College Football Playoff Game Thread - ND/Clem & Bama/Okla

[CFB_Rules]

Officials missed a super obvious intentional grounding on the failed ND trick play. QB can’t throw it away if he’s handed the ball off at any point.

 

[dcmissle]

Pivotal play here

 

[dcmissle]

And that should do it

 

[johnmd20]

The rout is on. On a 3rd and 14 no less.

ND is flat.

 

[soxin6]

That's probably the game. ND looks lost on offense and now Clemson is moving the ball pretty easily.

 

[Clears Cleaver]

thanks for coming, ND

 

[dcmissle]

They are in this hole primarily because of their offense. No margin for error means exactly that. No fumbles, no missed throws, no dropped catchable passes.

 

[shawnrbu]

College football just isn't competitive. People want a 16 team playoff. We can't even get 4 teams for a good semifinal round. Except for the first year and OU/Georgia, the semifinals have been blowouts.

 

[Dr. Winston O'Boogie]

Might as well go to the backup at halftime

 

[shawnrbu]

Might as well go to the backup at halftime

He transferred lol

 

[dcmissle]

OK’s defense isn’t very good, but this Clemson stuff we’ve seen isn’t likely to cut it against Alabama. The wunderkind Will be brought back to earth pretty quickly.

 

[Dr. Winston O'Boogie]

He transferred lol

I thought I heard them say he was on the sideline not suited up?

 

[shawnrbu]

OK’s defense isn’t very good, but this Clemson stuff we’ve seen isn’t likely to cut it against Alabama. The wunderkind Will be brought back to earth pretty quickly.

Clemson is destroying ND. Made their offense look pathetic.

 

[canderson]

Epic failure ending the half for ND.

 

[dcmissle]

Now they are unraveling. You could tell on that offside penalty, which was entirely pointless.

 

[The Napkin]

stay classy, Irish.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Holy shit, what a catch.

 

[shawnrbu]

2012 redux.

 

[BaseballJones]

Clemson is destroying ND. Made their offense look pathetic.

Sports are weird. If not for a totally unnecessary illegal man downfield penalty against Syracuse (the correct call...just no reason for the lineman to do it and it had no impact on the play) late in the game, SU knocks off Clemson at Clemson. Notre Dame crushes Syracuse. And now Clemson is hammering Notre Dame.

 

[johnmd20]

Nightmare first half for ND. Across the board.

 

[McBride11]

I am not sure if that foot was in with control.

Nope nm. That new replay is good

 

[Dr. Winston O'Boogie]

Amazing how the blown fumble changed this game. Notre Dame is clearly inferior, but huge swing.

 

[shawnrbu]

The committee could have made a bold statement if they used their eyes and put Georgia over Notre Dame. Clemson/Georgia would have been a far better game.

 

[canderson]

Clemson is kicking ND’s ass with a freshman QB and WR.

 

[The Napkin]

So will the committee ever learn about Notre Dame? UCF couldn't be doing this? Georgia?

 

[shawnrbu]

Julian Love must be better than Deion Sanders and Revis combined the way McDonough is pumping his tires.

 

[dcmissle]

The committee could have made a bold statement if they used their eyes and put Georgia over Notre Dame. Clemson/Georgia would have been a far better game.

That’s the argument for a bigger field.

 

[johnmd20]

That’s the argument for a bigger field.

It's really hard to argue against 8 teams in a playoff.

 

[dcmissle]

It's really hard to argue against 8 teams in a playoff.

It’s the only way you can get a really good 2-loss team like Georgia in most years.

If GA had been in this year, it would have been at the expense of OK, not ND. GA would be playing later tonight, and this game would be exactly as it is.

 

[johnmd20]

It’s the only way you can get a really good 2-loss team like Georgia in most years.

If GA had been in this year, it would have been at the expense of OK, not ND. GA would be playing later tonight, and this game would be exactly as it is.

And if it's 8, people will still complain about teams not getting in. But it will be teams ranked 9th or worst, so it'll be hard to complain that much.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

That's getting overturned.

 

[johnmd20]

LOL. Notre Dame is going to get fucked by another review.

 

[The Napkin]

on field refs sure are trying hard to give ND all the calls

 

[johnmd20]

Flags will fly and I'm ok with it.

 

[shawnrbu]

A 55 yard FG to cut it from 20 to 17?

 

[johnmd20]

Punting. That is how bad this offense is.

That ball should be on the 20.

 

[shawnrbu]

Punting. That is how bad this offense is.

That ball should be on the 20.

In the NFL. Not a touchback in college.

 

[shawnrbu]

Stage way too big for Book.

 

[canderson]

Ovah.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Should have been Georgia.

 

[jon abbey]

Notre Dame looked like they had about six guys on the field for that run, GJGE.

 

[Clears Cleaver]

that should be clemson ball

 

[Ale Xander]

ND needs to grow some balls and get into a conference, B1G, ACC, MAC

Just some conference

 

[shawnrbu]

Should a college coach really be throwing a nutty in a 30-3 game against an overmatched opponent?

 

[dcmissle]

Get a motherfucking life, Sweeney. Every one of the borderline calls have gone your way. You are up 30 to 3.

 

[Clears Cleaver]

Should a college coach really be throwing a nutty in a 30-3 game against an overmatched opponent?

he's a lunatic. if it was 56-3 he's still be losing his shit if a third stringer missed a tackle

 

[PedroKsBambino]

We all know BB would be doing the same

 

[Sad Sam Jones]

The NCAA just needs to mandate that independents won't be part of the championship process. Notre Dame has no incentive to join a conference as long as they keep making the semis as the 7th or 8th best team in the country.

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[Ale Xander]

The NCAA just needs to mandate that independents won't be part of the championship process. Notre Dame has no incentive to join a conference as long as they keep making the semis as the 7th or 8th best team in the country.

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7th/8th best my ass

There are 8 SEC teams better

 

[Sad Sam Jones]

Well, I was being charitable on where they should realistically be ranked this year (behind Georgia, Ohio State and UCF), not on actual talent.

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