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Game Thread | Virginia Tech at No. 16 Notre Dame

November 2, 2019
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Virginia Tech at No. 16 Notre Dame

Notre Dame Stadium |2:30 p.m. ET | NBC

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Response

It hasn’t been a positive week around South Bend as the Irish are coming off an embarrassing loss to Michigan, but Notre Dame will have a chance to turn it around on Saturday afternoon. 

Notre Dame should come out with the win against Hokies, but Virginia Tech does a few things that will put pressure on the Irish on both sides of the ball. Can Notre Dame handle Bud Foster’s defense? Can Notre Dame slow down Hendon Hooker? 

However, the biggest question for me will be how Chip Long’s offense responds. Long needs to be better to make Ian Book better. Book needs to be better for the offense to be better. Can Long help his quarterback out? We’ll see. 


Five Players To Watch

Notre Dame DE Khalid Kareem
Notre Dame needs a big response from their captains and Kareem had a dominant game against the Hokies last season. They could use a similar performance this year to help spark the defense.

Virginia Tech nickel Chamarri Conner
Conner has been highly productive as Virginia Tech's version of a Rover. He leads their team in havoc plays. He also has been targeted in coverage and has struggled running with smaller, quicker players deep down the field. 

Notre Dame RG Trevor Ruhland
Ruhland is replacing an injured Tommy Kraemer who was having a very good season. The line needs to be much better than they were against Michigan and that only happens if Ruhland doesn't miss a beat filling in for Kraemer.

QB Hendon Hooker
The former Notre Dame recruiting target has helped the Hokies to a 3-0 record since he took over as the starter. Expect to see him run a lot, but he's not going to enjoy getting hit very much. He complained about the cold on his visit to South Bend and the forecast says it will be 39 degrees at kickoff.

Notre Dame CB Shaun Crawford
Virginia Tech spreads teams out on offense and runs plenty of jet sweeps. Notre Dame will need to play a third corner quite a bit, which means Crawford should play more than he did last weekend. They need him to play well and add some stability to a secondary that has been up and down in recent weeks.


Quotes of the Week

TE Cole Kmet:
"For Ian to play well, we have to play well. A lot of people look at Ian and go 'Why isn't he playing well?' 

"You have to look at the other 10 guys surrounding him. I'm part of that. All 10 guys surrounding Ian looked at ourselves and we have to do better for him. That's what we're going to do this week." 

OL Robert Hainsey:
"The biggest thing is we always talk about seeing it on the offensive line through one set of eyes. Not getting too far out of our zones in terms of who needs to be where. 

"If we see something, communicate it and once we have it communicated and get it drawn up, say, ‘Hey, if we see this again, we need to do this.’ It’s just big for all of us to be on the same page." 

S Alohi Gilman: 
"We talk about the narrative, the only narrative I'm worried about is my team. I honestly don't know what people are saying. I only care about my guys and how they're feeling or what I can do to be the best teammate and the best leader. 

"As long as I'm doing that, things will be alright. That's who we really care about. Week-to-week, it's not about the outside noise. It's about our team and what happens inside this building." 


For Your Nerves 

TEAM STATS Notre Dame Virginia Tech
Points Per Game 35.6 30.0
Points Allowed Per Game 20.9 29.6
Total Yards 411.9 395.1
Yards Passing 243.6 220.0
Yards Rushing 168.3 175.1
Yards Allowed 359.1 396.1
Pass Yards Allowed 188.4 250.9
Rush Yards Allowed  172.7 145.3

Game Thread | Virginia Tech at No. 16 Notre Dame

245,362 Views | 1139 Replies | Last: 5 yr ago by Rwolf101
irishtank6900
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Enjoy the last games of Cole Kmet.
Sgt Hulka
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Notice they haven't brought Terry the dooouch in to talk about those 2 BS non-calls
mattfreeman
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Staff
SMART move by VT to touch the ball out of bounds.
Rwolf101
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VA tech sideline celebrating like they're not VA tech. Lol
REMND
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We are on track for a 400 yard passing day and 12 yard running day.
Rwolf101
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Celebrate that 1 yard gain *****es
cousin eddie
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That is a bulls hit rule!
mattfreeman
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Staff
KHALID KAREEM.
Rwolf101
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Kareem isn't scared of any 250 lb qb.
Rwolf101
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cousin eddie said:

That is a bulls hit rule!

