Patriot Games

From Herbstreit's article on ESPN.com:

The best thing I saw from Notre Dame last week was the confidence that was
growing as the game progressed. The Irish have become a confident team after
being beat up for so long. The other thing I noticed was the offensive variety:
formations, play calling, getting the running backs involved, throwing to the
tight end … it was the New England Patriots' offense. Variety and
diversification are two things that are tough to prepare for because there
aren't any tendencies. And it's going to take a similar effort in Ann Arbor this
weekend...
...
Back to Weis for a moment. Everybody wondered how Weis would do as a head
coach in South Bend. I know it's only one game, but I'm telling you right now he
is going to recruit like a madman. Offensive skill-position players will take a
hard look at going to South Bend if that is the kind of offense Weis is going to
play on the collegiate level. You will see a lot of recruits want to play for
him for one reason: Not only are you going to win -- and maybe win championships
-- but you have a great shot at getting to the NFL. In the process of gathering
a lot of talent, Weis is going to be competing within two to three years for BCS
bowl rights, there's no question in my mind.