CFP Quarterfinal: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Georgia Bulldogs | Full Game Highlights | ESPN CFB
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- Check out highlights from the Allstate Sugar Bowl as Notre Dame defeats the Georgia Bulldogs, 23-10. Fighting Irish QB Riley Leonard threw for 88 YDS and a TD while also rushing for 65 YDS as Notre Dame advances to the College Football Playoff Semifinal where they’ll face Penn State.
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Can’t believe all the teams that had the bye week are all eliminated
A month off had them rusty, the system is bad
Yep. The long layoffs seem to hurt. 🤔
I mean 2/4 of them only had it because of the seeding
they should eliminate bye's and make it a 16 team playoff
I can - the system is def off. Imagine a month of nothing making you rusty, no home game in the playoffs to build momentum, and then in Oregon’s case being the 1 seed and playing the best team first game. Ironically no respect for the 1-4 seeds lol. None of this happens in the NFL who have been doing larger playoffs way longer. Not saying this is all right or wrong - it’s just not surprising.
EDIT: everyone saying I’m making excuses. No I’m not - Oregon lost and is clearly not the best team. Still doesn’t mean the system is good to 1-4 seeds. That being said, I kinda like disrespecting the 1-4 seeds because they’re not the true 4 best teams haha. So I’m kinda fine with the broken system.
So far, the intent of the CFP has been met. It's not the same usual teams playing and winning. This is fantastic
I agree
Very true. The moment these teams had to play football to get a championship everything flipped. Honestly if not for some questionable coaching, texas wouldve lost. At least they won and kept sec hope alive. Kinda ironic since ive seen countless sec fans not claim them all year. I wonder if that will change now. I wonder if they still see them as big 12
The bye week for the top 4 seeds are both a blessing and a curse.
Not sure ND should be in there playing without a conference and an easy rs schedule. But still cool to watch bad football than none at all
@@josephedrictiamsonThe seeding process needs to change. Giving conference champions the bye was a mistake. 16 teams no home field advantage and seed by ranking.
Crazy that all the 4 teams that had a bye lost this playoffs has been unpredictable and i like it
Complacency and probably arrogance/cocky is probably why
@@AC-te9drI disagree just look at the way ASU and BSU played. They gave it their all. At the end of the day, this is football and nothing can be predicted
Some were not as bad
Boise State and Arizona State should not have had byes..
@@chrisgatewood3161 Arizona State should have beat Texas. The SEC is lucky it's still in these playoffs.
Somewhere up in heaven my Dad is smiling. ☘️
Genesis 2:7 says a Soul comes into existence as a consequence of the union of a Body and the Breath of Life - as Light does at the union of Electricity and a Bulb.
We know light ceases to exist when Electricity is removed from the Bulb - and so the Soul ceases to exist until the one or the other of the two resurrections.
Your dad is not in heaven - he’s ceased to be, and hopefully will rise in the Resurrection of the Just and not the Resurrection of the Damned 1,000 years later.
@ thank you kjohn, very cool.
That’s not what genesis 2:7 says nor is your point the meaning of the chapter. When we die our Spirits go to Heaven and await to be resurrected on the last day. His Dad, if he believed in Jesus Christ, is in Heaven looking down at his son smiling.
@@jamesmaloney1393 Yes, at death, our Spirit returns to God EXACTLY AS IT WAS when it issued forth from God and joined the Body to create the living Soul.
Understand?
YOU can’t RETURN to God for the same reason you can’t return to the moon. It’s the SPIRIT that returns to God, exactly as when the Spirit went forth from Him.
Genesis 2:7 ABSOLUTELY teaches the living Soul comes into existence as a consequence of the union of the Body and Spirit aka Breath of Life and its time you stop believing the serpent’s lie “thou shalt not SURELY die” and believe Solomon who said “the living know that they shall die but the dead KNOW NOT ANYTHING”. We don’t go anywhere at death except OUT OF EXISTENCE.
He must be partying after that win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl last night.
penn state fan who grew up during the 80's
Penn state and notre dame had a rivalry back then and played annually. The game usually had national title implications.
For nostalgia purposes I'm glad they're meeting again in a big game
Think about what must be in Al Golden’s head. Things come full circle
Same here but a ND fan. It should be a good game. 👍🤞
Good memories....joe pa,and Vince dooley
Bobby Taylor
Used to be Penn state, Michigan, and Notre dame fighting it out way back when.