Yeah I am baffled how that isn't illegal touching.
coachscott
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Anyone else notice that on the prior 3rd and long the defense played 5 DL but Okwara and Jones played outside contain spies instead of rushing the QB? Looked like a smart design there.
mattfreeman
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Jack Lamb down and seems to be in a lot of pain.
irishtank6900
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The guys on D are playing angry
mattfreeman
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Lamb walks off gingerly.
ohiondfan
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I want to see Book take a 30-40 yard shot down the field this play.
atl irish
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ohiondfan said:

Kmet kinda reminds me of Gronk.

Change my mind.
Gronk was an outstanding blocker. One of the best.
Rwolf101
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Seems like the longest VA tech play of the game was the 5 yard qb scramble after the dropped snap. Long day for them if they can't figure out how to play offense.
mattfreeman
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irishtank6900 said:

The guys on D are playing angry
REMND
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Boy that was an emphatic tackle be Kareem. No forward momentum at all after Kareem got his hands on him.
usma95
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Dang man. We are having a rough first quarter with injuries. Praying they are somehow not as bad as they looked.
Rwolf101
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coachscott said:

Anyone else notice that on the prior 3rd and long the defense played 5 DL but Okwara and Jones played outside contain spies instead of rushing the QB? Looked like a smart design there.

Very smart if true. Have they attempted more than one pass yet?
Rwolf101
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Dang...if Kristen Stewart isn't a junkie in real life then she needs a new stylist
Dillon1986
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Rwolf101 said:

Dang...if Kristen Stewart isn't a junkie in real life then she needs a new stylist


I wish I could understand why she still does something for me
ohiondfan
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I still haven't figured out how to post a gif from mobile. I have so much in store for this board and am feeling held back!
mattfreeman
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Staff
Jafar Armstrong stuffed on 3rd-and-1.

coachscott
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Rwolf101 said:

cousin eddie said:

That is a bulls hit rule!

Yeah I am baffled how that isn't illegal touching.


It's a good rule because kickoffs are live and can be recovered by the kicking team. Without that rule teams could get stuck in a no win situation where the ball would eventually go out of bounds but they had to field it for bad field position or they would risk the kicking team recovering.
irishfan32489
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Is this a saved message in your phone?
mattfreeman
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Armstrong simply doesn't look explosive to me despite the media hype over the last year about how explosive he was going to be.
Foghorn
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The refs blew the call on the kickoff. That should have been an illegal touch. The returner left the field of play on his own accord the touched the ball in play before he established himself in bounds.
irishtank6900
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Christ
irishfan32489
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This team has so many effin flaws. How?
Rwolf101
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coachscott said:

Rwolf101 said:

cousin eddie said:

That is a bulls hit rule!

Yeah I am baffled how that isn't illegal touching.


It's a good rule because kickoffs are live and can be recovered by the kicking team. Without that rule teams could get stuck in a no win situation where the ball would eventually go out of bounds but they had to field it for bad field position or they would risk the kicking team recovering.

In other words, punish a good kick and good coverage.
Cassin
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irishfan32489 said:

This team has so many effin flaws. How?


We aren't a very good team.
Rwolf101
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Quincy Patterson looks like a slower version of Brandon Wimbush out there.
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coachscott said:

Rwolf101 said:

cousin eddie said:

That is a bulls hit rule!

Yeah I am baffled how that isn't illegal touching.


It's a good rule because kickoffs are live and can be recovered by the kicking team. Without that rule teams could get stuck in a no win situation where the ball would eventually go out of bounds but they had to field it for bad field position or they would risk the kicking team recovering.


So what? That's football.
 
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