Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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age is approximately a 78���84 record ��� or 42 games out of first place. Defense does help win championships ��� but so does offense, especially once you ���get in the red.��� Kelly will be entering his fourth year ��� his ���senior��� year ��� in 2013, and the better days of his offenses at Notre Dame achieving greater fruition or production in scoring need to be forthcoming. Can We See Some ID? One of the greatest testaments to Kelly���s adaptability as a coach is his flexibility on offense. In 2009, his regularseason 12���0 Cincinnati squad played an uptempo, no-huddle style that left the Bearcats dead last in the country (120th) in time of possession with a 25:46 average per game. Three years later, his regular-season 12-0 Notre Dame team was better suited for a more methodical approach and placed 10th nationally in time of possession with a 32:34 figure per contest. (It dropped to 22nd with a 31:44 figure after the Rising junior DaVaris Daniels flashed the type of potential in 2012 that projects him to be a No. 1 wide receiver, hauling in 31 catches for 490 yards in 11 games. photo by mike bennett/lighthouse imaging BCS National Championship debacle against Alabama, but still was one second ahead of Stanford, which prides itself on a physical, ballcontrol style of offense.) Different approach, but same bottom line: whatever it takes to win. ���It just depends on how you���re trying to win the game, what the strengths of your team