NC Game ND and OSU
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I didn't even know the championship was played last night. NIL has killed the sport for me and I just don't even care. This is the first year I didn't watch the NC in probably 20+ years. It wasn't even like I purposely didnt watch it, I just didnt even care enough to know it was on...UGH it's hard to be a sports fan in all of this.
So there's a Michigan meme floating around quoting Woody Hayes talking about how it's impossible to be the national champion if you don't win the Michigan vs Ohio State game. LOL'd when I saw it.
It was a good game. The 10 minute drive to start the game from Notre Dame and I thought this might be a 2 hour game and a slug fest in the trenches. Once Ohio State dared ND to throw the ball and loaded the box (quick adjustment after the 1st drive) really caused ND to struggle. Leonard is a capable thrower but not a great one and they don't really have great WRs who can separate and get open quickly. NDs strength was their running game and Leonard keeping the ball and trying to keep the defense off balance. And NDs defense struggled with Ohio State's speed in the 2nd quarter. By the time they made adjustments, they were too far behind.
It's becoming clear that in addition to getting the right athletes to play, coaching, and specifically the ability to adjust on the fly quickly, is what makes the most difference. When was the last time TU had a coach who could adjust after watching 1 series like OSU did on defense last night?
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