Notre Dame vs Penn State - Orange Bowl Playoff Preview

[@jkay8it]

15:08 to defend Drew Allar we probably have the worst WR room out of all the playoff teams and most of the power 4 conferences. We don’t have a #1 receiver. We have a room full of #2 and #3 receivers. The saving grace has been Tyler Warren.

[@seanwoodrow1085]

Yeah almost every QB state like YPA, completion rate, etc requires 2 guys for every one of those completions to be successful… the guy throwing the ball and the guy catching the ball. If there’s nobody open to catch the ball, then throwaways and desperate throws into covered receivers are going to lower the qbs YPA. We can talk about how Allars YPA drops significantly against good defenses, but is it not possible that against a good secondary, his receivers just can’t get open and don’t win contested catches? while those receivers are somewhat able to out-athlete bad secondaries? No doubt that Josh is right, he does have some issues with mechanics at times, but the list of 20 year old college QBs who look perfect under pressure is quite short. Pretty sure if DA is throwing to osu’s WR room, he’d have significantly higher YPA.

[@marine76a]

Allar's receivers simply drop catchable balls and difficult catches they should make at this level of competition, that being said, Allar is not errant often.

[@jkay8it]

@@seanwoodrow1085 wonderfully said. You are exactly right. It’s clear against better teams the only guy that gets open is Tyler Warren.

[@TruBonehead]

What about Julian Fleming?

[@jkay8it]

@@TruBonehead he hasn’t done much. He has dropped a handful of passes that he should have caught. But his blocking has been really solid.

[@nicholaskling2425]

I think Notre Dame takes this one in a close one. I think their running game does enough to keep them on the scoreboard and Notre Dame keeps Penn State’s passing game in check

[@Boxing_leprechaun]

I think the money is on ND because all the models are pickingND I’ve seen some metrics that have ND as high as -6 most are hovering around ND -3. You guys have the lowest model I’ve seen at ND -1.5. The spread has been right around ND -1.5 to -2.5. ND is also 25.7 in fpi while PSU is 21.3. That’s such a big gap. When you look at the raw stats it doesn’t make since but when you start to get into the advanced stats especially on defense you start to really see the separation between the teams. PSU also miss a ton of tackles which means ND will likely have some huge plays in the run game because of how explosive the ND RBs are.

[@duhdoy08]

I love all the prognostication we all put into college football, but more so I love the surprises that we all seem to have when the game is finally played and our speculations may smear egg on our faces. This is why I really hate the whole ranking system..."this can beat any other team any given Saturday on a neutral field" or "this team would have beaten that team 9 times of 10, you just got us on our bad day." This why we play the games! Teams RARELY get multiple chances to play a team twice in a season. You have 1 chance to prove you are the best. If you can't get 'er done, you ain't the best! Shoulda, coulda, woulda...blah, blah, blah. I'm looking forward to this round of games. I actually was excited about most of the CFP games so far...except the rematch of OSU and Oregon. I'm just happy to see all the new match ups that have been decades or never have been.

[@tomwillcutts2918]

For all your criticism of Riley Leonard ... you have ND scoring over 20 and 24. If they're that successful offensively - they probably win. And here is a metric your system appears to overlook - missed tackles. ND (as you saw against Geo) is one of the best on this stat and PSU is pretty bad. ND beat Geo w/o their RBs having good games - if PSU misses tackles against the ND RBs - they take it to the house or near to it. It appears the FB guys like Klatt and Urban Meyer like ND and stats/nerd types like PSU - we'll see, Klatt is well over 60% against the spread this year.

[@jokingbird]

They are talking about his passing 🤷🏻

[@kev614]

Well to be fair your RBs “didn’t have a good game” because Georgia has a good dline.. i think Penn State may need turnovers to get more than 20 which i think will happen and i think Tyler Warren is the difference.. Give me PSU 24-21 but any team can win easily

[@larryizpr0]

Klatt literally said the reason he's picking ND was PSU not able to win big game and the coaching. Had nothing to do with the players.

[@tomwillcutts2918]

@@jokingbird I get that, but it's not likely to matter if ND puts up 20 or 24. With ND's D, that should be enough to win - of course TOs can always change that, but .... we'll see.

[@georgealoupas6988]

I got Notre Dame over Penn State 20-17. I wouldn't be surprised if a special teams play makes the difference. Notre Dame is elite at the line of scrimmage, both sides.

