How can the Irish stay this bad?
At some point late Saturday afternoon, while drinking a beer and watching three college football games simultaneously — one and a half with each eyeball, the way the good Lord intended — something hit me:
Good grief, Notre Dame is bad AGAIN.
The Irish are 2-1, but never mind that. They struggled to beat a San Diego State team that is among the worst teams in the whole Division Formerly Known as I-A. They beat Michigan largely because the Wolverines apparently dipped their hands in baby oil before every play, then dropped the football. Then they were thoroughly outplayed by Michigan State.
So forget the record for a moment. The Fighting Irish are 111th in the country (out of 119 teams) in rushing offense. They are 107th in total offense and 68th in total defense. Notre Dame’s offensive line, which was the worst in the history of offensive linedom last year, is still weak.
This is a bad, borderline bowl team, and it is about to get exposed.
The Irish, always tough schedulers, appeared to get a few breaks with the docket this year, but every game is losable, except maybe Syracuse at home.
foxsports.com
9/23/08
