As a ND fan, im tired of the lazy analysis from opposing fans when they mention NIU. If you think youre playing the same version of ND from week 2, youre not only going to lose but lose badly.
@@rytram12the same USC that never lead against ND? The same ND team that was leading by 3 Touch downs before a garbage time USC TD? The same USC team that took Pen st to OT? the same usc that lead in the fourth quarter against all opponent that beat them and only lost by one score or less except for ND? That same team that played in 15 degree weather in New York a week before playing in 75 degree weather in LA? The same team that went from defending a triple option team to defending an air raid team a week later? That ND vs USC team? I mean… I guess
The same ND that got two touchdowns with 2 90 yard pick sixs which made the score look worse. Yes, that ND. Besides, no fans will be playing on the 20th and I doubt Indiana overlooks the Irish. It will be an interesting game and the state of Indiana is better for it. Opening night of the CPF. The eyes of the sports world will be on us!
Passing efficiency is still a thing so you're not necessarily correcting anything. Rourke is one of the most efficient passers in the nation. Top 5 in QBR, so a valid argument is there to be made.
@ I agree that Indiana is good, I just can’t dismiss how bad they were against Ohio state. Notre Dame has a defensive line of their caliber and a better secondary with better linebackers. I don’t think they’ll be able to stay motivated by halftime or by the beginning of the forth
ND losses: Northern Illinois, not ranked, small school, no significant............... Indiana loss #2 Ohio State, large football program, Big significant. Final score IU 34 ND 17.... I'm sorry, ND.🏈🏈🏈🏈 P.S I'm from South Bend and love ND, but IU is a top story of a Cinderella team. Go IU.
@@Aetnaboy73even tho ND fans would be extremely shocked and disappointed if we lost to Indiana, MF job is safe and he still earns an extension. Now if he loses to another Mac school.. boy he better win a NY6 or there will be hell to pay
@@kriptdawg9398 Please? Like I should be afraid of Indiana who played a weaker schedule than Notre Dame. The one time Indiana played a ranked team, they got manhandled. This isn't a matchup, this is a MISMATCH.
The analysis of ND USC have been extremely lazy by casuals who didn’t watch the game. USC was down 28-49 with 30 seconds left, and the only reason the game was close was ND gave the ball up twice. USC was picking on one specific CB who had an uncharacteristicly bad game, but ended up getting a pick 6 at the end of the game. You can sleep on NDs defense if you want but I highly discourage betting against them lol
He did not have a bad game. You are missing that SC is a passing team and was forced to throw because they couldn’t run the ball and they were down. So there was a lot of opportunities for the offense(the side the rules favor) to make plays. The corner in question gave up balls(that will happen) and also made great plays(not just the 99 yard pick six)
@ dog Christian gray was getting dunked on. He made a couple good plays before the pick 6 but he was getting picked on most and it was obvious. Atleast 14 of USCs points were on Christian gray getting beat. I love Christian he’s a great DB and he showed up in the end but he for sure had a bad game before that and it happens
If it’s and buts were candies and nuts we’d all have a Merry Christmas. One team lost to a MAC school at home, the other lost to #1 defense on the road, with punt team -14 points
7:05 So, playing a regular season conference game vs OSU was "too big" but playing a prime-time playoff game (the only one that day) the entire country will be watching at Notre Dame won't be? Ok, Captain Forehead, whatever you say.
IU is an experienced team but had to learn from Columbus. OS was scoreless midway 2Q. IU punter melted down but the defense played well. Leonard is from the south, think he'll play good in 20 degree weather? He's only thrown for 200+ 4 times. If we run within 50 yards of ND's rushing then we win
Funny about the national media is calling IU/ND a great in-state matchup. WHAT?? IU hasn't defeated ND for 74 years! and NEVER in ND stadium. OK, fine, past performance means nothing, but this is not a rivalry!!
