10/27: #5 Notre Dame (7-0) at #8 Oklahoma (5-1) [8:00 ABC]

• sjmvsfscs08

  Notre Dame is going to get soundly beaten in Norman, like 35-10.
  
  I'm not saying this because of the BYU performance. It's literally impossible for a team to play "up" so many weeks in a row. Yesterday was bound to happen at some point. No team that Notre Dame has played has been able to attack the DBs well at all, Oklahoma will do that all night long.
  
  The glimmer of hope is that Oklahoma's OL is weak and Notre Dame should win that battle with their DL. All that will do is force bubble screens and whatnot and only exacerbate the situation with the CBs.
  
  This one is more likely to be a blowout than an Irish victory.
  
  Oh, yeah, Game Day will be there too.
• athlete37

  

  sjmvsfscs08;1300737 wrote:Notre Dame is going to get soundly beaten in Norman, like 35-10.
  
  I'm not saying this because of the BYU performance. It's literally impossible for a team to play "up" so many weeks in a row. Yesterday was bound to happen at some point. No team that Notre Dame has played has been able to attack the DBs well at all, Oklahoma will do that all night long.
  
  The glimmer of hope is that Oklahoma's OL is weak and Notre Dame should win that battle with their DL. All that will do is force bubble screens and whatnot and only exacerbate the situation with the CBs.
  
  This one is more likely to be a blowout than an Irish victory.
  
  Oh, yeah, Game Day will be there too.

  We just put up nearly 300 yards of rushing on the number 3 rushing defense in the country. There's a formula for possible success in this game and it is ball control/ground game. Hopefully we can get an early score, establish a run game, and try to shorten this game. If we have to play from behind, it won't be good. Kansas State's running back had 130 yards on 23 carries. Granted, Oklahoma had two fumbles and a pick that game as well. Not gonna be easy and yes, if we play like yesterday we could get embaressed, but not impossible.
• cats gone wild

  OK by 21 points. They are playing some real good football lately while ND has been barely winning at home. Its bound to happen sooner or later for ND to get beat.
• Crimson streak

  

  cats gone wild;1300767 wrote:OK by 21 points. They are playing some real good football lately while ND has been barely winning at home. Its bound to happen sooner or later for ND to get beat.

  
  I dk why but nd has played better away from south bend. That reason alone makes me feel a tiny bit better about this game, this is a huge game to tell if nd is really back or not. I have a feeling Brian Kelly will open the play book up a little more too.
• cats gone wild

  Crimson streak;1300781 wrote:I dk why but nd has played better away from south bend. That reason alone makes me feel a tiny bit better about this game, this is a huge game to tell if nd is really back or not. I have a feeling Brian Kelly will open the play book up a little more too.

  I will be the first to admit I havent watched ND a ton this year (bits and pieces of a few games), but I know that they have only played one team on the road that was at the opposing teams home field.
• karen lotz

  

  He said away from South Bend. Dublin and Chicago fit that description.
• Crimson streak

  

  karen lotz;1300826 wrote:He said away from South Bend. Dublin and Chicago fit that description.

  
  Exactly
• vball10set

  Sooners, but not by 25 points :rolleyes: .... Oklahoma 28 ND 24
• wes_mantooth

  

  Have not seen the Sooners play yet, but ND has not looked real great when I have seen them.
  
  I will go with OU by 10.
• sjmvsfscs08

  Oklahoma -8.5
  
  This game will not be pretty.
• cats gone wild

  karen lotz;1300826 wrote:He said away from South Bend. Dublin and Chicago fit that description.

  I know that. Just saying its easier to look good/win on the road at neutral sites. Playing at OK will not be nearly the same.
• Crimson streak

  

  cats gone wild;1300920 wrote:I know that. Just saying its easier to look good/win on the road at neutral sites. Playing at OK will not be nearly the same.

  
  I definitely agree but it seems Brian Kelly is very aggressive when playing in a hostile environment. Look for the first offensive play to be a deep ball to Chris brown the speedy freshman receiver
• cats gone wild

  I would like ND to win to this game, but lose to USC later. And then USC to get beat by Oregon, then USC beat Oregon in P12 title game...... Just want the top 10 all messed up and give LSU a "possible", but unlikely chance of a title game. Plus it would be nice for the BCS to look ugly again before the playoff gets put in.
• killer_ewok

  

  Can't wait. Has the potential to be epic. Big game Bob has a tendency to shit up his back in games like this. Taking any bias out of it....Oklahoma wins. High-powered aerial attack and a solid ground game and it's at their place at night. But as an ND fan and having some bias....should be a good game
  
  GO IRISH!
• Rotinaj

  

  Ill take Oklahoma by 10. 27-17.
• sleeper

  

  Oh Christ. If ND wins this, just put them in the title game already. Oklahoma by 31.
• bradmaynard

  

  cats gone wild;1300935 wrote:I would like ND to win to this game, but lose to USC later. And then USC to get beat by Oregon, then USC beat Oregon in P12 title game...... Just want the top 10 all messed up and give LSU a "possible", but unlikely chance of a title game. Plus it would be nice for the BCS to look ugly again before the playoff gets put in.

