I for one was very happy with the result of the Penn State-Notre Dame game. Although the offense looked sloppy at times, overall it was a great win, especially when you consider that ND's points came from a FG after a long punt return, and then an 85 yard pick six.
Speaking of that pick six, I was utterly amazed, as I watched on TV, that there was NO camera angle of the DB running down the sidelines. It seemed as though it was certainly possible that he stepped out of bounds. No replay, no video of a reverse angle, so we'll never know. But from my angle, it sure looked close.
As for the game itself and the atmosphere, it looked absolutely fantastic on TV. Memo to the AD and the Big Ten: can we please get more 6pm kickoffs? Much better than the 8pm IMHO, and gives way more time to tailgate and have fun than the 3:30pm games.
The white out looked fantastic, and it was the type of game that justifies the purchase of an HDTV. The sun setting, the stadium, the whiteout, all in glorious HD looked absolutely fantastic. Kudos to the fans and the students who did a great job.
The game was off to a horrible start until DWill did what we've all been waiting for him to do since his freshman year (the TD run vs OSU): make a big play in a big game.
One absolutely maddening part of the game was the bush league stunt pulled by ND's #26. How he didn't get ejected, I'll have no idea. Is that really how ND plays nowadays? This was a joke:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5sxFegnxMk
The Big Ten, after watching football on Saturday, is wide open and there for the taking. Wisconsin escaped against UNLV. Ohio State was uninspired against the zips, and then there is the train wreck known as the 2007 Michigan Wolverines.
I believe that the book has been written on how to beat UM this year: spread out wide, and air it out. It's what about Appalachian State and Oregon did, with WRs wide open, streaking down the field.
If Galen Hall and JayPa have any brains, we'll spread out 4 wide, with Norwood, Bell, DWill and Butler and have at 'em.
My concern is that Joe will go conservative, and try and win this one 13-10 in the Big House. The sad part is that Penn State has the horses to administer a 45-10 thrashing on a weak, wounded UM defense. The question remains, however, is will Joe turn the offense loose (ala Ohio State 1994 63-14) or will he pull back the reigns and try and win an ugly defensive battle (ala Ohio State 2005 17-10).
As I wrote, Oregon and ASU have given Penn State the game plan on a silver platter. Will they take it and execute it? Or play not to lose?
I know what I'm hoping for, but sadly, I also know what I expect to see. Michigan is a wounded animal, and this game is there for the taking. Let's just hope our coaches put our players in the best position to win.
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Love the 6:00 start! The "White House" was rockin', but it still did not compare to the Buckeye game in '05. Granted, that game did come down to the last possession, but at only point in time, which was ND's 4th down attempt in the PSU redzone, did the stadium reach the decibal level of the entire Buckeye game. All of that being said, expect the Wisky game to be a mad house. WE ARE...
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