I Don't Think So

A lot of people seem to be making a lot of hullabaloo about Temple and the potential that they might upset the Irish tonight.  Nope, I don't think so.  Good for the Owls, they are having a great year and making the most of their talent and schedule to get noticed.  They deserve the attention including getting ESPN Gameday in town today.  But they are not going to win tonight.  We simply have too many weapons and if you look carefully at Temple's resume you don't see a lot of dominating wins against premium teams.  Just because a team is in a Power5 conference does not make it a great team 
so I think making too much of those wins is a flaw in the argument.

And just being Notre Dame does not guarantee a great team either as we know.  But with 2 weeks to prepare, with an eye on the playoff prize and our superior talent we really should win.  There is a reason we are favored by 11.  But to make sure things go our way I suggest the following.  Defense, how about we play all 4 quarters starting with the first snap.  Offense, no turnovers.  Run right at them and crush their will early, none of this hang around and keep it interesting.  We still have something to prove to ourselves about playing on the road and this will be a good test.  Let's take care of business again.

ND 40, Temple 14

GO IRISH!

The Godfather