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[QUOTE="CIL, post: 1899271, member: 22"]
Notre Dame's starting skill guys are bigger than our linebackers.  Their safeties are the size of our linebackers, linebackers the size of our starting defensive ends (10 pounds lighter).  Hell, their QB is the size of our defensive ends!

Todd McShay's Scouts Inc had 5 ND players going in the top 2 rounds.  I'm not sure we have one player drafted next year.

I know it can be frustrating watching your team lose...we've seen too much of that the last 10 years or so.  We'd like to think a certain system would make things better, or that things would be better if we somehow fired a staff.

Realistically we still have a roster that is probably 500ish in the old Big East.  But we are a long way away from competing with the NDs, FSUs, LSUs of the world.  For those who watched the Clemson Louisville game last night, ask yourself if you think our speed and size would hold up during that game?

The young kids are still kids.  They aren't plug and play 5 star talent.  Black and Coleman shouldn't be seeing the field this year, but we have no choice.  Our O yesterday featured what, 1 or 2 seniors?  Defense started 0 seniors?

I think this staff is excellent.  I really do.  I have 0 problem with the Tampa 2 defense...it wasn't the defense that got Winfield peaking in the backfield on play action.  The defense did everything it needed to do on ND's reverse the field TD run.  Bigger, faster players probably snuff that out for a 5 yard loss.

I believe we will get there.  I think this team in 2 years is going to be close to a 10 win team.  I love these systems -- they are light years better than anything we have had here since the freeze option days.  Patience people, patience.

EDIT: For those bitching about Dungey, the kid is averaging 340 yards a game through the air with 11TDs and 3 picks.  He also has 5 of our 6 rushing TDs...please.
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