[@JM-wf2to]

I don't see the elite on the offensive line. Your RG clearly has a significant ankle or lower leg injury and your left tackle is vulnerable to a speed rush, he is talented but he has issues with how he moves his feet on speed rush and he is susceptible to being beaten around the edge by someone capable.

[@georgealoupas6988]

@JM-wf2to I'm not a Notre Dame fan, but the rest of the point is well taken. I think the o-line will be able to do just enough to squeak past Penn State. I think the game will be low scoring, so anything is possible.

[@Ru-D]

4:34 You said Penn St. has not faced a good defense yet. An hour after you publish a video that has Ohio st ranked 1 in scoring defense, if i am not mistaken. Are we using stats or making stuff up?

[@RyanFRails]

Doesn’t Ohio State also have the #1 ranked total defense?

[@jakedoessports4245]

I think he was referring to within the playoff itself but yea that was weird.

[@mattobrien6053]

And ND's defense is as good as OSU. ND will hold PSU's offense down. They won't score more than 13.

[@cauchy1104]

Yea that confused me, other guy corrected him tho I think.

[@cauchy1104]

​@mattobrien6053psu really only scored 6 on OSU, 7 of the 13 was a pick 6.

[@johnbochenek5526]

I'm with you guys Penn State 27 ND 20 Drew Allar had three TD passes all into tight windows in the end zone against Boise State. He's confident, he's ready to take Penn State to the finals.

[@happynotredamefan3736]

College football nerds you are missing on Riley the reason he has a low yards per attempt passing is cause we didn’t throw the ball deep. Now how well he throws deep remains to be seen. We didn’t have a reason to throw deep so we didn’t. Why throw when you can run.

[@brettk9316]

Him trying new things this late in the season probably not going to go well better he not then. A pick 6 could be game here.

[@jamay2004]

He typically hasn’t thrown deep because he hasn’t had time to against good defenses. UGA brought numbers against him with their LB’s and he didn’t have time to let plays develop.

[@dannymcgervey2151]

I've got PSU 21-17. My worry as a Penn State fan is Franklin overthinking big moments. But overall, I think Penn State's run game is playing its best at the right time. I suspect Abdul Carter will be spying Leonard when he's in as he's most equipped to stop the QB run and it's a way to try to avoid contact every play with his injury. Love being hurt I think makes a big difference in their run game as well.

[@rhamre38]

There’s 2 points you missed that will determine the outcome on this game. Offense and defense will cancel each other out. That’s means a toss up/coin-flip. The 2 things you missed are the special teams which favors ND and the coaching which favors ND. Give me ND by 2 scores because of special teams and coaching.

[@WeThePeopleNotSheeple]

Marcus Freeman himself admitted James Franklin has alot more experience as HC...You can't beat experience man. I disagree with Freeman being a better coach. Franklin has done more with less generally speaking. SANDUSKY Sanctions killed the program and he still found a way to win consistently.

[@campbellsportsinc]

#4 The CFB PLAYOFFS have been FLAG HAPPY on Notre Dame offense when it has hit explosive plays and conversions especially vs Georgia they took away a high amount of energy and yards to hold us back from more scores ☘️💯 The game vs Indiana was 28 degrees and slippery and kept the offense off track and actually played well for Indiana

[@seanwoodrow1085]

If ND were a bit healthier I’d maybe give them the slight edge. But with their multiple DT injuries and Love in a knee brace, I’d say PSU just has more avenues to win. PSU should be able to run the ball, and and Warren are good enough to hit a few explosive pass plays. Maybe Leonard has some success on the ground early. But with the amount of hits he’ll have to take I don’t see it continuing throughout the second half. Psu has a better defense than uga and ND had like 3.8 YPA and 4.2 YPC in that game. Just seems like a game where ND needs a +2 turnover margin to win.

[@user-qc7dr3cd3q]

Big concerns are that both ND lines are on second and third strings and Love has a bruised knee. May catch up with them.

[@sankofa1906mt]

Only TWO teams have scored more than 17 against Notre Dame ALL YEAR. Both had elite wide receivers (Louisville and USC) and their QBs played great. No way Penn State score 27.

[@okrajoe]

Which team that historically can't win big games will win the big game?

