All year long this has been obvious....
Notre Dame, first series, first down... run up the middle... no gain
Notre Dame, second series, first down... run up the middle... no gain
Notre Dame, third series, first down... run up the middle... 2 yard loss
Notre Dame, fourth series, first down... run up the middle... 3 yard loss
Notre Dame, fifth series, first down... run up the middle... 1 yard gain
Notre Dame, sixth series, first down... run up the middle... no gain
Notre Dame, seventh series, first down... run up the middle... no gain
et., etc., etc., etc., etc............
For the love of God! Every first down play all year long has been a run up the middle with either no gain or a loss. I know it's coming, you know its coming, everyone in the stadium knows its coming, everyone in America knows its coming.
Here's a great idea... Let's mix it up and try different things on first down. Maybe we'll actually gain some yardage and not put ourselves in a down-and-distance hole all the time.
JESUS!!!!!!!!!!