Moral victory? Maybe. For once, it wasn't embarassing. I think the difference was pass protection/pass pressure. Jimmy was being rushed most of the night and Barkley had plenty of time most of the time. The run defense wasn't bad. We just didn't get much pressure on the QB most of the night. Freshman QB, Matt Barkley had a career night. Too many big missed takcles too. We could have really jumped way up the rankings with all the top 25 losses, but I guess we'll just hope to start our climb again slowly. WR Robbie Parris stepped up big time with 9 catches including some clutch ones. Kamara even had some big ones. I just don't understand throwing to him when the game was on the line. Clausen ended up with 260 yards and 2 Tds with no INTs. He was only 24-43 though. Tate ended up with 117 yards and 2 Tds. The Wildcat looked good. I liked Goodman back there. Loved the fake FG. That was awesome! This performance actually encourages me that we could win out. However, that is no easy task with now 6-1 Pitt, BC, Stanford, and Navy. Michael Floyd may be back as soon as the Navy game on Nov. 7th though. Even with his injury problems, he and Clausen are easily on pace to shatter ND records.
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