Seven days ago, scUM was a laughing stock coming off a 7-42 loss to their blood rival. It's funny to me.
I still don't think we'll know much about either team come Saturday night. I think ND is the "more realistic" contender for being "improved" because they have legitimate, proven weapons on offense and a proven DC in Tenuta who has talent to work with. scUM, on the other hand, ran up numbers on a baaaaad WMU defense and has a very thin defense. I know Nevada isn't exactly much either, I just think with what we saw from Tate and Floyd for ND last year, and Chuckie's history with 3rd year QB's and stud WR's, they're in a better position. scUM still has two true frosh QB's and no proven gamebreakers at WR. Maybe they're both for real, but I need to see more.