Football Notre Dame defeats Penn State 27-24 in CFP Semifinals

[LandoComando]

Lack of discipline already

 

[Dylan Callaghan-Croley]

Some good things that first drive. Some bad things that first drive. We'll see what the Nittany Lions can defense.

 

[AvgUser]

Evans never looked for the damn ball

Agreed. Lucky it sailed incomplete

 

[m.knox]

Holy shit a screen pass!

Great call against the blitz.

 

[LandoComando]

Agreed. Lucky it sailed incomplete

I mean, he can't play if he's not even going to look for a ball where he's the first read--I don't understand what the hell that was.

 

[Jerry]

Didn't like that 3rd-down call at all. You need 14 yards and you run Allen on a 7-yard pattern.

Play to win, guys. Take shots. Throw for the 1st down.

 

[LandoComando]

Didn't like that 3rd-down call at all. You need 14 yards and you run Allen on a 7-yard pattern.

Play to win, guys. Take shots. Throw for the 1st down.

They avoiding the big mistake--which makes sense against ND

 

[diontechristmas]

They showed Knute & Holtz but no Paterno. Eff them!

They showed Paterno. Reese Davis even told a story about Paterno subscribing to the South Bend newspaper to get info about ND.

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

Agreed. Lucky it sailed incomplete

Doesn't matter whether Offensive Player is looking for ball, or not. Defender hit him before ball arrived which is absolutely DPI. Announcer full of crap - it doesn't matter whether Defender is "tracking ball", or not - he is not allowed to hit receiver while ball in air before it is touched.

 

[PAgeologist]

Good sign. Carter is mixing it up on the line

 

[scrivener]

Our 3rd and longs have been kryptonite

 

[Onionbelly]

LFG!!!!!!!!

 

[LandoComando]

ND's plan is Evans, Evans, Evans

 

[cntblvitsbutter]

WHY?

 

[m.knox]

One series each and it's starting to look like a field position game.

 

[Onionbelly]

WTF was that????

 

[bdroc]

Field punt on the 3?

 

[jbenedict]

Fine he looks crampy and might have crapped his pants.

Jeeeeesh

That's largely because of "game control"

 

[LandoComando]

You can't fair catch the ball at the 2
Again, discipline

 

[GregInPitt]

Tracy has some things to learn about fielding punts. Like moving out of the way at the last minute for punts inside the 5....

 

[Onionbelly]

That was so freakin dumb

 

[scrivener]

Zion wtf

 

[Phil's Rug]

Gotta let that hit, good grief

 

[diontechristmas]

WHY?

That’s elementary. Do not catch a punt at the 3. This is the dumb crap that can lose this game.

 

[jbenedict]

Field punt on the 3?

Can we play smart football.

 

[Big 0]

FC at the 2. The antithesis of winning football.

 

[Onionbelly]

Seriously, how hard is it not to field a punt at the 2?

 

[Crusher1950]

They had 3 guys there to down what a gonna do

 

[cntblvitsbutter]

2ND MISTAKE!!!

You can't fair catch the ball at the 2
Again, discipline

That's a huge mistake. The kind you can't make if u wanna win.

 

[Westcoast24]

Doesn't matter whether Offensive Player is looking for ball, or not. Defender hit him before ball arrived which is absolutely DPI. Announcer full of crap - it doesn't matter whether Defender is "tracking ball", or not - he is not allowed to hit receiver while ball in air before it is touched.

oh FFS

 

[liquid0623]

Great play by the Notre Dame gunner downing thr ball at the 2. Oh wait?!

 

[Jerry]

They avoiding the big mistake--which makes sense against ND

On their side of the field, you don't play to "avoid mistakes." You play to score. Because that's how you win.

 

[AvgUser]

Tracy has some things to learn about fielding punts. Like moving out of the way at the last minute for punts inside the 5....

It’s a lost art anymore. I see too many players catch balls inside the ten

 

[PAgeologist]

Field punt on the 3?

The only thing I can think is he saw they had it surrounded and saved a yard or 2?

 

[YeOldeCup]

Was already standing inside the 10. You don't try to catch anything over your head. You try to misdirect and let it land. Terrible decision.

 

[CJFisJoePaII]

What the hell is Tracey thinking? What difference does letting it go there? They down it, it's inside the 5.... So Tracey goes and Downs it for them instead of making them make a difficult play on it????

 

[jbenedict]

Can we play smart football.

I hope we can get out of this.

 

[GSPMax]

That’s elementary. Do not catch a punt at the 3. This is the dumb crap that can lose this game.

ND had it surrounded, if he didn't catch it ND would have inside the 3 . Great punt and coverage.

 

[j-buff]

Bad judgement

 

[PAgeologist]

It’s a lost art anymore. I see too many players catch balls inside the ten

I always thought you stood on the 10 and if it goes over your head you run away from it.