Storylines for 2019?

Just to get the "Skunkbear at 10 Downing?" post off the top of the board . . .

This feels like one of those seasons where the team could really get it together, and the magic happens, or really disappoint, perhaps just because one facet of the team (kicking?) doesn't pan out.

So, now that we're a few months out, what storylines are you curious to follow (or just expect to unfold) over the coming season?

Is it how much playing time Jurkovec will get when Book has been so solid? How will the young speed burners at receiver perform? How many Fat Eddie postings will there be?

Without taking your focus off of Louisville, what's got your attention?

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We will win games against the tomato cans - Camarillo Brillo 2019-06-22 17:42:58
- So ND beats USC for the 3rd year in a row? - JACC1203 2019-06-22 21:14:11
ND has the potential to have its highest three-year win % - KeoughCharles05 2019-06-21 14:33:48
- Nit: 2015 Ohio St wasn't a blowout. Not even borderline. - rockmcd 2019-06-24 19:29:40
  - I won't protest too much on that. * - KeoughCharles05 2019-06-28 12:45:07
  - Pretty sure you meant 2005. - Jwill77 2019-06-24 21:36:46
    - Yes, of course. Thanks for catching that. - rockmcd 2019-06-25 12:19:26
- 25+ year streak of 0 wins vs top 10 teams - ND71 2019-06-22 12:47:39
  - MSU was a top 10 win. Only loss for them that year - btd 2019-06-22 22:04:24
    - So, 1 win against a team that finished Top 10 in 25 years? - ndzippy 2019-06-24 10:39:55
      - Stanford in 2012, Michigan in 2002 - Brew City Domer 2019-06-25 12:27:18
        2012 Stanford W was vacated * - ND71 2019-07-02 10:38:08
FBI probes Russian Involvement in Board Ops elections - Frank Drebin 2019-06-21 11:40:07
- Pope denies rejecting Fat Shirly for sainthood * - Notra_Dahm 2019-06-22 13:59:03
  - He claimed she only performed 3 lousy miracles. - BeastOfBourbon 2019-06-22 15:18:50
Here comes the Michigan playoff predictions. - NW Ohio Irish 2019-06-20 09:33:04
- Michigan can always lose 1 game and be in the conversation. - domer4 2019-06-20 15:39:30
Phil Steele has 10-2 ND facing Miami in the Orange Bowl. - G.K.Chesterton 2019-06-19 13:37:37
- Maybe a bit harsh. Lost a lot and tough schedule. Perhaps - NDTwice 2019-06-19 13:47:44
  - If the returning roster isn’t ready, whose fault is that? * - IrishGeek 2019-06-20 15:45:45
  - Not if we get completely routed by UGa - 84david 2019-06-20 09:07:51
    - You have added another variable but sure I agree that - NDTwice 2019-06-20 09:57:13
      - Isn't VaTech in disarray? - Tex Francisco 2019-06-20 13:36:03
        I thought so too but Steele has them as a surprise team. - NDTwice 2019-06-20 17:58:04
      - 10-1 and in the playoff conversation... - jbrown_9999 2019-06-20 10:59:41
        Stanford has been trending down since their Iowa Rose Bowl - Tex Francisco 2019-06-20 13:39:46
What will the excuses be? - ACross 2019-06-19 10:16:15
- Never the same after the NM game * - abqgant 2019-06-24 23:32:59
- The claim will be we played an unrealistic road schedule * - btd 2019-06-22 22:05:31
- Unfair that opponents have open weeks prior to playing ND * - Father Nieuwland 2019-06-19 11:33:00
- Well considering our schedule I think you can get a pretty - Carlos Huerta 2019-06-19 10:27:34
  - "It's a play here and there" * - Wolfetone 2019-06-19 10:35:23
    - “Top 20 teams give out scholarships, too.” * - BeastOfBourbon 2019-06-21 19:26:08
Will Kelly end a decade at ND with this as his list of road - Carlos Huerta 2019-06-19 09:38:49
- I would argue FSU 14 was taken from him - JBrock18 2019-06-19 15:32:21