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Go Irish! My Tarheel daughter has already called and she hardly pays any attention to sports! |
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Holy Toledo! They just beat the skunkbears. |
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yay Toledo. what goes around comes around. |
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man i am glad that I have att Uverse with the U400 package....otherwise I wouldnt get this game...being in california |
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They still have OSU, PSU, and MSU. They are probably looking at 7-9 losses this year. |
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anybody have an online stream of the game? |
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And... another #1 goes down. |
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as much as i hate michigan...i def want them to do well the rest of the season...so we look better |
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Them being 3-9 vs 5-7 isn't going to help us much. I hate them enough that every loss is sweet, and it also helps us move closer to the #1 AWP. |
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We don't need to look better. They'll put us in a BCS game and we'd be taken apart again. |
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Herbie picked Notre Dame! Huzzah! |
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COME ON! This stupid Oklahoma game is over! SWITCH COVERAGE |
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I'm not a big fan of Paul McGuire. |
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Shut up Musburger! Colt McCoys cousin DID NOT die in Iraq! He died of a brain hemorage after a car accident! Didn't he watch his own pre-game? |
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anyone else in Indy? Espn is blacked out! ND is supposed to be on espn here |
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Change. The. Channel. |
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ESPN 360 and the BGS comment section! |
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don't care about Colt McCoy! GOOO |
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We've got ND on ESPN here in Denver. They bumped OSU/Purdue. Yippee!!! |
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7 minutes gone. Still waiting to switch over to ND here in Baltimore. Come oooooon |
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Yay we do to in Oregon! |
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Finally! Now lets go Irish! |
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nice , nd on directv in la toooo |
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Free Golden Tate! Go baby go. |
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I have OSU on ABC and ESPN! WTF?!! This is bullshit! |
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Now they are bringing pressure. The 3 man rush isn't working. |
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ABC bumped tOSU/Perduechicken in Seattle too!... Goooooo Irish! Beeeeeat Tarheels! |
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We just need to stay patient with the short passes. And put the ball in the end zone. |
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Glad TX won but OK's fake reverse and dump to the RB was a sweet play we should use. |
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Hope Walker is getting warmed up. |
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Jesus Christ Clausen! Jesus! |
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TATE! |
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YEAAAAAAAAY |
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game still isn't on in Pittsburgh. OSU on two stations. |
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That was lucky. |
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having to listen on phone with parents in South Bend. Come on ESPN! |
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same here in Detroit, OSU-Purdue on both ESPN and ABC, WTF??? |
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got it on ABC in houston |
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tOSU and Purdon't is going to be one horrifically $hitty game. |
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Tale of the Tates? |
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TD Tate on the fade. |
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I could go for a triple steak burrito right now... |
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Anyone else have a severe echo on their broadcast? |
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Yes, I do (echo). I thought that was my stereo system freaking out. |
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We just lost the game on ESPN in OR. |
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lost it houston too |
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Lost the game in CA |
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Bernie P, you still getting the game? I can't find it on any channel. |
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lost in la tooo |
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San Antonio just got the game too. (I'm in Chicago, but my friends are so excited!) Beautiful first drive for the Irish! |
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CRAP!! In Wichita, we just lost our Irish and have the damn USC/ASU (a probable rout) or yuck Purdue/tOSU. |
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WTF is going on with the coverage for you guys? |
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That was a beautiful throw by Jimmy. |
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no game in cleveland suburbs... my dish network is blacking out espn. WTF!?!? |
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On in Pittsburgh! |
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finally! |
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Here in LA we have it on ESPN 360 only. Better than nothing. |
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What's happening?? |
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The game just came on regular ESPN in Detroit, but still nothing on ESPNHD. This is a clusterfuck of epic proportions. |
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come on Crum! thats all you! |
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ESPN just had an announcement that they would be going to OSU... |
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Back to OSU/Purdue in Seattle too... ESPN's coverage is almost as volatile as the stock market. |
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NC punting...we lead 7-0 on Walkers perfect PAT |
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UNC punted. |
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DenverIrish I lost the game here in Denver. I'm now watching it on ESPN gameplan. I hate them! |
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Time to go to the 20" hi def desktop screen. |
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uh oh espn 360 is way behind live coverage |
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What's the penalty for? |
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Check ESPN's extra channels, they just put ND on ESPNa1 here in Indy, it wasn't there a couple minutes ago. |
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I hate ABC and all it stands for. Got the game on the radio |
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god. the echo is back |
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we may have to capitalize when we say jc if he keeps improving |
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JC makes "good decisions" |
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whew... channel 145 for anyone with dish in ohio |
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Finally on in Indy on Directv 210a |
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FLOYD!! |
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FLOYD 32 yards with jc on endzone...love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Wow! incredible!~ |
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LMAO on the JC comments. Does anyone know what channel the game is on on Comcast? |
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Have we been moving it like this all day? |
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In northern Michigan, we have OSU-PUR on both channels and my provider does't offer ESPN 360. Are there any other live online feeds? |
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I'm forgiving weis (not forgetting though) |
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Can anyone help a Comcast subscriber with what channel the game might be on? |
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Clausen is our leading rusher |
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NDPeter---jc is near perfect |
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wow that sucked. massive sack |
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I think I jinxed it...jc sacked |
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Not any more. |
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How is that guy so good at blocking punts? He damn near got us. |
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Thanks, Peter! It's choppy, but it's better than nothing. |
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Floyd has 2 recepts for 41 yds. |
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I hope ND never punts again today. Apparently the Tar Heel block rush is unstoppable. |
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Peter, I just sent that link on to some other blacked out folks - thanks! |
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Claussen all right, but the sideline reporter is smoking! |
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NC has some scary athletes |
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I am in northeast PA and can't get the game on TV. I live among a huge Irish population and they are freaking out right now. |
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That stream just died for me |
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TATE (NC Tate) is limping |
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espn 360 just crapped out, ESPN IS THE WORST... a bloody coup is necessary |
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Now NC Tate is going to locker room |
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Arguably the most popular team in the country and ABC/ESPN cannot see fit to carry the game. Dummies. |
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If you have access to ESPN gameplan and $22, you can watch the game. |
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Oh crap.... |
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I blame Mark May and John Saunders |
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crappy tackling by ND...NC marching |
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TX over OK...hehehehe |
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NC on 20 yd line...our red zone defense has had their moments this year..here's hoping for one now |
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Holding UNC. |
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Keep up the holding NC. |
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good d by Lambert! He turned to the ball!!! |
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good defense by Lambert...he smothered receiver in endzone |
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Cooter Arnold?! |
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yes ND d steps up! |
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UNC has a player named Cooter... |
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YEAH! Big stop for the defense! |
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Nice. Their kicked is weak, so this call will be interesting. |
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Lambert!!!! |
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is Cooter 1st or last name? |
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FG UNC |
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They just called our kicking game a little shaky. Ha. |
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UNC field goal - 41 yards |
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Cooter is the first name. Cooter Arnold. |
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Planet: first name |
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or maybe it's just Cooter (like Prince) |
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Brandon TATE out for the game |
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I hope he plays again in another game...NOT TODAY! |
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a run play by Allen? I'll take 2nd and 6 |
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AA 5 yard run |
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Unfreaking believeable. My cable provider in Houston does not offer Gameday, and those dips*** at ABC/ESPN are showing Purwho. |
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We established pass game so we can run? |
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SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU WHO HAVE THE GAME AND ARE TAKING THE TIME TO SEND OUT NOTES. |
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Aldridge and Schwapp in...first down |
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3rd and 1....yes!!!!!!!!!! 1st down |
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Nice, first down Allen. |
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This is great. I got video on ESPN 360 but is is about 4 plays behind the radio |
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Allen 15 yds |
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4 runs in a row! Allen looks strong |
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great run Allen! |
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one minute or so delay on 360. |
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we were at the 12, so looked like we were trying to run out of the "hole". 16 yrd by AA (he just "outstanding" and "OL" in the same sentence) |
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Offsides UNC. |
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he just called JC Casey Clausen.... |
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that's Jimmy Claussen, not Casey Claussen (announcer dude) |
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Radio is saying it is hot there and the NC defense is soaked already. |
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I didn't know Casey Clausen was our QB! |
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They just called him Casey Clausen. I think he already has more TDs than his brother did. |
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AA runs pretty well so far |
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1st and 5 and Allen explodes...weird strategy but Ill take it |
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commercial break. (for those of you who can't see ;-) |
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What's with UNC jumping offsides |
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Bill, it does look warm there - I don't know conditions, but we're definitely working the UNC defense |
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Charlie should always wear dark colors. |
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Obviously UNC is jumping offsides cause of Casey Clausens cadence |
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He needs the vertical stripes for the slimming effect. |
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Allen is playing like an animal |
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allen 10 yd dump pass |
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out of bounds? |
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Floyd you are a SUPER HUMAN! |
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Floyd--great catch |
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2nd and 10 at UNC 30. We just missed a deep pass where Floyd was out of bounds. |
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I'll bet ESPN 360 sets a record with this. If you look at ESPN's map - 3/4 of the country is getting PSU-OSU. |
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I have to keep reminding myself Floyd is a freshmen. I can't believe we get 3 more years! |
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jc 10-16 w/ 1 TD |
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Allen - 2 yard run |
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This is the second time today the announcers have used words like "impressive" and "outstanding" to refer to the OL. |
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UH OH, FG try. Go get the beer |
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We saw the game last Sat. Floyd is remarkable. |
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4th and 3...to Walker or not to Walker |
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Jesus....please don't miss.... |
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Hold you breath. Walker from 41. |
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HEY! |
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walker is kicking ... oh lord |
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Short pass to Grimes; not enough for 1st down. Walker to kick FG....GOOD!!!!!!!! |
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Walker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Yes, it's good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Woo hoo! ugly but it worked! 10-3 |
