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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 will detract from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL discussion to dip our feet.
It will almost certainly be the very first and only time this season we do so, as the previous week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to some regular-season game of NCAA soccer featuring one of the top teams in the country, plus a mythical soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, let us start the discussion after my buddy Doug Upstone got the better of me last week with a wager about the Steelers while the Titans were backed by me. Weve been swapping wins on and back so it appears like it is my turn for the wreath, as I will follow the squares putting the thick lumber on a street favorite and heartily endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds nearly six days before the Monday night event, I see the lineup has spiked a half-point about the preferred, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is now offered in a solid -20 across the board whatsoever of the best internet sportsbooks.
Doug, I like the Irish but you are leaning to the Cardinals in this clash. Aside from the place, why is it that you believe Louisville could hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup at least and a successful win IMO, said a great deal about the direction of the Steelers and Titans. Lets move ahead to football, where the matches count and so will our records with this one.
Recall those Thursday night games Louisville utilized to perform against big-name competitions? They held their engineered and own upsets. These were enjoyable games to see and also the Cardinals were a thrilling golf club.
However, for example the former Papa Johns Stadium and its counterfeit (in real life) proprietor, Louisville soccer last year was worse than the usual three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out to change the culture and win games and worked wonders in Appalachian State. This will not happen right away as the talent level is down in theVille. This is a time for Louisville, a team that has the opportunity.
I have read in which the Cards trainers have sped up the slow mechanics of QB Jawon Pass (good name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall since the direct running back. The shield which makes me more nervous than with a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9. Please do tell why youve got your Irish up.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much as the Notre Dame defense will keep them snug in their nest flying into this game. Scott Satterfield is in the big leagues and hes got a team last year, where they went winless coming from a dismal 2-10 record. This rebuild is akin to seeking to turn it in an F-22 Raptor and taking a hot air balloon.
While this may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is facing a group which made it to the CFP last year and possessed only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points within the normal season and going a perfect 12-0 until they met Clemson from the CFP semifinals. The Irish offense clicked on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per match.
So, my issue is, how can be a quarterback like Pass whos slow to discharge, supposed to gain some traction against a Irish shield? Particularly when he is working with an offensive strategy that is entirely new and a new coach?
Please, Doug, save me Im lost! I see no way, shape or form in which Louisville will be able to keep up with the Golden Domers and Im desperate for prodigious handicapping experience and the brand new wisdom!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, I am glad to read in your last sentence youre coming around to the sunny side of sport gambling, or you are just being the exact same wise a** you usually are. I will allow the SBR readers that are currently making college football selections decide on that. I am the first to understand Louisville fully pumped and was 1-11 ATS, although not only 2-10 final year.
However, that team COMPLETELY gave up on coach Bobby Petrino, like he gave up about the Atlanta Falcons. A fresh mindset is brought by A coach and his staff will be sold by Satterfield on making a statement this being a national game. Louisville does have to hope they will not be taken by the Irish and never have a lot of fight.
Lets also think about, Brian Kelly using gold and the blue is simply 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, and a mere 7-9-1 ATS, when dishing out more or 20 specimens. That defense you mentioned might improve as the season progresses but replacing five starters, if you dont/cant amuse like Clemson or even Bama, it will take some time.
I was a bit facetious because although youve got an impressive handicapping restart, you miss the mark from time to time. And in this instance, you happen to be shooting blanks because Louisville might be better than last year but Id submit that they could be trained with a Rhesus monkey and improve upon their record left by an inept trainer such as Petrino.
I know that placing nearly three touchdowns on the street would be square biz for certain and Joe Q. Public never got rich by betting the heavy street chalk, but sometimes the public is right, and also in this instance they surely are. Until once we get down on our NFL Game of the Week next week, lets see what happens on Monday night once the Irish come prepared 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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