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Game Thread | No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 19 Michigan

October 26, 2019
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No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 19 Michigan

Michigan Stadium |7:30 p.m. ET | ABC

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The Elements

Michigan Stadium hasn’t been kind to Notre Dame for quite some time. The crowd will make it tough on the Irish, but it’s going to be a night filled with rain. 

Saturday night will fall on the shoulders of Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chip Long. Can he find a way to run the ball against Don Brown? Can he find a way to get Chase Claypool the ball? There is no excuse for Chase Claypool not to be having a big season and he’s not. Saturday will be a chance to turn the tide.

Defensively, Notre Dame’s pass rush will be key and it’s a safe bet Michigan native Khalid Kareem will want to make a statement in The Big House. 

Five Players To Watch

Notre Dame TE Cole Kmet
His matchup versus Khaleke Hudson might be the best one of the night. Notre Dame will need him to win against tight man coverage.

Michigan LB Cameron McGrone
McGrone has only started four games, but he's made an impact in every one of them. He's been disruptive as a blitzer with 3.5 sacks. 

Notre Dame RB Tony Jones
Jones is coming off of three consecutive 100-yard games, one of which came against a Virginia defense that still ranks as one of the best at stopping the run. If he can make it four in a row, it should equal to a win.

Michigan WR Ronnie Bell
Will he respond positively after a drop in the end zone against Penn State last week? We'll see soon enough. He's an explosive playmaker for the Michigan offense that will need to be contained.

Notre Dame CB Shaun Crawford
Back from injury, he'll have a size disadvantage against Michigan's taller receivers. This is his first game against the program he was once committed to.

By The Numbers 

3 - Brian Kelly is the first Irish coach to post three or more shutouts in his Notre Dame career since Lou Holtz.

4 - Brady Quinn, Tommy Rees, Jimmy Clausen, Ron Powlus and Ian Book are the only quarterbacks in Notre Dame history to record four or more touchdown passes in three games in their career.

21 - TE Cole Kmet has totaled 21 receptions over the last four games, which tied for the most among FBS tight ends during that timespan. Kmet missed the first two games of the season with a collarbone injury.

22 - Notre Dame remains perfect in redzone-scoring percentage, converting on 22-of-22 visits inside the 20. Nineteen of those scores were touchdowns (11 rushing, eight passing). Just two other teams boast perfection in the redzone (Iowa and LSU), and, of those teams, only LSU (31) has totaled more redzone touchdowns than the Irish.

25.8 - Notre Dame’s defense led the FBS after Week 7 in opponent passing completions per touchdown, holding squads to 25.8 completions per touchdown.

30 - Notre Dame has held its opponents to 30 points or less in 20 consecutive games, the longest streak in FBS

Quotes of the Week

QB Ian Book:
“We like when it’s loud. We like when there is a lot of people there. We like when it’s primetime television. That’s why we come to Notre Dame.” 

DE Khalid Kareem:
"I kind of view them as a faceless opponent. Another team in the way of us getting to the National Championship. I feel it's a little personal for me. I'm 30 minutes away from Ann Arbor. I know a lot of guys on the team and I have a lot of friends who go to Michigan. It'll be good to go in there and try to get the dub."

Former LB Jarrett Grace:
“As a Midwest kid, you had bumped shoulders with these guys for years during your recruitment and would almost label the other side as bad guys who lacked the intelligence and common decency it would take to succeed at Notre Dame."

For Your Nerves 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0WpKpp9hBA

http://instagr.am/p/B4BP95tFceQ

TEAM STATS Notre Dame Michigan
Points Per Game 39.2 29.0
Points Allowed Per Game 16.8 19.0
Total Yards 450.5 391.6
Yards Passing 262.0 237.6
Yards Rushing 188.5 154.0
Yards Allowed 346.2 283.3
Pass Yards Allowed 195.2 163.6
Rush Yards Allowed  151.0 119.7

Game Thread | No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 19 Michigan

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11:03p, 10/26/19
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Troy Pride Jr. helped off the field.
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11:03p, 10/26/19
Losing is one thing. This is an embarrassment.
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In reply to sulli1697 • 11:03p, 10/26/19
This is my overwhelming emotion. I'm deeply embarrassed. We're being woodshedded by B1G also-rans.

This is the nadir of ND football since 2016.
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NDFanT said:
Herbie is killing ND and sadly everything he is saying is accurate


He's probably tugging on his trousers rapidly while saying it.


He went to OSU, so...no.
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11:04p, 10/26/19
How does ref not throw flag on blocking a player into the warning track?
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In reply to Rwolf101 • 11:04p, 10/26/19
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How the **** is that not unsportsmanlike?
Agree. W T F. That's bull s h I t.
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In reply to oc10spray • 11:04p, 10/26/19
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After this curbstomping I think we all can stop the "Michigan sucks" stuff for a while. Myself included. We've forfeited that right for quite a while.
Nope. scUM sucks.

What that makes us is, however, an open question.
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11:04p, 10/26/19
Clown show
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11:05p, 10/26/19
Harbaugh deserves Michigan and likewise. They're both trash. He'll get blown out by OSU. Props to this Michigan defense though.
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11:05p, 10/26/19
10 years ago i would have destroyed something in the house For you younger guys on here dont take this to bad , it means nothing in the big picture of life
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11:06p, 10/26/19
Does anyone on ND have any courage?
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In reply to rmirish • 11:06p, 10/26/19
rmirish said:
java said:
pshakes831 said:
This just might be the dose of reality this program needs

WE have always known this coach ain't getting it done
But maybe; just maybe this opens the eyes of some decision makers

Maybe we look back at this as a turning point...

