Great Holtz Story

Here's a superb article about our old ball coach, Lou Holtz. He's wacky, but deep inside we all know he's a superb old dude. Great story about Holtz, USC-ND, friendship and overcoming challenges.

The Weekend in South Bend

Let's go ND. Make Lou proud.

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment by Michelangelo is a fitting theme for the game this Saturday. Love Charlie with his demeanor and charity work and all, but if a blow out (I mean it's a blowout when I go back to sleep when it's only the first quarter) occurs this Saturday, C. Weis should be axed. But if the Irish put up a decent fight meaning that we all tuned in from the start until the end then C. Weis should still be the coach of the Irish.

Old Notre Dame Twitter Page

Follow me @ http://twitter.com/OldNotreDame. Just wanting to see what's the hype all about.

Have you seen them?

Have you seen them? We have benefited and suffered from their disappearance.

Have You Seen Him?

Oh man I hate to do this because this guy is awesome. AWESOME!!! I mean he's from the island. Very nice and humble dude. 5 star. But Have You Seen This Person?

If yes, please call the Kick Ass Department because we really need this guy to light up people. It's probably not all his fault if any. The DLine is really really terrible but you already know that. The secondary except for the Safeties has been disappointing. The linebackers are still the same.

Anyways, I hope someone finds this guy soon because he really seems like a cool person.

Jimmy Clausen!!!

Here's to Jimmy tomorrow. I'm awed that no one in the ND blogosphere has mentioned how great it was to see Jimmy angry last week when he got jacked by the Spartans linemen.


Hopefully our linemen do work so that Jimmy won't get touch at all. Anyways, it's early, but JC is pretty much being projected in the first round by almost all pundits out there. Without Floyd and if JC can still keep it ridiculous, he'll be first over all especially now Snead sucking against the old ball coach, Tebow and McCoy going through the motions and Bradford looking for that old elbow specialist dude. JC against fellow JR Jake Locker next week will be huge!!!

Note: This is not Golden Tate!!!

Still can't get over with the Golden Tate dive! That was so hilarious. It just goes to show Golden is a Rockstar.
But this is Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam! The frontman of the greatest band in the universe period.

Yellow Ledbetter is a must listen to before you die!

And hopefully i'll see one of their concerts before i die. And sing along with thousands of other Pearl Jam fans to Betterman!

Pearl Jam - No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley) with Betterman!

If hearing Vedder's voice forst time doesn't give you goosebumps, then you simply do not have a soul. Hearing the crowd singing the words of betterman makes me cry!!!

Betterman

Waitin', watchin' the clock, it's four o'clock, it's got to stop
Tell him, take no more, she practices her speech
As he opens the door, she rolls over...
Pretends to sleep as he looks her over

She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Ohh...

Talkin' to herself, there's no one else who needs to know...
She tells herself, oh...
Memories back when she was bold and strong
And waiting for the world to come along...
Swears she knew it, now she swears he's gone

She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
She lies and says she still loves him, can't find a better man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Yeah...

She loved him, yeah... she don't want to leave this way
She feeds him, yeah... that's why she'll be back again

Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better... man...

The Art of War: Notre Dame V.S. Michigan

I. Laying Plans (Advantage Notre Dame)

Charlie Weis is now calling the plays, and he looked good doing it last game against Nevada. Rich Rod also has a very good offensive mind. Advantage goes to Charlie Weis because he has been doing it longer.

Explores the five fundamental factors that define a successful outcome (the Way, seasons, terrain, leadership, and management). By thinking, assessing and comparing these points you can calculate a victory, deviation from them will ensure failure. Remember that war is a very grave matter of state.

II. Waging War (Advantage Notre Dame)

Sun Tzu claims "success requires making the winning play, which in turn, requires limiting the cost of competition and conflict." I was glad that Michigan won last game and doing so without turning the ball over too much. This way, those frosh QBs of theirs can think that they are the Masters of The Universe. I expect our defense to be flying all over the field tomorrow. Expect our defense to intercept the ball at least three times and force and recover a fumble.

