Brief Notre Dame-Pittsburgh Preview

A week removed from playing the most watched game of the season so far, you may not even know that the #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish have a game tomorrow afternoon. In fact, I almost forgot. Many are viewing the rest of the Irish schedule as winnable and the spotlight has finally moved onto other teams. The matchup this weekend against Pittsburgh is the first game this season that has not drawn a ton of media attention. The Pitt Panthers are 4-4 and the game should be a cake walk for Notre Dame. There are some that believe the Irish could have a “let down” after such a big win against the Sooners but this team is too strong mentally to let that happen.

I’d also like to say that I have not even begun to think about the possibility of Notre Dame finishing 12-0. However, after the win against Oklahoma, it is a seriously likely.

Skipping the Keys to Victory because I’m lazy!

Predicted score: Notre Dame-34. Pittsburgh-10

Picks

Week 9 record: 4-6

Season Record: 59-31

Week 10 picks. Games in order of kickoff time. Predicted winners in bold:

#16 Texas A&M Aggies (6-2) at #15 Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-1)

Michigan Wolverines (5-3) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-3)

#23 Texas Longhorns (6-2) at #18 Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-2)

#20 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2) at Michigan State Spartans (5-4)

Iowa Hawkeyes (4-4) at Indiana Hoosiers (3-5)

Pittsburgh Panthers (4-4) at #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-0)

#4 Oregon Ducks (8-0) at #17 USC Trojans (6-2)

#1 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0) at #5 LSU Tigers (6-2)

#24 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-2) at #2 Kansas State Wildcats (8-0)

#22 Arizona Wildcats (5-3) at UCLA Bruins (6-2)

Side note: Can you guess which Big 10 controls its destiny of playing for the Big 10 Championship? Is it Iowa? Is it Michigan State? Is it Wisconsin? Nope, it’s the Indiana Hoosiers! If the Hoosiers win their next five conference games they will likely play in the championship game December 1^st in Indianapolis.