#7 Notre Dame vs #6 Penn State

Time: 7:30 PM EST on ESPN
Where: Hard Rock Stadium
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Stuff dreams are made of

@Mike do your magic

@Mike I love you, it’s OK if you’re for the other team next week.

2 minutes ago, TexasDomer said:

@Mike I love you, it’s OK if you’re for the other team next week.

Love you too man! I’m giving myself a full day to enjoy this win tomorrow. Then come Saturday, it’s all Penn State for me.

I’ve been dreading this macro, but I’m starting to change my perspective. I’m guaranteed a team in the National Championship!

I’m looking forward to a hell of a game.

Their OLine looks small. I’ve thought PSU was overrated all year. Now that we’re paired up, I think they’re f***ed…. We’ll beat them like Virginia.

2 hours ago, irishwavend said:

Their OLine looks small. I’ve thought PSU was overrated all year. Now that we’re paired up, I think they’re f***ed…. We’ll beat them like Virginia.

I think we match up well. But we must commit more to running the ball.

I think we're going to need more consistent offense against Penn State. I had some flashbacks to games against Clemson and Bama where our WRs could not get separation, opponents loaded the box and our best plays were QB scrambles. I hope we find some things on film we can exploit. Defense was lights out and I hope that continues.

I think our running backs are going to run the ball better against Penn State than we did against Georgia, and our pass rush and blizes will put the fear of God in their QB like we do all QB’s.

17 hours ago, Mike said:

Love you too man! I’m giving myself a full day to enjoy this win tomorrow. Then come Saturday, it’s all Penn State for me.

I’ve been dreading this macro, but I’m starting to change my perspective. I’m guaranteed a team in the National Championship!

I’m looking forward to a hell of a game.

I’d love to hear some PSU strengths and weaknesses from you @Mike if you get a chance!

4 minutes ago, Irish Chris said:

I’d love to hear some PSU strengths and weaknesses from you @Mike if you get a chance!

In all honestly, this game scares the hell out of me. Notre Dame has the weapons to run the ball against us and keep Tyler Warren in check. If they do that, it’s going to be tough to pull this off. Penn State’s biggest advantage is that they get two extra days of rest and preparation.

40 minutes ago, Mike said:

In all honestly, this game scares the hell out of me. Notre Dame has the weapons to run the ball against us and keep Tyler Warren in check. If they do that, it’s going to be tough to pull this off. Penn State’s biggest advantage is that they get two extra days of rest and preparation.

This I completely agree with!

I do believe Shuler/Watts can keep Warren in check, and we all know what Love and Price are capable of doing if given the opportunity!

I think it’s going to come down to Leonard being able to use his legs enough, along with some passing plays to Faison and Evans, but also taking care of the ball.

I read we have the same crew as we had in the Sugar Bowl. Two things hopefully that line judge learns the motion rules and learns to spot the ball better. One the rules, Faison didn’t need to be set and on the spotting did you notice how the one side consistently spotted the ball for ND about a yard short?

Can’t believe I have to mention this. Some of the officials are so bad.

Freeman said alot but didn’t say much

Team is fairly healthy other than cooper flanagan’s foot.

week 15 so nobody is not banged up

I could type a 3,000 word essay but I choose not to. Best parts were about Junior T. and Pat Coogan

favorite setiment. You can’t win the moment if you are not in the moment.

2 hours ago, FaithInIrish Forever said:

Freeman said alot but didn’t say much

Team is fairly healthy other than cooper flanagan’s foot.

week 15 so nobody is not banged up

I could type a 3,000 word essay but I choose not to. Best parts were about Junior T. and Pat Coogan

favorite setiment. You can’t win the moment if you are not in the moment.

I could not agree more with Freeman’s philosophies! They’re all part of the big picture, which is him being a Transformational Leader! He talked about it in the presser, where he said his players are a direct reflection of himself! That’s the transformational part, and what it’s all about to me! Freeman really is amazing, and it’s been a wonderful thing to see in these last three seasons!

4 hours ago, nd1989 said:

I read we have the same crew as we had in the Sugar Bowl. Two things hopefully that line judge learns the motion rules and learns to spot the ball better. One the rules, Faison didn’t need to be set and on the spotting did you notice how the one side consistently spotted the ball for ND about a yard short?

Can’t believe I have to mention this. Some of the officials are so bad.

Oh, great! 😑

And yes, they need to learn the game before making some of those calls! Let’s hope they do this time! 🤞🏼

That crew was one of the worst I have ever seen. I hope we get the same crew from the Indiana vs Notre Dame game, which were also XII. They were just a lot more knowledgeable!

On 1/3/2025 at 2:15 PM, Frankus said:

I think our running backs are going to run the ball better against Penn State than we did against Georgia, and our pass rush and blizes will put the fear of God in their QB like we do all QB’s.

Agree 100 percent. Actually think Georgia’s defense is far superior to Penn State’s. PSU’s running backs won’t find much room to roam and if we can neutralize their TE by getting after their QB, this will be a bigger margin of victory than the last two CFP wins.

Here’s the confirmation. 😑

https://www.instagram.com/p/DEbGG3ky0PK/?igsh=MXBsMmx3dnRlZ2s4ZQ==