Coaching Internship: Surviving

As a follow up to my earlier blog, Notre Dame - 2009, I'd like to note that my prediction of their year is coming to fruition. (See quote from Mark Schlabach)

Granted they are a lot better than prior years but the season is young and if it weren't for a late interception versus Michigan State, they'd be sitting at 1-2.
 

What we thought we knew: Notre Dame is back.
What we know: The Fighting Irish aren't there yet.

After three games, it's pretty clear that Charlie Weis has upgraded Notre Dame's talent. But the Fighting Irish lost to Michigan 38-34 in their second game and nearly fell to Michigan State before holding on for a 33-30 victory Saturday.
Now Notre Dame has to play the rest of the season without its best player, wide receiver Michael Floyd, who broke his collarbone against the Spartans. Notre Dame's soft schedule doesn't seem so fluffy now, either. After playing at Purdue on Saturday, the Irish face consecutive home games against ranked opponents: No. 24 Washington and No. 12 Southern California. The three-game stretch to close the season looks more daunting, too: at Pittsburgh, home against Connecticut and at Stanford.