Explains how to understand the economy of war and how success requires making the winning play, which in turn, requires limiting the cost of competition and conflict.

III. Attack by Stratagem (Advantage Notre Dame)

Michigan is still too young. Period.

Defines the source of strength as unity, not size, and the five ingredients that you need to succeed in any war.

IV. Tactical Dispositions (Advantage Notre Dame)

Sun Tzu explains "the importance of defending existing positions until you can advance them and how you must recognize opportunities, not try to create them." Linebackers. ND linebackers have to really show up for this game. They must be focus throughout out the game. And lock down. And play fast. Will they be able to? The past couple of years the answer was a big fat NO. But now with the young guns in ND (B. Smith, Filer, Fleming, Te'o) comes speed. This will be a coming out party for Manti Te'o.

Explains the importance of defending existing positions until you can advance them and how you must recognize opportunities, not try to create them.

V. Energy (Advantage Michigan)

Their in the big house. Coming out of a blow out win. Three Wins last season. Advantage Michigan.

Explains the use of creativity and timing in building your momentum.

VI. Weak Points and Strong (Advantage Notre Dame)

This will be a battle of the trenches. Yes, Michigan has that DE Dude going to the NFL on the first round, but expect Verducci and Weis to know and plan for that. Max protect.

Explains how your opportunities come from the openings in the environment caused by the relative weakness of your enemy in a given area.

VII. Maneuvering (Advantage Notre Dame)

Red Zone defense. Advantage goes to ND because we will not be in the red zone that much just like in Nevada. Expect to see bombs and more bombs.

Explains the dangers of direct conflict and how to win those confrontations when they are forced upon you.

VIII. Variation of Tactics (Advantage Notre Dame)

Micheal Floyd, Kyle Rudolph, and Golden tate. Take your pick. Michigan has two running QBs, but they are still frosh and can be eliminated easily with LB play.

Focuses on the need for flexibility in your responses. It explains how to respond to shifting circumstances successfully.

IX. The Army on the March (Advantage Notre Dame)

Michigan, like Notre Dame, has many traditions, but I'm really surprised that their marching band is not one of them. This might be so because they have stopped trying to beat out the Ohio Script (The very first Ohio Script picture below). That is the bomb! Notre Dame has a better band period.


Describes the different situations in which you find yourselves as you move into new enemy territories and how to respond to them. Much of it focuses on evaluating the intentions of others.

X. Terrain (Advantage Michigan)

Notre Dame is playing in The Big House. 100,000+ screaming Michigan Fans, 'nuff said.

Looks at the three general areas of resistance (distance, dangers, and barriers) and the six types of ground positions that arise from them. Each of these six field positions offer certain advantages and disadvantages.

XI. The Nine Situations (Advantage Notre Dame)

This ND team is a veteran team. They have been through every situation.

Describe nine common situations (or stages) in a campaign, from scattering to deadly, and the specific focus you need to successfully navigate each of them.

XII. The Attack by Fire (Advantage Michigan)

Did you watch the last game against Nevada?

Explains the use of weapons generally and the use of the environment as a weapon specifically. It examines the five targets for attack, the five types of environmental attack, and the appropriate responses to such attack.

XIII. The Use of Spies (Advantage Michigan)

We know that Weis is a good friend Belichick who was caught spying on the other team to get their signs. BUT we all know Rich Rod is a cheater himself by forcing his players to work over time as evidence of this picture.


Focuses on the importance of developing good information sources, specifically the five types of sources and how to manage them.

*****************************************************************************

I. Laying Plans (Advantage Notre Dame)
II. Waging War (Advantage Notre Dame)
III. Attack by Stratagem (Advantage Notre Dame)
IV. Tactical Dispositions (Advantage Notre Dame)
V. Energy (Advantage Notre Dame)
VI. Weak Points and Strong (Advantage Notre Dame)
VII. Maneuvering (Advantage Notre Dame)
VIII. Variation of Tactics (Advantage Notre Dame)
IX. The Army on the March (Advantage Notre Dame)
XI. The Nine Situations (Advantage Notre Dame)
XII. The Attack by Fire (Advantage Notre Dame)

X. Terrain (Advantage Michigan)
XIII. The Use of Spies (Advantage Michigan)

There you have it. Notre Dame gets 52 points while Michigan only gets 2 points. According to Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Notre Dame beats Michigan.

