re: Was ND THAT out-talented in the NC, or is it development?

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If you ever watch a replay of the BCS championship focus in on ND #17 Zeke Motta. He was literally bouncing off of Lacy and even Amari Cooper. He could not bring them down at all, much less barely slow them down. Dan Fox got blasted the whole game. He slung Lacy' helmet off on the first drive and looks to the ref for an explanation. Doofus.

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Yep. If you compare it to our game against Alabama, the difference is night and day. Our defense laid some crushing hits on the Bama RBs whereas ND guys were getting blown up all the time.

I think it's a combination of different calibre of athletes and a lot more emphasis on S&C in the SEC.