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But they used "Deplorable" to describe the kicking game and then he hits one |
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Hopefully that will give him the confidence to keep it going! Yea Brandon!! |
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Walker should retire now that he's up |
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We made a field goal? good for walker |
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2 for 8 OH! OHHHH! |
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He is not up. That is only 2 of 8 |
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I read where Nick Setta advised the coaching staff to put Walker in...a success could turn Walker around. |
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if we win by 3 Walker is the hero |
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Time for defense to step up |
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I hope we win by more than three, but that would be neat. |
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ko - UNC 1st and 10 own 25 |
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abc..."almost broke a tackle"...give me a break |
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yes it would, good to see his team rally around him after he made it |
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Can't even get 360 here through Comcast. I don't want to guess what my blood pressure is right now! Anyone else with internet feeds? The first one died. |
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Planeteire, I thought of that too. Pull a Constanza and end on a high note. "I'm out!" |
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Nick Setta also said that if the bad kicks are going to the side, it is the holder's problem. I don't know. We need him to succeed. |
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Ball State is the answer. |
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I'm getting the game in different time frames - - by more than a minute - on laptop and desktop - same router. Weird. |
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Denver, I'm with you. Someones's head needs to roll over this crap. |
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thanks be to God |
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UNC time out |
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UNC first down at O35. |
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time out NC ball all you pic deprived fans |
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That O is own not opponent's, sorry. |
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I called ESPN, they gave me a number for complaints, but the office is only open Monday through Friday. Lotta help there from a network that shows mostly, um, I dunno, weekend sports!!! |
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thx john05. |
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ABC is really taking a page out of the NBC playbook with these commercials. |
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espn hates ND |
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I just sent ESPN an e-mail that will make the person who reads it cry (I can dream at least) |
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espn also known as SECPN |
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ESPN = IDIOTS. |
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AT&T U-Verse f'n rocks! I highly recommend everyone on the planet get it. |
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our run defense continues to underwhelm |
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God. Our defense has NOT been playing well |
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FYI -- Skip Holtz just lost to Al Groh. |
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UNC: |
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We are not blitzing as much today |
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Well, I had to watch ND-AF a few years back on CSTV on the computer - ESPN's broadcast quality is better. |
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6yd run |
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BIG THANKS to the board at BGS for having this site in the first place, and for those posting the play updates! Much appreciated! |
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21 yrd pass |
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Where the hell was our corner! he was 10 yards away!! |
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JimK I was just thinking about that...I remember a game where someone was streaming a game through their own personal computer and put out their IP address for others to grab it |
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our defense is bending again...NC marching...hoping for redzone stiffness |
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I concur Denver Irish. |
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20ish yd pass, soft coverage. |
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we got your backs baND of Brothers |
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t2irish - wasnt that the same AF game? |
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4 yd pass |
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another NC 1st down |
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1st and 10 at the ND17 |
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2nd and 8 |
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good rush defense...2nd and 8 |
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JimK - yeah, that's what I was thinking. Couldn't remember exactly, but I'd just been remembering it when you wrote ;-) |
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nd timeout |
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ball on 15 yard line...time out |
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ND timeout |
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To show my appreciation for the people posting live updates, I will in turn post play by play of the OSU-Purwho game for those who have been deprived of it. 2nd and 10 from midfield, Pryor starts to the le . . .zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
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6:46 left in 1st half |
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It will not help today, but we have more help coming for the secondary in coming years...if the coaching is there. |
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how many shots of Tiller 1 and Tiller 2? |
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NDfb4ever...LOL! |
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FWIW I just found streaming radio at http://www.nd.edu/~wvfi/. I'm in CA and suffered through the same tease as everyone else ... and out at a bar no less. |
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All hail Zeke |
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The mustaches have clearly been groomed recently. They look magnificent. |
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Eli Stone is a chump |
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I'm in Indy. Is ESPN intentionally not showing the game here or what? |
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a Mo Richardson sighting. |
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1 yd loss, richardson on the TFL |
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http://www.justin.tv/meat07 |
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got him in the backfield, Richardson |
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Did everyone as ABC just get braces? Or are do streams use a lisp codec? |
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Justin, thanks for the radio link |
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thanks ndfootball4ever...any place I can a desktop pic of that |
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3rd and 8 |
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FUMBLE!!!!!! NC got it back |
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kick good. 10-6. |
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UNC FG - good |
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FG is good from 34. 10-6 |
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10-6 |
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NC FG ND 10- NC 6 |
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Wow that justin.tv link totally worked for me. |
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Allen is due to break a kickoff return |
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OSU just kicked a 50 yarder. Tiller grimaced, causing his mustache to twitch. I will try to post a pic if I can get it, since I will have nothing better to do once this game goes to the half. |
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Good to heard Richardson's name. If there is one player I would really like to see more of, it's him. |
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Is the Tiller think like a wierd "Prestige" plot line? |
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My ABC and ESPN HD are showing Oh how I hate, but standard definition ESPN is showing the ND game for me (Minneapolis). |
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Allen return to 21. |
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USC 21, ASU 0. I'm so glad ABC is broadcasting that game for free here in Denver. |
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AA 3 yrd run |
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Allen is making me forget that we couldn't gain 1 yard on the ground last year |
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2nd and 7 at 24 - Grimes rec might be 1st down |
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Grimes 6 yds, just short of 1st |
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GRIMES out close to a first. 3 less than a foot |
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nope, 3rd and 1 |
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Amen, Bernie! I hate the Poodle even more now that I have to see his smug kisser instead of my beloved Irish! |
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FIRST DOOOOOOOOWNNNNNN |
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aldridge for 15 |
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Aldridge - 15 yrd run! |
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if Hughes ran with as much passion as Aldridge, he'd be getting 25+ carries a game. |
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Alridge for 15 yds on 3rd (he's on the team?) |
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Love for ALdridge. carryind NC players with him |
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ND at midfield |
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Allen pass for 6. |
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toss to Allen, 2nd down at midfield |
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false start |
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False start ND |
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Xavier, I owe you a beer. That link let me link to another feed that's good. Many thanks. |
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Iowa 45-9 over Indiana |
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Irish moved early. |
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TATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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what a catch. |
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golden tate is the man. 1 and ten at the 9 |
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stat: JC 12/19 144 yrds 1 TD so far |
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HOW THE HELL DID HE CATCH THAT!!! |
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TATE!!!! |
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Wow, Tate with an amamzing catch, should have been a pick. |
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That TV link from Justin is real time, 90 seconds ahead of 360. Sheesh. |
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Tate is special |
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OMG, how do you describe Tate taking away his own reception??? |
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He simply has the best hands of any receiver ever. He owns the ball. |
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2 and goal, inc. pass |
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We're at the 8 now, incomplete on 1st. |
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only 3 pass rushers by NC |
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We have not had receivers with this level of talent...ever. Floyd and Tate are unbelievable. |
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they should give Tate an interception for that one |
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3rd and goal from 7 |
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short toss to Allen for 2 yrds |
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2 yd to allen, 3rd and G from 6 |
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Here comes the fade? |
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ND 06' receivers were pretty goo Daybreak |
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3rd and goal on 6, ND Timeout |
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play action pass coming up? |
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And we still have goodman and deion walker as frosh with a possible commit from evans |
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06 receivers were better in 05. And these guys are better than them. |
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what about Tim Brown |
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I think we'll be going to rudolph |
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YES SIR! |
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USC up by 3 TD's fakes a FG and does NOT get the 1st. |
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FLOYD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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FLOOOYYYYDDDD, TD IRISH |
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TD FLOYD!!!! |
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TD FLOYD |
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Too easy. |
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Man we are blessed with great receiver talent. |
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Irish on 7 yd. line. 56 seconds. TD ND. FLOYD is the man. |
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I am not saying we haven't had amazing receivers before...but not two like this...at the same time. They are FREAKS |
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BGsky is ahead of the WVFI broadcast. |
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And we get the ball to start the second half |
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17-6 ND ROCKS. |
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What a great call and pass. |
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Floyd's hands are awesome. |
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And considering the entire corp of receivers, I agree, never better. And we have two more years to enjoy them ONLY GET BETTER, for the most part! |
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Daybreak...I'm beginning to believe...it'll take a whole season to make that statement though |
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Floyd juked his defender inside, then said, "nope, think I'll turn THIS way and catch a ball!" |
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Floyd TOTALLY got away with a pushoff on that one. All of the great receivers seem to.... |
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360 JUST showed the TD. |
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Carolina returns to close to 40; 46 secs left in half |
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I predict 400 for Jimmuh today.. |
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I said it last week and I'll say it again.... imagine if we could line up a 4 wide of Grimes, Tate, Floyd, and Arrellious Benn? |
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Floyd was getting contact from the CB and used that to push off No one is going to call that. |
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And we get two more years watching Clausen dominate this offense. 16 of 23 199 yrds and two TD's. |
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Diesel Knight is at my house. Thats the only reason hes watching the game. |
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great route running by a freshmen. let's not give up a field goal here. |
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jc could have folded after last year... |
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STOP UNC. |
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UNC inside of the 30 |
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UNC moving on passes; at ND 29 |
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NC marching again...redzone d coming up |
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I am going to start lobbying for a rule that college players have to play 5 years before they can go to the NFL. |
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Pass to cooter for 2 |
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Cooter Arnold picks up two, with the aid of at least one illegal block in the back... |
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nc 3 first downs 3 plays. |
