Notre Dame Offense Should Get Right vs Wake Forest
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00:03 This is an interesting matchup for me because Wake Forest actually does have
00:07 an okay defense this year.
00:09 They are very similar to Pitt, in my view, where they're coached well.
00:13 I think Pitt has a little bit more talent up front in the interior.
00:18 At linebacker, Wake Forest is, to me, a little better corner.
00:22 Wake's or Pitt's a little better at safety.
00:25 Wake's better probably on the edges, in my view, but they're very similar.
00:29 Their numbers are similar.
00:31 Their points, yards per game are very similar.
00:35 Their strengths are similar and their weaknesses are similar.
00:37 And obviously, Notre Dame performed very well against Wake, against Pitt,
00:40 outside of turnovers, which they'll have to avoid.
00:43 But Pitt's a little bit better at forcing turnovers than Notre Dame.
00:46 But this matchup is gonna really tell us how Notre Dame is gonna finish the season.
00:49 I mean, that's really what it boils down to, right?
00:51 I mean, we all can agree on that, that this matchup is gonna tell us, okay,
00:55 is Notre Dame gonna finish strong or not?
00:57 I think we all have been pleased with what the defense has done this year,
01:02 to some degree, right?
01:04 Whether you love what the defense has done or you just like what they've done,
01:07 you respect what they've done,
01:09 you think it's the greatest defense we've seen in however many years.
01:12 To some degree, we're all kind of excited about what the defense has done or
01:16 pleased with what the defense has done this year.
01:18 And so when you look at what the offense has done,
01:22 that's really been the disappointment, right?
01:23 That was the issue in the Ohio State game.
01:25 That was the issue in the Louisville game.
01:27 That was the issue in the Clemson game, was Notre Dame offense.
01:30 And Wake is not gonna present the kind of matchup to them that's gonna tell us
01:35 if the offense has turned the corner per se, because it's not a great defense
01:40 by any stretch, it's a solid defense at best.
01:44 And Notre Dame has done well, but it's more so about,
01:46 can they really thrive in certain areas?
01:48 And I think that's gonna be the key in this particular matchup.
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