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Official Game Thread: Notre Dame (1-1) at Boston College (1-1)

September 16, 2017
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Notre Dame (1-1) at Boston College (1-1)

Boston College Alumni Stadium | 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN

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Irish Looking to Rebound 

Notre Dame and Boston College are ready for another grudge match this weekend as Notre Dame travels to Boston for their week three matchup.

Both teams will be coming into Saturday’s game with the same 1-1 record. Boston College started off the year with a 23-20 win over Northern Illinois but fell last week to Wake Forest 34-10. They would love to pull out a win in their home stadium to build some momentum before heading to Death Valley in week 4 to face Clemson.

It will be important for Notre Dame to continue to improve and build on what they learned in a hard-fought loss to Georgia. The defense played extremely well and have shown drastic improvements from a year ago. It will be important for quarterback Brandon Wimbush and the Irish offense to get back on track.

All offseason long, Chip Long preached the importance of the run game. Hopefully, Notre Dame can run all over Boston College and gain an important win in their first away game of the season.


Five Players to Watch

Jerry Tillery

Tillery hasn't put up eye-popping numbers so far this season, but has played very well. He is matched up against a second string center at BC who struggled last week. Look for Tillery to be in the backfield a lot today.

Michael Young

Brian Kelly has talked about going younger at receiver while he is looking for someone to step up. This could be the game where they finally unleash Young who has explosive ability and had a great camp.

Dexter Williams

With no carries versus Georgia, everyone will be watching to see how the coaches use Williams this week. He'll find his way into the rotation and the Irish will need him to make an impact.

Robert Hainsey

This could be the week that Hainsey takes over the right tackle job full-time. A lot will depend on how he handles going against All-American Harold Landry. He won't win every battle in pass protection, but need to rebound to win the next one each time Landry gets pressure.

Brandon Wimbush

Boston College's defense has been terrific on 3rd down so far and Wimbush has not been great in his 3rd down opportunities. The Irish need him to be 


Quote of the Week

“When it comes down to it, Georgia just executed better at the end of the game. They made the big plays that you have to make in college football to win games. It wasn’t a question of our grit or our attention to detail.

"I’ve never seen a group of guys want something so much and to fall short tonight, it really hurts. But moving forward, I’m scared for other teams because we’re coming to punish each and every opponent we play.”

- Drue Tranquill on UND.com's postgame coverage 

Official Game Thread: Notre Dame (1-1) at Boston College (1-1)

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NDMax
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tonyndnick said:

GulfCoastIrish said:

Now put your boot on their face and ****ing destroy them.
It's BC. Kick in the nuts followed by a boot to the face.
Yes!! need fredo to shut the heck up when Miami (OH) comes to town!!
gngirish
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Jrouss said:

This isn't a power run first offense
that must require a fullback right?

this isn't run first (40 runs to 22 passes) and isn't power (all zone/zone read/straight ahead or trey play calls)?

Post less. That is an insane statement.
shamrock16
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Dang our QB sure can run the football!
mattfreeman
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Staff
Micah Dew-Treadway in the game.
GulfCoastIrish
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Jalen Elliott needs to be taught who Ronnie Lott is.

Not a killer.
sdnd1
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I was wrong earlier tackling is not spotty.....it sucks
bodycount32
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Tackling is not great today
REMND
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This BC drive pisses me off because we could have played Book if we got a 3 and out.
Dillon1986
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Damn we let them march right back down.
GulfCoastIrish
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Are corners taught to not look at the effing ball?
sdnd1
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I have to say....BC receivers have made some tough catches today
leofitz
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Can't let that happen 20
gngirish
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GulfCoastIrish said:

Are corners taught to not look at the effing ball?
its amazing how we NEVER find the damn ball....ever...for years
Jrouss
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I thought that there was a false start on the tackle
mattfreeman
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Staff
Touchdown BC.

ND 35
BC 20
GulfCoastIrish
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If that were ND it would have been reversed.

For certain.
dc irish
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Levy is a moron.
ndsean44
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Disappointed in the defense today. They held on when they needed to, but 20 points against BC is not good in any way shape or form.

Need better.
hunt4g
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Jrouss said:

I thought that there was a false start on the tackle
Yep
Sweetlou88
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Too bad. I will say that these BC coaches really know how to use a big TE.
andrew32
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GulfCoastIrish said:

If that were ND it would have been reversed.

For certain.
Literally the first thing that crossed my mind.

I'm 99.9% certain that replay booth officials have no idea what they're doing 100% of the time.
goldendeuce
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Bad call. Had a chance to fix it and they faked up. Toss replay to the garbage.
tvanp63
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Typical ND! No killer instinct. Let's hold on and win by seven then listen to BK tell us how his team has grit.
DogGuy
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onside kick?
pbrad28
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Wake held them to 10....
pantera1968
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Jrouss said:

I thought that there was a false start on the tackle
it most definitely was and of course nd get's screwed the other way on a td catch by the replay officials
hunt4g
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Odd call to the sideline
sdnd1
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I thought it was a catch. Wasn't wrestled loose until he eas on the ground.
goldendeuce
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He throws worse than Braxton Miller.
bodycount32
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Why throw ball 2nd down. Dumba** playcall
mattfreeman
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Staff
ESPN trying to give BC an extra point right now. Score icon shows 35-21.
misk
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The score is35-20 not 35-21!
tonyndnick
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Man, 3 and out. No good. Gain 4 on first down, miss an easy throw, QB run comes up a yard short.
irishtank6900
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Another missed open receiver and now a punt. This game should be over.
GulfCoastIrish
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sdnd1 said:

I thought it was a catch. Wasn't wrestled loose until he eas on the ground.
Oh, it was a catch.

But if that were ND the officials would have reversed it, no doubt in my mind.
 
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