I can see why a lot of ND fans now see Duke as a big obstacle. I certainly don’t think we can just show up and roll them, but after watching the entire Clemson/Duke game, I don’t see Duke as an incredible team.
Clemson shot themselves in the foot in all 4 quarters. Two fumbles inside the 10 yard line. Klubnick looked terrible. I’m sure he’ll improve but I didn’t see Duke’s defense do anything spectacular. Clemson was running it down their throat and i expect ND’s stable of backs to do the same.
Duke on offense also didn’t look amazing. Their QB can certainly run which is my biggest concern for when we play them.
Overall, I took that game as a “wow, Clemson was significantly overrated” not so much as Duke can win the ACC. We certainly need to show up in that game but I expect us to take care of them.
Go Irish!
Clemson shot themselves in the foot in all 4 quarters. Two fumbles inside the 10 yard line. Klubnick looked terrible. I’m sure he’ll improve but I didn’t see Duke’s defense do anything spectacular. Clemson was running it down their throat and i expect ND’s stable of backs to do the same.
Duke on offense also didn’t look amazing. Their QB can certainly run which is my biggest concern for when we play them.
Overall, I took that game as a “wow, Clemson was significantly overrated” not so much as Duke can win the ACC. We certainly need to show up in that game but I expect us to take care of them.
Go Irish!