Trying to stay positive here

As long as the program keeps making money they won't change. The administration is not concerned with winning, they just want to be an Ivy League school with a money making football program. It's been this way for 25 years and I don't think they are going to change.
There aren't too many programs out there that would fire a coach with Kelly's record. They went 12-0 just last year remember.

I'm not talking about Kelly. I'm talking about the necessary changes to; admissions, academic load and other changes to make winning a priority... Like it used to be before they made all the idiotic changes
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11:06p, 10/26/19
Ok, what bothers me is that this team just fcking QUIT. And that's a big, big problem. SC quits. ScUM quits. ND doesn't fcking quit but this team did tonight and I just cannot wrap my head around that.
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In reply to irishdane20 • 11:06p, 10/26/19
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Sgt Hulka said:
NDFanT said:
Herbie is killing ND and sadly everything he is saying is accurate


He's probably tugging on his trousers rapidly while saying it.


He went to OSU, so...no.


Trust me, I went to school in Columbus when he was first coming up on the radio before he hit big. His hatred of ND is the same, if not more than Michigan

He's loving every minute of this
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11:06p, 10/26/19
Thank you Michigan, please score 1 more time, or just punch BK in the hand shake
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11:06p, 10/26/19
Piss off kelly, and chip and lea!! This is Michigan. Are you ****ING killing me!! Piss off!!
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11:07p, 10/26/19
Is Fowler for real? That was totally unnecessary to fling down QB,
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Go for 2 lol
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Phil Jurkovec hits Javon McKinley for 14-yard touchdown.

Michigan 45
Notre Dame 14

3 plays, 75 yards in 38 seconds
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In reply to java • 11:08p, 10/26/19
java said:
rmirish said:
java said:
pshakes831 said:
This just might be the dose of reality this program needs

WE have always known this coach ain't getting it done
But maybe; just maybe this opens the eyes of some decision makers

Maybe we look back at this as a turning point...

Trying to stay positive here

As long as the program keeps making money they won't change. The administration is not concerned with winning, they just want to be an Ivy League school with a money making football program. It's been this way for 25 years and I don't think they are going to change.
There aren't too many programs out there that would fire a coach with Kelly's record. They went 12-0 just last year remember.

I'm not talking about Kelly. I'm talking about the necessary changes to; admissions, academic load and other changes to make winning a priority... Like it used to be before they made all the idiotic changes
Got it. I'd like to see some changes as well, but I've been waiting for that for many years now, so not very hopeful.
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In reply to mattfreeman • 11:09p, 10/26/19
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Troy Pride Jr. helped off the field.
Sub par performance this season .
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11:09p, 10/26/19
Hate both harbaughs.......hate michigan.....can a bomb ann arbor and Id celebrate........
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11:09p, 10/26/19
If you would've told me before this game that one team was going to smoke the other by 5 scores, I'd say "wow...did Don brown have a medical event before kickoff?"
This is a surprising embarrassment that has to last us over a decade.
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In reply to dunwoodyfan • 11:10p, 10/26/19
He's not the only quitter this week.
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11:10p, 10/26/19
Phil should start next weekend. He deserves a shot.
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tennesseedomer said:
10 years ago i would have destroyed something in the house For you younger guys on here dont take this to bad , it means nothing in the big picture of life
You are so correct with this comment. At 71 I've seen my share of really great wins and heartbreaking losses. But I've seen far more events in my life that matter so much more. This one hurts me again but I know life will go on.
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11:11p, 10/26/19
Kelly has taken us as far as he is able.
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In reply to IrishRob • 11:11p, 10/26/19
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Herby is correct...team was a no show
Herby would know too...he was a no show during his time at Ohio State
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In reply to returntoorder • 11:11p, 10/26/19
returntoorder said:
Hate both harbaughs.......hate michigan.....can a bomb ann arbor and Id celebrate........
That's uncalled for
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In reply to rmirish • 11:11p, 10/26/19
rmirish said:
java said:
rmirish said:
java said:
pshakes831 said:
This just might be the dose of reality this program needs

WE have always known this coach ain't getting it done
But maybe; just maybe this opens the eyes of some decision makers

Maybe we look back at this as a turning point...

Trying to stay positive here

As long as the program keeps making money they won't change. The administration is not concerned with winning, they just want to be an Ivy League school with a money making football program. It's been this way for 25 years and I don't think they are going to change.
There aren't too many programs out there that would fire a coach with Kelly's record. They went 12-0 just last year remember.

I'm not talking about Kelly. I'm talking about the necessary changes to; admissions, academic load and other changes to make winning a priority... Like it used to be before they made all the idiotic changes
Got it. I'd like to see some changes as well, but I've been waiting for that for many years now, so not very hopeful.


Since they're churning these guys out in 3.5 years now due to summer courses I'm long since all for allowing the players to take the minimum required hours for full time enrollment during fall semester. Assuming they presently don't, in which case I apologize for not knowing.
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In reply to mattfreeman • 11:11p, 10/26/19
mattfreeman said:
Phil Jurkovec hits Javon McKinley for 14-yard touchdown.

Michigan 45
Notre Dame 14

3 plays, 75 yards in 38 seconds
It's almost like you're trying to say something.
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In reply to IrishRob • 11:12p, 10/26/19
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Phil should start next weekend. He deserves a shot.
he would be better off to just transfer, this program is done
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11:12p, 10/26/19
we will lose 2 more games before the year is over
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11:12p, 10/26/19
No Show ND! it will be on shirts by next week lol
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11:12p, 10/26/19
Another positive: I like herbie's tie.
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