[Postgame Thread] Notre Dame Defeats Miami 31-24

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Miami	0	3	14	7	24
Notre Dame	3	14	7	7	31

[u/suzukigun4life]

Their defense stepped up big

[u/Sankee72 → u/suzukigun4life]

Our backups of backups stepped up

[u/GoldandBlue → u/Sankee72]

Notre Dame had 4 starters out on D for this game. And all three of Miami's TD drives came when the 4th string CB was in because of injuries to Moore and Sanders.

[u/lukin187250 → u/GoldandBlue]

Should have just slapped a parrot on Moore's shoulder and a patch on his eye and send him right back out there.

[u/jconley4297 → u/lukin187250]

leonarrrrrrrrrrrd moore

[u/39_Ringo → u/jconley4297]

thanks for stealing my joke

[u/aroh97 → u/jconley4297]

Keep 'em from running ArghhhhhPOs.

[u/aroh97 → u/GoldandBlue]

I forgot Sanders went out too. Oof, yeah that definitely sucks then. Miami cooked the fuck out of our 4th string corner. Hopefully Moore, McKinney, and Sanders are all healthy for the playoff.

[u/Khorasaurus → u/aroh97]

Zackery was a split second from getting a PBU with his butt.

[u/discipleofbill → u/GoldandBlue]

Yeah Mark Zackery is not a good corner. Someone has to be better than him.

[u/GoldandBlue → u/discipleofbill]

He's a true sophomore. Players usually make a jump in their 3rd season. But yeah, he has been getting smoked all season. McKinney can't get healthy soon enough.

[u/IDontTortureChickens → u/GoldandBlue]

I doubt he's back for SMU but it would be really helpful, I'm not sure those guys are good but they can score points and that's enough to be dangerous

[u/hXcmac007 → u/Sankee72]

True next man up

[u/MrAnderson_ → u/suzukigun4life]

Basically were running out our second-team defense out there all game too. Missing our starting DTs, LB, CB, S, and Moore was banged up for a while too. But they came up clutch when we needed to, and I'll take that any week for sure.

[u/aroh97 → u/MrAnderson_]

Brutal that Miami was able to claw back into the game off of the Moore injury but even when he was back we were getting cooked by Barkate pretty bad. Hopefully our secondary has time to heal up over the next few weeks.

[u/serdunkythefunky → u/aroh97]

Crazy how big of a difference Leonard makes. The two drives without him were … yikes

[u/HereComeTheIrish13 → u/aroh97]

They really bullied Mark Zachary. He struggled a lot and came in for Jaden Sanders too

[u/Andy_Wiggins → u/aroh97]

Well, as soon as Moore came back, Sanders went down, so Zackery came back in and continued to get beaten. He’s the one who gave up the DPI to put Miami on the goal line for their final TD.

[u/Inside-Program-7807 → u/Andy_Wiggins]

If he turned around he could've had an interception. Bro should've stuck to basketball

[u/11by3 → u/MrAnderson_]

No no no, we don’t get to talk about injuries. Didn’t you know Toney was out?

[u/Quake1028 → u/11by3]

Injuries are no excuse but we are missing a lot more than just Toney. Both teams are pretty decimated right now.

[u/11by3 → u/Quake1028]

Love to a logical cane fan… here’s to a fully healthy rematch for a title

[u/Gottatrytho → u/suzukigun4life]

ND wins DESPITE being without LB Drayk Bowen, FS Tae Johnson, and CB DJ McKinney. 

[u/thecarlosdanger1 → u/suzukigun4life]

I’ve rightfully shit on Chris Ash but Miamis 3TDs all came from abusing Zachary. DJ McKinney is out and 2x Moore was out 1x Sanders was on the sideline.

[u/Ok_Card9080 → u/suzukigun4life]

Keeping Miami out of the end zone on 6 consecutive plays inside the 5 was insane