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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish improved their record to 6-0 with a 45-23 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies. Here is a look back at the game, as fans of the Irish reacted in real-time on Twitter:
PREGAME
Left tackle Liam Eichenberg was asked about the environment coming Saturday night in Lane Stadium.
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) October 4, 2018
"It’s gonna be loud. But our stadium is loud. I’m excited to go in there, kick the shit out of them, get a win, then get out of there."
There have been multiple candles lit and prayers said for Tardra Hilliard, Houshun Gaines and their family at Notre Dame's Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. @HokiesFB pic.twitter.com/IJh1lc9Ui7
— Jim Small (@NDJimSmall) October 4, 2018
Desmond Howard just said #NotreDame is better than #Clemson.
— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) October 6, 2018
Then picked the Irish to lose to Virginia Tech tonight.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but does a 27-year-old Metallica song magically turn Virginia Tech players into Marvel superheroes? No? Then let's go beat these fools by 25. ☘️
— First Down 6-0ses (@1stDownMoses) October 6, 2018
45-10 Irish. Stadium 50% empty by mid 3rd. @ me.
— Chad (@ChadSpringer) October 7, 2018
Hate to root against one of my favorite players I ever coached Ryan Willis ... but blood is well you know! #GoIrish
— Tim Grunhard (@swimdad61) October 7, 2018
Chapter 3. The gang goes on a turkey hunt.
— Mercury Tacos (@thereidy) October 7, 2018
Virginia Tech has one of the most electric entrances in college football. Enter. Sandman. pic.twitter.com/U2CUUQHtFd
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) October 7, 2018
It’s gonna be awesome watching this crowd go silent. Also, Mrs. Tex is unimpressed. #LilTex screaming NOTRE DAME NOTRE DAME!
— Ryan Ritter (@ndtex) October 7, 2018
We ain’t scared.
Metallica fresh off their appearance at the Salesforce conference. (That's not a joke.)
— Pumpkin Spice Assassin (@IDtheMIKE) October 7, 2018
FIRST QUARTER
"Yes we're looking for Va Tech's entire next-of-kin list, just preemptively. Thanks." pic.twitter.com/7rJiSuHg0z
— HLS_SupermanTDJesus (@SupermanTDJesus) October 7, 2018
Ian Book with a great read on 3rd and 6 to keep the drive gling pic.twitter.com/IHdqlzc62C
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
This is surgical and I’m here for it
— Ryan Ritter (@ndtex) October 7, 2018
Fun for 5 minutes, cool scene and intro at virginia tech.
— Yuri Heifen (@yuriheifen) October 7, 2018
Immediately however, Notre Dame carving VT up like a pumpkin for their halloween looking crowd. #NDvsVT pic.twitter.com/6fs6nFP5Ly
4th and inches and you've got this OL Brian Kelly? You better go get it.
— Michael Felder (@InTheBleachers) October 7, 2018
“You better be able to get six inches” #GoIRISH
— NDWives (@NdWives) October 7, 2018
FLEX MAN DEX WITH THE SCORE TO CAP OFF A GREAT OPENING DRIVE!! pic.twitter.com/jXojB8LbWk
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
That was the opening drive Notre Dame wanted and needed.
— Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) October 7, 2018
Precise. Methodical.
The face mask penalty was critical.
Bud Foster deserves some credit for holding Notre Dame to 7 instead of 8 on that drive
— CB (@csb1014) October 7, 2018
Notre Dame goes 75 yards in 12 plays to take a 7-0 lead on game's opening drive. Book was 7 for 7 on the drive for 58 yards...#BertschyBits
— Michael Bertsch (@NDsidBertschy) October 7, 2018
I thought it was bold of Fowler and Herbstreit to advocate for Virginia Tech to cover Notre Dame's receivers with "atmosphere." It's working about as well as you'd expect.
— Desipio.com (@desipiodotcom) October 7, 2018
That's the 16th Notre Dame touchdown drive (out of 22 overall) this season to cover 70 or more yards. #Hokies
— Aaron McFarling (@aaronmcfarling) October 7, 2018
MY LUNCH BOX HAS THOMAS THE TRAIN ON IT
— One Foot Down (@OneFootDown) October 7, 2018
Ian Book gonna turn Lane Stadium into a ... library.
— Brian (@Dascenzo) October 7, 2018
My prediction for tonight pic.twitter.com/B2y1KfeRpI
— Tax(blue check mark here) (@taxbastard) October 7, 2018
Tevon Coney is GOOD cc: @Giants @Giants @Giants @Giants @Giants @Giants @Giants @Giants @Giants @Giants @Giants @Giants pic.twitter.com/Yw2Kv287Om
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
IAN BOOK TO CHRIS FINKE FOR THE HUGE GAIN!! pic.twitter.com/Gqozl3LNxI
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
I'm giggling during a Notre Dame football game. What is happening?!
