Well, week one sure looked good. I still believe week 2 will be a win too, but you don't go into the Big House and expect a cake walk! My Michigan fan friend Court and I are pictured left. Atleast he is the rare Michigan fan that cheers for ND when they aren't playing each other! Michigan has some enthusiasm coming in after a 31-7 win over W.Michigan, but I'm not sure how much that means. They have 2 freshmen QB's that both looked pretty good. Denard Robinson actually led them in rushing with 74 yards on 11 carries and a TD. Tate Forcier was 13-20 for 179 yards and 3 TDs, but our defensive secondary is quite a step up from W.Michigan, and we got pretty good pressure on Nevada as well. Can the freshman take the pressure of his first ND/Michigan game? WR Junior Hemingway accounted for 103 of the 179 receiving yards and 2 TDs. I'm sure we can expect a better running game with the offensive line that Michigan always boasts, but they don't seem to have the dominant RB they usually have stepping up yet. Obviously we can expect a better defense than Nevada's. They only gave up 38 rushing yards and that is still what worries me about our offense. They did give up 259 passing yards to W.Michigan though. I think our passing game is a little more potent! The Irish jumped up from #23 to #18 with very few teams in front of them losing. The line favors ND by 3. My prediction: ND 31 Michigan 24. 2-0 and a climb to let's say #16 after week 2.
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I must admit I've been a skeptic about this season. I'm beginning to have a change of mind. Nevada is not as poor a team as Western Michigan or Toledo and we handled them well. I am very happy that the defense was able to corral a very good quarterback.
Lack of penalties and great protection from offensive line are both sources of encouragement.
Playing in the Big House against a formidable running game concerns me. I hope we can continue with the positive momentum. I want to see an undefeated ND team play against Mich ST. I can hardly wait!
Dad
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