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Originally Posted by coach_
Stock ND fan argument? They used to be good, so therefore they always should be good.
As funny as I thought it was to see them take a crap on the field last season, that team underachieved for as stacked as it should have been. This ND team has POTENTIAL to do fairly well, but then again, they did last year, too. As I see it, they could be anywhere from a 5 win to a 9 win team. They really don't have an excuse this year for not at least making a bowl game...and if they win 6, there's no doubt they'll make a BCS bowl. It's really going to depend on their O-Line. If they haven't gotten tougher and more physical, it's going to be a very very long season for Jimmy. My prediction is 7-5...disappointing if you're a Notre Dame fan, but not nearly as disappointing as 3-9.
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As far as the stock ND fan/sports pundit argument goes, well there's nothing there!
That was proven last season.
The two late wins vs hoops schools arguement = improvement is also empty. Compare that to
MSU making a marginal gain and learning how to come back and close vs PU & PSU. That was real competition, and the first instance was on the road, yet I say it was marginal improvement because the team had been a short hair away all season, losing by 3 or 4 points to BT contenders, by 7 to the eventual winner, losing two in OT, etc. The team was on the cusp all season and got over the hump at PU.
ND, OTOH, was terrible all season against good competition and coaching, the two late wins were against patsies. Only, ND fans and other azz kissers would see that as anything other then a horrible team beating even worse teams.