Originally Posted by
Razz
LSU's the best team in the SEC, no doubt. If Florida hangs with OSU, I'll say LSU is the best team in the nation. It doesn't matter. Notre Dame is going to cover this game because of intangibles. There's nothing on paper that suggests ND stays within two scores. Then you look at the sideline and think, Hmm, I can get 10 points with one of the five best coaches in the country against one of the worst? I can get 10 points with a QB who makes perfect decisions against one who is incredibly erratic?
I also harken back to how Alabama spread out LSU and passed all over them. Quinn is miles better than JP Wilson, and ND's receivers are just about as good as Alabama's. Also, the fact that the public is going against ND, which they almost never do, tells me that the Irish are the play.
I can't get this quote out of my head. "We don't have a chance to win the game, why are we even playing it." That was Charlie Weis, clearly dripping of sarcasm. Something tells me the Irish hang around.