Can we take anything away for the game this weekend against New Mexico? I’ve heard that question asked a bunch of times this week, either in podcasts or on Twitter. The answer is most often no, we can’t. New Mexico isn’t good enough and whatever happens against them won’t be any type of indicator as to how the rest of the season might play out. Sometimes, that is true, and in some ways it is true again this week.
For example, if Notre Dame runs for 300 yards or Ian Book is 23/23 for 350 yards, maybe there isn’t much to take away from that.