Early byes suck
I'd prefer a FCS opponent today where ND could fix what ailes them.
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We can muse on our mindset if a worst-case 0-2 start materializes
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Agree...especially after an early loss.
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ND needs to take a page out of Ped State's book on scheduling..that scumbag Paterno was notorious...
for never opening up on the road, always scheduling his first 3 - 4 games against cupcakes; at home no less and then making sure he had an open date before one of his "big" games. This year is no different for Ped St. They opened with (all home games) Nevada last week, today Florida Int'l, next week (that perennial FB power) Villanova; open date the week after before they play Oregon (at home). Gotta love that slimeball school.....!!!
Oregon will clean their clock on 9/27! Big Game James will again "strive for excellence" in vain...
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Ducks by 28+
Easy money in Happy Valley.
Conference teams only wanting to play out of conference big games early in season
Makes this difficult for us.
ND will be saddled with harder games earlier going forward. Both good and bad to that.
ND can lose one early and still make the playoffs, but have to be ready to play day 1. Will put increasing emphasis on quality of the QB, getting up for early games, and possibly physical D practice.
The bye would also suck less if there were better games on TV today.
Also no matter how talented the line is, it seems like they don't mesh until about the third game.
True for so many teams.
You can watch Arch Manning choke again.
That guy is not handling the hype well.
They let him pass downfield and has thrown for 3 TDs
Granted, it is against SJSU. But I think they were opening with conservative approach and not stretching the field.
Like us in retrospect, the strategy didn’t work, but given the OSU defense, it makes sense
That’s a really hard first game for a kid, as is the Miami game, where you have competent coordinators and talented kids playing on the other side.
Maybe I’ll do that & be happy we got CJ Carr
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The Okies and Blue and Maize is the only game worth watching
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Iowa vs. ISU and Mizzu vs. Kansas are good
It you know your history.
I forgot about Iowa vs ISU
Yes. True border wars.
Think having two weeks for the O & D lines to work on basics like footwork and leverage
is probably a necessity. Sucks not being able to see the lads play but it would suck much worse if they played a cupcake and looked just as lost in their fundamentals.
Coaches get paid big bucks to teach this PRIOR to game one. We should not
Need a bye in week 2 to work on it because we had significant issues in game 1.
Deal with it before it’s a problem, not after
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Im glad ND has it, as they have a ton to fix. But yeah, waiting is like...
going to the doctor to find out if you have some insidious disease.
more accurately, week one losses on a national stage are bad for the soul.
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