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Game Thread | No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 25 Louisville

October 7, 2023
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No. 10 Notre Dame (5-1) at No. 25 Louisville (5-0)

Cardinal Stadium | 7:30 PM ET | ABC | Line: Notre Dame -6.5 | O/U: 53.5

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Five Players To Watch

Notre Dame DT Howard Cross III
Cross just had a dominant performance against Duke and he's been playing well all season. He's going to be a handful for Louisville's interior offensive line to block and at this point another disruptive performance from him should be an expectation.

Louisville WR Jamari Thrash
Thrash is averaging over 20 yards per reception and is one of the best receivers after the catch in the country. NC State was able to limit him to only three catches and everyone should expect that Notre Dame will give him extra attention in coverage other than the occasional one on one vs Benjamin Morrison.

Notre Dame WR Rico Flores Jr.
Flores played more because of injuries at receiver last week, but he's likely to keep playing more because he keeps proving himself in big situations. Even with Jaden Greathouse and Jayden Thomas back, Flores should continue to see an expanded role in Notre Dame's offense.

Louisville DE Ashton Gillotte
Gillote is a problem off the edge and consistently gets pressure. He has five sacks on the season. Louisville has another very good edge rusher in Stephon Herron and with that in mind, expect Notre Dame to keep these two off-balance by mixing in more quick game.

Notre Dame S Xavier Watts
Watts made a great play on his second interception of the season last week and he should be heavily involved this week with the amount of play-action Louisville runs. Notre Dame's safeties are going to be critically important in limiting an offense that has done most of its damage with big plays in the passing game.


Quotes of the Week

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman:
“We’re always trying to improve as a tackling team. There’s no perfect tackling team in the country. One missed tackle is too much. How do we continue to work on the fundamentals of tackling? Is it a tracking issue? Are we tracking in the right way? Is it a footwork issue? Is it a leverage issue? All those different things we see in a game, we have to continue to attack in practice and continue to work on it.” 

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerad Parker:
“That's why I love our staff. I think there's so much trust within our staff. And it starts with everybody, because everybody has a role here that's important in our game planning and how we execute and how we coach our rooms. I don't want to micromanage that. We have gifted people around us that are great at their jobs. My job is just to help support them and make them feel great about being here at Notre Dame and us having a work environment that allows that. And I think it's awesome. And that's what I've always wanted. I think when somebody knows their voice matters, it makes their work matter more. And I think it's where we're at.” 

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden:
”I think we have a veteran group. We've definitely made some changes internally, not really worth sharing. I think the guys know it was unacceptable, and I think they’ve responded to the challenge. I think they're doing a really good job of taking the game plan to the field, and I think the staff does a great job. I really do. I think the staff has done a great job and, again, I hate talking about this stuff midweek. We’ve got a long way to go, and we're going to get challenged Saturday in the red [zone]. And we better be good.”  

Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love:
”I have to really focus on the small things," said Love. "Details matter. When I’m in, I actually have to know what I'm doing. Coach says clarity equals velocity. If you know what you're doing, you'll be able to play faster and perform better.” 

Notre Dame OL Blake Fisher:
”I would say offensively for us, it’s just making sure we got the right snap counts and we’re hearing the right things. We’re all five playing as one. The offense goes as we go. It’s about making sure us as leaders are kind of taking control and making sure everyone is dialed into the task at hand.” 

Notre Dame DE Javontae Jean-Baptiste:
” I’m used to playing at noon. But it is what it is. I’d just say that when it comes to playing night games, you’ve just got to be able to control your fire. You can’t let your energy be wasted too early in the day and you’ve just got to relax and make sure that you’re able to go when the time comes.”

Notre Dame LB Marist Liufau:
”It’s definitely been an emotional rollercoaster the past two weeks. It always feels good to win. Obviously, this past week felt great for us. It was just a huge boost for us. I think we’re rolling into this week with that win. It’s been a great service for us in our mindset going into this next week.” 