Notre Dame (with 52 points) beats Michigan (with 6 points)

Source: All words in italics are from Wiki.

Prediction Time!

Notre Dame with 52 points beats Michigan 6 points

September 11

Not much to say, but a lot to think of on this day.

Here's a great article on Eric Olsen and his parents.

9-9-09

Today is September 9, 2009 (9-9-09). Actually, it's the tenth here on the island, but hey. In honor of this very overrated day, I give you my favorite ND players that have worn the #9.

1.) Kyle Rudolph - Simply put. This guy will and probably already is a beast. He probably won't put up a lot of yardage like Floyd, but when it comes to redzone, this guy can get the ball. Less than 8 TDs this season will be a disappointment. Weis calls Rudolph Carlson 2.0 . His first TD against Nevada was Carlsonesque especially his celebration.

"White Jesus 2.0"

2.) Tom Zbikowski - Hard hitting safety. Not the best athlete, but his passion makes up for it. If the NFL doesn't work, there's always the UFC. Zbikowski with the boxing, NFL, and Notre Dame background, Big Z will be a cow cash for Dana White.

I Love the Golden Boxing Gloves

3.) Ethan Johnson - Disappointing opener. I think it would be a lot better to move Ethan to one of the defensive end (John Ryan or Kerry Neal's side) and put in Hafis Williams inside. But still too early.

The Offensive Stars have lived up to the Hype.
It's Time for the Defensive Stars to do so.

2009 Notre Dame Football Game Program - September 5, 2009 vs. Nevada

2009 Notre Dame Football Game Program - September 5, 2009 vs. Nevada. 2009 Spring FB Prospectus Magazine brought to you by UND.com's B. Hardin, I think that's his name anyways. This is pretty cool because I've never seen a football program before other than on TV. There's a lot of cool stuff in here like athlete interviews, personal information, ND stories, and lot of statistics. A Must read for people who have never been to a football game and read a program.

Open publication - Free publishing - More program

2009 Spring FB Prospectus Magazine

2009 Spring FB Prospectus Magazinee brought to you by UND.com's B. Hardin, I think that's his name anyways. This is pretty cool because I've never seen a football program before other than on TV.

Open publication - Free publishing - More football

2009 Notre Dame Football Media Guide Magazine

2009 Notre Dame Football Media Guide Magazine brought to you by UND.com's B. Hardin, I think that's his name anyways. This is pretty cool because I've never seen a football program before other than on TV.

Open publication - Free publishing - More notre dame

Notre Dame Pep Rally

Thousands showed up for the pep rally at the University. I guess I'm not the only pumped up!

Shout Out To Other ND Sites Out There!!!

Less than 24 hours away from the start of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football 2009 season. I'm so jacked up for this season. I can't even imagine how jacked up the players are. Many articles have been written and read, and quite frankly, I don't even read them any more because they all say they same things: It's time for the Fighting Irish to

"Show It".

I just want to give a lot of shout out to the other ND bloggers out there specially for the ones that are actually on sight covering the Irish without any charges such as BlueAndGold.com, Rivals and Scouts, IrishIllustrated, UND, UNHD, Subway Domer, BlueGraySky, and all the others. I'm pretty sure that more of the ND blogs will start to become more active in the next few days. I'm also sure that when ND wins the National Championship, many more ND blogs will pop out.

There's all of the ND blogs I subscribe to. Thank you all for keeping me awake on my boring lecture classes. Hope you guys will still keep me awake for the rest of this semester.

Go Irish!!!

