So tell me, was the Notre Dame offensive display on Saturday a brief hiccup of scoring magic, or the first hint of a burgeoning offensive powerhouse?  I have no idea, but I do know that the answer to that question lies within the collective will of this team.  One of movie lands’ greatest leaders,  John Connor, said something like this, “The future is not set,  There is no fate but what we make.” (In the movie this quote causes the overly-buff and somewhat scary Sarah Connor to try and kill an engineer, but keep reading to see what I mean!)

Charlie Weis echoed this sentiment in his post game press conference when he said something like “now you gotta show you can keep doing it, can’t do this one week, and then go out and lay an egg the next.”  The Irish players must use this experience to learn and continue growing.  Then, and only then, will this offense begin to cause fear in any opponent. Just a good showing against Purdue won’t do it, but some impressive performances against teams like North Carolina might.

What this means:

The offensive line has to keep playing better (and with the same fire), Clausen must make even better throws and decisions, and the Tate-Floyd combo must continue scaring the whits out of defensive coordinators.  Also, some more of Armando Allen proving that his vision seeing running lanes is far better than Wash Out’s is while flying a jet in Hot Shots! is key.

If the Irish can do these things, then the Purdue game was not a brief moment, but rather a building block.  And this means that what is to come is what Irish fans have been waiting for.