I'm shocked that people don't realize that. Sure other teams lit up Pitt. Guess what? They matched up BETTER than we did with Pitt end of story.
This isn't about Kelly being a purple faced shit coach or about ND needing a better ST coach.
This is about an ugly win that ALL champions have.
Go Irish
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If you weigh the missed FGs, you should weigh the 2 picks by Book and the unforced error on the offside call that extended Pitts TD drive.
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So yes, the talent gap showed in the stats. It was only close because of poor play calling and three unforced errors. We were outplayed in terms of turnovers and our O-line didn't play particularly well. Overall though, we outplayed Pitt. Even when considering the talent gap.
21 point dogs. We won by 5. To a .500 team without their defensive captain and best defensive player.
We did not execute well against corner blitzes.
We had a huge advantage over their DBS.
As an ND alum and lifelong Pitt fan, I was embarrassed for the Irish. ST and O Line were pathetic for ND. Two TDS against a porous Pitt D is absolutely disgraceful. Seriously.
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We matched up fine with them. We outscored them. We did not play to our talent level. They played above theirs.
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Having watched Pitt play all year, the Spread should have been 28 without Wirginis.
Amen, brother
Correct it is about match ups and yet the play calling and that run by Book 4th and 1 is indefensible... period...Tell Kelly this ain't Texas Tech...Notre Fucking Dame...the run sets up the passing attack...the middle of the field was open all day...... throwing 2 yard passes is idiotic...