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They play the opponent in front of them and after a slow start, got seriouus and took care of business. So, we should be happy about that. Riley still not a consistent passer IMHO. Not sure that will get fixed and the offense just has to deal with his plus and minuses. I left when Jumbo made the delay announcement and got home early enough to watch Ohio State / Oregon and channel surfed my way to other games. Here's a hypothetical question but I'll throw it out there anyway. . Beating the pants off Purdue and Stanford not withstanding ,IF the playoffs started today, would our offense, defense , and MF be able to keep up with Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, and Georgia and maybe even Bama? To me, it looks like those dudes are still playing at a higher level. They look faster and their skilled guys are really good. Not sure the Irish would be able to recover from a slow start against those programs. There is a definite strategy in play. Take care of business one game at a time. Make the playoffs. Win round one. Anything after that woulld be icing on the cake?