Utah at Notre Dame (11/13/2010)

Away:  Utah [6-2-1 ATS]
Home:  Notre Dame [2-5-2 ATS]

Game Time: 2:30 PM
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium

Recent Meetings:
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Team Leaders:

Utah:
Passing: Jordan Wynn (1579)
Rushing: Eddie Wide (523)
Receiving: DeVonte Christopher (572)

Notre Dame:
Passing: Dayne Crist (2033)
Rushing: Armando Allen (514)
Receiving: Michael Floyd (728)

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I'm very disappointing for Utah Utes to lose their chance for the National Championship, but better next year for Pac-12.  Jordan Wynn is very awful QB and He don't know what to do with pass since TCU eat him alive!  It's very f**kng embarrassed!i

 Jordan Wynn better not let fan and Coach down when Utah Utes will fly to Notre Dame. 

 I would say Utah Utes will win: Utah Utes 57 Notre Dame 14 after Utah Utes lose by TCU 47-7!  

I'm very disappointing for Utah Utes to lose their chance for the National Championship, but better next year for Pac-12.  Jordan Wynn is very awful QB and He don't know what to do with pass since TCU eat him alive!  It's very f**kng embarrassed!i

 Jordan Wynn better not let fan and Coach down when Utah Utes will fly to Notre Dame. 

 I would say Utah Utes will win: Utah Utes 57 Notre Dame 14 after Utah Utes lose by TCU 47-7!  

This line is a kneejerk reaction to the beating from a great TCU tema, and a close game with a good AF team.  Let's not forget ND looked awful most of the year.  And got spanked by a Naby team that AF beat.

Utah is still a very good football team.  They won't throw their season down the drain for one loss.  Notre Dame is not on the same level as Utah and won't keep this game within 7.  Utah BIG

I think Utah will bounce back enough to cover this number. The Mountain West has some lousy bowl tie-ins, and the Utes should be motivated to run up the score on a nationally televised game in order to get to a more desireable bowl game. Notre Dame needs this game, and several others to be bowl eligibile, but the egomaniacs that go to South Bend look down their noses at most of the bowls they'd be invited to, so I don't think that's much motivation for them.

Plus, ND's statistics are very middle of the road, with the exception of their pass offense, but those numbers were racked up by the QB who won't be playing on Saturday.

We don't know how bad/good Utah really is, but I'm willing to bet they're good enough to have a hangover from the TCU game and still cover.

Quote Originally Posted by rarafromphilly:

so......we all like utah.100% of us.hmmm...

Wonder how the Utes are going to react after being hammered into the ground by TCU? I'll play devil's advocate.....The Irish coming off a bye +6  

If Tulsa, with their complete lack of Defense can beat NOTRE DAME (this should NEVER happen) -- I like my chances of laying less than a TD with Utah.

However, UTAH 'd me vs. Air Force and I'm hesitant to bet them again.

This would be more of a FADE on Notre Dame than a play on the UTES

Agree that Utah laying the points looks like the right side.  ND is garbage, again.  But I wouldn't call Utah a "very good team", and certainly don't think you will see them in the Top 10 again for a long time.  VG teams can be beaten on an off day, but not by 40 at home.  Not taking anything away from a solid TCU team but Utah is not a Top 20 program...parobably never have been.  They may win an occasional big game because they have nothing else to point to, but if they played better competition regularly they would be average. Their record is a result of playing weak competition, nothing else. 

Utah    -5 1/2   2-3 unit play on the road for me 

57-14..that is really hillarious...from a Ute fan who is obviously delirious...please look at a little past.  ND is not a particularly good team, but it is a very proud program.  Yes, Navy (a split personality team) gave ND a whipping at home...but NOBODY blows ND off the field in South Bend...until they have a feel for playing in South Bend (USC for one).  I cannot count how many quality teams have made a past virgin voyage to South Bend...and had the touchdown Jesus whammy all over them.  It is a fact; ND stadium is a very intimidating place to play until your team has experience with it.  This game is THE perfect storm coming together.  1) Utes have never been to ND, 2) ND has absolutely nothing to lose, 3) Utes didn't get beat by TCU...they got stripped of their manhood by TCU...I took Utah to win that game..and I can honestly say that it is Crystal clear that Utah is TOTALLY overrated, with a record reflective only of the poor conference they play in...and 4) check your weather forecast...SB weather is going to suck Saturday.  Cold and really rainy...makes an already questionable outcome even less certain.

Don't get me wrong...my money won't be betting ND...but my money wont be betting against them either.  ND coming off bye week, young QB has some level of talent...ND defense will be able to control some Ute scoring...there is no outcome that would surprise me on this game, and past lessons have taught me to stay at home on games like this....O/U with really bad midwest weather even makes the O/U uncertain.  GL to all of you.

Bad weather is actually a push in the direction of Utah.  The better running team and stronger defense benefits most from bad weather.  ND is only dangerous with the pass.  Ranked 100th in the country rushing the ball and now without #1 HB.   It's hard to pass effectively in bad weather especially against a strong defense (16th rushing, 25th passing).  However, Utah has balance (36th rushing, 41st passing) and can focus on the run if needed due to wind/rain.  

TCU manhandled the Utes last year as well winning 55-28.  Just as this year, last year they were both undefeated in conference and playing for the conference lead.  And they got smacked.  Utah bounced back and won by 31 the next week.  What do you think TCU would have done to Notre Dame?  Same thing except scored even more.  I bet on Utah many times this year until last week as TCU is just an animal this year...that defense is lights out...ND is a pussycat.  Just ask Navy and Tulsa the last 2 weeks. 

South Bend may be tough place to play traditionally, but not like year's past and especially not without QB and HB.  One beatdown does not make a solid, balanced Utah team suck all the sudden, certainly not when they lost to most likely a team gonna play for MNC.  Utah may not roll ND, but they win by 10+ with the ND injuries and weather helping.