As a college football fan who has experienced brief moments of exhilaration, but often frustration over the last 18 years, I'm afraid I'm gonna be snakebit in less than a week by what I'm about to say. But it deserves to be said.
For Notre Dame's football team is 5-0 this season, and they've done it primarily with defense. It's a talented bunch among the linemen and linebackers, and the secondary, despite its youth, has acquitted itself above modest expectations as the season began.
ND spent a lot of time beating itself last year. It's nice to watch a football game that is played fairly consistently, with a minimum of turnovers (there were none last night in the game against Miami).
From NBC reporter Keith Arnold:
"Notre Dame hasn’t given up a touchdown over its last 12 quarters, holding Michigan State, Michigan and now Miami out of the end zone. The Irish defense is allowing just 7.8 points a game now, and has surrendered only three touchdowns on the season, the least amount in college football."
On Saturday, they face Stanford University at home. Against Stanford and USC, they simply have not competed effectively for at least the last couple years. But as it will be an accurate measure by which to judge this year's ND team, I'm looking forward to it.
Go Irish!
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