We are enjoying the sun in Orlando, should be a nice day for football though we are prepared with layers for the cooler temperature in the evening. Seems like a good turnout of Irish fans in town; will know for sure at kickoff. Expect maybe 60-40 crowd in favor of FSU but not sure.
Pep rally was pretty lame again. No one from Alumni office or football team; just cheerleaders and band. It was in a mall square so the band sounded great but when Ken Dye is the MC you know something is weird. ND band performed at Universal Studios and we caught them at the rehearsal at a local high school. Today there is a short parade, then pre-game tailgater. Visited the ND HQ hotel and was disappointed to find that there is no travelling bookstore here due to licensing conflict with Bowl game. It is all about money as usual.
Band will redo its "top gun" halftime show. Two quick songs and march off to the Victory March; don't blink or you may miss it. FSU band is actually BIGGER than Band of the Fighting Irish so they must make quite a sound. Interesting that FSU band will go first at halftime.
As for the game, I expect it to be a good one that features domination by both defenses. FSU will cause our QBs trouble and I expect Hendrix to get more playing time and see more success than Rees due to his mobility. I also think our defense will hold FSU to modest success so not expecting a high scoring affair. Press thinks both of these teams could be in the top ten next fall so this game has a little more buzz than usual in Orlando.
I am having a tough time picking a winner to be honest. I am hoping the Irish come out with an attitude after a poor game at Stanford and win the line of scrimmage but we better not get down early. Could be a snowball effect if we fall behind. Have to pick the Irish though in a close one. Field goals may make the difference so let's hope Ruffer is ready to go.
ND 23, FSU 20
GO IRISH!
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