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[QUOTE="Ozimoto, post: 2660612, member: 6677"]
Beyond the coaches and their personalities, I think if the Huskies come out and play well from the beginning of the game, there is no way that they lose.  If they come out cold and Notre Dame hangs with them or gets in front, it will be a totally different ball game and there will be a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth just as there was when the two teams played in December.  It that case it could be like last year's semi-final where they just couldn't shake Mississippi State and lost in OT.

As someone on "the Bench" said, the Irish are playing with house money this year.  With the injuries they have suffered no one really expected them to get this far and the fact that they are in the Final Four is icing on the cake.  They may well be able to go into the game more relaxed and able to play more freely.  They may not have the weight of expectations on them that the Huskies will have.  Emotions and expectations are wild cards that can affect any team.  Who handles the emotions of the game better?  Do you turn them into a strength or do you let them get into your head and mess up your focus leading to pressing and fouling up your efficiency?  We'll see Friday night.

How is that for stating the obvious... ;)
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