Pilchard
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The two weeks before playing WF, Notre Dame scored 24 against Ball State and 22 against Vandy. Granted the Irish played a different QB against WF, but even saying that Book is a TD better than Wimbush (which is a ton). There is no way that the defensive talent on Ball State and Vandy is 25+ points better than WF. 56 points (and ND could've scored more as they played scrubs for their last two possessions) is the most ever point by a Brian Kelly team on the road. ND's 8 TDs against WF isn't just a talent disparity issue.
As another example, BC score 41 (6 TDs) at WF last week; this week, BC scored 13 at Purdue. Purdue's defensive talent is not 28 points better than WF. Numbers tell the story: WF's defense is under-performing its talent (and that doesn't mean that WF has a lot of defensive talent; just that it's not as bad as it has played -- and been coached -- the last two weeks).
As another example, BC score 41 (6 TDs) at WF last week; this week, BC scored 13 at Purdue. Purdue's defensive talent is not 28 points better than WF. Numbers tell the story: WF's defense is under-performing its talent (and that doesn't mean that WF has a lot of defensive talent; just that it's not as bad as it has played -- and been coached -- the last two weeks).
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