tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18832234.post6300361103035433606..comments2023-11-12T05:16:54.244-05:00Comments on The Royal Heffernans: Notre Dame Schedule AnalysisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18832234.post-34799337909179921982008-09-12T14:27:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:27:00.000-04:00Excellent, excellent point by Kevin about our bowl...Excellent, excellent point by Kevin about our bowl opponent. My game by game analysis is a bit different:<BR/><BR/>Michigan: LOSS. No way our O-Line handles their dominant D-Line. We will have under 100 yards rushing, and they will tee off on Clausen causing some turnovers.<BR/><BR/>@MSU: LOSS. The home team has lost the last 6 games in this matchup. No way it hits 7. MSU is very good this year.<BR/><BR/>Purdue: WIN. Other than the TY fiasco in 2004, you have to go back to 1985 (Faust's last season) to see ND lose at home to Purdue. See the trend??? If we do lose this one, Charlie is gone.<BR/><BR/>Stanford: WIN. A very close game, but I think we have the edge decisively over a well-coached team.<BR/><BR/>@UNC: WIN. Agree with Ian 100%. ACC teams are way down this year. UNC will be big favorites after tearing through the weak conference schedule. A road win will be a HUGE boost to the season.<BR/><BR/>@UW: WIN. We are buoyed by our big win in Chapel Hill, and roll into Seattle and put the nail in the coffin of Willingham's tenure there. All they have is a solid, scrambling QB. I think our speedy D contains him.<BR/><BR/>Pitt: WIN. The 'Stache is just awful. This will be a similar situation to the UNC game. Pitt is riding high on a weak Big East schedule. We will dominate putting ND into the BCS conversation (just barely) at 6-2.<BR/><BR/>@BC: LOSS. Just that quickly, we will be out of the BCS picture. On paper, we should be favored over a rebuilding team. However, BC always seems to knock the chair out from under us when we are reaching for glory!<BR/><BR/>@Navy: Win. A new streak begins.<BR/><BR/>Syracuse: WIN. Just an awful opponent. Good that we got them on the schedule long term!<BR/><BR/>@USC: LOSS. We have 0% chance of beating USC this year. They look the best they have ever been, and I just don't see that game being even close. That said, I will still suffer through it till the end!<BR/><BR/>My final tally: 8-4. Slightly more optimistic than Ian and Kevin.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I think we could very easily go 9-3 with a BC win (guaranteeing another bowl loss) or 6-6 with a couple losses to either Pitt, UNC or UW. Obviously, it is much more likely that the wheels fall off the bus than we shock and deliver 9 wins.Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196853341084156214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18832234.post-85354858682199434052008-09-12T11:05:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:05:00.000-04:00I'm also thinking 7-5. I actually have us at 2-3 ...I'm also thinking 7-5. I actually have us at 2-3 (after starting 2-0) before we rattle off some wins. USC will be an awful loss, but I know it will be and everyone else does, too. So it really won't ruin my Thanksgiving (too much). Besides, at that point we'll be 7-4 and bowl eligible. I'll be <B><I>hoping</I></B> for a loss, if only to get a slightly worse opponent in the bowl game that we can finally beat.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073858157881107693noreply@blogger.com