I think 11-1 is a reasonable expectation and 12-0 is optimistically possible. 10-2 would be disappointing for sure with this schedule.
Thanks - interesting read. There was this from the ND fan in that thread:If y'all wanna check out thier forum.Notre Dame at Texas A&M Spring Talk | TexAgs
Notre Dame at Texas A&M Spring Talk discussion on the TexAgs Texas A&M Football forum.texags.com
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It doesn’t read like Reaper, but whoever he is was in the Air Force and so was Reaper.
And the SEC champion only had the opportunity to become champion because of a once in a century brain fart by Auburn.
Maybe I should make an account and see if this guy wants to violate me?
Yeah, flukey shit happens, but they won the game (1997 Nebraska vs. Missouri, 1998 Arkansas vs. Tennessee). At least they weren't running a covert op, black bag operation like at that school up north.
That is more of a self-fulfilling prophecy though. It's the same way that Penn State ended up with 10 wins.
. Was Washington really that good? Oregon? FSU looked good until Travis's injury. Texas? They beat Alabama, but then turned around and lost to Oklahoma. They also struggled against a bunch against some average at best teams. Michigan was in a close one against Maryland and Ohio State. You can cherry pick any team really.
I put zero stock in bowl games, because there's no way to gauge how good each team is, given more often than not, several of their team's best players opt out. I mean, I liked what I saw from ND's shellacking of Oregon State, but I'm fairly certain that had everybody played, ND wouldn't have blown them out like they did.I guess. I understand where you're going, but I'd also argue that there were a handful of SEC teams > Penn State, the third best team in the Big Ten. We saw what Ole Miss did to them - that was a 38-17 score at one point. Ohio State didn't beat Missouri. The SEC had a couple of elite teams (Alabama and Georgia) and a handful of few good to dangerous teams (Missouri, Ole Miss, LSU). Could Michigan have ran the table playing a SEC schedule? Perhaps? Ohio State? doubtful. Penn State. No. Iowa?
Because a raw OL playing against a defensive master on the road in a notoriously difficult environment (between the heat and general atmosphere) makes us nervous.
Yup. Also first game of the year, lots of question marks, no game film to really analyze on your opponent. Easily the most dangerous game of our regular season. Less worried about USC or Florida State, especially if the later turns out cold.
This, also, if we lose this game, we may not have the schedule that would allow for another loss and still make CFP
Not to mention probably the best defensive line we face all year. A lot of future NFL guys in the 2 deep there. There's a non 0 chance they take over this game if our O line can't hold up.
Very true. I know they've had a lot of transfers out, but they had so many bodies in that '22 class that they're still likely loaded
There's higher than non 0 chance that our DL takes over this game.
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Higher than nonzero? How can you be higher than {R - {0}}.
I think our offense is way better
Ala Louisville last year! ND was a much better team on paper, yet that's why they play the games! I was there and still can't that frickin' nightmare out of my mind!
We've seen some good ones over the years.
Context matters. The Louisville game was the 3rd straight primetime game, 2nd straight on the road against an undefeated ranked opponent, and 7th straight game overall, with injuries littered all over the offense. ND was basically playing without their starting receivers.
