im not feeling to good about this upcoming game against MSU. they've beat'en ND seven of the last nine years and if ND doesn't fix their problems in a hurry we'll lose this game again. if this game becomes an offensive shootout i feel that MSU would have the advantage on us. even thought ND scored 41 points against MSU last year and was able to move the ball at will that was last season and this year ND has failed to protect BQ, failed to get any sort of running game going and for what ever reason BQ looks to be a little off this year. it's already been three games and ND still hasn't been able to fix their offensive problems, yes i know they scored 41 points against PSU but they still could not run the ball or protect BQ as well. for this to happen in one game is a fluke, two games is a problem and for it to happen three straight games is a concern. right now MSU offense is a force they got their passing and running game going. ND has always struggled against the spreed offense not to mention QBs that can run. if ND wants to win this game they need to fix their offensive line in a hurry other wise ND will fall to 2-2 and probbly out of the top 25.

it starts on the offensive line. it just showed how deficient we are when a true freshman is outplaying several members of the senior staff.

i agree. what i don't understand is with the exception of sam young this is really the same offensive line that played so well last year at protecting BQ, opening up the running game and picking up the blitz. the only thing i can think of is i wonder if last years success has gone to the heads of a few players. just because your ranked #2 dosen't mean you can just roll out of bed and dominate your opponent.

Notre Dame will blow out MSU and get back on the radar, I think the team settles down after realizing that they arent that good. Brady and co. will stop getting their butts kissed, will stop reading sports magazines, and start playing football.

Do not worry, ND will beat MSU! MSU does not have a Dline like scUM has and BQ and company will be ready to play this week. Weis will not let them win after last year's flag planting.

I agree that ND should win.. But I think we'll win not because Weis won't let them.. but the because the players stand-up and wear that uniform proudly, and want payback for MSU desecreating Rock's House last year, as well as for themselves, to show they are worthy of being part of ND lore.

even so, how are ND's defensive backs going to cover MSU's WRs one-on-one specially when we can't get pressure on the QB. not to mention that MSU will probbly spread us out and run right up the middle on us. i just don't see how NDs defense is going to slow down MSU's offense enough.

Dangeruss -- the irish have weaknesses, no doubt.

 

But, ND has athletes. So I think we can be competitive.

 

Am I expecting a crushing win... no. But, I expect a focussed, driven team. They have a lot to prove. The extra motivation adds a step here, a push there... compensatory enough, sometimes, to make the difference in a ball game.

I really don't like to talk about the Irish beating teams or blowing them out, but I am very confident that ND will absolutely destroy MSU this weekend. After he garbage they pulled on our field last year, couple with the ass whoopin' that CW is going to hand out to the team in practice, the Irish should be out for the blood. Aside from playing poorly I think that a lot of our problem was that the team was emotionally unprepared...that will not be the case for the rest of the season, I guarantee it!!

maybe ND just isn't as good as we thought. last year ND went 9-3 and had an unstoppable offense but look at the teams they beat and lost too. they beat Pitt (25th), Michigan (#3 i believe), Tennessee (preseason #5), Purdue (11th week before ND). all four of these teams that ND beat were highly ranked in the preseason or at the time they played but all four of these teams were exposed for what they really were and that was they were overrated and just simply not as good. ND then went and lost three games to MSU (ranked #10 after ND), USC (#1) and OSU (#5). at the time MSU was playing like a tue #10 untill they decided to pull a sparty and fall off the map, USC and OSU were also true to their ranking and beat us (USC barley). now look ND barley beat a good GT team, they beat a young PSU team and got crused by a good michigan team. so maybe ND is a little overrated and not as good as we once thought. i mean just look at the facts, they beat all the teams that were inferier but lost to the teams that were truely better then us. i know i might get killed for this post but just another way to look at it.

Thats true, we didnt really prove anything last year, but our two wins this year are legit, both penn state and georgia tech will make bowl games, as for michigan...combination of us not ready AT ALL, and michigan is a great team who in my mind can contend with a national title with that defense and running game, but with all of the hype and crap of our backs now, we can get back to playing football, and it starts in East Lansing on Saturday, where I believe we will beat the spartans by at least 20, call me crazy, but with this past loss on Saturday and them sticking you know what where, they are in for a long night in my opinion, period.

I believe we will beat the spartans by at least 20, call me crazy,

we'll i think that is crazy but would love to see it. with the defense ND has i just don't see them being able to stop MSUs running game when they have us spread all over the field with their spread offense. also can our CBs cover their WRs one-on-one. i don't know, maybe this game will be simular to the purdue game last year when we shut them down.

there is one big thing that people dont look at im games and its motivation i mean look at mighigan's motivations coming into our game....we beat them at the big house...and Lloyd Carr's job could have been in trouble so i know for a fact they wanted this game very badly....and now look at our motivation going into michigan state....first off they beat us in our house last year...next we just lost.... and people are saying overrated..... more fuel for the fire there...... and not to mention what they did after there win last year!!! .......... so im not making any garentees but i think we will beat them by a wide margin

1 game guys! We're still the exact same team, we just didn't show up! For all of you to think we will lose to MSU, I don't understand how you can get so down on your team in just one week. It's obvious they were a better team and we didn't play to our potential, but from going from thinking about a NC to being sure we will lose to Michigan State. Have Faith! Brady is still a great quarterback, and I think he will be more focused this week. I think Brady bought into the hype a little too much, but I think he'll be down to earth next saturday.

zibby has to step up and lead this defense if we are to win. were not there yet got a bunch of problems to correct. Mich state is fav by 10

10????????????????????? Wow another slap in the face by mom