Against NC, that shouldn’t be too much to ask for. Before the season, I felt this would be a game the Irish would win comfortably. After week 1, I still felt that way. Was the Marshall game an anamoly, a team hungover from the highs and the loss at Ohio State. Was last week the product of having a new QB thrown into the starting role? Or is ND the team that “showed up” against Marshall and the first half of last week? I still think this is a damn good football team. I’m not as doom and gloom as others. I want to see dominance in the tranches, a running game, for Pyne to manage the team and be a leader, to complete some chunk plays, and on the defensive side to get after them and force turnovers. None of this is a big ask (in my opinion), and should be the minimum/standard of ND football.