[@brerrabbit3289]

I’m having a hard time remembering another one of their videos that doesn’t end in “sorry guys this one went long” 😂

[@Gray-dr2ri]

Rooting for Penn State but I think it’s really a matter of “does a better team beat a better coach”. I’m optimistic though

[@mikescatena5732]

There is 0 scenario where Penn state is “shocked” by ND. Ohio State and Oregon are the best teams and Penn State has learned from playing both. They figured out the identity and Allar is about to chew up ND’s defense opening up the run game bro. Penn state in a comfortable win

[@campbellsportsinc]

How many shows have you picked against Notre Dame trying to use the classic 250 yards passing on Riley Leonard vs explosive 🧨 stats he has rushing the ball for yards and TD'S and Penn State has a mismatch problem in 2 areas #1 is broken tackles you can get on their offense and #2 Penn State can't cover our TE's athleticism vs Mitchell Evans or Eli Rairdon

[@brettk9316]

You have TEs??? Wouldn't have known must be hiding under the mountain that is Tyler Warren a real TE!

[@campbellsportsinc]

@brettk9316 Notre Dame is TE U ☘️☘️🤣🔥🔥

[@theodorechiodo1106]

Guys did you see PSU vs USC ? This isn’t going to be close ND by a million … btw say hello to Alabama Jones for me !

[@SandyFlamingo]

I think 3 point Penn state win as well but I think offensive output is something like 9-7 with a special teams/turnover with Greta field position wins the game. I don’t think either team hits 17 points.

[@blizzardwarning5198]

I think Penn State will be more aggressive as there is nothing to lose having made the semifinal even though the seedings were unacceptable

[@williamnicholson2403]

Unacceptable???? They drew SMU and Boise. What more do you want????

[@ShantyIrishman]

Notre Dame doesn't pass a lot because they have the lead all the time, Vince Young didn't win a championship from throwing 40 yard bombs either.

[@travissullivan6575]

I feel like PSU having not really played a running qb is going to get into trouble. It pains me to say this, but give me ND 31 - PSU 17

[@brettk9316]

First game was west va he is clone of Riley.

[@getcloveryourself]

ND is the #3 scoring team in the country, ND has one of the best scoring defenses in the country, ND 30-Penn State 21

[@TravyTwitch]

And one of the softest schedules 😅

[@getcloveryourself]

@TravyTwitch wrong, ESPN has them at #3 SOR, and #31 S.O.S., but you tried little buddy

[@TravyTwitch]

@getcloveryourself talk on Friday morning lil beach

[@getcloveryourself]

@@TravyTwitch still won't change the fact you were 100% wrong fella

[@TravyTwitch]

@getcloveryourself not about the outcome Clown

[@jayalexanderrsss3529]

I knew what the predictions for this matchup would look like before I even scrubbed to them 😂

[@KarenDawkins]

I don’t think we really learned much in the ND-GA game. No way Kirby’s head was in it with his dad so sick.

[@cindymikolajczyk9936]

Sorry....flip your scores...you are both going to have a egg in your face. We will keep Allar on his heels.

[@wilinski30]

Games like this where both teams have good defenses and good run games come down to high leverage throwing situations. It’s hard to predict because neither QB has a lot of high leverage reps. Allar is more talented so I’d lean that he makes the throws needed to win.

[@nomcarver4646]

PSU 24-16. I don’t think notre dame can score serious points against a defense this good

[@HudsonCrane-g9p]

Is anyone worried about Riley Leonard getting hurt. If you run the ball enough you run the risk of that you know and it’s not like he is sliding.

[@issaccody1161]

I'm surprised you guys are buying into the idea Georgia game would be different with Beck when Stockton did well and was obviously not the issue in that game.

[@christopher7763]

Any team missing their starting QB is at a big disadvantage

[@issaccody1161]

@christopher7763 You say that now but all the Georgia fans and even commentators all said Stockton was probably better than Beck.

[@sankofa1906mt]

Yall are both wrong and I love you alls genius. You’re going against your model AGAIN. Notre Dame 28 PSU 14

[@josephmoya5098]

I think something you are missing on your analysis with the ND defense is that they purposefully let you run. Al Golden runs a wonky system that clearly actually works pretty well. If you watch the team play, half of the run snaps you end up with two or three ND lineman four yards in the backfield on a running play, which means that the running back gets past them, and gets good yardage. That is until that one freak time when they tackle you for a four yard loss. And then you are behind the sticks and ND's excellent pass defense gets to have its day. It is a moderately high risk, very high reward style of play that has driven me, as an ND fan, nuts all year. I want my lineman to play gap sound football against the run, and ND just doesn't. They will let you get yards because they would rather try and get you into passing situations. But they do not have to play like that, and it shows in the Georgia game. Georgia could do nothing against the ND defense in the run game. ND has purposefully made themselves a lesser, while still good, but not elite run defense. But they do not have to play that way, and Golden has shown himself to be extremely flexible in how he approaches the defense. If ND loses this game, it will not be because the defense can't stop the run. It will be because the offense can't move the ball.

