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Game Thread | No. 9 Notre Dame at Louisville

September 2, 2019
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No. 9 Notre Dame at Louisville 

Cardinal Stadium |8:00 p.m. ET | ESPN

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And So it Begins 

It’s here. Notre Dame had to wait a few extra days, but football season is officially here for the Fighting Irish. First-year Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield will make his debut and he’ll likely have his hands full on Monday night as the Irish enter the game as the far superior team. 

Louisville has 18 players who started at least five games last season, so the Cardinals are experienced, but it is the same players who gave up in the middle of the 2018 season. 

Notre Dame simply needs to execute and stay out of their own way to leave Louisville with a victory. If the Irish can build good habits, it would be a positive as Notre Dame is looking to get back to the College Football Playoff. 


Five Players To Watch

Notre Dame WR Chase Claypool
He had a dominant fall camp after a terrific spring. Now we get to see if it translates to the games. Look for him to win consistently on the 50/50 balls. He should have a big day on his way to a monster senior season.

Louisville LB Rodjay Burns
Burns started nine games at cornerback last season, but struggled like most players on Louisville's defense did. He moved to linebacker and is playing their version of the Rover. Can he cover a slot like Lawrence Keys? Expect to see Burns blitzing quite a bit.

Notre Dame S Kyle Hamilton
How much will Hamilton play? We don't know, but everyone is excited to find out. No one will be shocked if he ends up making an impact play or two even if he's only sees limited action in his first action in college football.

Louisville WR Tutu Atwell
The smallest player on Louisville's roster is probably the fastest. If they are going to have a chance in this matchup, they need someone like Atwell to produce an explosive play. 

Notre Dame LB Drew White
All eyes will be on the linebacker position and White in his first start. He has big shoes to fill at Mike linebacker and must play well to keep his spot. It will be interesting to see how many snaps he plays compared to others who will play at inside linebacker.


By The Numbers 

1 - Notre Dame will be playing its first game ever on Labor Day Monday.

2 - Monday will be the second meeting between Notre Dame and Louisville. 

11 - Notre Dame has won 11 consecutive games at Notre Dame Stadium. It's the third-longest winning streak at home for the Irish since the stadium opened in 1930. 

77 - Notre Dame 13-4 (.765) all-time in season-opening prime time games.

200 - Notre Dame is the only FBS program with three different 200-yard rushers in the last two seasons. 


Quotes of the Week

Notre Dame QB Ian Book:
“I feel like every game at Notre Dame is a statement game. We have a big target on our back. There are a lot of haters and doubters. There is a lot of talk about not being in a conference and winning every game.
 
“We know that. We try to treat every game like a playoff game. We definitely want to go 1-0. That’s what we’re thinking about and focused on.”

Notre Dame S Alohi Gilman:
“We’re not sitting back on Monday night. This game doesn’t have to be close.”
 
Notre Dame DE Khalid Kareem:
“We were right there. We tasted it. We were a game away from a National Championship. We’re hungry and ready. This group of guys is a very talented group of people. We can go out and show the world what we can do.” 

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly:
“I'll just leave it at this. One guy that we haven't talked much about, and I will just say that he's had his best camp since he's been here is Daelin Hayes. I think that says a lot about what we can do when we haven't talked about a guy like that.”


For Your Nerves 

Game Thread | No. 9 Notre Dame at Louisville

118,069 Views | 775 Replies | Last: 4 yr ago by ndbet
andfan1
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franka said:

Didn't ND open up on Labor Day against BC back when Devine was coaching. I could have swore that was the case unless it was on the Sunday night before.
I believe it was a Sunday Night. Played at Schafer (?) Stadium, which is now Gillette Stadium. I was 20 and at that game. Man that was a long time ago...
buffaloirish1
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How the kickers lookin in warmups?
TulsaDomer
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GAMETIME I wish...
Mayday
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The 10th inning of this game has been going on for what feels like an hour... this is the longest inning I've seen all year and I've been watching a lot of baseball. Just hit a darn homer in and get the waking Brewers!
ndbet
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Tony Jones is gone? Does Joey Galloway know something I don't?
tonyndnick
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The baseball game's on ESPN and on ESPN News. If the game continues, they'll probably shift it over to news at 8PM so the ND game can be televised from the beginning.
VDP
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Time for Jafar, Tony, Jahmir, Kyren to prove we have just as much talent in the backfield as last year and shut up this narrative that we have less talent offensively.
krkmd
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Joey also said skunkbears looked impressive-what???
NDMATTM
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Go Irish!!!
mattfreeman
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Staff
National Anthem done.

5:44 away.
IanY77
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Great setup for this thread. Thanks, Matt.
mattfreeman
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Captains

Julian Okwara
Khalid Kareem
Jalen Elliott
Chris Finke
Rwolf101
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Louisville has like 12 people forming a tunnel to greet the team as they entered the field.
mattfreeman
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Staff
Notre Dame wins the toss.

Will receive.
ndsean44
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Sgt Hulka said:

Where the hell are you?
Kuwait
tcirish
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Where are people watching?ESPN still has a baseball game on
Sgt Hulka
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Be safe, brother!
mattfreeman
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Staff
ENTER SANDMAN!!!
mattfreeman
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Staff
Notre Dame fair catches the kickoff to start the season.
REMND
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We win the toss and take the ball.
mattfreeman
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Staff
Ian Book runs for 37 yards on the first play of the season.
Rwolf101
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He looked like jalen hurts there
mattfreeman
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Staff
Tony Jones Jr. with a 9-yard run.
REMND
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My radio feed is really late. Probably by a minute or more.
ndsean44
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Like a hot knife through ******* butter!!!
SWANSEA
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That went well.
Rwolf101
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Impressive physical drive
mattfreeman
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Staff
Jahmir Smith runs for a 3-yard touchdown.

Jon Doerer XP good

Notre Dame 7
Louisville 0

12:39 | 1Q
Sgt Hulka
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They just blew them off the ball. Not only is their line small, they're not real strong
NDfromMSP
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Great first drive! 5 out of 6 plays on the ground!
REMND
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Jahmir is our short yard guy.
Rwolf101
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mattfreeman said:

Jahmir Smith runs for a 3-yard touchdown.

Jon Doerer XP good

Notre Dame 7
Louisville 0

12:39 | 1Q

Important to note that the Doerer kick wasn't just good, it was straight. Absolutely no hook.
irishfan32489
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Did Jafar come up gimpy with a shoulder on run into red zone?
irish4life
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Either we'll be good, or Louisville is awful.
mattfreeman
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6 plays, 75 yards 2:21
 
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