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Game Thread: Wake Forest at #3 Notre Dame

November 4, 2017
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Wake Forest at No. 3 Notre Dame 


Notre Dame Stadium | 3:30 p.m. ET | NBC

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AVOIDING THE TRAP

Wake Forest (5-3) will travel to South Bend this weekend as they look to foil Notre Dame’s (7-1) playoff hopes. The Irish have opened at No. 3 in the first college football playoff poll of the season.

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Game Thread: Wake Forest at #3 Notre Dame

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joirish
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We are up by 25 and I was more comfortable last week
Tripucka
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pbrad28 said:

i red their 2 best players are out.
Lol. Nice.
Firefighter8196
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So I guess the game plan is let them score and we score bc defense is doing nothing
ndsean44
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Defense, for the love of god, step it up!
Rottie1003
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MattPaulND said:

Now about that pass rush? Or are we witnessing pairs dancing?


Kahil was injured. Did he ever return?
REMND
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These plucky Deacon Demons are starting to piss me off.
Firefighter8196
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APPARENTLY we're going to give no up 40 at this rate...defense is just struggling this week
pbrad28
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ndsean44 said:

pbrad28 said:

i red their 2 best players are out.
Right now, Wolford is proving otherwise.
seems that way or the D is having an off day or playing soft. it looks like last years D at times playing off receivers and no pass rush. hopefully it doesn't effect the standings...
Firefighter8196
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Defense Is just awful in 2nd half!
pantera1968
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Good grief this is ugly
ndsean44
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pbrad28 said:

ndsean44 said:

pbrad28 said:

i red their 2 best players are out.
Right now, Wolford is proving otherwise.
seems that way or the D is having an off day or playing soft. it looks like last years D at times playing off receivers and no pass rush. hopefully it doesn't effect the standings...
Column A and Column B
mattfreeman
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Staff
Wake Forest throws an 11-yard TD.

Notre Dame 48
Wake Forest 30

8:45 | 4Q
Twitter: @mattfreemanisd
joirish
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They score fast
tdirish
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Shameful.
ndsean44
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What did they do in the lockeroom?

Defensive performance so far a generous D-.
REMND
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Opponents will get some good film gainst our defense this game.

The only bright side is Book gets more reps.
tvanp63
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They will probably score at least one more. D looks confused.
bpd306
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Elko feeling some sympathy for his old squad or what... this game isn't over yet
Dillon1986
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Jesus I need to jump in this is a frustrating game to watch. No pressure on QB and they are passing at will. Is this the blueprint for better teams on schedule to beat us?
Firefighter8196
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Any team with a spread and a decent quarter back will eat us alive. Defense is playing off and getting no pass rush. Complete opposite of last week
Tripucka
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Ok, now I think it affects our rank. Sorry, but i do. You don't give up 30 to Wake with their best two offensive players out, their former defensive coordinator on your staff, and claim to be one of the top 3 teams in the nation.
tommynacc
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As LongTime Domer wrote in his game review:

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Contain Wolford in the pass rush and you stop Wake Forest. Don't let him turn the game into a track meet. Wake did a very good job pressuring Lamar Jackson of Louisville with a solid contained pass rush Notre Dame needs to do the same to Wolford this week.

Defensive backs and linebackers cannot get caught flat footed on Wake's RPOs, especially off of the inside zone read.
Our ISD writers have said mostly the same.

Also, our defense, including linebackers Coney and a martini are not at full strength.
jrcopper
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Maybe everyone should realize that the Wake Head Coach knows the Elko defense as well as Elko does. They worked together at 4 different schools. This gives the Wake offense an advantage that no other team we will play will have.

GO IRISH!!!
MattPaulND
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Was that a fifth year senior middle linebacker chasing behind the TE? Did Elko give way to Van Gorder and take a breather these past few possessions?
NDMATTM
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To let Wake Forest score 30 on you... probably will be out of the top 4. This looks like a brian Kelly team of old. Get ahead and play conservative on defense and then throw every down on offense. Not a winning philosophy.
tvanp63
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First time this year we have not made adjustments at half to shut down opponent. Miami has much better athletes than Wake.
ND_Chelu
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Now we have to score 60
tommynacc
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Tripucka said:

TOk, now I think it affects our rank. Sorry, but i do. You don't give up 30 to Wake with their best two offensive players out, their former defensive coordinator on your staff, and claim to be one of the top 3 teams in the nation.
Please go fix a cold beverage loaded with alcohol content. Stop worrying. We've got 48 points in the board
joirish
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We aren't breaking these guys
MattPaulND
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jrcopper said:

Maybe everyone should realize that the Wake Head Coach knows the Elko defense as well as Elko does. They worked together at 4 different schools. This gives the Wake offense an advantage that no other team we will play will have.

GO IRISH!!!
For my eye the last few possessions did not look like Elko. Soft laid back and have a yawn.
mjhahn
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tvanp63 said:

First time this year we have not made adjustments at half to shut down opponent. Miami has much better athletes than Wake.
Dude seriously? We have played vanilla defense and WF knows EVERYTHING we do. I'm not concerned.
Tripucka
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tommynacc said:

Tripucka said:

TOk, now I think it affects our rank. Sorry, but i do. You don't give up 30 to Wake with their best two offensive players out, their former defensive coordinator on your staff, and claim to be one of the top 3 teams in the nation.
Please go fix a cold beverage loaded with alcohol content. Stop worrying. We've got 48 points in the board
Lol. I know friend, but my issue is they've got 30. You don't think that impacts our rank?
ND_Chelu
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No other team in the country will be as familiar with Elko's D than WF.
ndsean44
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Tripucka said:

Ok, now I think it affects our rank. Sorry, but i do. You don't give up 30 to Wake with their best two offensive players out, their former defensive coordinator on your staff, and claim to be one of the top 3 teams in the nation.
Clemson beat these guys by 14. And that was without Wolford out (BTW, He's their best player)

Meanwhile, Ohio State is getting obliterated. Oklahoma gave up 38 in the first half, Clemson is hanging on for dear life against NC State, and Penn State is deadlocked with Sparty.

Lol, no it won't.
tommynacc
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mjhahn said:

tvanp63 said:

First time this year we have not made adjustments at half to shut down opponent. Miami has much better athletes than Wake.
Dude seriously? We have played vanilla defense and WF knows EVERYTHING we do. I'm not concerned.
Exactly. We've got 2nd and 3rd teams in since the middle of the 3rd quarter
 
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