We're not going to lose.
God, I hope not anyway....
But for the sake of your hypothetical, is it much different than how we felt going into 2006? The 2005 team had a nice run, but was "blown out" (and yes, we can debate the merits of that term given the score and statistics), but we entered 2006 excited about the returning players and what appeared to be a competent coaching staff.
A bad loss will take some of the shine off this season, but I think we can go into next year enthused about the upward trajectory and optimistic that we have a good chance of producing a BCS caliber team again.
Complete thread:
- buzzkill, but wanted to get it out of the way -
Jay,
2012-11-29, 10:41
- okay, i'll play... - oaknd1, 2012-11-29, 14:03
- You never know when you will get back - I want to win - NDSF, 2012-11-29, 13:50
- Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive, Jay. - NDTerp, 2012-11-29, 13:20
- It's funny how expectations shift. - Jim (fisherj08), 2012-11-29, 13:16
- Hey! What is this "if" crap!? - Pat (Moco), 2012-11-29, 13:14
- I still feel like we're playing with house money. -
Savage,
2012-11-29, 12:26
- Nicely done -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2012-11-29, 12:41
- Absolutely agree with your 2nd p. I thought the same re: MVG - Savage, 2012-11-29, 12:45
- We got our backs to the wall, we're gonna take it one - BillyGoat, 2012-11-29, 12:36
- similar to your hockey analogy -
HumanRobot,
2012-11-29, 12:34
- Fall of 2005 were heady times for us ND/Sox fans. - BillyGoat, 2012-11-29, 12:38
- Nicely done -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2012-11-29, 12:41
- If we lose the game- - Indiana_Irish, 2012-11-29, 11:59
- Unless we get blown off the field - JN, 2012-11-29, 11:43
- In terms of ND's perception around college football... - FunkDoctorSpock, 2012-11-29, 11:41
- I agree with many of the previous comments -
irishvol,
2012-11-29, 11:28
- I think Bama and UGA respect ND as an opponent - HumanRobot, 2012-11-29, 13:52
- great post - Jay, 2012-11-29, 12:11
- This season has been magical. -
Joe I,
2012-11-29, 11:15
- Yep. - Greg, 2012-11-29, 13:04
- ND needs to win this game - HumanRobot, 2012-11-29, 11:07
- I'd like it to be competitive. -
Kevin,
2012-11-29, 11:05
- Anything other than a blowout loss would provide a - BillyGoat, 2012-11-29, 11:08
- As far as I'm concerned, since pretty much Stanford... -
BillyGoat,
2012-11-29, 11:03
- This is where I'm at - bpeters07, 2012-11-29, 11:29
- I don't think this is going to be Kelly's most talented team -
Pat,
2012-11-29, 11:02
- But next year might be. - BillyGoat, 2012-11-29, 11:05
- Insignificant. - River, 2012-11-29, 11:01
- a) Excellent; b) it will be OK; c) Excellent - KelleyCook, 2012-11-29, 10:55
- Antwort -
hobbs,
2012-11-29, 10:55
- Co-sign. - FunkDoctorSpock, 2012-11-29, 11:33
- We're not going to lose. - Silk, 2012-11-29, 10:54
- can't take away from the season - OrangeBlueGray, 2012-11-29, 10:52
- My thoughts - PootND, 2012-11-29, 10:52
- Lose? Or get crushed? -
KGB,
2012-11-29, 10:51
- Hate to always use the Florida references - OrangeBlueGray, 2012-11-29, 10:59
- agree. I can handle a close loss -
Jay,
2012-11-29, 10:57
- Agree. People think ND is a slow northern paper tiger. - Savage, 2012-11-29, 12:31
- We're through the looking glass - irishoutsider, 2012-11-29, 10:51
- We're still back - Bill, 2012-11-29, 10:50
- ND already did the impossible. - domer.mq, 2012-11-29, 10:43