Hour 2: A Man of Increase

DrakeIt's a, again, a, a very special group of people-

Yeah

... to your point, the two time captains in there.

And to have that in positions like linebacker and safety on defense, we always talk about spine of a defense, the communicators, the guys that wear that green dot and communicate with the sideline there and set the tempo for that group.

You know, he mentioned all the things Chris Ash brought to that defense.

You can only do that with an older group that's-

Yes

... been together-

Yes

... and got the kind of experience that these guys do.

When you talk about disguising, you gotta talk about not giving something away.

You do have to have a veteran group or a group that works very well together to hold that disguise all the way to the snap of the ball.

And his explanation of a deep team, that is one of the key factors of the returning production that this team had, that you can just go so f- so all out and, and not have to worry about hands on hips and getting tired.

You can run off and, and have a guy come in for you at, on the D line, at linebackers, in the secondary as well, and be as fresh as you can in the second half.

That's why they've been such a dominant, dominant team in the second half.

But this game, you know, we sit there and talk about Bear Bachmeier and CJ Carr.

It's the defenses, quite honestly.

Mike, Notre Dame's defense, as I mentioned, is number one in the country.

BYU's is number eight.

They, they run a very aggressive defense.

This is gonna be a real test for a Bear Bachmeier and a CJ Carr with these two defenses.

And you hear ESPN college football writer Heather Dinich tell it, this is a game that the Irish have to have.

If they're a two-loss team, there's no guarantee that they're going to be in the top 12.

And if they lose to BYU, then they're under tremendous pressure to beat Miami at home in November.

Look at this schedule.