So it is going to be wet and cold tomorrow- and that means what for us?

It was wet and cold two years ago when Denard decided to run through/over/between NDs defense. I think he, along with the rest of the team will be fine!

Win. Victory.

Forecast has shifted a lot today. Either way it does not look like it will be much more than showers. The bigger factor in my opinion is what the wind will be like. It didn't look like it would be a factor in earlier forecasts but now looking like winds between 10-20 mph.

will have an impact on Denard's jump balls to both Gardner and Funchess.

We should forfit.

Passing to win? If your counting screens than ok. A fast quarterback, decent O-line and short routes are all good for beating a good front 4/7. The fact that its wet means what it always means, Denard won't be accurate and defensive players are disadvantaged a little on both sides. Honestly, I bet we win.

We weren't counting on laser accuracy in our passing game. Slipping defenders are good for us.

I can't remember what happened the last time we played a game at ND in a downpour:

Oh, that's right. Fandom Endurance III achievement unlocked, with the "watched the entire game from the ND student section in Michigan gear" bonus.

I checked the weather maps and if doesn't seem like there is rain tomorrow so idk. Maybe someone with more knowledge can explain

It means I'm packing a raincoat.  And rain boots.  And not doing my hair.

Hoke points

the weather is his to command

Mjolnir finger

and get a rainbow over Notre Dame stadium.  Can you imagine.

A maize and blue storm of ass whooping destruction. There's your damn forecast! Go Blue.

No offense to Navy, but Air Force is infinitely better than they are; Purdue might get bowl elgibile and MSU barely beat a bad, bad Boise State team that could only score 7 points on a miserable BYU squad.

We have no chance????

In what world could we possibly not have a chance against the Yakety Sax of college football.   Half of your secondary are WRs, and your QB is a red-shirt freshman.

With Denard we have more than a chance, With Denard we have a very good chance and we have weapons with which you can't match up.  Bring your best and we'll bring ours, that should be more than enough.

after the game tomorrow night and after the Oklahoma game; and the Stanford game; and the USC game; and the over-hyped, overpaid bowl game you'll lose in late December.

What evidence do you have that your team is sooo good?   You beat up the weakest Navy team in 10 years; you just barely survived Purdue who played two bad quarterbacks and still almost won. 

Oh, it must be that you manhandled the mighty MSU spartoons.  Yep, that's a calling card, beating a team with no receivers, a pourous offensive line and a QB that couldn't hit water falling out of a boat.

You haven't had a decent QB in since Joe Montana, although every one is always the next Heisman winner.  The decided schematic advantage you possess never materialized and were beaten by a freshman QB in his second start, while you had a 5-star QB that looked like an ostrich without feathers that barely got drafted and now is a water-boy somewhere.

Manti T'eo is a real football player and you should be proud; too bad your converted WRs will be seeing a lot of backs of No 12, No. 19 and No 21 Saturday night.

You and your spineless AD won't join a real conference in football because you'll have to give up all the free handouts you get from the BCS and NBC.  You want to stay independant to avoid playing Wisconsin OSU and Michigan every year.  Eventually you'll join the ACC, the weakest of big football conferences.

You might beat Va Tech or Georgia Tech and Duke, but You'd never survive as full member of the Big Ten.

Big fan of this troll. Really am. 

Last year my best friend in New Orleans and I hosted a joint ND/UM watch party. I endured three quarters of taunts, which I took like Michgian Man (TM) - sternly, without emotion, with perserverence. Knowing that in the end my fandom was not ND Nation...

I saw a grown man tear up. I saw a female friend of mine bawl. I saw another friend slam his cellphone into the ground - it broke. That encapsulated all (online and offline) ND Nation in my mind for today and forever. 

Agreement reached! The day shall only get better from here. Go Blue and Beat ND!



PS -- I hate games on NBC...that is all.

We've been hearing how Notre Dame would kick Michigan's ass every year, especially the past 3. It's like a loud mouth who challenges you to a game and then loses 2 or 3 times, only to say "I told you I'd kick your ass" when they finally win. We'll see what happens, but I'm not getting worked up over a troll with nothing better to do.

Looking at available historic weather data for South Bend on the days when we have won there, the average high has been 73 and the average low has been 53 degrees. This must mean Will Campbell and Mario  Ojemudia make some big stops. 

I know Denard is going to have a great game!  He wants this and is going to get 'r done!  The defense is going to get after ND . . . Brian Kelly is a great coach BUT Brady Hoke and Co. are going to have the answers!

I'd say it's a safe bet that we'll either win or lose at this point

Wet and cold is fine; if the wind doesn't flare up this should help UM, since the passing attack is the one element of the game that should favor UM.