In 2009...

by FunkDoctorSpock, Your Nightmares, B* tches, Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 05:50 (6253 days ago)
edited by FunkDoctorSpock, Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 06:00

ND is projected to:

-Have one of the most experienced (over 300 cumulative starts)teams in the country.

-Have one of the most experienced OL (100 career starts, up from 60 last year and 46 the year before) in the country.

-Have a third year starter at QB.

-Have 18 of 24 starters back and roughly 75% of the two deep. This is also mitigated by the fact that we get back two former starters that have 25 career starts between them.

-Return our leading passer, rusher, receiver, scorer, tackler, pass rusher, and pass defender.

-Add 13 players from the #1 recruiting class in the country that redshirted.

-Add 18 players from the fourth straight class to finish ranked in the Top 25 as well as the fourth straight to be among the nations best in average star rating.

-Have an experienced, accomplished play caller on offense.

-Have an experienced, accomplished play caller on defense.

-Have a schedule that has us facing 5 teams out of the first seven who will be breaking in a new starter at QB.

Also, ND will be coming off a season ending victory, something that has now happened 8 times since 1981. ND has played in a bowl game in each of the following seasons and won at least 10 games four out of seven times. On average, we've won 9 games in seasons where we won the last game of the previous season.

So yeah, you're goddamn right I have high expectations. It's time.