Notre Dame 2009

NCAA Football: Week 1 Predictions

My game predictions for week 1 in college football. I found this great website which made things a whole lot easier when it comes to picking the games. You guys can just copy and paste and then highlight the winners. Here's the link. The winners are balded and italicized. Notable games I chose are: No. 13 Georgia at No. 9 Oklahoma State Nevada at No. 23 Notre Dame No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech* Maryland at No. 12 California No. 8 Mississippi at Memphis Miami (FL) at No. 18 Florida State WEEK 1
Thursday, September 3
TIME	MATCHUP
7:00 p.m.	Troy at Bowling Green
7:00 p.m.	Villanova at Temple
7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina at Kent State
7:30 p.m.	North Texas at Ball State
8:00 p.m.	North Dakota State at Iowa State
8:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky at Indiana
9:00 p.m.	Utah State at No. 19 Utah
10:15 p.m.	No. 16 Oregon at No. 14 Boise State
Friday, September 4
TIME	MATCHUP
8:00 p.m.	Tulsa at Tulane
Saturday, September 5
TIME	MATCHUP
1:05 a.m.	Central Arkansas at Hawaii
12:00 p.m.	Navy at No. 6 Ohio State
12:00 p.m.	Akron at No. 9 Penn State
12:00 p.m.	Towson at Northwestern
12:00 p.m.	Montana State at Michigan State
12:00 p.m.	Appalachian State at East Carolina
12:00 p.m.	Minnesota at Syracuse
12:00 p.m.	Kentucky at Miami (OH)
12:00 p.m.	Liberty at West Virginia
12:00 p.m.	Toledo at Purdue
12:05 p.m.	Northern Iowa at No. 22 Iowa
12:21 p.m.	Western Kentucky at Tennessee
1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State at No. 15 Georgia Tech
1:00 p.m.	Youngstown State at Pittsburgh
2:00 p.m.	Northeastern at Boston College
2:00 p.m.	Nicholls State at Air Force
2:30 p.m.	Portland State at Oregon State
3:00 p.m.	Weber State at Wyoming
3:30 p.m.	San Jose State at No. 4 USC
3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Georgia at No. 9 Oklahoma State
3:30 p.m.	Nevada at No. 23 Notre Dame
3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan at Michigan
3:30 p.m.	Baylor at Wake Forest
3:30 p.m.	Jackson State at Mississippi State
3:40 p.m.	Missouri vs. Illinois*
4:00 p.m.	Rice at UAB
4:30 p.m.	Southern Illinois at Marshall
6:00 p.m.	Citadel at No. 21 North Carolina
6:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee State at Clemson
6:00 p.m.	William & Mary at Virginia
6:00 p.m.	Stanford at Washington State
7:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern at No. 1 Florida
7:00 p.m.	Louisiana-Monroe at No. 2 Texas
7:00 p.m.	No. 20 Brigham Young vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*
7:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic at No. 24 Nebraska
7:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado at No. 25 Kansas
7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech at Auburn
7:00 p.m.	Missouri State at Arkansas
7:00 p.m.	Wofford at South Florida
7:00 p.m.	Richmond at Duke
7:00 p.m.	Connecticut at Ohio
7:00 p.m.	New Mexico at Texas A&M
7:00 p.m.	Northwestern State at Houston
7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois at Wisconsin
7:00 p.m.	Southern University at Louisiana-Lafayette
7:00 p.m.	Army at Eastern Michigan
7:00 p.m.	Alcorn State at Southern Miss
7:00 p.m.	North Dakota at Texas Tech
7:05 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State at Arkansas State
7:10 p.m.	Massachusetts at Kansas State
7:30 p.m.	San Diego State at UCLA
7:30 p.m.	Indiana State at Louisville
7:30 p.m.	Western Carolina at Vanderbilt
7:30 p.m.	Samford at UCF
8:00 p.m.	No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech*
8:00 p.m.	Idaho at New Mexico State
8:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin at Southern Methodist
9:00 p.m.	Central Michigan at Arizona
9:00 p.m.	Buffalo at UTEP
10:00 p.m.	Maryland at No. 12 California
10:00 p.m.	Idaho State at Arizona State
10:00 p.m.	UC Davis at Fresno State
10:00 p.m.	Sacramento State at UNLV
10:30 p.m.	No. 11 LSU at Washington
Sunday, September 6
TIME	MATCHUP
3:30 p.m.	No. 8 Mississippi at Memphis
7:00 p.m.	Colorado State at Colorado
Monday, September 7
TIME	MATCHUP
4:00 p.m.	Cincinnati at Rutgers
8:00 p.m.	Miami (FL) at No. 18 Florida State

