Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT. 30, 2019 13 UNDER THE DOME THEY SAID IT "I don't know how anyone in their right mind believes Notre Dame can win this game. I just don't. Georgia is one of the most complete teams in the country; Notre Dame is not. They have a good quarterback, but they have so many missing aspects. And again, the Notre Dame fan base just wants to tilt their collective nose toward the sky and act like the world of college football revolves around them. It doesn't. Notre Dame is barely relevant in the conversation of college football powers … "But what we're going to be talking about Saturday night is that Notre Dame simply wasn't ready for this — they're not equipped. This is probably one reason why they try to dodge playing in the ACC because they're a paper tiger. That's all there is to it. And I think after Georgia punches their lights out Saturday, we'll have a different conversation next Monday." — ESPN's Paul Finebaum on The Roundtable on WJOX in Birmingham, Ala., regarding Notre Dame versus Georgia "It begins and ends with this: Whenever THE NOTRE DAME GAME comes to town, people lose their minds. The Irish hold the NCAA-record among the big boys of college football for helping to set the attendance record at nine opposing stadiums. That number is days from reaching 10 since Georgia added seats to its 90-year-old stadium (capacity of more than 92,000) for THE NOTRE DAME GAME to guarantee that this will be the largest crowd in Bulldogs football history." — Terence Moore of Forbes on Notre Dame's ability to fill a stadium "I've read every comment carefully. I've watched the game back twice. … [The New Mexico game] was a 66-14 telecast. We took a lot of chances with the camera, and we were very aggressive with it." — Televi- sion producer Rob Hyland, who has run NBC's coverage of Notre Dame football since 2009, on the new NBC camera angle and the feedback it received (The Athletic) "I think this Ian Book kid, he'll play in the NFL. Shea Patterson's not playing in the NFL. … You know who this guy is? You know who Ian Book is? I'm not joking. He's a better athlete, [but] a little less of a thrower than Baker Mayfield. I think he's really good." — Colin Cowherd, host of the radio show The Herd "I'm curious about Notre Dame. Another year, another shot to prove [themselves]. This is clearly a top-10 or 12 program. They're just not a top-two program." — Bill Connely, ESPN writer and creator of SP+ Rankings said on the Associated Press Top 25 College Football Podcast "I was just looking up. I was like, 'Finally!' It was like, the time has come. It felt like I just got all the Infinity Stones." — Notre Dame sophomore wide receiver Braden Lenzy after he caught his first career pass (Irish Wired YouTube Video) OF THE WEEK ➤ "Been a long time coming" The official account of Notre Dame senior wide receiver Javon McKinley (@mcjavon) Sept. 15, a day after he hauled in two touchdown receptions in Notre Dame's 66-14 win over New Mexico