I purchased tickets for the BYU v. Notre Dame football game about six months ago, and tomorrow morning, I will be driving to South Bend with my oldest son and another father-son pair. Male bonding galore. Plus we get a break from Harriet Miers.
When I purchased the tickets, I didn't know much about the quality of the two teams. Both have first-year coaches, after all. Notre Dame will always attract more talented players, as a whole, but I would not be surprised to see BYU staying close. Of course, everyone who follows college football knows what Notre Dame almost did last week, but past results are not a guarantee of future performance.
Two keys to the game: (1) Can BYU pressure ND's quarterback, Brady Quinn? (2) Can BYU's offensive line keep track of ND's faster defensive players? If BYU can do those two things, the game will be close. Otherwise, I think we will be looking at a blowout.
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1. Posted by Kevin O'Keefe on October 22, 2005 @ 16:09 | Permalink
I'm jealous. Sent my tickets to this game to my father and sister back in Indiana earlier this week.
2. Posted by Kaimi on October 22, 2005 @ 20:14 | Permalink
Umm, that was a "no" on question #1.
Sorry, Gordon. Not meant to be, this year.
3. Posted by Gordon Smith on October 22, 2005 @ 22:24 | Permalink
I just returned. If you ignore the game, it was a great trip. BYU's defense cannot stop the passing game. They were quite effective at stopping the run, the few times ND tried it. But who needs to run when you can pass like that?
And if you saw the game, what happened to Todd Watkins? Talk about a game-changing performance!
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