Looking like a dumbass week after week makes Lou angry!After taking a closer look, I think that Notre Dame lapdog and all-around senile, unintelligible old guy, Lou Holtz might not be far from right.
Let's break it down:
-SDSU is a W
-UM, that early in the season should be a W
-MSU will be tough, but these two seem to beat the other at their houses...and god's team probably has revenge on their minds
-Purdue has beaten UND once in the last 20 years in the shadows of First Down Jesus
-Stanford kids have to travel across the country...and they have tests that week that they actually have to take themselves
-I actually think UNC will upset the Irish with Davis at the helm...I'm sure he has no love for the Manatee
-Washington should be motivated to beat UND, but outside of their QB, they don't have a whole bunch going on
-Pitt has a lot to prove, but might not be too great as they've simply not lived up to anybody's expectations the last five seasons
-BC loses Ryan and a bunch of other guys...but they kinda own the Irish
-Navy, closer to home...but they'll be playing for a new coach
-Cuse hasn't been good in 10 years
-USC could beat UND with all 2nd-stringers, especially at home
I see 8 wins here for the Irish (not 11)...That should put them in the BCS Championship Game and Wake up the echoes, or return them to glory or help Pickles keep his big gay beer pong buzz.
The real question is, do 5 lousy wins versus respectable opponents afford the Manatee another season in his tight khaki pants and tighter navy blue shirt? I think if Notre Dame loses two of their games v. MSU, UM, Purdue and USC, he's on the hot seat, regardless of record at the end of the season.
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There is no way in the wild world of sports that it is even worth ND's time to show up to the USC game. As for MSU, UM and Purdue, I can see that fanbase making excuses for losing to UM and MSU, but a Purdue loss would probably be harder to bury your head in the sand over because of the streak you talked about.
Overall, they are paying too much money, and have too much invested from an ego standpoint (and an anti-ty standpoint) to put him on the hotseat IMO. From my experience, that fanbase would rather lie about being good than see things clearly enough to pinpoint the problems.
Also, that schedule is really weak.
Check out the most recent edition of Forbes. Fat Charlie is listed as one of the coaches that has overpaid for the results given. $OSU Tressel actually gets very high marks for his pay. Compare and contrast those two programs!
Also, I've been seeing that UND has been loosing players to injury and the like, some of them were to be starters. I wonder what sort of impact they would have had.
First off, I'm pretty sure IU and UND were having a contest to see who could have the weaker schedule...I think UND won.
Second, we'll never know what impact those players might have had...But I guarantee it makes a great excuse!
I don't think the schedule is that weak. Pittsburgh, Michigan, and USC are all ranked in at least one of the top 25's. Michigan State, Boston College, and North Carolina all received votes. As their (at best) 7th toughest opponent according to that formula with a reasonable chance of winning in South Bend 8 wins may not be hte slma dunk they think.
Let's hope all of those teams are strong for at least one Saturday this season...
Everybody's striving for those elusive Boiled Sports Weekly Real Genius Awards...
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