Notre Dame vs. Penn State CFP Preview

[@sniper60605]

I’m like 165 today. Keep up the good work.

[@skylernd8323]

Penn state has no idea what is about to happen in Miami

[@nathanbuuck7694]

Colorado lost to Nebraska by 18 and Nebraska lost to IU by 49. This IU hate is starting to appear like nobody watched IU

[@stooch66]

Agreed. IU was dominant against its schedule all year and actually competed quite well against OSU at the Horseshoe

[@issaccody1161]

I think Penn State is a big better team than Indiana and I'd say it'd be a tossup in a match between them depending on when IU plays PSU.

[@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcasts]

You guys should know what’s been going on with Penn State. PSU and it’s fan base was devastated by the Sandusky/Second Mile scandal, which damaged image, scouting & high school relationships. Donors, HS coaches & parents nixed recruiting requests… and the athletic department went into spasm, and facility improvement went in the toilet. PSU always competed with OSU and MI… and through the scandal aftermath, they got way ahead in recruiting, money and facilities… and Franklin has been busting his freaking ass to bump up all areas of deficit. We’re still behind, we haven’t had 20 mil to drop on our players, and thanks to constant labeling by guys like you, it’s tough to make up recruiting ground. But still they are gaining.

[@skylernd8323]

Nobody feels bad for Penn state Steve.

[@SammyJ..]

That was 14 years ago, not really an excuse anymore.

[@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcasts]

@ do you know how long it takes to rebuild that infrastructure and network and momentum? Well, while all that’s been going on, MI & OSU benefitted from PSU’s damage, as well as their own strenuous efforts to advance.

[@natlovell122]

@@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcaststhere’s this old saying, “you reap what you sow” There’s a reason why these types of programs take time to recover. Nobody wants to be a part of a pedo culture. Penn State is lucky they bounced back this fast with kids that don’t remember. Just look at what happened to SMU just for paying players. Penn State was doing far worse than that!

[@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcasts]

@@skylernd8323 did I ask anyone to feel bad? Are you implying that Penn State deserved the fall we took? If so, you’d prove yourself to be uninformed.

[@mattsakal]

How is Riley Leonard going to cause Penn State havoc when SMU’s Jennings was completely bottled up?

[@mattsakal]

One thing that is not talked about enough is that Penn State was big time favorites against the first 2 playoff opponents so Kotelniki probably kept a lot of rounds in the gun. He’s going to let it all hang out on Thursday. ND better be ready for the best of our offensive coordinator 👀😮‍💨

[@issaccody1161]

Lol, ND is #2 defense against tight ends in all CFB and their rush defense ranking has jumped from 50s to 30s in last 4 games. They have #1 pass defense and PSU has average WRs. PSU couldn't do much of anything on offense against OSU and this ND defense is better than that OSU defense from Nov.

[@mattsakal]

@@issaccody1161congrats on having a great defense! It’s true 💯, but ND defense is not better than OSU defense. Also, to be clear, ND has not played a TE as good as Tyler Warren. Best of luck! Should be a great game.

[@issaccody1161]

I don't see James Franklin as Harbaugh. He's Brian Kelly and Marcus Freeman just out coached Kirby Smart. There is so much coping over ND beating good Georgia and Indiana teams and PSU beat literal Group of 5 teams that everyone wants to compare to Notre Dame.

[@Azizmohseni-k6p]

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[@mattsakal]

25:44….Drew Allar is bad under pressure???? Drew Allar under pressure this season: * 31.4% of dropbacks (44th in P4) * 51.9% completion (9th in P4) * 7.8 YPA (8th in P4) * 71.4 PFF Grade (7th in P4) * 0.0% Turnover Worthy Play Rate (1st in P4) * 13.3% Pressure to Sack Rate (20th in FBS) per PFF

[@anthonyruiz2420]

Lol. Yeah that's terrible

[@richardgazdyka8716]

He is not ready for what will happen. Keep watching

[@mattsakal]

@@anthonyruiz2420he’s in the top 10 best QBs in most stats…. 👍

[@anthonyruiz2420]

@mattsakal cool. Enjoy those stats that really matter so much

[@raveouscarlias4479]

Penn State has lucked into the easiest path to the Championship of all time. 2 easy games and a ridiculously injured Notre Dame team. If ND was fully healthy they'd crush Penn State. As it is now it's a tossup

[@natlovell122]

Eh, even prior to injuries these teams match up quite well

[@FrankRizzo7080]

Yeah, but it’s not Penn States fault because they played weak teams. No more than how our Irish played a horrible FSU team and the canes backing out of the shamrock series. Penn State is tough and will pose a serious challenge. True, would’ve been easier with a relatively healthy team!

[@mattsakal]

As if Penn State doesn’t also have injuries and losses lmao…lost our best Safety (Winston), lost our best OL, Carter is hobbled, etc, etc….all teams are hurt at this point

[@jesserp23]

If Notre Dame keeps its coaches they are going to be scary next year.

[@nathanbuuck7694]

Jeremiah Smith’s comp could be TO

[@robbengold2645]

Julio with great hands and better body control

[@TheTeebo05]

Browns are going QB im telling ya right now

[@coreynorman5163]

Are you kidding me? Since when is forcing a strip sack and a kick return TD "catching a break"? What a joke of a comment.

[@skylernd8323]

Penn state has done nothing ti be in this game. There best wins are the games they lost