Saturday, September 8, 2007

The upcoming clash of the two "powerhouses"

Both Notre Dame and Michigan have had a dismal start to the season, but one of them is guaranteed to win next week. This is because the two teams play each other. This was a potential clash of two powerhouses and a game that was supposed to have national title implications - not any more.

In my previous post, I had questioned if Charlie Weiss's genius was in large part a reflection of the talent of the two Bradys (and the influence of Bill Belichick's genius). Notre Dame had another dismal offensive showing against the Nittany Lions today. Some of the lowlights included

- No offensive touchdowns

- 2/16 third down conversions

- 0/1 4th down conversions

- Just 144 total yards - ALL of which were passing

Zero rushing yards??? Has that ever happened before? 26 minutes of possesion time and no rushing yards? All this after the team had one week to "rebound" from another humiliating performance?

Michigan did not fare too well either.

The loser of next week's game has a lot more to lose than the winner has to gain!

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