— Nate Sjol (@natesjol) October 7, 2018
Notre Dame is playing like it’s a top 6 team in America or something jeez.
— Jordan Hutchinson (@JHutchinsonVT) October 7, 2018
Book is choking this chicken. pic.twitter.com/ikOjGblRqC
— Mayhem \mm/ (@mrmayhem75) October 7, 2018
This week on Finding Bigfoot's reunion special pic.twitter.com/bG7rN7tHpA
— HLS_SupermanTDJesus (@SupermanTDJesus) October 7, 2018
Hokies had a 50 yard trick play TD called back because the OL was just downfield of the 3 yard limit. ND leads 10-3 #NDvsVT pic.twitter.com/6vv8ErIjvc
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 7, 2018
Shout out to my boy @JerryTillery tonight... Leading the nation in sacks. #GoIrish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/s2ihC7iTU5
— Maxwell Ujdak (@Moodak) October 7, 2018
IAN BOOK JUST OVERTHREW FINKE ON A GUARANTEED TOUCHDOWN FML pic.twitter.com/QPxbz7pOp0
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
End of 1.
— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) October 7, 2018
Notre Dame 10
Virginia Tech 3
Total Yards
ND: 138
VT: 74
Yards Per Play
ND: 7.2
VT: 4.9
Book: 8/11, 114 yards
Book averaging 10.4 yards per attempt thru Q1.
— Mike Berardino (@MikeBerardino) October 7, 2018
SECOND QUARTER
Punt the damn ball, you're not a real player. Use that 1 second you had to just kick it anyway you can, not try to make something happen. No steps, just punt
— Michael Felder (@InTheBleachers) October 7, 2018
Well that could have been a lot worse pic.twitter.com/kH6NeyJgHD
— Grant Jessup (@grantjess) October 7, 2018
Virginia Tech is going after Asmar Bilal tonight, beat him there for a big play on a reverse pivot route. Hokies in the red zone.
— Bryan Driskell (@BGI_CoachD) October 7, 2018
Alright, let’s show them why you don’t bring field goals to a touchdown fight.
— NDEddieMac (@NDEddieMac) October 7, 2018
In case anyone forgot, Drue Tranquil is still #reallygood pic.twitter.com/8O1SiVN7hE
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
Selection committee member Frank Beamer getting a first-hand look at the Irish tonight.
— Heather Dinich (@CFBHeather) October 7, 2018
— onecoolMOmma (@onecoolMOmma) October 7, 2018
Notre Dame going into halftime without the lead would be a semi disaster given how this game has been played
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 7, 2018
Huge stop pic.twitter.com/oPsRs5kD4a
— HLS_SupermanTDJesus (@SupermanTDJesus) October 7, 2018
IT'S A TURKEY MELT!!!!!!!
— One Foot Down (@OneFootDown) October 7, 2018
Oh nokies.
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) October 7, 2018
Virginia Tech has had two short fields, and produced only two field goals on them.
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) October 7, 2018
That is a huge credit to the #NotreDame defense.
Irish 10, Hokies 9. 3:21 left int he half.
Rayshard Ashby with a GIANT hit on Ian Book who's pass falls incomplete. Notre Dame will have to punt and the crowd is really coming alive now. #Hokies
— Cory Van Dyke (@Coryv9) October 7, 2018
Football texting. #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/LQoDPT2l3l
— Father Dan Beeman (@inthelineofmel) October 7, 2018
Look at Khalid Kareem here the way he just beats the LT, but not only does he fall down, he stays right with the play to force the ball loose pic.twitter.com/syj16OyH4v
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
Pass rush. Pass rush. Pass rush.
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) October 7, 2018
And then things like that happen.
Julian Love. Touchdown.
TECH JUST GOT BEAMER BALL’D
— Ryan Ritter (@ndtex) October 7, 2018
bourbon is the most powerful material on the planet
— NDEddieMac (@NDEddieMac) October 7, 2018
— HLS_SupermanTDJesus (@SupermanTDJesus) October 7, 2018
The "Second Touchdown" rule as a momentum swinger just found its apex
— Tim O'Malley (@timomalleyND) October 7, 2018
Incredible effort by Khalid Kareem. Worked through two blockers for a pressure and never gave up on getting the ball. A game-changing play for Notre Dame.