It is a great in-state matchup, because both teams are great this year, and both teams are in Indiana... Obviously it isn't a rivalry. IUs only real rivalries are Purdue and MSU, because we've been so terrible. No IU fan is calling ND and IU a rivalry, so I don't really know what you're talking about. Most of us are just happy that we made it this far, and that two Indiana teams are in the playoffs.
plus, in the usc game, you could tell ND played differently on defense, lot of gaps to allow usc to throw. ND approaches it differently next friday, ND will have a good day. Also, IU did not do good against the blitz, if ND blitzes, its game over for IU
I'm so sick of hearing this shit. IU loses to OSU and everybody says that can't play. ND loses to Northern Illinois and everybody wants to ignore it. Go IU!!
Notre Dame 4-0 vs Ranked teams IU vs ranked teams? Notre Dame beat GaTech 31-13, the same teams that beat Miami and took Georgia to 8 OTs...what more you looking for....people still talk about that NIU lost..where you been?
Notre Dame has been hot and has won 10 in a row! Sounds like they’re due for a loss. Little brother might just beat big brother ! Should be a good one ! Both teams from Indiana too ! That’s pretty awesome !
I like how people will justify rivalry week when their team makes mistakes as if its ok. But when its notre dame people go full stroke and want to critique it
ND losses: Northern Illinois, not ranked, small school, no significant............... Indiana loss #2 Ohio State, large football program, Big significant. Final score IU 34 ND 17.... I'm sorry, ND.🏈🏈🏈🏈 P.S I'm from South Bend and love ND, but IU is a top story of a Cinderella team. Go IU.
This is a quandary for me. I have NEVER rooted against ND before but this game i want IU to pull it out. If ND wins, then I'm backing the Irish all the way. IU is not going to have a Deer in the headlights game. But they must play mistake free to win, they don't, they lose.
@mickeydooley2230 haha.. naw you wrong.. I've cheered IU and ND since I was a boy.. the best team will win! The SEC can go in the toilet.. Georgia, Bama and especially UK!
Both my parents went to IU. My mother isn’t even sure who to cheer for. As an ND student myself (and my father is coming to the game and will be cheering for ND with me!) sorry folks, we will give you no quarter. I’ve lived within easy driving distance of Bloomington my whole life. I love IU, love the campus, go to the local sandwich shop down there all the time. But when it comes to football…I see a path to the National Championship and we cannot squander that!!! Now basketball I’ll give you - I’m frankly an IU fan when it comes to basketball. But you may not want to watch this football game on TV because I think we’re bringing your team in for a massacre in prime time…though this is a matchup I myself had always wanted!
@@shellcrackerlover5889 Their O-Line gave up 11 sacks the last 3 games, 9 of them within 2 games. USC's QB is hella more mobile than Indiana's. You can forget about it. Indiana needs a great effort to keep it close for a quarter and half, maybe 2 quarters.
Ok, and all my buddy J Love needs is someone to be slightly bent to go for his legs and he will literally leap over them. And your QB is not going to get the 3 seconds he needs. I promise you, if you walk in overconfident that will be the reason the game is lost! Don’t underestimate our team, give us a good game at our house at least. We may still beat you but at least it can be a good game!
Honestly, we don’t want your Big Ten, we have a lucrative NBC deal we would like to keep. Actually as an ND fan myself I’m now quite frustrated about these conference rules because if we were to somehow go undefeated we deserve a Rose Bowl spot and wouldn’t get it. Rose Bowl should be the capstone of the CFP but instead it’s a quarter final…which is really sad. So if we ended up in the Big Ten I wouldn’t necessarily hate it!
Bottom line... I think the nation wants to see their teams play against the best records, wherever they come from, win or lose. Without the so-called experts, the ESPN talking heads, deciding for everyone who should play whom.
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts we'd all have a Merry Christmas. You lost to Northern Illinois at home. I don't see the Huskies in the bracket. I do see the Buckeyes.
Personally I actually had hoped for an ND-IU matchup (as an ND fan myself) so maybe that early-season loss wasn’t that bad! We can beat IU, we can beat Georgia, we can beat any of Penn St, Boise St, or SMU. We do have a great path to the National Championship by this route! (No Rose Bowl though, sad🙁)
@@browndogger32I'm from and live in South Bend and this is more of a Northern Indiana vs southern Indiana thing.. majority of Northern Indiana are Purely ND fans so i don't know where you get that notion of ND fans are IU basketball fans 🤷
@ if you watch the OSU game objectively, you will see IU did not get dominated as the score would lead you to believe. IU special teams made mistakes that gave up two scores. IU shutdown OSU’s running game and made several goal line stands. IU also scored first after forcing OSU off the field. The problems for IU were communication on offense and not due to athletic differences, which means they can be corrected.
