“I think [our] guys have done a really good job [getting better]”, Johnson said. “It’s really a tough place to play”. “It’s never easy. Technically you have to be sound, and your eyes have to be flawless every play. Sometimes, when everybody is telling you you’re all this and the cat’s meow, that’s a trap and you better not fall into it”. I saw some positive stuff out of these guys this week and I think they’ll get it. Georgia Tech was just a fast defense and that option was at warp speed.
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The strength of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets schedule will only serve to prove their naysayers wrong if they are able to survive this stretch.
The Ramblin’ Wreck is off to a 2-0 start to this season both straight up and against the spread, after rolling over Tulane 65-10 on Saturday. The Cardinal lost 17-14 previous year when then-Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson converted a fourth-and-11 with a 23-yard touchdown pass with 61 seconds remaining. Fuller has four touchdown catches in two games, including three for 39 yards and longer. “He’s played so many games for us so that was a huge disappointment”. He can’t miss any games for what we do. I need to get out of here soon, before Notre Dame has the same effect on me.
Johnson will get plenty of chances to evaluate his squad.
Notre Dame will depend on backup quarterback DeShone Kizer when they square off against ACC foe Georgia Tech on Saturday. Notre Dame presents a more hard challenge for the Jackets than their first two foes but in the 24 offensive series Tech has puts points on the board in 19 of those drives. Malik Zaire, who looked impressive in two games, blew up his ankle against Virginia and is out for the year. Notre Dame also held Texas to 60 yards rushing in its opening-week win.
Tulane coach Curtis Johnson said he was “very, very disappointed” with Monroe and talked about what he meant to the team.
Johnson is counting on upperclassmen to set the pace. “But golly, they got that option going”. I was getting ready to narrow down to a select few schools, and I was like you know what?
In order to defend such a prolific scheme, Notre Dame needs to counter with a highly organized system of its own, Kelly said. Can Notre Dame make a statement despite a plethora of losses to injury?
Last week against Virginia, the Irish gave up 416 yards, only 127 of which came on the ground.
But this Notre Dame team is a whole lot better than in 2007, when the Irish went 3-9 under Charlie Weis. In four other games, he finished with 11 or 12 attempts for between 63 and 73 yards, taking the role of the Wave’s short-yardage back while Badie was the home-run hitter and Hilliard the all-purpose guy.
And if that wasn’t hard enough, the Irish secondary, which was torched by the Cavaliers last week, will still have to be on the lookout for the occasional pass. Thomas has thrown for three touchdowns this season, and the Yellow Jackets rank first in passing efficiency in the FBS, a category they topped past year as well.
Even if the Irish defend well Saturday, they will still surrender plenty of yardage, Irish junior linebacker Jaylon Smith said.
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“I think I let my team down real bad”, said Monroe who will return to the lineup Saturday night when Tulane plays Maine. “It’s going to be a step up”. “He makes me better as a coach because he wants to get better as a player”. Regardless, my memory isn’t great, but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a player continue to gain yards after contorting his body in this manner.
