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2008 Spartan Football Predictions: Notre Dame

submitted by jeopie
July 18, 2008 | 4 comments |

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Fun 2007 Stats:

Rushing Yards

ND: 903 - Opponents: 2345

Sacks:

ND Sacked 58 Times a�" ND Sacked Opponent 18 times

Scoring:

ND: 197 a�" Opponents: 345

Rank of Offense in NCAA: 115.. (Dead LAST) Averaging 75 yds rushing and 167 total per gamea��.

Note: ND gave this coach a contract extension??? And NBC extended their contract to 2015 for 9 Million a year.. ??? (NBC = Notre Dame Broadcasting Networka�� ) Come ona��. WTFa��

They are getting some decent recruits coming in, but have players are leaving and injured for this year.. Latest Losses: WR Hord, CB Walls, DT Kuntz, and DL Hand(Injury). What does it say about a program with so many defections? Injuries are one thing, defections anothera�� And the most horrific of them all is when Starting QB Demetrius Jones just pulled a no show, last September, for the bus when the team was leaving for the Away Michigan Game.. Wowa��

Lets take a peek a their Team.. I mean they can't be any worse.. That's impossible since they were Last in the NCAAa�� So, improvements are expecteda��.

They actually have some decent Skilled players.. but >50% of the 2007 issue was on the Hogs in the "O"Line. The Same guys are back againa�� They Got to keep Jimmy Clausen upright and in the saddlea�� LT Paul Duncan 6'7" a�" 308, RT Sam Young 6'8" a�" 330, LG Turkovich 6'6" a�" 301, RG Olsen 6'4" a�" 303a�� The Beef is there .. They shouldn't have sucked that bad last year.. I guess its 1 older and 1 year wiser.. They will be able to better give Jimmy some time, and pull open a few holes.. But the Spartan "D" is Stronger than its been in yearsa�� I see the Spartan DE's in the Back field. MSU new players to impact this position: DE Tyler Hoover 6 '7" a�" 265Lbs (and FAST !) , and DE Trevor Anderson 6'2" a�" 250 (All Big East Player) who followed Dantonio from Cinci, along with Brandon Long 6'4" a�" 240.. Clausen's going be looking over his shoulder.. They will improve, but not enougha��.. Sorry Charliea��

Given time, Clausen will hit some targets.. That's if he doesn't pull a Demetrius Jones type move and defect to some place like Ball Statea�� (Wouldn't Blame him if he did).. Grimes(27 catches last year) , West (21 catches for the year, and 3 a�" 25 against the Spartans), Robby Parris (29), and the tallest Receiver at 6'5" is Kamara (32 catches). Jimmy just didn't have the time, he was either backing up, or on his backa�� The issue this year will be much the same. But on the Spartan side defending the pass, the SS / CB will have to keep better track of the guys, but they are also are improved this year and should not have a problem keeping a handle on the routes. .. Can you say.."Otis"a��

When Clausen hands off the ball, he has a FB Bull Dozer to try to plow the Field.. Asaph Schwapp 6'0" a�" 261.. But with a stumbling Front, and a stout ..........

Original Story: http://blog.spartymsu.com/2008/07/17/200....

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4 Comments On: "2008 Spartan Football Predictions: Notre Dame"

	3. mike70 , July 19, 2008 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	You do this for a living? You have got to be kidding me. And no I am not a ND fan but that was the most non-informed article I have ever read. You should do some investgating and interviewing before you send out information. Hatred of a school is one thing but get a clue before you try to spread it to others.

	4. bgcrow , July 19, 2008 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	Sounds like "whistling walking past the grave yard" to me !!!!!

	5. weisgipper , July 21, 2008 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	I hate to break it to ya but Pat Kuntz is back at Notre Dame. Darrell Hand had a career ending injury, while DJ Hord is down the line of depth chart at receiver. Walls is just gone for the semester and will be back for the second semester. How many has MSU lost the past two seasons? That's the question!

	7. mrmiller84 , July 22, 2008 \| Reply	0 pts \| \| \|
	I dont know who you are a fan of but i wanna ask you to think about one thing. (darrin walls leaving for academic purposes) He is leaving for academic purposes apparently you consider this a defection of a program. NO is a compliment to the university of Notre Dame and that they actually make athletes perform in the classroom. Ohio state and LSU have the two lowest graduation rates in the nation at 48 and 38 percent, respectively. Notre Dame graduates 78 percent of all their players. Don't consider people leaving a school because they can't cut it academically a defection of the program...think before you speak buddy