October 8, 201212 yr 9.5 favorite over Stanford right now. More than I was expecting If we scored 10 points, we beat them by 10. I don't see Stanford doing anything offensively against us.
October 8, 201212 yr If we scored 10 points, we beat them by 10. I don't see Stanford doing anything offensively against us. They have pretty good tight ends. I see them getting a lot of stuff in the middle. Then again, the middle has been a pretty unsafe place for ND opponents with Manti on the prowl. I think they are vulnerable on defense (Arizona put up 48 points after getting shut out by Oregon) and have potential on offense. Everything is set up for an epic showdown every week for ND. I hope that the playbook stays open for Ev. Stanford's linebacker is probably the best defensive playmaker we have seen all year outside of Golston. It will be interesting to see how the game plan fairs against him. I saw Golic pull a couple times and lay a solid block on the LB against Miami, we will see how the game fares against Skov.
October 8, 201212 yr I said this in another thread but Stanford's achilles heel is a mobile QB. They're freaking strong and nasty up front, but they have no speed and a mobile QB always makes their defense pay. Look at what Hendrix did to Stanford. Granted, he was still too green to make them pay, but with a mobile QB in (Hendrix), all of a sudden, we were picking up yards in huge chunks. I'm pretty confident our team can beat Stanford
October 8, 201212 yr Kenneth Massey's computer program states.....we are 72% likely to win and the score will be 21-14 ND. Congrove Computer Predictor says....ND is favored and the spread should be -5.9 If I was betting, I'd take ND and be willing to give up 6.5 points. No more than that though. I "hope" we beat them 28-3, lol. Edited October 8, 201212 yr by MantyIrish
October 9, 201212 yr ND 38 Stanford 24 Kool aid is going down good !!! Wow, you think they get 24? If our D plays their best game and their O plays it's best game, I don't think they would score more than 13.
October 9, 201212 yr Stanford = MSU i think this is very true. the problem is that msu now is not the same as when we played them. just as golson is improving in his first year, so has maxwell become a little more comfortable in the passing game. similarly nunes looked awful against washington and i thought we would be able to control them fairly easily, but it seems like he had his break-out game against arizona like golson had against miami. if golson plays without turnovers and mixes it up like against miami, i think we win, but it will be a dogfight.
October 9, 201212 yr i think this is very true. the problem is that msu now is not the same as when we played them. just as golson is improving in his first year, so has maxwell become a little more comfortable in the passing game. similarly nunes looked awful against washington and i thought we would be able to control them fairly easily, but it seems like he had his break-out game against arizona like golson had against miami. if golson plays without turnovers and mixes it up like against miami, i think we win, but it will be a dogfight. I think the same goes for Nunez too though. He's starting to play alot better. their offense is not so one dimensional anymore.
October 9, 201212 yr Stanford's linebacker is probably the best defensive playmaker we have seen all year outside of Golston. Hahahaha...that's funny. The Purdue boys made Gholston look like a J.V. player...
October 9, 201212 yr Hahahaha...that's funny. The Purdue boys made Gholston look like a J.V. player... Do you mean Indiana? Gholston has looked bad all year. For someone who was supposed to be a dominating, first round pick, I've watched three of their games and can count on one hand the impact plays he has made, and I might only need a finger or two, of I'm being generous.
October 9, 201212 yr Do you mean Indiana? Gholston has looked bad all year. No I meant that the Purdue d-line we faced made Gholston look average...they were a far bigger challenge than he was.
October 9, 201212 yr No I meant that the Purdue d-line we faced made Gholston look average...they were a far bigger challenge than he was. against purdue i though golson played real well for his second game 21-31 for 289 yards, it was the run game that stunk. stanford i think is ranked 6th against the run, they are tough and physical but with the added dimension of golson running maybe this opens things up a bit. last year against stanford ND didn't run well at all and reese was a statue in the pocket making him a sitting duck. then when hendix came in the game he was able to move the ball running and passing the ball.
October 9, 201212 yr against purdue i though golson played real well for his second game 21-31 for 289 yards, it was the run game that stunk. Follow the bouncing ball...not Golson...GHOLSTON
October 9, 201212 yr Follow the bouncing ball...not Golson...GHOLSTON Ha. And yes, he really did not turn out to be the monster that he was sold as. He had a reasonable game against the Irish, but the fact remains that, as of now, Skov is a threat. We might be sitting here this time next week singing the same song about Skov being overrated. I can't remember the name, but that Linebacker for Miami (Perryman I think) was supposed to be pretty solid in his first week back as well. Obviously, the special prize in his cereal box was an Irish ass-whooping. Welcome back.
October 9, 201212 yr against purdue i though golson played real well for his second game 21-31 for 289 yards, it was the run game that stunk. stanford i think is ranked 6th against the run, they are tough and physical but with the added dimension of golson running maybe this opens things up a bit. last year against stanford ND didn't run well at all and reese was a statue in the pocket making him a sitting duck. then when hendix came in the game he was able to move the ball running and passing the ball. http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gholston_william00.html This guy is who we are talking about right now. Tough to recognize him without the blood and roadkill hanging out of his teeth.
October 9, 201212 yr ND 38 Stanford 24 Kool aid is going down good !!! you drinking kool-aid and you think Stanford scores 24 points on us? Even the Echo's and BlackIrish's of the world probably dont think Stanford scores that much on us. If they score more than 10 points, I would be surprised.
9.5 favorite over Stanford right now. More than I was expecting