Time to dethrone King Jameis.
I think we all need to forget about how terrible this exercise went last week. Despite just about all of us knowing the trap game was upon us, we drank the green koolaid and put on our blue and gold glasses. The result: only four people called the spread correctly (and one was Biscuit who did this exercise TWO MONTHS AGO). Only one person got both the spread and the over/under total correct. For the first time all season, zero got a combination of the spread, total, and prop.
Much like all the turnovers, time to forget that week and move on.
Before we do, we need to get to my favorite prediction notes of the week as well as make sure you have the form to enter your predictions for this week’s affair. Because I’m a generous purveyor of predictions, this week everyone that made this cut gets a bonus point.
This is the prototype for the letdown/look ahead sandwich, but with as bad as their D is, and the O probably wanting to rebound from the last 2 weeks, f it, let’s get weird. #BEATEMDOWN – NDEddieMac
Man, you had the sandwich dead on, as well as the terrible defense. We did get weird, but not in the way your 49-17 prediction had it. However, you weren’t the only one that missed the mark, so I can’t hold that against you.
Score is closer than the game actually is. Irish dominate yardage and running game starts to show some signs of life. Still some turnover issues though which will give NC enough short yardage opportunities to score against us. NC backdoor covers near the end. – @NDClock
The only thing that you missed was the yardage domination and the timing of the cover. Everything else, pretty much dead on.
I like pancakes – AmnMontalbano
I mean, I can’t not include this, right?
According to reputable source Wikipedia the exact etymology of the term tar heel is unknown. There are were multiple historical explanations provided ranging from the tall trees and plants that left the ground sticky with tar and sap (somewhat possible?) to them being known as the most loyal soldiers in the Civil War by “sticking to their duties like they had tar on their heels.”
These are wrong. The Tar Heel nickname was actually a prediction…a prophecy…a premonition of the game this Saturday. The Irish will make UNC look so slow that the only logical explanation will be that UNC’s players must have tar on their heels. Wikipedia page to be updated once the prophecy comes true. – @IrishMoonJ
tl;dr, take your point.
Running game finally takes over and one of the backs break a 50+ td run. Also, Elijah hood is mentioned as former nd commit 47 times. #rolltoilet #neverforget – egvvnd
Bringing up #RollToilet alone would’ve gotten you the point. Made me so sad when he decommitted because I wanted to make that my #YESSIR or #WeAreND to celebrate commits since I can’t mention them by name. Stupid booster rules.
Standings
[table “” not found /]Bonus points this week:
- Everyone quoted above: 1 point
- Biscuit, for being one of the few to get the spread and doing it two months in advance: 2 points for the 2 leprechaun confidence.
Staff Picks
[table “” not found /]Animal Picks
Here we go again…
So my cat, Gulliver, has been doing this game picking thing and hasn’t gone a great job at picking winners. He’s 1-5 straight up, with the lone Notre Dame pick coming against Michigan. I figured, hey, maybe he’s going for the spread, but he’s 3-3 there. So, I’m convinced he’s trolling me.
Let’s see what he doesn’t this week.
Wait…WHAT?! OH HO HO!
Well, let’s forget about the small sample size and mention that when Gulliver picks the Irish, the other team never scores. SCIENCE!
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First-generation Domer and a former student manager, HLS podcast host, HLS Sim creator, Extra Life streamer, and technical problem haver. You can find more non-Notre Dame related writing on his Patreon.
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Koyack makes an epic grab late in the first quarter after a lot of scoreless back-and-forth. Jaylon Smith puts us up by another possession on a scoop-and-score shortly thereafter, and the Irish faithful go completely nuts — only to be sobered (or drunkered, let’s face it) by three grim, highly-efficient, unanswered drives (the last ending in a FG) led by Famous Jameis. Down by three at the half, the Irish summon their composure on the backs of their stalwart defense, and eventually a rushing TD from Cam McDaniel gives us the four-point edge at the beginning of the fourth. FSU and ND go scoreless again until the very end, when Winston’s last pass is fittingly picked off by Cole Luke. 21-17 Irish, but somehow “FSU lost the game” according to ESPN rather than ND winning it.