Riley Leonard had 88 yards passing and still had a great game. Also, it felt like that kick return ended the game early.
That imo was the dagger of the game. An already slow game has a lead extended by a special teams touchdown, which can literally flip a game on its head. GGs from a dawg fan.
it was great, as an ND fan. Watching the chat scroll and Georgia fans talk so much trash before and during the game. That kickoff, all of a sudden it got really quiet lol i dont have anything against Georgia. But with fans like that 🤣 so much trash talk
@@kyledabearsfani wouldnt be trash talkin with my main qb gone.
game manager !
No people sayin the Midwest did something I’m a Georgia fan but I honestly only like players from Georgia my dirt if all players had to play we’re there from only Florida Georgia Texas and California have a chance to win
Arguably the most meaningful win for ND since beating WVU in the Fiesta Bowl to get the title in the ‘88 season.
Definitely
I say beating #7 Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl in 93. They finished what should have been a National Championship considering they beat FSU in the regular season
ND hasn’t been relevant since 88 early 90’s. Definitely biggest win decades
You acting like it's over?? They not done winning this yr bro
💯 agree and was thinking along the same line. Probably biggest win since Florida state in 93
No Alabama, no Georgia. This is the best Christmas present anyone could ask for
In 1 minute of game time bridging the first and second half, the score went from 3-3 to a 20-3 ND lead. That was the ballgame, right there.
Big facts. ND doesn’t get that fumble and kickoff return they lose 10-9 without scoring a TD.
@@lbjr777 Debatably not even by 1 point. If georgia doesn't turn that ball over, the offense stays on for potentially 14 additional points putting the game at 24-9. Turnovers and losing the line of scrimmage on offense cost us the game. Coaching to blame, too.
@@brysonwilliams6163that’s why ND defense is good they do there job lmao can’t say if they don’t turnover the ball they win ofc that’s like every game😭uga lost bc nd outplayed out coached them
But that didn't happen, because there are no more hypotheticals. Better team won
With 9 minutes left in the game, Notre Dame held the ball for 7 minutes. That was the game. Georgia couldn't get a stop when it had to.
This is lame but i have to tell this as a diehard ND fan. Im 42 and have 2 older brothers and weve watched every game together for the last 20 years. This is the biggest victory of all of our adult lives!!! Unfortunately my oldest brother died from a brain tumor 2 months ago so didn't get to see this. Me and my other brother cried a lot knowing ND finally got a true win amd our brother missed it. Sports go so much deeper than the game. Thank you Georgia for a wonderful game. Im sure my brother is looking down fondly. Taking a 6 pack to his grave tomorrow and drinking a few and telling him about the game 😊
Make sure you tell him how a 2nd string QB put up a 134 QBR on 62% completions for 234 yards though.
@@lbjr777 lmao so edgy. I understand being upset but brother it's kids playing a game maybe it's not really so important to shxt on the hardest moment of my life because you're upset. But it's all good man. Im just random dude talking about how this victory keeps my brother close. You think its more important to not only make an excuse but to shxt on my dead brother in the process. Anyways I will certainly tell him about Gunner. I love that dude. I love how he was raised, how he got his name and how he carries himself. Sorry your Lamborghini driving starter wasn't there for you. What else you got? SURELY you can troll netter
@lbjr777 Shud up, goober. @meneithven8114 I'm glad you had some one to watch wit. ND by a million. Go Irish! 🍀
@@lbjr777 you still lost
@@lbjr777please clean up your act. This is no way to talk to another human being.
DAWGS fan here. Congratulations to Notre Dame's entire organization on a great game. Class all the way around. I am very proud of our team, and we'll get back to work and get ready for next year. Absolutely no excuses for UGA as Gunner really played a great game. Hats off to our Sr's who will leave behind a legacy of championships and a career full of great accomplishment. Best of luck to the Irish moving forward.
Bobo has to go. I'm good with the loss. But Etienne only having 38 yards is almost criminal. Been defending Bobo all year. He is a trash OC. Has to go.
👍. Classy comment!
As a Notre Dame fan I appreciate you you are one of the only fans that showed class every other dawg fan talked trash saying they were going to roll Notre Dame yeah that didn't happen..... Go Irish 🍀
ND fan here, was a great matchup and by far the best competition we’ve faced all season. Y’all had a great season and I’m sure you’ll be back in the fight again next year. This win means so much to me and I know it does for other fans too. Thanks for the well wishes, might see you again next season! Go Irish ☘️
That’s a solid comment. Kudos to you.
