I. Inexperience?
Last time we had 3 returning starters on offense, and less than 5 returning starters on defense, and a new defensive coordinator, and a tough schedule?…
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1987 |
1988 |
| QB |
Tony Rice |
Tony Rice |
| RB |
Mark Green |
Mark Green |
| FB |
Anthony Johnson |
Anthony Johnson |
| SE |
Reggie Ward |
Raghib Ismail |
| FL |
Tim Brown |
Ricky Watters |
| TE |
Andy Heck |
Derek Brown |
| LT |
Tom Rehder |
Andy Heck |
| LG |
Tom Freeman |
Tim Grunhard |
| C |
Chuck Lanza |
Mike Heldt |
| RG |
Jeff Pearson |
Tim Ryan |
| RT |
Byron Spruell |
Dean Brown |
| LT |
Tom Gorman |
George Williams |
| NT |
Mike Griffin |
Chris Zorich |
| RT |
Jeff Kurz |
Jeff Alm |
| +OLB/DE |
Flash Gordon |
Flash Gordon |
| +ILB/MLB |
Wes Pritchett |
Wes Pritchett |
| ILB/ELB |
Ned Bolcar |
Mike Stonebreaker |
| OLB/DE |
Cedric Figaro |
Frank Stams |
| LCB/FCB |
Marv Spence |
Todd Lyght |
| RCB/SCB |
Stan Smagala |
Stan Smagala |
| SS |
George Streeter |
George Streeter |
| FS |
Brandy Wells |
Pat Terrell |
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2006 |
2007 Probable Starters |
| QB |
Brady Quinn |
Evan Sharpley |
| RB |
Darius Walker |
Travis Thomas |
| FB |
Asaph Schwapp |
Asaph Schwapp |
| WR |
Rhema McKnight |
David Grimes |
| WR |
Jeff Samardzija |
George West |
| TE |
John Carlson |
John Carlson |
| LT |
Ryan Harris |
Paul Duncan |
| LG |
Dan Santucci |
Mike Turkovich |
| C |
John Sullivan |
John Sullivan |
| RG |
Bob Morton |
Dan Wenger |
| RT |
Sam Young |
Sam Young |
| DE |
Victor Abiamiri |
Justin Brown |
| DT/NT |
Derek Landri |
atrick Kuntz |
| DT/DE |
Trevor Laws |
Trevor Laws |
| DE/OLB |
Chris Frome |
John Ryan |
| +ILB |
Maurice Crum |
Maurice Crum |
| OLB/ILB |
Joe Brockington |
Toryan Smith |
| OLB |
Travis Thomas |
Morrice Richardson |
| CB |
Mike Richardson |
Ambrose Wooden |
| +CB |
Terrail Lambert |
Terrail Lambert |
| +S |
Tom Zbikowski |
Tom Zbikowski |
| S |
Chinedum Ndukwe |
David Bruton |
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II. Tough Schedule?
| Michigan |
8-4 |
9-2-1 |
| *Michigan State |
9-2-1 |
6-5-1 |
| Purdue |
3-7 |
4-7 |
| Stanford |
5-6 |
3-6-2 |
| *Pittsburgh |
8-4 |
6-5 |
| Miami |
12-0 |
11-1 |
| *Air Force |
9-4 |
5-7 |
| Navy |
2-9 |
3-8 |
| Rice |
2-9 |
0-11 |
| *Penn State |
8-4 |
5-6 |
| Southern Cal |
10-2 |
9-2-1 |
| West Virginia |
6-6 |
11-1 |
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| Georgia Tech |
9-5 |
| Penn State |
9-4 |
| Michigan |
11-2 |
| Michigan State |
4-8 |
| Purdue |
8-6 |
| UCLA |
7-6 |
| Boston College |
10-3 |
| Southern Cal |
11-2 |
| Navy |
9-4 |
| Air Force |
4-8 |
| Duke |
0-12 |
| Stanford |
1-11 |
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In 1988, the Irish faced eight teams that had at least 8 wins in 1987. Four of them in the first six games. However, a few* of them ended up not nearly as strong as they were in 1987.
In 2007, the Irish will face seven teams that had at least 8 wins in 2006. Four of them in the first six games.
Go Irish Go
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