Joel Klatt’s CFP Prediction + Ohio St-Tennessee, Notre Dame-IU, Penn St-SMU & Texas-Clemson Picks

[@JoelKlattShow]

What are your CFP predictions for the first round?

[@EricBanner]

Texas, OSU, PSU, Notre Dame

[@davidreed2626]

Texas, OSU, Penn St, Indiana

[@Ethanf170]

Texas, Indiana, Ohio State, Smu

[@DawgPoundStoner1252]

Clemson, Ohio State, Indiana, Penn State!!

[@andrettski8686]

Horns, Vols, Lions, Irish.

[@legolunatic7424]

the noon whiteout is not as good as a night whiteout, the energy is just different

[@hackattack0154]

They should have swapped the Penn state game and Notre Dame game, Notre Dame at home during the day is when they're supposed to play...it just is lol. Penn state white out at night is the only correct way.....not sure why it's not the case with scheduling, but it sucks.

[@kevinjohnston4923]

Yeah, white isn’t as bright and high contrast during the day.

[@anthonyruiz2420]

The night game is overrated. It's cool but it's not everything.

[@codileonard1902]

You guys love crying

[@JL_27]

He knows this. He just works for fox so he has to take their side

[@brysonfrench6763]

White out is better at night, I love you Klatt, but you gotta give this one up.

[@codileonard1902]

@@brysonfrench6763 cry😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@codileonard1902]

@@brysonfrench6763 obviously it’s better at night but y’all bitching and crying about it every chance you get ain’t changing anything

[@TheJBeXo]

⁠@@codileonard1902The solution is to say nothing? Come on, man. If you don’t give your opinion as the receiver of a product you are not pleased with in the medium available to you, what are you doing?

[@Hockeywizard5577]

@@codileonard1902it could, Fox does a big noon game at 4 ET every year. No reason they can’t do that for a November game whiteout & make everyone happy

[@codileonard1902]

@@Hockeywizard5577 well I’m just saying bec I’m an Ohio state fan. Yeah 6 straight or whatever big noon games isn’t exactly my cup of tea either but when the ratings are high I doubt crying about it will change anything

[@mkikkert]

Notre Dame vs Indiana is a perfect representation of what the expanded playoff represents. Opportunity for everyone vs the blue bloods. Love it.

[@ihatechaucer4413]

Deal with it Joel. Until FOX decides to broadcast PSU’s big games at night, your network is not getting a whiteout.

[@jimirsayssponsor5844]

Who cares the white out is boring anyway

[@skylaryoung3819]

@@jimirsayssponsor5844said no actual CFB fan ever

[@cluster.turkey]

How could you listen to what he said and think he cares about if he gets to call a white-out? He was making fun of PSU fans

[@Aart.Vandelay]

@@cluster.turkeyLol. If that's what you think then you do you bub 😂

[@drew7155]

​@skylaryoung3819 nobody cares about a crowd wearing white lol. How silly

[@carlossiu888]

109, 100, 125, 87, 114, 128, 102, 84, 116, 57, 105 Those are the ranks of the rushing offenses that IU beat this season in YPA.

[@DJ7mph]

I'm with ya. IU has stats defensively, but some of the stats don't hold up. Only one team has rushed for more than 120 yards against Indiana. Great stat. 7 of the teams they played didn't average more than 120 yrds rushing for the SEASON. Now what does that stat say? You stopped a lot of bad running teams from running. Okay

[@donaldshotts4429]

​@@DJ7mphOk let me help. Michigan ran for more on Texas and Oregon then IU. Sparty ran for more on OS, Oregon and 163;on Michigan. Sparty -36 vs IU. Held OS to 3.0 per run with safeties deep. Go ahead and plan to run for 250 though

[@Bo-hb3eo]

@@DJ7mph it’s like talking to a wall.