Man there’s been some great games lately. Notre Dame’s looking sharp. 🔥
Not often do you see Kirby Smart and Georgia get both outplayed and outcoached like that. Big Congrats to the Fighting Irish!
Kirby Smart was out coached by a third year head coach. That’s crazy to think about.
Happy
That actually happened quite a bit this year!
@@WillE454 Yeah but this other coach for ND, he's a known choker. so, while impressed I doubt Ohio State loses to ND if they beat Texas and if ND wins against PSU. Either way, I'll be happy to see Ohio State turn it all the way around and win it because I like Will Howard.
@@zaynes5094ur rooting for the only non underdog?
I remember when football was free on tv.
It really is BS.
I remember paying ppv for non-conference games before the conferences had Networks it's never just been games on regular TV channels you always at some point during the season needed to pay alternatives if you wanted to see all your teams games.
100% correct!
It still is. Tons of ways to ‘pirate’ watch everything in HD. They even run illegal streams here. There’s simply no way to stop any of that…
Preach
That was a great game. Both teams were playing so hard. NDs defense was just brutal .
They're playing veteran QBs from here on out (barring injury). Irish have stellar special teams and defense and in the playoffs you're gunna need those to win. Penn State won't be able to body Notre Dame like they bodied both SMU and BSU.
@@RubensBarrichello. True, but PSU does have as great a defense as ND and so I do think ND will show up, but to the extent of which we don't know yet. Could be another Chokejob from ND or PSU. Depends on who's more prepared.
@@RubensBarrichello.you have no idea how fast Penn states defense really is
Your honest review isn't only comforting, but it has CAHONAS, because the haters would say otherwis in the simplicity of your comment..
Georgia offense has stunk all season. This was not very surprising. Dogs not so hungry after all those championships.
Florida fan here, thank you for taking the dawgs back to the pound
You can’t be talking you haven’t made playoffs in years and haven’t beaten us in years lol
First I want to say condolences to the people who lost their lives the other day and may God bless you all and the families who lost someone 🙏 ❤️! Go Notre Dame !!
It’s an extremely sad day, the reckless hate
God bless you as well my Friend
@@davidpine2013 Very sad. I was conflicted about playing the game so soon after such a tragedy. But we cannot let the terrorists dictate our lives either. A bittersweet win for my Irish and I'm sure the UGA would say the same if they had won. We are all American at the end of the day. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
It's inspiring to see how Brian Kelly's departure from the University of Notre Dame paved the way for Marcus Freeman to build a remarkable team. Congratulations to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on their thrilling win in the Allstate Sugar Bowl - a testament to the team's resilience and a beacon of hope for fans and the university alike. Go Irish 😤☘️☘️☘️
The Kelly brothers ruin organizations
SEC fan here but hats off to this notre dame team. They play with fire. I hope they win it all. Brian Kelly going to lsu was the best thing that happened to them
I literally saw people complaining that he was a “DEI Hire” not too long ago. Funny how things work out.
Freeman is a players coach through and through, and it’s showing in the hearts of those guys on the field, they coming through and give it their all. When one goes down, they adapt and overcome like they did tonight. GO IRISH ☘️ ☘️☘️☘️
You are so right
That 4th and 1 call by Freeman is one of the best special teams plays I've seen, and ND has pulled a lot of them out this year. It's important that the center doesn't touch that ball. If the center touches the ball, it would have been illegal (no longer a dead ball), but he stays upright, fakes going down for just a split second, and they make the switch. Absolute genius play. This game was a rock fight from both teams- a true classic, physical football game. Tip of the hat to Georgia and Notre Dame and all the fans involved.
Is it just me or did Georgia rush that substitution unnecessarily? If they had just taken their time substituting and getting set couldn’t they force a delay of game? I’ve seen it a few times this season. Instead they panicked because they were rushing and got the offsides call
Cant believe how nuch thejr offensive line & run game wenr downhill
I learned something new today. Good comment.
Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame is everything right with college football. That was a master class coaching performance. Hard to not cheer for this team.
As an Irish fan for life, Georgia was an incredible opponent and Irish fans are just so proud of these kids to show their talent on the biggest stage. Been a long time coming ☘️
I'm a Tennessee fan. The S EC has been no match for the big 10 this playoff season. I know the Irish are independent... just saying.
