re: Is Notre Dame's defense better than LSU?

I think LSU's defense is more talented for sure and probably "better" as well.

Notre Dame's defense is extremely well coached and disciplined though. They don't have the talent and disruptive ability of LSU in my opinion, but they don't seem to make many mistakes and give you any freebies either. Your offense has to execute and execute and execute some more to be successful against them.

I guess the difference as I see it is that LSU's defense can sometimes blow you up even when your offense executes properly because their guys just beat your guys athletically. However, they may also give up a freebie or two over the course of the game.

Whereas, with ND if your offense can execute consistently (easier said than done) than your offense will win the play more often than not. But they aren't likely to give you many freebies or big plays (particularly in the red zone) so you have to be patient and sustain your execution over a long drive.