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So, perusing some stats about Notre Dame, I'm finding some interesting things

Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:24 pm
Posted by Alahunter
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:24 pm
Naturally, Tao is the leading tackler, but I was surprised to learn the next two leading tacklers were their DB's. In fact, 3 of their top 5 tacklers are DB's. In contrast, Bama's top 3 tacklers are LB's.

As far as rushing, ND's top two rushers are as follows:

Riddick 180 attempts for 880 yds 5 TD's
Wood 110 attempts for 740 yds 4 TD's

in comparison, Bama's are:

Lacy 184 attempts for 1182 yds and 16 TD's
Yeldon 154 attempts for 1000 yds and 11 TD's

Total touchdowns for each team and leading scorer for each team in TD's are as follows:

ND
36 TD's on the season. Riddick has the most, with 6.

Bama
65 TD's on the season. Lacy has the most, with 17.

This is gonna be a bloodletting.
Posted by cas4t
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:25 pm to
ND schedule > Bama schedule
Posted by LsuTool
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:25 pm to
quote:

Tao


Posted by oklahogjr
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:26 pm to
remember that BCS bowl undefeated cincy team that got the distinct pleasure of playing florida a few years back?

Posted by Alahunter
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:27 pm to
I'm from the South. I don't type frickin Hawaiian.
Posted by PepaSpray
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:27 pm to
Yes. It was an execution. Really bloody.
Posted by CluckFemson
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:28 pm to
at least it won't be a late night..... this thing will be over by halftime
Posted by CapstoneGrad06
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:30 pm to
Or Samoan? I mean, come on, Alabama has a guy of Polynesian descent on the roster in Issac Luatua.
This post was edited on 12/7/12 at 2:31 pm
Posted by Alahunter
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:30 pm to
I saw their 36 TD's, and thought, that's alot of rushing TD's. Bama may have a tough time. Then I saw that, really, that's ALL their TD's on the season.
Posted by Alahunter
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:31 pm to
I type Kujo, Kujo too.
Posted by dawgdayafternoon
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:32 pm to
Alabama: 35 rushing touchdowns

Notre Dame: 2 rushing touchdowns allowed
Posted by lowspark12
nashville, tn
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:34 pm to
NDs offense has gotten a little better as the year's progressed... they had a first-time starter at QB who is better now than he was 12 games ago.

This should be a close/good matchup... both teams have great OLs and fantastic front sevens... Bama has more experience and talent in the backfield, however.... I'm thinking 20-17 Bama.
Posted by FlukerFlakes
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:35 pm to
quote:

ND schedule > Bama schedule


Not by much.

Sagarin ranks SOS:

ND #30
BAMA #35
Posted by tidalmouse
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Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:35 pm to
As far as our RBs having the 250 yds more you got to remember they both ran wild in Bama's 13th game.But ND just didn't score a whole lot of points this season.All pretty close wins.But they gave up less than they got so they're 12-0.This may be a really good Ball Game.The last couple weren't very close.
Posted by Alahunter
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:36 pm to
Notre Dame 22 Rushing TD's / 13 Passing TD's
Bama TD's allowed 9 Rushing TD's / 7 Passing TD's
Posted by elposter
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:37 pm to
quote:

36 TD's on the season.


Truly amazing that that are undefeated with this stat. Their defense has had to do A LOT of heavy lifting this year and they have been able to get the job done.
Posted by Alahunter
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:38 pm to
I'm thinking it's gonna be a 31-17 type game. Maybe a bigger separation than that.
Posted by rmn9799
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:38 pm to
We all remember what happened the last time the SEC ran into something overrated from Hawaii?

The best stats are from the Michigan game. ND gave up yards on the ground to a Michigan offense that was completely obliterated by Alabama. They gave up more first downs. They're a farce. The only thing they did was hold Michigan to fewer points, but I'm not sure if that's a meaningful statistic if you give up a few more points after taking 31 point lead in the second quarter. Second and third stringers got to get some experience sometime.
Posted by slayerxing
Gainesville
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:42 pm to
Just for some perspective:

Florida had 34 TD's against a rougher schedule.

The two offenses are comparable.

Driskel 140-216 (64%) 3 INT 1471 yards 11 TD
108 rushes, 409 yards, 4 TD

Golston 166-282 (58%) 5 INT 2135 yrads 11 TD
89 rushes, 305 yards, 5 TD

And that was against much weaker competition.

Tyler Eiffert is their best pass catcher. The only other partial threat they have is TJ Jones. Compare them to UF's anemic offense:

Eiffert - 44 rec 624 yards 4 TD
Jordan Reed - 44 rec 552 yards 3 TD

TJ Jones - 43 rec 559 yards 4 TD
Quinton Dunbar - 31 rec 306 yards 4 TD

Posted by CockRocket
Columbia, SC
Member since May 2012
6840 posts
Posted on 12/7/12 at 2:43 pm to
quote:

Notre Dame: 2 rushing touchdowns allowed

And they have faced some great rushing teams and backs this year.
Le'Veon Bell (Michigan State)
Stepfan Taylor (Stanford)
Duke Johnson (Miami)
Blake Bell (Oklahoma)
Ray Graham (Pitt)
Silas Redd (USC)
Denard Robinson (Michigan)

It will interesting to see how Lacy and Yeldon do against this rushing D.
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