Last year we were off to a. 6-0 start before Florida State .There was just something about those early games . The Purdue,Syracuse, North Carolina game scores were not impressive at all .Felt we should have had a much easier time .After FSU ,key injuries to the defense ,especially with Day ,Schimitt ,Riggs ,Jones sidelined , really put ND in a spiral. Except for the Louisville loss 31-28., our opponents averaged over 45 points a game in the second half of the season.
Beating LSU is a great momentum builder going into this season. Our 4-3 defense should be greatly improved after one year under Van Gorder and our offense with a very good offensive line and excellent skill players should put up points.
My concern : we just can't eke out games against mediocre and average teams .we have to score big and our defense has to really improve .
All the sports writers think a team like Ohio State is going to put up huge offensive numbers and is the team to beat .Wonder what Oregon,UCLA,USC,Florida State ,Alabama,,Auburn, are going to bring to the plate.
And then there is TCU and Baylor from the Big 12 .after being snubbed by the selection committee,expect these teams to put up big offensive numbers
Some of the highly ranked teams will falter , where will ND be ?
Beating LSU is a great momentum builder going into this season. Our 4-3 defense should be greatly improved after one year under Van Gorder and our offense with a very good offensive line and excellent skill players should put up points.
My concern : we just can't eke out games against mediocre and average teams .we have to score big and our defense has to really improve .
All the sports writers think a team like Ohio State is going to put up huge offensive numbers and is the team to beat .Wonder what Oregon,UCLA,USC,Florida State ,Alabama,,Auburn, are going to bring to the plate.
And then there is TCU and Baylor from the Big 12 .after being snubbed by the selection committee,expect these teams to put up big offensive numbers
Some of the highly ranked teams will falter , where will ND be ?