I despise Brian Kelly. I have no clue what he was thinking with the fake FG attempt before the end of the first half.

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He always seems to think his talent will win out, irrespective of dumb play calling or stupid decisions like that.

It plays against the Louisvilles and FSUs of the world but Clemson is going to shit pump this team if he keeps this up.

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Quarterbacks get worse the longer they play for him

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I don't like Kelly, but I give him credit for keeping them relevant top 10ish. You can argue that ND should always be relevant, but that's not how college football works anymore. Now, there should never be seasons they end up 4-8 like 2016, but if they end up in the 1-3 loss range, fine.

Number 3 in the nation struggling again against another mediocre team.

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Careful

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Elections have consequences.

Average team? That work?

I was worried this thing would play out like the 2012 game, but this may be worse.

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We are not that good on offense. ND should win but if it’s close that would be cool.

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Book is a poor man’s Mitch (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky so nobody’s ever really out of the game against them.

ND’s D is solid though, so absent a major book meltdown, this should be a good enough lead.

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This is Pitt’s backup QB and terrible. Letting punts get blocked as I type worse.

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Yeah, it feels more competitive than a 25pt game but those big plays will kill you.

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Ditto.

Wanny said yesterday not to sleep on Pitt today.

So Pitt has sleep walked instead.

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Great post. Aged well.
Maybe watch a game for longer than 10 minutes before deciding the outcome.

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Savor the flavor soy boys.. Clemson is gonna ass bang you. No lube

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Clemson will beat ND.

Not sure about all the rest.

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I'm guessing the line is Clemson minus 9.. they'll demolish that.

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Clemson -14.5

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That's your guess or early line?

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That's the early line

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Clemson 43
ND 20

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Did you watch the first half?

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I did. The whole game.

It was 28-3 at halftime. They sure were struggling then

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Yeah I don’t think you can watch that and think they were doing well at half, score aside. The standard isn’t beating Pitt; it’s whether they’re able to compete with playoff caliber teams.

Clemson isn’t going to fall down (twice) for long TDs, fuck up on special teams, commit unnecessary PI in the end zone...

They tightened up in the 2nd half and looked the part of a top 5 team. You’d have to be an idiot to think that team that showed up early hangs with Clemson.

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No, that's exactly the standard that's being discussed in this conversation:









Now, keep reading the rest of the thread. We moved on to the Clemson conversation.

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Sure, but I posted that at 7-3 coming off personal fouls, a fumble, sacks and a punt.

I think they hit that 70 yard td as I hit send, iirc.

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Syracuse, an absolutely brutal team, kept it pretty tight with Clemson most of the game

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

What was the final score GD?

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pretty similar to the final score of Pitt v. ND

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And men have lost their reason.

Golic on the call today. Kind of weird to see him in this setting.

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Not sure how to feel about this game. Nd looking good so far save for the one big play.

Mildly surprised that book and the offense are moving the ball so effectively.

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