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Notre Dame Football Live Chat Nov. 20, 2024

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Eric Hansen

12:16

Hi Jack. How defense is played — because of evolving offenses — is very different than in 1966 and even 2012. So some of the strength/weakness comparisons hold up and some don't. I'll leave the 1966 team out of this, since I wasn't old enough yet to be playing organized football at that time. But in 2012, that team was a better run defense that this one. Total defense and scoring defense were similar. Some of what hurt the 2012 team on the big stage -- besides the big stage -- was its offense. The Irish to this day are the worst pass-efficiency team (74th) to reach a championship game in the BCS/Playoff Era. And their 38th ranking in rush offense is much lower than most teams that play for titles. That defense had to carry that team all year and it caught up to them, which is why the evolution this offensive is undergoing is significant and needs to continue (more).

Jack, Strongsville,Ohio

12:08

Hi Eric. I believed the 1966 ND defensive unit was one of the best of all time. Then in 2012, that unit appeared to be equally good. This year's unit thus far based on all the top 10 categories on defense is as good as those two years. I believed that based on the 2012 defense they may not have beaten Alabama but would stay in the game. We know the result, it was over early. What may be different in this year's defense that will allow it to be a top unit and allow the team to play with the elite teams in the country. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Eric Hansen

OK, off we go ...

12:07

We're abolishing the "no drinking" rule until you all make me regret it, which has NOT happened so far.

Here are the other rules:

12:06

No whining.

12:05

PLEASE include your name and hometown along with your question(s).

As far as this week's chat ...

12:04

► Finally, at WSBT Sports Radio 96.1, we’re rolling into Saturday night’s Shamrock Series matchup with unbeaten Army. Darin Pritchett and I are together this week on Wednesday and Thursday on Weekday SportsBeat (96.1 FM, 960 AM, live streaming at wsbtradio.com). The weekday shows run from 5-6 p.m. ET. I’m also part of the Gameday SportsBeat crew, and the pregame show that runs on Saturdays before every game. This week we’ll be earlier than normal because of an ND women’s basketball game — 1:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m. ET. You can download all episodes, including the pregame shows, as podcasts.

► The Inside ND Sports Podcast will drop Thursday. Tyler James and I reached out to former Irish offensive lineman Tommy Kraemer (2016-20) to join last week's Inside ND Sports podcast. Kraemer discussed Notre Dame's season, the Irish being named semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award, how much a lineman can improve in his first year as a starter, what moving to guard means for a tackle, how quarterback Riley Leonard helps ND's offensive line, what it was like being recruited by and playing for OL coach Harry Hiestand, his relationship with ND's current players, his work with Golden Legacy Partners and more. The podcast can be listened to via SoundCloud or on your preferred podcast platform including: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podbean and Pocket Casts.

12:03

► If you missed the last episode of our aspiring-to-be-viral Notre Dame Football YouTube show, Football Never Sleeps, it keeps its shelf life long after the live presentation. We remain in our normal Monday at 7 ET time slot. Remember, if you miss the live show, you can catch up anytime on YouTube. Coming up late right after the Army game on our YouTube channel is our live postgame show with former offensive lineman Bob Morton and me — Inside The eNDzone. And in the wee hours of Sunday morning we’ll have our Postgame Takeaways show posted, with Tyler James and more of me. So, make us part of your Sunday morning too.

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12:02

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