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ND secondary is good and seems to be a significant challenge tonight, but are they AS good as many are saying .. i.e. best in the country good? have they faced anyone as good as Beck since October 2023 (Caleb williams) - and have they done well against the good QBs they've played?
I think they benefited from playing really down competition (QB wise) and had some positive things swing their way - weigman injury, dodging Haynes king and Carson Beck, getting Indiana who was severely overmatched talent wise in the playoffs etc.
anyone play caller with a pulse(Louisville, USC, ohio state) all did perfectly fine against this secondary and beck/dawson should as well
A&M (W - 23-13) - solid performance by ND defense, but this isn't the same Connor weigman. he was hurt and now he's at Houston
NIU (L - 16-14) - was clearly a motivation / prepared thing but still shows it can be done
Purdure (W - 66-7) - nohting to take from this, Purdue was really really bad
Miami (OH) (W- 28-3) - nothing to take from this
Louisville (W - 31-24) - shough played well enough to beat them - If beck has this stat line I think we win tonight
Stanford (W - 49-7) - nothing to take due to how bad Stanford is
GT (w/o Haynes king) (W - 31-13) - king didnt play, backup played well considering circumstance imo
Navy (W - 35-14) - nothing to take from this
FSU (W- 52-3) - nothing to take from that trash
Virginia (W - 35-14) - a solid performance by ND defense but this is when colandrea was falling, muskett played well
Army (W - 49-14) - nothing to take from here
USC (W - 49-35) (this highlights that we should be ok)
Playoffs
Indiana (W - 27-17)
- Rourke didn't have a great game, but did he play bad considering the talent difference?
Georgia (W - 23-10) * Gunnar Stockton*
Penn State (W - 27-24) - Allar was shut down, really only game I can point to that's highly impressive by ND and even with that, I think allar is overrated
Ohio State (L - 34-23) - Howard had his way with them and they could have thrown for way more, it wasn't just J smith either
I think they benefited from playing really down competition (QB wise) and had some positive things swing their way - weigman injury, dodging Haynes king and Carson Beck, getting Indiana who was severely overmatched talent wise in the playoffs etc.
anyone play caller with a pulse(Louisville, USC, ohio state) all did perfectly fine against this secondary and beck/dawson should as well
A&M (W - 23-13) - solid performance by ND defense, but this isn't the same Connor weigman. he was hurt and now he's at Houston
NIU (L - 16-14) - was clearly a motivation / prepared thing but still shows it can be done
Purdure (W - 66-7) - nohting to take from this, Purdue was really really bad
Miami (OH) (W- 28-3) - nothing to take from this
Louisville (W - 31-24) - shough played well enough to beat them - If beck has this stat line I think we win tonight
Stanford (W - 49-7) - nothing to take due to how bad Stanford is
GT (w/o Haynes king) (W - 31-13) - king didnt play, backup played well considering circumstance imo
Navy (W - 35-14) - nothing to take from this
FSU (W- 52-3) - nothing to take from that trash
Virginia (W - 35-14) - a solid performance by ND defense but this is when colandrea was falling, muskett played well
Army (W - 49-14) - nothing to take from here
USC (W - 49-35) (this highlights that we should be ok)
Playoffs
Indiana (W - 27-17)
- Rourke didn't have a great game, but did he play bad considering the talent difference?
Georgia (W - 23-10) * Gunnar Stockton*
Penn State (W - 27-24) - Allar was shut down, really only game I can point to that's highly impressive by ND and even with that, I think allar is overrated
Ohio State (L - 34-23) - Howard had his way with them and they could have thrown for way more, it wasn't just J smith either
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