Brian, let's jump into the keys to victory for the offense.

And we do this every week. We're going to go through the keys

to offense. And I'll read what you wrote. And we will decide. We will then talk about whether

Notre Dame achieved, got the good old checkmark for that key or whether they did not. And here

we go. So key number one, start fast. Notre Dame had its first fast start

of the season last weekend when it scored 14 points in the first quarter against Purdue

and had three touchdowns on its first five possessions. Even before the Irish put away,

even before the Irish put the game away with the late first half interception return for a score,

the offense had put up 28 points.

There's obviously a lot more written there, but there it is.

Start fast.

Did Notre Dame start fast in this game?

I can't even say it with a straight game.

Big fat freaking minus.

No, they didn't. They didn't. And, you know,

look, the first drive, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you,

you, you, you, you're backed up in their own territory. Sure.

Because a muffed punt forced the defense to make a big stop and they, they, they start their

first drive at their own four. Okay. Whatever. Still, you're supposed to be a championship team.

You got to start putting some drive.

I mean, hey, you had Northern Illinois backed up even two yards closer to the end zone

a couple weeks ago, and they went 98 yards for a touchdown, right?

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