Iowa is a truly abysmal defensive team. They are very young, and even accounting for their youth they still play defense very poorly. Their only senior is a great scorer who plays no defense. I'm on Notre Dame over for the half, Notre Dame over for the game, Notre Dame for the half, Notre Dame for the game, and the game total over, as Iowa can score some itself and defense isn't a strong suit for ND, either.
In short, I like Notre Dame in this one, and I don't think the fact the Fran McCaffery was an ND assistant under Digger (and met his wife there) is going to matter, although I'm sure he would love to have Iowa make a respectable showing in South Bend. As John Prine said, "if dreams were lightning and thunder were desire, this old house woulda burned down a long time ago."
In short, I like Notre Dame in this one, and I don't think the fact the Fran McCaffery was an ND assistant under Digger (and met his wife there) is going to matter, although I'm sure he would love to have Iowa make a respectable showing in South Bend. As John Prine said, "if dreams were lightning and thunder were desire, this old house woulda burned down a long time ago."