Oklahoma 13 (atrocious offensive line)
Stanford 13 (atrocious 1-dimensional offensive)
USC 13 (atrocious offensive line)
Spotting a trend?
We shall see or maybe we won't Good luck Saturday.
Stanford 13 (atrocious 1-dimensional offensive)
USC 13 (atrocious offensive line)
Spotting a trend?
We shall see or maybe we won't Good luck Saturday.
Stanford 13 (atrocious 1-dimensional offensive)
USC 13 (atrocious offensive line)
Spotting a trend?
We shall see or maybe we won't Good luck Saturday.
My money is on ND I am not the slightest bit concerned. I have heard this arguement about talent mismatch all year and yet ND is 12-0. Maybe Bama or UGA rolls em maybe they don't we will know Jan 7 and I will get to see it first hand.
Good Luck Saturday
My money is on ND I am not the slightest bit concerned. I have heard this arguement about talent mismatch all year and yet ND is 12-0. Maybe Bama or UGA rolls em maybe they don't we will know Jan 7 and I will get to see it first hand.
Good Luck Saturday
My money is on ND I am not the slightest bit concerned. I have heard this arguement about talent mismatch all year and yet ND is 12-0. Maybe Bama or UGA rolls em maybe they don't we will know Jan 7 and I will get to see it first hand.
Good Luck Saturday
My money is on ND I am not the slightest bit concerned. I have heard this arguement about talent mismatch all year and yet ND is 12-0. Maybe Bama or UGA rolls em maybe they don't we will know Jan 7 and I will get to see it first hand.
Good Luck Saturday
Stanford 13 (atrocious 1-dimensional offensive)
USC 13 (atrocious offensive line)
Spotting a trend?
Stanford 13 (atrocious 1-dimensional offensive)
USC 13 (atrocious offensive line)
Spotting a trend?
My money is on ND I am not the slightest bit concerned. I have heard this arguement about talent mismatch all year and yet ND is 12-0. Maybe Bama or UGA rolls em maybe they don't we will know Jan 7 and I will get to see it first hand.
Good Luck Saturday
My money is on ND I am not the slightest bit concerned. I have heard this arguement about talent mismatch all year and yet ND is 12-0. Maybe Bama or UGA rolls em maybe they don't we will know Jan 7 and I will get to see it first hand.
Good Luck Saturday
there is no total up when it comes out I will probably take the under as well. ND +11.5 is in my mind not a risk.
there is no total up when it comes out I will probably take the under as well. ND +11.5 is in my mind not a risk.
[Quote: Originally Posted by jimmydafreak]
All of the 11 & 1 and 10 & 2 SEC teams are significantly more talented than Notre Dame. Notre Dame's defensive front 7 is SEC caliber in size, speed and talent. There is no question about that. I think you can also make an argument that their offensive line is also SEC caliber. Notre Dame, however, does not have SEC athletes or an SEC caliber QB. Where teams like Notre Dame and other teams outside the SEC also consistently fall short is their roster depth. As Saban constantly preaches "the bottom 40 guys on your roster usually determines how good [a] team really is."
What made LSU so good last season??? Depth. In laying almost two touchdowns with LSU in the SEC Championship Game last season I said that Georgia had the talent to hang with LSU for a little while, but lacked the depth to stay with them for 4 quarters. That is exactly how that game played out. Georgia actually outplayed LSU in the 1st half, but got steamrolled in the 2nd.
That is also what makes Alabama so good. They have so much quality depth all across their roster. That allows then to send wave after wave of fresh players into the game and still be extremely consistent. Most teams simply can't withstand the onslaught for 4 quarters. All good teams have quality starters. What separates championship teams from good teams is what they have behind those starters.
This is what frustrates Saban about no-huddle offenses. It negates the huge depth advantage he has over other teams. Saban has a specific personnel packages for every situation. When the opposing team starts pacing his defense, he can't get the personnel he wants on the field. If he's in a dime package on 3rd and long, and the opposing team picks up a 1st down, then he has a defensive package in the game that is susceptible to the run if he is unable to make the necessary substitutions.
