I was getting ready to post something about only wanting to make the playoffs if Buchner emerged as a starter. I worry that elite defenses will destroy a Coan-led offense.

But then I looked at some raw defensive rankings. ND's offense did pretty well against some pretty damn good defenses. I had no idea that Wisconsin and Cincinnati both have elite defenses (top-5 in most categories) and Purdue and Va Tech aren't that far behind.