The Blue Board

No alcohol, but it did involve a word that isn't allowed at trcmb.

I did not see a single ND poster in this thread and these guys have a board here. Star posts here all the time so if that poster cannot even participate in this thread then that tells you all you need to know.

I expect ND to come out like gangbusters in the first Q. If MSU can weather the storm, I like the Spartan's chances. If MSU is down 21-0 or something ridiculous like that after 1 . . . .

Though the ND - UM game was exciting, there was some very sloppy football being played on both sides of the ball for both teams. I don't know how good MSU is right now, except I know they don't suck. That's just about all playing an FCS and a low-level Sun Belt team can tell you. MSU played like a good team should play . . . but all that gets the Spartans is a chance to prove their worth against ND.

Hi Coach Holtz.

I'm not a Spartan fan, but there is zero chance ND beats MSU this weekend. Zero. If ND had trouble with UofM's passing game, MSU is going to carve them up. Additionally, excluding DRob, MSU has a much better running game than UofM right now. The only chance ND has is if MSU beats itself with a bunch of stupid turnovers because otherwise ND is not going to be able to stop MSU from scoring.

That means, after this weekend, ND will have three losses with reasonably tough games remaining against Stanford, USC, Maryland, Pitt, Navy and Air Force. The only cupcakes left on their schedule will be Wake Forest, Purdue and BC, and two of those games are on the road. Notre Dame will be extremely lucky to go 8-4 this year and is more likely to come in at 7-5 or 6-6. It is going to be a major let down for Irish fans considering all the hype the program had at the beginning of the season.

Not true it at all. While I do think MSU will win, giving ND a 0 percent chance is stupid. ND isn't a bad team, they just get too sloppy.

I hate ND football more than any team in any sport, but to say that a team with top 10-20 talent has zero chance of winning is just plain dumb.

Saying ND has top 10-20 talent is just plain dumb. I watched them all last year. I watched them against South Florida. And I was at the game on Saturday. I don't know what that is, but it's not top 10-20 talent.

You rang, sorry I had to step away from things after another disaster. Will be back later, then we can discuss the upcoming game and the debacle that was Michigan.

It's called a figure of speech. Or hyperbole. The point is that I think that MSU is very likely to win the game. Of course it's not literally zero. Don't be an idiot.

The issue is that outside of TOs, ND has looked pretty good, 4th Q against UM aside. It's not as though their 500 yards of O was based on a few fluke plays; ND can move the ball down the field effectively.

Right now, ND is on pace for 60 TOs, 1 shy of the NCAA single season record. It's hard to imagine them staying on that pace. So the question is whether they're going to do more of the same against MSU, or if they're going to be more disciplined. I lean towards the latter.

That's not to say that MSU needs 5 ND TOs to win; as you pointed out, MSU is probably an overall stronger team than either USF or UM. That is NOT to take anything away from UM; that's the way the ball bounces and UM capitalized. Hats off to you.

I do expect a very competitive game on Saturday between MSU and ND. ND has to win to have a chance at a BCS game and it's the Spartan's first road game as well as the first game against a BCS conf. type opponent. Though I love Cousins and have a lot of faith in a 5th year SR QB on the road, the Spartans need to prove they can win a tough road game.

I do agree that if ND is as sloppy against MSU as they were against UM/USF, MSU should win and win big. I'm just assuming that they won't be that sloppy.

My main concern is that ND has been able to move the ball in both their games. If they didn't have bone headed turnovers, they would likely be 2-0. I assume by game 3 they won't be turning the ball over 5 times a game. They are backed up into a corner. We'll see how they respond.

I still can't believe just how many times ND has pooped themselves this year and it's only been 2 weeks of games. What is up with that Rees kid? He looks great at times and then just drops the ball in a dry environment. He'll make the stupidest plays and just F it up. I don't get it.

I still think we win. ND has a lot of problems that come down to fundamentals like tucking the ball away, stupid penalties, and lack of awareness on the field. It could be a long year for the Irish.