you - but the winner will actually play a good team when they play Georgia; today's game proves nothing.

That said the weather favors ND, but not by that much - go Hoosiers, because I love Irish tears ( as should any Spartan fan)

[NeverMarryAStripper 22274]

55 minutes ago, mdmost said:

This is why the playoff is great. We get to see two teams that didn't really play anyone or beat anyone face off to see who is actually a good team. 

Does beating a team that didn't play anyone make you a good team?

[mdmost 43930]

4 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Does beating a team that didn't play anyone make you a good team?

Maybe not but it shows you belonged. Indiana beating Notre Dame definitely qualifies for that. Notre Dame is good. People thought they would get the #5 seed over us. Indiana is the question mark since they got blown out by the lone good team they faced...kinda like someone else we know. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19453]

7 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

I have a lot of reasons to be interested in the game.

I have zero reasons to be interested in the game.  So we cancel each other out.

[Fudge Nuggets 19453]

6 hours ago, Js1 said:

Lol yeah that’s gonna be SMU tomorrow being like 

The dog always cracks me up.

[Biff Tannen 46150]

5 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

The dog always cracks me up.

Lessin you’re a hog or a cattle. 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10803]

They messed up the field! What are they doing.

[mr. sunshine 2859]

Rudy is the greatest sport movie of all time?

Bull Durham and many others shit in your general direction, ESPN geniuses

[BurntEyes 6289]

5 hours ago, The Original Greaser Bob said:

Go Indiana, Go SMU, Go Texas, Go "throws up in mouth" OSU.*

*Still have an insane hatred for SEC outside of Texas.

 

You're a horrible human and should go fuck yourself.

The only time it's okay to pull for tBucknuts is aggie, ousux, pig, Nebraska.

That's it and even Nebraska and pig are very questionable. 

You need Jesus! But not the one in South Bend. The southern Baptist one cause fuck all potatoe huffin' pederast tshirt wearing Irish fuck heads.

Edited Friday at 10:46 PM by BurntEyes

[WhatTheBuck 28928]

7 hours ago, MrX said:

the only other team IU played that had an equivalent defense (Ohio State) shut them down (151 total yards). 

You didn’t watch the Michigan-IU game, did you?

[BurntEyes 6289]

3 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

You didn’t watch the Michigan-IU game, did you?

[Slacks 7045]

Paging HoosierHorn

[T-shirt Sip 2205]

6 hours ago, The Original Greaser Bob said:

Go Indiana, Go SMU, Go Texas, Go "throws up in mouth" OSU.*

*Still have an insane hatred for SEC outside of Texas.

 

[Tex Long 4661]

Looks like no heated field. That shit is going to be hard as a concrete parking lot. Ball slick, heavy, rock-hard. Glad to be where I am and not in South Bend.

 

 

 

 

Or Happy Valley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or Columbus OH.

[BlueGreySky 1081]

It is cold as fuck.  I can barely get my fingers or phone to work.  Need to put my gloves back on so the beer and the cold don't freeze my fingers.  I am heading in the stadium soon.  The players walk from Mass to the stadium in the dark in the midst of college gameday and all the fans was unlike anything I've experienced here in 20 years of attending games. 

See y'all on the other side and hopefully see you gents on January 20. 

Go Irish and Hook Em!  FUCK IU.

[msucolt45 4227]

Go luck and thanks for your contributions over the years. My bracket at work has your Irish vs the Horns for the NC. I won’t tell you who I picked to win.

Hook’em!!!

[notre dame joe 205]

7 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

They also destroyed the shit out of Navy. lol

 

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The schedules for the teams were kind of similar. IU played one good team and got crushed. Notre Dame played zero good teams.  However the middle of our schedule was pretty respectable with teams like Louisville Army Georgia tech Texas a&m etc all turning in good but not great seasons.  

6 hours ago, Mittens said:

Despise ND and most of their uniforms suck dead bear, despite having some of the easiest colors to show off, but these are sweet.  

 

The idea to wear green while inviting the Hoosiers to wear their home red uniforms would work so well that I'm sure no one employed in an athletic department could think of it.

[Hagbard Celine 11215]

1 hour ago, mr. sunshine said:

Rudy is the greatest sport movie of all time?

Bull Durham and many others shit in your general direction, ESPN geniuses

1. chariots of fire

2. rocky

3. field of dreams

4. seabiscuit

5. raging bull

6. slapshot

7. longest yard

and on

and on

and on

 

[Lou_Sassle 2995]

4 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

1. chariots of fire

2. rocky

3. field of dreams

4. seabiscuit

5. raging bull

6. slapshot

7. longest yard

and on

and on

and on

 

Brian's Song

[Mittens 8705]

6 hours ago, hornmpa96 said:

an Indiana team that shouldn’t be here.

 

[MirrOlure 15251]

When do they plan to turn the lights on at the stadium?

[Biff Tannen 46150]

Just now, Mittens said:

 

He’s an annoying dipshit

[Alien Octopus 664]

21 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

1. chariots of fire

2. rocky

3. field of dreams

4. seabiscuit

5. raging bull

6. slapshot

7. longest yard

and on

and on

and on

 

I’ll go with

1a Waterboy

1b Kingpin

1c  Dodgeball

[Fudge Nuggets 19453]

Slap Shot

[Biff Tannen 46150]

Little Big League

[TonyTexas 10733]

24 minutes ago, MirrOlure said:

When do they plan to turn the lights on at the stadium?

The lights are on. But it’s Indiana so it’s perpetually gloomy no matter the wattage   

[ztejas 44223]

[AbeFroman 3112]

Saban almost switched gears on Shane Gillis lol

[Not a Sock 2366]

LMAO. Shane is straight up getting Saban pissed at him for saying that Bama and the SEC were paying players.

[Halohal 525]

Win one for the gipper 

[Dr Fear 1290]

LMAO. Shane is straight up getting Saban pissed at him for saying that Bama and the SEC were paying players.

He called him Alabama Jones for wearing that hat lmao

[Js1 87174]

40 minutes ago, Mittens said:

 

Which ones, Curt? You beat Nebraska, who was ranked, and finished 6-6

[ztejas 44223]

Shane is killing it.

[BigHornedLurker 2160]

59 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

1. chariots of fire

2. rocky

3. field of dreams

4. seabiscuit

5. raging bull

6. slapshot

7. longest yard

and on

and on

and on

 

[demos 3036]

Where snow?

[DigDug 1738]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

Shane is killing it.

There is Corso's replacement. Sign him up.

[mdmost 43930]

Just now, demos said:

Where snow?

Who snow?

[Js1 87174]

Why snow

[The_highest_of_fives 675]

4 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

10 minutes ago, Not a Sock said:

LMAO. Shane is straight up getting Saban pissed at him for saying that Bama and the SEC were paying players.

He called him Alabama Jones for wearing that hat lmao

Seeing Saban go into red ass mode was LoL

[demos 3036]

Who snow?

[WhatTheBuck 28928]

2 minutes ago, demos said:

Where snow?

You were expecting snow?

[demos 3036]

You were expecting snow?

I was promised snow by multiple people.

They lied.

[Earl Haffler 637]

6 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

 

is that Pugsley?

[thunderlounge 8407]

4 minutes ago, demos said:

Where snow?

Gone. Not my fault it smelled good.