Monday, September 11, 2017

Weekend Social Media

If you missed the Talking Irish Facebook and Twitter Posts from the weekend here are some of the more notable pieces.

Goats of the Game - Georgia
3) SEC Officiating Crew.  In no way were to blame for the Irish loss, however they were just bad overall.  Bad officiating on both sides.
2) Brandon WImbush.  He kept the ball too many time instead of handing it off to the running backs and threw to many bad passes.
1) Brian Kelly.  More specifically the offensive play calling.

Notorious Numbers - Georgia Game
55:  Net rushing yards for the Irish
1.5:  Yards per rush
34:  Yards LOST rushing for Notre Dame
-1.0:  Notre Dame average punt return
3: Third down conversions out of 17 opportunities
1: Net yard on 16 rushes by QB Brandon Wimbush

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly - Georgia
The Good.  The Defense.  If you told me after last week's win over Temple that we were going to hold Georgia to 20 points I would have guaranteed a win for the Irish.  This year's defense seems to play "bend don't break", unfortunately they broke a couple of times on Saturday.   Overall it was the defense that kept Notre Dame in the game.
The Bad.  The Offense.   Half to the play calls and half to the execution.   Holes for the rushing game were apparently non-existent and we Wimbush could not connect with his receivers.   This was especially bad compared to their great performance against Temple.
The Ugly.  The end of Brian Kelly's post game press conference.  https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/9/10/16282846/brian-kelly-notre-dame-georgia-press-conference-2017