These ppl are delusional. The one game they couldn’t do anything in was against Ohio st. Nd literally almost beat osu 2 seasons in a row. What makes them think nd isn’t just as good? Losers
ND at the start of the season: New QB, New Offensive Coordinator, Brand New Offensive Line. It took them a couple weeks to find themselves.
As a ND fan, im tired of the lazy analysis from opposing fans when they mention NIU. If you think youre playing the same version of ND from week 2, youre not only going to lose but lose badly.
I hope IU is playing against the ND that gave up over 550 yards to 6-6 USC.
That 6-6 USC team would smoke IU @@rytram12
and if you think your going to see the same iu team playing at ohio st your prob wrong also.
@@rytram12the same USC that never lead against ND? The same ND team that was leading by 3 Touch downs before a garbage time USC TD? The same USC team that took Pen st to OT? the same usc that lead in the fourth quarter against all opponent that beat them and only lost by one score or less except for ND? That same team that played in 15 degree weather in New York a week before playing in 75 degree weather in LA? The same team that went from defending a triple option team to defending an air raid team a week later? That ND vs USC team? I mean… I guess
The same ND that got two touchdowns with 2 90 yard pick sixs which made the score look worse. Yes, that ND. Besides, no fans will be playing on the 20th and I doubt Indiana overlooks the Irish. It will be an interesting game and the state of Indiana is better for it. Opening night of the CPF. The eyes of the sports world will be on us!
8:26 Let me correct him. The best Passing Offense was USC which is ranked 10th and then Louisville ranked 20th. Indiana is ranked 29th in passing
@@shaymicah4194 that Louisville game shouldn’t have even been close they were given 14 points off of turnovers inside the goaline
Passing efficiency is still a thing so you're not necessarily correcting anything. Rourke is one of the most efficient passers in the nation. Top 5 in QBR, so a valid argument is there to be made.
@@NDNOutlaw-v8ywe have a top five secondary. Definitely as good as Ohio state if not a bit better
Indiana’s a good team. While I like Notre Dame, I think IU keeps it close but wears down in the 4th quarter.
@ I agree that Indiana is good, I just can’t dismiss how bad they were against Ohio state. Notre Dame has a defensive line of their caliber and a better secondary with better linebackers. I don’t think they’ll be able to stay motivated by halftime or by the beginning of the forth
That lose to NIU might have been best thing that happened to them, go Irish ☘️
Notre Dame by 6
@@emanuelwiggins7330 Notre Dame by 21.
The amount of people finding out this weekend that ND plays in Indiana is staggering
I'm from Indiana and live in Illinois now, and I know a shocking amount of people here who thought Notre Dame was in Illinois.
Most legit ND team in decades
@@Yusufu82 Facts
lol.
@@akpost8780Michigan shouldn’t be laughing at anyone.
@@CJCross54facts except Ohio state
We’re about to finally show out and it’s gonna happen in South Bend too 🔥🔥🍀🍀🍀 sorry we gotta do you like this Indiana!!
Go Irish ☘️ ✊🏻
ND losses: Northern Illinois, not ranked, small school, no significant............... Indiana loss #2 Ohio State, large football program, Big significant. Final score IU 34 ND 17.... I'm sorry, ND.🏈🏈🏈🏈 P.S I'm from South Bend and love ND, but IU is a top story of a Cinderella team. Go IU.
@@teetee4769ur fake af and don’t know ball lol
You'll be calling for your coaches head after the game.
@@Aetnaboy73even tho ND fans would be extremely shocked and disappointed if we lost to Indiana, MF job is safe and he still earns an extension. Now if he loses to another Mac school.. boy he better win a NY6 or there will be hell to pay
Please ND, don’t underestimate this Indiana team..this game bothers me so much
Your smart This isn't our grandparents Indiana this is a good team well coached yes IU made mistakes at OSU but iam sure They have been fixed
I agree.
Indiana's coach ran his mouth. You have nothing to worry about. It's a mismatch. Notre Dame is gonna win.
