Game Thread Fiesta Bowl 2016 - tOSU vs Notre Dame, Friday 1/1 @ 1pET, ESPN

[MililaniBuckeye]

Just like 2006...

 

[scarletngray]

Adolphus will be suspended for the Fiesta.

The disturbing part about this and the other suspensions this year is that it is our leaders getting suspended. Explains a lot concerning this year.

 

[SEREbuckeye]

Hubbard is no where near big enough to go inside...

I thought about that after posting. After reading an article on Eleven Warriors, it sounds like they ate planning on adjusting the baseline techniques to compensate for size loss.

Just like 2006...

And 2002.

 

[cincibuck]

So... did the Bucks elect to wear white, 'cause I find it hard to believe that Notre Dame - with two losses and ZERO significant wins was awarded home team status against a one loss team.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

So... did the Bucks elect to wear white, 'cause I find it hard to believe that Notre Dame - with two losses and ZERO significant wins was awarded home team status against a one loss team.

The Twitter post said the Bucks were home team...they chose the whites.

 

[Steve19]

Or because they want to play with a bit more of a chip on their shoulder?

 

[Hetuck]

Or because they want to play with a bit more of a chip on their shoulder?

Maybe they're just paying homage to the 2006 team.

 

[RB07OSU]

Maybe they're just paying homage to the 2006 team.

Absent that, I hate it. Wear the scarlet and gray, nothing more beautiful on a TV screen to me. None of this bullshit LSU "white is counter-culture and is therefore cool" nonsense.

 

[Systems_id]

Just like 2006...

Hopefully means a 600 yard day for the offense.

 

[Steve19]

I think it reflects their mental attitude going into the game, an "away game" mentality...a "chase" rather than "grind" mentality.

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

So this was the first season since 1915 that Notre Dame did not play a B1G team during the regular season.

vs Texas 5-7 (4-5) W 3 - 38

@ Virginia 4-8 (3-5) W 34 - 27

vs Georgia Tech 3-9 (1-7) W 22 - 30

vs Massachusetts 3-9 (2-6) W 27 - 62

@ Clemson 13-0 (8-0) L 22 - 24

vs Navy 10-2 (7-1) W 24 - 41

vs USC 8-5 (6-3) W 31 - 41

@ Temple 10-3 (7-1) W 24 - 20

@ Pittsburgh 8-4 (6-2) W 42 - 30

vs Wake Forest 3-9 (1-7) W 7 - 28

vs Boston College 3-9 (0-8) W 16 - 19

@ Stanford 11-2 (8-1) L 36 - 38

Combined record of 81-67. Of which they played 6 ACC teams (34-39), 2 PAC 12 teams (19-9), 2 AAC teams (20-5), 1 Big XII team (5-7), and 1 MAC team (3-9). Thanks to the AAC their opponents' combined record looks okay until you take them out and they played against 61-62 talent.

They played 6 teams with a winning record (60-16) and went 4-2 against them. The other 6 teams had losing records (21-51) and they went 6-0 against the likes of BC, Wake Forest, UMASS, UVA, hot mess Texas, and a GT team that was supposed to challenge for the ACC title.

They average 34.75 points on offense and give up an average of 22.42 on defense. Both losses were by two points each.

What does all of this mean?

FUCK NOTRE DAME! GO BUCKEYES!!!!

 

[muffler dragon]

Absent that, I hate it. Wear the scarlet and gray, nothing more beautiful on a TV screen to me. None of this bull[Mark May] LSU "white is counter-culture and is therefore cool" nonsense.

They're riding a 17 or 18 away game win streak. I don't think they've lost in the Whites in some time. I'll take it.

 

[Dryden]

Notre Dame SB Nation affiliate breaks down OSU run game and how Notre Dame matches up:

http://www.onefootdown.com/2015/12/...tate-running-game-2015-fiesta-bowl-notre-dame

 

[scarletmike]

After the TSO concert on Saturday night going through the autograph line one of the vocalists (think it was John Brink) noticed I was wearing an OSU polo and said that he hopes we destroy the Domers. Didn't mention who he roots for, but thought it was great that despite OSU typically being the most hated program plenty of fans of other teams seem to be much more eager to see ND fall. Can't wait for the game!

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Just like we do at home.

wait...