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maybe ND can just join the NFL at that time |
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I hate the bend don't break defense |
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For the love of Christ, can we PLEASE COVER Hakeem Nix? |
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Clock go into warp speed. :) |
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I agree Bill...but at least they make stops sometimes |
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Defense isn't looking too good. The only positive is good play in the red zone. But outside of the red zone, we are given up major yardage! |
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The NC ram looks depressed |
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inc pass, 18 sec left |
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Inc. pass. |
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4th and 9 |
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3rd and 9 incomplete |
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Frommy: red zone's where it counts. I'm generally ok with the "bend don't break" but we have to cover better. |
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wow, UNC player wide open but missed, FG try coming |
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We'd be hurting if they had an accurate QB |
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Cooter...hmmm...does he play the banjo? |
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I'm up for a shank. |
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42 yrd attempt coming |
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42 yrd attempt |
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Inc. pass...thank God. 4 & 9 w/13 seconds in half. |
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I thought their kicked sucked, WTF? |
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Where's PETA when you need them? I'm pretty sure it's a violation of an animal's rights to dye their horns baby-blue (tongue-in-cheek)! |
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good |
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Really don't like our defense.... |
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It's weird to see 3 (made) field goals in a half. I think ND might have done that with Setta once. |
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FG made. Damn. |
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Denver, LOL! |
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I'll take 17-9...anyone know the line on this game? |
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Hang on. They didn't have color TV in 1975? WTF? |
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NOOOOOOOOO |
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shit. |
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damn, we fumbled the KO |
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Oh jesus.... |
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what the hell was that? |
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ND just blew the reception; NC ball |
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NCAAFootball.com has us winning 24-21. Corso went against us again..that's good! |
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Daybreakboys: We're winning 17-9 and our offense is looking good. |
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A little off topic, but Denver, did you see their proposal that (adult) people should start drinking breast milk? Insert your own joke here. DAMMIT! |
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Why was West in? |
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the game is back on ESPN here in Bloomington, IN. |
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Maybe now isn't the best time to make sure everyone plays. Put AA back there where he belongs |
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I know. And I have perspective. I just wish our defense could force a punt a few times a game. |
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that was Jonas Gray, correct? |
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that was a freshman mistake; Jonas gray comes up in front of other receiver |
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I don't understand the fair catch conversation, who cares? He dropped it? |
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And that Ben and Jerry's should start using human breastmilk instead of cow's milk! I think I just had a seizure. |
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I don't want to think about what happens to the team's psyche if they score a TD here. |
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I was at Bloomington when Corso was coach...I sat watching Nebraska beat us 63-7 and that was his best team...Corso is an idiot (likable idiot) |
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What is the review for? |
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fact: Corso picked against ND in every one of their first 8 games in 2002 (even Stanford at home). ND started 8-0 that year. |
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After last year this team can bounce back from any adversity...their psyche is very solid |
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Did CORSO pick OU or Texas |
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PlanetEire, I was at IU '70-'73 but don't remember if Pont was still there or not. When were you there? |
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John - for ball placement |
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Does that count as a TO? |
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WTF! They are not kicking. |
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Onehip-Bloomington 76-80 |
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do they have another QB? hahah |
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bad pass. 2 sec. left. QB is hurt. FG try |
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53? wow. |
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short! |
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NC missed FG!!!!!!!!!! |
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No GOOOOOOODDDDDD. halftime 17-9 |
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that was way too close |
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FG no good from 52. |
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Jonas, you can breathe out now. |
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sideline babe requires mute button and zoom |
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I don't care, but a costly situation for NC. |
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Corso picked OU |
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Weis with the great smartass answer about the TO |
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Planet, my sideline reporter for the OSU game is Paul McGuire. Eat your heart out. |
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nc favored by 8.5 |
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Lou's on! |
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McGuire requires mute too...and channel changer |
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Bernie, The Tavern in LoDo somehow MacGuyver'd a feed for the game for the local club game-watch. Sorry for the clutter, for everyone else! |
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Guys the frickin Texas Oklahoma is over. Talk about the Irish. Oh wait, it's ABC. Of course. |
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Charlie should take his wardrobe inspiration from a large and sartorially gifted sex symbol - Junior Samples. |
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Guys - one funny screw up - my parents live in Columbus, OH. And ND was on ABC there instead of OSU - Purdue for the first 10 minutes or so. Ha ha Suckeyes! |
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Do you really expect a game with the number #22 ranked team against an unranked team to be talked about over the #5 team beating the number 1 team in the nation??? |
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Can't wait for Wash. to fire Ty after the ND game so Saunders can blame ND for that firing too |
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bengalsfan...you know this is ND universe...what do you expect? |
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maybe Ty can replace Mich coach |
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Yeah I do expect them to talk about the game that is currently on. Go figure. |
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I hear ya and I am right there with you but lets have some perspective. |
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NC has a very good kicker, but way to go Walker for making one today. |
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How about the rnning game the first half? |
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did anyone else catch the factoid that the highest ranked team in the state of Indiana is Ball State? "David Letterman is going crazy!" |
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Sexton ran too the locker room. |
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OK, I'll give you perspective. But I kinda want to hear about an ND team that actually looks GREAT this week. |
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BSU has been a rising program for 10 years T2 |
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61 rush yds, good but nothing great. |
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KB---do you think they'd ignore the game if ND was getting pounded? |
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Planet, oh I know - I just thought it was funny that they then talked about Letterman ;-) |
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Ha ha that was hilarious. I wonder if Sexton had a concussion. Maybe he didn't know where he was and got scared and ran home. Ha ha. It seriously looked like a little bit of helmet to helmet there. But I'm SO glad our Irish look TOUGH. This is the first game I'm seeing it consistently. Great job by the team so far. |
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would love to see ND get a quick 6 after half |
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Planet - that's my point. ND is winning and they ignore it. ND is losing, and they talk about how bad we suck. Saunders hates us. |
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What do we care what Sanders Says? |
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I feel ya KB |
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Who are you and what have you done with Mark May? (Rece) |
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godless terrorists have interrupted both my 360 and justin.tv feeds. |
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Mark May doesn't bother me as much. He just hates ND, doesn't actually claim we are racist (or, not that I have heard). I think it's now pretty obvious given what Ty has NOT done at Washington, that ND was not racist in firing him. But Saunders still thinks it was us being racist. |
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JimK - just so you know, it's still halftime |
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DenverIrish are you at the tavern with the ND club? |
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What's everyone think of the Irish so far? I think we have played extremely well so far. Hopefully we play even better in the 2nd half as we have done all year.... |
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mark may just made some comment about jimmy... "I've been telling you all season long to watch out for this kid." lol, holtz told him to run for office.. |
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KB, if UW fires Ty, I think it will be for the same reason ND did: 0 recruitment. |
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Mark May just said, loosely quoted, "I've been telling you guys all year to watch out for this Clausen kid!" |
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gotta love Lou...class act |
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thanks t2 - if the feeds don't come back I'll have to depend on BGS here for play by play. |
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Tate return to 29 |
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game just started picless bros |
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well that's not a good start. |
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CRAPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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shit |
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damnit, pick6 UNC |
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holy hell. well. there goes all our MO |
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JimK, WVFI feed works great. |
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Now we get to find out what kind of balls this team has. |
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they'll come back...lesson for jc |
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that was Zach Fraser-esq... |
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Jim, you didn't want to see that anyway. Ugly interception. |
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that was very very bad. we need to score again, get the mo...and get a STOP. |
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OK scratch that :( |
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did anyone notice if it was a route problem? |
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It was bad on the radio....even worse on ESPN 360 |
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That does not make me happy. |
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it looked like JC just didn't see the Linebacker rolling over |
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Don't think it was a route problem. The receiver was just plain covered. |
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there's a game changer. Rally! |
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Trying to hit RUDOLPH and LB stepped right in front of it |
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I hate Eli Stone |
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thanks Bill...jc mistake.. |
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This is where this young team learns and grows. Tough lesson for JC. |
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Is UNC's QB back? |
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return to 29 |
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Tate return to 28 |
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Now we find out more about JC. |
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PlanetEire, even if I wanted to watch those crappy shows.....I wouldn't because of ABC overplaying ads. UGH. It's extra punishment after the INT. |
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Allen 3 yds |
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notice we always get at least 3 when we run on 1st down |
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3rd and 2 |
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3rd and 2 |
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Allen pass 4 yds |
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need it. |
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13th int for NC this year |
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Wait, does UNC intercept passes at all? |
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NC inspired..our d needs top match them |
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JC has to quit staring down the receiver - in regards to int |
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God we better not have to rely on our defense right now... |
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roughing!!! |
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roughing the kicker on the punt |
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roughing the kicker.....1st down nd |
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First down, hitting the punter (almost blocked) 15 yds |
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why can they not be BLOCKED? This is insane! |
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roughing kicker!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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roughing the punter. |
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penalty committed by Richie Rich. no joke. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/foo.../players/
126534 |
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need to capitalize on that mistake |
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ND 1st and 10, midfield |
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Kumara 8 yds |
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that was a true roughing, unlike Oklahoma's academy award performance |
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quick slant to Kamara; 2nd and 2 |
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Come on Irish. Complete to Kamara. |
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t2irish, why are you typing out the situation before every down? |
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nice run Jimmy |
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QB draw, 1st down at 40 |
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Duval caught the ball?!? |
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Clausen picks up 1st down on qb draw |
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KUMARA is stepping up |
