Notre Dame had only 10 men on the field for the final TD
Sorry if this isn't considered thread worthy. Saw it mentioned elsewhere on the board. But Ryan Day beat his chest about being tough...versus a 10-man defense.
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:38 PM ^
ND did a "Sparty No"?
September 24th, 2023 at 12:11 AM ^
Yes, they did.
‘if ND would have won, we wouldn’t hear the end of it for the next 10 years.
September 24th, 2023 at 7:29 AM ^
That seems certain. File the outcome under Silver Linings.
September 24th, 2023 at 11:30 AM ^
The outcome was probably for the best. ND is practically eliminated from the playoff hunt, while OSU won but looked like crap. They were outplayed on both lines and couldn't convert short yardage when ND actually had 11 players on the field.
September 24th, 2023 at 12:56 PM ^
My thought exactly. Better that the team with the good QB is eliminated. Plus, far from showing OSU's toughness, the truth is that their D line crumbled in the 4th qtr against ND. This game showed that 1) the OSU defense is not tough and 2) OSU receivers are dangerous. I.e., it's the same team but with a far inferior QB.
September 24th, 2023 at 1:23 PM ^
I guess that's going in Day's Silver Linings Playbook.
September 24th, 2023 at 2:07 PM ^
Except there's no Jennifer Lawrence looking fetching in yoga pants. Just the mental health struggle part.
September 24th, 2023 at 5:31 PM ^
Did you know they played the “game of the century” against MSU in 1966?
Also - Tom Zbikowski was also a boxer!
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:39 PM ^
They were too intimidated by osu’s toughness to focus on getting enough men on the field.
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:58 PM ^
One dude chickened out. "Fuck that, coach. They're just too damn tough for me."
September 24th, 2023 at 2:23 AM ^
But people are calling the OSU players names and disrespecting them because theyve lost 2 big ten games the last 3 years. Lol.
What an idiot.
September 24th, 2023 at 6:51 AM ^
10 men, no dudes.
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:39 PM ^
Someone can't count to eleven. Their coach did go to ohio state.
September 24th, 2023 at 5:46 AM ^
He probably didn't play school either....
September 24th, 2023 at 7:39 AM ^
Always cited among the classics when putting together lists of Ohio's greatest authors.
September 24th, 2023 at 10:57 AM ^
and it took OSU TWO plays to figure it out.
September 24th, 2023 at 11:34 AM ^
And they still barely scored with an 11 on 10 advantage. Imagine the headlines if Ohio State was stuffed at the goalline by 10 guys, it'd be hilarious
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:40 PM ^
Horrible goal line D.
Then again, to hell with Notre Dame and Ryan “Just For Men, Born on 3rd Base Day.”
September 24th, 2023 at 5:14 AM ^
And OSU still had trouble scoring on them….
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:41 PM ^
ND is going to lose 3 games. Their WR corps is whack.
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:59 PM ^
Whack like MC Hammer. Whack like Vanilla Ice...
September 24th, 2023 at 7:45 AM ^
Well, if we're talking about toughness, they were punishing OSU up the middle. Getting away from it on two crucial fourth-quarter plays was their downfall. Ten guys on the line with the game on the line prolly didn't help.
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:41 PM ^
So that's what it takes for OSU to successfully run in short-yardage situations.
September 24th, 2023 at 11:35 AM ^
And they almost didn't....
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:41 PM ^
Yeah, could’ve used that extra guy on their right side. Guh.
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:42 PM ^
Nothing says toughness like calling out a frail 86-year-old man in your press conference.
September 24th, 2023 at 1:14 AM ^
I must've missed something. Who said what about whom?
September 24th, 2023 at 3:05 AM ^
Lou Holtz said Ohio State was soft (paraphrasing).
September 24th, 2023 at 9:01 AM ^
The third baseman said, apparently with a straight face, other than a bad second half in AA two years ago, he didnt know where that “soft” moniker comes from.
Oregon’s 2021 offense and Donovan Edwards miiiiight have some idea.
September 24th, 2023 at 11:00 AM ^
I caught when he was saying that trying to keep himself from crying.
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:42 PM ^
And that was after a timeout.
September 24th, 2023 at 1:22 AM ^
Ah, ah, ah!
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:45 PM ^
Could also explain why Notre Dame only rushed three earlier. Did anyone go back and count the Irish on that play?
September 24th, 2023 at 1:14 AM ^
I was yelling at my screen when they only rushed 3
September 24th, 2023 at 10:48 AM ^
It’s the kiss of death. Time and again.
Might as well rush zero.
September 24th, 2023 at 10:13 AM ^
I feel like, as often as not, the "prevent" in "prevent defense" is short for "prevent yourself from winning."
September 24th, 2023 at 12:11 PM ^
It's coaching psychology mindset. DCs generally can't help themselves in such "game on the line" situations. You can't do "nothing" or do the same as you have been doing, so you "gamble" and either:
- "shoot your guns" and blitz (and take the chance on getting burned);
- or you sometimes gamble on "surprising" the QB by dropping eight and figuring he might get impatient and try to force the ball and you have an extra guy to tackle anybody short of the first down.
The other thing you can do is rush three and then "green dog" (a delayed bitz) but in my recollection the ball was out pretty quickly, and the receiver made the catch surrounded by defenders. Say what you want about their "toughness" [I'll leave that to Lou Holtz], but Ohio State has great receivers and good to great QBs and have a lot of confidence in their passing game, especially in such pressure situations.
September 24th, 2023 at 2:28 PM ^
Now you're using your head. I counted three on the line, with seven dropping.
So, ND had 10 men on D for the last three plays of the game.
EDIT: Actually, upon further review, I suspect they had another safety set super far back in the secondary and outside of the TV frame because, on the subsequent play, ND ran 11 up to the line for McCord's spike.
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:45 PM ^
Lou Holtz probably called them out and day got pissy about it
September 24th, 2023 at 12:31 AM ^
Wffhy ffwoulfd Day get pfissy abfout fsomething he fsfsaidth?
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:46 PM ^
Manti T’eo’s girlfriend was clearly player #11.
September 24th, 2023 at 12:54 PM ^
Ouch!
September 23rd, 2023 at 11:48 PM ^
Saved a spot for Jesus.
September 24th, 2023 at 12:02 AM ^
With the Holy Trinity, it's like too many men on the field there. Y'know, when you think about it...
September 24th, 2023 at 8:58 AM ^
Not if you bundle them.
September 24th, 2023 at 12:32 AM ^
The Jesus I know had gap integrity.
September 24th, 2023 at 12:39 AM ^
Yup. It's now known as Gave-Up-A-Touchdown Jesus
September 24th, 2023 at 1:21 AM ^
But he turns the other cheek. Much better on offense when he can part the DL.
September 24th, 2023 at 2:09 AM ^
All this time they thought he was signaling "touchdown" ... when he was actually being asked how many men were on the field ...