Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Under the Dome When Ordinary Is Good Although Brian Kelly prefers not to reflect on the past, during the week of preparation for Arizona State he showed his team a 10-minute clip of last year's 12‑0 start. It specifically highlighted numerous crucial moments or plays that spelled the difference between an unbeaten campaign or one that could have been 7‑5 or even 6‑6. "My point being the margin last year was razor thin, and the margin this year is razor thin," Kelly explained. "What we haven't done well, quite frankly, is the ordinary things — last year we did the ordinary things much better. "We have got to stay above the cut in cover three. We've got to run routes better. We've got to pick up protections that are day one protections. … We've got to complete easy balls … the difference between 5‑0 and 3‑2 is about five or six plays, and that's kind of where we are at this point." The two programs right now that are making winning look routine are Alabama and Oregon, but they are the exception rather than the rule in college football. "The margin of winning and losing in college football is so fine," Kelly said. "It doesn't matter who you're playing. You go across the board week in and week out, it's Life's Short... Eat Well a battle, except for maybe one team in the country who's made it look easy. Everybody has a battle from week to week to win football games and to win them consistently. "You've got to find ways to win, and those little things, doing the ordinary things, make a difference." Find Us In The Best Book "Head East!" Award Winning Desserts Award Winning Full-Service Restaurant Private Rooms Available Hand-Cut All Natural Meats Scrumptious Homemade Desserts The Freshest Seafood Reservations Encouraged Lunch: Saturday 11a-4p Dinner: Mon-Thur 4p-9:30p Fri & Sat 4p-10:30p 12594 SR 23 Granger, IN www.yesterdays-granger.com After Notre Dame's 3-2 start, head coach Brian Kelly had to remind his team that the margin between winning and losing in college football is razor thin. photo by bill panzica © 2008 Studio A Advertising Give us a thumbs up on facebook! YesterdaY's fine food and spirits text YesterdaYs at: 72727 for special offers