We Torched Them...

Clip from The Rock 9/4:

Turns out that it doesn't take three years to install an offense. You can win a night game. Notre Dame players do have talent. In-game adjustments are vitally important. And winning on the field doesn't mean you have to cut corners. You just have to coach them; nice game Ambrose...

It was by no means perfection. Brady still has some accuracy issues; his interception was a puzzler. Our defensive line pressure was almost non-existent in the first half. Our deep safety help was suspect as was our overall pass defense. Our punting was abysmal, though we were fortunate to get a few lucky rolls. Ten penalties are far too much....

We hit hard. We gang tackled. We were aggressive.

Most of all, the Irish finally looked like a well-coached, talented, motivated, football team. How much of a difference does coaching make? These were essentially the same teams that played last year, but with new coaches.

Except the challenge last night was greater. The intangibles were against us Saturday: we played on the road, at night, against a higher ranked team... and we torched them.