Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23

[Jeff Buchanan]

I posted this thread and stuck it so there's one place to post comments. For me, the most meaningful aspect of this game is that there are two teams vying for the NC and neither of them are from the SEC. I think this is the first year in like the last 10 that an SEC team hasn't been involved in the final rounds of the FBS, CFP and having an impact on who advances/wins the NC. This year the one SEC team that made the playoff (UGA) got bounced early by ND.

ND has a legit defense and that's going to determine the character of this game. I don't see ND doing well playing a shootout - exactly what CRD wants the game's character to be. He's relying on QB Will Howard and his talented receivers to jump on top early and then keep distance in the score between his Buckeyes and the Domers. Freeman will want to slow the game down ala, M's win in C-bus in November. Should be an interesting chess match - the Bucks are favored by with an O/U of 45

OSU 34, ND 17

[Dr. Strangelove]

Notre Dame doing what they need to do on that long methodical drive. Hard to imagine they can lean on Leonard like that the entire game though.

[CGVT]

Notre Dame doing what they need to do on that long methodical drive. Hard to imagine they can lean on Leonard like that the entire game though.

My boy Riley isn't going to last if they don't get some other guys involved in the offense

[Dr. Strangelove]

Didn't get a chance to post this earlier. I don't know about a "conspiracy", but Ohio State's opponents have not been called for a single offensive holding penalty in the past 12 games. In 728 plays from scrimmage, not once. The odds of that legitimately happening against the No. 1 scoring defense in football is extremely low.

Ohio State's Ryan Day mad about CFP officials, holding penalties

[Jeff Buchanan]

Freeman and Leonard set the pace. 9m drive. 7-0 ND. ND testing a weak OSU interior defense. Just stay away from the perimeter.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Good answering drive. Smith involved more than last game already.

[Jeff Buchanan]

RPS +2. 7-7. Very balanced attack. Somewhat surprising. Figured Day would throw the long ball. Guess not. Can't see what Howard sees on NDs back end.

[Dr. Strangelove]

There we go, finally. A hold

[froot loops]

If you are going to play man, your end cannot freelance and dive inside and lose contain.

[Jeff Buchanan]

CRD using all his tools...OSU in control.

14-7.

If OSU"s D boots NDs offense off the fieldon this possession, that's it for me.

[Jeff Buchanan]

Good night folks.

[froot loops]

ND is not running a two minute offense here.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Good half. 30 minutes to go.

[iam416]

So much time left.

[THE_WIZARD_]

It's about to get fugly. I said 45-17...looking more like 42-14...but I was damn close...cuz...I'm THE_WIZARD_...