Wonder, Think and Know — Great Pumpkin edition

I’m reasonably certain Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” On the other hand, I know I said on Rock’s House I would have a measure of this team by Halloween, once the fluffier first half of the season was over and the meatier second half was underway. Linus sits in the pumpkin patch, so here I am to make good.

I know this is the most fun I’ve had watching ND play football since 1993. When the team is performing well as the result of solid play as opposed to smoke and mirrors, it’s a great time for all.

Some friends think this season is a lot like 2012, but that’s not so. The 2012 team’s defense, while strong, was built around…