Rakes Report #157: Only you know how I loathe Tobacco Road (The North Carolina Review)
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~optional musical accompaniment~ If you were forwarded this email and would like to sign up to receive future editions, you can do so here. 1) To say the situation felt perilous after Kyle Hamilton was ejected near the end of the first half would be an understatement. It was a nightmare drive for the Irish defense, as they allowed a conversion on 3rd and 18 then 3rd and 20 while losing their wunderkind lynchpin in the secondary due to an unfortunate but legitimate targeting. The defense held to force a field goal, but with Carolina getting the ball to start the second half it felt like it was going to be One Of Those Days, a Black Friday road game against a talented team that had underachieved but was going to have its big moment with a second-year coach at Notre Dame’s expense. We went into halftime thinking the Tar Heels might run away in the final 30 minutes but instead Clark Lea’s lads buckled down and their hosts didn’t have a single third down conversion after the break. For the third time this season Notre Dame was a trendy upset pick and for the third time they responded by winning by multiple touchdowns. Absolute and total domination to get to 9-0 and clear the last major regular season hurdle.
Rakes Report #157: Only you know how I loathe Tobacco Road (The North Carolina Review)
Rakes Report #157: Only you know how I loathe…
Rakes Report #157: Only you know how I loathe Tobacco Road (The North Carolina Review)
~optional musical accompaniment~ If you were forwarded this email and would like to sign up to receive future editions, you can do so here. 1) To say the situation felt perilous after Kyle Hamilton was ejected near the end of the first half would be an understatement. It was a nightmare drive for the Irish defense, as they allowed a conversion on 3rd and 18 then 3rd and 20 while losing their wunderkind lynchpin in the secondary due to an unfortunate but legitimate targeting. The defense held to force a field goal, but with Carolina getting the ball to start the second half it felt like it was going to be One Of Those Days, a Black Friday road game against a talented team that had underachieved but was going to have its big moment with a second-year coach at Notre Dame’s expense. We went into halftime thinking the Tar Heels might run away in the final 30 minutes but instead Clark Lea’s lads buckled down and their hosts didn’t have a single third down conversion after the break. For the third time this season Notre Dame was a trendy upset pick and for the third time they responded by winning by multiple touchdowns. Absolute and total domination to get to 9-0 and clear the last major regular season hurdle.