@Jay-pd9kc…I wonder what the Bayou dummy is doing right now. Best thing to ever happen to ND football since 1988 was him leaving
Yes.. they outplayed a second string quarterback shoved into the national spot light with little time. WOW !!
You like ND even though they’re less a school and more an institution designed to spread their cult? Not cool, man
Hilarious that all the stupid garbage fans who were just complaining about the playoffs seem to be on board with it now. LMFAO! Penn State vs Notre Dame in the fuking semis. How incredible is that. Who would've ever thought? Now do you cry baby biches think the system is ok now?
Marcus Freeman really has something going with this program. Impressive win
Unpredictable CFP this year, I love it!
other than Oregon losing i’m not really surprised
Agreed, but all the factories have one so far lol
I just won $55 on ND. So very predictable to me.
Unpredictable how
@MIGGYME1 He's probably one of those who thought Georgia was going to destroy Notre Dame, simply cause they are from the SEC.
YEAH!!!!! So HYPED for this Irish team! All the credit to Coach Freeman for making sure his team is ready for the BIG TIME! Incredible that all the teams that got the bye lost their first playoff game. Now it's time to get ready for Penn St. and an opportunity to win our first National Championship since the great Lou Holtz teams of the 80's!!!!
GO IRISH!!!!
Everyone talks about how responding to adversity defines you as a person, but it’s very rare to have such a fantastic example like notre dame this season. Lost to NIU in the home opener but then they win 12 straight and beat the SEC champs. GO IRISH🍀
I love it
Running QB’s are Georgia’s Kryptonite.
Georgia's defense didnt lose this game. ND's offense never made into the red zone. Georgia's offense however was the issue or ND's defense was however you slice it.
@@nowonandnothing exactly. These people didn't watch the game. ND's offense didn't drive the ball down the field one time into the endzone and they think UGA's defense got dominated lol
@@nateisinvincible Exactly. They see a score and two seconds of a highlight reel and go straight to the comments.
This is why we needed a playoff system
Yes. The winner will truly be the BEST team.
But the present system sucks..
@@MarloCarr-o2p its just the first year. This system is better than a committee picking the championship teams, lol
@@MarloCarr-o2pthe solution is simple but people are too stupid to realize it. Make 16 conferences. If you win your conference then you’re in the 16 team playoffs. No byes. No committee. No arguing strength of schedule. Nothing left to opinion. You win the conference, you’re in. Simple as that. Works for high school. Works in the nfl. It’ll work for college.
@@2xxNorMacKxx2With your logic, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State would not be participating in the playoffs.
I thought ND might have a problem handling Georgia without starting DT Rylie Mills. When ND lost its other starting DT, Howard Cross, early in the game ... I really thought ND would have trouble. But somehow, amazingly, ND's defense held up and kept UGA to 10 points. DC Al Golden is a freakin' genius.
Congrats to Notre Dame! As GT fan..I knew the Irish had a brilliant team of sheer talent & strength ..when I watched them dominate us.. I knew them Dawgs would have their hands full today...NOTHING delights me more than a UGA loss!
The way Ga has been skating by all season I knew their luck would run out sooner than later.
@@eastonvonschist2283as a GT fan and Alum, this game was great!
Thanks. I thought that you guys would do it also.
Nerd!
Ah yes, GT fans living vicariously through the triumph of another team because GT can't do it themselves.
MARCUS FREEMAN AND THE NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH KNOCK OFF GEORGIA 💯! THE IRISH HAVE WON 13 GAMES THIS SEASON SIMPLY AWESOME!
12 straight but I’ll take your count a week from now
First New Year’s Six bowl win since the 1993 Cotton Bowl and first Sugar Bowl win since 1991 for the Irish. Next week against Penn State in the Orange Bowl will be good.
Hence that proves the SEC is an overrated conference. Going forward, their dominance will no longer be as before. Matter of fact, many of their schools lost bowl games.
@@themastermind5638maybe but I wouldn’t be crowning a ND team that hasn’t been relevant since the first Beetlejuice movie came out. Still doubt anyone will beat Texas
@@themastermind5638Duke has the opportunity to really embarrass the SEC tonight against Ole Miss lol
@@jonathanmorrison2225 but against ohio state? texas is the best in the sec but idk against ohio state also he wasnt crowning nd he was just saying the game will be good
If it’s not a playoff game nobody on either side cares. Half the players are making NIL and portal deals.
