Tale of the Tape - Browns vs 49'ers

SdBacker80

Notre Dame offense poses a challenge. Their QB doesn’t do stupid things with the ball and they have a stable of backs that can get yards after contact. USC doesn’t tackle well and their stops come by way of turnovers. Good matchup for ND.

tiamat63

@dutch-oven said:

How about the USC/ND game tonight?

I have my anniversary dinner tonight, but should be home in time to catch it. The Irish have had quite a gauntlet of rough games in a row, they need to win this one.

If it wasn't for the weather, I'd be all over NoD team points at 30.5 Alex Grinch getting jobs at the D1 level continues to blow my mind.

mjp28

@dutch-oven said:

How about the USC/ND game tonight?

I have my anniversary dinner tonight, but should be home in time to catch it. The Irish have had quite a gauntlet of rough games in a row, they need to win this one.

Ahhh, nice to see your priorities in order and happy anniversary to you and yours and yes maybe you and the Mrs will be home in time to watch the game.

Some things have changed in the FBS Ratings with my ND Irish ! Started hot -but- the late loss to OHIO STATE kind of shook them up.

■ Now ND #21 (5-2) -and- USC. #10 and (6-0) clearly the best in the PAC-10 or what's left of it. BIG test both teams. GO ND !

mjp28

@tiamat63 said:

If it wasn't for the weather, I'd be all over NoD team points at 30.5 Alex Grinch getting jobs at the D1 level continues to blow my mind.

~ OK guys here's the opinion of "ONE GUY I KNOW" ...... now I'm stuck here because the IRISH have indeed played a tougher schedule. FBS RANKINGS #10 USC. #21 ND. If I bet the game I'd go ND -3. O/U is about 60 ⅓ , close maybe over.

OH HIS PICK .....

U.S.C. over Notre Dame* by 8 .... really ? NOT ME ! ND BY 5+
▪︎ Notre Dame has played a tougher schedule than USC, but if you lose two of those hard games (and score in the last second of another), how much credit do you really deserve? Star transfer QB Sam Hartman has been just OK in those last three games with a YPA around seven to go with three TDs and three INTs.

Tough competition and all that, but you want to see your QB rolling when the #1 offense in the country with the returning Heisman winner and presumptive #1 overall pick comes to town. We’re not going to sugarcoat the USC offense, but to their credit, they’ve been in games that ended up closer than they should have and come out on top.

It’s worth noting that for all their struggles, they do have the 8th most sacks in the country. Sam Hartman was sacked five times last week against Louisville. It’s easy to side with the home team after some losses.

We’ll side with the high-octane Trojans getting some points. USC 38-30. <--▪︎. That's his prediction, not mine. MY PICK - ● ND (-3) 35 USC 30. ?

★ NOTE : not a BEST PICK, just a nice PREFERRED PICK ON ND

...... edit 1, halftime ND 24 UNC 6 including that last second FG.

tiamat63

@mjp28 said:

~ OK guys here's the opinion of "ONE GUY I KNOW" ...... now I'm stuck here because the IRISH have indeed played a tougher schedule. FBS RANKINGS #10 USC. #21 ND. If I bet the game I'd go ND -3. O/U is about 60 ⅓ , close maybe over.

OH HIS PICK .....

I'm not touching this game. Like Oregon and Udub, I want to sit back and just enjoy the game as a pure fan. I've put money on early games - sitting 3-1 on the day so far. I've got a couple going now that look promising and one later for UCLA-Oregon.

But Notre Dame v USC, at night and in South Bend? I just want to rewind the clock a bit, go back to a simpler time and appreciate the game with no financial stake in it. If you put a gun to my head? heart says Under 61.5.

mjp28

~ Enjoy the game guys and gals ! //// GO IRISH ! //// ND (5-2) at USC (6-0) //// Oh and OSU 41 at Purdue 7, final. ////

Dutch Oven

Holy shitballs, Notre Dame 24, USC 3 as they are about to go to halftime.

mjp28

@dutch-oven said:

Holy shitballs, Notre Dame 24, USC 3 as they are about to go to halftime.

~ Well you just beat me to that one. Looks like my ND -3 might be good. (No chance on the over 60 ½ unless ND scores some for USC.)

