Tough and Close

Newspaper says Irish by 6.5 tomorrow. If we continue to improve that is probably a good spread because we should beat Navy.

Keys to the game. Defense has to stop the run or should I say all options of the run. Ian Williams has to stuff the fullback dive and the linebackers have to get off blocks and cover the other backs. I like the discipline we have been playing with on the road this year and think we will do ok but Navy does not stop hammering away as we have seen. Have to do it for 4 quarters. We are without a couple offensive weapons like Riddick tomorrow so we may not be able to score a lot of points. If we could it might force Navy out of its game plan. But I think this one is going to be close again. Turnovers could be a factor in either direction.

Once again I think we find it difficult to cover. But we will win and keep building on our momentum.

ND 20, Navy 14

Go Irish!