My Notre Dame Game Day Experience

I still remember watching my first football game on TV. We got to watch American channels because we had cable which was acquired illegally. We payed the cable man/neighbor to hook us up by using our neighbor's connection. That was awesome because of the cartoon channels. Anyways. It was the Super Bowl game with the Packers and Patriots. I was like 8 or 9, and I remember waking up really early, and my dad was watching football (which at the time I had no idea what the hell it was). Just imagine a kid 8 or 9 years old in the Philippines waking up in the morning and watching a game so foreign. We moved to Guam which is a U.S. territory about 1 or 2 years later where football is basically shown every time, but not until I was a freshman in the University where I watched a football game from start to finish. Long and behold, it was the USC at Notre Dame game of 2005 or what many people call the "Bush Push" game. That was amazing and ever since I have been a fan.

We have a motto here on Guam. It states "Where America's Day Begins". And ND games are actually shown very early, like around 5 o'clock in the morning. Sunday (instead of Saturday) might I add also. So it has that weird feeling because everyone is still asleep except for the hardcore fans. It gets really tough when you only have a 2 hour sleep and still tired from last night. You can go to sports bar, friend's house, or restaurants to watch the game, but you'll be lucky if the football game you're going to be watching is an ND game. So it's actually better to just watch it at your home.

It gets very cool also especially when it's raining. So you can imagine that there's not much tailgating going on, but the food is still awesome because it's breakfast food. The game is shown on NBC which is fantastic because it's live (if it's on other channel it's tape delayed). It gets really zen like when you're watching the game. Open all the windows and you'll feel and smell the fresh morning air. Not much noise, just the announcers talking. Just got a new flat HD TV so I'm taking it up a notch this season. Also love that noise when an O-Line crashes with the D-Line.

Half time comes. If it's a blow out whether ND is doing the blowing up or the one getting blown out, I go for my morning run to Ypao beach or around a mall knowing that the game has already been decided. If it's not and the game is close, I don't go for the run.

It's around 6:30 a.m. The sun is rising but still very cold and windy. Not much car. Other people also exercising especially around the mall. Lots of old people. Sometimes I encounter a runner/walker with his dog which I really really hate because dogs hate/bark at me. I don't know why they bring their dogs. No ones going to attack them or anything. And I just imagine the dogs hating that too especially when their owner is a runner.

You get to the beach and you see old people doing Tai Chi which is quite impressive for old people. They just move very gracefully. If I don't stop, I usually reach the beach when the sun is still rising. It's quite amazing. Not a lot of people and tourists. Just a few people exercising also.

You can see the Two lover's point (picture above is exactly the scene I see every morning) and the tall hotels. Sound of waves crashing is fantastic. The sound is a lot like when an O-Line crashes with the D-Line in a more graceful manner. I reach the life guard tower which is vacant at this hour and just sit down and take it all in. Still sweating, dead tired and taking deep breathes. Very surreal point. A point of with mix feelings. Hot from the run and cold from the morning sea air filters the body. You try to enjoy the view but still dead tired. You try to think of the future, present and past in your life but still I'm thinking that it's only the half way point and I still have to run back home with dead legs. It's quite a feeling I tell you, Pain and happiness both at the same time when you're in the life guard's tower.

When it's raining, it's a very different experience. Dead cold. Dead cold. The cold rain mix with your hot sweat is quite a feeling. Dead cold feeling that is. Not fun when it rains. It's even more scarier when dark clouds are in the sky and not raining. That is so because you know that it's going to rain, and you can feel the cold air more. Scary because it's really dark and usually no people in the beach. But the funny thing is that it energizes you. It makes you run faster, stamina gets stronger, and rest time is much faster. I don't get to enjoy the view in the beach when it's raining. I just want to get home and finish the run.