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) October 7, 2018
Ah, the life of an OB... find an empty room to watch the game while you wait for your patient to deliver #GoIrish ☘️☘️☘️ pic.twitter.com/dURdfQnTRu
— ek (@EKCtheOB) October 7, 2018
Junior CB Julian Love returned a fumble for a 42 yard TD. It was the first Notre Dame fumble return for a score since Austin Collinsworth covered 32 yards against Northwestern on Nov. 15, 2014...#BertschyBits
— Michael Bertsch (@NDsidBertschy) October 7, 2018
40 seconds seems so long
— Bryony (@BryonySigrun) October 7, 2018
Notre Dame DE Julian Okwara ejected for Targeting pic.twitter.com/xk5pJSTFNj
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) October 7, 2018
That is blatant and undeniable targeting on Julian Okwara. #NotreDame now down two of its top defensive ends. (Hayes, shoulder.)
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) October 7, 2018
This is what I get for being confident going into a game. I’m sticking with existential dread and self-loathing from now on
— Jon (@burger23_18S) October 7, 2018
I tried to type “shit” twice in a row pic.twitter.com/6EXCon4wLh
— bridget (@bridgetgoirish) October 7, 2018
OK, let me Pollyanna this:
— Jude (@andrewwinn) October 7, 2018
Losing Julian Okwara sucks.
Losing Julian Okwara at the very end of the second quarter is much better than losing him at the beginning of the third quarter.#NDFB
This is fine. pic.twitter.com/1OjObTjrAf
— Fr. Sorin's Ramblers (@golddomersdulac) October 7, 2018
HALFTIME
I just drank a full glass of bourbon in the second quarter. Going for a refill. Gonna be an interesting second half. #NDFB
— MarkNDFan (@MarkNDfan) October 7, 2018
#NDfanlife pic.twitter.com/XgFfBNohgs
— onecoolMOmma (@onecoolMOmma) October 7, 2018
The last time I felt this awful when ND was winning/tied at the half was USC '15 and that turned out okay but this is not ideal.
— Chris W. (@rakesofmallow) October 7, 2018
Notre Dame has -3 rushing yards tonight. Even if you take out that loss on the bad punt snap, #Hokies have so far achieved goal of making Irish one-dimensional. Could see pass rush improve as half went on.
— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) October 7, 2018
Halftime adjustments made. Pajamas on ☘ pic.twitter.com/jK00g15EwE
— Justin Garcia (@RealG419) October 7, 2018
THIRD QUARTER
Book tonight. #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/qaIb2Bbvm5
— Gary Schuh (@MotleySchuh) October 7, 2018
This is our half.
— Fr. Sorin's Ramblers (@golddomersdulac) October 7, 2018
This is our game.
This is our season. pic.twitter.com/f89oTiHruw
So a Dex 95 yard TD run would be pretty cool. Right?
— Mercury Tacos (@thereidy) October 7, 2018
DEXTER. WILLIAMS!! 97 YARDS FOR THE SCORE!!
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
IRISH BACK UP BY 8! @herecometheiris pic.twitter.com/PmF8mA83dL
Run game. All fixed.
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) October 7, 2018
DAMSHA BUA RUN THE DEXTER WILLIAMS FOR A LONG ASS HAUL
— One Foot Down (@OneFootDown) October 7, 2018
97 yards to the house. #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/SVscOqoNwM
— Ryan Camden (@rscamden) October 7, 2018
— Tony Fuller (@Tony_Fuller) October 7, 2018
I see you O Line! Great run @DexterW_22 let’s eat!!
— Ronnie Stanley (@IamtheGuru79) October 7, 2018
That's why you run the ball. You say "Dex, you're the baddest dude on the field. Go handle your business"
— JW (@the_J_train_8) October 7, 2018
IAN BOOK TO MILES BOYKIN!! HUGE 3RD DOWN CONVERSION AND TD TO EXTEND THE LEAD TO 15!!
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
IRISH UP 31-16! pic.twitter.com/KY4wUSTpur
FOOT
— Jeff (@jeffNDfan) October 7, 2018
ON
NECK
NOW!!
#NDvsVT pic.twitter.com/KkM35bb2FI
— Brian Snyder (@bsniz) October 7, 2018
And just like any good Book, the 3rd act is where the story really takes hold.