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Boomer, because there were folks who asked us to give them updates since they can't see or hear the game. |
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Kumara to 22 yd line, finally |
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wow that pass just hung in the air. made me nervous as hell. |
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Oh OK. |
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JC is coming right back...that is a leader. |
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t2 is doing announcer duty for our ND picless brethren Boomer...kudos T2 |
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isn't it funny that even the throws that go out-of-bounds are caught by Tate and Floyd? sick. |
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has Floyd ever NOT caught the ball? |
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clausen to kumara was quacking, kumara just saved as pick |
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Kamara just played nice D - ball overthrown, intercepted for 1/2 a second and Kamara nails him. |
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good play kumara |
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Duval showing signs of life. |
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Wow! What a play! |
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3rd and 10, |
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best scramble of the year |
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thanks, Planet - though I'm not the only one - john and others, too. |
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Alridge to the 2 |
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That scramble took so long my beard grew in. |
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2nd and goal; |
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shit with the way Aldridge is running, they should just give him three carries here. |
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TD aldrige!!! |
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Aldridge TD!!!! |
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CRANK ME UP!!!! |
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Touchdown IRISH.....way to come back from that INT. |
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Way to run Alridge! |
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how many times does roughing the punter turn into points? 75% of the time? that's such a big penalty. |
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i really see some confidence that was not there earlier in the season |
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nice, sustained drive: 72 yrds, 11 plays (don't know division between run pass, but nice combo). Turk hurt again... |
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That is HUGE that we scored, we got lucky with the roughing call (in case you couldn't hear the announcers) |
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After what happened to JC earlier, to come back like this is so huge. |
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It's like finding water after a year wandering the Sahara! ND is back |
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PAT good ;-) |
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Turkevich hurt? |
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They keep putting drives like this together that NC defense won't be able to keep up |
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Motovatin...you are correct. Big difference. |
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We got lucky on the roughing call? That was obvious. I'm surprised our punter didn't get hurt! I think you mean, we got lucky that they hit our punter. I will definitely agree there... |
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Turk has a bad cut on his arm. He'll be back. |
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Looks like Turk got a cut on his arm. Should be back. |
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t |
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um, that was clearly roughing. yes they got "lucky" that UNC was stupid, but that definitely warranted a flag. |
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UNC inc on 1st, our QB is better |
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Jim, there were a few others on here that had no sight/sound...but I don't know if that still the case (that they don't have sight/sound OR that they're still here!) |
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Let's knock Sexton out again. |
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I have the 360 link, it cut out on me 3 times so far. just reboot it |
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mine is on ABC, luckily, especially being in TN |
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draughn for 5, 3rd and 5 |
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we need a stop. Come on Defense. Do something |
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3rd and 5, UNC 35 |
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Nix catches a 6-yarder for a 1st down |
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6 yds pass, 1st down |
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anyone else hate it when Criqui says "makes the connection?" |
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McNeil has been getting beaten a LOT today |
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Long pass, not close |
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UNC long pass, overthrown, 2nd and 10 from NC 42...SACKED! |
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Kuntz is a beast. |
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sack by KUNTZ, needed that |
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SACK #1! YES!!!! |
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Sack, kuntz, 10 yds |
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McNeil has the toughest defensvie assignment now that Tate is out. He's giving Nix a hell of a lot of space. |
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listening to Criqui on sirius is painful at times |
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Boo yah. Kuntz! Sack! |
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Yea Kuntz. |
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3rd and 18, conplete to Nix |
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you can tell there there are few ND fans in crowd |
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3 and 18 and they complete...you kidding me. COme on D |
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You have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! WHY IS OUR COVERAGE SO TERRIBLE |
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3rd and 18 and Nix makes the catch - 1st down NC at ND 48 |
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OMG that was fumble! |
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That ball looked loose |
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wow that was definitly a fumble |
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The receiver fumbled and ND recovered but the refs gave it to NC. We should have challenged that call. |
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NC first down, ND 35 |
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no way. we got screwed |
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That was a fumble! GAH! |
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I think you can't challenge anymore. It's all from the booth. Am I correct? |
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5 yd pass on 1st |
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Is our pass defense really this bad? This is a QB who was on the practice squad 3 weeks ago... |
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I thought we had one or two challenges? |
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John, I'm not sure which plays you can challenge and which -ones you can't |
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10 yds to ND15, 1st |
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NC is moving the ball on the ground and in the air; 1st and 10 ND 15 - run to the 5. |
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9 yd run to 5, 2nd and 1 |
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thats a big dude running for UNC |
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We need Zib |
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Wow our D is getting lit up. Someone has to jump one of these outside plays |
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2nd and 1 at ND 6yd; Timeout (NC or ND, I missed?) |
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ND TO |
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David Bruton needs one of those red zone turnovers right now. |
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TV claims ND TimeOut. |
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it's like Okl-Texas...and any NBA game |
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ND called the time out. |
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coaches do have a challenge |
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Good play by NC to run that run RIGHT away, and take away our chance to challenge. I'll give them that.... |
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that's too easy. |
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NC TD on ground |
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Ok, I looked it up. You get one and if you're wrong, you're done. If you're right, you get one more (and that's it. |
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Do they go for 2? |
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going for 2 |
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Yea for having two defensive coordinators we sure do look like we are getting beaten. Gotta adjust |
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2 pt conversion coming |
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reviewing the play |
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we cannot stop them. This is just sad |
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Oh, they're going to review THIS ONE!! |
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review clearly shows it's not a TD... |
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Down at 1, nevermind, 2nd and g from 1 |
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they're going to say down at 1 |
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we need to get fired up on d... |
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"now fellas the ruling on the field was a Touchdown so there has to be indisputable evidence..." |
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While we're waiting, wonder if Aurelious Benn feels funny about his choice of college? |
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1st and Goal, sorry |
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1st and goal |
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now it's a TD |
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TD UNC, I think... |
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Did anyone else think that they can't motion two guys at once and then snap the ball? Receiver went in motion bottom of screen to the top and before he was set, at least two guys shifted. |
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ok jc...let's live up to your hype |
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2 pt is no good |
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T, I saw the same thing- there were actually 3 guys in motion at the same time |
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2pc no good! |
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hey! we finally got a defensive stop! (of sorts) |
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i missed it T, may be they will show replay |
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Can't motion two guys at any level in football. |
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Lets make this a 9 point game |
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who is Tivoing the game? |
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that's why I hollered at my TV, Bernie, but no one on the field heard me. |
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You can shift more than 1, but not motion. I've never known what the difference is. |
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Still leadin'... still leadin'... |
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If we score a TD, should we go for 2? |
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the only one not making mistakes today is Brandon Walker |
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Thanks t2irish. |
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Tate return to ND 34 |
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Tate always looks dangerous |
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Hey Nessler, the SCORE is not EVEN! |
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Hughes for 5 |
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I love our 1st down rushing...been a long time |
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Ouch... |
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Hughes for -2 |
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Tate looks a lot faster running a route than he does on returns. Not sure why |
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2nd down rushing not so good |
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niceness! |
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HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHES for 15 |
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Finally...screen play that works! |
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Hughes, picks up 15 on a flare pass. 1st down |
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Hughes swing for 15ish |
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Hughes is a big big man |
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Gentlemen, pass to Hughes, that's flare control. |
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crap, i am wearing out my remote with ND, UT / georgia and the end of TexasTech/Neb game |
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*hit |
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dammit...jc a little too careless |
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Clausen fumbles, UNC recovers |
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NC just stripped the ball out of Clausen's hand |
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shit |
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Ugh. Wow. We have lost all the momentum now. And we have to rely on a defense who has been getting beat all day. This is not looking good. |
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We need to step up. |
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can we please hit Sexton AGAIN? |
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I think our d will step up...I hope the coaches were in their face |
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the line needs to put their hands up!! every play is 3 steps and throw |
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This is the kind of stuff that happens in road games. We need to learn how to win in a hostile enviroment. |
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flag down |
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double shit |
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TD UNC, long run, but there's a flag |
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GEE, guess ABC is rooting for NC. GO ON? Give me a break.... |
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TD is coming back!!! Holding! |
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FLAG! whew |
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Their RB is not happy. |
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Thank God we ACTUALLY got a holding call for once... |
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was that sexton on his back? might be injured |
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Why was the crowd booing before they cut to commercial? |
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hey, where are all the overseas military folks today? Nate, NavyJoe... |
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Man we can't keep relying on flags. Their offense is disgustingly predictable. We need a turnover on one of those passes in the flat. |
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Bernie, b/c of the flag |
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Bernie-holding call |
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The refs for this game are that new group of independent refs we've been hearing so much about. |
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Seemed like a delayed boo to me. |
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1st down run. 12 yds |
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The defense looks gassed. |
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spot foul, 1st and 10 at 25; 10 yard run, now 1st and 10 @ 15 |
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I have ZERO faith in our defense. This is awful. |
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d is better rested than normal///I think we lead in possession time |
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finally good 1st down D |
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qb scoots out of bounds, gain of 2 |
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c'mon D. |
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false start |
