Notre Dame-Washington: Irish Favored By Too Much Against Huskies

Certain things just stand out. I was shocked when South Florida got snubbed by the pollsters this week and didn't make the top 25. I felt the same way upon learning that Las Vegas odds makers installed Notre Dame as a 13-point favorite over Washington this week. The Vegas odds makers are the best. If they did the rankings, we wouldn't have any problem finding the two best teams in the country at the end of the year and we certainly wouldn't have the mess that the Coaches Poll has become. But I'm going against them big time. Thirteen points is way too much to give away if one is betting on the Irish to defeat the Huskies on Saturday. These teams are just too similar to make one of them almost a two touchdown favorite! Everyone knows about Notre Dame's junior quarterback Jimmy Clausen. Clausen's having a bang-up year and he's taken the Irish on his shoulders to pull out close wins over Michigan State and Purdue. Clausen has done everything asked of him...