UK college football fan here. That 4th & 1 play! 👏👏👏👏 Marcus Freeman an the team.
American football. Hard to believe you are from UK.
it was a paly that should have been flagged refs dont know the rules
My thoughts and prayers to the victims, families and friends of the New Orleans attack, so sorry for your loss. We love you and hope you find peace at this very sad time.
Congratulations to Georgia for a great season and great effort in this game. What an incredible come back by Notre Dame this season after losing to Northern Illinois. Notre Dame's offensive and defensive line are beasts. Wow! I actually think Notre Dame will win the Championship. They are on a roll!
GT fan here. Congratulations to the Fighting Irish on beating an excellent UGA team. You got to bring it and they did
GaTech kinda exposed uga.
Thank you. People were discrediting the win against your backup 😊
@@johnandrews5479they literally beat Texas twice and had the 2nd most ranked wins
@Scrill699 so what? They were taken to the limit by a mediocre gatech. And today got outplayed bigly.
@@johnandrews5479 so what, how far did your team make it. I proud of my Georgia Bulldogs winning the SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
I kept rewatching that back and forth part where ND was gonna punt on 4th and then All of a sudden substitution was called. That was awesome.
Thats stuff only a head coach would think about practicing, its really such a good play call
Great Coaching overrides the opposing team
great athlete's
skills & abilities.
that ND special teams switch on 4th and 2 was perfect execution. right when i saw it i said, "wow..that was perfect".
Since Georgia is allowed to substitute, couldn't Kirby Smart have taken his time to send players in, thus forcing a time count violation (or time out) against ND?
@ yes, but since it was rushed and chaotic it confused and froze Georgia and they took advantage.
Watching the ND pass rush is among the best entertainment in college football this year
So glad to see Marcus Freeman do so well so fast. Congrats ND🎉
And CFP continues to show why its needed
in a system where it's impossible for everyone to face everyone, a playoff is a necessity. Many things are not ideal yet, but a playoff is non negotiable. Anything is better than basing the champion on what ifs.
More like they should've implemented this from the beginning. For years since its inception to replace the BCS, the CFP has always picked favorites - especially from the SEC - to be in the final four to play off for the championship. This year is a little more fair.
Yea playoffs, it's professional college sports
I liked it better when we let the newspapers decide the “national champion”.
It’s ridiculous that prior to the playoffs and the BCS, Newspapers would vote on which team won the championship.
ND DEFENSE STEPPED UP. Very impressed by my Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame came out BALLIN today man
Great game!
Proud of Jeter & what he’s overcome this season. Congrats to the Irish, it’s been a long time coming ☘️ congrats to the Dawgs too, nothing to hang your heads on, every thing was left on the field tonight & you were a class act.
Congratulations to Notre Dame from a Dawg fan. Good luck going forward.
Leonard’s QB runs were impeccable. I don’t think ND would’ve won without him.
Notre Dame finally won a New Year Six bowl game. Notre Dame was 0-8 in BCS/New Year's Six games. Congrats to them 💙💚🍀
Way overdue.
They were not 0-8. They were 0 for their last 8. Get it right.
It’s all a set up. Let me pay you some money.
Because Brian Kelly is gone…👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
1994 @@TheAppalachianEsq
Paul Finebaum punching the air right now
Hahaha!! Facts!
Eating oven baked crow with a tangy Irish sauce😅😅😅😅
lmao
he wishes to be punching Greg Sankey
Yep 😂😂😂😂
-All four first round home teams won their games
-All four first round bye teams lost their games
-Ohio State, Penn State, Texas & Notre Dame won their round one matches
-Ohio State, Penn State, Texas & Notre Dame won their round two matches
Thanks for telling us all what we already know. Do you need a lesson in correlation versus causation or are you just one of those morons that draws macro conclusions based on micro information samples? The very definition of a recency bias moron.
It’s crazy, it’s as if you don’t have to win your conference championship to be good. I knew this would happen when they went to 12 teams, that the team than can get hot and play their best will win it, and you have three of those teams doing exactly that, with Texas being the outlier in my opinion anyways
First round bye is not a reward if you already have too much time to kill. Having a home playoff game tune-up seems like it was advantageous. The winning teams deserved it, but in all cases they seemed to have won their games more easily than predicted, which doesn't prove the rust vs momentum theory, but 4 out of 4 does mean it's.a theory worthy of consideration.
