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Notre Dame (9) vs Louisville
Monday, September 2 nd, 8:00 PM at Cardinal Stadium
Swinging Johnson: This week Doug Upstone and render our school football selections on the Monday night game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and then also I shall detract from our regularly scheduled program of NFL discussion to dip our toes.
It will almost certainly be the first and only time this season we do so, as the previous week of exhibit NFL football is somewhat lackluster compared to some regular-season game of NCAA football featuring one of the very best clubs in the nation, and a legendary soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets start the debate after my buddy Doug Upstone got the best of me last week while I backed the Titans. Weve been placing wins forth and back so it looks like its my turn to get the gold wreath, as I will follow each of the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a public street favorite and heartily endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days ahead of this Monday night event, I see the line has spiked a half-point about the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where its presently offered in a solid -20 across the board at all the very best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but you are leaning in this battle onto the Cardinals. Apart from the venue is it that you think Louisville can hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup Swinger, at least and a triumph IMO, it said a great deal about the Steelers and Titans management. Let us proceed to real soccer, in which the games count and will our records on this one.
Remember those Thursday night matches Louisville utilized to perform against opponents that are big-name? They held their own and engineered upsets. These were enjoyable games to see and also the Cardinals were an exciting club.
However, such as the former Papa Johns Stadium as well as its fake (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out win games and to alter the civilization and worked miracles at Appalachian State. This will not happen immediately as the talent level is down from theVille. This is a time for Louisville, a team which has the opportunity to start taking steps.
Ive read in which the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall since the lead running back. The protection that makes me more worried than having a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9. Please do tell youve got your Irish up.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much flying in this game since the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and he has a team coming from a dismal 2-10 album last year, in which they went winless in ACC action. This rebuild is akin to carrying a hot air balloon and trying to turn it.
While this may eventually occur, the problem is that Louisville is confronting a team which made it to the CFP last year and possessed one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, surrendering just 17.2 points over the normal season and going a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense was clicking on all cylinders as well, averaging over 33 points per match.
My question is, how can be a quarterback like Pass who is slow to discharge, supposed to obtain any traction against a swarming shield? Particularly when hes working with a new coach and an offensive scheme that is entirely new?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I find no way, shape or form where Louisville will have the ability to keep up with the Golden Domers and I am desperate to your brand new wisdom and handicapping expertise!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am pleased to see in your last sentence you are coming around to the glowing side of sports betting, or you are simply being the identical wise a** you are. Ill let the SBR readers who are currently making school football selections decide on this. I am the first to understand Louisville was not just 2-10, however, 1-11 ATS and completely sucked last year.
Just like he gave up on the Atlanta Falcons but coach Bobby Petrino was given up on by that staff COMPLETELY. A coach brings a new attitude on creating a statement, and this being a match, his staff will be sold by Satterfield. Louisville does need to trust they will not be taken by the Irish for granted and never have much fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly using gold and the blue is ATS as a road favorite, and if dishing out 20 or more specimens, a ATS. That defense you mentioned might improve as the year progresses but replacing five starters, whenever you dont/can not recruit like Bama or even Clemson, it is going to take time.
I was becoming a bit facetious because though you have an handicapping that was impressive resume, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this situation, because Louisville might be better than last year but Id submit that they could be trained with a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their record rendered by an inept trainer such as Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know that laying nearly three touchdowns on the street is square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but at times the public is right, and also in this instance they definitely are. Until when we get down on our NFL Game of the Week, next week, lets see what happens on Monday night once the Irish come ready to squint at Louisville.
Free College Football Pick: Swinging Johnson — Notre Dame -20 (-110)
Free College Football Pick: Doug Upstone — Louisville +20 (-110)
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