Agreed. I grew sick of watching Wood run east-west and never finding the corner or a seem because he was back to trying out for a spot on ‘Dancing with the Stars’. Riddick just runs and does so with authority. I cannot understand the play calling in the red zone. If this was scripted, then move away from the script because it was not working. Riddick scored on a 9-yard run in the first quarter. Why stop feeding him the ball? If not Riddick, why not Atkinson?

Not only that, but most of ND’s defense stopped after they heard the whistle. So, the timeout was not a game changer.

I think everyone was just elated and got a little sloppy there at the end.

Sums it up for me! Well said! GO IRISH!!! ONWARD TO VICTORY!!!

I would agree with you, but if you watch the replay, most of ND’s defense had stopped on the play as soon as they heard the whistle. So, there is no guarantee that it would have been a touchdown had the whistle not blown.

I agree with you. I am sick to death of hearing “Johnny Football”. That is what the talking heads fail to recognize as they drool all over themselves when talking anything Johnny Manzeil. He has also LOST two games – allbeit to LSU and Florida. But, what is lost in all of the “Johnny Mania” is that in these games, he threw for a combined 549 yards, 0 TDs, 0 (rushing) TDs, and 3 INTs. Not exactly Heisman moments for Mr. Manzeil. Not only that, but what exactly is the Heisman award? I have always understood that the Heisman was awarded based on what a player has done over their collegiate *career*. That said, Manti Te’o has played in 50 games spanning four seasons. During that time he has had three 100+ tackle seasons, 7 INTs (in one season), numerous sacks and tackles-for-loss and has never cost his team a single victory. He is an academic all-american and has been the best at his position for at least the past two seasons. What has Manzeil done in one season that compares? If they award this to Manzeil, then the award will be a bigger joke to me than it already is.

Rob6, thanks for pointing that out. They cut away so quickly, and I never saw any replay…

“Class” is an overrated concept. The only class I’m concerned about with ND’s players are the ones they attend to get their meaningful degrees, which by any barometer, is what separates ND from the “dregs of SEC culture”.

If you’re going to get the vapors from reading words like “porn stache”, fine, but I write how I write.