Tuesday Thoughts 11/3: The Most Boring Blowout Ever

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That game was exceedingly boring. I think there are three things to blame for that. First, there were only two turnovers - each team fumbled once. Second, Notre Dame’s offense moved methodically down the field and ate up time. Third, our offense moved very little. Let’s get into it and break this game down a little more.

Offense

In a word I’d call the offense “bleh”. We had 76 yards at the half, and half of those came from a weird drive at the end to burn out the clock. Neither side of the ball looked particularly comfortable, but the passing game especially was rough. Mixed in with some badly missed throws were the most passes completed for…