Is This Notre Dame’s Year?
June 26, 2009 by Allison Boyer
Filed under Football
Every year, Notre Dame’s schedule comes under scrutiny, since they’re an Independent. Their 2009 schedule looks like this:
- 9/5 – Nevada
- 9/12 – Michigan
- 9/19 – Michigan State
- 9/26 – Purdue
- 10/3 – Washington
- 10/17 – USC
- 10/24 – Boston College
- 10/31 – Washington State
- 11/7 – Navy
- 11/14 – Pittsburgh
- 11/21 – Connecticut
- 11/28 – Standford
Granted, this schedule isn’t terrible, but it isn’t a walk in the park either. In fact, I think it’s a pretty solid schedule with some easy teams and some not-so-easy teams. Of course, people are already saying that “this could be Notre Dame’s year.” That happens a lot every summer. It always seems like it’s going to be their year.
Head Coach Charlie Weis certainly hopes people are right, though. He needs this to be their year. In fact, if it isn’t, he could find himself in line at the unemployment office in 2010.
Image: Newscom
Fans have been grumbling under their breathes for awhile about the lackluster record Weis has had at Notre Dame, especially since he has one of the nation’s most highly-recruited quarterbacks at the helm. Granted, Jimmy Clausen was a young player…but he’s an upperclassman now. No more excuses.
So what do you think – is this Notre Dame’s year?
