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Originally Posted by daddyphatsacs

He's a mid level type coach, he got in over his head at ND. I compare him to a John L. Smith type of coach (minus the erratic behavior). He'll coach a team that will sneak up on you, and beat a few teams they shouldn't, but then lose the games they should win. Prime example........they beat UCLA last season, that is enough for me to take notice. Ohio State is not going to be the powerhouse that we were last season in game 3 fellas, it's unrealistic to think that we will be so. Sure, they are breaking in a QB.......as are we. Don't underestimate the loss of Pitcock, Patterson, and Richardson on the D line.... Our team is going to have some growing pains at some point next season. I'm not looking at this as a downer, I'm just being objective, and trying to be realistic. Do I think we could win it all? Sure I do, but then again I think the odds of getting back to the title game next season are much less than they have been in the last 3 seasons.

In all reality I think that we'll beat the Huskies next season. But lets not lose sight that this will be a huge test to an offense with little leadership. If things get tough, you don't have a field general like Troy Smith to bail them out. I'll think that way until I see what the new guys have to offer. Don't discount how big this being a road game is. It's a perfect trap game, and it's the first road game of the season. They'll be geeked out of their brains to have the Buckeyes in town. Everyone wants a piece of what many consider one the top 3-4 programs in the country. We'll get their best shot.





If anyone thinks that I'm wrong with what I say (about not getting too cocky), perhaps they should take a look back at the Florida game in January and imagine that monster piece of humble pie that was delivered to us fans. I know that I learned from it, hopefully some of you will also do the same.......

If you were told half the stories I've been told by ND fans, then you wouldn't think much of him as a "coach" either.