Postgame: ND 31-GT 13

[THWG]

Only chance for a 6th win is NCState

Disagree completely, but it does depend on how healthy we are

 

[tomknight]

Our inability to tackle cost us this game. We had numerous opportunities to stop them short of the 1st, only to watch them pick it up, plus 10 or 15, due to our lack of ability to put them on the ground. Their yards after contact has to be obscene. The other team's ability to hit quick crossing routes has also become a big problem.

Our special teams have turned into a complete disaster. CBK needs to figure this out, and fast. This is a joke.

A couple of running into the kicker calls should've been called on them, but weren't. Couple late hits out of bounds too.

Their coach is a punk. I don't know if Key shook his hand after, but I wouldn't have. Or, if I did, I would've told him to F off. I probably would've just gone to the locker room though.

Not much to do but move on, because that was a crap performance.

 

[Thwg777]

Slightly OT, but Indiana is crazy good and seemingly came out of nowhere. A lot can change between seasons.

I’m feeling pretty good about 2025, mainly due to our scheduling, Batt’s steaming dump on COFH notwithstanding. But time will tell who on the team sticks around.

We shouldn’t have to worry too much about our coaches getting poached. Meh.

 

[slugboy]

Game: Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech | Game on Paper

Advanced stats for Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech

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The run game was shut down. We couldn't juke defenders our break tackles.

Rushing	ND	GT
Scrimmage Plays	69	66
Rushes	39 (57%)	27 (41%)
Power Run Attempts (Down ≥ 3, Distance ≤ 2)	3 (8%)	2 (7%)
Successful Power Runs (Rate)	3 (100%)	1 (50%)
Stuffed Runs (Yds Gained ≤ 0)	6 (15%)	6 (22%)
Stopped Runs (Yds Gained ≤ 2)	17 (44%)	14 (52%)
Opportunity Runs (Yds Gained ≥ 4)	16 (41%)	10 (37%)
OL Line Yards	49.8	34.1
Per Carry	1.28	1.26
Highlight Yards	69.5	17
Per Rush Opportunity	4.34	1.70

Explosiveness	ND	GT
Total Plays	76	77
Scrimmage Plays	69	66
Explosive Plays	3 (4%)	4 (6%)
When Passing (EPA > 2.4)	0 (0%)	3 (8%)
When Rushing (EPA > 1.8)	3 (8%)	1 (4%)
EPA w/o Explosive Plays	-11.80	-27.07
EPA/Play	-0.18	-0.44
When Passing	-6.10	-16.32
EPA/Play	-0.20	-0.42
When Rushing	-5.71	-10.76
EPA/Play	-0.16	-0.41

 

[green&gold]

Only chance for a 6th win is NCState

We will beat VT and NC State. if King is healthy… for some reason, I think we beat UM

 

[DvilleJacket]

Figured we'd lose, but my lord the special teams

 

[stinger78]

Key had an extended convo with Freeman at midfield after the game. It did not look friendly to me.

 

[bke1984]

Lol - Wut - Pyron is the biggest winner on this team

I mean I don’t want to be a ****…I love his heart…but let’s not forget about the starting QB who has won a bunch of games.

Offense looked really bad today…Against a really good defense…but they looked really bad. I think we had 40 yards rushing. Ouch. Is that Zach’s fault? Quite frankly I don’t know. But the offense was really bad today. We played ok and defense and didn’t remotely give the team a chance to win case in the offensive performance.

 

[leatherneckjacket]

Key had an extended convo with Freeman at midfield after the game. It did not look friendly to me.

The fake FG was poor form and worthy of a dress down.

 

[tomknight]

ND is ranked 12th and our starting QB and LB’r didn’t play. We all knew this would be a tough day and that’s what it was. It will get better when we get our 2 leaders back and we’ll win a few more football games. We have a good football team when we’re healthy.

true, but none of that changes our ability to tackle or kick a field goal.

 

[g0lftime]

Slightly OT, but Indiana is crazy good and seemingly came out of nowhere. A lot can change between seasons.

I’m feeling pretty good about 2025, mainly due to our scheduling, Batt’s steaming dump on COFH notwithstanding. But time will tell who on the team sticks around.

We shouldn’t have to worry too much about our coaches getting poached. Meh.

I am concerned FSU may come after Weinke after this year's qb debacle there.

 

[stinger78]

The fake FG was poor form and worthy of a dress down.

I don’t know what he said, but Freeman was listening intently. I wonder if Key told him what he’d do to him if he ever does that again.

 

[reckrider]

I mean I don’t want to be a ****…I love his heart…but let’s not forget about the starting QB who has won a bunch of games.

Offense looked really bad today…Against a really good defense…but they looked really bad. I think we had 40 yards rushing. Ouch. Is that Zach’s fault? Quite frankly I don’t know. But the offense was really bad today. We played ok and defense and didn’t remotely give the team a chance to win case in the offensive performance.

Their defensive game plan was simple, sell out to stop the run and make Zack beat them. Zack played pretty good but he couldn’t do it. The two INT’s were on him so not a great day. He’s a tough SOB.

 

[g0lftime]

The fake FG was poor form and worthy of a dress down.

They figured why not run it. They were not worried about our offense even if we stopped it. They are running up the score when possible for a place in the playoff.

 

[cpf2001]

Their defensive game plan was simple, sell out to stop the run and make Zack beat them.

I think we’re gonna see this playbook in the future with King too. Need to get sharper in the WR corps and pass blocking.

 

[stinger78]

Their defensive game plan was simple, sell out to stop the run and make Zack beat them. Zack played pretty good but he couldn’t do it. The two INT’s were on him so not a great day. He’s a tough SOB.

Zach did all that could reasonably be asked of him. Sometimes you just play a better D and today was that day. Still, Zach was 20/38 for 269 yards. Today was not on him.

 

[Kennethshannon20]

We lost the Syracuse and Louisville games because we stuck with what wasn’t working for too long. It wasn’t gonna work today either.

Did you watch those games? Cause we definitely gave away the Louisville game, and it’s not cause we ran too much.

 

[g0lftime]

I think we’re gonna see this playbook in the future with King too. Need to get sharper in the WR corps and pass blocking.

King is a better runner than ZP. ZP may be a better passer but today he had no run game to help keep them honest.

 

[cpf2001]

Did you watch those games? Cause we definitely gave away the Louisville game, and it’s not cause we ran too much.

What do you call that failed TD attempt inside the 5?

Edit: or tryin to run 37 times despite averaging 2.7?

 

[cpf2001]

Frankly, the Syracuse coach wasn’t wrong, whiny as he made it. We aren’t going to out-physical many of the decent-to-better D’s we see. And yet we’ve made it more of our identity this year than last.