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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 I will deviate from our regularly scheduled plan of NFL debate to dip our feet into uncharted waters and also leave our school football selections.
It will almost certainly be the first and only time this season we do this, as the previous week of exhibition NFL soccer is somewhat lackluster compared to a regular-season game of NCAA football featuring one of the top clubs in the nation, plus a mythical soccer program to boot up, Notre Dame.
Without further ado, lets start the discussion after my friend Doug Upstone got the better of me last week while I backed the Titans. We have been placing wins forth and back so it appears like its my turn to the gold wreath, as I will accompany each of the squares laying the lumber that is heavy onto a public street favorite and endorse the Irish.
After reviewing the college football odds almost six days before the Monday night event, I see the line has spiked a half-point about the favorite, starting at Notre Dame -19 1/2 to where it is presently offered at a solid -20 across the board at all the very best online sportsbooks.
Doug, I enjoy the Irish but you are leaning onto the Cardinals in this clash. Aside from the place do you think Louisville will hang with the boys?
Doug Upstone: Yup at least and a convincing win IMO, it said a lot about the management of the Steelers and Titans. Let us move ahead to real football, in which the matches count and so will our records on this one.
Remember Louisville used to perform against competitions that are big-name? They held their engineered and own several upsets. These were fun games to see and also the Cardinals were a thrilling club.
But like the former Papa Johns Stadium and its fake (in real life) proprietor, Louisville football last year was worse than a three-day-old pizza.
Scott Satterfield are out to change the civilization and win matches and worked wonders at Appalachian State. This will not happen immediately as the ability level is down in theVille. Nonethelessthis is a big moment for Louisville, a staff with the opportunity.
I have read in which the Cards trainers have popped up the slow mechanisms of QB Jawon Pass (great name for a QB) and that I like Hassan Hall since the direct running back. Than using a ticket for the Colts at OVER 9 the shield which makes me more nervous. Why you have your Irish up please do tell.
Swinging Johnson: The Cardinals will not be doing much since the Notre Dame defense will keep them comfortable in their nest, flying in this match. Scott Satterfield is now in the big leagues and hes got a group coming from a dismal 2-10 record this past year in which they went winless. This rebuild is akin to getting a hot air balloon and seeking to turn it in an F-22 Raptor.
While this may eventually happen, the issue is that Louisville is facing a team which made it to the CFP last year and owned only one of the stingiest defenses in all of college football, devoting only 17.2 points within the normal year and moving a perfect 12-0 till they met Clemson in the CFP semifinals. The offense was clicking on all cylinders averaging over 33 points per game.
My query is, how will be a quarterback like traveling who is slow to release, designed to gain any traction against a swarming defense that is Irish? Especially when he is working with an entirely new offensive strategy and a coach?
Please, Doug, rescue me I am lost! I see no way, shape or form where Louisville will have the ability to keep up and Im desperate to the ancestral wisdom and handicapping experience!
Doug Upstone: Well, Swinger, Im pleased to read in your last sentence youre coming over to the sunny side of sports gambling, or youre just being the same wise a** you are. I will let the SBR readers who are making that is decided on by college football picks. Im the first to understand Louisville fully pumped and was 1-11 ATS, although not only 2-10 final season.
Like he gave up around the Atlanta Falcons However, coach Bobby Petrino was given up on by that staff COMPLETELY. A fresh attitude is brought by A new coach and his staff will be sold by Satterfield on building a statement, with this being a national match. Louisville does need to hope they will not be taken by the Irish for granted and never have much fight.
Let us also think about, Brian Kelly with gold and all the blue is only 10-13-1 ATS as a road favorite, also a mere 7-9-1 ATS if dishing out 20 or more specimens. This defense you mentioned may improve as the season progresses but replacing five starters, when you dont/can not amuse like Bama or even Clemson, it is going to take time.
Swinging Johnson: Well Doug, I was being a bit facetious because though youve got an handicapping restart, then you miss the mark from time to time. And in this situation, because Louisville might be better but Id submit that they could be coached by a Rhesus monkey and enhance upon their deplorable record left by an trainer such as Petrino, you happen to be shooting blanks.
I know that putting nearly three touchdowns on the road is square biz for sure and Joe Q. Public never got rich by gambling the heavy street chalk, but on occasion the general public is right, and in this case they definitely are. Until next week once we get back on our NFL Game of the Week, let us see what happens on Monday once the Irish come ready to rumble in Louisville.
Free College Football Pick: Swinging Johnson — Notre Dame -20 (-110)
Free College Football Pick: Doug Upstone — Louisville +20 (-110)

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