Nov 27 | Notre Dame at Southern Cal

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Hope we continue the roll this weekend in LA. This is our chance to finally beat USC. It has been a long drought for us and we really need this win and a win would do wonders for this football team. I predict a hard fought game and in the end, ND wins 24-17. GO IRISH!
 

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with the embarrassing loss to Oregon state last weekend USC looks very unstable injurys to barkley and also defensive backs and linebacker position, its hard to honestly say USC has any advantages besides playing at home... Trojans are starting to fall just like in historys past. and no one can deny we are becoming that unit that team that we shouldve been for awhile now... think the experts "mayday" are going to be wrong for one more weekend..... GO IRISH
 
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Okay, back to ND:

This weekend ND will continue its streak, and not give up a touchdown. SuCks will score two FGs.

ND's offence will sputter to life and have their most productive day this season.

Special teams will be outstanding and clearly give ND a big advantage, and either special teams or the defense will have a TD.

You can fill in the actual score.
 

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Hey guys Im heading to the game this weekend in socal, is there a thread here directed for tailgating info and other ND fans going there? Any information would be awesome...Thanks!

Hey man, I have been searching for the same thing. I am trying to find some information about any pregame things like the band walking into the stadium or any alumni group gathering??

Cant find anything but info on the Trojan Walk. We are gonna get there at like 10 and are looking for stuff to check out. Any info would be awesome.
 

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Hey man, I have been searching for the same thing. I am trying to find some information about any pregame things like the band walking into the stadium or any alumni group gathering??

Cant find anything but info on the Trojan Walk. We are gonna get there at like 10 and are looking for stuff to check out. Any info would be awesome.

I was down there two years ago and got to sit in Trojan Nation (the bleacher area in the endzone) because my friend in the SC band hooked me up. It was pretty cool too because we got there really early and got to walk down right behind their cheerleaders into the stadium and go on the field pre-game. There is also a Knute Rockne plaque randomly outside of the main gate I walked in.

Outside of that, the USC pre-game atmosphere is absolute crap compared to Notre Dame. There isn't much to see and you WILL get heckled pretty heavily. Everyone we ran into was a douchey frat boy... except the Asian portion of the USC populous who were much more chill.

If I were you I'd find an ND tailgate, skip the campus and go to the game when you're good and ready.

In other news... Dillon Baxter was just cleared to play.
 

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I was down there two years ago and got to sit in Trojan Nation (the bleacher area in the endzone) because my friend in the SC band hooked me up. It was pretty cool too because we got there really early and got to walk down right behind their cheerleaders into the stadium and go on the field pre-game. There is also a Knute Rockne plaque randomly outside of the main gate I walked in.

Outside of that, the USC pre-game atmosphere is absolute crap compared to Notre Dame. There isn't much to see and you WILL get heckled pretty heavily. Everyone we ran into was a douchey frat boy... except the Asian portion of the USC populous who were much more chill.

If I were you I'd find an ND tailgate, skip the campus and go to the game when you're good and ready.

In other news... Dillon Baxter was just cleared to play.

We were there two years ago also and we did not get it too bad except for when we instigated it. Plus they did not get a first down until the third or fourth quarter that day...so kind of rough to talk sh*t back.

Hopefully we can park next to some ND fans because we are gonna have a setup to tailgate for a while. In regards to the douchey frat boy bandwagoners, I cant wait to see their faces after Ruffer kicks a fg with 30 seconds to go to win the game.

BEAT USC!!
 

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It all comes down to the defense. They have made progress ths year, but this will be a test.
 

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I flippin hate SC with pretty intense passion... the fact that they are still talking about winning the same number of games in a row over us that they were claiming prior to the sanctions really urks me... knowing how they throw academics out the window for their football program pisses me off... the bandwagon fans who talk **** but don't know jack about cfb make me want to hit someone...

yet, all that said, objectively... I expect them to beat us up pretty good tomorrow...

yes, I know we've played well for TWO WEEKS... but we are starting a true frosh at QB, our line will have to play one hell of a game because the Trojan front seven are gonna come after him hard and they got the players to get to him... And someone, anyone, on offense is going to have to suprise us with a big career defining type effort to keep us in it and I don't see that happening... I think we'll see more than a few poor throws from Tommy, probably a couple bad turnovers and they will move the football up and down the field on us... I think it'll be another rude awakening in a decade of rude awakenings for this fan base who somehow is fooling themsleves into believing this team can play with SC on any given day (how, I don't know, there has been nothing to show that over the past four seasons aside from MAYBE SC taking a step back, but don't kid yourself, they are still SC and the PAC 10 is just freaking loaded this year).

they have been averaging 24.5 points as a margin of victory of us for this run of theirs... I suspect they'll be right around that tomorrow...

not saying we can't win, just that it's pretty silly to go out and expect it... I can maybe see a scenerio where SC just lays an egg like they did against OSU, but it's doubtful imo

meh.
 
