I’ve found one of the tougher things for fans to wrap their minds around is how they feel things ought to be versus the way things are. This was a phenomenon surrounding the analysis of the football team last season, with respect to the Notre Dame running game. On paper, the running game should have been consistently good every week. They had highly recruited players, with lots of experience, on the offensive line, and what most considered to be capable running backs.
For much of the season though, the running game was very much hit and miss, marred by inconsistency.