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d is stiffening...also flag -false start |
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pass interference on Crum WTF? |
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Crum?? What happened to him this year? |
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That was the first time our D has made a decent play this half. |
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Annnd then crum makes a good stop. Rare solid tackle for us. |
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what happens when receiver runs into stationary back? is that really int? |
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Ok, I don't know much, but that didn't look like interference as much as an NC guy running a bad route and running INTO Crum. But whatever. |
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3rd quarter ends - NC with ball, 3rd and 2 at 4yard line. |
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4th q coming up |
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please get a stop. with the way they've played this quarter, ND would be lucky to be down just 1. |
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4th Q |
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Seriously, how is that considered Pass Interference? |
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we still have the lead...we just need to get our backs up now |
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I lost my feed. Did anyone hold up 4 fingers? |
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how come we havent recruited DL in the past few years? is that due to TW? |
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I'm holding up ONE finger... |
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We're about to lose the lead. Even if they just kick a FG.... |
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good one daybreak! |
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Our O has scored 14 for UNC -- our D can't win every game .. c'mon, O |
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Grandmoms, we didn't start recruiting D until Corwin Brown showed up. |
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we stink on defense |
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wow...ugh |
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28-24 NC lead |
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Sexton runs it in |
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That, ladies and Gents, was their practice squad QB 3 weeks ago. |
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There's still 14:55. A lot can happen |
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There were some DL that NF finished bridesmaid with, e.g., McCoy from OK. |
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We gotta score and the defense needs to step up!!!!!!!!!!! |
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i'm starting to remember how much i miss Trevor Laws. |
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dammit |
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ok JC - stop scoring for UNC and help us here -- perfect scenario, down on the road against a middling team -- great game for us, tho |
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I am getting fed up with this friggin crap. We finally get a good team on the ropes and then we just let them take control of the game. |
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Time for our offense to do something special |
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Tate-please break ko return |
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last KO return for TD...Vontez Duff? |
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Tate returns to 25 |
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tate to 25 |
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lets go Irish -- our ST has to do some work on returns |
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anyone know game stats for Cooter? |
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Clausen scramble for 2 |
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Clausen gets a yard or 2 |
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Again, thanks to all for the play by play- much appreciated. |
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Whew we got away with a blatant hold |
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perfect scenario -- especially thinking back 33 years ago |
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Floyd for 25 |
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WWO! |
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"ZooZoo?" |
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Great 20 yard bullet to Floyd who get us into NC territory |
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What's zoozoo? |
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Allen pass for 4 |
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dont run backwards AA! |
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lets go JC - our D has held them to 7; we trust you to step up |
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As much as I dislike NBC it sure beats watching the game on a blog |
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I think it was "zoom zoom" - but I don't know that that means either LOL |
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there we go Armand. |
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allen 14 yard swing pass |
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Armando allen for 15 on screen |
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Screen pass, AA picks up 14 to get to NC 30 |
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AA for 3 |
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Allen for 3 |
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hate to even think of "down 5" and the possibilities |
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overthrown to Tate |
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Inc to tate in end zone |
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were gonna score |
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we have a team with explosive potential...not like last year |
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3rd and 7 incomplete |
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Inc on third, going for it |
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we're gonna score |
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4th and 7 going for it |
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please.... |
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jc dumped it off |
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Not long enough, NC ball |
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complete to Grimes, but shy of 1st down |
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....and, MacCain's gonna win! |
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we are boned. If D doesn't stop them right here...we lose |
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dammit |
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turnoverturnoverturnover |
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Daybreak-o ye of little faith |
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where is it right now- about the NC 40? |
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Can't believe this after we played so well in the First Half. Go figure. Still a young team. |
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NC 20 |
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at least we are watching our first really fun game in... years! and we have a great tradiiton on this very field -- c'mon Irish! |
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i have faith, don't get me wrong. but look at the way our D has played all day. Have they punted at all? |
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and tv timeout... |
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Trevor Laws is going to get a monster sack! |
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Put Montana in! JK... |
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thnx |
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NC made some adjustments I think..their coverage is much better |
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i wish i could watch this. thanks so much for the play by play. |
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I'd say the Michigan game was MUCH more fun than this |
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We need an interception. |
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KB -- this is where you see the diff in HC's |
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I think we've played really well - the 2 turnovers are really the difference (as opposed to just poor play.) |
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Me, hang in there. The O$U game has 2 minutes to go and they are up 13. Those MF's will turn to the ND game soon, I think. |
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2nd and 7 NC...almost sack...almost intentional grounding |
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that qb thinks on his feet |
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how is that not grounding? |
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He's not outside the tackle box! |
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where's the flag? |
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yes. huge stop. YES. |
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the mo' should be in our favor -- we're in tough shape if we don't get some in this half --- watch around what's taking place at 7 - 8 minutes |
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big stop |
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A D STOP? FOR REAL? |
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Holy hell! We FINALLY FORCED A PUNT! |
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3rd and 7, pass play short of 1st. NC has to punt. Good D! |
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YES. thank you D |
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No doubt, should have been grounding. |
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Punt for UNC |
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how many 3 and outs have we had today? |
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quit passing, painter. you are going to lose. |
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Are we getting juked by ACC officials? |
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I hate NC fans |
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thank goodness for a stop |
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His own guy hit the punter - boos, but no call (thank god!) |
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Stop booing morons! your kicker was hit by his own team |
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Actually, I think they said the refs are Big East officials. |
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haha they boo their own guy being blocked into the punter.... basketball school |
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I thought for sure they'd call something |
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Notice how ND has taken the NC crowd out of the game; you can hear a pin drop. (tv timeout) |
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again -- this is a perfect scenario for us -- still very close -- we have a homerun offense -- if we watch our TO's, we win |
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We'd boo that too. |
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was the punt botched or tipped? |
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Without the turnovers, we would have killed them. Exactly what I expected from a young team. Can we have an error free rest of the game? Praying.... |
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Punt came clean but the punter got knocked over by his own guy. |
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Kelsey Graham has 2 inches of makeup on |
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Haha john I like to think my booing is very fair and evenhanded |
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if we win this game, i'm chugging some kool-aid. |
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Come on, Jimmy, win this for us! |
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BGS fans at ND Stadium would graciously explain that the kicker got 'roughed' by his own team... |
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looks like rugby out there |
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and ....time for CW to do something that wins it for us -- 4 years, middling team on the road --- UNC isn't the '01 Miami squad |
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[Continued] therefore keeping boos to a minimum. |
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Planet, LOL - yeah, AA and about 10 NC guys got 3 yards! |
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Nice run allen |
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Bad spot... |
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3rd and inches |
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Bullcrap. |
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i love that word "middling." if a top 25 team is "middling" what is a team like Clemson or Minnesota? |
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"Thats the baby Jimmy Clausen" ?? |
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how many yards did allen get? what yard line/down? |
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Nice, Jimmy! |
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Clausen off the left side, 1st down |
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a win today and we really move ahead -- time for us to do that -- no excuses to lose this one |
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9 mins, 1st and 10 own 43 |
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I remember when we couldn't get a few inches on short yardage...and that includes early this season |
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thank God. |
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NOT another TO! |
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almost a fumble, but still ND ball |
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thank you, t2 |
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2nd and 3 |
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HUUUUUUUUGHES |
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2nd and 3 midfield; Hughes in - 1st down at NC 45 |
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Hughes 5 yds for 1st d |
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Hughes is a bulldozer |
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remember ... where's the 'mo at 7, 8 minutes |
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OSU has the ball with 28 seconds left, up 13. Hold on for the ride. |
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What was the frickin 35 second clock doing? 3-2-1, 3-2-1, off... Great job ABC! |
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"This Carolahna defense... it's always more than... one guy... makin' th' tackle...." |
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Hughes for 2 |
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Hughes for 2; 7 and change on clock |
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ok, osu running out the clock. let's hope.... |
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OSU is giving 19 1/2 right? |
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1st Down - FLoyD! |
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Floyd for 8, first down |
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floyd 1st down catch (8 yds) |
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pass to Floyd; 1st down at NC 35 |
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We're on NC's 35 |
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Yes! |
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No gain for allen |
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espn says there is still 11 minutes? |
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I think NC is getting tired...let's keep pounding it |
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Schultz -- I love middling too -- we have to remember that this ain't anything like what Alabama has played and destroyed week in and week out |
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1st down run, nothing |
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ou game over. but not showing nd game. many thanks, t2 |
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2nd down: Clausen sacked at LOS |
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Dang. sack on Jimmy. |
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they gotta pick half of it up back here and then go for it on 4th. |
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Now ABC has the WI band playing outside a frat house. |
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Sack/NL. 3rd and 10 |
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that looked like personal foul by NC |
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lets see --- 24 plus 7 would be 31 ... hmmm |
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interception. |
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we lose |
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Well. Thats pretty much game. |
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Clausen intercepted - receiver went one way, he went another |
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d is going to have to step up BIG!!!! |