I get back home at around 7:40. The sun is well in its place by now. Game is finished or with just a few minutes. Take a shower and go back to sleep. Wake up in time for lunch and see the highlights of the other game unless when ND looses the game. I just hate watching highlights of the other games when ND looses because they usually mock ND. Sometimes ND plays in California against Stanford or USC, and they show that at around 11 a.m. or 10 even. Then enjoy the rest of my Sunday. The next thing I know, it's the weekday, going and studying for school. Can't wait for the next Sunday to come.

There you go. That's pretty much my pregame activities on Sundays (Saturdays in the US). I'm pretty sure you guys' game experience is quite different from me and the people in the Pacific. I've never been to the US mainland, but I'm pretty sure it's pretty sweet also. I've seen the tailgate parties and atmosphere on TV. I love the food I see especially the barbecue in the southern states. I've also seen the boat tailgating parties. ND has an excellent pregame pageantry also. I love the march of the student athletes, the Grotto is holy sweet. I like the Irish guards and heard that lots of people go to the bookstore to but ND swags. I'll definitely be there one day with lots of sweaters and shirts on me.

Go Irish!!!

The Art of War: Nevada V.S. Notre Dame

I. Laying Plans (Advantage Notre Dame)

Charlie Weis was hired because he was an "Offensive Guru". It was looking like that for his first two years when he led the Irish to BCS Bowl Games and turned Brady Quinn to a Heisman contender. As we all know, the last two years have been forgettable. On the other side of the field is long time Nevada football head coach Chris Ault. Mr. Ault's resume is quite impressive. He, of course, is known for his Pistol offense. Gut not a lot of people know that he is in the College Hall of Fame. With that said, I still give the advantage to Notre Dame and Charkie Weis because of his past accomplishments. Plus ND's assistant coaches really sealed the deal. Tenuta, Hart, Verducci, Brown, Parmalee.

Explores the five fundamental factors that define a successful outcome (the Way, seasons, terrain, leadership, and management). By thinking, assessing and comparing these points you can calculate a victory, deviation from them will ensure failure. Remember that war is a very grave matter of state.

II. Waging War (Advantage Notre Dame)

Sun Tzu claims "success requires making the winning play, which in turn, requires limiting the cost of competition and conflict." Jimmy Clausen was a turnover machine last year, but I think he improves on that this year. Simply Notre Dame wins this because this game will be a shoot out. And I ND's secondary has big time players like Harrison Smith and Robert Blanton plus the return of Darrin Walls. Nevada on the other hand has a terrible secondary.

Explains how to understand the economy of war and how success requires making the winning play, which in turn, requires limiting the cost of competition and conflict.

III. Attack by Stratagem (Advantage Notre Dame)

Indeed Notre Dame has the size (4 and 5 star recruits). But Sun Tzu defines the source of strength as unity. And we have that in our offensive line and many returning players. I read that the O-Line combines for the most starts in the country and that we have 9 returning players in O-Side and 8 players in the D-Side.

Defines the source of strength as unity, not size, and the five ingredients that you need to succeed in any war.

IV. Tactical Dispositions (Advantage Nevada)

Sun Tzu explains "the importance of defending existing positions until you can advance them and how you must recognize opportunities, not try to create them." Linebackers. ND linebackers have to really show up for this game. They must be focus throughout out the game. And lock down. And play fast. Will they be able to? The past couple of years the answer was a big fat NO. But now with the young guns in ND (B. Smith, Filer, Fleming, Te'o) comes speed. I think they will lock down the QB and RB. But will it be enough. No, the pistol offense is too much and will simply gain yards.

Explains the importance of defending existing positions until you can advance them and how you must recognize opportunities, not try to create them.

V. Energy (Advantage Nevada)

Notre Dame has the momentum with the thrashing of Hawaii and Clausen throwing an almost perfect game. But remember San Diego State from last year's first game and Appalachian State versus Michigan. Nevada will be so pumped up playing on a national TV looking for an upset and a place in SportsCenter headliner. With a big upset, Nevada's schedule is easy except for one game the last game against Boise State. This is a big game for Nevada for a potential upset and undefeated/BCS crasher season. If so, Fitzpatrick/Kaepernick will be invited to New York for the Heisman.