  Smh cats gone wild LSU should of been banned from post season play after last years debacle. Not to mention if they run in to Oregon #57 is going to end up giving us a commercial break every three minutes for a faked injury breather.
  
  On topic quick couple of notes, OK plays well against the pass, ND has the third best rushing attack they've seen this year. ND is statistically outperforming them in turnover margin. If ND controls the trenches, controls the turnover margin, and keeps Golic on a leash they will win this game. It's a big if but not on paper.
• Tiernan

  The Smoke & Mirrors Show ends this week by no less than 3 TDs. Sooners are rolling and looking for 60 yrs of payback.
• sherm03

  

  Oklahoma has struggled against the only good defense they have played all year. However, it will be interesting to see how ND's defense responds to the extremely up-tempo pace of that OU offense.
  
  It's already been said, but the running game is absolutely necessary if ND has any chance of winning this one. Looks like Golson will be back, which will help. I just hope that he can hold on to the ball.
  
  Run the football, mix up blitzes to keep Landry on his toes, pray that they drop a few balls, and this one could fall ND's way.
  
  More than likely though, I think Oklahoma wins by 10.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Sorry to not talk about ND/Oklahoma (I don't think Oklahoma's very good, I think ND will be right there in the end), but does anyone have any advice as to how about getting tix to the Pittsburgh game in South Bend next weekend?
  
  I'll need 2 for sure, possibly 4...I heard I could scalp pretty easily, is that the best route?
• sherm03

  

  SportsAndLady;1301381 wrote:Sorry to not talk about ND/Oklahoma (I don't think Oklahoma's very good, I think ND will be right there in the end), but does anyone have any advice as to how about getting tix to the Pittsburgh game in South Bend next weekend?
  
  I'll need 2 for sure, possibly 4...I heard I could scalp pretty easily, is that the best route?

  Ya, I saw quite a few people selling tickets while I was there this past weekend.
  
  Also, keep an eye out on this site. Pitt may return some tickets to ND will sell them. Check often, because if it happens, they are going to go fast.
  
  http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=FB&linkID=notre-dame&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=
• sjmvsfscs08

  sherm03;1301265 wrote:Oklahoma has struggled against the only good defense they have played all year. However, it will be interesting to see how ND's defense responds to the extremely up-tempo pace of that OU offense.

  The offensive pace from the Sooners is going to destroy the safeties. Farley will get out of position from confusion as expected, and Oklahoma will capitalize unlike Michigan/Michigan State/Miami/Purdue/Navy/Stanford.
  
  Also, this is what happens when irrelevant teams come to Norman?
  
  
• sjmvsfscs08

  I was thinking about how important the running game will be against Oklahoma, and that lead me to think about how fortunate we are that we no longer live in the Weis era of pathetic running games. So of course I had to look it up:
  
  2012 - 1357 yards 4.8 ypc (5.6)
  2011 - 2085 yards, 4.8 ypc (4.4)
  2010 - 1646 yards, 4.0 ypc (5.2)
  
  2009 - 1539 yards, 3.8 ypc (4.5)
  2008 - 1426 yards, 3.3 ypc (4.6)
  2007 - 903 yards, 2.1 ypc (4.6)
  2006 - 1634 yards, 3.9 ypc (4.6)
  2005 - 1756 yards, 3.6 ypc (4.7)
  
  Just another trend showing the that the program has finally turned around from the 2007 complete reset. Considering the good defenses Notre Dame has faced (Purdue, Michigan State, Michigan, BYU) and the bad teams coming up after Oklahoma, I expect to see the ypc bump to ~5.1.
  
  I put Ohio State's remarkably consistent ypc in parenthesis. That's what a good program looks like.
• GoChiefs

  

  I want to see ND win just for sleeper and Tiernan.
• karen lotz

  

  SportsAndLady;1301381 wrote:Sorry to not talk about ND/Oklahoma (I don't think Oklahoma's very good, I think ND will be right there in the end), but does anyone have any advice as to how about getting tix to the Pittsburgh game in South Bend next weekend?
  
  I'll need 2 for sure, possibly 4...I heard I could scalp pretty easily, is that the best route?

  
  Look on Chicago's craigslist site, there will be some on there for sure. Also like sherm said, Pitt will probably return some. They will go on sale the Thursday morning before the game but will go fast. Follow @ndtix next week and they'll tweet out when the tickets will go on sale and the number to call.