Gotcha game written all over it.
@@kriptdawg9398 Please? Like I should be afraid of Indiana who played a weaker schedule than Notre Dame. The one time Indiana played a ranked team, they got manhandled. This isn't a matchup, this is a MISMATCH.
The analysis of ND USC have been extremely lazy by casuals who didn’t watch the game. USC was down 28-49 with 30 seconds left, and the only reason the game was close was ND gave the ball up twice. USC was picking on one specific CB who had an uncharacteristicly bad game, but ended up getting a pick 6 at the end of the game. You can sleep on NDs defense if you want but I highly discourage betting against them lol
He did not have a bad game. You are missing that SC is a passing team and was forced to throw because they couldn’t run the ball and they were down. So there was a lot of opportunities for the offense(the side the rules favor) to make plays. The corner in question gave up balls(that will happen) and also made great plays(not just the 99 yard pick six)
@ dog Christian gray was getting dunked on. He made a couple good plays before the pick 6 but he was getting picked on most and it was obvious. Atleast 14 of USCs points were on Christian gray getting beat. I love Christian he’s a great DB and he showed up in the end but he for sure had a bad game before that and it happens
Notre Dame gave up 557 yards of offense to a big 10 team that is 6-6.
The #5 team in NCAA in Total Defense is Northern Illinois. Care to guess which team is #2 in total defense (behind Ohio State), #1 in rushing defense?
If it’s and buts were candies and nuts we’d all have a Merry Christmas. One team lost to a MAC school at home, the other lost to #1 defense on the road, with punt team -14 points
Regardless of what happens,I am super proud of my Hoosiers! Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!!!!!!
I'm an ND fan and I'm proud of those Hoosiers but it's gonna be all business next Friday night😊
7:05 So, playing a regular season conference game vs OSU was "too big" but playing a prime-time playoff game (the only one that day) the entire country will be watching at Notre Dame won't be?
Ok, Captain Forehead, whatever you say.
IU is an experienced team but had to learn from Columbus. OS was scoreless midway 2Q. IU punter melted down but the defense played well. Leonard is from the south, think he'll play good in 20 degree weather? He's only thrown for 200+ 4 times. If we run within 50 yards of ND's rushing then we win
The main problem was not being able to hear the count because of the crowd. I’m sure the communication issues have been fixed.
@@jeremyo168 1. ND stadium ain’t that loud. 2. There will be a lot more red in that building than people expect.
ND needs to run the bootleg. Please everyone, tell ND because they don’t know.
Get the lucky charms ready!!!! Notre Dame Fighting Irish are heading to the Sugar Bowl!!!! I'm hoping for a good game with IU but I'm calling 42-7
Funny about the national media is calling IU/ND a great in-state matchup. WHAT?? IU hasn't defeated ND for 74 years! and NEVER in ND stadium. OK, fine, past performance means nothing, but this is not a rivalry!!
Definitely not
As an iu fan i agree. We literally dont play each other in football.
@@theronr7464 they've never won 10 games in a season, but here they are with 11 wins
It is a great in-state matchup, because both teams are great this year, and both teams are in Indiana...
Obviously it isn't a rivalry. IUs only real rivalries are Purdue and MSU, because we've been so terrible. No IU fan is calling ND and IU a rivalry, so I don't really know what you're talking about. Most of us are just happy that we made it this far, and that two Indiana teams are in the playoffs.
An Indiana win might create a rivalry, but calling this a “tremendous rivalry” was laughable. Go Hoosiers!
plus, in the usc game, you could tell ND played differently on defense, lot of gaps to allow usc to throw. ND approaches it differently next friday, ND will have a good day. Also, IU did not do good against the blitz, if ND blitzes, its game over for IU
You can't forget IU's QB is not mobile like USC's. This is a mismatch.
I'm so sick of hearing this shit. IU loses to OSU and everybody says that can't play. ND loses to Northern Illinois and everybody wants to ignore it. Go IU!!
Look at the stats of ND after the NIU game. They’ve become 5 times they were since week 2. Indiana has great talent but there no Notre dame this year.
Notre Dame 4-0 vs Ranked teams
IU vs ranked teams?