[@Riyboyhgaufjrbskxj6]

They also had huge leads in the majority of their games so opponents had to pass the football

[@troywebb7657]

The top five rushing offenses in D-1 are: Navy South Alabama West Virginia Memphis Western Michigan I'm confused...What exactly do the statistics you're citing mean?🤨🤔

[@conmaz]

Always enjoy your podcasts analyzing college football. 🏈

[@CaveatLector]

He’s pretty good.

[@patrickturner4581]

Riley Leonard has improved his passing efficiency dramatically since Miami of Ohio. The Fighting Irish will through slants, screens, tightends and split ends will all contribute. Leonard's running ability will takeone of Indiana's defenders away from the pass/run, inorder to spy the QB. Rourke is a slow runner subject to sacks. Disagree on your prediction. The Irish will methodically wear down the Hoosiers and win 34-13.

[@Mitch3722]

The “shocking you can do a white out a noon” just sent me smooth over the edge. Just admit the network cares about money and not the tradition that makes programs great so they can produce money.

[@GoBlue4lyfe]

Does anyone remember Klatt taking Texas to win the whole thing just a couple of weeks ago??!!

[@jasonbritt2497]

He picked Texas to beat UGA twice then talked 💩 about Kirby Smart before the SEC championship….. Thanks Joel you were the motivation for another SEC championship 😂😂😂😂

[@FurlogTheGiant]

Right off the bat. Joel picks against ND. Every single thing he says every single time

[@dudleywalden5493]

Joel called Navy to beat ND straight up. ND 51 - Navy 14. Gonna happen again

[@killermonjero]

It's always a good policy.

[@Tepify]

Not a ND fan, but I wanna see the alternate green uniforms they wore against Ohio State last year 🔥

[@IAmAMeateater]

Gross. Puke green

[@Bob-bc8od]

Would look very festive

[@WT-Sherman]

Rumor is they’re going Black

[@ChristianFoucrault]

Thanks for the previews joe...always interesting

[@JudithBirriel-l4x]

Very good show. Great information. Thank you.

[@steveparish4209]

Odds are good both TN and OSU are going to stack the box and try to force the QB's to move the ball through the air. Howard and Nico, not so different. OSU receivers, far better than TN's. TN TE's, better than OSUs. RB's is a bit of a toss up to me, the combo of OSUs two backs are as good or better than TNs one, particularly catching the ball out of the backfield, which is going to be how yards are going to happen Sat night. Can Chip Kelly outduel Josh Heupel . . . ? Gonna be fun to watch!

[@OhioVworld]

Ran a toss up? You’re kidding right?

[@steveparish4209]

@@OhioVworld Not sure what you mean. Dylan Sampson is very good, but so are Henderson and Judkins.

[@OhioVworld]

@ OSU has better backs…..The OL lost its 2 best pieces, but those backs are absolute studs who didn’t get ground down through the season at all.

[@steveparish4209]

@OhioVworld as an osu grad and fan, I'm not gonna fight you on that. But Sampson is solid. As I said, I think Henderson and Judkins, Henderson in particular, are better catching the ball out of the backfield and that will be important this weekend.

[@stephenh8708]

The comment about Nico not progressing isn't necessarily true. If you look at his performance since the 2nd half against Bama, Nico has absolutely progressed and matured.

[@ptclaus98]

Yeah i thought that was a weird statement. He hasnt blown the doors off of anyone but hes definitely improved in that timeframe

[@jahnvantuttlesma8215]

Joel is an Ohio State homer. I tend to skip anything he says surrounding the Buckeyes.

[@EpsteinDidntKillHimself.]

Nico just has to not lose the game. Sampson and the OL has to win it. That being said, Tennessee has played “complete football” for at best two quarters in a game this whole season and I don’t expect them to figure out how to do it for all four on Saturday.

[@Montzter57]

Uhh it kinda matters who they played since Bama. They lost against the single good team the played since then. The rest of the teams were very bad teams, besides middling Vandy.

[@stephenh8708]

@Montzter57 are you a Tennessee fan? Have you watched the games? Nico played well in a loss against UGA as well. Anyone who has been watching would tell you Nico has definitely grown up in the back half of the season.

