Notre Dame Vs. Purdue
You just gotta feel bad about Purdue. We have been playing them annually for about 90 straight years and it’s the only time they ever get on TV let alone prime time national TV. The ND game is their game of the year, each and every year – so it’s the one game they play hard and over their heads. They know they have no chance in their conference of winning more than 4 games.
With that said, we needed a last minute FG in 2012 to beat them and in 2013 we were behind at the end of 3 quarters 17-10 before finally winning 31-24. So here we are again with far superior talent at every position and I believe our 2nd teamers would all start for this Purdue team.
They played to a 43-34 win over Western Michigan and lost to Central Michigan 38-17. We should pin 50 points on them if ND even just goes through the motions – I mean score every time we get the ball. I don’t care if they load the box – we should run for over 200 yards and pass for 200 more.
I think the difference over 2012 & 2013 is the number of highly motivated and aggressive young guys we have. Some of these freshman have pushed aside seniors, juniors and redshirts. What the hell ever happened to LB Michael Deeb???
So far DC VanGorder has these guys really pumped and really gets them jazzed on the sidelines. I much prefer this guy to the mystical swami Diaco who thought it just fine to watch teams dink and dunk 5 yard passes all the way down the field – “we’ll stop them on the 5” they’ll just maybe get a FG.
I have yet to see ND run a fast uptempo offense – start this game and put Purdue down 28 points by the first quarter. If we can’t run the ball here we won’t gain an inch against Stanford on the ground. Hell even USC ran uptempo. By the way, what’s with USC coach and Pat Haden. I thought Haden had more class than that.
Finally, what the hell is going on with this disciplinary board. You would think this was an effing murder trial. It’s totally unfair to the players involved. Get a decision now so everyone can move on.
I want 2nd and 3rd teams playing the entire 2nd half. We are going to need these guys, especially QB Zaire. Only one injury so far but with 10 games to go, a lot of guys could go down. I wouldn’t count on Jarett Grace playing this year.
Notre Dame 52 Purdue 17