[@josephmoya5098]

I can see why you all are picking Penn St. But you are wild to pick this game going into the 20s. This game might not even break the teens. My prediction is Notre Dame 13, Penn St. 10. No way with these two defenses are these two offense getting into the 20s. Now watch me have to eat crow after they both score 40 points on each other.

[@mithrandirir]

Riley is a playmaker, Irish Win!

[@mithrandirir]

Also find it wild Josh picked Georgia but after the fact the excuses roll out! How come you never mention all the players ND is missing! 3 DL 3 OL a first round CB a TE and their #1 RB was injured during the game. But ya Georgia was missing a QB.... Cool story bro.

[@HudsonCrane-g9p]

Trey Wallace legacy game

[@gregjacksun]

Right on. 27-24 PSU

[@josiel.delgadillo]

This model prediction is hilarious, 21-21 !

[@mattsakal]

2 things: Penn State has played two really good scrambling QBs-Greene and Jennings. Second, crazy that Warren was not mentioned once as a potential weapon or game changer. Excited for the game!

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

Scrambling is different than QB power QBs.

[@mattsakal]

⁠​⁠@@CollegeFootballNerdsJust out of curiosity, what NFL QB would be equivalent to a “QB power” runner or is that unique to college football? I guess you wouldn’t risk an NFL QB that way.

[@MrCow-ir4gw]

If Penn State is gonna win this game, they need to get off to a big start. If Notre Dame gets an early lead, they will clamp down just like they did with Georgia. It hurts me as a Michigan fan to say this, but I think we’re gonna come away from this game praising Notre Dame‘s coaching staff. They put on a clinic against Georgia, and I think this will be a 20 to 17 game where Notre Dame capitalizes on a few key mistakes. 20-17 ND. I’m excited to watch this one.

[@jasonz3679]

Coming back after the ND win

[@campbellsportsinc]

#2 Is if you leave out the explosive 🧨 plays Notre Dame generates from SPECIAL TEAMS, DEFENSE AND OFFENSE NOTRE DAME IS THE DEFINITION OF AN ALL 3 PHASES OF FOOTBALL TEAM 🎯💯

[@brettk9316]

I watched some videos of Allar he still borderline first rounder with some if his traits but he throws off balance and inaccurate at times sure. To be fair his WR core really doesn't do him any favors most the time.

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

Go watch the "every Allar throw vs Ohio State" video and notice how he never comes off his primary other than to throw a dump off to the back. I noticed twice in the whole game he came off his primary, but I actually think both of those were designed "look off the safety this way, but the throw to the other side is actually your primary"

[@AngelFlores-zo4ck]

Penn State has no chance with Notre Dame

[@brettk9316]

You both picked PSU? I love you guys now 👍 just forget the SEC bad mouthing stuff I said before. 😁

[@stephenlight647]

Yay! Penn State returns to Nerdland! Booo! You both picked Penn State, the ultimate jinx! 😂 I feel less anxious about this game than the Boise State game. Jeanty was such an unknown quantity. I see a Penn State win at 27-17. Much respect to ND, they certainly could win, I just see more avenues for Penn State.

[@happynotredamefan3736]

Would you pick either team over Texas or OSU

[@josephbarrett3860]

These guys always pick against Notre Dame. Regardless of the opponent. Especially when it is an SEC team. Notre Dame will win by 10 points.

[@indyprostringers2051]

Last game, Daniel had ND over UGA.

[@nateakins]

welcome to the club they pick against psu every single game as well

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

Literally picked ND to beat Georgia.

[@nateakins]

@@CollegeFootballNerds as much shit i give u guys keep doing ur thing as a psu alum im just glad we made it this far didnt think we would be here at the beginning of the season especially since i was in attendance at the bowling green game

[@blizzardwarning5198]

You are supposed to use me as the representative Penn State fan. You speak the truth about Allar and yards per attempt.

