Comments on: FWIW: ND Number Nine With a Bullet

By: Hotbod Handsomeface

Hotbod Handsomeface — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 23:44:00 +0000

In reply to jdthom1. If we make it unscathed through our schedule, it'll be hard to justify leaving us out and Ohio State in with their cupcake walk this entire fall.

By: Irish Elvis

Irish Elvis — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 01:31:00 +0000

In reply to jdthom1. It will indeed be interesting, and hopefully we needn't worry. Check back each Thursday; we'll post weekly strength-of-schedules (strengths-of-schedule?) for all of ND opponents. The Irish usually end the year with a schedule strength of 40-60, and the small sample size at the beginning of the year makes for quite a bit of volatility early on.

By: jdthom1

jdthom1 — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 19:03:00 +0000

I have a feeling the discussion at the end of the season will be that ND’s schedule was too soft. Stanford already disappointing and I just have a feeling Clemson, with its decimated defense, will also. Since Carroll left, USC is always ready to implode at any moment and lose to Wazzou or BC. That leaves Paul Johnson’s triple option to do the heavy lifting. The ND opponent with the best win is Temple.
Of course if we play like we did Saturday I don’t see a loss and that makes it easier.