You get a month to prepare. There’s no excuse for losing with that amount of time to prepare y’all need to stop making these weak excuses. The truth is all four teams with the first round bye got beat by better teams.
@@SO-jp6gh I don't think Texas deserved to win that game. Arizona State were very unlucky.
This is why the playoffs are fun, so many unpredictable results. #1 and #2 one and done lol
This goes to show what happens if you let the teams actually play each other. With no playoff we would have had an Oregon vs. Georgia title game. They both gone.
Meh 3/4 of the teams have already been to a playoff so in a way it’s still the same schools…
*but it’s best to settle it on the field
Congratulations to the Notre Dame players, coaches, and fans!
Wow, Notre Dame looked GREAT!! I think the big thing was ND's physicality! They handled the Dawgs.
Notre Dame fan who grew up close to Athens Georgia ! Pops is die hard Dawgs fan . I been waiting for this moment all my life
Stick it to the old man lol…. GO IRISH!!
Great win for ND. Good luck vs Penn State
Penn State gonna be a problem..
@@floyddallas4240 We plan to be.
WE ARE
Penn state and Ohio state in the championship game
@@jasonparker2545 man, that’d be wild to get a second chance to beat OSU.
The fake punt bring your offense on play was super gutsy and brilliant .ive never seen that excuted so good
No need to mince words.
Marcus Freeman has coached circles around Kirby Smart today.
Yeah, he’s overrated because all the best players he was carried by Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey
Yes sir!
I mean... losing your NFL QB and having to start a freshman... is kind of a big deal 🤷♂️
and to think that many ND fans mourned the loss of 'Big Game Brian'...I kid you not.
@@BadDad01it's the end of the season. Everyone is hurt. Keep making excuses
Buckeyes fan here. I was so impressed with Norte Dame and Marcus Freeman. They are such a good team and I think we will play them in the natty. It should be good. Much respect to Norte Dame and as for Georgia well respectfully, I hate them.
You called that!
@@MikeJones-iy5vl yep lol!
Lol and people were clamoring for like 4-5 sec teams to be in the playoffs 😂
Are there even any SEC teams left?
@@HanginInSF Texas
Texas is only one left out of the 3. OSU completely broke apart my team. And then seeing them do the same thing to Oregon makes me see them as the champs.
WEAK SEC, SEC = Soft Easy CONference
If any one should complain it's BYU as they played as if to show Colorado that they are an lower tier div 1
NIL and the transfer portal have completely changed college football. The Big Ten & Notre Dame are WAY better than 5 years ago 🔥
It hasn’t changed anything but the big money schools get all the talent. Thanks to Oklahoma or it would look pretty much the the same
@@sharleerochelle1109It has changed a lot. Deals that were done under-the-table can now be fully in the open. And 5 star talent who thought the S EC was the only place to really play now see, the whole nation opened up.
Most of NDs top players are developed though. They did add great transfers but majority of the team is in house developed
That's why Saban quit.
The $EC no longer has the market cornered w/ their (ahem) "informal" NIL.
A few SEC teams benefited from under the table deals. Now that everyone can do it the SEC is struggling.
If you told me ND would only throw for 88 yards in the game I would have thought they would lose.
Proving you dont need a huge passing game to win. Its still defense and rushing
@@SurferRCit’s been our identity all year!! ☘️
More teams should focus more on the RUN. Most big "mistakes" offenses make are on pass plays.
Bear Bryant once said that three things can happen when you pass. Two of them are bad.
@@SurferRCthat’s what wins football games -running the football and controlling the clock and playing defense
The NIL has leveled the playing field
All top teams lost that would have been in a 4 team playoff. Love the 12 team setup.
Boise St., Arizona St. Would not have been Ranked in Top 4 or even Made the Playoffs if it was the Old Way. Only reason they got that Rank is because they made it where if you won your Conference Championship you got top 1-4 rank and a bye.
SO many people didn't think Notre Dame should be playing in the playoff and ain't NONE of them in here. Hold that L ladies
They have Indiana and then a Georgia team with a first time starter .. now they play Penn state who is even more overrated .. so when ND goes to the natty, they will lose to Texas
@sarahdevillier7726 Funny, cause Texas is about to get ran through by Ohio St. That game vs AZ St was a sign my dude.