[@valuecat]

nah josh a total sec homer thinking Texas has a chance. He complete forgot they cant run the ball lol

[@iamjacquesbarjon]

Ask Texas A&M, Clemson, Kentucky, Florida, OU, Mississippi State, and Michigan if Texas can run the ball. I’m sure Josh is just using his stats/modeling. Not some kind of “homer” take

[@valuecat]

@@iamjacquesbarjon they literally cant run the ball lmao.

[@frankiediamond6434]

Psu 24 ND 17

[@campbellsportsinc]

🚨 FYI 🚨 5 ⭐ OT CHARLES JAGASAH IS BACK since he was injured before Texas A&M and we got 5 ⭐ LB KYNGSTONN VILIAMU-ASA BACK to rush the QB and nobody has considered the players who took the place of DT RYLIE MILLS AND THEY ALL HIT 🎯 HOME RUNS IN HIS ABSENCE VS GEORGIA AND IT'S GOING TO BE BETTER WITH MORE PREPARATION AND PRACTICE REPS AS STARTERS ☘️

[@Encyclopedia_Brown97]

I really do love y’all’s content but y’all are *so* thin-skinned about the SEC Bias criticisms 😂 I know you guys have some very annoying haters in the comment section, but you don’t have to mention it in *every* video

[@patmcmahon7849]

ND by double digits, PSU is worst in the p4 at missed tackles and J Price is top 3 in the nation in yards after contact and explosive runs, ND is top 15 overall in missed tackles and running numbers look worse by facing 2 service academies

[@SPCpittsburgh0012]

Shut up, you’re gonna lose. Cry about it.

[@jishnujishnu1467]

Bro how you gonna talk about j price and yards after contact and explosive plays when they already faced a better running back in all those categories in Ashton Jeanty and shut him down. I’d feel better about notre dame if they had a passing attack that can work off that strong run game but realistically they can recycle the same game plan against Boise state and force Riley Leonard to beat them like they did with Boise state qb.

[@patmcmahon7849]

@@jishnujishnu1467 True that they beat Boise, but the overall talent between them and ND isn't the same, especially when it comes to the QBs legs. Plus Jeanty still went for over 100 yards. Can they stop price, yes. But can they do that while also stopping leonard running without letting any wrs make a few plays? I don't think so

[@jdnort6]

​@@jishnujishnu1467they still gave up 400 yards of offense to Boise State. ND has a way better O-Line than Boise. You won't stop ND's rushing attack like you did Boise.

[@jishnujishnu1467]

@@patmcmahon7849 100 yards on 30+ carries is acceptable to any defense, especially when it’s to the best rb in the country. I do believe ND, while not as talented at rb, is the more talented rushing unit overall. My point is that if psu forces the game onto Leonard’s shoulders can he put together a passing attack against a solid defense when he hasn’t all season. Not saying he’s incapable of it, just hard to believe it when you haven’t seen it before. If ND is able to moving the ball running against a good rushing defense (at least statistically speaking) then not much else matters they should win with that defense.

[@patrickclifford4325]

We are!

[@A_Fool]

Im 30 seconds in, and Daniel calling Josh an "SEC Homer" was funny AF 😂🤣 I just fell off my chair laughing LOL

[@JayJay-ku8gp]

So the winner of this game gets throttled in the national title game by the winner of the cotton bowl nice

[@drewp.weiner2473]

Riley Thompson is the better punter. That gives Penn State the edge

[@thechicagostaleys]

Nailed this one

[@davidcole2337]

Don't care who wins but just want a close game.

[@cindymikolajczyk9936]

I dont understand why you all are saying PSU is now better than Georgia....the SEC champs.

[@blizzardwarning5198]

Yes .. high level receiving talent destroys Penn State’s defense

[@jamay2004]

Notre Dame has been able to shut down the run every single time they needed to with the exception of the NIU game. It was a very inexperienced LB group that lost two linebackers to the NFL draft last year, guys that led the whole defense in snaps game in and game out. They have learned by leaps and bounds since NIU and have been locked in on stopping the run. Who cares if Miami of Ohio runs the ball well against you when you’re up 28-3? Especially if they’re not scoring points during that… Al Golden has been perfectly content to let teams down multiple scores to run out their own clock. I think that’s getting lost in your metrics a bit. They shut down a UGA that ran all over Texas.