Notre Dame beat GaTech 31-13, the same teams that beat Miami and took Georgia to 8 OTs...what more you looking for....people still talk about that NIU lost..where you been?
How many ranked wins Indiana have?
And don't forget we beat 7 teams that are on our schedule that are going to a bowl game.
The difference was Northern Illinois game was a trap game (Google it). Indiana game against Ohio showed who they were.
Indiana's QB is slow and not mobile. You can forget about him or Indiana winning in South Bend.
Notre Dame has been hot and has won 10 in a row! Sounds like they’re due for a loss. Little brother might just beat big brother ! Should be a good one ! Both teams from Indiana too ! That’s pretty awesome !
Go IRISH!
Go Hoosiers Good luck
The Irish pass rush needs to be good in the playoffs, and that means Howard Cross needs to be healthy.
@@johntucker5994he’s healthy and will be playing J love too
@@johntucker5994I’m more concerned about Mitch jeeter
@@brendenstyre4784where did you see that info at ?
Go Indiana ❤
I am not worried about this Indiana team. Irish win by 15+ points.
I like how people will justify rivalry week when their team makes mistakes as if its ok. But when its notre dame people go full stroke and want to critique it
ND losses: Northern Illinois, not ranked, small school, no significant............... Indiana loss #2 Ohio State, large football program, Big significant. Final score IU 34 ND 17.... I'm sorry, ND.🏈🏈🏈🏈 P.S I'm from South Bend and love ND, but IU is a top story of a Cinderella team. Go IU.
34-17😂🤣 put the pipe down😂 IU isn’t gonna win, ND will win by atleast 2 scores stop lying to yourself 🤣
I’m from south bend and you’re full of shit. Iu will be dominated in south bend
This is a quandary for me. I have NEVER rooted against ND before but this game i want IU to pull it out. If ND wins, then I'm backing the Irish all the way. IU is not going to have a Deer in the headlights game. But they must play mistake free to win, they don't, they lose.
Then you're not a ND fan. You're a fan of whatever team is trendy. I bet you're also a fan of Alabama and Georgia.
@mickeydooley2230 haha.. naw you wrong.. I've cheered IU and ND since I was a boy.. the best team will win! The SEC can go in the toilet.. Georgia, Bama and especially UK!
People can root for two teams. That doesn’t make you not a true fan. Especially for two teams that rarely play each other.
Media gonna only talk about ND, everyone will pick them to win and game time Indiana will win by 2 touchdowns
I think Indiana is good, but they just don't have the talent to compete with ND. Irish 35 Hoosiers 17
😂😂😂😂
@@marcusbriggs3223notre dame has only played 3 decent teams, same as iu. Hilarious no one points this out
@@Indycityc hmm Texas am, Louisville, GA tech , USC , and a conference champion army. I would throw navy in there that's like facing UCLA to me.
Tell us you have no idea what you're talking about.
I'm from Indiana I really like both teams so may the best man win😎🔥💪
It's where u end up ,not where u Started Always.notredame.
Come on my Notre Dame brotheren. We're all Hoosiers when it comes down to it. We IU fans have suffered for so long. Let us have this one, please. 🥺
Much respect to IU but we have been chasing a natty since '88 😊
Both my parents went to IU. My mother isn’t even sure who to cheer for. As an ND student myself (and my father is coming to the game and will be cheering for ND with me!) sorry folks, we will give you no quarter. I’ve lived within easy driving distance of Bloomington my whole life. I love IU, love the campus, go to the local sandwich shop down there all the time. But when it comes to football…I see a path to the National Championship and we cannot squander that!!! Now basketball I’ll give you - I’m frankly an IU fan when it comes to basketball. But you may not want to watch this football game on TV because I think we’re bringing your team in for a massacre in prime time…though this is a matchup I myself had always wanted!
Notredame will
Move the ball on Indiana.
Indiana is going to put up 450 yards and the W!!!
@@shellcrackerlover5889 Their O-Line gave up 11 sacks the last 3 games, 9 of them within 2 games. USC's QB is hella more mobile than Indiana's. You can forget about it. Indiana needs a great effort to keep it close for a quarter and half, maybe 2 quarters.
