I see a week out forecast is for snow chance in SB

[Harry Hondo]

One of my apps says 45% chance of snow and the other 32% chance. Snow conditions like we had against Purdue is okay, but if it changes to a chance of heavy snow, then it could favor ND’s running game and hurt our passing attack.

 

[Chicaco1908]

One of my apps says 45% chance of snow and the other 32% chance. Snow conditions like we had against Purdue is okay, but if it changes to a chance of heavy snow, then it could favor ND’s running game and hurt our passing attack.

Its a week away. They struggle to forecast the weather for tomorrow.

 

[Bowlmania]

One of my apps says 45% chance of snow and the other 32% chance. Snow conditions like we had against Purdue is okay, but if it changes to a chance of heavy snow, then it could favor ND’s running game and hurt our passing attack.

Agreed. Bad weather favors them. They have a very good OL and they'd pound it with Price, Love and Leonard.

We need to be able to air it out, like USC did.

 

[Hoosiers Rising]

I say we move the game to Lucas Oil.

 

[NWfor3]

One week out, local (South Bend) TV station has a high of 28 and low of 17.

 

[Pazhoosier85]

Agreed. Bad weather favors them. They have a very good OL and they'd pound it with Price, Love and Leonard.

We need to be able to air it out, like USC did.

They have a weak rush defense. We can pound it too.

 

[Bowlmania]

They have a weak rush defense. We can pound it too.

They allow 138.8 ypg on the ground. That's not weak.

Notre Dame has a Top 10 (nationally) rushing O. That includes a gifted, dual-threat QB who's a threat to take off on every snap. Guy has rushed for 721 yards this season, 14 rushing TDs, averages almost 6 yards per carry, and had back-to-back games this season where he ran for 100+ yards. He makes guys miss, he stiff-arms defenders, sometimes bowls them over, takes big hits and gets right back up. He is, in a word, a beast.

If Notre Dame and/or the weather forces us to be one-dimensional (ground), it will be a long night. I don't expect that to happen, though.

 

[YOTHN]

They have a weak rush defense. We can pound it too.

This is my thought. Their schedule is considered better than ours but only because they have Navy and Army as legit ranked opponents and we know Michigan, Washington and Nebraska would beat those teams. ND played a garbage schedule so their stats are erroneously inflated. We're more battle tested so I'm not worried.

 

[YOTHN]

They allow 138.8 ypg on the ground. That's not weak.

Notre Dame has a Top 10 (nationally) rushing O. That includes a gifted, dual-threat QB who's a threat to take off on every snap. Guy has rushed for 721 yards this season, 14 rushing TDs, averages almost 6 yards per carry, and had back-to-back games this season where he ran for 100+ yards. He makes guys miss, he stiff-arms defenders, sometimes bowls them over, takes big hits and gets right back up. He is, in a word, a beast.

If Notre Dame and/or the weather forces us to be one-dimensional (ground), it will be a long night. I don't expect that to happen, though.

I respectfully disagree. They have a top 10 rushing offense against what I think is a much worse schedule than IU. We're #1 against the rush and rushing defense gets better in cold/nasty weather. Bring on the weather!

 

[Bowlmania]

I respectfully disagree. They have a top 10 rushing offense against what I think is a much worse schedule than IU. We're #1 against the rush and rushing defense gets better in cold/nasty weather. Bring on the weather!

Ok.

I'm not a fan of debates like this because it can look like I'm slamming my own team. I'm not. I try (often unsuccessfully, I'm sure) to be at least a little objective.

So my final point is this. Two reputable SOS indexes (CFN and Sagarin) rate Notre Dame's schedule as marginally tougher than ours.

I"m done. Feeling kind of shitty physically today and want to catch some of the IU/Nebraska game before I hit the hay. Next Friday this time it's Game ON!