[@campbellsportsinc]

#3 Notre Dame offense has NOT clicked to it's best in 2 games so banking on 2 games to guarantee the offense doesn't get back in their season rhythm is SHORT SIDED INFO FOR ONE OF THE HIGHEST SCORING TEAMS IN CFB FOR 2024 ☘️☘️

[@SPCpittsburgh0012]

Shut up

[@DGolfer60]

Notre Dame 24, Penn State 21

[@Lachronix]

13-20 ND

[@Jrd387]

I’ve got ND winning and OSU winning it all.

[@theinfinity2988]

Hell yeah 😎

[@mikescatena5732]

Based on your comments in them Ohio State Texas video I know going in you chose Notre dame. Bookmark this projection Penn State 34 ND 24

[@chrish9502]

Penn state by a zillion

[@getcloveryourself]

Fair or not, this is why ND fans think you don't like them lol

[@danielthomas4201]

Drew Allar is a better QB than Leonard. There’s your difference. PSU wins by 10.

[@sneakyd1680]

Every "nerd" video I've watched picks PSU based on hand picked statistics and not the overall advanced statistics. Just like the Georgia game, ND either loses a heartbreaker at the end or they win comfortably by two scores. There is no in between. By the way, ND wins by two scores because as much as PSU fans think their team is great, Georgia with their 3rd string QB would still beat them right now.

[@nateakins]

one of the most outrageous takes ive seen yet... psu would beat georgia with their 1st string

[@dominicclark5342]

Well I sure don't want to see a psu vs osu rematch for the Natty. That's the stat I'm going with. ND 24-13.

[@skylernd8323]

Notre dame by a million

[@mikescatena5732]

Alright I got to the predictions, you guys need to restructure your pods man bc the whole time you hate on Penn State and then pick them to win

[@brendancordial3483]

Go Irish! ND 63-0.

[@kych2008]

I got Penn St 210 Notre Dame 9

[@SPCpittsburgh0012]

PSU 420, ND 69

[@RyanFRails]

You’re high if you think ND is scoring 60+

[@philipf8978]

Irish ☘️ 34-17

[@micahvelilla3980]

Good stats and commentary. "That Georgia wouldn't make the playoffs" yet that same Georgia came from behind to win the sec championship. Downplaying Georgia has been talked up so much and I think it's unfair and garbage. You guys said defense wins right now and nd has the better defense. Leonard can make throws when needed. Allar cannot throw under pressure and he'll be under it all game. Notre dame had likely their least productive run game against Georgia and still ran 154 yards. Penn state can for sure slow them down but not stop them. If Penn state plays nd like they did Boise state leonard will show that he's a better quarterback than madsen who threw 300 yards O.O all you have to do is hit the open guy because penn state can't live in cover 1. Notre dame thrives there. 24-16 Irish

[@moedean3342]

Who is Penn St. best player? A TE? Get ready for an ass whoopin Penn St. 😀

[@campbellsportsinc]

Keep blowing up your model again against Notre Dame 😎✌🏾 I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW NOTRE DAME ENOUGH JUST LIKE THE REST OF CFB trying to cover the team

[@SPCpittsburgh0012]

You’re gonna lose. Cry.

[@campbellsportsinc]

@SPCpittsburgh0012 Notre Dame beat Georgia the SEC CONFERENCE Champions we already won the season You Are Mad 🤡 🤣☘️☘️

[@redraptor8806]

ND wins 23-20 due to a turnover

[@JM-wf2to]

Penn state 24 notre dame 23.

[@HeywoodJablowme222]

One of the reasons your run defense stats for ND are off is because they dramatically improved in the 2nd half of the year. They were authentically not that great stopping the run earlier in the season. Not to say PSU can’t have success running, but ND’s whole season stats are a bit misleading there.

[@lukekrell5665]

Penn State 16-13

[@lukekrell5665]

Would not at all be surprised if the score was flipped.

[@josephmoya5098]

@@lukekrell5665 Only realistic prediction I have seen. I think people predicting this game into the twenties are nutter butters. This is gonna be ugly. Or if you are a connoisseur of defense, like myself, it will be a thing of beauty. Nothing is more boring than two defense that can't fight their way out of a paper bad.

[@sethchapman7453]

The Penn State offense has became incredibly overrated after running it up against 3 bad defenses in a row. Will be exposed for what they are. ND wins this game if they can break into the 20s

[@1312020m]

I dont feel good about this one, i guess i will take ND 23 PSU 20

[@813infinityfilms123]

Toss up!

[@bengianacakos3166]

Penn State 24 - 6. I don't think ND has ANYTHING on offense here.

