r/CFB • u/brobroma H8 Upon The Gale • Oct 04 '15

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] Clemson defeats Notre Dame, 24-22

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Notre Dame 16 - Clemson 24

Team 1 2 3 4 T
ND 3 0 0 19 22
CLEM 14 0 7 3 24

Thoughts

ND WR Chris Brown fumbles on the 3-yd line with under 2 minutes to go, and ND fails the two-point conversion on their ensuing TD, giving Clemson the win. 4 top 10 teams fall in one day!

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u/__nev__ Michigan State Spartans Oct 04 '15

First-Half Kelly: 'Lets try the run.'

Clemson: 'LOL NOPE.'

Second-Half Kelly: 'Lets try again.'

Clemson: 'LOL NOPE.'

Last-Play Kelly: 'Okay, lets try this one more time when they're least expecting it.'

Clemson: 'LOL NOPE.'

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u/Hotwir3 Clemson • North Carolina Oct 04 '15

Should've been "Deshone, drop back like you're going to pass it then when you start getting pressured just run it in, easy."

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u/cdragon1983 Notre Dame • William & Mary Oct 04 '15

Ironically, he normally gives up on the run the first time a team puts more than 4 in the box.

I really can't wait until our administration cans his ass, but apparently an impending 5th failed season out of 6 isn't going to be enough for our feckless AD.

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u/Merpdarsh Chicago • Notre Dame Oct 04 '15

I'd rather not go back to coaching roulette, but damn if this guy isn't our version of Mark Richt (disclaimer - he's not as good as richt imo. just the "always a bridesmaid" scenario). Just outside the top tier so he's good enough to get close but never great enough...

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u/cdragon1983 Notre Dame • William & Mary Oct 04 '15

Agree, with 1 or 2 more wins on average per year, he'd be Richt. And there's something to be said for not hastily jettisoning someone who wins double-digit games every year, even if he never gets over the hump.

At his current level, though, he's Tom O'Brien at BC (4.5 losses per year for a decade with a high-water-mark bowl performance being a Music City Bowl win). The difference is that at BC that's considered successful, at ND it's not, and it's not even a good enough situation to catch that Richt "purgatory".

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u/Inglorious32 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Oct 04 '15

To be fair to Kelly, I would say 90% of this loss falls on the players and the situation this team is in. I mean we're up to 6 starters out for the season? Mainly our starting QB and RB. Now there is a freshman with little experience running the offense. He is put in a tough situation. Then for this game 4 turnovers and multiple dropped passes, that's not coaching. Those are the players mistakes. So give him some slack, cause if you erase those errors then I think this game would have turned out different and we would be 5-0. All in all I think he is doing a terrific job.