Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 6, 2017 13 THEY SAID IT "You can be fairly certain Mike Brey will have a superefficient offense that can spread the floor and make shots — and every - one in the program will improve year over year. All-American for- ward Bonzie Colson and point guard Matt Farrell are entering their senior seasons and will look to go out on a high note." ESPN's Jeff Borzello on Notre Dame ranking No. 20 in ESPN's preseason college basketball rankings "Mike Brey and the Irish have earned the benefit of the doubt that gets afforded almost exclusively to traditional powers. In short, they're almost always going to be in con- tention. With Colson, Matt Farrell, Temple Gibbs (brother of former Pitt star Ashton Gibbs) and Rex Pflueger, that should remain the case." — Craig Meyer of The Pittsburgh Post- Gazette on selecting Notre Dame to finish fourth in the ACC this upcoming season "The Fighting Irish's one-point loss to the Bulldogs could doom them on the CFP bubble cut line, particu- larly if Georgia is also in serious contention for a bid, along with Alabama, out of the SEC. But if Notre Dame makes it through its remaining five games unbeaten, it'll be hard for the selection committee to find fault with its body of work. According to ESPN's Football Power Index, the Fighting Irish's remaining strength of schedule entering Saturday ranked No. 7 in the country." — Chris Johnson of Sports Illustrated "As No. 9 Notre Dame continues winning, Josh Adams continues ripping off long touchdown runs. The 6-2, 225-pound bruiser can run over you, but with his 84-yard touchdown run in the big win over USC, Adams showed he can sprint right past you as well. Adams now has six carries of 60 yards or more, tying [Stanford running back Bryce] Love, and is seventh in the country with 967 rushing yards. He rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns in the 49-14 win over the Trojans, giving him five 100-yard rushing games on the year to go with his 9.3-yard rushing average. "Notre Dame's strength of schedule is going to keep Adams in this race, potentially for the long haul, but his performance against Georgia (53 yards on 19 carries) could hold him back." — Yahoo! Sports on having Irish junior running back Josh Adams No. 5 in their Heisman contenders "Friday [Oct. 20], I wrote that there was no way Notre Dame was going to run the table and make the College Football Playoff, and I'll admit the timing of the article was in anticipation of a loss to USC. But Notre Dame stepped on USC's throat, slapped the Trojans around a bit and showed me a toughness I didn't know would be there as they faced a talented opponent. "After all, Notre Dame's only impressive win so far this season prior to USC was against Michigan State. But now that I've seen the same team that gave Georgia trouble rout USC, maybe it can run the table and beat NC State, Wake Forest, Miami, Navy and Stanford. I still think there is at least one loss in that group, but I'm not as sure of that now. This Notre Dame team is nasty." — Rivals recruiting director Mike Farrell OF THE WEEK "I lowkey want to go to the bookstore and buy a Josh Adams jersey… #BeastMode." Notre Dame senior rover Drue Tranquill (@DTranquill) Oct. 22 MATT FARRELL PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND UNDER THE DOME BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED PO Box 2331 Durham, NC 27702 www.BlueGoldOnline.com 1-800-421-7751 DELIVERY LIMITED TO CONTINENTAL U.S. PLEASE ADD SALES TAX FOR ITEMS SHIPPING TO: (NC 7.5%, IN 7%, MI 6%) GRILL MAT $49.95 + FREE S&H Available in 2 Styles: ND or Leprechaun (Item #6622-ND or #6622-LEP) (Item #6621) CUSTOM GRILL COVERS Hand-made in the USA using the finest commercial grade vinyl. Mold-resistant, breathable vinyl with drawstring bottom. Logo printed with UV-resistant ink. AVAILABLE IN 2 SIZES & 3 LOGOS: Small: 55" wide x 36" tall x 21" deep $51.95 + $15.00 S&H Large: 66" wide x 36" tall x 21" deep $54.95 + $15.00 S&H Please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery. Grill covers are made to order and shipped direct from the manufacturer.