TEAM STATS

STAT NOTRE DAME LOUISVILLE
Total Yards 461.2 494.8
Passing  269.0 301.0
Rushing 192.2 193.8
Yards Allowed 271.0 327.8
Passing Allowed 146.8 218.2
Rushing Allowed 124.2 109.6

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Game Thread | No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 25 Louisville

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ndpaul
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Our TE was open but estimes guy came off to make the play
donahue
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I just don't understand why you wouldn't punt that

This is far, far worse than the OSU loss
ndSlaw
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At least the hockey team took care of busin.... Oh, dang.
irishfan32489
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ndmojo said:

Freeman's going to have to make a tough decision on Parker end of the year. Hopefully he doesn't go the BK BVG route


The Parker decision is getting easier by the play.
fightnhanleys
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There's no acceptable explanation for that call unless they're trying to do us a mercy by allowing us to shut this off now.
yepre
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Louisville will lose 3 or 4 games
geckovip
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I'd like to apologize to Marcus Freeman for being set up to fail. You're not the first one. Sadly probably won't be the last. ND keeps making the same mistake in different ways. Over and over and over and over. High school coach, coordinator, pro coordinator with almost 0 college experience, all the same. It's just exhausting at this point.
Rwolf101
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This might be the worst overall O line performance I've seen from the Irish in several seasons. Just a complete failure for 4 quarters.
MooseWilson
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We at least the Braves wait until the playoffs to choke.
We choke against Oklahoma State, Stanford , Marshall and now Louisville under this regime.
If we lose to uSC next week we are 1- 3 in our last 4 games and could easily be 0-4.
blairkiel
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ndmojo said:

Freeman's going to have to make a tough decision on Parker end of the year. Hopefully he doesn't go the BK BVG route
It's an easy decision

The guy should be a plumber next year or at Akron
leofitz
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We hired a head coach with no experience and rolled the dice on the offensive coordinator. Team was not prepared mentally or physically tonight.
tcirish
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ndmojo said:

Freeman's going to have to make a tough decision on Parker end of the year. Hopefully he doesn't go the BK BVG route


End of tonight.
JEB1979
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Everything about that was pathetic. The call was ridiculous and the pass protection was atrocious. This is just bad football. The only thing that might possibly prevent this from being a four loss team is that Clemson is not good this year. They squeaked by Wake Forest today.
TheIrishLegion
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OL hasn't pass defended all night. Sure, let's drop back on 4th and 11.
pbrad28
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Well women's bball might be interesting
irishdane20
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Brucealeg said:

Masterclass in killing a brand.


Be Irish.
ndsean44
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I have no words...
Sgt Hulka
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I was angry about Marshall, ditto Stanford, but I gave the "first year benefit of the doubt."

This just flipped the coin for me on Marcus Freeman. This is inexcusable.

You're a good man, Marcus. So is Gerry Faust.

MooseWilson
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blairkiel said:

ndmojo said:

Freeman's going to have to make a tough decision on Parker end of the year. Hopefully he doesn't go the BK BVG route
It's an easy decision

The guy should be a plumber next year or at Akron
Plumbers have a skill set.
ndrockland
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Let's face it. This program has been dead as a top tier program since the mid 1990s. Not once during that time did we belong in the conversation. And when we tried to prove we did belong, we got our ass handed to us.
lake erie irish
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Worst coached game I can remember.
Boss
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Aiden K is in.
trentb
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I did go to the soccer game and we beat the #14 team 1-0. So I have that
jmsheridan
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Go Phils!
GVSND
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The coaches demonstrate that they don't trust their players by running trick plays on third and short and not punting on 4th and eleven. The players commit selfish penalties. This performance brings back memories of Kelly's 4 and 8 campaign.
GVSND

DarthFader
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Wonder how long Hartman stays now that they've been eliminated from the CFP
mattfreeman
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Staff
Brock Travelstead 45-yard FG

No. 25 Louisville 27
No. 10 Notre Dame 13

7:41 | 4Q

4 plays, 7 yards in 2:18
donahue
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I can't believe he's kicking this, I would've gone for it and tried to put it to bed
Naptown ND
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Naptown ND said:

With the short field, Louisville will eat less clock on their way to their next score. Brilliant!


This was the play.
Wiggs4Irish
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213 yards of total offense. Lololololololol
ejsjr
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We gave them 3 points but it was quick.
Sgt Hulka
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donahue said:

I can't believe he's kicking this, I would've gone for it and tried to put it to bed
Would you be scared of this offense?
Beanie55
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Why Lord why.
java
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DarthFader said:

Wonder how long Hartman stays now that they've been eliminated from the CFP


Does it matter? There is not one game where the outcome would be different if Angeli was the QB
AZdoc
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irishdane20 said:

Brucealeg said:

Masterclass in killing a brand.


Be Irish.



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