I wouldnt worry about the Irish next year, im not. Those are most definetly tough games. That's actually probably quite accurate. The Irish youngsters are going to have to learn very fast to have a good team next year-right now it looks like a 6 or a 7 win team though for next year. ND will most certainly fall off next year, but I don't think to the 6-7 win degree. Just looking the schedule, GT (if CJ goes pro), MSU (without Stanton), Navy, Air Force, Duke and Stanford should all be wins (all home games except Stanford). That's six wins right there, and of the remaining games (PSU, UM, Purdue, UCLA, BC, USC), I figure ND will take two, maybe three if they catch a break or two. At the risk of making a ridiculously early prediction, I'll hazard a guess at eight wins next year, which will be a solid start to the Jimmy Clausen era.