The Return of the UHND Opponent Poll
After a few week hiatus, the UHND Opponent Poll returns this week.
2008 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 10 |
|||||
| Opponent | Last Game | Next | Comments | ||
| 1. |  |
# 6 Southern Cal Trojans (8-1) |
W, 17-3 – #21 Cal | @ Stanford (11/15) | Frank : USC keeps trucking along and could find itself in the title game with a little bit of help. My only hope is that USC doesn’t make its national title game resume with a blowout of us as they did in the past. |
| 2. |  |
#15 Michigan State Spartans (9-2) |
W, 21-7 – Purdue | @ #8 Penn State (11/22) | Frank: After slipping up against Ohio State, Michigan State is looking very strong once again and with two weeks to prepare for a Penn State teamw hich just lost to Iowa, the Spartans have a chance to finish the regular season 10-2 and go to the Rose Bowl. |
| 3. |  |
# 16 North Carolina Tar Heels (5-2) |
W, 28-7 – #20 Georgia Tech | @ Maryland (11/15) | Frank: UNC is looking very strong as the season has progressed. UNC made short work of Georgia Tech and has a great chance to win the ACC this season. |
| 4. |  |
#21 Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2) |
W, 41-7 – Louisville | @ #22 Cincinnati (11/22) | Frank: I still can’t believe we lost to this team, but it looks like Pitt could win the Big East and head to a BCS Bowl this year. Louisville is a pretty bad football team so don’t let the score fool you, Pitt still isn’t that strong. |
| 5. |  |
Boston College Eagles (6-3) |
W, 17-0 – Notre Dame | @ #19 Florida State (11/15) | Frank: Words can’t describe how much I hate losing to Boston College – especially such a weak Boston College team. BC was down right awful on offense and the only reason they had a chance in this game was because of Notre Dame’s five turnovers. |
| 6. |  |
Stanford Cardinal(5-5) | L, 28-35 – Oregon | vs. #6 USC (11/15) | Frank: Stanford is about what I thought they’d be – a pretty average football team. They shocked the world and upset USC last year – don’t expect it to happen again. |
| 7. |  |
Navy Midshipmen (6-3) |
W, 33-27 (OT) – Temple | vs. Notre Dame (11/15) | Frank: Navy needed overtime to beat Temple. Read that again and try not to be depressed that we are only a 3.5 point favorite over the Mids this weekend. |
| 8. |  |
Purdue Boilermakers (3-7) |
L, 7-21 – #18 Michigan State | @ Iowa (11/15) | Frank: Something tells me this isn’t what Joe Tiller had in mind when he made this his last season. |
| 9. |  |
Michigan Wolverines(3-7) |
W, 29-6 – Minnesota | vs. Northwestern (11/15) | Frank: Michigan looked competent in beating Minnesota for the first time this season. With Northwestern and Ohio State left on their schedule though, a three win season is looking very possible. |
| 10. |  |
Syracuse Orangemen (2-7) |
L, 17-35 – Rutgers | vs. UConn (11/15) | Frank: Syracuse got a win over Louisville since the last poll, but they are still a pretty bad football team. There shouldn’t be any reason we can’t beat this team by at least two touchdowns next weekend. Keyword – shouldn’t. |
| 11. |  |
San Diego State Aztecs (1-9) |
L, 12-41 – BYU | vs. #7 Utah (11/15) | Frank: After Saturday, I’m starting to see how we only beat this team by 7 points. |
| 12. |  |
Washington Huskies (0-9) |
L, 19-39 – Arizona State | vs. UCLA (11/15) | Frank: Will Ty ride off into the sunset this year with at least one win? A contest with Washington State next weekend seems like the only chance for that. |
Frank Vitovitch has been Co-Owner and Editor in Chief of UHND.com since joining forces with Kyle Flavin in 1999. Since that time, he has written over 2,000 articles covering Notre Dame football, recruiting, and basketball. He also works with all staff and external writers on all articles published on UHND.com. Frank's love for Notre Dame football started at a young age watching Rocket Ismail give opposing coaches ulcers in the late 1980's. By day Frank works in marketing and holds a degree in Digital Media from Drexel University. Frank's work has been cited by online/print editions of NBC Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated and has been quoted on air by ESPN's Collin Cowherd. He's conducted interviews with Notre Dame legends Rocket Ismail, Randy Kinder, Lee Becton, Reggie Brooks, Michael Stonebreaker, and Ned Bolcar among others over his 20+ years of covering Notre Dame football. He's also been published in the print edition of USA Today Sports Weekly and the USA Today College Football Preview multiple times. Other Published Works/Citations for Frank Three Reasons Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama - USA Today Notre Dame Suspends WR Kevin Stepherson, RB C.J. Holmes Indefinitely - Bleacher Report Notre Dame / Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Preview - Eleven Warriors Brace Yourself: The Fighting Irish are Relevant Again - Sports on Earth Interviews with the Enemy: A Q&A with Frank Vitovitch of UHND - Yahoo! Sports Five Good Minutes: Notre Dame Football Preview With UHND.com - BC Interruption Vicious Electronic Questioning with UHND - MGO Blog
Comments
BE FIRST TO RESPOND