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Game Thread | Stanford at No. 11 Notre Dame

October 12, 2024
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Stanford (2-3) at No. 11 Notre Dame (4-1) 

Notre Dame Stadium | 3:30 PM ET | NBC | Line: Notre Dame -22.5 | Total: 45.5

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Five Players To Watch

Notre Dame DT Howard Cross
Cross had his best game of the season against Louisville and getting that extra rest during the bye week should only help him stay at that level. With Stanford's interior offensive line struggling in pass protection, we should see plenty of Cross in the backfield.

Stanford LB Tristan Sinclair
Sinclair had a great performance against Virginia Tech last week and has improved significantly from last season. He's a big hitter who gets sent on the blitz a lot, and he'll be all over the field for the Cardinal.

Notre Dame WR Jaden Greathouse
Louisville might have been a bit of a breakout game for Greathouse and the train should keep rolling against a Stanford defense that has had issues at nickel and safety. That's good news for Notre Dame's slot receiver and he might end up in the end zone again this week for the Irish.

Stanford WR Elic Ayomanor
Possibly the most physically gifted receiver the Irish will face this season, Ayomanor can wow with his combination of size, speed, and ball skills. The problem is that Stanford's quarterbacks have had a tough time connecting with him deep as they did last season. He'll get a high volume of targets like he does every week and Notre Dame will pay special attention to him in coverage.

Notre Dame LB Drayk Bowen
Bowen was ballin' playing the run and he's becoming a better pass rusher from week to week as well. His arrow continues to keep pointing up and it should be the norm for Notre Dame fans to see big things from him each game. 


Quotes of the Week

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman:
”You need to study the past to learn from the mistakes, so you can make sure you can perform better on Saturday. It’s a rivalry game. That’s a lot of our motivation to compete in this rivalry game, but at the end of the day, we have to continue to chase being the best version of ourselves and reaching our full potential. That’s the only motivation you need. There are different ways you can motivate them daily, but at the end of the day, we’re trying to reach our full potential. We want to make sure we win this Legends Trophy.” 

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock: 
“I think what's most exciting to me is the continued growth of confidence and understanding of what we're doing. I think we've seen glimpses of what it can really kind of turn into and become here. We're at about the point in the season where it's time for that to kind of kick into gear. I've seen that progress over the last couple games, and now that's continued into last week, continued into this week. And hoping that that translates to the way we play on Saturday.”  

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden:
”Coach Freeman, Chad (Bowden), the staff, I think everybody is doing a great job of identifying Notre Dame kids and bringing them in. It’s also the transition. How do you get a young man, a young player, a young student-athlete ready to go? That’s a credit to the staff, the strength staff, our coaches, our quality control and our (grad assistants).

“There’s a lot of work that goes into that. I probably didn’t see all that coming. You just named a lot of guys. I probably didn’t see that, but it’s a really productive wave of young players that love the game. I’m going to be honest with you: Those guys love the game, they talk the game, they’re competitors. And I do not flinch, whether it’s Leonard Moore, Bryce Young, Kyng (KVA) – it doesn’t matter who it is. They go out there, and they’re part of the Notre Dame Fightin’ Irish defense. They’re not a freshman and they’ve earned that.”

 Notre Dame DB Jordan Clark:
“It’s been everything and more,” said Clark. “The games that we’ve been able to play in, the expectations, the adversity that we’ve had, it’s everything that I could have hoped for. I came here to grow, and I think I’ve been in situations that have really just promoted that in every way.

“I’ve been able to grow and learn from so many experiences, wins, failures. Ultimately, it’s amazing and I can’t wait to keep it going.” 