@ Texas and Ohio state are hot/cold .. depends on what team shows up ..
@@sarahdevillier7726 LOL at blaming the Georgia loss on their backup QB, who is no worse than Beck. ND has been hammered by injuries this year. Hilariously downplaying two playoff victories (including over the SEC Champs) and preemptively downplaying a third playoff win if it happens, while boasting about Texas who played Clemson and held on for dear life to beat ASU, two of the worst playoff teams. I mean, Texas could very well win it all, but their resume is no better than ND's.
@ he literally fumbled the ball seconds before the half .. do you even understand football?
Got a feeling we're in for an extremely low scoring game with Penn state Vs Notre Dame. Both defenses have looked very impressive.
@DavinLloyd-x7qGeorgia is still a level above SMU and BSU though.
@DavinLloyd-x7qAnd Penn State lost to both of those teams you mentioned. Not a very good argument on your part.
ND has to pass way more than 88 yards to beat Penn st who can run the ball extremely well unlike Georgia.
@@nicksantoro868 and shouldnt have beat SC lol, obv PSU looks great rn but battle tested is the dumbest argument ever
@DavinLloyd-x7qYou beat USC in 2 OT at home. Notre Dame beat USC at their house by double digits.
Thank you ND THANK YOU!!
17 points in less than a minute! Crazy!
1 and 2 out. Great playoffs so far.
Seeds 5-8 are the best seeds…
Brian Kelly 3 years away from ND, and this team playing in Semifinals. 😅
Brian Kelly would’ve finished 7-5 after NIU
Riley Leonard is a Dawg
"Thanks for the healthy groin, dad" is the play of the game
Was home alone watching the game and shouted out loud “there’s noooo way he just said that!!” 😂😂
Good luck notre dame, played a fantastic game.
You can hear the pain in the ESPN announcers voices hahahahaha
As much as I hate ESPN and their coverage bias McIlroy is actually usually pretty high on ND
😂😂😂
ESPN's normal bias was pretty subdued, with quite a bit of ND excitement coming from the one announcer.
Sean McDonough is from Boston and went to Syracuse, i assure you he only cares about the Red Sox
You're full of it - clown!
Announcers were WEAK on that kickoff return TD lmao
Irish came to win and they proved it tonite , were lookin forward to orange bowl . I'm a huge Irish fan since 1989. ❤🎉
I'm a Georgia fan but congratulations to ND we just unfortunately had a bad game and Good luck against Penn State
Have zero doubt now boys. The Irish are for real and are genuine contenders.
Great coaching from the Irish. Beat the best.
That Notre Dame D-Line was on fire this game. Wish I could have watched it live. Crazy how just a couple of plays completely shut the game for Georgia. Not to mention, there’s been a crazy amount of returned kicks for TDs this bowl season!
Just a great win by ND, but they need to shore up some of the mental mistakes for next round. Penn State will be tougher - and what a cool, old-school match up that will be.
Huge UGA fan. Tip of the cap to ND. Never talked trash. Buckled the chin strap, and played elite defense, special teams, and timely offense.
I've seen UGA Kirby Smart team coached teams lose, but I have never seen Kirby get outcoached like he did today. Massive credit to Marcus Freeman. Rooting for the Irish team the rest of the way ☘️
Thank you. The defense was the difference, I don't know that Smart could have done too much differently
Appreciate it. Always have respected UGA
I said the same thing kirby did alot of stuff that was out of the norm, made some real stupid decisions
Have to disagree, he was out coached in several games this year!
Wait I thought Georgia was too unstoppable to lose to anybody? All I keep hearing from the national media is how much better the sec is 😂 I guess it just means more at ND
They are shitting their pants now.🎉
ESPN isn't the national media...and they have the deal with SEC....but point taken.
@isaak_only You have to realize that these types of comments come from casual "fans".
@isaak_onlyl😂😂 keep telling yourself that
Ahem... the SEC has won 10 of the last 15 national championships. Georgia has talent, but has been inconsistent this year.
I was very impressed by Notre Dame defense. Georgia has been limited on touchdowns this year and Notre Dame was ready! Congratulations on the win.
Congratulations to UGA also to make it that far also. I doubt the offense will be average next year during regular season.
