Michigan State had been boiled Reduced to meal. So good job, Kelly said Effectively, and by the way, the Michigan Wolverines are coming, so feel free to stop straining backs for the same. Consider it one of the few times the head coach dous the players with the bucket of ice water.
"As soon as we got in the locker room, (Kelly) Brought us down to earth," tailback Cierra Wood said. "He said celebrate, but also know this is not anything. REACHED We have not our peak yet. We have not done anything."
As of Sunday, Notre Dame (3-0) has a sparkly No. 11 ranking, its best since late 2006th It has a bitter rival for visiting another night-game spectacle. And it has the memory of what happened under similar CIRCUMSTANCES last year, as it is possible facial bones never set properly after the Irish fell on them.
Notre Dame Treated a colossally hyped 2011 under-the-lights game against USC like Pixy Stix preschoolers freebasing. Kelly lamented a Lack of "competitive grace" after an error-riddled loss. So a season now Bursting with possibility only stays that way if Notre Dame Avoid mixing business with pleasure.
"Do not get infected with success," Kelly said Sunday. "It's easy to listen to how great you are. We've got to avoid the noise and Stay Disciplined on the process."
It's easy, especially During the best start in a decade, to forget how fragile THEY may be.
One unwelcome reminder arrived on Sunday, with confirmation That senior safety Jamor Slaughter is lost for the year with a torn Achilles tendon - Meaning Sophomore Matthias Farley steps in, meaning three-quarters of the starting secondary will now be in its first year of real action.
The offensive line and run game found redemption Sunday. The defensive front seven remained dominant. That's a terrific start, but it's easily undermined by inexperience elsewhere, and Overconfidence or runaway emotions can exacerbate That inexperience.
By Sunday Sundown, Kelly had imparted That message multiple times already - to everyone. He gave no specifics but gave the impression That management of last year's pre-USC commotion Provided teaching points for pre-Michigan madness.
"This is a group That has learned by Their Mistakes, as well," Kelly said. "Not just players, but coaches. We've learned we've got to stay focused and away from the distractions."
Distractions will find Notre Dame. That's life when an unbeaten record, Michigan week and a night game like giant asteroids collide, And that beats most alternatives.
Kelly joked indeed That a Lack of confidence and a Lack of interest is "not a good place to be." Notre Dame is in a good place right now. In a season of steps forward, the next one Involve The Irish forgetting a lot of what THEY think THEY know about themselves.
"We have to take this (Michigan State) game, bite down on our mouthpieces a little bit harder for next week," Wood said, "and come out swinging."
Extra points: Slaughter will have surgery on a torn Achilles tendon in the this week. After ... the deaths of his grandmother and girlfriend last week, linebacker Manti Te'o will return to Hawaii During the Irish's Upcoming week off. Kelly ... HOPES receiver Davari Daniels (ankle) is "full-go" against Michigan on Saturday after being limited.
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