[@tjsokkerplayer]

To say Nico hasn't progressed is not true. He did have some early struggles but he has looked far more comfortable in the pocket. The WRs have had some key drops and OL has had some undisciplined penalties. So yes, their passing offense has hit roadbumps all year, but Nico himself has certainly improved.

[@hylkema101]

Eases my stress knowing Joel is picking against ND like he has all season. ND's going to win by more than 10 imo. 42-17

[@SerbianSniper]

I think ND is overrated....like Clemson...been saying it all year...they will get exposed

[@travis88cards]

Lmao picking IU to beat ND just shows how moronic this clowns takes are 😂😂😂

[@IAmAMeateater]

@@travis88cards it’s not even a hot take. You’re talking about the team who’s played NOBODY and is the most overrated program in college football history lol. Wouldn’t be surprised by any outcome of this game

[@hylkema101]

@@SerbianSniper we'll see who is right. ☘

[@serialcarpens290]

@@IAmAMeateater Over the past 10 seasons ND has been one of the top 5 teams when it comes to rank at the end of the season compared to their pre season ranking. They finish season close to pre season ranking. So is that overrated?

[@leemarie7724]

No surprise Klatt picked Indiana. We shall see that he is just another sportswriter who doesn't know any more than some guy sitting on his couch at home. Thanks Joel, with your as you claim 62% win percentage, ND feels good about our chances.

[@coreyc3093]

Ummmm.....Joel played QB at Colorado, but sure, he's JUST ANOTHER sportswriter. 🙄 Also, Notre Dame is decent, not top tier even though they're ranked as such. It's totally plausible to most of us outside of the ND hubris to see AT WORST Indiana cover. Indiana is not Oregon, but they ain't South Dakota or some other barely D-1 school either. But as always, ND fans have to see it to believe it. Good luck!

[@techlorknight338]

​@coreyc3093 Notre Dame who has a loss to NIU? Yeah I would be so confident in winning against an Indiana team with a chip on their shoulder

[@pokerguy2210]

Joel picking all the Big Ten teams. Classic

[@5a.m]

Two are heavy favorites, Indiana and notre dame are playing in the same state while both of them are eerily similar to each other. It’s not that crazy

[@RaininginSeersVillage]

Accusing Joel of having bias like this is such bad faith copium

[@pokerguy2210]

@@5a.m he didn’t just pick them to win, he also picked them against the spread and picked a pretty big underdog. Think that’s fair to point out especially when all of those picks varied from the spread by 6+ points

[@aaronbux1]

Indiana's #1 rushing D is misleading. Indiana has dominated weaker teams on the scoreboard, forcing the other teams to pass. ND will definitely be able to run against them. But the Indiana O is also legit. Should be a good game.

[@fightingirish8631]

ND runs with authority - wins turnovers - and leave Indiana in the dust in the second half. Notre Dame is a strong and deep team. No respect from Joel- typical! ND 34-20

[@tjsokkerplayer]

Indianna held Michigan to 2.0 YPC and Ohio State to a modest 4.0 YPC. Still very respectable even if you don't want to give them credit as the top in the nation.

[@aaronbux1]

@@tjsokkerplayer I like Indiana. But Michigan has no O .. and the Buckeye's O-line is terrible. ND will be a different beast.

[@punav7449]

They are forcing teams to pass and still are 2nd in yards per rush allowed, not sure what that has to do with anything😂, also sir you. Can’t have it both ways, in the games you won the defensive ranks of teams in terms of yards/rush was 61st,79th,57th,99th,68th,83rd,70th, 37th(MAC team), 123rd, and 44th.

[@GoatedAtNFS]

2 blowouts, 1 mid off, and 1 choke job. that’s my prediction

[@joelstands9]

@GoatedAt1AtNFS I see Ohio State as a blowout for Tennessee like 34-17 Penn State takes care of SMU 28-17 Indiana Loses to Notre Dame 38-28 Clemson Upsets Texas 31-27

[@KJdiscipleP]

@@joelstands9 its funny that you pick the biggest rank disparity as the upset. Kind of odd to me.