I'm not sure who you've been hearing the talent mismatch argument from all season, but Notre Dame hasn't played a team that has had any significant talent advantage over them. The only teams that Notre Dame has played that you could even make that argument without being laughed at would be Oklahoma and USC, and I honestly don't think either of these teams holds a significant talent advantage over Notre Dame, if any at all. Talent wise Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford and Notre Dame are all pretty much even. Aside from those 5 teams Notre Dame was significantly more talented than every other team they played.
The level of talent Notre Dame will face if they play Alabama is in a completely different universe. On the flip side, Alabama routinely plays teams like Notre Dame in conference play. Notre Dame is the perfect match-up for Alabama.
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ND default offensive strategy is no huddle, defense has depth up front. You are reinforcing my arguement as to why I like ND in this game.
BOL Saturday
[Quote: Originally Posted by jimmydafreak]
All of the 11 & 1 and 10 & 2 SEC teams are significantly more talented than Notre Dame. Notre Dame's defensive front 7 is SEC caliber in size, speed and talent. There is no question about that. I think you can also make an argument that their offensive line is also SEC caliber. Notre Dame, however, does not have SEC athletes or an SEC caliber QB. Where teams like Notre Dame and other teams outside the SEC also consistently fall short is their roster depth. As Saban constantly preaches "the bottom 40 guys on your roster usually determines how good [a] team really is."
What made LSU so good last season??? Depth. In laying almost two touchdowns with LSU in the SEC Championship Game last season I said that Georgia had the talent to hang with LSU for a little while, but lacked the depth to stay with them for 4 quarters. That is exactly how that game played out. Georgia actually outplayed LSU in the 1st half, but got steamrolled in the 2nd.
That is also what makes Alabama so good. They have so much quality depth all across their roster. That allows then to send wave after wave of fresh players into the game and still be extremely consistent. Most teams simply can't withstand the onslaught for 4 quarters. All good teams have quality starters. What separates championship teams from good teams is what they have behind those starters.
This is what frustrates Saban about no-huddle offenses. It negates the huge depth advantage he has over other teams. Saban has a specific personnel packages for every situation. When the opposing team starts pacing his defense, he can't get the personnel he wants on the field. If he's in a dime package on 3rd and long, and the opposing team picks up a 1st down, then he has a defensive package in the game that is susceptible to the run if he is unable to make the necessary substitutions.
I'm not sure who you've been hearing the talent mismatch argument from all season, but Notre Dame hasn't played a team that has had any significant talent advantage over them. The only teams that Notre Dame has played that you could even make that argument without being laughed at would be Oklahoma and USC, and I honestly don't think either of these teams holds a significant talent advantage over Notre Dame, if any at all. Talent wise Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford and Notre Dame are all pretty much even. Aside from those 5 teams Notre Dame was significantly more talented than every other team they played.
The level of talent Notre Dame will face if they play Alabama is in a completely different universe. On the flip side, Alabama routinely plays teams like Notre Dame in conference play. Notre Dame is the perfect match-up for Alabama.
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ND default offensive strategy is no huddle, defense has depth up front. You are reinforcing my arguement as to why I like ND in this game.
BOL Saturday
If you say so sweetheart. We will see Jan 7. By all means everyone unload your accounts on Bama/UGA vs ND, it is clearly free money what are the sportsbooks thinking?
If you say so sweetheart. We will see Jan 7. By all means everyone unload your accounts on Bama/UGA vs ND, it is clearly free money what are the sportsbooks thinking?
If you say so sweetheart. We will see Jan 7. By all means everyone unload your accounts on Bama/UGA vs ND, it is clearly free money what are the sportsbooks thinking?
If you say so sweetheart. We will see Jan 7. By all means everyone unload your accounts on Bama/UGA vs ND, it is clearly free money what are the sportsbooks thinking?
ND default offensive strategy is no huddle, defense has depth up front. You are reinforcing my arguement as to why I like ND in this game.
BOL Saturday
ND default offensive strategy is no huddle, defense has depth up front. You are reinforcing my arguement as to why I like ND in this game.
BOL Saturday
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