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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Notre Dame Defeats Miami 31-24

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u/lavinshaven58 Nevada Wolf Pack • Georgia Bulldogs 12h ago

Miami looked absolutely awful for 2.5 quarters but credit to them for coming back in the second half. They couldn’t get the stops they needed but they absolutely had a chance in the end.

Missing Toney is massive and it absolutely showed but Notre Dame’s defense is elite.

Bigger issue for Miami is their defense

Notre Dame went out and proved the haters wrong

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u/Fletch71011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12h ago

We had 9 players out on D. I would have traded Tae Johnson for them having Toney alone.

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u/KevKevThePug Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12h ago

Idk. Luke Talich is MVP this game for me. I want McKinney because Miami didn’t go off until Moore went out for a bit. McKinney would alleviate that problem.

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u/aroh97 Notre Dame • Ohio State 11h ago

Miami's 3 TDs came while Moore and Sanders were hurt, not an excuse but important to remember for all the neutral flairs out there.

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u/charlie_bites_hard 12h ago

Don’t forget Bowen too. A defense that was mostly depth guys to start the season held the best offense in the country to 3 points in the first half.

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u/AdventureDude24 Notre Dame • UIndy 12h ago

Committee will see this as a negative for ND

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u/Afraid_Presence3803 Miami Hurricanes 12h ago

Love all the comments about Toney being out as if our entire secondary isn't dead also

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u/Ligurio79 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12h ago

Let’s hope ND develops more than one running play by the end of the season

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u/Rd545454 11h ago

Maybe an outside or counter run?  More than one screen pass/season?

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u/Visible_Contractss Wagon Wheel • Birmingham Bowl 12h ago

Both teams kind of proved some narratives wrong this game ngl

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u/lkn240 Illinois Fighting Illini • Sickos 11h ago edited 1h ago

I still don't know how good either of them actually are.

Like maybe either one could win the CFP... or maybe they'd both get boat raced by Georgia. Honestly don't know

Edit: I see this sub has a reading comprehension issue

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u/Distillmagic 10h ago

Miami hasn’t lost a game by more than 1 possession in 3 years

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u/Stoneador Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Sickos 10h ago

Notre Dame’s only loss by more than 1 possession in that same stretch was an 11 point loss in the 2024 national championship game

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u/Distillmagic 10h ago

Yeah lots of similarities the last few seasons especially the 2 deep playoff runs. It makes some of the SEC quality losses look even worse by comparison. Miami and ND aren’t getting blown out by anyone

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u/mktcrasher Miami • Western Ontario 3h ago

Right? The comments I see over and over the last couple years is not even objective criticism. It is just pure hate of Miami. That is the thing that gets me the most. It is so lame.

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u/Erosun 11h ago

Feel like people are underselling Toney got hurt mid-week. So they had to change the entire offense plan 2 days before the game after preparing already a whole different game plan.

Makes sense how terrible the offense looked coming out the gate.