[@joelstands9]

@@KJdiscipleP That’s what makes it an upset I see Tennessee as better then Ohio state so it’s not an upset

[@Itzlogan969]

@@joelstands9what makes Tennessee better than osu?like honestly osu is better at every position than them sept maybe d line ,osu has better loses as well I just don’t see Tennessee beating osu at Columbus

[@Ermatinger503]

@@Itzlogan969nobody saw Michigan winning there either

[@okrajoe]

How did Penn State lose their conference championship and get the easiest bracket in the entire playoff???

[@john1300453]

Structure of playoffs flows it will be fixed in future

[@justinbrosious6601]

Because the game was rigged and PSU should have won

[@John-ei8oz]

Typical penn st fan, always cryin!​@@justinbrosious6601

[@djhmrtime6636]

Same way Arizona got in the CFP... BAD RULES.

[@earnthis1]

@@justinbrosious6601 lol! Oregon led by 2 touchdowns most of the game. Penn ST put up an admiral fight, and played their best game by far, but couldn't catch up. They Never had the lead in the entire game.

[@Kyleterp1]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="772">12:52</a> you guys have called games at the <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="210">3:30</a> pm et/4 pm et window with big noon onsite at another destination. Fox could easily make a penn state whiteout game a night game and you could call it.

[@zionistslayer]

Klatt you’re completely discounting that all those “rebounds” from the Buckeyes with 40 plus points were all in hot weather or domes OSU will be playing in Big Ten climate on Sat Night. Completely different animal.

[@robertmonroe3678]

Another great podcast from Joel. That’s not said enough. Looking forward to the playoffs and it is truly the dawn of thevgolden age of football. Starting this year at the Golden Dome.

[@Riyboyhgaufjrbskxj6]

I think the amount of time you spend watching big 10 film, speaking with coaches/players, and commenting games clouds your perception of how good big 10 teams are. I actually agree with your picks for the most part here I’m just saying in general It’s something I notice.

[@shaun600]

So excited for your X’s and O’s breakdown

[@PilesMozeratti]

I'm a michigan fan and rarely watch anything else outside UM Basketball. But I'm pumped to watch the upcoming playoff games. Rooting for Indiana and BS

[@brianwolfe2604]

And Ohio State?

[@Rocket_Devastator]

@@brianwolfe2604hell no

[@nunc-tv]

Hey how's your ND predictions against the spread going this season?

[@GoodVibes-z1r]

Great show

[@mjcastro82]

I believe that this game will be the most important in the history of the state of Indiana. Would love to hear from Indiana residents if they believe that.

[@jahnvantuttlesma8215]

If you mean Hoosier history then yes. In Notre Dame history? No, they've had some massive ones in South Bend over the years.

[@65mustang393]

Subscribed and sent to others to subscribe! Keep up the awesome work Joel!!! Merry Christmas!

[@ericward2133]

The big ten network guy picking all big ten teams! No wayyy! Please bring back the Joel Klatt that has his own brain and makes non biased views/points

[@5a.m]

Well Ohio state is over a touchdown favorite, psu even more so, and it’s in state matchup between Indiana and notre dame of which both teams are eerily similar. Not that outlandish lol

[@RaininginSeersVillage]

Cry harder and cope

[@jackschadek3562]

@@5a.mnah his ND takes are horrible he has picked against them at least 2 maybe 3 times since the NIU game kind of a joke lol

[@5a.m]

@@jackschadek3562 ok so cuz he had a bad take of taking navy over notre dame that means notre dame is gonna destroy Indiana and Joel just hates them? Lol

[@rolandoheredia5164]

Colorado wins it all

[@madcow5000]

😂

[@hunterbarnes9497]

They have the best college football player ever. Of course they win it all

[@terry6384]

Really, I'd like to see that. Being they're not even in the playoffs.

[@5a.m]

@@hunterbarnes9497 what’s funny is I can’t even tell if yall are joking or not because Colorado fans are that oblivious

[@tedcarreras6361]

​@@5a.mBreathing that special mountain air aroma....