Now can Notre Dame bring that same defense against Penn State? I hope so, I really liked what I saw in this game from ND DEFENSE!!! You guys have a good o line and a really good qb!
Fighting irish deserves to be moving on to the next round.
Cheer!! Cheer!! For old Notre Dame!!
SEC ain’t getting 4 auto bids anytime soon🤣
now that they cant buy championship the playing fields been leveled
@@AnthonySouthard-g7w come on that’s a ridiculous claim lol
@@AnthonySouthard-g7wOhio state can sure try to buy one tho
@@sweeet768Cam Newton can be exhibited one to back his claim.
No kidding
No one is beating Ohio State
Can’t hide $
Until NIL & Portal get a bankable framework it’s who pays the most $$$$$
ND Fan from the 70s. The injury to Georgia starting QB did help some. Riley Leonard is not the best passing QB but knows when to hold the ball. If Penn St keeps Riley from running its going to be a long game.
Finally the fear of Georgia winning the national championship is ruined by notre dame
Buddy Georgia is never feared as long as bobo there
17 points in 1 minute of game time for Notre Dame
That one play was THE play and it cannot be compared to any other play.
You are correct the kickoff return was THE play that sealed the victory.
I LOVE THIS. COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS EXCITING WATCH.
I wanted to see Notre Dame vs Penn State 👏 👏
They said Indiana did not belong in the playoffs because ND beat them by 10 but ND beat the SEC champs by 13. I think they owe Indiana an apology.
Sec fans are incapable of being humble. All your gonna get from them are excuses and whining.
Agree with you 100%, ESPN needs to apologize to Indiana.
To be fair, Indiana only scored 3 when the game mattered.
@@diggingmystyleGeorgia only scored 3when it mattered lmao
Indiana only lost by 10 points at Notre Dame house. Also Indiana only loses are from teams in the final four. Notre Dame and Ohio State.
Riley Leonard is a DAWG
Notre Dame & Penn State unis on the same field in the CFP Semi-Finals is going to be beautiful 🔥 Go Irish baby ☘️💪
Going to be a heck of a battle between ND and Penn St!
PSU alum… congrats ND, see you in the semis!
It will be a great game. Good luck nitney lions! A bit of nostalgia playing each other again when we were die hard rivals back in the 80s and 90s
Congrats to Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish!
All the conference champions are eliminated, these playoffs are brutal.
Hats off to ND though didn't expect them to win....
Did that dude say, "Thanks for the healthy groin, Dad"? 6:10
His dad is a chiropractor, but yeah, I noticed that too. 😂
Lol, what a pervert 😂
@@M98747 One of the strangest comments of the CFP...
@@charleybarley939 One of the strangest comments by any sportscaster ever.
Thx for the pelvis, pops
So it’s the first year with a 12-team playoff where you have to win your way into the final four, and we are now fully in the NIL and portal era.
And suddenly, the only SEC team that actually made it out of the quarter finals wasn’t even in the conference a year ago.
Hm.
Yeah, cause the SEC is overrated. They were good because they paid players under the table now that nil is involved in college football. Everyone has a fair shot.
I second this.
@@liamhogenson1271 oh please the SEC is the best conference and it will stay that way. Yall be reaching you just hate the sec lol
Preach
@@sweeet768you are either brainwashed or stupid, or both.
The SEC being embarrassed is all I need in life.
Yeah, there's one less team for their annoying fans to root for.
Carrying that envy for quite a while, haven't you?
@@JoeCoburn-p9iyes, most SEC fans are usually douches that glorified all that under the table pay saban, kiffin, and the rest of the SEC had going to get all those big recruits for so long. Now NIL is here, and the tides are definitely changing.
No envy. Just tired of SEC stans acting like the SEC is special. It ain’t!!! Maybe it was 10 years ago, but now it’s just another conference. Stop acting like your conference is magical.
It's clearly the best conference. Historically and currently. But please, continue your masterclass in cope. @@Realsies
What an incredible game for the ND defense, given the fact they are without a bunch of injured starters .
Its wild that the only SEC team left doesn’t have one SEC recruit on their roster yet…
They at least have a really big SEC transfer in Isaiah Bond. But I get your point.
ARE YOU DRUNK
@@vart7767 sober just spitting facts.
@ hes a transfer not a hs recruit
@@whydoineedachanneltocommen8755 and he hasn’t done nothing in the past few weeks because he’s been hurt