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Game Thread | Stanford at No. 11 Notre Dame

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mjhahn
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We all know how this will turn out. F these ACC refs.
mattfreeman
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Staff
Ruling on the field stands. Stanford will start at its own 3.
irishduffy
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Did we get a call?
Sgt Hulka
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mattfreeman said:

Ruling on the field stands. Stanford will start at its own 3.
How's the Boo Rating going at present?
cousin eddie
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Darn blurry screen!!
ndsean44
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jcox2201 said:

Jaxdulac said:

No im not. I'm seeing it all. You shouldn't start down 7-0 either. And I didn't miss Oben just jumping offsides v


20 pt favorites up 14 at half. Enjoy the game. Bama shouldn't suck but they do. GA was losing to Miss St. UT was losing to OU. The game isn't 5 minutes long.
While this is true, and in a vacuum, I agree.

The problem is that this isn't a 1 or 2 time thing. ND has had several poor starts or poor games against mediocre to bad teams.

NIU was bad all-around from start to finish, and it resulted in a loss to a bad team.

Miami Ohio was another poor start and in general, a poor game against another MAC school.

Louisville, another poor start, and in general, it was a super sloppy game, but Louisville was thankfully also really sloppy and made more crucial errors that cost them. And Louisville turned around and lost at home to SMU and is in a dog-fight with Virginia.

Georgia starts slow once, they have the track record to know it's not much to lose sleep over. Because they generally find a way to gut out those poor performances and then proceed to carry on business as usual. Same with Texas. Them falling behind to a ranked OU squad early isn't super concerning, and now they're routing them. Alabama is kind of an exception, because we have no prior history with them under DeBoer and so far, DeBoer is showing he's no Saban.

Until ND starts to consistently show up for these small games, the skepticism will persist.
jhiggins993
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Glad ruling stood but it's. BS rule
Sgt Hulka
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Oh eat a dick, Garrett. ND's been getting bent all game and you are "shocked" by that. Go fist yourself
ndsean44
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mattfreeman said:

Ruling on the field stands. Stanford will start at its own 3.
Wow, refs actually making a call that favors us. First time for everything.
Joe1976
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Ballmight of touched his left foot.
ndsean44
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Key third down here.
Cassin
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Puke
Rwolf101
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Where was the indisputable video evidence that these ********s constantly preach? Prove to me he didn't touch that ball before stepping out.
ndsean44
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C'mon man! REALLY!?

irishtank6900
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3rd and long run… don't understand why more teams haven't done that.
ndsean44
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Bad defense so far.

ST gave them a gift and they are crapping all over it.
irishduffy
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Burnham gets the option pitch! Awesome
irishfan32489
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Who the HELL is the eligible receiver? An ant?
Jaxdulac
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Burnham - big time play
mattfreeman
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Stanford fumbles. Joshua Burnham recovers. Notre Dame will start at the Stanford 17.

No review........yet.
Cassin
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What a damn play
Rwolf101
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So the receivers standing at the back of the Stanford bench count as a receiver in the area now?
Brucealeg
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MF looked mad by the turnover.
Cassin
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What is with Marcus' face?
Sgt Hulka
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Welcome back JB!
ndsean44
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Welcome back Josh Burnham!
Jaxdulac
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What would be the review? It's either an interception or a fumble.
irishduffy
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irishfan32489 said:

Who the HELL is the eligible receiver? An ant?
What is this?!? A center for ants?
Rwolf101
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mattfreeman said:

Stanford fumbles. Joshua Burnham recovers. Notre Dame will start at the Stanford 17.

No review........yet.

But what was the stadium volume and were there boos?
mattfreeman
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Jadarian Price 16-yard touchdown run.

Stanford 7
Notre Dame 28
12:12 | 3Q

2 plays, 17 yards in :40
blairkiel
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Price is gonna be really good in the league
ndsean44
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I was about to type why is Price in and not Love.

That....for that.
Cassin
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Jaxdulac said:

What would be the review? It's either an interception or a fumble.


I sensed a dump truck full of sarcasm
mjhahn
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Someone in the booth blew a massive fart - Probably Garrett.
mattfreeman
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Jaxdulac said:

What would be the review? It's either an interception or a fumble.
The ACC crews seem to review every play of significance.
 
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