[@buckeye200175]

Absolutely right the Bucks need to spread offense , quick snaps and play action screens and power sweeps plus a few traps

[@hwhitfie]

In this crazy world, your commentary is a voice of sanity. Thank you.

[@ZacharyZemlicka]

Sent to a friend!

[@Cmonkey752]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="783">13:03</a> I thought my audio went out during this one 😭😭😭

[@jessevasquez6388]

Agree Joel as a Texas fan biggest liability is their quarterback full stop! To many mistakes at the worst times!!!

[@Labhran]

Tennessee played 0 top 30 rush offenses, and only 1 top 30 rush defense, so the validity of their numbers in those categories hasn’t been tested much. You can say what you want about Ohio State’s offensive line, but they played 6 top 30 rush defenses.

[@FrontDoorPLZ]

Ohio state played two games that could potentially lose all year beating up on super weak big 10 teams. I would say their stats are skewed as well...

[@Yorichison922]

It’s pretty clear to see the one side of the bracket are way better then the right side

[@markcarter7974]

You have been knocking Notre Dame all year. They will dominate.

[@noahcooke7751]

Joel is a casual if he thinks ND defense isn’t elite. Further, IU has yet to face a good rushing team (Osu is not, as they have yet to show, besides a bad Oregon defense that they can run the ball)

[@robertjohns1675]

It's always good when he picks against ND cause he is never right. He loves his big ten teams

[@bvgshouldbecoach]

Saving this for after the game Friday…

[@isaiahfrancis2977]

Smu played against Clemson in 29 degree weather. I was at game and it was freezing with crazy wind blowing as well

[@frednonterah8535]

Ewers is like a statue back there, I think Texas would’ve won if Arch played against Georgia.

[@CalebTrask]

So, you're saying that Sarkisian doesn't have enough sense to play the QB that gives them the best chance to win?

[@shin0bili]

​@@CalebTrask Yes

[@cadeupnext]

@@CalebTraskhe does but he feels as if he owes this to Quinn and doesn’t want to hurt his feelings lol

[@brianbarnett2500]

Klatt, I hope you give an honest apology for being wrong about ND-IU since you refused to acknowledge picking Navy to beat ND after they went on to get completely embarrassed

[@CaveatLector]

He needs to apologize for having an opinion?

[@john1300453]

Why they’re just picks ….. you’re not going to be right every game

[@brianbarnett2500]

@ the implication is that he would do so after ND wins. He picked Navy to beat ND outright and look how that went. This take is nothing more than doubling down on his defense of IU when OSU manhandled them

[@DK-jo9hr]

I don’t know that Joel has actually watched all the ND games this year. Could be wrong but the sense I get from listening to his breakdowns. He watches a ton of BIG film as FOX analyst and know Indy well. The only BIG team Indy played with a winning conf record other than OSU was Mich so hard to get a good sample size of tough opponents to judge them against IMO.

[@Arjr72]

ND will get smacked when it counts like they always do

[@guyrub1441]

Most of those picks are very reasonable. EXCEPT Indiana beating ND. I can't see that happening. ND is a really good team IMO. I can even see them beating Georgia if Beck is out.

[@HeywoodJablowme222]

Klatt picks ND to take the outright loss, and has his beloved Big Ten going 3-0 in the first round and winning the title. Just SHOCKED by all of those takes.

[@Wearenotmarshall]

IU had a 151 yards of total offense against OSU. What game was everyone watching? IU did not move the ball outside of their first drive and then it was 48 minutes of getting pushed around on both sides of the ball.

[@TommyMcSorley]

I’m not sure klatt has watched a Notre Dame game since Texas AM

[@felixwright9626]

No way Indiana scores close to 30

[@TommyMcSorley]

Starting to realize a lot of Joel’s takes are all based off of specific, singular games in the past (mainly ones he’s called at fox) and not the actual matchups or film

[@Kevinyaheard]

You should use the Nebraska game as reference. Struggled at home, stour up the middle. Their best 2 and most important offense linemen are out.

