9/3: South Florida @ #18 Notre Dame - 3:30 on NBC

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Aug 28, 2011 7:27 PM
The Fighting Irish are a 10 point favorite. I think this is a trap game for ND. Week 2 of the season they head to Ann Arbor to play the first ever night game at the Big House and obviously that's a big rivalry game against Michigan. USF Head Coach Skip Holtz and BJ Daniels won't roll over for the Irish in South Bend. The first game of the 2nd year of the Brian Kelly era at ND. ND closed out the season with a lot of momentum last year. Will that carry over to the 2011 campaign? I think Saturday will be a pretty good indicator.

GO IRISH!
Aug 28, 2011 7:27pm
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Aug 28, 2011 7:45 PM
USF has a ton of speed all over the field. Definitely a trap game.
Aug 28, 2011 7:45pm
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Aug 28, 2011 7:47 PM
BJ Daniels is STILL around? He'll pose a challenge to the ND defense but I don't see ND losing this game.
Aug 28, 2011 7:47pm
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Aug 28, 2011 8:14 PM
I just want to point out how happy I am that we finally have an official game thread for this season!

With expectations high, I think Kelly will do everything possible to keep these guys from overlooking anyone. I think Notre Dame will be focused and prepared for USF, but the game will be really close.

I'll take ND by 7.
Aug 28, 2011 8:14pm
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Aug 28, 2011 8:18 PM
I think ND wins but I don't believe they'll cover. One thing I have learned over the years is that a Skip Holtz team rarely gets blown out. He'll keep the ND offense off the field by grinding down clock on offense. USF not only has Daniels back there but also a two headed monster at RB. I see this as a 28-23 type game.
Aug 28, 2011 8:18pm
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Aug 28, 2011 8:49 PM
Tough call here, I think the spread is off.

South Florida has a ton of speed, but Notre Dame isn't exactly slow. I wonder how South Florida will run on this Irish defense though, the DL is massive and damn good. I think South Florida's running game will suffer and they will be in third downs that aren't favorable. If BJ Daniels comes to play, this game will get interesting.

I think the Notre Dame offense could surprise people with an offensive explosion though. There is a ton of experience (4/5 OL, 4/4 WR, RB and QB all return), and Kelly will be able to get creative.
Aug 28, 2011 8:49pm
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Aug 29, 2011 8:31 AM
ND by 6, because it's in SB
Aug 29, 2011 8:31am
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Aug 29, 2011 8:35 AM
Tobias Fünke;876067 wrote:Tough call here, I think the spread is off.

South Florida has a ton of speed, but Notre Dame isn't exactly slow. I wonder how South Florida will run on this Irish defense though, the DL is massive and damn good. I think South Florida's running game will suffer and they will be in third downs that aren't favorable. If BJ Daniels comes to play, this game will get interesting.

I think the Notre Dame offense could surprise people with an offensive explosion though. There is a ton of experience (4/5 OL, 4/4 WR, RB and QB all return), and Kelly will be able to get creative.
One thing that distinguishes this USF teams from the past couple years is that they finally have some playmakers and depth at the WR position. They have 5-6 guys who are pretty solid, led by Sterling Griffen. In the past, if USF got in that 3rd and long position, they literally had nobody to throw it to so Daniels just had to try to make something happen with his feet.
Aug 29, 2011 8:35am
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Aug 29, 2011 8:46 AM
USF will have a nice season, but the Irish return too much talent for the Bulls to hang in there. Will be a close 1st half with the Irish pulling away in the 2nd half.

ND - 34
USF - 20
Aug 29, 2011 8:46am
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Aug 29, 2011 11:05 AM
I hope they cover the spread, I have them in a 4 team parlay to net 100. I dislike ND, but I think they have good talent. I'm also kind of superstitious nowadays with college football. I could be wrong, but I feel like there have been a lot of 2yr coaches that have won titles the past decade or so. ND is favored in almost every single game through vegas. I wouldn't be shocked if they even WON the title since Auburn came out of nowhere. But, I won't bet on it... just this game.
Aug 29, 2011 11:05am
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Aug 30, 2011 11:28 PM
dontknow how the 1st game of the season can be a trap game. If you cantget hyped up and focus on the season opener against a big time opponent then you have a lack of competitive spirit as a team.
Aug 30, 2011 11:28pm
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Aug 31, 2011 9:10 AM
rydawg5;878071 wrote:dontknow how the 1st game of the season can be a trap game. If you cantget hyped up and focus on the season opener against a big time opponent then you have a lack of competitive spirit as a team.