— Mercury Tacos (@thereidy) October 7, 2018
Irish carving that hokie defense up again pic.twitter.com/3TTIhjKVoN
— Lena Steigs (@PDXIrish) October 7, 2018
When the final score is 45-23, you’re going to look back at your first half tweets and be like pic.twitter.com/HLID43dFiP
— Boba Bettis (@CBusIrish) October 7, 2018
Enough room to fit all of Prince Edward’s Island (Canada reference) there and just missed the throw, smh
— NDEddieMac (@NDEddieMac) October 7, 2018
We lead 31-16 with fifteen minutes to play. #GoIrish☘️ #NDvsVT pic.twitter.com/TyvuAVQQgL
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) October 7, 2018
FOURTH QUARTER
Know who you’re throwing against, Ryan Willis. C’mon.
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) October 7, 2018
#Hokies Brian Johnson can't connect from 52 yards out. That's two long misses for him tonight. Notre Dame still leads 31-16 with 13:51 to go.
— Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) October 7, 2018
BOYkin? More like MANkin!
— High Hopes for a Living (@stogiesnbeer) October 7, 2018
Boykin just clowned that DB
— Ryan Ritter (@ndtex) October 7, 2018
IAN BOOK TO MILES BOYKIN AGAIN!! ND EXTENDS THE LEAD TO 38-16!! pic.twitter.com/XVVCdFYbx0
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
Ian Book finds Miles Boykin for a 5-yard TD.
— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) October 7, 2018
Hokie fans heading for exits.
Miles Boykin gets that CB’s first born. Sorry. Rules are rules.
— Brian (@Dascenzo) October 7, 2018
With that PAT Justin Yoon breaks Notre Dame's all-time scoring record held by Allen Pinkett (1982-85). Yoon has 321 career points (Pinkett 320)
— Tim O'Malley (@timomalleyND) October 7, 2018
Brian Kelly in the locker room pic.twitter.com/2lfjACzeZU
— Brian (@Dascenzo) October 7, 2018
Hey VT....ya burnt pic.twitter.com/tR1fkXz6Kl
— NDPoot (@PootND) October 7, 2018
Georgia, Clemson and Alabama played an FCS team. They do not have 13 data points. They have 12. https://t.co/uANTffxIsV
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 7, 2018
And because I'm good like that, I'll give you one more. Most points scored in a road win over a ranked team since a 2005 49-28 win at Purdue
— Chris Fallica (@chrisfallica) October 7, 2018
FLEX.
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
MAN.
DEX.
AGAIN!!
Dexter Williams AGAIN to EXTEND THE LEAD!! IRISH UP 45-23!! pic.twitter.com/V9JiExdH6M
If there was any lingering doubt, Dexter Williams just ended it. Two carries, 44 yards, touchdown.#NotreDame 45, Tech 23.
— Douglas Farmer (@D_Farmer) October 7, 2018
4:50 left.
Dexter extinguishing all #Hokie hope pic.twitter.com/qGayzLuDzn
— Fr. Sorin's Ramblers (@golddomersdulac) October 7, 2018
JULIAN LOVE!! PICKED!! GAME. SET. MATCH!!!#ExitSandman pic.twitter.com/oEZaGa2G58
— its hockey szn now (@Hayes_Hair13) October 7, 2018
Julian Love #dagger
— Matt (@mattygOFD) October 7, 2018
Hey, @Metallica, do y’all have a video message to keep Virginia Tech fans in the stands when they are getting blown out?
— Ryan Ritter (@ndtex) October 7, 2018
a live look at virginia tech fans: pic.twitter.com/1HX1nkVO4K
— Mike Taddow (@taddmike) October 7, 2018
Updated: This is the most points allowed in a regulation game at Lane Stadium by the #Hokies since giving up 49 to Houston in 1974.
— Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) October 7, 2018
POSTGAME
Blah blah Lane Stadium. Blah Blah "Enter Sandman." Blah Blah atmosphere. Notre Dame 45, Virginia Tech 23. Another home flop for the Hokies.
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) October 7, 2018
Exit Irish.@NDFootball’s 6️⃣-0️⃣.#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/NMDw5uQakl
— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) October 7, 2018
— Brian (@Dascenzo) October 7, 2018
6-0 so tasty y’all pic.twitter.com/zsDwnwkD84
— Lena Steigs (@PDXIrish) October 7, 2018
ND is undefeated since I impregnated my wife.
— Brae (@BraeBeadles34) October 7, 2018
Happy to be eligible for the Bahamas Bowl.
— Paul Rigney (@PaulRRigney) October 7, 2018
Hokie who? #HappyThanksgiving
— Chase Claypool (@ChaseClaypool) October 7, 2018
We’ve talked about attacking adversity since January. Julian Love came out tonight with a mindset of total domination, which earns him the game ball. #GraduatingChampions pic.twitter.com/2GTJpRTGHi
— Brian Kelly (@CoachBrianKelly) October 7, 2018