[@stereovox5]

Didn’t you pick Navy to beat ND? It’s going to be 18 degrees with a 25 mph wind. Tell me again about the passing attack?

[@SeveredLegs]

No good reason to assume Indiana will be able to shut down Notre Dame's rushing attack. Indiana's best shot is to win a shoot-out.

[@Jkeebz]

I get his critique of Ewers but honestly Georgia in the SEC CG didn't really take anything away. Texas just dropped passes and missed fgs. The main issue with Ewers is batted balls at the LOS.

[@wintersoon]

The passive aggressive jabs at OSU and PSU regarding scheduling on Fox are kinda classless.

[@Joshspice26]

Klatt, enjoyed your thoughts but your Big Ten bias is showing badly. IU will get rolled by ND. Their offense was totally stymied by OSU and Michigan…they’re not scoring 35 at ND. Plus, I think the Vols will be very competitive - that’s a coin flip to me.

[@richpavlik3623]

You da Man Joel. 💣💣

[@jmulvey371]

If Oregon wins the national championship, they will have beaten the Mountain West champ, then gone undefeated in the Big 10 --beating Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin --and then beaten the top 2 teams in the SEC, winning "neutral site" games against Texas in Dallas and Georgia in Atlanta. No one has ever played a schedule like that before. No one will be able to deny that they deserve to be the champions.

[@JakeNBake0021]

Tennessee has an opportunity to do something even funnier than Michigan… force OSU to lose back to back games at home against a lesser opponent… in the first round of the playoffs.😂

[@IAmAMeateater]

I’m rooting for OSU for this week, hoping that it’s enough for Ryan day to stay at least another year

[@DonewithTrump]

Boy, I hope you are wrong.

[@michaelbrown7774]

Njoy our indoor plumbing....📣🅾️.H

[@TheGloriousLeader]

If they win I hope they plant a Michigan flag. Just for lol's

[@HuckingFungry_]

That opportunity exists, but to all the seniors in Columbus, who managed to get lucky enough to get one extra home game in their last year of eligibility, there exists an opportunity to play the game of their lives, and I hope that Day has that class of graduating seniors fired up. Sko, Buckeyes🌰🌰🌰

[@RadicallyOptimistic]

Funny how 80% or so think Tennessee will win. And when they lose no one will apologize to the sane minds that picked the best roster of the last 4 years to win a game

[@Rocket_Devastator]

Ohio state has been horrific lately in big games

[@bradleymestach7648]

Your logic in taking IU is based on the USC game? Good luck with that.

[@cadensmith1982]

Just out of curiosity, when does the “dawn of the golden age of college football” just become “the golden age of college football”?

[@antball775]

This wanting to validate that Indiana should be in is hilarious I think when ND blows them out we’ll put that to rest

[@themacaronichronicles717]

Awesome how Joel thinks he's not ruining the environment of CFB with big noon kickoff

[@Labhran]

Gotta agree with you on the Ohio State vs Tennessee game Joel. The more I’ve delved into the matchups and performances, the more I’m confident that Ohio State covers. All they have to do is play their game and not Tennessee’s game. If they really open up their offense - which they haven’t at all this season - I see a 2 score win.

[@siemvandersluijs6186]

The thing is that you need a quarterback that throws the ball well. We saw against Michigan, in which they did throw the ball, that it gets picked off easy because of bad throws. Tennessee’s secondary is good enough to replicate that. We will see what Chip will do then, run the ball (like against Michigan) or keep throwing it (and possibly throw more)

[@Labhran]

@ Howard had 1 bad game all season, and it was Michigan. When you’re putting him in 3rd and 7 every set of downs, of course he’s going to make mistakes. Let’s not act like Howard is some scrub- he was the second rated passer in the country going into the UM game. He made a few mistakes throughout the season, but outside of the Michigan game, he always made up for it with a big play at a crucial moment.

[@Daddy_Harambe]

Tell me you haven't watched ND this without telling me. Leonard has 2 td passing in 4 of his last 6 games.