I can see your point there. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the name "South Florida" doesn't carry the same weight that the traditional powers do. There's already so much hype surrounding the first night game ever at the Big House and obviously that's against "Michigan" so I could see where human nature might have you looking ahead. And IF that happens....look out because that's dangerous going against a fairly talented team with a mobile QB and the son of the last coach to bring you a championship leading them.
Aug 31, 2011 9:10am
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Aug 31, 2011 2:55 PM
^^ Don't forget Skip also played WR for ND.

Edit: Holy schnieke's. I looked up Skip on Wiki--- the guy is Rudy all over again.


While at high school in Fayetteville, Skip played for the school's football team at the quarterback position, bringing moderate success to the program. As a high school junior, he visited Notre Dame and met with head football coach Gerry Faust and head basketball coach Digger Phelps. In his final year of high school, Skip was denied admission to Notre Dame due to average grades and his failure to learn a foreign language. Coaches Faust and Phelps encouraged Skip to enroll at nearby Holy Cross College, located adjacent to the university in Notre Dame, Indiana. After two years of study at Holy Cross, Skip had improved his grades and transferred to Notre Dame. After his first year, Skip decided he wanted to speak with Coach Faust about walking on to the football team during his senior year. The discussions were cut short, however, as after the 1985 season, Coach Faust resigned. Replacing Faust was Skip's father, Lou, who eagerly accepted his son as a walk-on. Skip began spring practice before the 1986 season as a quarterback, but quickly changed to flanker due to his lack of throwing ability. As a flanker, he earned 54 yards on three receptions at the Blue-Gold intra-squad game in the spring of 1986. During the fall of 1986, Skip played in all 11 games on special teams. He never caught a pass, but rushed once for one yard
Aug 31, 2011 2:55pm
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Aug 31, 2011 3:00 PM
Wow. Didn't know all of that. Pretty cool.
Aug 31, 2011 3:00pm
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Sep 2, 2011 4:33 PM
Lou picked USF to win tomorrow on last night's College Football Live Kickoff special.

However, hell froze over shortly after when the question was asked, "What program gets back to winning the quickest?"

Mark May said that Notre Dame is that team based on what Kelly has done with the offense and the strides Diaco has made with the defense. I had to rewind it three times to make sure it was really Mark May.
Sep 2, 2011 4:33pm
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Sep 2, 2011 8:39 PM
sherm03;880707 wrote:Lou picked USF to win tomorrow on last night's College Football Live Kickoff special.

However, hell froze over shortly after when the question was asked, "What program gets back to winning the quickest?"

Mark May said that Notre Dame is that team based on what Kelly has done with the offense and the strides Diaco has made with the defense. I had to rewind it three times to make sure it was really Mark May.
LMAO
Sep 2, 2011 8:39pm
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Sep 3, 2011 7:27 AM
Gameday!!!!! Only about 8 hours 'til kickoff.

GO IRISH!!!
Sep 3, 2011 7:27am
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Sep 3, 2011 7:46 AM
Lou just picked Notre dame this morning. Haha Lou is crazy
Sep 3, 2011 7:46am
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Sep 3, 2011 2:35 PM
Longest hour of the year for me so far.
Sep 3, 2011 2:35pm
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Sep 3, 2011 3:32 PM
Let's go!!!
Sep 3, 2011 3:32pm
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Sep 3, 2011 3:36 PM
I hope Jack Daniels isn't needed today.
Sep 3, 2011 3:36pm
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Sep 3, 2011 3:36 PM
USF will cruise
Sep 3, 2011 3:36pm
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Sep 3, 2011 3:38 PM
Turf looks like shit.
Sep 3, 2011 3:38pm
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Sep 3, 2011 3:47 PM
well, the domers certainly didn't need that
Sep 3, 2011 3:47pm