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switched to usc game |
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Damnit, pick, miscommunication btwn Floyd and Clausen |
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dammit! how much time? |
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We haven't lost yet. And that was a route problem. |
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Mr. TO! -- well, he'll win us more than he loses, but he lost us this one today -- congrats, Butch! |
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Fuck. That's probably the game. |
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about 5 minutes left...no problem is we play it right |
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Well over 4 minutes left. Guys, the game isn't over yet. |
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Looks like that was Clausen's fault (according to who Charlie yelled at on sideline) |
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Looks like I picked a bad day to give up drinking |
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espn gamecast is about 7 plays behind. |
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That ain't over by a long shot. Anyone know the timeout situation? |
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ugh. Well I'd like to say UNC tries to run down clock and we get a stop but our DL just isnt there yet. |
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how many TO's do we have left? |
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Jimmy and Charlie!!!!! |
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tv timeout - and I don't remember TO status or time left |
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Man, D, we really need a big-time stop now... |
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espn game cast sucks ass |
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Heisman? What the hell are you on? |
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Too many home games in a row. |
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late turnover, cue the ND detractors... |
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Everyone on the offense had a good game, except Claussen. |
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ND67...cw/jc cracks after one bad play... give me a break |
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We have at least two, if not three, to's. |
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Wow aquajock - how insightful. |
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what did our D give up today --- 7, or 10? JC scored 21 for them? |
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2 TO's left |
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Seconded, Planet. Took the words out of my mouth. |
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Two TOs left |
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4:31 left, ND 2 TOs NC 3 TOs |
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One bad play? The whole second half has been a joke. |
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Don't nobody give up yet. As long as there's time on the clock. So it's a pick? So what. It's like a punt with a good return. Stuff 'em D! |
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Hey! there's that 3 people moving at once thing again. I don't get it. |
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its msu all over again. |
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Claussen should have had two more INTs if not for great plays by receivers. |
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Aquajock - |
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Do you think we could beat Ball State? |
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All right, that's doable. Put some guys in the box and get the ball back. |
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cmon guys...there is a world of difference in this game |
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NC 3rd and 3 - 1st down at their own something... |
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Wow way to freak out that a young team isnt handling a tough road game well. |
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down/yardage? |
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Schultz -- not 'late turnover '' -- JC's latest turnover (4 today) |
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1st down, 3 min left |
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shit |
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We stop them, we can STILL win this.... |
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D laid an egg today. |
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can't afford another 1st d... |
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2nd and 7 on NC 44 |
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Holy crap, do you guys seriously having NOTHING better to do on a Saturday afternoon? |
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I agree...jc played a decent game |
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thanks for being patient with those who are not able to see the game. we are in the dark here. |
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NC gain of 2, clock at 2:02, ND Timeout |
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I wanna see Jimmy get ONE more chance.. Come on, D! |
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well. this next play decides the ball game. $5 says they throw against McNeil who has been getting burned all day. |
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AS, I have nothing better to do today. |
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AS...no |
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If we lose (still a big "if"), it was turnovers by a young team, on the road. Cut these guys some slack. You'll all be cheering them like crazy in the coming years. |
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not a bad game for us -- but one that keeps things in perspective -- we still dont beat ranked teams -- we still fold when we are behind -- we have some great tools --- UNC has Butch Davis |
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ME - no problem - personally much prefer this than arguing over opinions ;-) |
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It's 3rd and 5? |
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Let's see AS...ND fans chatting versus dimwit who doesn't want to? who's wasting time? |
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Bernie - completely agree with you. Kinda didn't expect to win. We are in it with 2 minutes left... |
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Oops, sorry for the misunderstanding, that was directed at Aquajock / FightingGrandmoms. |
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Oh, and AS, thanks for the self esteem boost. |
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C'mon, Jimmy boy, break your yardage career high... NOW! |
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Bernie P is pretty much right |
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Irish will get the ball back with 90 seconds left |
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3rd and 3, 2:02 left. Just coming back after timeout |
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I think we should expect to win. But we cannot rely on a sophomore quarterback not turning over the ball. A D that allows scores on 5 straight possessions |
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unc punted? |
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thnx. Come on D! |
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Is our Defense really this terrible? |
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1st Down UNC, need a stop or its over. |
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Long completion by Sexton; 1st and 10 at ND 25 |
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Sexton thinks he's Montana --- hail the Tarheels! Irish --- carry that rock around with you all week -- we're getting there....s l o w l y ! |
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Dammit dammit dammit dammit dammit fuck. |
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ND loses to a ranked team on the road and suddenly it's armageddon. according to my scorecard, ND is still even-par through six holes. |
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do we have posession or does unc? |
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Well, it was fun. Maybe next year... |
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Daybreak-today they seemed to lack passion |
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#8 nobody behind you |
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UNC, first down, unless it is overturned for some reason.... |
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UNC completed a long pass on a roll out. They have the ball on our 25. Thats game over for us. |
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Yes our defense is this bad. They lose their best receiver and we still lose to their backup QB |
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Daybreak: Not terrible, but not fantastic yet. We still don't have great fundamentals. |
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no i think the passion is back.. just not executing on the road. it will come. |
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ME - NC has possession. ND threw interception and NC has had control for last 4 mins or so. |
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Dammit, tough loss to take. Thanks again for the updates all, see you next week. |
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3rd & 3 and a 29 yd completion. Beat McNeil again. |
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Lets help send TY next week into retirement |
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I agree Schultz...I had lost all faith last year...now I'm back to "let's see" with cw |
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Fair enough Mike but our Defense only made maybe 3 good plays all day. Today we played HORRIBLY on defense. No other word for it. |
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ok, thanks t2. i'm following now. outlook not that good. |
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excuse me two weeks from now |
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Remember that the D is about a year behind the offense because we didn't really start to recruit well on D until Corwin Brown got here. |
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It just burns me that UNC fumbled the ball and it wasn't even reviewed, then they scored on the drive. |
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This was a game under control, unlike MSU. We did not lose to a better team today, rankings notwithstanding. I will support them as I always have, but this is not a step in the right direction, except for the field goal kicker. lol |
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I may have confused somewhere in the typing since "ND" and "NC" are easy to screw up LOL! |
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I really wish we could get a win we can be really proud of. A win against a ranked team on the road would certiainly meet that criterion. |
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Oh and since McNeil got beat as i said...you all owe me $5 |
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Wish we had challenged on the UNC fumble! |
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Glad he clarified what booze/boos they're warming up... |
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WHAAAAAAT!! |
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NO WAY! |
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WOW. well UNC just got screwed. |
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holy shit! they gave it back to us? |
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wouldve liked to see us not wilt -- but we are young, and very small D --- at least were still improving -- |
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HAIL MARY CALL!!!!!!!! INCOMPLETE!!! |
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WOW! That's a game changer! They're ruling incomplete pass...NC 4th down! |
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Wow, overturned. Punt |
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PLAY IS OVERTURNED. 4TH AND 3 |
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JC had a good game in the same way Ted Bundy was a good date. |
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If I'm CW #7 better not be on the other end of the field. He better be gettin ready. Incomplete btw! |
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Make up call for the FUMBLE! |
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oh he was CLEARLY down. UNC got BONED |
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bad call |
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WOW.... PLEASE |
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Wow was that a bullshit call. |
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nice call refs!!!! |
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jc---this can define you...be Montana-be Montana-be Montana |
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where heroes are made --- ok, Jimmy! |
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OK well even if we win now people will have stuff to say to us. Oh well. Let's see if Jimmy can do it in the clutch. |
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Our ball, 17 yd ln, 1:47 left |
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seriously...what were the refs looking at. I think thats the worse call I've ever seen. |
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Ooops, may have posted that Ted Bundy line a bit early. |
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Put in Sharpley. |
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I have to agree, much as I root for ND, that's a lot like the catch Tate had last week (or before) where he clearly had control and they initially called it a fumble but then reversed. Point: he had as much control as Tate did |
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TATE IS A MAN |
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Clear makeup call. Yahoo. |
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ON abc now! |
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Oh, and for all the retards who've given up on the season already: go away. You're worthless fans. You contribute nothing. The stupidity required to give up on a team that's already beat its win total for last year is monumental. |
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COME ON JIMMY TIME TO CREATE A LEGEND. |
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Tate reception out to ND 48 |
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still in it...still in it... |
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time to put on the big boy pants jimmy |
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2nd and 10, ND 48; p/u of 8 on pass play |
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1:00 left 50 yd line |
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1st down on the sneak |
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Griese: Anti-ND announcer |
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that was some distance to run a sneak |
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1st down ND 46 ses |
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1st and 10 42 UNC |
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ARGH is anyone else frustrated by the play calling? Unorthodox - I trust they know what they're doing, but I'm still worried! |
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complete to Tate at NC 28 |
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Tate to the 30!!!!!!! |
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got it on abc |
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Irish are gonna win this yall |
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30 seconds; 2nd and 10 |
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smart play by jc |
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LETS GO! |
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Loss of 4, 3rd down |
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Clausen runs out of bounds; 3rd and 13 |
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FLOYD or TATE cmon |
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almost did not get out / we can get 1/2 the yardage - not all |
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incomplete pass to endzone |
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Inc, 4th down |
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oooooh!! what was that about a FG? |
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1 play left...11 secs |
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4th and 13 |
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Get somethin in the mddle |
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Clausen got pegged on that play |
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if that little s--t Flutie could do it (against Miami) --- c'mon, Jimmy! |
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4th and 13, 11 seconds |
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throw it up for Floyd. jump ball, just do it. best chance to win. |
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Statute of Liberty play? |
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either way, a win or loss is all on our offense --- |
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this is where weis proves his offensive accumen. |