[@KyleJonesDrJones]

Stats need to be put in context. What people don't undestand about the SOS between ND and IU is that SOS is just an average. Indiana got to that average with 1 great team (OSU) and a bunch of really bad teams. They only played two teams with a winning record. ND got there by playing mostly solid bowl teams (8 total) and a few stinkers. The average SOS is about the same, but here's the difference: blowing out terrible teams (IU) is not the same as blowing out solid bowl-eligible teams (ND). In the same way, ND's pass defense is a little inflated by playing Army and Navy, who don't pass. IU's run defense is inflated because outside of UM and OSU, they haven't played a team with a run offence ranked above 60th in the country. Stats are fine, but you need to put them in context.

[@dubfun2393]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1985">33:05</a> thank youuuuu finally someone said been hearing non stop about film breakdown on just what Ohio st did against Michigan, like there are 11 other games and there’s history to prove that Ohio st has a problem with Michigan but it’s not the same in general to all games played

[@nopeacejustwar1664]

Great episode Joel!

[@iTzJSwag]

Easiest way to fix the playoff is keep the conference title auto bid, but just seed based off SOS and SOV, ect. Boise, ASU would still be in just not getting a bye.

[@troywebb7657]

Why not have an actual playoff? This is an invitational, the qualifying criteria is based on subjective opinion.

[@robbinscaleb]

Notre Dame's O-line is in a much better position than Ohio State was. I would take the over, ND by 15.

[@IAmAMeateater]

LOL yeah right 😂😂😂😂.

[@robbinscaleb]

@IAmAMeateater nice rebuttal

[@joesmith4098]

How disingenuous! They have to work to scheme guys open? I'm sorry, Sark is a master at scheming guys open. Way to poison the well Klatt to make it seem as if Texas is inept on offense. Ewers had 350 yards against Georgia on a bum ankle, with his wideouts dropping 5 or 6 balls, including a TD. (Without his Outland trophy AA LT) What are you even talking about, Georgia's front is a bad matchup for Texas, Clemson is not Georgia up front, so your logic is flawed from the jump. If you were really good at your job, you would have found a comparable front and see how Texas did, but this junk is easier, I get it.

[@hbkgault]

I haven't watched this yet and already know Klatt took all the Big 10 teams or maybe in Indiana's case just put them over as actually being good again 🙄 lol

[@curlski1778]

Whiteout at noon just isn’t the same Klatt and you know it brotha

[@kbrewski1]

Joel, you don't need to throw 40 times when you're up by multiple TDs and you're leading and running the ball to eat clock. ND made plenty of big plays in the passing game. NDs Oline has gotten continually better as the season wore on. If they establish dominance, game over.

[@Labhran]

Ohio State also left at least 2 TDs on the field, maybe 3. They could have easily hung 50 on them.

[@gorillanut1]

Getting stuffed and picked is not leaving points on the field. If that’s what you’re referring to

[@Labhran]

@ I don’t believe that you watched the game.

[@gorillanut1]

@@Labhran ok, I guess you were referring to something else. Good argument

[@byronblack5607]

I'm not a Notre Dame fan there have been a lot of games this year where Riley Leonard has through for 150 plus yards in the first half. And then Notre Dame just ran the ball the entire second half because they were way ahead.

[@KyleJonesDrJones]

Context to stats? What? No way, just read the numbers and don't watch the games!

[@IAmAMeateater]

Okay, so what? He’s barely able to throw against NOBODY teams. He’s gonna be the reason they don’t win 2 days, if even 1, playoff games. Typical ND

[@byronblack5607]

@IAmAMeateater I'm a Duke fan. And he had a lot of 300 plus passing yard games for us. So maybe it's more of a Notre Dame thing than a Riley leonard thing

[@KillyJoe]

Yeah I think Riley has looked great since niu

[@dgim8016]

QB Coach Sunseri is still coaching this game for IU.