Shocker. The Hoosier disrespect is continuing
Let's Go Fighting Irish and beat Indiana!☘☘☘
3 seconds that's all Rourke needs. Go IU
Maybe against the bum secondaries iu has played all year
He's not going to get 3 seconds
Ok, and all my buddy J Love needs is someone to be slightly bent to go for his legs and he will literally leap over them. And your QB is not going to get the 3 seconds he needs. I promise you, if you walk in overconfident that will be the reason the game is lost! Don’t underestimate our team, give us a good game at our house at least. We may still beat you but at least it can be a good game!
11 sacks given up in the last 3 games. Needs more time than that.
12/20, finally ND gets to prove if they are too good for the Big Ten who put 3 teams into the CFP!! JS!! Surely we have room for 1 more, just ask UM
4 teams
Honestly, we don’t want your Big Ten, we have a lucrative NBC deal we would like to keep. Actually as an ND fan myself I’m now quite frustrated about these conference rules because if we were to somehow go undefeated we deserve a Rose Bowl spot and wouldn’t get it. Rose Bowl should be the capstone of the CFP but instead it’s a quarter final…which is really sad. So if we ended up in the Big Ten I wouldn’t necessarily hate it!
Bottom line... I think the nation wants to see their teams play against the best records, wherever they come from, win or lose. Without the so-called experts, the ESPN talking heads, deciding for everyone who should play whom.
It's where u end up Not where u started.not ,hardly any teams that have won 10 Games in row .,
GO HOOSIERS!😀
I support all Indiana teams but ND is better than Indiana overall
If Notre dame made the last field Goal Against N.Illinois They would be ranked no.2,& u wouldn't Have heared nothing .
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts we'd all have a Merry Christmas. You lost to Northern Illinois at home. I don't see the Huskies in the bracket. I do see the Buckeyes.
Personally I actually had hoped for an ND-IU matchup (as an ND fan myself) so maybe that early-season loss wasn’t that bad! We can beat IU, we can beat Georgia, we can beat any of Penn St, Boise St, or SMU. We do have a great path to the National Championship by this route! (No Rose Bowl though, sad🙁)
That home field might be half red on the 20th.
Doubtful
Half those ND football fans are IU basketball fans. They will wear their reversible coats so they can change them at halftime
Maybe we like Indiana this isn't some rivalry
@@browndogger32 right. Lol I'm ND football IU basketball, but I'm for IU in this game. For obvious reasons..... ( underdog factor.)
@@browndogger32I'm from and live in South Bend and this is more of a Northern Indiana vs southern Indiana thing.. majority of Northern Indiana are Purely ND fans so i don't know where you get that notion of ND fans are IU basketball fans 🤷
ND by at least 10 points.
Who thinks n.Illinois ,Would have a chance now Against Notre Dame,,N.Illinois is&Feels like a year ago now.
Go irish
Has Indiana beaten a ranked team this season???
This is equivalent to asking if IU beat OSU. Just as lazy as those who call out ND for losing to NIU.
Oh boyyy. You beat Navyyy. Kiss my ass bro 😂
@@jeremyo168 All im saying is IU is overrated, their one true test they got dominated. U actually think Indiana is a top 10 team???
@ if you watch the OSU game objectively, you will see IU did not get dominated as the score would lead you to believe. IU special teams made mistakes that gave up two scores. IU shutdown OSU’s running game and made several goal line stands. IU also scored first after forcing OSU off the field. The problems for IU were communication on offense and not due to athletic differences, which means they can be corrected.
@@Hoosiers12345and you beat 8 teams with a losing record lol.
Go Indiana..... finally gonna see eho the best team in the state is.
Are we though. IU should have had the home field advantage based on resumes..
@@Hoosiers12345no lol but keep crying. BooHoosiers
They should handle the Hoosiers the boogeyman's waiting #GO Dawgs
ND is favored by 3 if they get to Georgia. Should be a great game. Different outcome than the last time ND played Georgia.
These ppl are delusional. The one game they couldn’t do anything in was against Ohio st. Nd literally almost beat osu 2 seasons in a row. What makes them think nd isn’t just as good? Losers
ND thinks they're Ohio State now.
The real season starts now GO IRISH