I do not want to wish South Carolina residents any ill but I am kinda glad it will be raining a lot down in Clemson tonight. It has to keep some fans at home and put a "damper" on the noise in Death Valley. Both teams will have to deal with the drenching rain, but as my lovely wife pointed out, we have plenty of experience with lousy weather.
I understand that Lee Corso picked us this morning on College Gameday which will either be prophetic or the kiss of death. The last predictions I read had this as a pick em game which is about what it feels like to me. The weather will obviously play a factor and I am predicting that a turnover or multiple turnovers may set the tone.
Clemson is going to be sky high, which sometimes works against a team. This is their chance to be noticed in a bigger way then at any time in recent history even though their record of accomplishments is pretty good. Better than ours over the past 3 decades actually. Having said that, we play in a lot more BIG games than they do and will be ready tonight. We saw lots of poise from the Irish at Oklahoma, FSU and even ASU in similar situations and I think we can expect that our boys will not be flustered.
The question is who will win the "want to" game tonight. Like I said, one turnover at the right time could set the tone but we have demonstrated that we have a potent and diverse offense and usually a rock solid defense. Clemson will have to play its best to beat us.
I had this as an Irish loss in my pre-season prediction but am going the other way based on current conditions, including the weather. I think it will be low scoring and we win in the trenches.
ND 20, Clemson 15
GO IRISH!
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You were right about the weather, Godfather, but it might have affected us more than Clemson. I was disappointed in a few things: the missed 2 point conversion early in the game, the turnovers and the missed interference call in the end zone, which was a game changer, killing our chances. I'm sure Kelly had his reasons for the 2 point attempt, but I can't figure it out.
I'm looking forward to the Navy game next week. It will be good to be home and we should have a good game against the Midshipmen. I still have two tickets available for that game if anyone is interested. I will overnight them at no extra cost. My email is rtenney@twcny.rr.com
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