[@coach_suhr_moose]

The Buckeyes got the best draw in the first round; their likelihood of a win comes down to the quality of coaching in Ryan Day and Chip Kelly. Strategic blunders will be their undoing.

[@Myn12349]

People talking about the quarterback battle like Texas isn’t about to run for 300 on Clemson

[@theirishinsanity86]

Wow watching a joel klatt show where the big ten isn't the only thing he is discussing

[@vikinghawk3358]

The Indiana Ohio state games is the the Very definition of getting taken out back of the woodshed beating !

[@joshwells3933]

Joel’s greatest fear is an all SEC championship

[@Quest4greatness]

not shocked klatt picked against nd lol his nd picks have been spot on this year 🤣🤣🤣

[@shanem7096]

He picked Navy to beat ND who ND beat by like 50

[@Worldsportstalk24]

lmao no they have not

[@Quest4greatness]

@ lol i was being sarcastic

[@Worldsportstalk24]

@ my bad

[@TheKalen555]

"Do you think those two guys wouldn't have learned their lesson?" It wasn't a lesson that needed to be learned. If they didn't know they were running behind backup lineup against the top 2 defenders in the conference, I don't have faith they learned anything. I know not to stick a fork in my eye. I don't need to learn from it.

[@michaelriley8916]

here come the IRISH but you make great points. I agree the Irish passing is suspect but Riley can run when needed. I love your show

[@lollin_cee5141]

tbf to SMU. its been pretty cold in Dallas this week

[@reaker60]

I'd take Indiana +225 on the money line.

[@whatahitson272]

Good luck with that 🍀

[@IAmAMeateater]

@@whatahitson272wouldn’t be surprised either way. Both are so overrated

[@reaker60]

@@whatahitson272 Thanks! Not like 2:1 underdogs don't come through once in a while. I think they have a shot and it seems like good value to me. Good luck. Have fun. Should be a good game.

[@CandorOutdoors]

Joel, Love the show. Your take on the White Out is just wrong though. It is traditionally a night game. I would rather keep tradition and play against a lesser opponent than just have it against the best team. The playoff situation is different. There are 4 home playoff games a year, This could be the only time Penn State ever gets a Home Playoff game is changes are made to the current CFP model. WE ARE

[@claytonsmith6092]

Indiana is not the #1 rush defense in the country 😂😂😂 statistics make people blind I swear.

[@johnkirvan679]

I usually agree with Joel, but he picked Navy to beat ND and ND won 51 - 14. I think he is underestimating ND.

[@opaulamorgan4265]

I hope Klatt is wrong about this game just like he was wrong about Navy which he never acknowledged!☘️

[@thebigfreakingcat4292]

Excellent video! Keep the playoffs at 12 teams, I hope they don't ever extend it to 16 teams or more. 12 might be too many, 16 would be way too many teams.

[@KillyJoe]

Nobody plays well in their first opportunity in that environment… Except Notre Dame did pretty at a&m and that’s a pretty respectable environment

[@ndgoldrush2]

Indiana had 151 total yards vs OSU. 2 bad special teams plays didn't decide the game. OSU also had 3 linemen out going into the game and lost another in the Indiana game. Irish go for 200+ on the ground and 200+ in the air.

[@IAmAMeateater]

lol they won’t go 200 in the air

[@punav7449]

Cut both those in half then maybe they could hit 100 yards in the air

[@ndgoldrush2]

@punav7449 air yards depend on the weather. If conditions don't impede passing too much, they'll do 200. Tight ends alone might have 100. All 3 they play are over 6'6"... how tall are your backers again? Screens and check downs will get another 50. The Irish pass game was a mess at the beginning of the year. Largely due to inexperienced o line and a QB transfer coming off injury and no spring. They've gotten significantly better through the year. Leonard was on pace for 300 a couple of times, but game flow had backups in early. Unless Indiana jumps out to a big lead with turnovers or something that has the Irish trying to catch up, they'll hit 200. Love's health is a bit of a question that can affect that total. Even if he isn't 100%, Price will eat. Williams is a very capable 3rd down guy also. Particularly in the pass game.