I don't get the men vs. boys comments. Look at the sizes of the guys on our OL and DL and compare to Bama. It is similar. They may have more depth. But depth isn't a factor in the first quarter.
Lacy is bigger than our RBs, that's about it.
Bama has been here before. Saban knew how to prepare for this moment. Conversely it was a learning experience for Kelly and ND.
But had this game been played a month earlier, I think the results would have been different.
Replies to: "I don't know if it was a choke, but I agree it was far from ND's best performance"
- The more I think about it, the more I feel this was a total choke job. - twostep - 11:57am 1/9/13
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- I think it was the ND defense getting bored a new asshole. - irishfaninPA - 3:19pm 1/9/13
- Men vs Boys - sdouglas - 9:09pm 1/9/13
- Amen.... - ripperduck - 2:47pm 1/9/13
- Not enough contact drills during the break? [NT] - faircatchcorby - 2:32pm 1/9/13
- I don't know if it was a choke, but I agree it was far from ND's best performance - ND_in_ATL - 2:20pm 1/9/13
- Agreed. [NT] - jakers - 2:44pm 1/9/13
- Re: The more I think about it, the more I feel this was a total choke job. - NDSoxfan - 1:27pm 1/9/13
- Re: The more I think about it, the more I feel this was a total choke job. - HartfordIrish - 12:50pm 1/9/13
- Welp, if you look below, apparently not much in terms of physicality at practice.... - Frank L - 12:52pm 1/9/13
- I think that is right.... - Frank L - 12:55pm 1/9/13
- Belongs below in response to Lady Irish. [NT] - Frank L - 12:56pm 1/9/13
- I think that is right.... - Frank L - 12:55pm 1/9/13
- Welp, if you look below, apparently not much in terms of physicality at practice.... - Frank L - 12:52pm 1/9/13
- Notre Dame was simply out of their league. - Tom Hynes - 12:25pm 1/9/13
- Thats what I saw too. [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 8:21pm 1/9/13
- Agree. However, ND did not play up to their potential. [NT] - ndficoop - 1:12pm 1/9/13
- Agree - Bama is a deeper, more talented, more experienced and better coached team. - Lady_Irish_27 - 12:52pm 1/9/13
- Agreed [NT] - Hank Scorpio - 12:38pm 1/9/13
- I'll say it again, not practicing physically was a mistake on par with anything Bob Davie ever did. - jakers - 12:20pm 1/9/13
- Yes, but that's hindsight. How do you know beforehand what the best strategy is? [NT]
- MarkHarman - 6:40pm 1/9/13
- Just based on how ND came out against Miami after the bye week - Lady_Irish_27 - 6:49pm 1/9/13
- Bout the best explanation I have seen for what happened.... - Frank L - 12:38pm 1/9/13
- I had hoped Kelly was lying when he said they played 1v1 for 10 minutes total. - Lady_Irish_27 - 12:45pm 1/9/13
- Yes, but that's hindsight. How do you know beforehand what the best strategy is? [NT]
- MarkHarman - 6:40pm 1/9/13
- Do you think the huge amount of time off had any effect? - GrandRapidsDomer - 12:16pm 1/9/13
- Re: Do you think the huge amount of time off had any effect? - WoodstockIrish - 7:56pm 1/9/13
- If you don't hit in practice, yes. [NT] - jakers - 12:20pm 1/9/13
- ESPN gameday crew said in 12 regular season games they could only find two missed tackles by Te'o - McSweeney - 12:00pm 1/9/13
- Re: ESPN gameday crew said in 12 regular season games they could only find two missed tackles by Te'o - MarkHarman - 6:39pm 1/9/13
- I think it was the ND defense getting bored a new asshole. - irishfaninPA - 3:19pm 1/9/13