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

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Statistically they are, but considering the level of competition, are they in fact better than LSU's or the other conference defenses they have played?

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I have been waiting for this one to come up. Despite Bama fans thinking I am butthurt and such I actually am pulling for them. I cant stand ND - never have and never will.
I was wanting to ask the Bama experts if they think they will hammer ND's DL over and over with the power running game as a primary game plan. I think ND has good talent up front to get where they are but I dont think that they are very deep and I expect them to wear out by third qtr if Bama puts a bunch of long drives on them early. I think it would be a big mistake to throw too much early on and potentially letting them get their D off the field.