[@jonahhanrahan9543]

are you dumb or stupid

[@jedikiller117]

U R Both Wrong Josh Pate and U own ND an Apology for picking against them EVERY FREAKING GAME THIS YEAR

[@CollegeFootballNerds]

I literally picked ND to beat UGA.

[@TrainerNick256]

Love you guys but I think this may be your worst take

[@JSum81]

This wont age well....

[@Nberente5]

Penn state hasn’t played a great defense????? Ohio states defense isn’t #1?

[@adrianbundy3249]

I was just about to say this. In his defense they said elite front 7 in that sentence. But still, Ohio State is elite there too.

[@micahvelilla3980]

"In the playoffs" and Penn st could not run against Ohio State so what's your point?

[@Nberente5]

@ Penn state can and will move the ball

[@TristenCoon-bw3sn]

​@@Nberente5 Penn State could not run the ball against Ohio State in Happy Valley in week 8-9 whenever it was. Literally they're lead rushers were they're tight end and quarterback, Allen and Singleton could not run the ball at all whatsoever.

[@Nberente5]

@ I know I’m a Buckeye fan, the ND defense isn’t the same.

[@mt_2330]

Love the ND hate and that’s okay you either love ND or you hate them.. PSU hasn’t played anybody. Easiest CFP run.. talking down about NDs offense vs Georgia.. they didn’t have to do anything or show anything bc they had the game in control for the entirety of the 60min. Dumb talking heads never give ND credit for anything.. beat IU when everyone said they wouldn’t.. beat the SEC champ who WON the title bc of Stockton NOT bc of Beck(who’s ass btw his draft stock proves that in a poor QB class). When PSU chokes(as you all will call it) we can come back to this conversation. ND is the most injured team in the CFP coming in and even more so now, yet they are still causing havoc and the haters can’t handle NDs success bc they are one of the only team in the nation that can actually survive and succeed as an independent.. 🐸☕️

[@brendancordial3483]

Missing the boat. RL throws 3TDs and Irish run all over PSU.

[@mikescatena5732]

ND shut down UGA hahahaha!!!!! UGA back up QB and overall UGA and the whole SEC sucks this year. Open your eyes bro and stop looking at numbers

[@campbellsportsinc]

YOUR MODEL NUMBERS FOR NOTRE DAME RUN GAME IS OFF BECAUSE OF 3 TEAMS NOTRE DAME PLAYED WHO RAN WITH THEIR QB'S AND ARE NOT PASSING THE BALL LIKE NIU, NAVY, ARMY AND GEORGIA TECH 🤡🤡 so talking numbers without considering this is huge mistake 🚨☘️ Name the team that ran for their average yards per game vs Notre Dame all season against AL GOLDEN DEFENSE I bet it's just NIU blunder ☘️🚨

[@brianreynold4691]

ND played 12 regular season games. 7/12 were against bottom 30 passing teams in college football. Army (last), Navy (3rd to last), NIU, Stanford, Purdue, Marshall, FSU. NDs passing defense is good but not as good as the numbers suggest.

[@campbellsportsinc]

@brianreynold4691 Notre Dame pass defense has been proven over 2 years regardless of the 2024 schedule CJ Stroud, Caleb Williams, and many others who have faced Notre Dame secondary recorded their worst games in their CFB careers so don't think it's something new TRY MORE FILM 🎥 ☘️☘️✌🏾

[@MichaelP-ub5oo]

Boise State from the Mountain West averaged 225 yds passing this season, they got 304 vs Penn State. ☘Notre Dame 24 - Penn State 17

[@ericholmes7143]

And Jeanty averaged 3.5 per carry - lowest all season. Passing yards are sometimes irrelevant when behind. There was a blown coverage for 53 yards. 31-14.

[@MichaelP-ub5oo]

@ericholmes7143 Mountain West.....

[@RickSanchez167]

Penn State will blow out ND

[@jonahhanrahan9543]

what are you on??

[@jayalexanderrsss3529]

@@jonahhanrahan9543nothing I’m not sure how much Penn state fan analysis you’ve seen this week but they 100% legitimately believe this.

[@jonahkuchowicz6488]

@@jayalexanderrsss3529if they truly believe that, Thursday night can’t come sooner🍀💀

[@KAWLegend]

@@jayalexanderrsss3529well James Franklin is a bum so

[@jonathanrolon7457]

@@jonahhanrahan9543he’s right. Penn State talking heads and fans are extremely confident.