These data suggest the Army defense is pretty solid.
Their schedule is weaker than ours, but it is still ok. Only one opponent in nine games scored more than 14 on them, the Pirates of ECU. They held three teams to just a field goal.
Not saying we shouldn’t win, we are by far the better team. But they are a capable opponent and they are up for this - I have West Point pals, and their fan base is very excited.
It’s on Marcus, to have the Irish show up focused and ready for a disciplined and respectable challenge. Hoping he’s the coach to do that.
Link: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42472542/college-football-2024-defense-stop-rate-week-13
Replies to: These data suggest the Army defense is pretty solid.
Army has played only one FBS team with a winning record
ECU, and they gave up 28 points.
Remember, coming into the game, Navy had been destroying every team, too. If Notre Dame scores less than 35 points it will be a huge disappointment.
My neighbor had a solid offer From Army. He chose to go to Lehigh. No D-1 offers besides Army!
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Cool. I don’t get the point. Army sucks cuz he chose Lehigh?
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My point is that Doc Blanchard and Glen Davis aren't suiting up on Saturday...
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2 solid options. Lehigh is a great school
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Excellent student!
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They've played NOBODY.
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Their schedule is REALLY bad
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Their run defense has been very good
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ND rolls Army. There may not be a player on thier team that had an offer from ND. IRISH BY ALOT
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Exactly. We would never lose to a team that’s ‘inferior’. We are too good for that
And it’s been almost 3 months since it did happen. Couldn’t possibly happen again.
Exactly. We were better than NIU too. And Army would beat NIU.
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I forgot to add
Their quarterback, Bryson Daily, has a qb rating of 82.6 on the year. Our qb, Riley Leonard, is just above a 76 rating.
We need to run the ball down their throats, all night long. Let our big boys on the o line wear them out and Love and Price and the rest take it to them.