OneBuckeye;1198833 wrote:9/1/12 Navy (Dublin, Ireland) 9:00 am CBS - Tough first game but W
9/8/12 Purdue 3:30 NBC - W
9/15/12 @ Michigan State 8:00 ABC - L Defensive battle, it'll be close?
9/22/12 Michigan 7:30 NBC - W I don't like scUM's team this year
10/6/12 Miami (FL) (Chicago, IL...Soldier Field) 7:30 NBC - Didn't know they were playing, awesome matchup. I give them a W.
10/13/12 Stanford 3:30 NBC - W who the heck is their QB
10/20/12 BYU 3:30 NBC - W another tough game
10/27/12 @ Oklahoma TBA - L Ouch
11/3/12 Pittsburgh 3:30 NBC - W
11/10/12 @ Boston College TBA - W Bollman coaches for BC LOL
11/17/12 Wake Forest 3:30 NBC - W
11/24/12 @ USC TBA (will end up being 8:00 on ABC) - L
That is one of the toughest schedules I've seen in a long time. I think 9-3 is possible but so is 7-5. I think they get 9 though.
This is exactly how I think things shake out. L's to MSU, Oklahoma and USC. And I do agree that there are some other very losable games on there. 7-5 is possible and would be underachieving even against this tough schedule. They have to go 8-4 but if they lose to UM, MSU, USC and Oklahoma...they basically beat only the teams they should've beat. I can handle 1 unexpected loss this upcoming season but I expect to see ND win a game they're not expected to.
Kelly's signature wins are probably the win over SC in his first season (broke the streak and did it on the road) and the bowl win over Miami(FL). He needs to add to that this season IMO.