UW vs ND - Predict the score
Posted 10-03-2009 at 12:23 AM by illestdomer2005
Ok, so now we've seen our offense sans Floyd, switching in Crist for drives, and no Allen. With Allen expected back but a less than perfect Clausen, what do you expect this weekend against the Huskies?
My guess:
ND - 31
UW - 24
Reasons to believe we win by more:
1) More snaps for Crist and Evans/Kamara/Parris means not only more weapons for Clausen but greater likelihood that Weis lets Crist air it out more
2) Strong rushing performance against Purdue meets weak rush defense by Huskies. This stat might be a bit exaggerated after strong performances by USC and Stanford, but we have a pretty strong backfield, and the Wildcat implementation has only gotten better with each game.
3) Home game for Irish. This always helps, but it's a loooong flight for the Huskies who will also be 2 or 3 hours ahead -- I can never figure out Indiana -- plus despite what Nick Holt has said, the house that Rockne built will be rockin'!
Reasons to believe the game is closer:
1) Locker just makes things happen. He gave LSU a scare and led UW to a win over the mighty Trojans. ND has had a trouble with mobile QBs (see: Forcier), and Locker is much better than Forcier.
2) Other than the convincing win by Stanford, UW has won big or forced close games. With the pattern we've shown of letting teams hang around, there's reason to believe Irish fans will have to monitor their systolic and diastolic Saturday.
Bottom Line:
I wish I could predict a bigger margin of victory, but I need the defense to show me before I'll believe it. I think we'll score points, but we have to stop Locker and Co from doing the same.
My guess:
ND - 31
UW - 24
Reasons to believe we win by more:
1) More snaps for Crist and Evans/Kamara/Parris means not only more weapons for Clausen but greater likelihood that Weis lets Crist air it out more
2) Strong rushing performance against Purdue meets weak rush defense by Huskies. This stat might be a bit exaggerated after strong performances by USC and Stanford, but we have a pretty strong backfield, and the Wildcat implementation has only gotten better with each game.
3) Home game for Irish. This always helps, but it's a loooong flight for the Huskies who will also be 2 or 3 hours ahead -- I can never figure out Indiana -- plus despite what Nick Holt has said, the house that Rockne built will be rockin'!
Reasons to believe the game is closer:
1) Locker just makes things happen. He gave LSU a scare and led UW to a win over the mighty Trojans. ND has had a trouble with mobile QBs (see: Forcier), and Locker is much better than Forcier.
2) Other than the convincing win by Stanford, UW has won big or forced close games. With the pattern we've shown of letting teams hang around, there's reason to believe Irish fans will have to monitor their systolic and diastolic Saturday.
Bottom Line:
I wish I could predict a bigger margin of victory, but I need the defense to show me before I'll believe it. I think we'll score points, but we have to stop Locker and Co from doing the same.
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