Game Predictions! Notre Dame vs. Temple

Happy Halloween, y’all! I say things like “y’all,” deal with it. Notre Dame and Temple play after dark on Halloween. I assume that means both teams will be armed with silly string, eggs, toilet paper, and a penchant for mischief because we all know once the kids go in on Halloween all that remains are the hooligans. Well, hooligans and at bars a “sexy” version of every halloween costume. Man, I miss college halloween. But I digress, TIME TO GET IN THOSE PICKS. A reminder of how things work:

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Last Game’s Best Quotes:

@NDSeattle:

Man, c’mon. This is gonna suck. Offense looks OK and Kizer has a nice day throwing and running. We consistently put up points in all 4 quarters, but the defense gets shredded. Kessler reminds everyone of why he was a Heisman hopeful in August and Kei Russell gets tagged for 3 PIs. It’s all just terribly painful.

Hey, it wasn’t terribly painful! No points, but at least there’s that.

stogiesnbeer:

[Author’s Edit: I do not enjoy the general company but would be willing to engage in intercourse with] USC. Burn their asses to the ground.

Crude! I like crude. I also like short and sweet, buuuuuut…you got out done…

scoresbyjr:

After losing to rival ND on the road, USC decides to cancel their dinner reservations at the local seafood joint. Why buy crabs when USC girls give them for free? Go Irish!

There we go. Crude. Crass. And continues a nice crustacean theme for our opponents that wear garnett from last season. See: Winston, Jameis. POINTS!

Irisharpe:

Flurries? 30 degree temps? Seems like the perfect game to introduce my son to “how to smuggle hard liquor into ND stadium”. And I’ll need it because you know we’ll let a wounded USC squad hang around far too long and it’ll be up to YOOOOOOONNNN to save us in the end.

Ummmm….did you use what I’m hoping is your like 5 year old son to smuggle liquor into the stadium??? POINTS!

Last Games’s Results:

Nice work Tex! And your company atop last game’s leaders has given you some serious “Dad Goals.”

Name	Points
NDtex	5
Irisharpe	5
andrewwinn	4
@HLS_Moons	4
Jzgrabik	4
SKRONGman	4
Davie Dave	3
NDSmackdown	3
@MoneyDubs	3
WagsND	3
fenway8250	3
Orazlo	3
duke	3
@BrendanMcP	3
SupermanTDJesus	2
Irish Elvis	2
Bayou Irish	2
@NDSeattle	2
scoresbyjr	2
Irishjimmy	2
IrishMann313	2
NoDak Irish	2
NoDak Irish	2
KyNDfan	2
stogiesnbeer	2
Biscuit	0

Overall Standings:

Biscuit’s reign of terror is on the outs after a tragically faulty USC selection. Greater proof has never been provided there is a God, and he’s an Irish fan.

Name	Points
@BrendanMcP	21
@HLS_Moons	21
Davie Dave	21
NDtex	20
@andrewwinn	19
SupermanTDJesus	19
Biscuit	18
Irish Elvis	16
IrishJimmy	15
fenway8250	14
IrishMann313	13
@SKRONGman	12
@MoneyDubs	10
Irisharpe	10
Jzgrabik	10
NDSmackdown	10
BayouIrish	9
@NDSeattle	8
Hls_whisky	8
Jamiendfan	8
@taddmike	7
Dixie_Domer	7
StoneyBehindTheCiderbarrel	7
@pglass13	6
Irish MD	6
stogiesnbeer	6
Irish_Canuck	5
KyNDfan	5
@mrstruj	4
duke	4
Goldendomers11	4
Zapatista jack	4
@JBNDFAN	3
Bemenh01	3
Captain Domer	3
Captain G	3
ndmspaint	3
Orazlo	3
Thereidy	3
WagsND	3
cmckee63	2
CVoglewede	2
jtirishfan	2
LeahyGold	2
NoDak Irish	2
scoresbyjr	2
Toledo Twister	2
@C_K_42	1
BigIrish	1
Bretmiller	1
drcut17	1
nicholasbaker1	1
Ricardo	1
GeorgePBurdell	0
Mr.H	0

Staff Picks:

NAME	WINNER	ND SCORE	TEMPLE SCORE	TO MARGIN PREDICTION	GAME DESCRIPTION
SupermanTDJesus	Notre Dame	41	10	Notre Dame	Hey did you guys hear? Notre Dame plays Temple this week." "Who?" "Temple." "Who?" "The Temple Owls?" "Who?" "Oh/ I get it. Haha/ that's pretty funny." "Who?" "You still doing the bit?" "Who?" …"I'm talking to an owl aren't I"… "SQUAWK!!""
Irish Elvis	Notre Dame	41	20	Notre Dame
andrewwinn	Notre Dame	45	17	Temple	The score will be 17-7 Notre Dame at the half, prompting my friend – an '88 alum – to text me about how there were too many missed opportunities & how we are keeping Temple in the game. Anticipating this, I have already muted him.
Bayou Irish	Notre Dame	52	17	Notre Dame	There are more cracks in Temple's claim to a ranking than there are in the Liberty Bell, or in Bill Cosby's alibis. Look for the Irish to get off to a fast start and to give up an early score. Temple can't hang with Notre Dame's strength, speed, and depth so it's going to get out of hand early. Slightly less statistically likely, the Temple hangs around and the Irish rely on Justin Yoon's boot to put the game out of reach late. Look for plenty of 'with whiz' jokes.
Moons	Notre Dame	42	14	Notre Dame	I just don't give a hoot about the Owls record. Notre Dame's the predator in this game. And on Halloween calling for blood and guts is just so obvious.
NDtex	Notre Dame	41	24	Notre Dame	ND will have a bit of rust coming out of the bye and will get the #DerpStreak done early. Temple will learn that Will Fuller and C.J. Prosise don't give a hoot about how good their defense has been against terrible teams and ND pulls away. This is your death bucket, Temple. Sorry, not sorry.
Whisky	Notre Dame	34	27	Notre Dame	This game starts like most of them have this year, ND trails early and then goes to halftime where Kelly and VanGorder dole out the super-punch that reminds the team that they don't friggin' suck!
Biscuit	Notre Dame	48	13	N/A	Brian Kelly and The Temple’s of Doom? Nah, just the Hooters, who continue to struggle in D1. Temple ain’t good. ND is rested after 2 weeks, and potentially still fighting for a playoff berth. Gonna be a rough night for the Owls. After 5-7 minutes where we all feel nervous ND runs away with this one. What a hoot. ND Wins 48-13.