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tate about the 15 and he runs it in |
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throw it to the middle. |
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Floyd! |
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Wow, long completion but fumble by floyd. |
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worst game ending ever |
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fun game ..... let's start winning them! |
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besides 2005 usc |
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game not over!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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shouldn't there be a few more seconds on the clock? |
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3 seconds |
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This feels like 05 USC |
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game over. fumble. |
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probably a fumble, damn |
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that was a fumble |
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That should probably be a fumble, much as I hate to agree with McGuire. |
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better a fumble than what i first thought. i thought floyd tried to lateral. |
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is it over or...? was there a flag for too many defenders on the field? |
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His head hits the ground, and THEN he throws the ball away! |
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But they called him down on the spot, can they continue that now? |
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Nobody's giving up on the season or the team. That was just a poorly coached and executed second half. |
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could his knee have been down first?? |
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I wish the announcer would shut up--not an obvious fumble when we see it in slow motion |
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we owe them a blown call anyway |
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this paly will be a catch there should be plenty of time 5 secons |
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NO, IT'S NOT A CATCH AND A FUMBLE. HE'S DOWN! |
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that's what I'm trying to figure out - if he's down, then there need to be 5 seconds on the clock; if it's a fumble, then the game is over |
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That was a fumble |
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i think he fumbled |
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they need a camera from the other side of the field |
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end the damn game ---- I'm missing Jeopardy! |
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Stick around Aquajock. You are going to see some cool stuff the rest of this year, and next year. |
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HE THREW THE BALL. TO TRY TO STOP THE CLOCK. |
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it would be hard to argue that as being down. |
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it depends how long he was on his back when the ball comes out |
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12 MEN ON THE FIELD.... |
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What a game. Fun stuff... |
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Butch is right -- CW looks lost |
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If we get the ball back, I predict a fade into the corner. |
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were there really 12 men? who saw that? |
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It's either a fumble and the whistle blew before the recovery, or it's not a fumble and 4 seconds are left. |
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the ref may have whistled it down, so no fumble |
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I literally have no idea what they're going to call. |
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I agree KB...this is better than Duke last year |
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next week, all! |
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"His knee was not down." |
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that's it. |
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Fumble, NC ball, 2 seconds left. |
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damn. well, i hope the team learns from this. |
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That's a fair, if wrong, call. |
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1099 comments today |
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NC recovered the fumble; 2 secs on the clock |
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wow...usc vs nd 2005 |
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Heart-attack ending; |
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Criqui was saying there were too many men on the field, but i guess not. |
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we have some work to do on D but this is still much more fun than last year. 4-2 / i will take it! |
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I repeat my previous comment. |
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Doesn't matter. We are still a GOOD team, FINALLY. |
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bleh, stupid imploding irish. |
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i have a notre dame wedding to go to next saturday. see you all in two weeks! |
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Well crappy way to lose a game but what a game it was. ND showed some heart on both sides of the ball there |
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We got a little robbed there..... |
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The twelve men was on the spike that never happened. |
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On to Seattle! |
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What I don't get is that the set the ball and ND snapped it before the review was called. |
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Don't worry, I'll be back. I haven't given up since about 1955. This one just hurts because we took over a game and then gave it away. |
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Guys we didn't get screwed. The game was over except the refs screwed over UNC. We just made the game look better. |
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9-3 is very possible. |
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we have NOT been blown out once this season. That is saying a lot compared to last year. This young team will remember the taste in their mouths right now. The future looks good. |
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5 turnovers - killed us. there were 12 men on the field when Clausen spiked the ball, but it wasn't a factor b/c we really didn't have possession |
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fuck that! Our defense played like shit! That was a horrible game on the definseive side of the ball!!!!!!!!!! |
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I also think fumble was the right call - the ball bounced up after his shoulders hit the ground, but was clearly out of his control before then. |
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Guys, the turnovers did it, not the defense. And I only say we were robbed because of the recovered fumble by Blanton that wasn't called. |
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5 turnovers. No W there. Showed some heart though that was missing last year and even against SDSU. |
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a five-point loss to a ranked team on the road and people are complaining? |
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How could that last play even be reviewed if we snapped the ball and spiked it afterwards? |
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thank you, schultz. |
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i dont know...i thought he could very well be down...but I guess we will never know with the one NC call not being reviewed. |
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We did not get robbed...had Floyd held on...we would have had a shot. |
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I agree. This team has clearly come a long way. |
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Still not sure why Charlie didn't challenge the UNC fumble? A drive killer! |
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Yeah, that was almost as bad of an end of game job by the refs as the 2005 USC game... |
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I agree with bpeters1, you cant review a play after the ball is snapped. |
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It's been fun - sorry for those of you who couldn't see the game: you missed some great and not-so-great moments ;-). Gotta run and take the dog to the dog park in exchange for me making her watch the game with me LOL. |
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this was nothing compared to USC 2005 - nothing compares to that!! |
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we are better than last year, but that is not good enough. That is what makes us ND |
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Jimmy Clausen may end up rewriting the record books. He may be a first round NFL pick. He may even win a national championship at ND. But right now, he nearly literally handed a game to a less-than-impressive North Carolina team. He. Is. A. Dog. |
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OK, so maybe we're not GOOD yet, but we sure LOOKED GOOD at times today. There is so much potential. Don't cry about the poor defensive play. UNC will turn out to be a pretty decent team, I think. |
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ps for anyone who didnt get the game....you should have been able to get it online with espn360 |
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Dissapointed, but we are a much better team than last year. By far one of the most exciting ND games I have seen since BQ vs. UCLA. |
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Sorry to everyone reading at home. I couldn't accurately describe the madness at the end. |
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'67 Aquajock's comment at 7:09 hit it right on -- as did BernieP's74 about the defense -- Corwin is immune at this point -- certainly, though, not CW any longer -- we are a legit # 35 - 40 team -- and I want a bowl that plays BEFORE December 20th! |
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Nothing compares to 2005 USC? |
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Also, didn't a ref blow the whistle before the "fumble?" |
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There was no spike play, the clock ran to 0. |
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There were so many things wrong with that end of the game. I will be interesting to see what Charlie says. |
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NC is probably going to be in contention in the god-awful ACC. |
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The Tivo owners can have fun sorting this out, not sure these refs ever could. |
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If we're talking about painful losses, BC 1993 takes all, IMO. My favorite Irish team ever. |
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I agree with KB. The defense played its typical "bend don't break" style (I wish it were "no bend, no break") but the offense had far more TO's than usual. |
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"Nothing compares to 2005 USC? |
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IIRC, while the on-field refs were Big East, the replay refs were ACC. How they screwed up the UNC catch-that-really-was-a-catch, I'll never know. |
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The side judge blew the whistle prior to the recovery, but I don't know if college rules are the same as the NFL when it comes to a "clear recovery". |
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yes, the phantom clip was painful. BC 93, so much pain...i do not remember if the refs played a role in it. it hurts too much to think about it. |
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NC clearly outplayed us, and I disagree with the overturned 3rd down play that let us back into the game in the first place -- but seriously -- if the clock runs out OR if we spike the ball, I don't see how they can start reviewing. |
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Man, that TO with clausen getting hit right before it was 4th and 13 hurt. I think Floyd might have fumbled because he was trying to pitch the ball, realizing that they had to get into the end zone on that play. Maybe if we have that TO he can hang on to it. That was my impression, I don't have TIVO. |
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It was hard to see, but we did run a spike play. I didn't see the corresponding clock though. What is really important is if that play started before they called for the review. |
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A few comments: |
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1980 v Georgia Tech resulted in Gerry Faust being hired. |
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LMAO, homey! |
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ok, i see - a review MAY have been called prior to before the spike/clock-run-out, but we might not have seen it.... |
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Homeydogg - touche my friend... |
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although turnovers lost the game...the running game and cornerbacks (is playing "soft" 10 or 15-yards off the receiver) took us out of the game... |
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The Irish need to come out to the northwest and blow out the hapless Huskies. It would be nice to hang about 55 on the dawgs and send Ty out to the golf course for the rest of his life, where he should have gone 4 years ago, except ND was just "racist" for firing a crappy coach. |
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To call Jimmy Claussen a "Dog" is idiocy. PERIOD!! |
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Looking at the boxscore on espn.com (hey thanks for the OSU game, you *&^%ers!), and am struck by the fact that we played a ranked team on the road and almost beat them while losing turnovers 5-0. Yeah, they're a work in project, but this team IS getting better. Just got to get the DL horses to stop the run better, and cut down on those damn turnovers. |
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bpeters - the call was actually more in line with the call that took back Tommy Z's fumble return against tOSU in the Fiesta Bowl. |
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Jimmy is no dog -- but his turnovers did cost ND the game |
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Guys this stings but christ the future looks good. |
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To call Jimmy Claussen a "Dog" is idiocy. PERIOD!! |
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...you can't run that last completion to Floyd to the inside...not with only seconds left... |
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My pregnant wife just said that she could hear me out the window cussin |
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Jimmy's turnovers were PART of the reason ewe lost. You wouldn't be talking about them if the D stuffed NC after Claussen's fumble. |
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I don't think Jimmy played a horrible game today. There's no denying that there were significant miscues on the passing game (i.e. the offense), but it's hard to tell from the couch, with a camera's view, and no personal football experience (speaking solely for myself) whether they were his fault. I got the impression many of them could be attributed to good coverage or poor route-running on the receivers' parts. |
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Time to take the frustration out on Ty. BleacherReport.com had two excellent articles on Willingham this week. (And at one point I didn't think we should fire him. Was I ever wrong!!) |
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Floyd felt he had to lateral (I still don't think it was a fumble, it looked to me like he is in control and basically is throwing it when his shoulders hit the ground, look how the ball comes out). |
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That said, I'm pretty sure the pick-six was his fault. It was bound to happen eventually, with his apparent inability to check down on receivers. He has a bad habit of staring them down and it was only a matter of time before that happened. |
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*one more |
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Jimmy's only a sophomore. If only I could correct some of the mistakes I made as a sophomre in college. |
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If we did not piss away a TO early in the second half, we probably would have won and all the discussion about the ending would not have occurred. |
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Pangborn77 - point taken. By no means are Clausen's turnovers the ONLY reason we lost... BUT, if he does not throw those 2 INTs and if he holds onto the ball on that fumble play, I don't think ND loses |