And the PAC - 2 looks like it's on its way out and gone.

Oh ..... GO IRISH ! ..... baby.

SdBacker80

@mjp28 said:

~ Well you just beat me to that one. Looks like my ND -3 might be good. (No chance on the over 60 ½ unless ND scores some for USC.)

And the PAC - 2 looks like it's on its way out and gone.

Oh ..... GO IRISH ! ..... baby.

Yep. -3 looks good. The Over too. USC will probably go hurry up and sling it around

mjp28

@sdbacker80 said:

Yep. -3 looks good. The Over too. USC will probably go hurry up and sling it around

Yes I'm bigger on ND. And some on the +60 ⅓ over ..... but they are half. the way there, the 2T parlay has some life.

mjp28

@mjp28 said:

Yes I'm bigger on ND. And some on the +60 ⅓ over ..... but they are half. the way there, the 2T parlay has some life.

~ Hmmm. ND 31 USC 13 = 44 Points.

ND up by 18. The OVER 61 up by 17. Big return by USC to the 18 yard line, hmmmm again.

SdBacker80

@mjp28 said:

~ Hmmm. ND 31 USC 13 = 44 Points.

Need ND to take some more shots downfield. How about 34-27 Cover and cover.

Need SC to protect Williams a little better.

SdBacker80

Branch was almost a Buckeye he would have fit in well.

mjp28

@sdbacker80 said:

Need ND to take some more shots downfield. How about 34-27 Cover and cover. Oh yes !

Need SC to protect Williams a little better.

~ All of a sudden this game just got a GRAND more interesting.

OMG, OMG, OMG .......

...... edit. ND 38-20 = 58 + any FG = 61 or OVER BABY ! ND + OVER + 2T = Oh happy day. I still got it ...... baby !

..... edit 2 .... a professional picker versus mjp's pick .....

★ We’ll side with the high-octane Trojans getting some points. USC 38-30. <--▪︎. That's his prediction, not mine. MY PICK - ● ND (-3) 35 USC 30. ?

SdBacker80

@mjp28 said:

~ All of a sudden this game just got a GRAND more interesting.

OMG, OMG, OMG .......

There you go!!!

And An SC missed tackle at the ND 15

mjp28

@sdbacker80 said:

There you go!!!

And An SC missed tackle at the ND 15

My wife is just laughing at me and my "hobby" of playing the sports game, hey I started when I was about 16, I'm 73 now. I've still got it !

SdBacker80

@mjp28 said:

My wife is just laughing at me and my "hobby" of playing the sports game, hey I started when I was about 16, I'm 73 now. I've still got it !

Game Set Match here.

laughing is good. You got a good one.

mjp28

@sdbacker80 said:

Game Set Match here.

laughing is good. You got a good one.

*61 BOOK IT BABY ! I had a hunch ND and at home was good .... and I'm a sucker for an OVER, especially with there two ..... grand fun I'll tell ya'.

mjp28

@mjp28 said:

*61 BOOK IT BABY ! I had a hunch ND and at home was good .... and I'm a sucker for an OVER, especially with there two ..... grand fun I'll tell ya'.

The OVER machine just won't stop. And the backup quarterback comes in .... more scoring ? It happens.

mjp28

@ghoolie-always-ghoolie said:

This turned into a ND thread.

Hope you guys all have a great Sunday, and I hope we get to see a Browns upset win.

Many would call us immature for caring so much about football, but we do, and that's just how it is.

I didn't have the best of days today, physically or mentally, and without coming off negative, how can one not be disappointed at where this team is today?

Every year the press sees us as a playoff sleeper/spoler. Every year we get excited, and then under pressure, the ship again starts to spring leaks.

I'll never stop being a Browns fan, I stopped being a fanatic. It isn't about losing, it is about the team, the organization having no connection to us, and no concept of what the team means to us.

I hope tomorrow is not ugly.

Well this was not The Official 49ers at the BROWNS game thread ..... there is another thread for that, It did more off of the tale of the tape on to some college football games.

That does happen when someone makes a comment and away it goes. If it's problem we could try to merge it.

But I think those games are over now.

..... edit ... there were only two posts on the original thread, posts #3 and on were about college football games on Saturday night. The USC/ND went through the entire game.