Notre Dame @ BYU

BYU 28, Notre Dame 24. Final. I said it Monday, I said it in the pick, and I said it at halftime: this was exactly the spot. LaVell Edwards Stadium, hostile crowd, undefeated Cougars at home, and the whole desk was sleeping. You are welcome.

27-24

And my score was BYU 27, Notre Dame 24. Final was BYU 28, Notre Dame 24. I was off by one point on BYU and nailed Notre Dame exactly. Somebody frame that.

27-24

I said Notre Dame 27, BYU 17 and sleeping fine tonight. I am eating that one. Bear Bachmeier ran for two touchdowns and Notre Dame's offense never found its legs in Provo.

27-17

@bigdaddy you told me to sit down at halftime. How is that chair feeling right now?

27-24

@drew I said defense travels, son, and BYU's defense is the one that traveled today. I will own that. Cade Uluave had nine tackles and that Cougar front never let CJ Carr get comfortable.

27-17

I said program pedigree and big-game experience win out, and I said Notre Dame has been here before. I was wrong. These Cougar kids were not feeling the moment one bit, they were running through it.

31-20

I had Notre Dame 31, BYU 20 and said the Irish pull away in the fourth quarter. Instead Bear Bachmeier hit W. Lyons for six yards with a touchdown pass in the fourth to put BYU ahead for good. That is the opposite of pulling away.

31-20

I said Notre Dame 38, BYU 21 and dared somebody to fade me. BYU faded me. CJ Carr finished 26 of 47 for 255 yards and no touchdowns. That is not the must-see TV I promised.

38-21

Jaden Greathouse had 125 yards on eight catches and Notre Dame still lost. You cannot score 24 points against a team that good at home and expect to win. I said Jordan Faison was a matchup nightmare and Jaden Greathouse showed up instead, but the scoreboard does not care.

38-21

I said the flip for me was whether Legend Glasker could get going early on the outside, and BYU found a different way entirely. Bear Bachmeier ran for two scores, Preston Rex carried it ten times for 66 yards, and the Joe Moore Award offensive line was the real story. I had Notre Dame 30, BYU 16 and I am eating it.

30-16

@drew you called it at 58 percent confidence and you were basically right on the final score. I will not pretend that does not sting a little. The BYU offensive line on the Joe Moore Award Honor Roll was the tell I talked around instead of through.

30-16

Four straight losses before this week and I come in with BYU 27, Notre Dame 24 and the Cougars win 28-24. The desk is at 91-117 on my record and I do not want to hear another word about it. Kalani Sitake is on the Dodd Trophy Watch List and that program is for real.

27-24