Explains the use of creativity and timing in building your momentum.

VI. Weak Points and Strong (Advantage Nevada)

Nevada has a strong run defense and ND has a weak running game. Notre Dame has a strong passing game and Nevada has a weak secondary. Who gets the advantage. Nevada gets the advantage. Running game is very important because it can eat up a lot of time and sets up play action passes. ND is much better when the running game is working.

Explains how your opportunities come from the openings in the environment caused by the relative weakness of your enemy in a given area.

VII. Maneuvering (Advantage Nevada)

Red Zone defense. With Fitzpatrick/Kaepernick and Vai Taua, Nevada is potent in the red zone. Notre Dame on the other hand is not. And when it comes to field goals, ND is just bad. That was last year with Walker, but not we have a Frosh kicker which makes me very worried.

Explains the dangers of direct conflict and how to win those confrontations when they are forced upon you.

VIII. Variation of Tactics (Advantage Nevada)

The pistol offense is a very flexible offense that is why Nevada wins this point.

Focuses on the need for flexibility in your responses. It explains how to respond to shifting circumstances successfully.

IX. The Army on the March (Advantage Notre Dame)

Notre Dame has a better band period. As proven by the Irish Guard.

Describes the different situations in which you find yourselves as you move into new enemy territories and how to respond to them. Much of it focuses on evaluating the intentions of others.

X. Terrain (Advantage Notre Dame)

Notre Dame is playing in The House That Rockne Built. Nevada has never played in an atmosphere like Notre Dame. Nevada practices in the desert and might not be used to cold weather like South Bend even though it is still early September.

Looks at the three general areas of resistance (distance, dangers, and barriers) and the six types of ground positions that arise from them. Each of these six field positions offer certain advantages and disadvantages.

XI. The Nine Situations (Advantage Notre Dame)

This ND team is a veteran team. They have been through every situation. Loosing unloosable games (Syracuse), embarrassing games (USC), and close and tight games. Advantage ND.

Describe nine common situations (or stages) in a campaign, from scattering to deadly, and the specific focus you need to successfully navigate each of them.

XII. The Attack by Fire (Advantage Nevada)

Simply ask who ask the most fire power? Yes, Colin Fitzpatrick/Kaepernick probably has the pistol offense and better stats line (running/throwing) than Jimmy. But the real advantage foes to Nevada because of the running game. Fitzpatrick/Kaepernick + Vai Taua is a deadly mixture.

Explains the use of weapons generally and the use of the environment as a weapon specifically. It examines the five targets for attack, the five types of environmental attack, and the appropriate responses to such attack.

XIII. The Use of Spies (Advantage Notre Dame)

Notre Dame easily wins this because Charlie Weis worked for a guy named Bill Belichick who was caught spying on the other team to get their signs. Plus Nevada the gambling state bans spies/cheaters.

Focuses on the importance of developing good information sources, specifically the five types of sources and how to manage them.

*****************************************************************************

I. Laying Plans (Advantage Notre Dame)
II. Waging War (Advantage Notre Dame)
III. Attack by Stratagem (Advantage Notre Dame)
VI. Weak Points and Strong (Advantage Nevada)
IX. The Army on the March (Advantage Notre Dame)
X. Terrain (Advantage Notre Dame)
XI. The Nine Situations (Advantage Notre Dame)
XIII. The Use of Spies (Advantage Notre Dame)

IV. Tactical Dispositions (Advantage Nevada)
V. Energy (Advantage Nevada)
VII. Maneuvering (Advantage Nevada)
VIII. Variation of Tactics (Advantage Nevada)
XII. The Attack by Fire (Advantage Nevada)

There you have it. Notre Dame gets 8 points while Nevada only gets 5 points. According to Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Notre Dame beats Nevada.

Notre Dame (with 38 points) beats Nevada (with 27 points)

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