Notre Dame Football: What's Realistic for 2008?

An abysmal 2007 left the Irish faithful with their heads stuck lying in their hands—3-9...at Notre Dame...unbelievable.  What did Charlie Weis do?  How could a team like Notre Dame only be able to muster up three wins in an entire season?  Well, Charlie bit the bullet in 2007, giving several freshmen valuable playing time, which well aid in the future.  How much of an improvement will we see in 2008? Expect the offense to start to show signs of why it will be scary in years to come.  We now know that Jimmy Clausen was not 100 percent last fall and that there was a reason he looked nothing like what he was hyped up to be.  Note that he did add 15 pounds of muscle this offseason, so expect Jimmy Clausen to be a lot more like the Clausen Notre Dame thought they were originally getting. The running backs of the Irish are a fearsome bunch, having power, speed, and strength all covered.  The question is whether or not the offensive line will be able to ... (link)