On Saturday night, Notre Dame faced off against the 3rd ranked Georgia Bulldogs in a hostile environment, on the road in Athens, in front of nearly 90,000 rabid Georgia fans. Despite coming in as over two touchdown underdogs, the Irish led at the half, but would ultimately lose to the Bulldogs 23-17. Here are my compliments, criticisms and conclusions following the epic game in Athens:
Compliments
The Irish Defense Is Legit
Most prognosticators predicted the Notre Dame defense would be absolutely gashed by D’Andre Swift and the powerhouse Georgia rushing attack. In addition, many felt that Jake Fromm, a consensus top three quarterback in college football, would have his way with an inexperienced linebacking group.