I thought the line on the Notre Dame- Oklahoma game was just about where it should've been. The line that attracted my attention was the under in the game. Like most observers, I see the Irish as a very strong defensive team with questions on offense. Like most observers, I went into research on the Sooners thinking they had a powerful offense and good defense. What surprised me were the Okla. stats in the KSU and Texas Tech games. In both games, they gained only 121 yards on the ground, or less, and, in the former game, they scored only 19 points. I had little doubt the Irish defense was just as good as KSU's , and much better than Texas Tech's.
I also had little doubt the Oklahoma defense, with 7.5 returning starters, and a strong defensive backfield, could hold the very average Irish offense in check.
The Irish did their job, playing well, defensively, against the Sooner offense. What almost cost me a loss in the pick was how successfully the Irish moved the ball vs.Stoops' defense.Thank goodness the Irish only allowed 13 points versus the QB Landry Jones-led offense. It was less than what I expected Okla. would score and resulted in our final win of a very good day!
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