Go Irish Beat Pitt!

OK, we haven't heard anything from the guys about a prediction yet, so I'll break the ice. Great game last week - I agree with Colonel that the bad snap early in the 1st quarter set the tone for the game. I was afraid that ND could possibly be psyched out by that Sooner stadium of red and white, but it turned out that the Sooners were the ones who psyched themselves out of the game. Mental toughness is what's going to carry this team through. They are physically able to do the job, but the mindset of getting it done without unnecessary errors makes the difference. Tomorrow, the team has to continue to pay attention to the basics, play their game and take Pitt out. Even though Pitt has not had a great year, they will be up for our guys and hoping to take us down. As Kelly has said, one game at a time. That's the way championships are won. The distraction of having the BCS people is real. The guys just have to keep focused on this step and not look ahead. I'm banking on the leadership of Manti Te'o, who knows real distraction and has shown his teammates how to compartmentalize it and focus on the job in front of him since before the Michigan game. ND should take this game but Pitt will try to give them a run for it. Final score - ND 34 Pitt 12