Toward the end of the game (I think before the last ND TD), we had 3 series in a row where we ran the ball two times in a row, effectively killing the drives. I thought those runs were very ill advised, almost like someone was saying "Let's not forget to run the ball some to keep them honest." It wasn't making any difference if they weren't honest, we were passing it well anyway.

We can't complain about the defense in the second half and praise it in the first half, it was the same defense.