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Notre Dame (1-2) @ North Carolina (3-0)
Line: UNC -1.5
Saturday, September 24
3:30 PM
ABC
Votes are public. Poll closes on Saturday, 09/24 at 12:20 PM ET.
Coming off of the first win in the Marcus Freeman era, the Irish hit the road for the second time this season to take on the undefeated North Carolina Tar Heals. This is UNC's first game against an FBS opponent this year, although they are well tested against two quality G5 opponents in App State and Georgia State, two perennial bowl participants.
The game comes down to strength vs. strength and weakness vs. weakness for both teams: UNC's offense vs. ND's defense, and vice versa, respectively.
UNC has some gaudy offensive numbers this season against suspect defenses in their G5 opponents, but Maye has seemingly picked up where Howell left off with a plethora of weapons at his disposal. ND's pass rush finally made a statement against a porous Cal O-line, but here's to hoping it was the confidence boost they needed to get going after a sleepy first two weeks. The secondary continues to play really solid football, hopefully they can generate a couple of turnovers (that will stand on the field) to give our offense some short fields.
Defensively, UNC is simply lost under Mack Brown, as they've gotten worse each year; they gave up 42 points in a single quarter (!) against App St. They rank near the bottom of the FBS, well into the 100s. Unfortunately, the same rings true for ND's offense through three weeks. Hopefully the OL builds on a solid second half against a pretty decent Cal defense, rolls into Chapel Hill and paves the way for our RBs.
Give me Notre Dame 31 - UNC 27. If we can score 24 against an above average Cal defense, I think we can marginally improve by one score against a TERRIBLE UNC defense. ND forces a couple of big time field goals to keep UNC's scoring in check.
Line: UNC -1.5
Saturday, September 24
3:30 PM
ABC
Votes are public. Poll closes on Saturday, 09/24 at 12:20 PM ET.
Coming off of the first win in the Marcus Freeman era, the Irish hit the road for the second time this season to take on the undefeated North Carolina Tar Heals. This is UNC's first game against an FBS opponent this year, although they are well tested against two quality G5 opponents in App State and Georgia State, two perennial bowl participants.
The game comes down to strength vs. strength and weakness vs. weakness for both teams: UNC's offense vs. ND's defense, and vice versa, respectively.
UNC has some gaudy offensive numbers this season against suspect defenses in their G5 opponents, but Maye has seemingly picked up where Howell left off with a plethora of weapons at his disposal. ND's pass rush finally made a statement against a porous Cal O-line, but here's to hoping it was the confidence boost they needed to get going after a sleepy first two weeks. The secondary continues to play really solid football, hopefully they can generate a couple of turnovers (that will stand on the field) to give our offense some short fields.
Defensively, UNC is simply lost under Mack Brown, as they've gotten worse each year; they gave up 42 points in a single quarter (!) against App St. They rank near the bottom of the FBS, well into the 100s. Unfortunately, the same rings true for ND's offense through three weeks. Hopefully the OL builds on a solid second half against a pretty decent Cal defense, rolls into Chapel Hill and paves the way for our RBs.
Give me Notre Dame 31 - UNC 27. If we can score 24 against an above average Cal defense, I think we can marginally improve by one score against a TERRIBLE UNC defense. ND forces a couple of big time field goals to keep UNC's scoring in check.
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