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I have two scenarios how the Notre dame game will go!
Nov 2, 2020, 10:43 AM
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Both scenarios include a Clemson win.
Scenario #1
This is a lower scoring game. Defenses on both teams play well. Tony Elliot is very vanilla to protect the football with DJ. At the end of the day we take away Notre dames running game and protect the football we escape with a 24-17 type victory
Scenario #2
We absolutely shut Notre dame down and the offense rolls. DJ continues to shine and this contest ends similar to the playoffs when we destroyed Notre dame we win in this scenario 41-13.
I could see either scenario playing out but I’m confident in a Clemson win. Because Notre dame is a run first team. And Clemson stops the run I do not believe Notre dame can pass well enough consistently to beat Clemson. Just have to stop the run and take care of the football. But let DJ throw on first Down or you will see 2 and 8 all night long. Gotta mix it up!
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Re: This game has me seriously concerned unless our O Line
Nov 2, 2020, 10:44 AM
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doesn't get some glaring rush-block issues fixed.
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I fear the 3rd scenario....
Nov 2, 2020, 10:47 AM
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ND oline is dominant and they get a good balance of TE and running going.
We sputter because our o-line is not very good.
A few big plays by us keeps it close.
Blocked kick at the end of the game to tie.
You wouldn't like my nightmares. LOL! 
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Re: I fear the 3rd scenario....
Nov 2, 2020, 10:48 AM
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We are averaging less than 2 yards on 1st downs (rushing) this year. Let that sink in.
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It's a mix of a really bad o-line and scheme....
Nov 2, 2020, 10:52 AM
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Need to put the RB behind the QB a few more times and let him run down hill finding a little hole.
We don't have the o-line for these delayed reads. We will get KILLED in the playoffs doing this.
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Re: I fear the 3rd scenario....
Nov 2, 2020, 10:54 AM
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Coach TE not creative in close games. Easy to open things up when we are ahead by 35. Too many runs up the middle on first down that yield 2-3 yards. Puts the offense in a hole. If we are faster than Notre Dame, then we should be living on the edge. Should also take a couple of deep shots to loosen up their defense.
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Re: I fear the 3rd scenario....
Nov 2, 2020, 12:09 PM
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yep that is aabout what we got Saturday 2-3 with the best back in the country. I hope they are keeping something underwraps because it isnt good.
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Let's See How ND Plays Against Top Talent
Nov 2, 2020, 11:06 AM
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They might move from dominant to just good
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Before Saturday I would have agreed with you about ND not
Nov 2, 2020, 10:53 AM
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being able to pass against us. But, obviously BC found some success scheming, or whatever, to allow multiple completions against a certain weak spot in our zone defense. Any chess player knows that BV will figure out a solution to that obvious weakness. If ND has a good OC, they will realize where the fix to that problem exposes another weakness, and scheme to exploit it. (But only after they try the same thing BC did, just to make sure Brent fixed it!)
Relentless pressure from our up front guys is what will shut down ANYONE'S passing game. We are getting good pressure, but due to uncalled holds or whatever, we are still a step late away from MANY more potential sacks. Here's hoping we get that step Saturday, and put a great "The End" on Notre Dame's QB Book.
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Re: Before Saturday I would have agreed with you about ND not
Nov 2, 2020, 10:58 AM
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Not sure if it will make you feel any better, but BC's passing game has been killing almost everybody and we held them WELL under their average per game passing.
If you could take out the first 2 series, which you can't, we completely shut them down.
I'm just hoping we start to get 4 quarters of what we saw for the last 3 quarters against BC.
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BC success wasn't in the scheming...
Nov 2, 2020, 11:00 AM
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It was largely the result of poor play by the Clemson DB's and not getting their eyes on the ball.
BC scored three offensive TD's, and one of was more lucky than good.
Other than the first two drives, BV and the defense adjusted well.
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2 of 3 drives were helped by the Zebras***
Nov 2, 2020, 11:06 AM
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Re: I have two scenarios how the Notre dame game will go!
Nov 2, 2020, 10:55 AM
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I think DJ practicing with the ones all week will help a lot. If we get a couple of key guys back this week, that will help as well. Hopefully, a good week of practice and preparation has us ready to play on Saturday night. If we can keep our mistakes to a minimum and win the turnover margin, I think we start to pull away in the 2H and come out with a double-digit win. I also kind of think Elliot saved a few plays this season specifically for ND and expect to see a couple of new wrinkles Sat. night. Maybe the same from BV.
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Me too. 1. We win. 2. We lose.***
Nov 2, 2020, 11:03 AM
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Re: I have two scenarios how the Notre dame game will go!
Nov 2, 2020, 12:36 PM
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We can lose a close game.
We can lose because of turnovers or bad officiating calls.
I don't feel we're usually vulnerable to those but in this case we are.
I still expect to win because we have the better team but if we have the fluke issues (turnovers/penalties/bad calls/miracle plays by the other team) that occurred against BC on the road we will probably lose.
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