How long until Notre Dame wins?

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

What's interesting to me is that the two teams ND has been defeated by are both ranked very high in both the AP and USA Today polls.

The question then becomes, has Notre Dame simply been dominated by two legit Top 15 teams, or are Penn State and Georgia Tech enjoying high marks from pollsters because they have beaten up on at least one patsy.

I am no ND fan, but personally I think they get a win against one of the Michigan schools. If not, they could give Purdue a scare, even in Lafayette, as the Boilermakers could be pondering a Week 6 primetime matchup against Ohio State.

At absolute worst, ND grabs their first W on 11/3 against Navy.

NT

nd's defense played much better this past week against psu, they've got no help. are psu and gt top 15 teams? i'd say no. they are abit above average but by no means outstanding teams. psu and gt are rewarded by the pollster because the drilled nd.
IF nd doesn't beat purdue or mich st. they won't win a game until navy and af and don't hold your breath that they can beat either one of them. by that time of the season that nd defense could be so beat up, they won't be able to stop those option attacks.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

nd's defense played much better this past week against psu, they've got no help. are psu and gt top 15 teams? i'd say no. they are abit above average but by no means outstanding teams. psu and gt are rewarded by the pollster because the drilled nd.
IF nd doesn't beat purdue or mich st. they won't win a game until navy and af and don't hold your breath that they can beat either one of them. by that time of the season that nd defense could be so beat up, they won't be able to stop those option attacks.

ND will not beat Michigan State.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

ND will not beat Michigan State.

was it last year msu choked away 20+ point lead?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

was it last year msu choked away 20+ point lead?

yup

[The Indomitable DrugS]

The Irish aren't as bad as some of you guys are making them out to be.

I thought they looked halfway decent, on the road, against the team I picked to take the Big 10 this year.

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

The Irish aren't as bad as some of you guys are making them out to be.

I thought they looked halfway decent, on the road, against the team I picked to take the Big 10 this year.

Good point DRUGS. I'm a ND fan, but a realistic fan at that. They did not look bad in the first half against PSU. Their defense is much better this year, however the offense as we can all see is very suspect. There is no comparing Clausen with Quinn. Right now, it's apples and oranges. Quinn could trust a running game and had good receivers to throw to. Clausen has neither. They will not beat Michigan, but they will get better as the season as the season progresses. It could be worse, look at Syracuse. There used to be a lot of Syracuse fans in Upstate, NY, but not any more. I still cheer them on, but man are they bad. Anyway, the rest of the college season should be quite interesting. LSU looks scary good. USC will get beat at some point even though their schedule is a joke.

[Cajungator26]

Since we're guessing, I say their first game won will be Boston College.

[Nascar1966]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Since we're guessing, I say their first game won will be Boston College.

Im sorry I forgot, Notre Dame doesn't play any high school or Pop Warner teams.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Since we're guessing, I say their first game won will be Boston College.

You still want to stick with that guess after BC routed GT?

[JJP]

I don't hear the same outcry for Weis to be fired that there was for Willingham, and Ty's teams never looked this horrendous.

[SniperSB23]

They are now ranked ahead of only three teams in all of Division 1A in the Massey Ratings. Too bad they don't have Rice, North Texas, or Temple on their schedule.

http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cf#FBS

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by JJP

I don't hear the same outcry for Weis to be fired that there was for Willingham, and Ty's teams never looked this horrendous.

maybe they don't want to look like they're picking on the fat guy...they really can't afford to fire him, can they? between all the ex-coaches salarys, they won't have enough fundage for the new one. besides, they're still sold on weis--this is a building year!