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8 Years. 8 effing years!!!!! This is my 9th year as a teacher in a school across the street from USC, and not once have I been able to walk into my classroom bragging about ND beating the evil Trogans. It was tolerable when I taught 3rd graders, and somewhat tolerable when I taught 5th graders. But now I'm teaching middle schoolers, and the crap-talk has been flying all year. I NEED THIS WIN!!!!!

But this game worries me. As ACAMP said, we have a true freshman QB with injuries to many key positions. The Trogans won't take us lightly (they've had a great week of practice according to Kiffy-boy) and their D-line has some serious talent. I'm worried that we won't able to move the ball, and we'll have to rely on a true freshman who doesn't have a big arm to stretch the field.

But the key will be to turn Mustain over, or at the very least hold them to fg tries, as their kicker truly sucks and they have zero confidence in him. Get ready for a lot of (hopefully) SC having to go for it on 4th and 7 any time they are around the 18-30 yard line, and hopefully we'll stuff them. If this is an ugly game, we'll win.

Go Irish!!!!!
 

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This game is my biggest worry..has been from day 1. If USCs players play hard and dicipline we could be in trouble....
 

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8 Years. 8 effing years!!!!! This is my 9th year as a teacher in a school across the street from USC, and not once have I been able to walk into my classroom bragging about ND beating the evil Trogans. It was tolerable when I taught 3rd graders, and somewhat tolerable when I taught 5th graders. But now I'm teaching middle schoolers, and the crap-talk has been flying all year. I NEED THIS WIN!!!!!

But this game worries me. As ACAMP said, we have a true freshman QB with injuries to many key positions. The Trogans won't take us lightly (they've had a great week of practice according to Kiffy-boy) and their D-line has some serious talent. I'm worried that we won't able to move the ball, and we'll have to rely on a true freshman who doesn't have a big arm to stretch the field.

But the key will be to turn Mustain over, or at the very least hold them to fg tries, as their kicker truly sucks and they have zero confidence in him. Get ready for a lot of (hopefully) SC having to go for it on 4th and 7 any time they are around the 18-30 yard line, and hopefully we'll stuff them. If this is an ugly game, we'll win.

Go Irish!!!!!

F*ck rational worries. I'm going with blind optimism from here on out. GO IRISH!!!
 

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Dont like southern cal, dont want to know anything about them other than how banged up they are and can we pull this off. This game is a program statement game for Notre Dame. It is time no matter who is out, who is sub par, etc that Notre Dame starts winning against these guys. As far as Haden is concerned I understand he is a good man but he should have never been in the position of color guy for Notre Dame football. It was not good for him and it was not good for Notre Dame. He will bring proper college experience to southern cal and we need to acknowledge his greatness as a man of integrity but Notre Dame needs to bury these guys if we have a chance. The momentum from this game with a win will change Notre Dame for the next 5 years.
 

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We're due.
They can do it.
Paraphrasing the Rocket; `Unbelief, get out of this house'!
Everybody cheer your a**es off for them!!!
 

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Anyone know any other websites for watching the game tonight besides channelsurfing.net? Theyre not showing it tonight,and apparently it's not on ESPN3 either.
 

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I really like the way the team is playing.

I really like the way the team is playing.

For the last 6 out of 7 games ND's defence has been strong. Navy excluded and I don't see USC throwing the option at us. I expect the D to hold them to under 22. If the O performs we get the W.

ND is definitely playing better as a team. Kelly said he wanted to see the team develop to play better at the end of the season. They are doing that. I was a big Weis supporter. The team faded under that regime. I like the direction the program is going. The future looks very bright. The U$C game is huge. I hope we beat them soundly and don't let up until the final whistle. I can't wait for the talking heads attempts at discreditting a win with the argument U$C was hurt by the injuries to Barkley and Galippo. There will be no mention of Crist. Rudolph or Ian Williams. **** 'em. Go Irish!
 

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All of the ABC people said it would be on ESPN3.com.... I'm shocked that you're saying it is not up there.
 

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If you go on ESPN3 it shows that the game is on there but says it is subject to blackout with a link, the link pulls up a map to where it is on ESPN3 and everywhere else it says it should be on local channels.
 

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Cannot wait for tonight's game! Hope we can beat USC....., It's been way too long and I feel this team has greatly improved and can win this thing. GO IRISH!!
 

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All of the ABC people said it would be on ESPN3.com.... I'm shocked that you're saying it is not up there.

Sorry guys...I looked at ESPN3 all morning and into the afternoon and it wouldn't show any games listed past 1pm..thats why I thought that.My bad.
My plans keep changing by the minute.All my family and friends here in Knoxville suck and dont wanna go out to see the game, so im ordering it on PPV.
 

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An interesting stat is that whenever we hold a team under 21 we win whenever we dont we lose so make of it what you will
 

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Tonight is the night all the luck rolls our way. Irish win by at least two touchdowns. GO IRISH!
 
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