Over/Under Notre Dame

krazy · Jul 16, 2009

Any number for Notre Dame over under total wins for season???? Thoughts????

BigdaddyQH · Jul 16, 2009

I have seen Notre Dame at 9, wih the over at +110. I think that this team is very hard to predict. They play a very watered down schedule. USC and Pitt are the only two teams they play with somewhat legitimate chances to win their conferences. Nevada, the two Washingtons, Navy, UConn, and Michigan is the base for a solid 6 wins. Boston College is weak this year. If Notre Dame plays up to their ability, they should win 10 games, but when has this team done that since the arrival of Fat Charlie? A pass for me.

NDReece · Jul 16, 2009

My site has it at 9. I am leaning towards the over. Granted, I am a ND guy. Here's how I see the season going.

Nevada - WIN - (Wolfpack have very good offense but a very bad D)
Michigan - WIN -I'm glad this is early in the season. They still need time to catch on to all of RichRod's nuances.
MSU - WIN - Tough game to call. MSU will be a good team. I just think this is a year where ND finally has experience on their side. That, coupled with the fact that the game is in South Bend (I know this generally doesn't matter in the series) point to an Irish win.
Purdue - WIN - PU is still down.
Washington - WIN - Locker is not enough to keep UW in this game, especially at ND.
USC - LOSS - Too much talent, even with the loss of most of their D. I think ND may keep it interesting (at least more interesting than last year) but in the end USC will be too good. I would have liked ND's chances more if this game was in early September.
BC - LOSS - This is another tough game to call. I just hate when ND plays BC. I know that BC is down a little this year, but I just have a feeling. I think BC's young QB will give the Irish fits. Granted, this game is at ND, which will help the Irish quite a bit. This is more of a gut call than anything.
WSU - WIN - ND has too much talent for Wash St to hang.
Navy - WIN - They always give us fits, but I don't think it will be close this year.
Pitt - WIN - After last year's fiasco I think ND takes this game going away. I still don't like the QB situation at Pitt, and with Shady gone their running game is bound to suffer.
UCONN - WIN - UConn will be down a bit this year. ND has too much talent, especially at the skilled positions. I'm just glad Donald Brown is in the NFL.
Stanford - WIN - Another game that worries me. Harbaugh has done pretty well there. I think talent wins out in the end of a relatively close game.

I have ND going 10-2. Weis better hope so. The one given is that USC will beat the Irish. The question for me is where the other loss will come from. I think the possibilities are MSU, BC, Pitt and Stanford. I picked BC, but could very well be wrong on this one. I do think they will lose at least one of these 4 games, if not 2. I see no worse than 9 wins, likely 10.

krazy · Jul 16, 2009

9 is really high. I was hoping for 8. I agree...ND never lives up to the hype.

IrishTim · Jul 16, 2009

Take it from a homer, I think the worst ND can do this year is 9 wins. Anything less and it will be a disaster.

IrishTim · Jul 16, 2009

BigdaddyQH said:
If Notre Dame plays up to their ability, they should win 10 games, but when has this team done that since the arrival of Fat Charlie?

They exceeded expectations--you could even say over-achieved--in 2005

Delta00 · Jul 16, 2009

NDReece said:
My site has it at 9. I am leaning towards the over. Granted, I am a ND guy. Here's how I see the season going.

Nevada - WIN - (Wolfpack have very good offense but a very bad D)
Michigan - WIN -I'm glad this is early in the season. They still need time to catch on to all of RichRod's nuances.
MSU - WIN - Tough game to call. MSU will be a good team. I just think this is a year where ND finally has experience on their side. That, coupled with the fact that the game is in South Bend (I know this generally doesn't matter in the series) point to an Irish win.
Purdue - WIN - PU is still down.
Washington - WIN - Locker is not enough to keep UW in this game, especially at ND.
USC - LOSS - Too much talent, even with the loss of most of their D. I think ND may keep it interesting (at least more interesting than last year) but in the end USC will be too good. I would have liked ND's chances more if this game was in early September.
BC - LOSS - This is another tough game to call. I just hate when ND plays BC. I know that BC is down a little this year, but I just have a feeling. I think BC's young QB will give the Irish fits. Granted, this game is at ND, which will help the Irish quite a bit. This is more of a gut call than anything.
WSU - WIN - ND has too much talent for Wash St to hang.
Navy - WIN - They always give us fits, but I don't think it will be close this year.
Pitt - WIN - After last year's fiasco I think ND takes this game going away. I still don't like the QB situation at Pitt, and with Shady gone their running game is bound to suffer.
UCONN - WIN - UConn will be down a bit this year. ND has too much talent, especially at the skilled positions. I'm just glad Donald Brown is in the NFL.
Stanford - WIN - Another game that worries me. Harbaugh has done pretty well there. I think talent wins out in the end of a relatively close game.

I have ND going 10-2. Weis better hope so. The one given is that USC will beat the Irish. The question for me is where the other loss will come from. I think the possibilities are MSU, BC, Pitt and Stanford. I picked BC, but could very well be wrong on this one. I do think they will lose at least one of these 4 games, if not 2. I see no worse than 9 wins, likely 10.

If I were you I wouldn't be leaning to the over when you are scared about so many games. ND will definitely not win @ Pitt going away with the good defense they have. You don't typically have revenge games on the road....

BigdaddyQH · Jul 17, 2009

Notre Dame has much more of a shot losing to Michigan State than to Boston College. B.C. is picked by most to finish near the bottom of the ACC Atlantic, while Michigan State is picked to fight it out for 3rd in the Big 10. That, plus the fact that Notre Dame finds way of losing to Michigan State at home, (0-5 in their last 5 at South Bend) tells me that I will take MSU and the points rather than B.C. and the points.

Pitt could be another stumbling block for the Irish, but Notre Dame plays very well at Pitt. The problem is that Notre Dame is 0-5 after the Navy game in the past 5 years. Other than these games and the obvious big game against USC, the Irish have a very easy schedule. Whether or not they live up to their pre-season hype is another matter all together.

FairWarning · Jul 17, 2009

BigdaddyQH said:
Notre Dame has much more of a shot losing to Michigan State than to Boston College. B.C. is picked by most to finish near the bottom of the ACC Atlantic, while Michigan State is picked to fight it out for 3rd in the Big 10. That, plus the fact that Notre Dame finds way of losing to Michigan State at home, (0-5 in their last 5 at South Bend) tells me that I will take MSU and the points rather than B.C. and the points.

Pitt could be another stumbling block for the Irish, but Notre Dame plays very well at Pitt. The problem is that Notre Dame is 0-5 after the Navy game in the past 5 years. Other than these games and the obvious big game against USC, the Irish have a very easy schedule. Whether or not they live up to their pre-season hype is another matter all together.

ND can't beat MSU or BC. Anything more than two losses is a bad year with that schedule. My money still won't be on the over. Too many bad memories of the Pitt and Syracuse games last year.

russ1945 · Jul 17, 2009

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