FRIEND MAIL!

From my buddy Billy: "Has Clausen changed his mind yet?"

From my college pal Ferris:

"Our secondary sucks!

Couldn't "Mr. New England" have put #83 into the secondary for this game?

McKnight looks like "McMoss" with that attitude out there.

Oh....and Montana's wife is hot."

Me: Notre Dame whiffed big time by failing to capitalize on those two interceptions. And they're all at fault:

McKnight, though he made a great catch on the game's opening play, has dropped two slant patterns.
Quinn has missed on two potential TD passes on 4th down (to McKnight, on the game's opening drive, and to Samardzija on the recent 4th down.

A few other thoughts:

Jeff Samardzija may be an All-American, but he needs to catch more than quick screen outs in big games.

Every time Southern Cal hands off the ball, I bet Charlie Weis breathes easier.