11/10: #4 Notre Dame def. Boston College, 21-6

• sjmvsfscs08

  Well I will bet the farm that Notre Dame doesn't show up like they did against Pittsburgh. What a scare that was. Boston College is rather terrible (compared to Pittsburgh's mediocrity), and I'm guessing that the Irish will come out pissed off this time around.
  
  The BC QB is actually having a fine season, with ~2600 yards 16 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. They are the 27th best passing offense, which matches up better with ND than most opponents.
  
  Boston College rushes for an average of 75 yards per game. That is terrible and I wouldn't be surprised if they ran for a total of zero yards.
  
  Brian Kelly vs Boston College:
  2010: W 31-13
  2011: W 16-14
  
  It's a rivalry game, and the last two times Notre Dame started 8-0, the streak was eventually ended by Boston College (14-7 in 2002, 41-39 in 1993). So throw the records out the window. Notre Dame leads the series 12-9, after losing six straight from 2001-2008.
  
  I'll guess that Notre Dame wins 42-10.
• Tiernan

  How long will it be before I'm "removed from the discussion"?
• Crimson streak

  

  Hopefully now
• Tiernan

  4 posts down and still kickin'
• karen lotz

  

  Irish open as 20 point favorites
• Midstate01

  

  Nd needs to win this one BIG. Or they're gonna lose votes. They have to hammer these bad teams with so many other undefeated teams.
• athlete37

  

  I actually think this will be the week one of the top three loses and we move up a spot.
• Laley23

  

  Tiernan;1312227 wrote:How long will it be before I'm "removed from the discussion"?

  As soon as you decide to troll with something ridiculous or make up a trolling story that is not factual
• vball10set

  athlete37;1312534 wrote:I actually think this will be the week one of the top three loses and we move up a spot.

  Which team do you think will lose?
• Crimson streak

  

  vball10set;1312587 wrote:Which team do you think will lose?

  
  I could see bama and Kansas st losing
• karen lotz

  

  vball10set;1312587 wrote:Which team do you think will lose?

  
  good chance that Optimus Klein won't be playing this week
• athlete37

  

  karen lotz;1312624 wrote:good chance that Optimus Klein won't be playing this week

  Yea, supposedly he couldn't even recall scoring a touchdown when they were evaluating him. Sounds like a heavy concussion.I also think Bama is setup for a tough one with what appears to be a hot Texas A&M team coming into town after Bama's big road win over LSU. Letdown week?
• Midstate01

  

  athlete37;1312721 wrote:Yea, supposedly he couldn't even recall scoring a touchdown when they were evaluating him. Sounds like a heavy concussion.I also think Bama is setup for a tough one with what appears to be a hot Texas A&M team coming into town after Bama's big road win over LSU. Letdown week?

  
  From reading things on twitter, it sounds like a mild concussion for Klein, but they may still not play him.
• vball10set

  karen lotz;1312624 wrote:good chance that Optimus Klein won't be playing this week

  Not good. Even with him playing, I thought K-State would have a tough time in Ft. Worth.
• dlazz

  BC by 14.
• sjmvsfscs08

  dlazz;1312968 wrote:BC by 14.

  I'll bet a ban on that.
• sleeper

  

  Count me in as someone who wants to see ND go undefeated only to get left out of the BCS championship game and lose their BCS bowl game by an average of 24.33
• sherm03

  

  I think ND takes some aggression out on the Eagles this week.
  
  ND wins, but won't cover the spread.
• vball10set

  sleeper;1313141 wrote:Count me in as someone who wants to see ND go undefeated only to get left out of the BCS championship game and lose their BCS bowl game by an average of 24.33

  Providing 'Bama and Oregon remain undefeated, this will happen...and the way ND's charmed season has been going, I wouldn't count on the second part of your post happening--jmo.
• sleeper

  

  I think we see 6 teams undefeated this year. OSU, KSU, Bama, ND, Oregon, and Louisville. It'll be Bama and Oregon in the title game. ND will play KSU(and lose by a lot).
• sherm03

  

  sleeper;1313151 wrote:I think we see 6 teams undefeated this year. OSU, KSU, Bama, ND, Oregon, and Louisville. It'll be Bama and Oregon in the title game. ND will play KSU(and lose by a lot).

  I disagree. I do not think that many undefeated teams make it through the year. I could see OSU, KSU, ND, and Louisville all dropping a game before the end of the season. I could also see Bama losing in the SEC championship.
  
  In the end, I think we MIGHT see three undefeated teams. But I think we'll likely only see two by the time we head to the BCS selection show.
  
  Also, for the last part of your statement...out of the other three undefeated teams at the top of the rankings, I think ND matches up best with KSU. They are the only one that I feel good about an ND win in a bowl game. I think ND gets handled by Bama or Oregon. But I think they have a good shot at beating KSU.
• sleeper

  

  I don't think ND has the offense to play in a shoot out with KSU. KSU has a trash defense(best in the SEC East though) but even with that, do you really think the QB carousal at ND is going to be able to sustain multiple scoring drives? KSU will put up 50+ and I don't see ND with the same output.
• sherm03

  

  sleeper;1313156 wrote:I don't think ND has the offense to play in a shoot out with KSU. KSU has a trash defense(best in the SEC East though) but even with that, do you really think the QB carousal at ND is going to be able to sustain multiple scoring drives? KSU will put up 50+ and I don't see ND with the same output.

  I think ND's defense is solid enough to not allow KSU to put up 50+.
  
  But this is a conversation for another time. ND has to get through the next three games before they can worry about who they are playing in a BCS game.
• dlazz

  KSU will lose in the next two to three weeks.
• vball10set

  dlazz;1313162 wrote:KSU will lose in the next two to three weeks.

  They'll lose this weekend, book it.