Keys to the game:
- Defense has to stuff the run, and I think they will
- Keep the pass plays in front of you, Oklahoma has speed on the outside. We will lose any footrace down the sideline.
- Establish the run and have better balance on offense, if we have to win it through the air we are dead
So far Oklahoma looks better on paper than we do. I think they probably win but we make a game of it and play well. A turnover or two could be the difference.. Expect Brindza to play a key role again.
My prediction:
ND 20, Oklahoma 27
Go Irish!
Godfather
2 comments:
Godfather, you may be right. Sooners are peeved about last year, and I haven't heard the end of it from my cousin Tom (the guy who was in the Sooner band.) If we play the same way we played last week, we will be in big trouble. Luck will only take us so far, today we need that plus a combination of cool heads and skill. It's vital to avoid the foolish penalties and the rushed plays that cause errors. A little creativity in play calling will help as well; I'm sick of the 'run up the middle on 1st down' plan. If we have any hope of beating the Sooners, we'll have to have some surprises and pristine execution of plays. I don't see that happening at this point, so I too think the Sooners might just take it, and possibly by more than 7. ND 17 OK 27. OK, Irish, prove me wrong!
Right, Everyone is picking OK by a touchdown or so. How about an upset?
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