Notre Dame

I think for the 1st time in history that Notre Dame is actually underrated. Throwing their schedule aside for a moment, I would not be surpised in the least if they were among the top-15 teams in the nation. LVSC has Notre Dame ranked 11th in their pre-season power poll. Line for the Nevada game opened at 17 and is now down to 14. I am thinking that fading the public here is the smart move, though I would love to see it go to 13.5

The entire LVSC preseason top-25

Florida 121.4 1 Great Gators Team
2 Oklahoma 118.4 3 Bradford gets the pub… OL & DL are awesome.
3 Southern Cal 117.8 2 Trojans face tough road tests at Ohio State, Cal & ND.
4 Texas 117.7 4 Tough to hook these 'Horns.
5 Ohio State 112.2 6 Pryor's anticipated improvement and new offense.
6 Alabama 111.4 7 Saban's solid recruiting reaps rewards.
7 Mississippi 111.2 10 Nutts about their chances.
8 Penn State 110.7 5 Joe Pa reloads… Schedule works in Lions favor.
9 California 109.2 16 Tedford gets Trojans at home (10/3).
10 Texas Christian 109.0 12 Frogs won't sneak up on anyone this year.
11 Notre Dame 108.5 NR Weis has weapons. Can he coach'em up.
12 Oklahoma State 108.3 16 Cowboys are a buzz team in Vegas.
13 LSU 108.2 28 Talented Tigers with five revenge games on schedule.
14 Iowa 108.1 15 Last yrs 4 losses by a total of 12 points.
15 Oregon 107.2 13 Kelly hand picked for the job.
16 Illinois 107.1 NR Zook & Williams lead Illini.
17 Virginia Tech 106.5 27 Beamer's a proven winner. Special Team.
18 Nebraska 106.4 25 Pelini won 10 in his first season. Go Huskers.
19 Georgia 106.1 11 Richt has won 10+ games in 6 of 8 seasons.
20 Boise State 105.6 14 Favorite over Ducks in opener.
21 Florida State 105.4 20 Bowden's farewell tour?
22 Kansas 105.3 26 Not always pretty, but Reesing just wins.
23 Clemson 105.1 30 Eight starters back on D.
24 Miami 105.0 NR BRUTAL schedule, but Hurricanes are getting talent again.
25 Georgia Tech 104.9 NR Paul Johnson can flat out coach!!!
25 Texas Tech 104.9 8 Big coaching challenge for Leach… His system works.
27 Rutgers 104.7 21 Cupcake schedule helps the cause.
28 North Carolina 104.5 NR Butch Davis' 3rd year. Fewest lettermen lost in ACC.
29 Pittsburgh 104.3 22 Coming off Wannstedt's first winning season.
29 South Florida 104.3 NR Florida leftovers… Not too bad.