Irish defense has a nasty habit of giving up long big plays. SC thrives on long plays. Irish were outscored in the 4th by a very mediocre opponent. SC, at home, will not be that kind of opponent. BYU game looks more manageable, especially w/ two weeks to prep. Clemson and especially USC are games that cannot have stupid errors and let downs or those teams will make the Irish pay big time. I'm counting on the Irish improving also by November. But, let's see what happens in Vegas first.