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Not sure it's "brutal" at all. We get Nebby, ND, Michigan and Sconnie at home. Toughest road game is Iowa or Michigan State. No OSU. No Penn St. No Illinois State.That is a brutal schedule, especially without JJTBC and possibly Thorson. We could struggle to make a bowl game. But still glad we're scheduling up and not down.
That's a great home slate for 2018. Evanston will be be rockin' (for Evanston). I am not thrilled about a bye before the hated Wolverinz come to town, but that's quibbling. I love a home game vs. the Badgers before Halloween, and the November 3 tilt vs. Notre Dumb should be a national event. I hope we show Micah what he missed.
Some "sure" home wins, Akron, Duke and Illinois and Rutgers on the road.Not sure it's "brutal" at all. We get Nebby, ND, Michigan and Sconnie at home. Toughest road game is Iowa or Michigan State. No OSU. No Penn St. No Illinois State.
Some "sure" home wins, Akron, Duke and Illinois and Rutgers on the road.
Duke, Akron, and Illinois are all home games.
EDIT: Misread your post. But don't know if I'd call Duke a "sure win" at this point.
ND would have fired Kelly by now if they were going to, and all the HC openings are filled. Is there some other reason to believe that Jones might flip some where?...assuming that he ends up in South Bend.
ND would have fired Kelly by now if they were going to, and all the HC openings are filled. Is there some other reason to believe that Jones might flip some where?
Notre Dame last visited Evanston on 9/25/76. And won 48-0.
ND would have fired Kelly by now if they were going to, and all the HC openings are filled. Is there some other reason to believe that Jones might flip some where?
Duke, Akron, and Illinois are all home games.
EDIT: Misread your post. But don't know if I'd call Duke a "sure win" at this point.
Who is Kelly going to blame when he loses us in Evanston? He always seems to blame anyone but himself for ND's losses. I think he blamed his loss to Duke last year to the creepy Leprachon mascot of theirs. I'd love to see Kelly booted out of SB. The only problem is that there is a weasel in Minny that I predict will be ND's next HC. And with him, ND might actually be an above average team?
After the epic debate Glades and I had about whether or not one could paddle from South Bend to greater Minneapolis, PJ would be challenged to row his boat up the Illinois/Kankakee watershed to reach South Bend. The upper Kankakee effectively becomes a drainage ditch on the outskirts of South Bend, so PJ and his Fleckonauts would be knee deep in muck by the time the golden dome is in sight.Kelly won't be around for the 2018 game. I don't think the weasel from Minny is ND material. His Schtick would wear thin after a few inevitable upsets. Like it or not, they still can interest a top 10 head coach.
Still wondering if they will show up or pull and Vandy. Why would they be afraid to losing to NU at Ryan Field? Especially sinceTtey lost the last two times to the Wildcats in South Bend.Hang on, I thought Notre Dame was going to cancel that game and there was no way they would ever play at Ryan Field because they're too afraid of losing to us.
After the epic debate Glades and I had about whether or not one could paddle from South Bend to greater Minneapolis, PJ would be challenged to row his boat up the Illinois/Kankakee watershed to reach South Bend. The upper Kankakee effectively becomes a drainage ditch on the outskirts of South Bend, so PJ and his Fleckonauts would be knee deep in muck by the time the golden dome is in sight.
That's a great home slate for 2018. Evanston will be be rockin' (for Evanston). I am not thrilled about a bye before the hated Wolverinz come to town, but that's quibbling. I love a home game vs. the Badgers before Halloween, and the November 3 tilt vs. Notre Dumb should be a national event. I hope we show Micah what he missed.
We will be starting 11 seniors this year so 2018 will be a big rebuilding year, unfortunately. And I doubt Thorson comes back if he performs just a bit better than last year. Not saying that we wont have talent but this is the year we have to make our break for a division crown.That is a brutal schedule, especially without JJTBC and possibly Thorson. We could struggle to make a bowl game. But still glad we're scheduling up and not down.
I will gladly celebrate my birthday at Ryan field watching us beat notre dame. Plus 30th reunion year. Might be multiple Chicago visits next fall. That schedule is easily the best in Evanston in 30plus years.
We will be starting 11 seniors this year so 2018 will be a big rebuilding year, unfortunately. And I doubt Thorson comes back if he performs just a bit better than last year. Not saying that we wont have talent but this is the year we have to make our break for a division crown.
This is probably true but at some point NU will be more consistent year to year. We have had solid recruiting over the last 4 years and we should be able to maintain a higher level of competitiveness than we, as fans, are used to.We will be starting 11 seniors this year so 2018 will be a big rebuilding year, unfortunately. And I doubt Thorson comes back if he performs just a bit better than last year. Not saying that we wont have talent but this is the year we have to make our break for a division crown.
Still wondering if they will show up or pull and Vandy. Why would they be afraid to losing to NU at Ryan Field? Especially sinceTtey lost the last two times to the Wildcats in South Bend.
Indeed; give them credit.Hang on, I thought Notre Dame was going to cancel that game and there was no way they would ever play at Ryan Field because they're too afraid of losing to us.
This is probably true but at some point NU will be more consistent year to year. We have had solid recruiting over the last 4 years and we should be able to maintain a higher level of competitiveness than we, as fans, are used to.
Right now we can only see that we are losing a few dynamic starters who have preformed well in previous years. What we can't see is the four or 6 younger guys who will be really solid for us this year. We can't quite lean into the idea that our two, two year grad transfers, could be lights out or that the Miller boys (or someone else) will turn into early round draft picks.
One day I believe us older guys especially will look at each other and say, "Holy crap, I though we were good last year."
No they are very unlikely to fire him before the season but that does not mean he is not gone by year end or slightly after. That may be too late to change the recruitment, but maybe not.ND would have fired Kelly by now if they were going to, and all the HC openings are filled. Is there some other reason to believe that Jones might flip some where?