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well..one thing I know...Clausen looked pretty decent minus the turnovers. |
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well..one thing I know...Clausen looked pretty decent minus the turnovers. |
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But in the end, I'm not going to point to a lot of other soph QBs who could have done a better job today that JC. The next couple of years are going to be exciting |
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DJ- |
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Nice DJ. |
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LOL, DJ, I have never heard that line before. Did you just coin that? |
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Haha DJ nice. Touché. |
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Clausen is improving, that is important for a true soph qb. Things are looking better, last year we would not have scored an offensive TD and would have allowed about 15 more pts. on d. Everyone take a deep breath!!! |
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Nice DJ. |
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LOL, DJ, I have never heard that line before. Did you just coin that? |
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LOL, DJ, I have never heard that line before. Did you just coin that? |
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My first post, so sorry if this has been discussed a bunch today, but F Bob Griese and Paul McGuire. They should have just as well worn NC Jerseys to do the broadcast. |
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Sorry about the double post. Most of my stuff is barely worth the first one. |
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You can't turn the ball over 5 times anywhere and expect to win. How you can blame turnovers on Weis is beyond me. Clausen is light years ahead of Quinn at this stage of the game. We have 4 more road games and we have to win 3 of them. I am listening to Mark May mouth off again. I wish the hell we would do something to shut him up. I guess we never will. Once again though we are beating the teams we are expected to beat and losing to the teams we are expected. 2 loses 8 turnovers. Both on the road. That needs to be addressed in a hurry. |
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Regarding what bpeters said earlier: |
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Yes, Kamara had a good game. Thanks to Red for mentioning it. |
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Watching this team try to give away game after game in the 3d quarter is tiresome. I know it's because they're young, but that doesn't make it any easier -- and I'm only watching the game! Two losses on the season in games ND could have won. Someone said up above that it stings. It certainly does. I can't even imagine how the players feel. |
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Doug, you beat me to the punch. Looking back to 2004, how are we feeling about Clausen now compared to how we were feeling about Quinn back then? I can't really remember, to be honest, but what do you guys think? |
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No one else on that list has accomplished anything even approaching JC's work, last year and this year. |
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Looking back to 2004, how are we feeling about Clausen now compared to how we were feeling about Quinn back then? I can't really remember, to be honest, but what do you guys think? |
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Red, with all due respect, you're insane. Griese was effusive in his praise of Clausen. If anything, they were more complimentary of ND than our "home" announcers, Haden and Hammond. Paul Maguire can eat a dick, but Nessler and Griese, IMO, we're pretty even-handed. |
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I am perfectly sane. You however are insane and trying to steal my magic bag. |
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Anyone else watching ESPN notice that Lou Holtz referred to himself as an "intelligent coach" and to Mark May as a "player", only slightly-subtly emitting the "intelligent?" |
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Just got back from the bar (I'm on the westcoast) and all I keep thinking about is the 3rd and 18 play. 1- How do we let them get 19 yards. 2- HE FUMBLED THE DAMN BALL. They go on to score and there's your ballgame. 5-0 on the turnovers doesn't help and not having a kicker finally caught up to us....44 freakin' yards and we can't go for it. I agree with the decision, I just still can't believe we don't have a guy to knock those through. He makes that we don't need a touchdown at the end. Jimmy had a great game but obviously made some sophmore on the road mistakes. Sorry for rambling, I have a 7 beer buzz and some anger to vent. I am very excited for the fact that the next Irish game for viewing I will be in the stands. We are still a young team. Go Irish! |
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Mark May is an ass when it comes to his comments re ND. |
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sad very sad. |
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Sorry for rambling, I have a 7 beer buzz and some anger to vent. I am very excited for the fact that the next Irish game for viewing I will be in the stands. |
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Belocki: |
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"7-5 is a disgrace with this schedule, so is 8-4." |
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Belocki- |
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Red, nicely done. Thank you for accepting my hyperbole in the manner with which it was intended. While we may have our differences vis-a-vis broadcasters, I think we can at least agree on this: Eff USC. |
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Pointless observation: is this the first game this year where we didn't miss a field goal? |
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IMO, we're doing fine... |
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you folks have gone soft. when is 8-4 ever acceptable at ND??? |
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"Clausen is great . . . for a sophomore. He needs to learn that he's not yet quite as good as he thinks he is." |
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We all know the better team lost today. |
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we are still on track to meet important goals: |
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Our goals should never include "BEAT BC"...They're not good enough to include as a goal for the year. |
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"We all know the better team lost today." |
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What happened in 1980 vs. GA Tech? I don't know that one. |
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Sounds like an exciting hockey game. |
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Damn, will we ever get a significant win under Weis? Should have won this one. Choke. |
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Anonymous: Floyd > Senior Shark?? I strongly disagree. |
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One of the boards on ND Nation is positing that the difference between ND and teams such as Florida and LSU is size and speed in the defensive front seven. Thoughts, friends? |
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Hakeem Nicks is unstoppable on those look ins. What a beast. |
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Wow, shocked to open this thread and see people beating down Clausen. Sure, the kid made a couple horrible mistakes, but without him we're not even in this game. |
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The Irish hves no talent, little coaching, and no toughness...the end. |
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Josh--great post!! |
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TSOBO--huh?? |
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Perhaps someone needs to cut TSOBO off. His post is rather delusional. |
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Watching Wisconsin - Penn State...how was Wisconsin ranked at any point during this season? |
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TSOBO....No talent? Clausen throwing for almost 400 yards is no talent, huh, OK, I guess we have no talent. WTF. |
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Losing a game always brings out the class. |
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t2irish: |
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ND's M.O.E. should look pretty interesting this week... |
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Re-reading all these posts (good and bad) really puts a smile on my face. It might be the booze, I tend to get a lttle emotional, but it's nice to see that there are nuts out there like myself. Let's hope the boys move forward from this loss and put on a show for the rest of the year. |
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The fact is, Clausen was a blessing and a curse this game. It was thanks to his heroics that we were in the game in the first place; God knows it wasn't due to our running (although it wasn't unimpressive today). On the flipside, Clausen had some costly turnovers. I don't blame him for the first pick; but getting the ball stripped while getting sacked was something that I would have thought he had left behind last year. |
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I just have to point out that both of the late instant replay reviews were correct. The last one was close and I was hoping they'd go with the call on the field, but it was probably correct. The other one, that gave ND a chance when they over turned the 3rd down completion by UNC was correct and an easy call. When the act of catching the ball brings you to the ground, you have to maintain possession after you hit the ground. It is not the same thing as the ground causing the a fumble, you have to be able to maintain control after either hitting the ground or making a football move (which could be just taking a step of two). If he would have taken a couple steps and then hit the ground, it would be a different matter. As it was, it was easy for the officials to overturn the call on the field. I can't believe the announcers are completely unaware of the rule. OK maybe not as many announcers are lazy and just like to talk and pretend they know what they are talking about, but that is another matter. |
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Nate, |
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Does anyone else feel like we need to look at this as a learning curve? |
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to be completely honest, i did not read many of the comments. there are usually some insightful and intelligent comments here. but a lot of them are foolish. |
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I just looked at the box score. As many people said, the turnovers killed ND. NC had 3.9 YPC and ND had 3.0. I look at it as NC had about average for a college team and ND was subpar (but par for 2008 team). ND also had 15 more plays than NC. ND totaled 160 more total yds. than NC and ND had 8.2 YPP and NC had 6.3. I like using the stat where the picks are factored in. With that, ND has only 5.9 YPP so with that NC averaged more yds. than ND on both rushing and passing. Much of that has to do with pass blocking so Clausen does not have to face a jailbreak and the O line opening holes for the backs. |
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This was a tough game to swallow but young teams are going to make mistakes. You cannot turn the ball over five times on the road and win, especially against a ranked team. Regardless of anything else that went on in the game, the turnovers killed them. NC didn't get in the end zone until ND started turning it over. ND has some great talent, but they are young. Aren't they like -9 on takeaways in their two road losses? And they didn't turn it over at all in the last two home wins. Give them time. |
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Josh, great post! People verbally beating up on JC through the anonimity of blogs are the lowest form of "fans" a team can have...espeically the Irish of Notre Dame. |
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Amen tednict and all the other cooler heads. JC is only a sophomore, for crying out loud. Despite his share of foolish sophomore mistakes in our 2 losses, the kid has shown more than a few flashes of brilliance, not to mention a ferocious will to compete and win. I was a Clausen (and Weis) doubter all last year and offseason. I have completely changed my mind. This team is going to be scary good the next 2 years. Aside from our (mostly) unforced turnovers, we made a pretty athletic D look downright foolish most of the game. |
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t2Irish: Yeah, thanks for the shoutout--made me feel loved :) |
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Nate: |
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The only question I would have about the final play is whether the official blew his whistle when Floyd went down. If he did then we have an inadvertent whistle and the play stops. There is no replay because the whistle stopped the play. If that occured it should have been ND ball at the 11 with 3 seconds left. |
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I was at the game yesterday and it was confusing for the fans to determine what was taking place on the replay at the end of the game. I thought it was to determine how much time should be put back on the clock when the play was ruled down. I saw an official point to the ground ruling it down. |
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...this game was never in the ND win column at seasons beginning or in Las Vegas...Clausen is an excellent sophomore QB...but his "time" and the ND team's "time" will be in 2009 and 2010...what bothers me is the lack of production by the running backs and the abysmal cornerback play...with a little of each...we may have been able to steal this game... |
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To quote the sage Billy Joel, |
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...just read where BGI gives "pass defense" a letter grade of "B"...this combines cornerback, safety and linebacker play...I can't see a 3.0 grade...but I'll agree to a 2.3 if you give the linebackers a "C" grade; the safety's an "A" grade...and the cornerbacks...a "D" grade...for both coverage and tackling... |
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Anyone else bugged by broadcasters not knowing the basic rules of the game and having too strong opinions? Is it too much to have one guy on the crew know the rules? I am talking about NC's 3rd down pass which was dropped when the receiver hit the ground. When you go airborne, you have to hang on to the ball when you hit the ground, even if you get a foot down first (NCAA Rules, Page 206): |
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Jeff, were you thinking of Paul Maguire when you posted? If not, you should have been. |
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Kudos to all who have kept things in perspective. If you need more perspective mull this over: |
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Lush: |
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A lot of comments on the calls made on the field, but it never should have come down to that. I realize it doesn't always work out,but players need to make more plays-so the game doesn't come down to a (subjective) call from the ref. |
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I like that, Lush. Basically, there's no way you can be pessimistic with the recruiting that's going on. Pretty soon, we'll be bringing a gun to a knife fight. |
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Seems ironic that no one wants to give ND any credit but they jump North Carolina four spots in the polls after they beat us. |
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MechEng, |
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Kris: |
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Weis is crying about the call now. It was pretty obvious that floyd didn't know there was time on the clock and tried to lateral. Man up, and admit the truth. |
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fire latina!!! charlie must go!!! |
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Only one thing left to say. GO IRISH, Beat the Huskies!!!!!!!!! |
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This game was much better game than I have seen in 2 years with alot of improvements.I have been critical of JC at qb for most of last year but this year he has prove me wrong. All of the sudden the offense is clicking, yes there is no running game to actually be comfortable with but I think with a bye week CW and company will adjust that. Now we have all of kind of playermakers on the team that, at the end of year it will not just be one or 2 key players, it will be the entire team that every other team is going to worry about. Now alot of people are venting that is fine and I am doing the same but wth 4sec left on the clock and ND marching down the field I for once for the first time in 2 years had hope that we are going to win it, unfortunately we didn't. The team I saw on saturday is a team that feels that they should win that is good thing guys. Go Irish |
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I was sitting in the area in which this photo was taken! Tough game to watch, yet entertaining. We were competitive and had a shot, which is much easier to stomach than a shellacking that would have most likely suffered with the kind of team we had last season. |
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